MASSACHUSETTS 


SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 


REVOLUTIONARY   WAR 


A    COMPILATION    FROM    THE    ARCHIVES, 

I'REPAKED    AND    PUBLISHED    BY   THE 

SECRETARY    OF    THE    COMMONWEALTH 

Ix   ACCORDANCE    WITH    CHAPTER   100,    RESOLVES 
OF    1891. 


BOSTON : 

WRIGHT  &  POTTER  PRINTING  CO.,  STATE  PRINTERS, 

18  POST  OFFICE  SQUARE. 

1896. 


PREFACE. 


THE  General  Court  of  1891,  by  chapter  100  of  its  resolves, 
directed  the  Secretary  of  the  Commonwealth  to  prepare  and 
publish  ff  An  indexed  compilation  of  the  records  of  the  Mas 
sachusetts  soldiers  and  sailors  who  served  in  the  army  or 
navy  during  the  Revolutionary  War,  as  shown  in  the  archives 
in  the  office  of  the  Secretary."  The  work  was  begun  in  Sep 
tember  of  1891  by  making  a  card  record  index  to  all  names 
found  upon  the  muster  rolls,  pay  rolls  and  other  documents 
which  form  the  Revolutionary  War  archives.  The  Revolu 
tionary  collection  at  that  time  numbered  sixty  volumes  of 
rolls,  orders,  receipts,  etc.,  together  with  the  continental 
regiment  books,  numbering  twenty-one  volumes  of  individual 
pay  accounts.  The  work  on  this  collection  had  been  nearly 
completed  when  a  mass  of  rolls  and  miscellaneous  papers  was 
purchased,  under  authority  of  chapter  33  of  the  Resolves  of 
1893,  from  Mr.  Samuel  A.  Drake.  This  addition  is  equiva 
lent  in  amount  of  material  to  two  volumes  and  is  now  known 
as  the  Drake  collection.  Subsequent  to  this  extension  of  the 
Revolutionary  series,  in  1894,  a  large  number  of  company  and 
regimental  returns,  descriptive  lists,  orderly  books,  account 
books,  etc.,  making  fourteen  new  volumes,  were  found  among 
a  miscellaneous,  unclassified  collection  of  documents  which 
had  been  hidden  away  for  years  in  the  various  storage  places 
connected  with  the  Secretary's  office.  Although  much  more 
time  had  been  occupied  in  preparing  the  work  for  printing 
than  had  been  originally  estimated,  it  was  deemed  proper  to 
incorporate  these  newly  found  records  in  the  regular  work, 
rather  than  to  add  a  supplement ;  and  this  was  accordingly 
done.  It  will  be  seen  that  the  original  Revolutionary  rolls 


VI  PREFACE. 

vice  rendered  by  the  men  of  Massachusetts  afloat  was  equally 
as  creditable  and  meritorious  as  that  rendered  by  the  land 
forces.  By  far  the  greater  part  of  such  service  was  performed 
by  privateers,  and,  these  being  matter  of  private  enterprise, 
no  official  returns  of  officers  or  crews  were  required.  Save 
the  records  of  commissions  granted  to  commanders  of  pri 
vateers,  an  occasional  crew  list  sworn  to  on  clearance  before 
naval  officers  is  all  that  is  to  be  found  among  the  state  archives 
to  furnish  proof  of  privateer  service.  Such  records  of  naval 
service  as  there  are  consist  mainly  of  rolls  of  state  armed 
vessels,  as  they  were  called,  made  up  for  pay  due  officers  and 
men  for  service  performed  during  each  cruise  or  term  of  en 
gagement.  But  even  these  records  do  not  show  continuous 
service  of  such  vessels  in  commission  and  are  fewer  in  number 
than  might  be  expected. 

There  are  included  among  the  records  published  some  of 
men  Avho  served  in  various  Rhode  Island  regiments  and  in 
the  First  New  York  Regiment,  fifty  rolls  and  lists  of  the 
former  and  about  a  dozen  of  the  latter  being  comprised  in  the 
Massachusetts  Revolutionary  Rolls  collection.  It  was  thought 
best  to  embody  them  here,  as  it  was  exceedingly  doubtful 
whether  they  would  otherwise  ever  be  put  in  print. 

The  following  summary  of  the  legislation  of  the  Province 
and  Commonwealth  during  the  Revolutionary  AVar  period  is 
by  Mr.  James  J.  Tracy,  Chief  of  the  Archives  Division  of  this 
office,  who  has  had  immediate  charge  of  the  entire  work  of 
compilation.  Acknowledgment  is  due  here  of  the  intelligent 
and  painstaking  manner  in  which  he  has  performed  his  duty. 

WILLIAM   M.  OLIX, 

Secretary  of  the  Commonwealth. 


REVOLUTIONARY  WAR   LEGISLATION 

OF   THE 

PROVINCE  AND  COMMONWEALTH. 


Ix  the  First  Provincial  Congress,  on  the  26th  of  October, 
1774,  a  committee,  appointed  "to  consider  what  is  necessary 
to  be  done  for  the  defence  and  safety  of  the  Province  &c," 
made  a  report,  upon  which  a  resolve  was  immediately  passed, 
making  provision  for  the  appointment  of  a  Committee  of 
Safety,  who  were  empowered  and  directed,  "when  ever  they 
shall  judge  it  Necessary  for  the  safety  and  Defence  of  the 
Inhabitants  of  this  province  and  their  Property  against  such 
person  or  persons  as  aforesaid  to  alarm,  muster,  and  cause  to 
be  assembled  with  the  utmost  expedition,  and  compleatly 
armed  accourtied  and  supplied  with  provisions  sufficient  for 
their  support  in  their  march  to  the  place  of  Rendezvous,  such 
and  so  many  of  the  Militia  of  this  Province  as  they  shall  judge 
necessary  for  the  ends  aforesaid ".  Provision  was  made  for 
the  pay  and  subsistence  of  the  force  so  assembled,  and  for  the 
appointment  of  general  officers.  It  was  also  resolved  that  such 
companies  of  the  existing  militia  as  had  not  already  chosen 
officers  should  do  so  forthwith,  and  where  said  officers  should 
"Judge  the  limits  of  the  present  Regiments  too  extencive," 
they  should  divide  them  and  adjust  their  limits  and  proceed 
to  elect  field  officers  to  command  the  regiments  so  formed. 
The  field  officers  so  appointed  were  directed  to  endeavor  "  to 
enlist  one  quater  at  ye  least  of  the  Number  of  the  respective 
Companies,  and  form  them  into  Companies  of  Fifty  privates 
at  the  least  who  shall  Equip  and  hold  themselves  in  Readi 
ness  on  the  shortest  notice  from  the  said  Committee  of  Safety 
to  March  to  the  place  of  Rendezvous,  and  that  each  and  every 
Company  so  formed  Choose  a  Captain  &  two  Lieutenants  to 
Command  them  on  any  such  Emergent  and  necessary  Service 
as  they  may  be  called  to  by  the  Committee  of  Safety  aforesaid 


INTRODUCTION. 


and  that  the  said  Captain  &  Subalterns  so  elected  form  the 
said  Companies  into  Battalions  to  consist  of  Xine  Companies 
each,  and  that  the  Captains  &  subalterns  of  each  Battalion  so 
formed  proceed  to  Elect  Field  Officers  to  Command  the  same." 
It  was  also  recommended  that  the  inhabitants  of  the  province 
provide  themselves  with  arms  and  equipments  "and  perfect 
themselves  in  the  Military  skill,"  and  that,  if  any  were  not 
provided  with  arms  and  ammunition,  according  to  law,  or  if 
any  town  or  district  were  not  provided  with  the  full  town 
stock  of  arms  and  ammunition,  according  to  law,  the  select 
men  of  such  town  or  district  were  to  take  effectual  care,  with 
out  delay,  to  provide  the  same.  This  same  resolve  of  the 
Provincial  Congress  provided  for  the  purchase  by  the  Com 
mittee  of  Safety  of  cannon,  small  arms,  ammunition  and  ord 
nance  stores,  to  the  value  of  £20,837,  to  be  deposited  in  such 
secure  places  as  the  Committee  of  Safety  should  direct. 

The  minute-men  were  organized  under  this  resolve,  and  it 
accounts  for  the  promptness  with  which  they  assembled  in 
response  to  the  alarm  of  the  19th  of  April,  1775.  It  is  a 
notable  fact  that  the  rolls  for  that  service  are  in  better  form 
and  better  prepared  than  any  others  in  the  possession  of  the 
Commonwealth.  Of  course  but  a  small  fraction  of  those 
credited  with  service  at  the  time  of  the  Lexington  alarm  took 
part  in  the  actual  affair  of  that  day,  but  the  minute-men  who 
assembled  and  marched  to  Cambridge  and  Roxbury  on  that 
alarm  formed  the  nucleus  of  the  first  army  organized,  which 
later,  under  Washington,  laid  siege  to  Boston. 

On  the  day  following  the  passage  of  the  resolve  above  men 
tioned,  the  Committee  of  Safety  and  three  general  officers 
were  appointed,  Jedediah  Preble,  Artemas  Ward  and  Seth 
Pomeroy  being  chosen  as  first,  second  and  third  in  command 
respectively. 

Oct.  29,  1774,  a  resolve  was  passed  that  an  extract  from 
the  resolves  relative  to  the  militia  be  printed  and  a  copy 
thereof  sent  to  every  town  and  district  in  the  province,  and 
two  additional  members  were  appointed  on  the  Committee  of 
Safety. 

Under  date  of  Dec.  8,  1774,  John  Thomas  and  William 
Heath  were  chosen  as  general  officers  in  addition  to  those 
previously  appointed. 


INTRODUCTION.  xi 


Dec.  10,  1774,  the  committee  on  the  state  of  the  province 
reported  to  the  Provincial  Congress  an  address  "  To  the 
Freeholders  and  other  Inhabitants  of  the  Towns  and  Districts 
of  Massachusetts  Bay,"  which  was  accepted  and  ordered  to  be 
printed  in  all  the  Boston  newspapers  and  also  in  hand  bills, 
and  a  copy  thereof  sent  to  all  the  towns  and  districts  in  the 
province.  In  this  address,  after  a  recital  of  the  grievances 
and  oppressions  laid  upon  the  people  of  the  province  and  of 
the  necessity  of  guarding  their  rights  and  liberties,  the  follow 
ing  reference  is  made  to  the  need  of  military  preparation  : 
"The  improvement  of  the  Militia  in  general  in  the  Art 
Military  has  been  therefore  thought  necessary,  &  strongly 
recommended  by  this  Congress.  We  now  think  that  par 
ticular  care  should  be  taken  by  the  Towns  and  Districts  in 
this  Colony,  that  each  of  the  minute  men  not  already  pro 
vided  therewith,  should  be  immediately  equipped  with  an 
effective  Fire  arm,  Bayonet,  Pouch,  Knapsack,  Thirty  rounds 
of  Cartriges  and  Ball,  and  that  they  be  disciplined  three  times 
a  week  and  oftener  as  opportunity  may  offer.  To  encourage 
these  our  worthy  Countrymen  to  obtain  the  skill  of  complete 
soldiers,  we  recommend  it  to  the  Towns  &  Districts  forth 
with  to  pay  their  own  minute  men  a  reasonable  consideration 
for  their  services. — And  in  case  of  a  general  Muster,  their 
further  services  must  be  recompensed  by  the  province.  An 
attention  to  discipline  the  militia  in  general  is  however  by 
no  means  to  be  neglected."  On  the  same  day  a  resolve  was 
passed,  directing  "That  a  Gentleman  be  appointed  in  each 
County,  to  apply  to  the  Field  Officers  of  the  Regiments  within 
the  same,  for  the  List  of  the  names  of  the  Field  Officers  of 
each  Regiment,  the  number  of  other  Officers,  and  the  number 
of  the  Men  therein,  as  well  the  minute  men  as  the  common 
Militia,  and  return  the  same  unto  Mr.  Abraham  Watson  at 
Cambridge." 

The  Second  Provincial  Congress,  on  the  9th  of  February, 
1775,  confirmed  the  powers  of  the  Committee  of  Safety,  re 
peated  the  recommendations  of  the  previous  congress  relative 
to  the  militia,  and  appointed  Jedediah  Preble,  Artemas  Ward, 
Seth  Pomeroy,  John  Thomas  and  William  Heath,  as  general 
officers,  ranking  in  the  order  named,  to  command  the  troops 
when  called  into  service.  Feb.  14,  1775,  another  general 


xii  INTRODUCTION. 


officer  was  chosen  in  the  person  of  John  Whitcomb.  On 
the  same  day,  a  resolve  was  passed  recommending  that  the 
commanding  officers  of  each  regiment  of  minute-men,  formed 
or  to  be  formed,  or  of  any  separate  companies,  review  their 
respective  commands,  and  make  return  of  their  numbers  and 
equipment  to  the  congress  at  the  beginning  of  the  next  ses 
sion,  and  the  colonels  of  the  militia  regiments  of  the  province 
were  recommended  to  do  likewise. 

April  5,  1775,  the  congress  passed  a  resolve  embodying 
articles,  rules  and  regulations  for  the  Massachusetts  army 
ff  that  may  be  raised  for  the  defence  and  Security  of  our  lives, 
liberties  and  Estates,"  and  on  April  8,  appointed  delegates  to 
repair  to  Connecticut,  Rhode  Island  and  ^N"ew  Hampshire,  to 
inform  them  of  the  determination  of  Massachusetts  to  raise 
and  establish  an  army  for  her  security  and  defence,  and  to 
request  the  co-operation  of  those  colonies  by  furnishing  their 
respective  quotas  for  general  defence. 

Five  days  later,  April  13,  the  Committee  of  Safety  was 
authorized  to  form  "  six  Companies  of  the  Train  for  the  Artil 
lery  already  provided  by  this  Colony  to  immediately  enter  on 
discipline,  and  constantly  be  in  readiness  to  enter  the  service 
of  the  Colony  when  an  Army  shall  be  raised ; "  and  the  com 
mittee  were  empowered  "to  draw  on  the  Public  Treasury 
for  paying  said  Companies  a  suitable  consideration  for  their 
services." 

The  events  of  the  nineteenth  of  April  brought  matters  to  a 
crisis,  and  on  Sunday,  April  23,  the  Provincial  Congress,  then 
sitting  at  Watertown,  passed  the  following  resolves  :  — 

Resolved  unanimously  that  it  is  necessary  for  the  defence  of  the 
Colony  that  an  Army  of  30,000  Men  be  immediately  raised  and 
established. 

Resolved,  That  13, GOO  Men  be  raised  immediately  by  this  Province. 

The  Committee  of  Safety  had  already,  on  the  21st  of  April, 
resolved  that  an  army  of  8,000  men  be  enlisted,  but  this  of 
course  was  superseded  by  the  action  of  the  Provincial  Con 
gress. 

On  the  25th  of  April,  it  was  moved  and  passed  unanimously 
by  the  Provincial  Congress  that  the  companies  in  each  regi- 


INTRODUCTION.  xiii 


ment  be  reduced  from  100  men  each  to  59  men,  including  3 
officers.  It  was  also  moved  and  passed  that  each  regiment  be 
reduced  to  ten  of  such  companies. 

April  26,  the  Committee  of  Safety  resolved  that  as  many 
men  out  of  the  minute  companies  assembled  as  had  not  already 
enlisted  into  the  army  should  do  so  immediately,  that  the 
quota  to  be  raised  from  the  towns  might  be  known  as  soon  as 
possible.  And  again,  on  April  29,  they  voted  that  orders 
be  sent  to  the  neighboring  towns  requiring  that  one-half  the 
militia  be  immediately  sent  to  lloxbury  and  Cambridge  and 
the  remainder  hold  themselves  in  readiness  to  march  at  a  min 
ute's  warning.  This  was  followed  by  a  resolve  passed  by  the 
Provincial  Congress  on  the  4th  of  May,  providing  for  granting 
advance  pay  to  soldiers  enlisting  in  the  army  to  be  raised,  and 
the  sum  of  20s.  was  allowed  to  each  private  and  non-commis 
sioned  officer  who  should  so  enlist ;  and  two  days  later,  Gen. 
John  Whitcomb  and  Col.  Benjamin  Lincoln  were  appointed 
muster  masters  of  the  Massachusetts  army,  to  muster  and 
swear  in  all  able-bodied  and  effective  men  who  should  enlist, 
and  to  pay  over  the  advance  money  to  all  such  as  passed  mus 
ter.  Later,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb  was  appointed  to  serve  as 
muster  master  in  place  of  Gen.  John  Whitcomb,  who  declined 
his  appointment.  On  the  same  day,  May  4,  the  Committee 
of  Safety  transmitted  a  letter  to  the  governor  of  Connecticut, 
requesting  the  authorities  of  that  colony  to  send  forward 
three  or  four  thousand  men,  without  delay,  in  consideration 
of  the  pressing  and  urgent  need  of  the  colony  of  Massachu 
setts.  A  similar  letter  was  sent  to  the  governor  of  Rhode 
Island. 

At  the  sitting  of  May  8,  1775,  the  Provincial  Congress 
established  the  form  of  an  oath  to  be  administered  to  the  offi 
cers  and  private  soldiers  of  the  army ;  and,  as  such  obligation 
cannot  fail  to  be  of  interest,  it  is  given  herewith  :  — 

Resolved,  That  all  officers  and  soldiers  of  the  Massachusetts  army 
now  raising  for  the  defence  and  security  of  the  rights  and  liberties  of 
this  and  our  sister  colonies  in  America,  shall  each  and  every  of  them 
excepting  only  the  General  Officers,  repeat  and  take  the  following- 
Oath,  viz:  "I,  A.  B.,  swear,  I  will  truly  &  faithfully  serve  in  the 
Massachusetts  army,  to  which  I  belong,  for  the  defence  and  security 


XIV  INTRODUCTION. 


of  the  estates,  lives  and  liberties  of  the  good  people  of  this  &  the 
sister  colonies  in  America,  in  opposition  to  ministerial  tyrany  by 
which  they  are  or  may  be  oppressed,  and  to  all  other  enemies  & 
opposers  whatsoever ;  that  I  will  adhere  to  the  rules  &  regulations 
of  sd  army,  observe  &  obey  the  generals  &  other  officers  set  over 
me  :  and  disclose  and  make  known  to  said  officers  all  traiterous  cou- 
spiraces,  attempts  and  designs  whatsoever  which  I  shall  know  to  be 
made  against  said  army  or  any  of  the  english  american  colonies,  so 
help  me  God." 


At  a  later  period  the  form  of  oath  administered  on  enlist 
ment  was  simplified. 

On  the  same  day  the  foregoing  resolve  was  passed,  a  com 
mittee  was  appointed  with  instructions  to  inquire  into  the 
state  of  the  army  at  Roxbury  and  Cambridge,  and  if  they 
found  the  numbers  thereof  reduced,  to  advise  the  Committee 
of  Safety  to  send  out  immediately  for  reinforcements.  In  ac 
cordance  with  this  resolve,  it  was  ordered  by  the  Committee 
of  Safety  that  the  commanding  officers  of  the  militia  of  the 
towns  of  Dorchester,  Dedham,  Newton,  Watertown,  Waltham, 
Roxbury,  Milton,  Braintree,  Brookline  and  Xeedham,  imme 
diately  muster  half  the  militia  and  all  the  minute-men  and 
march  them  forthwith  to  Roxbury,  to  strengthen  the  camp 
there.  This  action  was  followed,  on  the  10th  of  May,  by  a 
resolve  of  the  Provincial  Congress,  directing  the  general  offi 
cers  to  call  in  all  soldiers  enlisted  in  the  service  of  the  colony, 
and  to  order  all  enlisted  soldiers  and  others  in  camp  to  remain 
until  further  orders  from  the  congress.  On  this  latter  date, 
also ,  it  was  resolved  to  augment  the  train  of  artillery  from  six 
companies  to  ten  companies. 

The  twentieth  day  of  May,  1775,  Gen.  Artemas  Ward  was 
sworn  and  received  his  commission  as  commander-in-chief 
and  commissions  were  issued  to  various  colonels  and  other 
officers,  so  that  the  organization  of  the  Massachusetts  army, 
as  it  was  called,  may  be  considered  as  fairly  entered  upon  at 
this  date,  although  a  large  proportion  of  the  officers  and  men 
had  been  continuously  in  service  from  their  arrival  in  camp 
in  response  to  the  alarm  sent  out  the  19th  of  April  and  they 
are  credited  with  such  service  upon  the  rolls  preserved  among 
the  state  archives. 


INTRODUCTION.  XV 


At  a  sitting  of  the  Third  Provincial  Congress,  held  on  the 
3d  of  June,  1775,  a  committee  was  appointed  to  consider  the 
advisability  of  raising  a  reinforcement  to  the  Massachusetts 
army  for  the  protection  of  the  seacoasts.  This  committee 
reported,  on  the  7th  of  the  same  month,  that  it  was  inexpe 
dient  to  augment  the  forces  already  ordered  to  be  established  ; 
but  on  the  17th  of  June  it  was  recommended,  by  resolve,  that 
the  militia  in  all  parts  of  the  colony  hold  themselves  in  readi 
ness  to  march  at  a  minute's  warning  to  the  relief  of  any  place 
that  might  be  attacked,  or  to  the  support  of  the  army,  with 
at  least  twenty  cartridges,  or  rounds  of  powder  and  ball,  and 
this  recommendation  was  ordered  to  be  printed  and  distrib 
uted  throughout  the  colony.  It  had  already  been  resolved  on 
the  13th  of  June  that  23  regiments  be  commissioned,  exclusive 
of  the  regiment  of  matrosses,  and  on  the  24th  of  June  the  con 
gress  ordered  that  communications  be  prepared  and  sent  to 
the  governments  of  Connecticut,  Rhode  Island  and  New  Hamp 
shire,  appealing  for  haste  in  forwarding  their  respective  quotas 
of  reinforcements  to  the  army,  stating  the  dangerous  position 
of  affairs,  the  fact  that  the  full  number  of  men  ordered  to  be 
raised  was  still  deficient,  and  pointing  out  the  urgent  neces 
sity  of  co-operation. 

The  defence  of  the  seacoasts  had  occupied  the  attention  of 
congress  for  some  time,  owing  to  the  constant  appeals  of  the 
inhabitants  thereon,  and  their  representations  as  to  their  un 
protected  condition.  Accordingly,  on  the  28th  of  June,  1775, 
resolves  were  reported  to  provide  forces  for  their  protection. 
Ten  companies  were  ordered  to  be  r.aised  in  Essex  Co.  ;  nine 
companies  in  the  counties  of  Plymouth  and  Barnstable,  four 
to  be  stationed  in  Plymouth  Co.  and  the  remainder  in  Barn- 
stable  Co.  ;  two  companies  in  Bristol  Co.  ;  four  companies  in 
York  Co.  ;  five  companies  in  Cumberland  Co.  ;  three  com 
panies  in  Lincoln  Co.  ;  and  one  company  to  be  raised  in 
Falmouth  and  stationed  on  the  Elizabeth  Islands.  These 
companies  were  to  consist  of  50  men  each,  including  officers, 
and  w^ere  to  be  under  the  direction  of  the  committees  of  cor 
respondence  of  the  respective  towns  wherein  they  might  be 
stationed,  or  of  a  joint  committee  from  the  towns  on  the  sea- 
coast  in  the  county  wherein  they  were  raised,  save  those  in 
Plymouth,  Barnstable  and  York  counties,  which  were  to  be 


xvi  INTRODUCTION. 


under  the  direction  of  the  field  officers  of  the  county  regiments. 
This  was  purely  local  service,  and  no  term  of  enlistment  was 
specified  in  the  resolves ;  but  enlisting  orders  were  issued  to 
raise  men  to  serve  from  the  date  of  their  engagement  to  the 
last  day  of  December,  1775.  This  special  force  for  seacoast 
defence  was  renewed  from  time  to  time,  throughout  the  war, 
as  the  terms  of  service  expired. 

On  the  5th  of  July,  1775,  a  resolve  was  passed  to  provide 
each  of  the  non-commissioned  officers  and  soldiers  of  the 
army  authorized  to  be  raised  under  resolve  of  April  23,  1775, 
with  a  coat,  and  13,000  were  ordered  to  be  provided  by  the 
towns  and  districts,  in  accordance  with  a  regular  apportion 
ment.  This  gift  of  a  coat  was  considered  in  the  nature  of  a 
bounty,  and  later,  at  the  time  of  their  distribution,  the  men 
in  service  were  permitted  to  choose  between  acceptance  of 
the  coat  or  a  sum  of  money  in  lieu  thereof.  Although  this 
distribution  of  coats  was  based  on  the  needs  of  the  estimated 
army  of  13,600  men  authorized  to  be  raised,  it  is  evident  that 
nowhere  near  such  a  number  was  actually  in  service  at  the 
time  of  TTashington's  assuming  command  of  the  army,  as,  in  a 
communication  addressed  by  him  to  the  Provincial  Congress, 
under  date  of  July  9,  1775,  he  states  that  the  number  of  men, 
fit  for  duty,  of  the  forces  raised  in  the  province  did  not 
amount  to  9,000,  all  told,  which,  with  the  troops  from  the 
other  colonies  present  in  camp,  composed  an  army  of  14,500 
effective  men.  He  enclosed  a  copy  of  the  conclusions  of  a 
council  of  war  of  the  generals  of  the  army,  wherein  it  was 
agreed  that  the  army  should  consist  of  at  least  22,000  men, 
and  advised  the  immediate  filling  up  of  the  regiments  to  their 
intended  establishment.  Congress  responded  to  this  repre 
sentation  of  the  state  of  the  army  by  providing  for  a  tempo 
rary  reinforcement,  in  a  resolve  passed  July  12,  1775,  wherein 
the  commanding  officers  of  the  militia  companies  in  the  vari 
ous  towns  were  recommended  to  send  forward  men  without 
delay,  to  serve  for  one  month,  until  the  new  levies  should  be 
completed. 

The  next  action  of  the  Provincial  Congress  toward  raising 
troops  was  on  Aug.  7,  1775,  when  two  companies  were  ordered 
to  be  raised,  for  service  at  the  eastward,  in  the  counties  of 
Cumberland  and  Lincoln  ;  said  companies  to  be  placed  on  the 


INTRODUCTION.  xvii 


seacoast  establishment,  and  to  be  stationed  in  those  counties, 
in  addition  to  one  company  already  enlisted.  Again,  on  Au 
gust  16  and  19,  two  more  companies  were  authorized  to  be 
raised  on  the  same  establishment,  one  to  be  stationed  at  Ma- 
chias  and  the  other  at  Gouldsborough  and  vicinity. 

The  Massachusetts  army  had  by  this  time  become  merged 
in  the  continental  army  and  the  fact  was  formally  recognized 
by  a  resolve  passed  Aug.  14,  1775,  terminating  all  contracts 
made  for  victualling  the  troops  by  the  colony  and  transferring 
the  responsibility  of  providing  supplies  to  the  Continental 
Commissary  General. 

The  need  of  augmenting  the  forces  under  Washington  by 
this  time  had  manifested  itself  to  the  Continental  Congress, 
for  on  Nov.  4,  1775,  it  was  — 

Resolved,  That  the  new  army  intended  to  lie  before  Boston  consist 
of  20,372  men,  otlicers  included. 

In  addition,  the  resolve  provided  that,  if  the  necessity  of 
the  service  required  it,  the  general  should  be  empowered  to 
call  forth  the  minute-men  or  militia  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay 
or  the  neighboring  colonies  ;  but  this  was  later  amended  by 
a  resolve  that  such  call  should  not  be  made  without  having 
applied  to  and  obtained  the  consent  of  the  officers  in  whom 
were  vested  the  executive  powers  of  government. 

It  is  not  to  be  supposed  that  an  essentially  maritime  peo 
ple  would  be  content  merely  with  waging  hostilities  against  a 
powerful  enemy  on  land,  and  so,  on  Nov.  1,  1775,  an  act  w^as 
passed  entitled  "  An  Act,  for  Encouraging  the  Fixing  out  of 
Armed  Vessells,  to  defend  the  Sea  Coast  of  America,  and  for 
Erecting  a  Court  to  Try  and  Condemn  all  Vessells,  that  shall 
be  found  infesting  the  same."  This  act  empowered  the  council, 
or  the  major  part  of  them,  "to  commission,  with  letters  of 
marque  and  reprisal,  any  person  or  persons  wTithin  this  colony, 
who  shall,  at  his  or  their  own  expence,  fix  out  and  equip,  for 
the  defence  of  America,  any  vessell,  as  also  any  person  who 
shall,  by  the  owner  of  such  vessell,  be  recommended  therefor ; 
and  that  all  persons  so  commissioned,  as  aforesaid,  shall  have 
full  power,  with  such  other  persons  as  they  shall  engage  to 
their  assistance,  to  sail  on  the  seas,  attack,  take  and  bring  into 


xviii  INTRODUCTION. 


any  port  in  this  colony,  all  vessells  offending  or  employed  by 
the  enemy  as  aforesaid,  and  also  to  retake  and  bring  in,  as 
aforesaid,  any  vessell  or  vessells  that  may  be  taken  from  any 
person  or  persons  by  said  enemy." 

The  master  or  owner  of  any  vessel  commissioned  was  re 
quired  to  give  bond  for  the  proper  discharge  of  his  duties  and 
for  the  observance  of  the  conditions  of  the  act  above  noted,  and 
courts  were  established  for  the  trial  and  condemnation  of 
prizes.  A  court  was  authorized  to  be  held  at  Plymouth  to 
try  all  cases  of  vessels  taken  and  brought  into  the  counties 
of  Plymouth,  Barnstable,  Bristol,  Dukes  County  and  Nan- 
tucket ;  another,  to  be  held  at  Ipswich,  to  have  cognizance  of 
all  captures  brought  into  Suffolk,  Middlesex  and  Essex  coun 
ties  ;  and  a  third,  to  be  held  at  Xorth  Yarmouth,  to  have  cog 
nizance  of  all  captures  brought  into  York,  Cumberland  and 
Lincoln  counties. 

This  act  was  repealed  Feb.  14,  1776,  when  another  act,  bear 
ing  the  same  title  and  of  the  same  general  tenor  but  making 
more  specific  provisions  for  the  rights  of  claimants  to  vessels 
or  cargoes  condemned,  was  passed  in  its  stead.  Later,  on 
March  19,  1776,  the  act  of  Feb.  1-4,  1776,  was  repealed  and 
declared  null  and  void.  Another  act,  amending  the  original 
act  of  November,  1775,  was  passed  April  13, 1776,  and  by  this 
act  courts  for  the  trial  and  condemnation  of  captures  were 
authorized  to  be  held,  if  judged  necessary  or  convenient,  at 
Plymouth,  Barnstable,  Dartmouth,  Boston,  Salem,  Ipswich, 
Newburyport,  Falmouth  and  Pownalborough.  Still  another 
act  in  addition  to  the  first  act  was  passed  on  May  8,  1776,  and 
this  extended  the  authority  of  the  courts  established  for  the 
trial  and  condemnation  of  captures,  to  all  vessels  and  mer 
chandise  belonging  to  inhabitants  of  Great  Britain  that  should 
be  "taken  on  the  high  seas,  or  between  high-water  and  low- 
water  mark." 

Under  the  encouragement  offered  by  the  above  enactments, 
privateering  became  a  popular  and  lucrative  service,  and  an 
active  and  harassing  warfare  was  maintained  for  the  whole 
period  of  the  war  by  the  privateers  that  swarmed  from  every 
port  along  the  coast. 

As  the  term  of  enlistment  of  the  original  levies  for  defence 
of  the  seacoasts  had  expired,  a  resolve  was  passed  Jan.  1, 


INTRODUCTION.  xix 


1776,  for  raising  1,200  men,  to  serve  until  Dec.  31,  1776, 
unless  sooner  discharged,  and  making  full  provision  for  their 
enlistment  and  establishment  and  directing  the  various  points 
at  which  they  should  be  stationed  for  service.  Four  addi 
tional  companies  were  authorized  to  be  raised  for  similar  ser 
vice  at  the  eastward,  on  the  same  establishment,  by  a  resolve 
of  Jan.  13,  1776. 

The  beginning  of  a  state  naval  establishment  appears  Jan. 
11,  1776,  when  it  svas  proposed  that  two  ships  should  be  built 
at  the  expense  of  the  colony,  one  to  carry  36  guns  and  the 
other  to  carry  32  guns ;  but  the  resolve  was  ordered  to  be  re 
committed  before  its  final  passage,  and  the  committee  were 
directed  to  report  an  estimate  of  the  expense  of  building  and 
furnishing  said  vessels.  Nothing  more  would  seem  to  have 
been  done  in  the  matter  until  Feb.  7,  1776,  when  a  resolve 
was  passed  for  building  at  the  public  expense  ten  sloops  of  war 
of  110  or  115  tens  each,  and  appointing  a  committee  to  provide 
materials  and  employ  proper  persons  to  build  said  vessels  and 
appropriating  the  sum  of  £10,000  for  the  purpose.  On  Feb. 
17,  1776,  however,  the  committee  were  empowered  to  suspend 
contracting  for  more  than  five  vessels  of  the  description  given, 
and  were  authorized  to  purchase  and  equip  five  vessels  already 
built  of  any  rig  or  dimension  they  might  consider  suitable. 

On  the  19th  of  January,  1776,  a  resolve  was  passed  in  com 
pliance  with  a  request  from  General  Washington,  authorizing 
the  enlistment  of  a  regiment  to  reinforce  the  army  in  Canada ; 
said  regiment  to  be  enlisted  from  the  counties  of  Berkshire 
and  Hampshire,  to  consist  of  728  men,  including  officers,  and 
to  serve  until  the  first  of  January,  1777,  if  required.  At  a 
later  date,  viz.,  Feb.  10,  1776,  in  order  to  encourage  enlist- 

O 

ments  for  this  service,  a  bounty  of  40s.  in  lawful  money  was 
offered  in  place  of  the  two  months'  advance  wages  first  prom 
ised.  This  fact  is  interesting  as  being  the  first  direct  offer  of 
a  money  bounty  for  enlistment  made  in  the  war. 

This  call  for  troops  was  followed  immediately  by  a  resolve 
of  Jan.  20,  1776,  intended  to  meet  the  application  of  General 
Washington  for  a  temporary  reinforcement  to  strengthen  the 
army  investing  Boston  and  maintain  the  lines  and  fortifica 
tions  about  the  town.  The  colonies  of  Connecticut  and  New 
Hampshire  had  also  been  applied  to  for  reinforcements  and 


XX  INTRODUCTION. 


the  quota  required  from  Massachusetts  was  fixed  at  4,368  men. 
This  quota  was  apportioned  to  the  various  towns  and  districts 
of  the  colony  by  the  resolve  and  it  directed  that  the  com 
manding  officer  of  each  company  of  militia,  in  the  towns  men 
tioned,  should  muster  his  command  without  delay  and  cause 
such  number  of  men  to  enlist  voluntarily  as  was  set  for  each 
town's  proportion ;  said  soldiers  to  serve,  on  the  continental 
establishment,  from  the  date  of  their  enlistment  to  the  first 
day  of  April,  1776.  The  men  enlisted  were  to  be  formed  into 
companies  of  90  men  each  and  were  to  be  assembled  into  six 
regiments  and  the  same  pay  and  allowances  were  granted 
them  as  were  allowed  to  the  men  who  had  previously  enlisted. 

The  need  of  regulating  the  militia  and  making  them  more 
available,  both  for  local  service  and  for  responding  to  calls  or 
drafts  for  reinforcements  to  the  continental  army,  by  this  time 
had  become  evident,  and  on  Jan.  22,  1776,  an  act  was  passsd 
for  "  Forming  and  Regulating  the  Militia  within  the  Colony 
of  the  Massachusetts  Bay,  in  Xew  England  etc.,"  and  repeal 
ing  all  former  acts  made  for  that  purpose.  In  accordance  with 
the  provisions  thereof,  John  Hancock,  Azor  Orne  and  Benj. 
Lincoln,  were  chosen  as  1st,  2d  and  3d  major  generals,  respec 
tively,  of  the  militia  of  the  colony,  under  date  of  Feb.  8,  1776, 
according  to  the  records  of  the  Provincial  Congress .  Brigadiers 
for  the  various  counties  were  chosen  at  the  same  time,  and 
later,  Feb.  20,  1776,  upon  the  report  of  a  committee  appointed 
to  arrange  the  militia,  the  number  of  regiments  to  each  county 
was  fixed  and  established  as  follows  :  Suffolk  Co.,  5  regiments  ; 
Essex  Co.,  8  regiments;  Middlesex  Co.,  7  regiments;  Hamp 
shire  Co.,  6  regiments;  Plymouth  Co.,  4  regiments;  Barn- 
stable  Co.,  4  regiments  ;  Bristol  Co.,  4  regiments  ;  York  Co., 
4  regiments  ;  Dukes  Co.,  2  regiments  ;  Worcester  Co.,  8  regi 
ments  ;  Cumberland  Co.,  4  regiments;  Lincoln  Co.,  6  regi 
ments;  Berkshire  Co.,  2  regiments. 

Various  measures  were  taken  from  time  to  time  to  insure 
the  prompt  response  of  the  local  militia  to  requests  from  the 
general  commanding  the  army  for  temporary  reinforcements, 
but  no  further  calls  for  troops  seem  to  have  been  made  until 
April  9,  1776,  when,  in  consequence  of  the  evacuation  of 
Boston  and  the  necessity  for  placing  it  in  a  proper  state  of 
defence,  and  also  because,  in  the  judgment  of  the  General 


INTRODUCTION.  xxl 


Court,  the  continental  forces  left  and  stationed  about  the  town 
were  insufficient  for  such  purpose,  eight  companies,  of  90 
men  each,  were  ordered  to  be  raised,  to  constitute  one  regi 
ment  and  to  serve  from  date  of  enlistment  to  Dec.  1,  1776. 
Later,  that  is,  on  April  22,  1776,  a  part  of  the  seacoast 
defence  forces  wrere  ordered  to  join  and  co-operate  with  this 
regiment  in  service  at  and  about  Boston  ;  and  on  May  3,  1776, 
a  company  of  artillery  was  ordered  to  be  raised  for  the  same 
service,  but  for  a  longer  term,  viz.,  from  enlistment  to  May 
2,  1777. 

An  act  was  passed  May  3,  1776,  authorizing  a  regiment  of 
horse  to  be  raised  out  of  the  several  regiments  of  foot  in  the 
county  of  Worcester,  to  consist  of  eight  companies  of  fifty 
able-bodied,  effective  men,  exclusive  of  officers  ;  the  same  to 
be  raised  by  voluntary  enlistments  out  of  the  training  band  or 
alarm  list  indiscriminately.  This  regiment  was  not  raised  for 
any  special  service,  but  to  form  a  component  part  of  the  militia 
and  to  be  governed  by  the  laws  provided  for  the  regulation 
thereof. 

Again,  on  May  7,  1776,  another  regiment,  of  728  men,  was 
ordered  to  be  raised  for  the  defence  of  Boston,  to  serve  until 
Dec.  1,  1776,  and  six  more  companies  of  artillery  were  also 
provided  for,  to  form,  with  the  company  previously  mentioned, 
an  artillery  regiment  and  to  serve  for  one  year.  Each  soldier 
enlisting  in  these  regiments  was  allowed,  in  addition  to  the 
usual  sums  for  pay  and  travel  allowance,  a  blanket,  or  13*.  4c/. 
in  lieu  thereof,  on  passing  muster. 

These  measures  seem  to  have  sufficed  for  a  time  for  local 
defence  and  the  next  call  for  troops  was  in  response  to  a 
request  from  the  Continental  Congress  that  Massachusetts 
furnish  her  quota  to  reinforce  the  armies  in  Canada  and  Xew 
York.  Accordingly,  on  June  25,  1776,  a  resolve  was  passed, 
directing  that  the  necessary  number  of  5,000  men  (3,000 
destined  for  Canada  and  2,000  for  service  at  New  York)  be 
immediately  raised  from  the  training  band  and  alarm  lists, 
constituting  the  militia  of  the  colony,  in  the  proportions 
affixed  to  the  various  towns  mentioned  in  a  schedule  embodied 
in  the  resolve,  to  serve  until  the  first  of  December,  1776  ;  the 
forces  raised  in  the  counties  of  Suffolk,  Essex,  Middlesex, 
Hampshire,  York  and  Cumberland,  to  be  destined  for  Canada, 


xxii  INTRODUCTION. 


and  to  be  formed  into  four  battalions  of  750  men  each ;  while 
those  raised  in  the  counties  of  Plymouth,  Bristol,  Worcester 
and  Berkshire,  to  be  destined  for  New  York,  and  to  be  formed 
into  three  battalions  of  660  men  each,  as  nearly  as  possible. 
The  bounty  for  the  Canada  service  was  fixed  at  £7,  and  for 
the  New  York  service  at  £3  ;  the  same  to  be  paid  to  each 
non-commissioned  officer  and  soldier  on  passing  muster. 

On  the  25th  of  June,  1776,  another  call  was  made  by  the 
Continental  Congress,  this  time  for  an  augmentation  of  the 
forces  destined  for  Canada  or  the  Northern  department ;  Massa 
chusetts  being  requested  to  furnish  at  once  two  regiments  or 
1,500  men.  It  was  proposed  to  forward  the  number  called 
for  out  of  the  regiments  already  in  service  at  and  about 
Boston  ;  but  the  project  was  evidently  not  carried  out,  for  it 
was  resolved  by  the  General  Court  on  July  11,  1776,  to  raise 
two  regiments  to  reinforce  the  troops  destined  for  Canada,  in 
accordance  with  the  requisition  of  the  Continental  Congress, 
by  a  draft  of  every  twenty-fifth  man  in  the  training  band  and 
alarm  lists,  exclusive  of  those  already  raised  or  ordered  to 
be  raised;  said  regiments  to  serve  until  Dec.  1,  1776,  unless 
sooner  discharged.  This  was  the  first  actual  draft  made,  and 
it  was  provided  that,  if  more  than  the  number  necessary  for 
the  two  regiments  resulted  from  the  draft,  they  should  be 
marched  to  the  works  or  forts  at  or  near  Boston  and  re 
main  subject  to  the  orders  and  regulations  of  the  council. 
The  resolve  also  provided  for  the  enforcement  of  the  draft, 
by  directing  that  if  the  number  required  was  not  enlisted 
from  any  town  or  plantation  without  delay  and  other  attempts 
proved  ineffectual,  a  draft  should  be  made  on  a  muster  of 
the  whole  militia  of  such  town  or  plantation ;  and  in  case 
any  person  neglected  to  attend  such  muster,  it  was  provided 
he  should  forfeit  and  pay  a  fine  of  £10 ;  and,  in  case  any 
person  drafted  should  neglect  or  refuse  to  go  upon  such  ser 
vice,  or  neglect  to  procure  an  able-bodied,  effective  man  in 
his  stead,  it  was  provided  he  should  forfeit  and  pay  the  sum 
of  £10 ;  such  fines,  when  imposed,  to  be  paid  within  twenty- 
four  hours,  on  penalty  of  an  additional  fine  of  £3.  The  same 
system  of  draft  and  forfeitures  was  made  to  apply  to  those 
towns  which  were  delinquent  in  furnishing  their  proportion 
of  the  5,000  men  needed  for  New  York  and  Canada. 


INTRODUCTION.  xxiii 


Another  draft  soon  became  necessary,  in  consequence  of  the 
critical  situation  of  the  continental  army  at  New  York ;  and 
on  Sept.  12,  1776,  a  resolve  was  passed  for  making  a  draft 
from  the  militia  of  every  fifth  able-bodied  man  under  fifty 
years  of  age,  save  certain  persons  exempted  by  reason  of  oc 
cupation.  Certain  towns  and  counties  were  excepted  from 
the  provisions  of  this  resolve,  owing  to  their  need  of  local 
security  and  defence.  Penalties  and  forfeitures  were  imposed 
by  this  resolve  similar  to  those  quoted  previously,  with  the 
addition  of  a  term  of  imprisonment,  not  exceeding  two 
months,  for  refusal  to  march  or  procure  a  substitute  by  any 
person  drafted,  upon  conviction  on  an  indictment  or  present 
ment  by  the  grand  jury  of  the  county  wherein  said  offence 
was  committed.  The  troops  so  raised  were  to  serve  until  re 
called  by  the  General  Court,  but  later  a  term  of  two  months 
was  fixed  for  this  service.  The  destination  of  one  battalion 
was  diverted,  however,  from  New  York  to  Rhode  Island. 

For  the  purpose  of  obtaining  prompt  and  responsible  direc 
tion  of  all  military  affairs  a  Board  of  War  was  established  by  a 
resolve  of  Oct.  26,  1776,  which  was  to  consist  of  nine  persons, 
with  power  to  order  and  direct  the  operation  of  the  forces  in 
the  pay  of  the  state,  on  land  or  sea,  and  provide  all  necessary 
stores,  munitions  of  war,  etc.,  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  on 
the  war. 

The  short  terms  of  service  required  by  drafts  and  enlist 
ments,  added  to  the  probable  deficiencies,  notwithstanding  the 
penalties  imposed,  made  frequent  calls  necessary ;  and  on 
Nov.  14,  1776,  was  passed  "An  Act  for  providing  a  Rein 
forcement  to  the  American  Army."  This  act  provided  that 
one-quarter  part  of  all  the  able-bodied  male  persons  within 
the  state,  from  sixteen  years  and  upward,  not  in  actual  mili 
tary  service  (with  certain  exemptions),  either  by  voluntary 
enlistment,  lot  or  draft,  should  be  appointed  and  held  in  read 
iness  to  march  at  a  minute's  warning,  to  serve  for  a  term  not 
exceeding  three  months,  within  and  for  the  defence  of  any  of 
the  United  States,  when  called  out  to  reinforce  the  conti 
nental  army  by  the  General  Court,  or,  in  the  recess  thereof, 
by  the  council.  It  was  provided,  however,  that  in  case  the 
persons  drafted  or  enlisting  were  not  called  into  service  before 
March  1,  1777,  they  should  no  longer  be  held  under  engage- 


INTRODUCTION. 


ment.  Fines,  forfeitures  and  imprisonment,  were  imposed  by 
this  act  for  failure  to  comply  with  its  provisions. 

In  order  to  replace  the  regiments  stationed  at  and  about 
Boston,  whose  terms  of  service  were  about  expiring,  sixteen 
companies  were  ordered  to  be  raised  by  a  resolve  of  Dec.  5, 
1776,  to  be  enlisted  for  the  term  of  three  years,  unless  sooner 
discharged.  It  was  provided  that  the  two  regiments  so  raised 
should  be  employed  in  defence  of  the  several  posts  in  and  near 
the  harbor  of  Boston,  but  be  obliged  to  do  duty  in  any  other 
part  of  the  state  if  called  upon  to  do  so  by  the  General  Court 
or  council. 

Both  legislature  and  people  had  become  accustomed  to  the 
idea  of  long-term  enlistments  at  this  period,  as  the  process  of 
engaging  men  already  in  the  service  to  enlist  for  three  years 
or  during  the  war,  had  been  going  on  for  some  time,  and  dur 
ing  the  last  three  months  of  the  year  1776  the  General  Court 
had  passed  various  resolves  for  the  encouragement  of  such 
enlistments.  The  Continental  Congress  had  pointed  out  to 
all  the  colonies  the  fatal  weakness  of  short-term  enlistments 
and  had  called  upon  Massachusetts  to  furnish  her  quota  of 
fifteen  battalions  to  the  continental  army  to  serve  for  the 
longer  term.  The  General  Court  had  responded  by  agreeing 
to  pay  20s.  per  month  and  a  bounty  of  £20  to  every  soldier 
who  would  so  enlist,  in  addition  to  the  continental  pay. 
Another  resolve,  of  Jan.  26,  1777,  ordered  that  the  command 
ing  officers  of  the  militia  companies  and  regiments  should 
muster  their  commands  and  cause  to  be  enlisted,  to  complete 
the  fifteen  battalions  required,  a  number  of  men  equal  to  one- 
seventh  part  of  all  the  male  inhabitants  of  each  town  or  plan 
tation,  of  the  age  of  sixteen  years  or  upward,  to  serve  for 
three  years  or  during  the  war,  and  to  be  in  readiness  to 
march  by  the  last  day  of  February,  1777. 

This  resolve  is  noteworthy  because  it  exempted  none  but 
Quakers . 

In  response  to  the  urgent  application  of  General  Washington, 
that  every  effort  be  made  to  raise  without  delay  the  regiment 
of  artillery  assigned  as  part  of  the  quota  of  Massachusetts,  a 
resolve  was  passed  March  11,  1777,  offering  a  bounty  of  £20 
to  each  non-commissioned  officer  and  soldier  who  should  enlist 
for  three  years  or  during  the  war  in  said  regiment.  Said 


INTRODUCTION.  XXV 


bounty  was  in  the  form  of  treasurer's  notes  of  the  denomi 
nation  of  £10,  payable  in  four  years  from  their  date,  with  in 
terest  to  be  paid  annually  at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent.  This 
was  the  regular  bounty  offered  by  the  state  for  continental 
enlistments  at  that  time,  but  on  the  ground  that  it  was  not 
necessary  for  persons  enlisting  into  an  artillery  regiment  to 
equip  themselves,  as  was  the  case  with  those  who  went  into 
the  marching  regiments,  the  bounty  in  this  instance  was  re 
duced  to  £15.10. 

The  next  call  for  troops,  however,  was  for  short-term 
service,  as  on  April  12,  1777,  a  resolve  was  passed  ordering 
2,000  of  the  militia  to  be  detached  from  the  various  county 
regiments  for  service  at  Khode  Island,  or  elsewhere  in  New 
England,  as  ordered,  and  to  serve  for  a  period  of  two  months, 
unless  sooner  discharged.  It  also  became  necessary  to  pro 
vide  anew  for  the  seacoast  defence  and  a  resolve  of  April 
21,  1777,  directed  several  companies  of  artillery  (four  full 
companies  and  six  partial  detachments)  to  be  raised  and  sta 
tioned  at  various  points,  to  serve  until  Dec.  31,  1777,  and 
replace  those  whose  enlistments  had  expired. 

The  men  engaged  under  this  resolve,  however,  were  held 
equally  liable  with  the  ordinary  militia  to  drafts  for  service 
outside  of  the  state. 

It  having  been  recommended  by  General  Washington  that 
an  effort  be  made  to  raise  three  battalions  in  addition  to  the 
fifteen  allotted  to  this  state,  a  resolve  was  passed  April  30, 
1777,  offering  a  bounty  of  £20  to  every  non-commissioned 
officer  and  soldier  who  should  enlist  into  said  battalions,  pro 
vided  he  furnished  and  equipped  himself.  In  case  he  was 
unable  to  comply  with  this  requirement  then  the  bounty  paid 
was  to  be  only  £15.10. 

The  fear  lest  the  enemy  should  seize  upon  the  important 
post  of  Ticonderoga  before  the  continental  forces  being  raised 
could  proceed  thither  caused  the  General  Court  to  pass  a  re 
solve  on  April  30,  1777,  directing  1,500  men  to  be  detached 
without  delay  from  the  militia  of  the  county  of  Hampshire  to 
march  to  Ticonderoga  and  there  do  duty  for  the  term  of  two 
months  unless  sooner  discharged. 

Various  resolves  to  compel  the  towns  to  furnish  their  pro 
portion  of  the  quota  of  fifteen  battalions  for  the  continental 


XXvi  INTRODUCTION. 


service,  were  passed  from  time  to  time,  but  they  seem  to  have 
proved  ineffective  for  the  purpose,  as  on  April  30,  1777,  a  re 
solve  was  passed  directing  that  in  such  towns  and  plantations 
as  should  fail  to  enlist  by  May  15,  1777,  their  proportion  of 
one-seventh  part  of  the  male  inhabitants  as  called  for  by  the 
resolve  of  Jan.  26,  1777,  a  draft  should  be  made  to  complete 
the  number  required.  The  resolve  provided  that  persons 
drafted  should  either  serve,  procure  a  substitute,  or  pay  a 
fine,  but  permitted  those  drafted  to  choose  the  term  for  which 
they  should  serve,  viz.,  either  to  Jan.  10,  1778,  or  for  three 
years,  or  for  during  the  war.  The  next  direct  call  for  troops 
came  in  the  shape  of  a  resolve,  dated  May  5,  1777,  directing 
that  two  regiments  of  infantry  be  raised  for  the  defence  and 
security  of  Boston  harbor,  to  serve  for  one  year  from  May  1, 
1777. 

An  attempt  to  strike  a  blow  at  Great  Britain  by  the  way  of 
Nova  Scotia  next  engaged  the  attention  of  the  General  Court ; 
and  a  resolve  of  June  7,  1777,  authorized  the  raising  of  a 
regiment  of  728  men  and  a  single  company  of  artillery,  in  the 
eastern  counties,  to  serve  for  a  term  not  exceeding  six  months, 
and  to  proceed  upon  an  expedition  to  the  River  St.  John's. 
This  expedition  was  to  cause  a  diversion  in  favor  of  the 
colonists,  by  relieving  the  exposed  settlements  at  the  eastward 
from  the  aggressions  of  the  British  forces  in  that  neighbor 
hood  and  by  arousing  and  taking  advantage  of  the  active  aid 
and  support  of  those  inhabitants  of  Nova  Scotia  who  were  in 
sympathy  with  the  United  States  in  their  struggle  for  inde 
pendence.  It  was  even  proposed  to  enlist  a  regiment  in  Nova 
Scotia,  should  the  expedition  gain  a  foothold  there  and  the 
resolve  provided  for  such  enlistment.  But  the  affair  came  to 
naught.  Certain  of  the  inhabitants  of  that  province  did,  how 
ever,  enlist  and  serve  to  the  credit  of  Massachusetts  and  their 
service  duly  appears  upon  rolls  in  the  state's  collection  of 
Revolutionary  records. 

The  peculiarly  exposed  situation  of  Rhode  Island  and  the 
necessity  of  keeping  up  the  Massachusetts  contingent  of  militia 
detached  to  co-operate  with  the  local  forces,  caused  the  pas 
sage  of  a  resolve  on  June  24,  1777,  for  the  detachment  of 
1,500  men  from  the  militia,  apportioned  among  the  brigades 
of  the  various  counties,  to  serve  until  Jan.  10,  1778,  the  term 


INTRODUCTION.  xxvii 


of  those  previously  detached  to  that  state  expiring  July  10, 
1777.  A  resolve  of  June  27,  1777,  made  additional  provision 
for  this  service  and  directed  that  two  regiments  be  raised  to 
serve  for  the  term  of  six  months  from  July  1,  1777. 

It  became  again  necessary  to  order  out  a  portion  of  the 
militia  to  reinforce  the  Northern  army,  and  on  July  2,  1777, 
it  was  resolved  that  the  brigadiers  of  the  counties  of  Berkshire 
and  Hampshire  should  cause  to  be  mustered  and  marched  to 
Fort  Edward  or  Fort  Ann,  as  many  of  the  militia  as  they  could 
get  together  for  the  purpose  ;  said  detachments  to  serve  until 
the  army  could  be  otherwise  reinforced. 

Aug.  6,  1777,  a  resolve  was  passed  directing  the  Board  of 
War  either  to  purchase  or  build  two  armed  vessels,  to  mount 
28  or  32  guns  each,  and  fit  them  out  for  the  service  and  on 
account  of  the  state. 

The  critical  position  of  the  American  forces  after  the  cap 
ture  of  Ticonderoga  by  the  British  caused  the  General  Court 
to  pass  a  resolve,  on  Aug.  9,  1777,  directing  that  one-sixth 
part  of  the  able-bodied  men  of  the  training  band  and  alarm 
lists,  not  engaged  in  the  service,  be  at  once  drafted  by  the 
brigadiers  of  the  several  counties  mentioned  in  the  resolve, 
and  marched  without  delay  to  reinforce  the  army  at  the  north 
ward  and  that  they  be  continued  in  the  service  until  Nov.  30, 
1777,  unless  sooner  discharged. 

The  state's  proportion  of  the  continental  army  being  still 
incomplete,  owing  to  the  delinquency  of  many  towns  and 
plantations,  a  resolve  was  passed,  dated  Aug.  15,  1777,  im 
posing  severe  penalties  on  all  military  officers,  selectmen  and 
others,  who  should  fail  in  any  way  to  obey  the  provisions  of 
the  resolve,  which  directed  that  a  number  of  men  equivalent 
to  one-seventh  part  of  the  male  inhabitants  of  said  delinquent 
towns  or  plantations  be  enlisted  for  three  years  or  during  the 
war,  or  drafted  for  the  term  of  eight  months,  in  order  to  fill 
up  the  deficient  regiments. 

A  secret  expedition,  as  it  was  called,  which  had  for  its  des 
tination  Rhode  Island,  was  projected  in  September,  1777,  and 
a  resolve  of  Sept.  16,  1777,  directed  that  a  force  of  3,000  men, 
to  be  made  up  into  four  battalions,  with  one  company  of  artil 
lery,  should  be  detached  from  the  militia  of  certain  counties, 
to  serve  for  thirty  days  from  Oct.  1,  1777.  The  governors 


XXviii  INTRODUCTION. 


of  Ehode  Island  and  Connecticut  were  to  be  made  acquainted 
with  the  preparations  for  the  expedition  and  requested  to  co 
operate. 

The  need  of  providing  a  force  for  the  protection  of  the  set 
tlements  to  the  eastward  of  Cumberland  Co.  caused  the  pas 
sage  of  a  resolve  on  Sept.  16,  1777,  directing  that  300  men, 
to  form  three  companies,  should  be  raised  and  kept  stationed 
at  Machias  until  Dec.  31,  1777,  unless  sooner  discharged. 
Two  local  companies  temporarily  in  service  at  Machias  were 
also  authorized  to  be  enlisted  for  the  same  term  and  upon  the 
same  establishment.  The  resolve  also  appointed  Col.  John 
Allan  to  command  the  Indians  in  the  eastern  department,  and 
he  was  empowered  to  take  into  the  service  and  pay  of  the 
state  such  Indians  as  he  should  be  able  to  procure  and  should 
consider  necessary. 

No  further  drafts  or  calls  for  troops  appear  until  Dec.  13, 
1777,  when  a  resolve  was  passed,  recommending  the  men  of 
the  two  regiments  serving  in  Rhode  Island  whose  term  of  en 
listment  was  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1778,  to  re-engage  in  the  same 
service  for  twelve  months  from  that  date.  A  bounty  of  £12 
and  the  same  pay  and  allowances  as  were  granted  to  soldiers 
serving  in  the  continental  army  were  offered  as  inducements. 

Jan.  17,  1778,  a  resolve  wae  passed  declaring  null  and  void 
the  resolve  of  Aug.  6,  1777,  by  which  the  Board  of  War  were 
authorized  to  build  two  armed  vessels,  on  the  ground  that  the 
proposed  vessels  were  too  large  for  the  purpose  intended,  and 
they  were  empowered  to  procure  suitable  materials  for  two 
vessels  to  mount  16  or  20  guns  each. 

At  the  request  of  General  Heath,  that  the  General  Court 
should  furnish  him  a  detachment  of  militia  to  serve  as  guards 
at  and  about  Boston  for  the  greater  security  of  the  public 
stores  lodged  there,  a  resolve  was  passed  Feb.  7,  1778,  direct 
ing  that  400  men  be  detached  from  certain  regiments  to  serve 
as  guards  for  the  term  of  three  months. 

Another  detachment  of  500  men  from  the  militia,  to  serve 
as  guards  under  Major-General  Heath  at  and  about  Boston, 
was  authorized  by  a  resolve  of  March  11,  1778,  and  an  addi 
tional  number  of  1,064  men  was  ordered  to  be  detached  for 
the  purpose  of  relieving  the  guards  stationed  at  Cambridge, 
and  to  serve  from  April  2,  1778,  to  July  2,  1778. 


INTRODUCTION.  XXIX 

The  need  of  making  further  provision  for  seacoast  defence 
presented  itself  and  a  resolve  was  passed  March  12,  1778, 
authorizing  the  enlistment  of  the  various  companies  and  de 
tachments  of  artillery  needed  to  replace  those  whose  terms  of 
service  were  about  to  expire.  The  resolve  fixed  the  number 
of  men  to  be  raised  for  the  various  places  where  forces  were 
kept  stationed,  and  directed  that  they  should  be  enlisted  to 
serve  to  elan.  1,  1779. 

Upon  a  request  of  the  Continental  Congress,  that  a  detach 
ment  of  the  militia  be  called  out  to  co-operate  with  those  of 
other  states  in  fortifying  and  securing  the  passes  of  the  North 
River,  a  resolve  was  passed  April  20,  1778,  authorizing  the 
brigadiers  of  certain  counties  to  detach  from  their  respective 
brigades  a  number  of  men,  amounting  in  all  to  1,300,  to  march 
to  Peekskill  and  serve  for  the  term  of  eight  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  place  of  rendezvous.  Two  hundred 
men  were  also  directed  to  be  detached  from  the  counties  of 
Barnstable  and  Bristol,  to  serve  for  the  term  of  eight  months, 
as  a  reinforcement  to  the  troops  serving  at  Rhode  Island. 

Another  attempt  was  made  by  the  General  Court  to  bring 
up  the  quota  of  the  fifteen  battalions  of  the  continental  army 
to  their  desired  efficiency,  by  a  resolve  passed  April  20,  1778, 
which  directed  that  all  the  companies  of  the  county  regiments 
be  assembled,  on  or  before  the  llth  of  May  following,  and 
that  their  officers  cause  the  number  assigned  to  each  town  as 
requisite  to  complete  the  quota,  to  be  raised  by  draft,  lot  or 
voluntary  enlistment,  to  serve  for  the  term  of  nine  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill.  The  number  appor 
tioned  to  be  raised  was  2,000.  Very  severe  penalties  were 
laid  upon  any  and  all  who  should  neglect  or  evade  compliance 
with  the  provisions  of  the  resolve,  and  a  fine  of  £100  for  every 
man  deficient  was  to  be  incurred  by  any  town  or  plantation 
that  had  not  provided  its  full  assigned  number  by  May  20, 
1778.  It  was  also  recommended  to  the  various  towns  to  en 
deavor  to  raise  volunteers  to  serve  for  the  term  of  six  months. 

By  a  resolve  of  May  1,  1778,  gratuities  were  authorized  to 
be  paid  to  all  officers  and  soldiers  who  had  joined  the  conti 
nental  army  for  three  years  or  during  the  war,  and  who  could 
be  certified  by  their  commanding  officers  as  having  been  in 
camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777  ;  $150  was  granted  to  each 


XXX  INTRODUCTION. 


field  officer,  $120  to  each  captain,  subaltern  and  staff  officer, 
and  $100  to  each  non-commissioned  officer  and  soldier. 
Another  resolve  of  the  same  date  provided  that  the  neces 
sary  funds  for  these  gratuities  should  be  raised  by  a  lottery 
or  lotteries. 

The  next  resolve  concerning  troops  is  dated  June  12,  1778, 
and  it  directed  that  1,800  men  be  detached  from  the  brigades 
of  militia  in  the  various  counties,  to  serve  from  the  time  of 
their  enlistment  to  Jan.  1,  1779  ;  the  men  so  detached  to  be 
forwarded,  part  to  the  army  at  the  northward,  part  to  Rhode 
Island,  and  the  remainder  to  be  stationed  at  various  seaport 
towns.  The  selectmen  of  the  various  towns  were  authorized 
to  pay  out  of  the  town  treasuries  £14,  as  bounty  or  hire,  to 
each  man  so  detached  and  mustered,  and  were  empowered  to 
assess  a  tax  upon  the  polls  and  estates  of  their  respective 
towns  to  replace  the  money  so  paid. 

An  alarm  caused  by  the  prospect  of  an  attack  upon  Rhode 
Island  and  the  pressing  need  of  immediate  reinforcements  in 
that  quarter,  brought  about  the  passage  of  a  resolve  on  June 
16,  1778,  directing  that  the  colonels  of  certain  militia  regi 
ments  detach  from  their  respective  commands  a  number  of 
men,  amounting  in  all  to  554,  who  were  to  be  forwarded  with 
out  delay  to  General  Sullivan's  headquarters,  and  there  do 
duty  until  the  forces  previously  ordered  to  be  raised  for  ser 
vice  in  Rhode  Island  should  be  available.  The  resolve  ex 
pressly  provided,  however,  that  the  term  of  service  should 
not  exceed  twenty-one  days  from  the  time  of  arrival  at  place 
appointed. 

In  addition  to  the  forces  needed  for  active  service  and  for 
the  seacoast  defence,  it  had  been  found  necessary  to  provide 
guards  for  the  various  public  stores  and  magazines  throughout 
the  state  and  for  the  troops  of  the  convention  (Burgoyne's 
army) .  As  the  time  for  which  those  engaged  in  this  service 
was  about  to  expire,  a  special  enlistment  was  authorized  for 
the  purpose,  and  on  June  18,  1778,  a  resolve  was  passed  di 
recting  that  1,000  men  be  detached  from  the  militia,  to  serve 
as  guards  under  General  Heath,  at  the  various  places  designated 
by  him,  from  the  time  of  enlistment  or  detachment  to  Jan.  1, 
1779,  unless  sooner  discharged.  It  was  provided  that  any 
person  detached  for  this  service  who  should  not  within  twenty- 


INTRODUCTION.  XXXI 


four  hours  pay  a  fine  of  £10  or  provide  an  able-bodied,  effec 
tive  man  to  serve  in  his  stead  should  be  considered  as  a 
soldier  in  said  detachment,  and  treated  as  such  unless  he  could 
procure  from  the  selectmen  or  committee  of  the  town  or  plan 
tation  to  which  he  belonged  a  certificate  that  he  was  not,  in 
their  opinion,  able  to  serve  in  person  nor  of  sufficient  circum 
stances  to  pay  the  fine.  It  was  also  provided  that  men  enlisted 
or  detached  should  be  held  and  returned  for  the  towns  whereof 
they  were  inhabitants  and  no  other,  and  £5  per  month,  in  ad 
dition  to  the  continental  pay,  was  promised  by  the  state  as  an 
encouragement  to  such  as  wrould  enter  the  service. 

The  possibility  of  an  attack  upon  the  French  fleet,  then 
lying  in  Boston  harbor,  and  the  consequent  danger  of  the 
town,  caused  a  resolve  to  be  passed  on  Sept.  17,  1778,  direct 
ing  that  a  number  of  men,  equal  to  one-third  part  of  the  train 
band  and  alarm  list,  should  be  detached  from  the  militia  of 
certain  of  the  counties  (those  of  Berkshire,  Barnstable,  Cum 
berland  and  Lincoln  counties,  with  one  brigade  in  Bristol  Co. 
and  two  regiments  in  Plymouth  Co.,  being  excepted)  to  serve 
at  and  about  Boston,  or  elsewhere,  as  directed,  until  Jan.  1, 
1779. 

At  the  request  of  Major-General  Gates,  who  informed  the 
General  Court  that  he  stood  in  need  of  men  to  guard  the 
works  and  magazines  at  Boston  and  vicinity,  a  resolve  was 
passed  Jan.  26,  1779,  providing  for  raising  400  men  for  the 
purpose,  to  be  formed  into  four  companies  and  to  serve  for 
the  term  of  three  months. 

Further  provision  was  made  for  the  seacoast  defence  by  a 
resolve  of  Jan.  29,  1779,  which  provided  for  raising  the  neces 
sary  detachments  of  artillery  to  replace  those  whose  terms  had 
expired  and  fixing  their  term  of  service  to  extend  to  Dec.  31, 
1779. 

An  enlistment  of  a  special  nature  was  authorized  soon  after, 
owing  to  the  representation  of  General  Heath  that  it  was 
necessary  and  important  that  a  force  of  guards  should  be 
regularly  maintained  at  Boston,  Rutland  and  Springfield,  in 
stead  of  depending  upon  detachments  from  the  militia  from 
time  to  time.  Accordingly,  by  a  resolve  passed  April  15, 
1779,  four  companies,  of  100  men  each,  w^ere  authorized  to 
be  enlisted  to  serve  as  guards  at  and  about  Boston,  and  two 


XXX11  INTRODUCTION. 


companies,  of  50  men  each,  for  similar  duty,  one  to  serve  at 
Rutland  and  one  at  Springfield.  Said  companies  of  guards 
were  to  be  enlisted  for  three  months  and  to  be  renewed  by 
three  months'  terms  until  no  longer  necessary. 

The  situation  in  Rhode  Island  again  called  for  attention, 
and  on  April  16,  1779,  a  resolve  was  passed,  authorizing  the 
raising  of  a  regiment  of  Light  Infantry,  to  serve  for  eleven 
months  from  May  1,  1779,  and  directing  them  to  be  marched 
as  soon  as  raised  to  that  state,  there  to  do  duty  until  the 
further  order  of  the  General  Court. 

April  19,  1779,  an  act  was  passed  empowering  the  Board  of 
War  to  purchase  and  fit  out  two  armed  vessels,  and  an  appro 
priation  of  £50,000,  to  be  raised  by  a  tax  levy  on  the  polls 
and  estates,  real  and  personal,  within  the  state,  was  author 
ized  for  the  purpose. 

Another  resolve  providing  forces  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island 
was  passed  April  27,  1779,  when  the  General  Court  requested 
the  council  to  detach  500  men  from  the  militia  of  Suffolk, 
Middlesex,  Worcester,  Plymouth  and  Bristol  counties,  and 
order  them  to  march  without  loss  of  time  to  Rhode  Island,  to 
serve  until  July  1,  1779. 

There  Avas  no  lack  of  effort  on  the  part  of  the  General 
Court  to  keep  up  the  state's  quota  of  the  continental  army 
to  its  full  number  and  efficiency,  but,  notwithstanding  their 
addresses,  appeals  and  resolutions,  it  seems  to  have  been  con 
stantly  necessary  to  provide  for  the  enlistment  of  men  for  that 
service.  Another  of  the  many  resolves  to  accomplish  this 
purpose  was  passed  May  1,  1779,  which  directed  that  1,500 
men  be  enlisted  to  serve  in  the  continental  army  during  the 
remainder  of  the  war  ;  and,  to  encourage  enlistments,  the  state 
offered  a  bounty  of  $100  in  addition  to  the  $200  offered  by  the 
Continental  Congress,  said  bounty  to  be  paid  each  man  on 
passing  muster,  and  an  additional  sum  of  $200  was  promised 
at  the  expiration  of  six  months  service. 

The  next  call  was  to  provide  troops  for  service  at  Rhode 
Island,  in  order  to  keep  up  the  Massachusetts  contingent 
called  for  by  the  agreement  entered  into  by  the  New  England 
states,  July  30,  1777,  that  troops  should  be  furnished  for  the 
defence  of  Rhode  Island  as  long  as  the  enemy  maintained  a 
force  there.  Accordingly,  a  resolve  was  passed  June  8,  1779, 


INTRODUCTION.  XXxiii 


directing  that  800  men,  or  eight  companies,  should  be  raised 
or  detached  from  the  militia  of  the  various  counties,  according 
to  a  stated  apportionment,  to  serve  from  date  of  enlistment 
or  detachment,  until  Jan.  1,  1780,  unless  sooner  discharged. 
In  this  resolve  it  was  directed  that  the  selectmen  of  the  various 
towns  pay  to  each  non-commissioned  officer  and  private,  so 
detached  and  mustered,  the  sum  of  £30  on  passing  muster, 
as  hire  or  bounty,  the  same  to  be  recovered  into  the  town 
treasuries  by  a  tax  assessed  upon  the  polls  and  estates  of 
said  towns,  and  all  sums  so  advanced  for  bounties  or  hire 
were  to  be  deducted  from  the  next  state  tax  imposed. 

This  call  was  immediately  followed  by  one  for  a  reinforce 
ment  to  the  continental  army,  issued  in  consequence  of  a 
requisition  made  by  the  Continental  Congress  and  embodied 
in  a  resolve  dated  June  1),  1779,  which  directed  that  2,000 
men  be  raised  by  draft,  lot  or  voluntary  enlistment,  from  the 
militia  of  the  state,  each  town  or  plantation  furnishing  its 
stated  proportion,  and  the  men  so  raised  to  be  engaged  for  a 
term  of  nine  months  from  the  time  of  arrival  at  a  place  of 
rendezvous. 

The  British  having  effected  a  lodgment  at  Penobscot,  a 
resolve  was  passed  June  24,  1779,  directing  the  Board  of  War 
to  engage  as  many  private  armed  vessels  as  they  considered 
suitable,  to  join  with  the  continental  and  state  armed  vessels 
in  an  expedition  to  dislodge  the  enemy.  The  owners  of  such 
vessels  were  promised  that  all  losses  and  damages  incurred 
during  the  expedition  would  be  made  good  by  the  state,  and 
the  officers  and  seamen  were  to  receive  the  same  pay  and 
allowances  as  those  of  the  continental  navy. 

Provision  was  made  for  land  forces  to  co-operate  with  the 
fleet  that  was  to  proceed  against  Penobscot,  in  a  resolve  dated 
June  25,  1779,  which  directed  that  the  brigadiers  of  Cumber 
land  and  Lincoln  counties  should  each  detach  600  men  from 
their  respective  brigades  to  serve  for  the  term  of  two  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Penobscot,  unless  sooner 
discharged.  The  resolve  also  provided  that  such  men  as  had 
been  previously  ordered  to  be  raised  in  the  counties  above 
named,  as  part  of  the  state's  quota  of  the  continental  army, 
should  be  considered  part  of  the  said  detachments,  and  in  case 
the  expedition  was  carried  into  effect,  the  counties  were  to 


XXxiv  INTRODUCTION. 


be  exempted,  for  the  term  of  nine  months,  from  raising  men 
for  the  regular  continental  service. 

Another  urgent  call  from  the  commander-in-chief  of  the 
continental  army  for  reinforcements  caused  the  passage  of  a 
resolve  on  Oct.  9,  1779,  directing  that  2,000  men,  to  serve  for 
three  months,  be  raised  from  the  militia  of  certain  of  the  coun 
ties,  the  number  proportioned  to  each  being  duly  specified. 

A  resolve  to  provide  the  necessary  guards  for  seacoast 
defence  was  passed  Dec.  25,  1779,  authorizing  the  number 
required,  to  be  enlisted  to  serve  until  Jan.  1,  1781. 

It  was  again  found  necessary  to  increase  the  naval  establish 
ment  of  the  state,  and  on  March  21,  1780,  a  resolve  was  passed 
directing  the  Board  of  AVar  to  procure  and  fit  out  two  armed 
vessels,  to  carry  from  12  to  16  guns  each.  The  sum  of 
£100,000  was  appropriated  for  the  purpose,  to  be  derived 
from  the  sale  of  confiscated  estates  and  the  rents  of  absentees' 
estates,  in  addition  to  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  one  of  the 
state  vessels  already  in  commission. 

The  exposed  condition  of  the  eastern  parts  of  the  state  (what 
is  now  Maine)  and  the  continual  encroachments  and  depreda 
tions  of  the  enemy,  made  it  a  matter  of  necessity  that  an  estab 
lished  force  for  local  defence  should  be  provided,  instead  of 
depending  upon  desultory  detachments  of  the  militia  as  occa 
sion  required,  and  accordingly  a  resolve  was  passed  on  March 
25,  1780,  directing  that  600  men,  in  addition  to  two  companies 
previously  raised,  should  be  detached  from  the  militia  of  York, 
Cumberland  and  Lincoln  counties  to  serve  for  the  term  of  eight 
months.  It  was  provided  that  the  men  raised  should  form  one 
regiment  and  be  stationed  as  follows  :  100  men  at  Machias,  200 
at  Caruden  and  the  remainder  at  Falniouth. 

Again,  on  June  5,  1780,  another  resolve  for  the  purpose  of 
supplying  reinforcements  to  the  continental  army  was  passed, 
this  time  directing  that  3,964  men  be  raised  by  draft,  lot  or 
voluntary  enlistment,  from  the  various  towns  and  plantations, 
according  to  a  stated  schedule,  to  serve  for  a  term  of  six 
months  from  time  of  arrival  at  a  place  of  rendezvous.  In  this 
resolve  it  was  provided  that  a  fine  of  £150  should  be  imposed 
upon  any  person  drafted,  if  considered  of  ability  to  pay  it,  who 
failed  to  pass  muster  or  was  not  able  to  do  effective  service,  or 
who  should  neglect  to  hire  an  able-bodied  man  to  serve  in  his 


INTRODUCTION.  XXXV 


stead  ;  and  the  fine  was  to  !>e  paid  within  twenty-four  hours 
after  being  drafted,  failing  which,  it  was  to  be  collected  by 
levy  and  warrant  of  distress  on  his  goods  and  chattels.  It  was 
also  provided  that  any  able-bodied  man  who  was  drafted  and 
should  fail  to  pay  a  tine  of  £150  for  his  release  from  duty, 
within  twenty-four  hours  after  notice  of  draft,  should  be  con 
sidered  as  a  soldier,  to  every  intent  and  purpose,  for  the  full 
term  of  the  draft,  and  be  subject  to  the  penalties  for  desertion 
in  case  of  further  neglect  or  refusal  to  perform  service. 

An  earnest  request  from  General  Washington,  that  in  addition 
to  the  state's  regular  quota,  a  reinforcement  of  militia  should 
be  furnished  him  for  the  approaching  campaign,  brought  about 
the  passage  of  a  resolve  on  June  22,  1780,  directing  that  4,726 
men  (the  number  called  for)  should  be  raised  from  the  militia 
by  draft,  lot  or  voluntary  enlistment,  to  serve  for  three  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Claverack  on  the  Hudson. 

Another  attempt  to  supply  the  deficiency  in  the  state's  pro 
portion  of  the  continental  forces  was  made  in  a  resolve  dated 
Dec.  2,  1780,  in  which,  after  making  a  patriotic  appeal  to  the 
people  and -pointing  out  the  danger  and  folly  of  short-term 
enlistments,  the  General  Court  directed  that  there  be  immedi 
ately  raised  out  of  the  militia  of  the  state,  by  voluntary  en 
listment,  4,240  men,  to  serve  for  three  years  or  during  the 
war.  A  bounty  of  $50  for  each  man  enlisted  and  passing  mus 
ter  was  promised  to  every  town  or  plantation  which  should  fill 
up  its  quota  on  or  before  Jan.  1,  1781,  and  deliver  the  men  to 
a  receiving  officer ;  and  all  sums  or  bounties  paid  by  towns  to 
procure  men  were  to  be  credited  to  them  in  the  next  state  tax. 
The  inhabitants  of  towns  wrere  also  permitted  to  form  them 
selves  into  classes  for  the  procuring  of  men,  each  class  to 
hire  or  engage  one  able-bodied  man  for  the  service,  and  the 
same  bounty  was  to  be  allowed  these  classes  as  allowed  the 
towns. 

The  comparatively  unprotected  condition  of  the  eastern  part 
of  the  Commonwealth  again  engaged  the  attention  of  the  Gen 
eral  Court,  and  on  March  2,  1781,  a  resolve  was  passed  that 
the  men  raised  or  to  be  raised  for  the  continental  quota,  under 
the  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  in  the  counties  of  York,  Cumber- 
berland  and  Lincoln,  should  be  detained  for  service  in  said 
counties  until  the  pleasure  of  the  Continental  Congress  and  of 


XXXvi  INTRODUCTION. 


the  commander-in-chief  should  be  known  in  the  matter.  The 
governor  was  also  requested  to  write  to  General  Washington 
and  inform  him  of  the  critical  position  of  affairs  at  the  east 
ward,  and  desire  him  to  order  that  the  troops  raised  should  be 
retained  for  local  service.  Provision  was  also  made  for  hiring 

o 

two  armed  sloops  for  coast  defence,  to  be  employed  until  Dec. 

1,  1781,  upon  the  regular  pay  and  allowances  established  for 
vessels  in  the  service  of  the  Commonwealth. 

As  the  method  of  procuring  soldiers  to  enlist  for  the  con 
tinental  service  by  classes  which  combined  to  pay  the  bounty 
or  hire  of  a  soldier,  had  proven  more  successful  than  any 
other  means  adopted,  the  General  Court  resolved  on  Feb.  26, 
1781,  that  the  selectmen  and  assessors  of  all  deficient  towns 
or  plantations  should  class  their  inhabitants  and  such  others  as 
were  liable  to  pay  taxes  therein  into  as  many  classes  as  they 
were  deficient  in  their  assigned  number.  It  was  provided  that, 
if  any  class  so  formed  should  neglect  to  procure,  and  have  ac 
cepted  by  the  designated  muster  master,  a  soldier  to  serve  for 
three  years  or  during  the  war,  by  March  25,  1781,  said  class 
should  be  assessed  the  average  amount  of  bounty  paid  to 
soldiers  engaging  in  the  continental  service,  with  25  per  cent, 
added ;  the  sum  so  assessed  to  be  collected  in  the  manner 
authorized  for  the  collection  of  town  taxes. 

The  next  call  was  made  in  consequence  of  a  letter  from 
General  Rochanibeau  stating  the  probability  of  a  sudden  at 
tack  upon  Rhode  Island  ;  and  in  response  thereto,  the  General 
Court  passed  a  resolve  on  Feb.  28,  1781,  authorizing  the  gov 
ernor  to  issue  orders  for  a  body  of  1,200  men  to  be  detached 
from  various  militia  regiments  for  the  term  of  forty  days  and 
marched  without  delay  to  do  duty  at  Rhode  Island.  It  was 
further  resolved  that  the  governor  might  direct  any  number 
of  the  militia  that  he  should  consider  necessary,  to  hold  them 
selves  in  readiness  to  march  at  a  minute's  warning,  and  order 

O  ~ 

them  to  Rhode  Island  whenever  in  his  judgment  it  became 
expedient  to  do  so. 

The  depredations  committed  by  the  vessels  of  the  enemy 
upon  the  unprotected  settlements  at  the  eastward,  and  the 
continued  appeals  of  the  inhabitants  of  that  section  for  assist 
ance  and  protection,  caused  the  passage  of  a  resolve  on  March 

2,  1781,  offering  as  an  inducement  to  private  armed  vessels 


INTRODUCTION.  XXXvii 


that  should  capture  and  bring  into  port,  or  destroy,  any  ves 
sel  belonging1  to  the  enemy  found  infesting  the  sea  coasts  of 
York,  Cumberland  and  Lincoln  counties,  or  cruising  within 
five  leagues  thereof,  bounties  as  follows  :  for  each  cannon 
mounted  on  such  vessel  and  carrying  2  pound  shot,  £50  ;  for 
each  cannon  mounted  as  aforesaid,  carrying  3  pound  shot, 
£60 ;  for  each  cannon  mounted  as  aforesaid,  carrying  4  pound 
shot,  £70;  for  each  cannon  mounted  as  aforesaid,  carrying  6 
pound  shot,  £80  ;  for  each  cannon  mounted  as  aforesaid,  car 
rying  9  pound  shot,  £120 ;  and  for  each  man  taken  on  board 
such  vessel  and  belonging  to  the  same,  who  should  be  deliv 
ered  to  the  commissary  of  prisoners,  the  sum  of  £6.  The  gov 
ernor  was  also  requested  to  write  to  the  admiral  of  the  French 
fleet,  desiring  him  to  order  one,  and  if  possible,  two,  of  the 
frigates  under  his  command,  to  make  a  cruise  to  the  eastward, 
and  it  was  resolved  that  it  was  expedient  that  one  of  the  state 
armed  vessels  should  be  fitted  out  for  a  similar  purpose.  Ad 
ditional  measures  were  taken  to  protect  the  eastern  settlements 
by  a  resolve  passed  April  24,  1781,  which  directed  that  three 
companies,  240  men  in  all,  should  be  raised  in  York,  Cumber 
land  and  Lincoln  counties  for  local  defence,  to  serve  until  Dec. 
1,  1781.  Two  companies  were  to  be  disposed  and  stationed  in 
Lincoln  Co.,  and  the  third  at  the  port  of  Falmouth.  It  was 
also  resolved  that  two  armed  sloops,  to  mount  not  less  than 
10  nor  more  than  14  four  or  six  pounders,  should  be  procured, 
by  hire  or  purchase,  to  serve  as  Guarda  Costas.  A  later  re 
solve,  viz.,  May  19,  1781,  authorized  the  governor  to  order 
out  one  or  more  companies  of  the  local  militia  to  serve  for  the 
immediate  defence  of  the  parts  adjacent  to  Penobscot  sound, 
and  provision  was  made  for  raising  in  Lincoln  Co.  an  addi 
tional  company  of  70  men,  to  be  stationed  where  their  services 
should  be  most  needed  from  time  to  time,  and  who  should  be 
enlisted  to  serve  for  twelve  months  from  May  1,  1781. 

Another  call  to  provide  troops  for  service  at  Rhode  Island 
was  made  by  a  resolve  dated  June  15,  1781,  directing  that 
500  men  be  detached  from  the  militia  of  various  counties,  to 
serve  for  the  term  of  five  months.  A  fine  of  £15  for  each  man 
deficient  was  laid  upon  every  town  that  should  neglect  to  fur 
nish,  within  ten  days,  its  proportion  of  men  required  under 
this  resolve,  the  fines  to  be  included  in  the  next  state  tax. 


XXXviii  INTRODUCTION. 


A  detachment  of  the  militia  to  serve  as  a  temporary  rein 
forcement  to  the  continental  army,  at  West  Point  or  else 
where,  was  provided  for  by  a  resolve  passed  June  30,  1781, 
which  directed  the  governor  to  issue  orders  to  the  brigadiers 
of  the  various  counties  to  detach  from  their  brigades  the 
number  of  men  apportioned  to  them  by  schedule,  the  men  so 
detached  to  serve  for  three  months.  The  number  called  for 
by  the  resolve  was  2,700  and  the  governor  was  authorized 
to  form  them  into  four  regiments  of  eight  companies  each. 
Towns  failing  to  furnish  their  proportion  by  July  10,  1781, 
were  to  be  subject  to  a  fine  of  £20  for  each  man  deficient,  the 
same  to  be  assessed  upon  them  in  the  next  state  tax  ordered. 
The  hire  or  bounty  paid  by  any  town  to  secure  men  was  to  be 
credited  to  them,  however,  in  the  same  tax. 

Another  call,  which  proved  the  last  one  necessary  to  sup 
ply  the  deficiency  of  the  Massachusetts  line  of  the  continental 
army,  was  made  by  a  resolve  passed  March  8,  1782,  wherein 
it  was  directed  that  1,500  men  be  raised  to  serve  for  three 
years  or  during  the  war,  under  the  usual  provisions  applying 
to  continental  enlistments.  The  assessors,  however,  of  each 
town  and  plantation  were  directed  to  class  the  inhabitants, 
and  every  other  person  liable  to  pay  taxes,  in  their  respective 
towns,  into  as  many  classes  as  there  were  men  to  be  raised  by 
the  town,  "intermixing  the  poor  with  the  Rich,  so  as  to  make 
the  Taxable  property  and  Polls  in  each  Class  as  nearly  equal 
as  may  be  ; "  and  each  person  in  a  class  was  to  contribute 
toward  the  hire  of  a  man  by  the  class,  in  the  exact  proportion 
such  person  was  assessed  in  the  previous  state  tax.  Addi 
tional  resolves  respecting  this  call  for  1,500  men  were  passed 
on  April  26  and  June  27,  1782,  owing  to  the  fact  that  it  was 
not  promptly  responded  to,  many  towns  being  delinquent  in 
furnishing  their  proportion  of  men  called  for,  and  the  time  was 
extended  for  complying  with  its  requirements  until  July  15, 
1782;  but  no  further  call  for  troops  for  continental  service 
appears  to  have  been  necessary,  —  at  least,  no  more  appear 
among  the  records  up  to  the  declaration  of  peace. 

A  resolve  providing  for  seacoast  defence  was  passed  July  6, 
1782,  when  various  small  detachments  of  artillery,  to  be  sta 
tioned  at  Falmouth,  Cape  Elizabeth,  Plum  Island,  Gloucester, 
Beverly,  Salem,  Marblehead,  Dartmouth  and  Plymouth,  were 


INTRODUCTION,  XXXIX 


authorized  to  be  raised  and  to  be  maintained  as  long  as  the 
governor,  with  advice  of  council,  should  deem  necessary  for 
the  advantage  and  safety  of  the  Commonwealth. 

A  communication  from  General  Washington,  pointing  out  the 
possible  danger  of  an  attack  upon  Boston,  caused  the  General 
Court  to  pass  a  resolve  on  Sept.  20,  1782,  requesting  the 
governor  to  issue  orders  to  the  militia  of  certain  of  the  coun 
ties  to  hold  themselves  in  readiness  to  march  at  a  minute's 
warning  to  such  places  as  might  be  designated,  and  also  desir 
ing  him  to  see  that  the  forts  and  garrisons  in  and  about  the 
harbor  of  Boston  should  be  properly  strengthened  and  manned. 
He  was  also  authorized,  if  necessary,  to  order  any  of  the 
militia  to  march  to  any  of  the  neighboring  states  and  there  do 
duty  for  a  term  not  exceeding  one  month. 

At  various  times  throughout  the  war  the  council,  and  the 
governor  as  well,  drafted  or  detached  portions  of  the  militia  to 
serve  for  short  periods  for  local  defence  or  at  Rhode  Island  on 
alarms,  but  the  acts  and  resolves  herein  enumerated  cover  all 
the  really  important  measures  taken  to  raise  or  enlist  men. 


MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

IN  THE 

WAR   OF   THE    REVOLUTION. 


NOTE.  — All  names  are  given  exactly  as  they  appear  on  the  original  records.  The  order  of 
arrangement  of  the  facts  of  service  in  each  individual  record  given  is  the  same,  as  nearly  as  pos 
sible,  as  the  original  entries,  and  is  as  follows  :  The  name;  the  place  of  residence,  if  given;  the 
rank;  the  kind  of  document  whereon  the  record  appears;  the  enlistment  and  discharge,  if 
given;  the  time  of  service;  remarks. 

A  discrepancy  will  sometimes  be  noted  between  the  service  given  and  the  actual  service  a 8 
figured  between  the  dates  of  enlistment  and  discharge.  The  difference  is  accounted  for  by  the 
practice  of  including,  with  service  performed,  a  time  allowance  for  travel  on  the  basis  of  one 
day  for  every  20  miles  out  or  home.  As  the  same  name  may  appear  under  various  forms,  each 
carrying  some  portion  of  a  record  of  service,  it  is  necessary  in  order  to  obtain  the  complete 
record,  as  far  as  preserved,  of  any  given  individual,  to  examine  all  the  forms  under  which 
a  name  is  stated  to  appear  in  the  Record  Index. 


AACHER,  JAMES.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
rest.;  enlisted  July  31,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  14,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days. 
Roll  dated  Petersham. 

AADAMS,  THOMAS.  Private,  list  of  men  in  Capt.  John  Walton's  co.  who  went  to 
Noddle's  Island,  Dec.  9,  1776;  enlisted  in  Col.  Dyke's  regt.,  Dec.  18,  [1776]. 

AALDRICH,  JESSE.  Corporal,  Lieut.  John  Trask's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Feb.  26,  1777 ;  discharged  April  10,  1777 ;  service,  44  days ;  marched  to 
Ticonderoga. 

AALLEN,  WALLET.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's  (1st 
Rhode  Island)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1778 ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

AAMES,  DAVID,  Hollis,  N.  H.  Private,  Capt.  Dow's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  14  days. 

AAMOS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibbel's  co.,  Col.  Rossiter's  (3d  Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1780;  service,  4  days. 

AANDERSON,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  William  Brakenridge's  co  ,  Col.  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  9,  1777;  discharged  July  29,  1777;  service, 
26  days,  under  command  of  Col.  Seth  Warner  at  Manchester. 

AARON, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Arron.] 

AARON,  BENEDICT.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's  (1st 
Rhode  Island)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  East  Greenwich ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

AARON,  FRANCIS.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  enlisted  May  11, 
1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  19  days ;  reported  deserted  Aug.  30,  1781. 

AARON,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Farrar's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
(3d  Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1776 ;  ser 
vice,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  stationed  at  Providence,  R.  I. 


2  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

AARON,  JOSEPH,  Grafton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  AVorcester  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  7,  1778 ;  Capt. 
Warren's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  (6th)  regt. ;  age,  40  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  com 
plexion,  Indian. 

AASHMER,— — .  List  of  men  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book,  dated  Headquarters, 
Ticonderoga,  Sept.  5,  1776 ;  served  in  Col.  Maxwell's  regt.  with  rank  of  2d  Lieu 
tenant  ;  reported  deceased. 

ABAAHAM,  WOOD,  Marblehead.  Descriptive  list,  dated  May  27,  1780,  of  the  officers 
and  crew  of  the  ship  "Rambler,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Lovett;  age, 
15  yrs. ;  stature,  4  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light. 

ABANKSON, .    List  of  men  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book,  dated  Headquarters, 

Ticonderoga,  Sept.  5,  1776;   served  in  Col.  Maxwell's  regt.  with  rank  of  Ensign 
vice  Lieut.  Kendry  promoted. 

ABAT,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  Eleazar  Crabtree's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  26, 1775 ;  roll  made 
up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  4  mos.  15  days;  stationed  at  Frenchman's  Bay. 

ABBE,  AARON,  Hopkinton.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days;  also,  2d 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  James  Mellen's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  14  days;  also,  Lieu 
tenant,  company  return  [probably  Oct  ,  1775] . 

ABBE,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Phinehas  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

ABBE,  JOHN,  Westminsteryork  (sic}.  Private,  Capt.  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  Whitcomb's 
regt. ;  return  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  18,  1775 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  3  days;  also,  receipt  dated 
Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  4,  1775,  for  wages  for  Aug.,  1775. 

ABBE,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  T.  Mellen's  co.,  Col.  A.  Perry's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  28, 
1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  10,  1780 ;  service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ABBE,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  10  days; 
company  raised  for  3  months  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ABBE,  THOMAS,  Holliston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  17 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  arrived  at  Springfield,  July  7,  1780; 
marched  to  camp,  July  7,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix. 

ABBEE,  DAVID.  Corporal,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  regt. ; 
service,  10  days,  between  Dec.  4,  1778,  and  Jan.  4,  1779. 

ABBEE,  JAMES,  Holliston.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

ABBEE,  JOHN,  Putney.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Moore's  co.,  which  marched  April  23, 
1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days. 

ABBET,  GIDEON.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  5,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  15  days,  at  West  Point; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

ABBET,  HENRY,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hey  wood's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin 
Smith  s  (6th)  regt. ;  return  for  clothing  from  Jan.  1,  1781,  to  Aug.  31,  1781 ;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Peekskill;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781, 
dated  Camp  Bald  Hill;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1782;  enlistment,  during  war. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION. 


ABBET,  JOHN,  Marblehead.     Private,  Capt.  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Hutchinson's  regt. ;  in 

service  1776 ;  enlistment,  12  months ;  reported  deserted. 
ABBET,  JOHN.     Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Healy's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light  Infantry) 

regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  6  days, 

on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 
ABBET,   JOSHUA.      Sergeant,   Capt.   Samuel  Grant's   co..  Col.  Storer's  regt. ;   enlisted 

Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777 ;  service,  4  mos.  3  days,  with  Northern 

army;  discharged  at  Queman's  Heights. 
ABBET,  NATHAN.    Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams's 

regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  15,  1776 ;  discharged  March  18, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  14  days. 

Iloll  dated  Morristown. 

ABBET,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Lankton's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  30  days; 
marched  to  Stillwater. 

ABBET,  NATHANIEL.     Private,  Capt.  Winthrop  Baston's  co. ;   enlisted  Feb.   1, . 

[Company  known  to  have  been  raised  in  Feb.,  1776,  for  2  months  service  before 
Boston.] 

ABBET,  SAMUEL,  South  Hadley.  Private,  Capt.  Noadiah  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  Wood- 
bridge's  regt.;  receipt  dated  Cambridge,  June  24,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  25,  1775. 

ABBET,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Grant's  co.,  Col.  Storer's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
14,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  25  days,  with  Northern  army; 
discharged  at  Queman's  Heights. 

ABBET,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cowdry's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  2,  1778 ;  discharged  July  16,  1778 ;  service,  17  days,  with  guards  at 
Winter  Hill. 

ABBETS,  ICHABOD.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ichabod  Pinkham's  co. ;  enlisted  March  24,  1780; 
discharged  April  24,  1780 ;  service,  1  mo. ;  stationed  at  Boothbay. 

ABBETT,  HENRY.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hey  wood's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(6th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.,  Feb.,  March,  April  and  May,  1781,  dated  West 
Point;  reported  on  command  at  the  Lines  in  Jan.,  and  at  Verplanck's  Point  in 
Feb.,  March  and  April;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  High 
lands;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1781,  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  New  Boston; 
reported  on  duty  as  blacksmith  in  Jan.  and  Feb. ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  reported 
transferred  to  8th  co.,  March  9,  1783. 

ABBETT,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Ruggles's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  26,  1780 ;  dis 
charged  Dec.  26,  1781 ;  service,  12  mos.,  with  guards  at  Rutland. 

ABBETT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Heywood's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(6th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  12,  1780; 
discharged  Jan.  12,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

ABBETT,  SAMUEL,  Sunderland.  Private,  Capt.  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  (25th) 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ABBEY,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Abee,  Abey,  Abbe,  Abbee, 

Abby,  Albee.] 

ABBEY,  AARON.  Ensign,  Capt.  James  Millan's  co.,  Col.  Artemas  Ward's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt. ;  [probably  commissioned  1775]. 

ABBEY,  ELISHA.  List  of  men  who  delivered  firelocks;  dated  Jan.  16,  1776.  [Name 
appears  crossed  out  on  list.] 

ABBIT,  AARON.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  9,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  15  days,  at 
Penobscot. 


4  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ABBIT,  ABIEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  22,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  3  days.  Roll  dated 
North  Castle. 

ABBIT.  AKIJAH,  Framinghain.  Private,  Capt.  A.  Gardner's  co.,  Col  Brooks's  regt. 
Return  dated  1776. 

ABBIT,  HENRY.  Capt.  Joseph  Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

ABBIT,  HEXRY.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Heywood's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(6th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1782;  enlistment,  during  war. 

ABBIT,  JOBE,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt.; 
enlisted  April  27, 1777 ;  discharged  June  27, 1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days ;  marched 
to  Providence,  R.  I. 

ABBIT,  NATH.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
engaged  Jan.  17, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  — ,  1780 ;  service,  7  mos.  —  days. 

ABBIT,  WILLIAM,  Woburn.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Belknap's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  16  days ;  reported  as  serving 
until  formation  of  army. 

ABBITT,  HENRY.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Heywood's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(6th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March,  1782,  dated  (Hutts)  New  Boston ;  reported 
on  duty  as  blacksmith;  also,  muster  rolls  for  May,  June,  July,  Dec.,  1782,  and 
Jan.,  1783;  enlistment,  during  war. 

ABBITT,  NATHANIEL,  Casco  Bay  (Falmouth).  Corporal,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col. 
Marshall's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  4,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  order  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16,  1779;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt. 
Benj.  Walcott's  co. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point; 
reported  on  furlough  Jan.  31,  1779,  for  50  days;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col. 
Marshall's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1  to 
Jan.  4,  1780. 

ABBOT, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Abat,  Abebt,  Abett,  Abot, 

Abott,  Aboot,  About,  Abbet,  Abbett,  Abbets,  Abbit,  Abbitt,  Abbote,  Abbott, 
Abbots,  Abbotts,  Abbt,  Allot.] 

ABBOT,  ,  Ipswich  (W. Parish).    Corporal,  Capt.  Abram  How's  co.,  which  marched 

on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

ABBOT,  .    Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co. ;  return  dated  Cambridge,  June 

19,  1775 ;  service  in  battle  at  Charlestown  ;  reported  wounded. 

ABBOT,  .     Captain,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  service,  2  mos.  10  days  [probably  1776]. 

ABBOT,  AARON,  Greenwich.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Billings's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  4  days. 

ABBOT,  AARON,  York.  Private,  Capt.  Nowell's  co.,  Col.  Scammon's  regt.;  company 
return  [probably  Aug.,  1775] ;  reported  enlisted  May  3,  1775. 

ABBOT,  AARON.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Perkins's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1776;  dis 
charged  Nov.  16,  1776 ;  service,  2  mos.  7  days.  Roll  dated  North  Castle. 

ABBOT,  AARON.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bragdon's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt.; 
enlisted  April  29,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  26,  1780;  service,  8  mos.  2  days,  under 
command  of  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth. 

ABBOT,  ABEL.  Drummer,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Craft's  (Artillery)  regt.; 
from  Nov.  1  to  Dec.  31, 1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  [See  Abiel  Abbot.] 


IX   THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION. 


ABBOT,  ABIAL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hartwell's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for 
gun  and  blanket,  by  resolve  of  Nov.  27,  1776 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and 
Feb.,  1777;  enlistedVan.  1,  1777. 

ABBOT,  ABIEL,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  John  Prescott's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  13  days. 

ABBOT,  ABIEL.  Drummer,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Craft's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  5  days;  also,  list 
of  men  who  refused  to  leave  Boston,  dated  Boston,  Sept.  22,  1777 ;  also,  list  of 
men  asking  release  of  sergeants,  dated  Camp  at  Boston,  Sept.  25,  1777;  also, 
muster  and  pay  rolls,  from  Aug.  1,  1777,  to  Oct.  31,  1778. 

ABBOT,  ABIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Shepard's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  in  Northern 
department. 

ABBOT,  ABIEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bodwell's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  service, 
2  mos.  13  days,  between  April  2  and  July  2,  1778,  with  guards  at  Cambridge. 

ABBOT,  ABIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Heald's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light  Infantry) 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  16,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  4  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ABBOT,  ABIEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  12  days,  at  West  Point; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

ABBOT,  ABIJAH,  Framingham.  Petition  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  5,  1775, 
signed  by  himself  and  others  in  Capt.  Thomas  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt., 
who  were  changed  to  Col.  Gardner's  regt.,  asking  to  be  returned  to  Col.  Nixon's 
regt. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug. 
1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return 
dated  Winter  Hill,  Sept.  30,  1775. 

ABBOT,  ABIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Gleason's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  re 
turn  dated  North  Kingston,  June  26,  1777. 

ABBOT,  ABRAHAM,  Framingham  (also  given  New  Ipswich).  Private,  Capt.  Thomas 
Drury's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April 
28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill, 
Sept.  30,  1775. 

ABBOT,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lakin's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light  Infan 
try)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  month  of  Nov.,  1779;  service,  29  days;  discharged 
Nov.  30,  1779. 

ABBOT,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Sargent's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  2  days.  Roll 
dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 

ABBOT,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Barns's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Peirce's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  29,  1779;  discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  2  days. 

ABBOT,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Brintnal's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  31,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  5  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ABBOT,  ASA,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Abbot's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  1£  days. 

ABBOT,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Archibald  McAllister's  co.,  Col.  William  Jones's 
regt. ;  service,  2  days ;  roll  dated  New  Castle,  Sept.  15,  1777 ;  service  in  retaking 
mast-ship  "  Gruell "  and  guarding  same. 


6  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ABBOT,  BEXJAMIX,  Andover.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  17,  1778;  enlistment  to 
expire  Jan.  1, 1780;  joined  Capt.  Farnum's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt. ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Benjamin  Farnum's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  48 
days  rations  from  Feb.  20, 1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington ;  enlisted  Feb.  20, 
1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Abbott's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  ac 
counts  for  service  from  Feb.  20,  1777,  to  Nov.  5,  1778;  reported  died  Nov.  5, 
1778. 

ABBOT,  BEXJAMIX,  Andover.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Andover 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  June  26,  1780 ;  dis 
charged  Dec.  15,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  1  day;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6 
months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in 
a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

ABBOT,  BEXJAMIX,  Jr.,  Andover.  Drummer,  Lieut.  Peter  Poor's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  3£  days ;  also,  receipt  for 
advance  pay,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  22,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  William  Per- 
ley's  co.,  Col.  Frye's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  5, 1775 ; 
service,  3  mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  14,  1775 ; 
also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Samuel  John 
son's  (1st  Andover)  co.,  Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  17,  1778;  enlistment  to  expire 
Jan.  1,  1780;  joined  Capt.  Farnum's  co.,  Col  Francis's  regt.;  also,  pay  abstract 
of  CapL  Benjamin  Farnum's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.,  for  48  days  rations 
from  Feb.  20,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington ;  also,  Drummer,  Capt. 
Abbott's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Feb.  20, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point ; 
also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780 ; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  from  Andover;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft. 
6  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  light ;  occupation,  husbandman  ;  enlisted  April  19, 
1779;  joined  Capt.  Stephen  Abbott's  co.,  10th  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war; 
enlisted  by  Lieut.  Libby  at  West  Point ;  also,  muster  and  pay  roll,  Col.  Benjamin 
Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  service,  5  mos. ,  roll  made  up  from  Jan.  1,  1782,  to  Jan.  1, 
1783. 

ABBOT,  BIXBY,  Andover.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  7  days  ;  also,  return 
of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  May  17,  1775 ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct. 
6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge, 
Nov.  14,  1775. 

ABBOT,  CALEB,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  7  days ;  also,  return  of  men 
in  camp  at  Cambridge,  May  17, 1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main 
guard,  under  Lieut.  Col.  L.  Baldwin,  June  22,  1775 ;  also,  company  return  dated 
Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cam 
bridge,  Nov.  14,  1775 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  John  Abbot,  Jr.'s  (2d)  co.,  Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Andover,  Feb. 
16,  1778;  enlistment,  3  years;  joined  Capt.  Fox's  co.,  Col.  Henley's  regt. 

ABBOT,  CATO,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Capt.  William  H.  Ballard's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  26,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
enlistment,  3  years;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Day's  co.,  Oct.  31  [?]  ;  also, 
muster  roll  of  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co.,  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Cherry 
Valley. 

ABBOT,  DAXIEL.  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Robinson's  regt.;  receipt  for  wages  from 
Feb.  5  to  April  1,  1776,  dated  Chelmsford 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION. 


ABBOT,  DANIEL,  Berwick.  Private,  Capt.  Hubbard's  co.,  Col.  Scammon's  regt. ;  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  8,  1775 ;  service,  3  inos.  1  day ;  also,  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money,  dated  Dec.  21,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Good\vin's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles  worth's 
regt. ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1776,  at  Albany ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted 
from  York  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill, 
June  20,  1778 ;  Capt.  Fray's  co.,  2d  regt. ;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  com 
plexion,  brown. 

ABBOT,  DANIEL,  Haverhill.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  22  yrs. ; 
stature,  5ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  light;  arrived  at  Springfield  Oct.  4, 1780 ;  marched 
to  camp  Oct.  26, 1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Gary ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months 
men  raised  by  the  town  of  Haverhill  for  service  in  Continental  Army  during 
1780 ;  marched  Sept.  26,  1780 ;  discharged  April  3,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  20 
days. 

ABBOT,  DANIEL,  Amherst.  Descriptive  list  of  men  belonging  to  Hampshire  Co. ;  age, 
16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer; 
enlisted  April  17,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ABBOT,  DARIOI'S,  Andover.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Henry  Abbot's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  1£  days. 

ABBOT,  DAVID,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  William  Turner's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  11,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  11,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  5  days, 
at  Rhode  Island ;  5  months  levies. 

ABBOT,  EBENEZER,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt- ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  4, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
5  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

ABBOT,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  co.,  Maj.  Gage's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept. 
30,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  8  days. 

ABBOT,  EBENEZER,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1779;  stationed  at 
Middletown,  R.  I. 

ABBOT,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  1,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  7  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  also,  muster  rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17  and  Oct.  14,  1778,  and 
North  Kingston,  Nov.  6,  1778. 

ABBOT,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  William  Green's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  7  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ABBOT,  ELI.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Goodale's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  3,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  23  days;  marched  to  join 
Northern  army. 

ABBOT,  ELI.  Corporal,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  27,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  at 
Claverack. 

ABBOT,  EPHRAIM,  Andover.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joshua  Holt's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  l£  days. 

ABBOT,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  4  mos.,  with  Northern  army. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Andover. 


8  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ABBOT,  EPHRAIM,  Andover.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  20,  1778;  Capt. 
Abbot's  co.  [also  given  as  Capt.  Holt's  co.],  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  (4th  Essex 
co.)  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Stephen  Abbot's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (15th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  June  19,  1778;  discharged  March  19, 
1779;  service,  9  mos. 

ABBOT,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11  days,  at  West 
Point;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ABBOT,  GEORGE,  Pepperell.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nutting's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days ;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  2,  1775. 

ABBOT,  GEORGE,  Ipswich  (W.  Parish).  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  How's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

ABBOT,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Poor's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  return 
of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  May  17,  1775. 

ABBOT,  GEORGE,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Farnum's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  13,  1775. 

ABBOT,  GEORGE,  Rowley.  Private,  Capt.  John  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt  ; 
company  return  [probably  Oct ,  1775]  ;  enlisted  May  2,  1775  ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  11,  1775. 

ABBOT,  GEORGE.  Quartermaster,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Bond's  (37th)  regt. ;  list  of  officers 
recommended  by  Council  to  Gen.  Washington  for  commissions,  dated  Camp 
Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  25,  1775. 

ABBOT,  GEORGE,  Billerica.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25, 1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Billerica 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  June  29,  1780 ;  dis 
charged  Dec.  9,  1780  ;  service,  5  mos.  22  days. 

ABBOT,  HENRY,  Andover.  Captain  of  company  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775;  service,  l£  days. 

ABBOT,  HEXRY,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Danielson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  16£ 
days ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  29, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
10  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Too- 
good's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  April  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1779,  dated  Camp 
near  Peekskill;  reported  deserted  April  12,  1778;  returned  May  14,  1778;  also, 
muster  roll  for  May,  1779,  dated  Highlands ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Heywood's 
co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  return  of  wages,  etc.,  for  the  year 
1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1782 ;  also,  return  of  wages,  etc.,  for 
the  year  1782. 

ABBOT,  ISAAC,  Andover.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days ;  also,  return 
of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  May  17,  1775 ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct. 
6,  1775. 

ABBOT,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Livermore's  co. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1779;  dis 
charged  Oct.  4, 1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  25  days,  with  guards  at  Rutland ;  enlistment, 
3  months.  Roll  dated  Spencer. 


IN  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  9 

ABBOT,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Whipple's  co. ;  enlisted  April  20,  1780;  dis 
charged  Dec.  20,  1780 ;  service,  8  mos.  1  day,  with  guards  at  Rutland. 

ABBOT,  ISAAC,  Jr.,  Fryeburg.  Private,  Capt  Stephen  Farrington's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
4,  1781 ;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1781 ;  service,  5  days,  on  expedition  sent  by  town  of 
Fryeburg  to  the  relief  of  inhabitants  on  Androscoggin  River ;  also,  Corporal, 
Lieut.  Stephen  Farrington's  co. ;  enlisted  July  26,  1782;  discharged  Nov.  22, 
1782 ;  service,  3  mos.  27  days ;  company  made  up  for  defence  of  York  and  Cum 
berland  counties  and  stationed  at  Sudbury-Canada. 

ABBOT,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Bowker's  co.,  Col.  Webb's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
18, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  30, 1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  22  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ; 
company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ABBOT,  JAMES,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Savory's  co. ;  enlisted  Nov.  30,  1775; 
discharged  Dec.  4,  1775;  service,  5  days;  detachment  from  2d  Foot  co.  in  Brad 
ford  which  marched  for  defence  of  Cape  Ann. 

ABBOT,  JAMES,  Berwick.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  York  Co.  for  the  term 
of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  16,  1778  [also  given 
June  4,  1778]  ;  Capt.  Hodden's  [Hodgdon's]  co.,  2d  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  brown. 

ABBOT,  JAMES,  Woolwich.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  11, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  credited  to  Ipswich. 

ABBOT,  JAMES,  Dracut.  Surgeon's  mate,  Col.  Samuel  Thatcher's  regt. ;  list  of  officers 
appointed  by  field  officers  and  returned  by  Brig.  Oliver  Prescott,  dated  Groton, 
Dec.  5,  1776;  regiment  ordered  to  inarch  to  Fairfield,  Conn.,  on  or  before  Dec. 
16,  1776. 

ABBOT,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Eaton's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Ticonderoga  to  Haverhill,  in  1776. 

ABBOT,  JEDUTHAN,  Andover.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joshua  Holt's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  1^  days ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
Johnson's  co  ,  Col.  Johnson's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30, 
1777;  service,  4  mos.,  with  Northern  army. 

ABBOT,  JEREMIAH,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  8  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  stationed  at  East  Greenwich,  R.  I. 

ABBOT,  JOB,  Conway.  Capt.  Pettengill's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's  (later  Baldwin's) 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Brookline,  July  15, 1775 ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
John  Baker,  Jr.'s,  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted 
July  1, 1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  1  day ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Pettengill's  co.,  Col.  Loammi 
Baldwin's  regt. ;  company  returns  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  27  and  Oct.  30, 
1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Sewall's  Point, 
Nov.  19,  1775;  also,  pay  abstracts  for  Feb.,  April,  May  and  June,  1776,  dated 
New  York. 

ABBOT,  JOHN,  Andover.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Henry  Abbott's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  l£  days. 

ABBOT,  JOHN,  Andover.  Private,  Lieut.  Peter  Poor's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  2£  days. 

ABBOT,  JOHN,  Westford.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Oliver  Bates's  co.,  Col.  James  Pres- 
cott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

ABBOT,  JOHN,  Berwick.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
3  days. 


10  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

ABBOT,  JOHN,  Andover.  Captain  of  a  company  which  marched  into  Roxbury  Camp 
and  joined  Col.  Samuel  H.  Parsons's  regt,  Dec.  10,  1775;  also,  Captain,  llth  co., 
Col.  Parsons's  (4th  Essex  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned 
Feb.  21,  1776. 

ABBOT,  JOHN.  Captain,  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell,  Jr.'s,  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  Farley's 
brigade ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  dated  Ipswich,  Sept.  30,  1776 ;  regiment 
drafted  from  training  band  and  alarm  list  of  4th  Essex  Co.  regt.  and  ordered 
to  march  to  Horse  Neck. 

ABBOT,  JOHN.  Captain,  Ma j.  Gage's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  30,1777;  discharged  Nov. 
6,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days. 

ABBOT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  co  ,  Maj.  Gage's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  30, 
1777;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  8  days. 

ABBOT,  JOHN,  Bedford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  10,  1777 ;  discharged  July  9,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  7  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  roll  dated  Warwick  Neck;  also,  Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co..  Col.  Reed's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  29, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  8, 1777 ;  service,  41  days ;  marched 
to  reinforce  Northern  army;  also,  Capt.  Farmer's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.; 
enlisted  Feb.  20,  1778;  discharged  May  20,  1778;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  at 
Bunker  Hill ;  also,  Capt.  William  Tucker's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  10,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  23  days,  including  time  to 
return  home. 

ABBOT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Shepard's  co  ,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  21,  1777;  reported  left  camp  without  leave  Oct.  4,  1777;  service,  14  days, 
in  Northern  department ;  marched  to  Saratoga. 

ABBOT,  JOHN,  Woolwich.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Lincoln  Co.  from  Col.  McCobb's 
(1st)  regt ,  to  march  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  to  reinforce  Col.  Wade's  and  Col. 
Jacobs's  regts. ;  returned  by  Brig.  Charles  Cushing,  Aug.  20,  1778. 

ABBOT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  5,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  9  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1778,  dated  East  Greenwich  and 
Warwick. 

ABBOT,  JOHN.  Captain,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  June  29,  1780;  dis 
charged  Oct.  11,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  12  days,  at  West  Point;  enlistment, 
3  months. 

ABBOT,  JOHN.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Hubbard's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's 
(1st  Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  March 
5,  1779;  also,  resignation  dated  Holden,  March  3,  1780;  accepted  by  Council, 
March  13,  1780. 

ABBOT,  JOHN,  Holden.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Heywood's  co.,  6th  regt.;  pay  roll  for 
6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Holden  for  service  in  Continental  Army  dur 
ing  1780  ;  marched  July  9,  1780 ;  discharged  Jan.  12,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  12  days ; 
also,  order  for  wages  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  12,  1781. 

ABBOT,  JOHN,  Jr.,  Andover.  Captain,  6th  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  (4th  Essex  Co.) 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  April  3,  1776. 

ABBOT,  JOHN  LOVEJOT,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Abbot's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  1£  days. 

ABBOT,  JONATHAN,  Andover.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Henry  Abbot's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  1£  days. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION. 


ABBOT,  JONATHAN,  Andover.  Ensign,  Capt.  Joshua  Holt's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge  ;  service,  1£  days  ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Joshua  Holt's  (llth)  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  (4th  Essex  Co.)  regt.  ;  list 
of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  ;  commissioned  April  3,  1776  ;  also,  Capt.  John  Abbot's 
co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell,  Jr.'s,  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  Farley's  brigade;  list  of 
officers  of  Mass,  militia  dated  Ipswich,  Sept.  30,  1776;  company  drafted  from 
training  band  and  alarm  list  of  the  4th  Essex  Co.  regt.  and  ordered  to  march  to 
Horse  Neck  ;  also,  Captain,  llth  co.,  4th  Essex  Co.  regt.  ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass. 
militia;  commissioned  Oct.  7,  1779. 

ABBOT,  JOSEPH,  Wilton,  N.  II.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dud 
ley  Sargent's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  25,  1775;  ser 
vice,  7  days  ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct  ,  1775]  ;  reported  on  furlough. 

ABBOT,  JOSEPH,  Lincoln.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Pierce's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  25  days;  also,  Ser 
geant,  Capt.  John  Hartwell's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.;  service,  5  days; 
company  called  out  March  4,  1776,  to  fortify  Dorchester  Heights. 

ABBOT,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Reed's  co.  ;  pay  abstract  for  service  prior  to 
April,  1776. 

ABBOT,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bodwell's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards  ; 
service,  2  mos.  13  days,  between  April  2,  1778,  and  July  2,  1778,  at  Cambridge. 

ABBOT,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Feb.  and  March,  1781  ;  discharged  March  1,  1781. 

ABBOT,  JOSEPH,  Berwick.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Wheelwright's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt.  ;  return  for  the  time  between  date  of  enlistment  and  date  of 
marching,  viz.,  April  26,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Francis's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's 
regt.  ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  25,  1777,  to  March 
30,  1779;  reported  deserted  March  30,  1779. 

ABBOT,  JOSEPH,  Berwick.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  ;  joined  Capt.  Thomas  Fran 
cis's  co.,  llth  regt.;  age,  21  yrs.  ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair, 
dark  ;  enlisted  April,  1779  ;  enlistment,  during  war  ;  reported  deserted  Jan.,  1780. 

ABBOT,  JOSHUA.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co.  ;  enlisted  Dec.  29,  1777  ;  discharged 
July  1,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  2  days;  company  detached  from  militia  of  Hamp 
shire  and  Worcester  counties  to  guard  stores,  etc.,  at  Springfield  and  Brookfield. 

ABBOT,  JOSHUA,  Rowley.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st) 
regt.  ;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Rowley  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780  ;  marched  Aug.  15,  1780  ;  discharged  Feb.  19,  1781  ; 
service,  6  mos.  17  days;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point; 
reported  on  command  with  Quartermaster  General. 

ABBOT,  JOSIAH.  4th  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.  ; 
enlisted  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11  days,  at  West 
Point;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ABBOT,  JOSIAH.  Ensign,  Lieut.  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  (2d)  regt.;  muster  roll  of  field 
and  staff  officers  dated  July  11,  1783. 

ABBOT,  JOTHAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  co.,  Maj.  Gage's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept. 
30,  1777  ;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days. 

ABBOT,  MOSES,  Andover.  Clerk,  Capt.  Henry  Abbot's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  1£  days. 

ABBOT,  MOSES.  Corporal,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  regt.  ; 
discharged  Sept.  19,  1777  ;  service,  16  days,  on  three  alarms  at  Machias. 


12  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ABBOT,  MOSES,  Andover.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Johnson's  (4th  Essex  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned 
April  3,  1776. 

ABBOT,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Pollard's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  23,  1779 ;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  10  days ;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ;  marched  to 
Claverack.  Roll  dated  Billerica. 

ABBOT,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (6th  Lin 
coln  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  29,  1780 ;  discharged  Nov.  17, 1780 ;  service,  19  days ; 
company  ordered  out  by  Col.  John  Allan  to  protect  inhabitants  of  Frenchman's 
Bay. 

ABBOT,  NATHAN,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Abbot's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  1£  days. 

ABBOT,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  return 
of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  May  17,  1775. 

ABBOT,  NATHAN,  Andover.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Peabody's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.  Roll  sworn  to  Nov. 
29,  1776. 

ABBOT,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Eli  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Leonard's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  May  8,  1777;  discharged  July  16,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  8  days; 
marched  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Ticonderoga. 

ABBOT,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Pomeroy's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  7  mos.  27  days;  enlistment,  8  months;  marched  to  New  York  State;  also, 
muster  rolls  from  June,  1778;  to  Feb.,  1779. 

ABBOT,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt,  Solomon  Jackson's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and 
men,  dated  Oct.  13,  1781. 

ABBOT,  NATHAN,  Jr  ,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Abbot's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  1£  days. 

ABBOT,  NATHANIEL.  Capt.  John  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  11,  1775. 

ABBOT,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Tobias  Fernald's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt.;  enlisted  Feb.  22,  1776;  deserted  Aug.  21,  1776. 

ABBOT,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Knight's  co. ;  enlisted  July  9,  1775;  ser 
vice,  6  mos.  8  days,  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. 

ABBOT,  NATHANIEL,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days ;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  reported  discharged  Aug.  20, 1775 ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Boston,  Dec.  13,  1775. 

ABBOT,  NATHANIEL.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (llth  Mass.)  regt. ;  return 
of  officers  dated  Dec.  3,  1778. 

ABBOT,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Wallcut's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  7,  1777;  roll  made  up  for  30  days  rations  from  time  of  march 
ing  from  Boston  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington,  viz.,  Feb.  5,  1777. 

ABBOT,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bragdon's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt. ; 
enlisted  April  29,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  27,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  3  days,  under 
command  of  Brig.  Gen.  "Wadsworth. 

ABBOT,  NATHANIEL,  Ipswich.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
3d  Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  17,  1778 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  joined  Capt.  Whip- 
pie's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Rufus 
Putnam's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  22,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTIOX.  13 

ABBOT,  NEHEMIAH,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Burnham's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

ABBOT,  NEHEMIAH,  Andover.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joshua  Holt's  co.,  which  inarched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  1£  days. 

ABBOT,  NEHEMIAH,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Poor's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  reported 
enlisted  Jan.  31,  1775 ;  also,  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  May  17,  1775. 

ABBOT,  NEHEMIAH,  Andover.  Capt.  Benjamin  Farnum's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ; 
receipts  for  advance  pay,  dated  Cambridge,  June  21,  1775,  and  Aug.  — ,  1775; 
also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  13,  1775. 

ABBOT,  NEHEMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777 ;  service  under  Maj.  Gage  with  reinforcements  to  Northern 
army ;  reported  as  leaving  company  and  engaging  in  Continental  Army,  Oct.  6, 

1777. 

ABBOT,  NEHEMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  4  mos.,  with  Northern  army. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Andover. 

ABBOT,  NEHEMIAH.  Conductor  of  stores  for  Mass,  line  of  Continental  Army ;  com 
missioned  Dec.  5,  1777. 

ABBOT,  NEHEMIAH.  List  of  men  appointed  on  committee  for  Essex  Co.,  to  raise  men 
for  New  York  and  Canada. 

ABBOT,  NEHEMIAH,  Lincoln.  Private,  Capt.  William  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Pierce's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days ;  also,  Capt. 
William  Smith's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated 
Cambridge,  June  10, 1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted  April  24, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775;  also, 
Corporal,  Capt.  John Hartwell's  co.,  Col.  EleazerBrooks's  regt. ;  service,  5  days; 
reported  called  out  March  4,  1776,  to  fortify  Dorchester  Heights ;  also,  list  of  men 
enlisted  or  drafted  by  Capt.  Samuel  Farrar,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.,  dated  Aug.  14, 
1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Henry 
Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Aug.  20,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co.,  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.; 
payroll  for  April,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Jack 
son's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet ;  also,  muster  roll  for 
June,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence. 

ABBOT,  NEHEMIAH,  Newton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Newton  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  rank,  Private;  marched  July  17, 
1780;  discharged  Jan.  20,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  15  days. 

ABBOT,  PELET.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  (Volunteer)  co. ;  enlisted  July  28, 1779 ; 
discharged  Sept.  28,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on  expedition  against  Majorbagaduce. 

ABBOT,  PETEK.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  regt.; 
discharged  July  10,  1777 ;  service,  8  days,  on  three  alarms  at  Machias. 

ABBOT,  PHILIP,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Ilogers's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co.,  Col. 
Little's  regt.;  return  dated  June  5,  1775;  reported  marched  to  Cambridge;  also, 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  May  15,  1775;  age,  24  yrs. 


14  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ABBOT,  PHILIP,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co.,  Col.  James  Fryes 
regt. ;  killed  June  17,  1775 ;  reported  negro  servant  of  Nathan  Abbot. 

ABBOT,  REUBEN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  regt. ; 
discharged  July  10,  1777 ;  service,  8  days,  on  three  alarms  at  Machias ;  also, 
Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  (Volunteer)  co. ;  enlisted  July  28, 1779;  discharged  Sept. 
28,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on  expedition  against  Majorbagaduce. 

ABBOT,  REUBEN,  Wilbraham.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Stebbins's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Spar- 
hawk's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  15,  1778;  discharged  Nov.  17,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 
27  days ;  detached  to  reinforce  Gen.  Sullivan  and  ordered  to  Boston ;  also,  list  of 
men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  hav 
ing  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  Capt. 
Abel  Holden's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  pay  roll 
for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Wilbraham  for  service  in  the  Continental 
Army  during  1780;  marched  July  3,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  13,  1780;  service, 
6  mos. ;  also,  certificate  of  service  dated  West  Point,  Dec.  13,  1780. 

ABBOT,  REUBEN,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (6th 
Lincoln  Co.)  regt.;  marched  Oct.  29, 1780 ;  discharged  Nov.  17,  1780;  service,  19 
days ;  ordered  out  by  Col.  John  Allan  to  protect  inhabitants  of  Frenchman's  Bay. 

ABBOT,  SAMUEL,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Edgell's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and  Cambridge;  service,  8  days. 

ABBOT,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickenson's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.; 
list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard,  May  23,  1775,  under  Capt.  Hub- 
bard  and  Maj.  Baldwin. 

ABBOT,  SAMUEL,  Sunderland.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Caleb  Montague's  co  ,  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  April  5,  1779 ;  enlistment, 
3  years;  joined  Capt.  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. 

ABBOT,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Drury's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  28,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Framingham. 

ABBOT,  SAMUEL,  Dracut.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  pasted  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  J.  B.  Yarnum's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  26.  1780;  discharged  Dec.  19,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  4  days ;  enlist 
ment,  6  months  ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co. ;  age, 
16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  dark;  occupa 
tion,  farmer;  enlisted  Feb.  9,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Pope's 
co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  May  and  July,  1781, 
dated  Phillipsborough ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Peekskill;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1781,  and  Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  West  Point. 

ABBOT,  SIMEON.  Private,  Capt.  Jedediah  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  3,  1780 ;  service,  6  mos.  18  days,  under  command  of  Brig.  Gen. 
Wadsworth ;  enlistment,  8  months ;  also,  muster  roll  for  May  and  June,  1780, 
dated  Falmouth. 

ABBOT,  SOLOMON.  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Robinson's  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages 
from  Feb.  5,  1776,  to  April  1,  1776,  dated  Chelmsford. 

ABBOT,  SOLOMON.  Private,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot's  co.  of  invalids ;  pay  roll  for  ser 
vice  from  Aug.  12,  1778,  to  Oct.  1,  1778,  dated  Boston ;  also,  Lieut.  Osgood  Carle- 
ton's  co.  of  invalids,  Col.  Lewis  Nicola's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Boston,  Sept.  9, 
1779 ;  reported  transferred  to  invalids  in  New  Hampshire,  Aug.  10,  1779. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  15 

ABBOT,  STEPHEN,  Andover.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Farnum's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  54  days  rations  to  date  of  arrival  at  Bennington  ; 
enlisted  Feb.  14,  1777;  also,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  list  of  officers  who  lost  cloth 
ing  while  at  Ticonderoga,  dated  Camp  above  Stillwater,  Sept.  15, 1777  ;  also,  Cap 
tain,  llth  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  the  Mass,  line;  commissioned  May  28,  1778, 
and  confirmed  by  Congress  Sept.  6,  1779;  also,  Col.  Tapper's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  service,  17  mos. 
as  Lieutenant,  19  mos.  as  Captain;  also,  muster  return  dated  Jan.  24,  1778; 
reported  furloughed ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point ;  reported 
furloughed  by  Gen.  MeDougall  from  Feb.  2  to  May  15,  1779;  also,  return  dated 
West  Point,  Aug.  10,  1779 ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  1,  Dec.,  1780,  dated  Huts 
near  West  Point;  reported  furloughed  by  Col.  Brooks  until  April  1,  1781. 

ABBOT,  THEOPHILVS,  Berwick.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Hubbard's  co.,  Col.  James 
Scarnmon's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  1  day;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  21,  1775. 

ABBOT,  THEOPHILUS.  Private,  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under 
Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  July  3,  1775. 

ABBOT,  THOMAS,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Albany  home  ;  roll  sworn  to  March 
7,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  Dec.  19,  1777 ;  discharged  April  3,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  16  days,  at  Win 
ter  Hill,  guarding  Gen.  Burgoyne's  troops  ;  roll  dated  Bradford  ;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Lovejoy's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt.;  age,  47  yrs. ; 
stature,  5ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  enlisted  March  18, 1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ABBOT,  THOMAS,  Jr.,  Berwick.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Josiah  Staples's  (12th)  co.,  2d 
York  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  Nov.  14,  1776 ; 
chosen  in  place  of  Philip  Hubbard,  Jr., resigned;  also,  Capt.  Hamilton's  co.,  Col. 
John  Frost's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Jotharn 
Moulton,  dated  Providence,  Dec.  24,  1776;  also,  Capt.  John  Goodwin's  co.,  Maj. 
Daniel  Littlefield's  (York  Co.)  regt,;  enlisted  July  10,  1779;  discharged  Sept. 
10,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on  expedition  to  Penobscot. 

ABBOT,  TIMOTHY.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's 
(4th  Essex  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  Oct.  7, 1779. 

ABBOT,  TOBEY,  Andover.    Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt.; 

discharged  June  27,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days,  at  Providence,  R.  I. 
ABBOT,   URIAH,  Dracut.    List  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.  for  the  term  of 

9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  19,  1778;  returned  as 

received  by  Col.  Rufus  Putnam,  July  20,  1778. 

ABBOT,  WALTER,  Berwick.  Capt.  Philip  Hubbard's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted  May  8,  1775  ;  service,  3  mos.  1  day  ;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  27, 1775 ; 
also,  Capt.  Daniel  Wheelwright's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  return  for 
rations  between  date  of  enlistment,  Feb.  1,  1777,  and  date  of  marching,  April  26, 
1777;  also,  Capt.  Francis's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Nov.  19,  1778;  reported  deserted 
Nov.  19,  1778. 

ABBOT,  WILLIAM,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Col.  Moses  Parker's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Benjamin  Walker,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
16  days. 

ABBOT,  WILLIAM,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Holt's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  1  day ;  reported  as  a  volunteer 
member  of  the  company  who  did  not  bear  arms. 


16  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


ABBOT,  WILLIAM,  Con  way.  Capt.  John  Baker,  Jr.'s,  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.;  receipt 
for  advance  pay  dated  Brookline,  July  22,  1775  ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Pettingill's  co., 
Col.  Gerrish's  (later  Baldwin's  38th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Sewall's  Point, 
Sept.  27,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Camp  at  Sewall's  Point,  Nov.  19,  1775  ;  also,  list  of  men  who  agreed  to  serve  the 
month  of  Jan.,  1776;  also,  pay  abstracts  for  Feb.,  March,  April,  May  and  July, 
1776,  dated  Camp  at  New  York. 

ABBOT,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Butterfield's  co.  ;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776  ;  dis 
charged  March  16,  1777  ;  service,  3  mos.  15  days. 

ABBOT,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards;  enlisted  Feb.  20,  1778;  discharged  May  20,  1778;  service,  3  mos.,  at 
Bunker  Hill. 

ABBOT,  WILLIAM,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  B.  Varnum's  (Volunteer)  co.  [2d  co. 
of  Dracut],  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Nov. 
7,  1777  ;  service,  42  days  ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army  ;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.  ;  age,  20  yrs.  ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.  ;  com 
plexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  dark;  occupation,  farmer  (also  given  black 
smith)  ;  enlisted  Feb.  9,  1781  ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ABBOT,  ZEBEDIAH,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Holt's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge  ;  service,  1£  days. 

ABBOT,  ZEBEDIAH,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Danielson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  16£  days. 


ABBOT,  ZEBEDIAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Sherman's  co.,  Col.  Gideon  Burt's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  16,  1782  ;  discharged  June  22,  1782  ;  service,  6  days,  at  Northampton 
and  Springfield,  quelling  the  insurrection. 

ABBOTE,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (Worces 
ter  Co.)  regt.  ;  enlisted  Oct.  19,  1779  ;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779  ;  service,  1  mo. 
12  days,  at  Claverack  ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ABBOTS,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co.  ;  return  of  men  who  served  in 
battle  at  Charlestown,  dated  Cambridge,  June  19,  1775. 

ABBOTT,  AAROX,  Greenwich.  Corporal,  2d  Lieut.  Thomas  Weeks's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Por 
ter's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service,  14  days;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Billings's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt.  ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Isaac 
Powers's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1777;  discharged  Aug. 
12,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  9  days;  marched  on  alarm  to  join  Northern  army  under 
Gen.  Sehuyler. 

ABBOTT,  AAROX,  York.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Nowell's  co.,  Col.  Scammon's  regt.  ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted  May  3,  1775  ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days. 

ABBOTT,  ABIEL,  Lincoln.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hartwell's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.  ;  ser 
vice,  from  Dec.  14,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

ABBOTT,  ABIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Shepard's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3  days;  marched 
on  expedition  to  Saratoga. 

ABBOTT,  ABIEL.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  William  Todd's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt.,  who 
received  bounty  for  8  months  service  from  April  30,  1777,  to  Dec.  30,  1777. 

ABBOTT,  ABIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Webster's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  at 
Claverack;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Essex  counties  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Armv. 


THE   WAR   OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  17 


ABBOTT,  ABIJAH,  Framingham.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Jesse  Eames's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Bullard's  (5th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  who  request  that  the  company  be  divided 
into  two  companies;  list  dated  June  1,  1776. 

ABBOTT,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Hubbard's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  22,  1776 ;  service, 
9  mos.  23  days,  at  Kittery  Point  and  Old  York. 

ABBOTT,  AMOS,  Sndbury.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Barns's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Peirce's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  29,  1779;  discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  2  months ;  also,  list  of  men  in  Col.  Cyprian 
How's  regt.  raised  to  serve  at  Tiverton,  11.  I.,  until  July  1,  1779. 

ABBOTT,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lakin's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light  In 
fantry)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  30,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1779;  service,  2  mos. 

3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ABBOTT,  BENJAMIN,  Andover.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  o,  1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  2, 1780 ;  marched 
to  camp  July  2,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Phineas  Parker. 

ABBOTT,  BENJAMIN,  Jr.  Drummer,  Col.  Benjamin  Tapper's  (10th)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1781,  to  Jan.  1,  1782;  also,  Drum  Major;  payroll  for  service 
from  June  1,  1782,  to  Jan.  1,  1783;  also,  list  of  men  in  Capt.  Taylor's  co.,  10th 
regt. 

ABBOTT,  DANIEL,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  John  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance;  service  at  Dorchester  Heights  Nov.,  1776;  also, 
Capt.  Varnum's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  April  15,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  15,  1780. 

ABBOTT,  EBEXEZER.    Private,  Capt.  William  Greenleaf's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 

regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  22,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1777 ;  service,  4  days. 
ABBOTT,  FRANCIS.    List  of  men  dated  Sept.  13  [year  not  given] . 

ABBOTT,  GEORGE,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  John  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Little's  regt.;  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  11,  1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  26  days. 

ABBOTT,  GEORGE,  Pepperell.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nutting's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8 
days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge, 
Jan.  1,  1776. 

ABBOTT,  GEORGE,  Billerica.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  24  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  light;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  3,  1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  3,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Daniel  Frye  of  the 
artificers. 

ABBOTT,  GIDEOX.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Walker's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detach 
ment  of  guards;  enlisted  Nov.  1,  1779;  discharged  Feb.  1,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 

4  days,  at  Boston ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ABBOTT,  HEXRY,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Heywood's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780 ;  also,  return  of  clothing  dated  Peekskill,  Dec.  5,  1780 ;  also,  descriptive  list 
of  enlisted  men,  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  29,  1781 ;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ; 
complexion,  dark  ;  hair,  dark  ;  occupation,  blacksmith  ;  enlisted  April  1, 1777,  by 
Lieut.  Smith ;  joined  Capt.  Heywood's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  enlist 
ment,  during  war ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781;  reported  serving 
as  blacksmith  at  West  Point. 

ABBOTT,  HEXRY.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Perez  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Badlam's  regt.,  who 
received  clothing,  dated  Northfield,  April  23,  1787. 


18  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ABBOTT,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Sargent's  co.,  Col.  Sparhawk's  regt.,  which 
marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ; 
service,  9  days. 

ABBOTT,  ISAAC,  Greenwich.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Layman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  27, 1776 ;  also,  return  for  travel  allowance  granted 
in  Council,  Sept.  12,  1776. 

ABBOTT,  ISAAC,  Jr.,  Fryeburg.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Jnne  5,  1780 ;  age,  18  yrs. ; 
statiire,  6  ft. ;  complexion,  light;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  7,  1780;  marched  to 
camp  July  7,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months 
men  raised  by  the  town  of  Fryeburg  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during 
1780;  marched  June  23,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  15  days; 
also,  Capt.  John  Evans's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  16,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1781 ; 
service,  2  mos.  18  days,  guarding  the  frontiers  on  Androscoggin  River ;  enlist 
ment,  3  months. 

ABBOTT,  JAMES.    Private,  Capt.  Philip  Hubbard's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  1,  1776;  service, 

2  mos.  13  days,  at  Kittery  and  Old  York. 

ABBOTT,  JAMES,  "Woolwich.  Private,  Capt.  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  11,  1780; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

ABBOTT,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Jedediah  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  3,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  18  days,  under  command  of  Brig.  Gen. 
Wadsworth ;  enlistment,  8  months ;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1780,  dated 
Falmouth. 

ABBOTT,  JAMES,  Jr.,  Berwick.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  21,  1777,  to  Aug.  30,  1778; 
reported  died  Aug.  30,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Pillsbury's  co. ;  muster  roll  for 
May,  1778,  dated  Valley  Forge ;  reported  sick  at  Dunkertown ;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Jime,  1778,  dated  Greenage  (Greenwich) ;  reported  sick  at  Dunkertown ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

ABBOTT,  JEKEMIAH,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Barren's  co.,  Col.  David 
Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days. 

ABBOTT,  JESSE,  Brookfield.  List  of  msn  who  served  to  the  credit  of  the  3d  precinct  of 
Brookfield,  dated  June  30,  1778;  credited  with  S£  months  service;  also,  Sergeant, 
company  of  volunteers  under  Lieiit.  Joseph  Olmstead,  detached  from  Capt. 
Nathaniel  Hamilton's  co.,  to  guard  stores  at  Brookfield;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1779; 
discharged  Feb.  6,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  6  days. 

ABBOTT,  JOB.  Private,  Capt.  Zadok  Buffinton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777,  at  Cambridge ;  service,  3  mos. 
12  days,  at  the  Northward. 

ABBOTT,  JOEL.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Jewett's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  (Middlesex  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  to  Bennington. 

ABBOTT,  JOEL,  Brookfield.    List  of  men  who  served  to  the  credit  of  the  3d  precinct  of 

Brookfield,  dated  June  30,  1778 ;  credited  with  4£  months  service. 
ABBOTT,  JOHN,  Cambridge.    Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Glover's  regt. ;  company  return 

[probably  Oct.,  1775]. 
ABBOTT,  JOHN.    Abstract  from  Col.  Hatch's  book;  account  of  wages,  etc.,  from  1775 

to  1777 ;  reported  in  Maj.  Gage's  regt. 
ABBOTT,  JOHN,  Marblehead.    Return  of  men  enlisted  into   Continental  Army  from 

Col.  Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  7,  1777;  enlistment, 

3  years. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  19 


ABBOTT,  JOHN,  Berwick.  Private,  Capt.  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  Scammon's  regt. ;  enlisted 
May  5, 177") ;  company  return  [probably  Aug.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  Philip  Hubbard's 
co.;  enlisted  Jan.  22,  1776;  service,  9  mos.  23  days,  at  Kittery  Point  and  Old 
York;  also,  Light  Infantry  co.,  Col.  Smith's  (late  Wiggles  worth's)  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  21,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  enlist 
ment,  3  years ;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Pillsbury's  co. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated 
Valley  Forge  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Greenage  (Greenwich) ;  also, 
pay  abstract  for  Oct.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  Capt.  Dudley  Coleman's  co. ; 
muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  reported  transferred 
to  Light  Infantry  co. ;  also,  Capt.  Pillsbury's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  21,  1780. 

ABBOTT,  JOHN,  Holden.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  10  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  12,  1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  12,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Gilbert. 

ABBOTT,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Danforth's  (Volunteer)  co.,  Col.  Converse's 
regt.;  service,  22  days;  marched  from  Brookfield  to  join  Gen.  Gates's  army, 
Sept.  23,  1777. 

ABBOTT,  Jos.,  Brookfield.  List  of  men  who  served  to  the  credit  of  the  3d  precinct  of 
Brookfield,  dated  June  30,  1778;  credited  with  8  months  service. 

ABBOTT,  Jos.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bodwell's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  July  2,  1778;  discharged  July  12,  1778;  service,  10  days,  at  Cambridge. 

ABBOTT,  Jos.,  Jr.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Harraden ;  enlisted  Oct.  1,  1777;  discharged  May  8,  1778;  service,  7  mos.  8  days. 

ABBOTT,  JOSEPH,  Wilbraham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Cadwell's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Robinson's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  2-"),  1776;  service,  2  mos.  8  days, 
at  Ticonderoga ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777 ;  reported  sick  with  small 
pox  and  sent  to  Fort  George,  Feb.  15,  1777,  by  order  of  Col.  Wayne ;  died  March 
2,  1777. 

ABBOTT,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Lieut.  Osgood  Carleton's  co.  of  invalids,  Col.  Lewis  Nicola's 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Aug.,  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1779,  dated  Boston. 

ABBOTT,  JOSHUA,  Rowley.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  21  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  arrived  at  Springfield  Aug.  19,  1780; 
marched  to  camp  Aug.  19,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Blaisdell. 

ABBOTT,  JOSIAH.  Ensign,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  of  field 
and  staff  officers  for  service  and  subsistence  from  Oct.  1,  1781,  to  Jan.  1,  1783. 

ABBOTT,  MOSES,  Bedford.  1st  Lieutenant,  Lieut.  Moses  Abbot's  TO.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  10  days. 

ABBOTT,  MOSES,  Bedford.  List  of  men  between  the  ages  of  16  and  GO  liable  to  lie 
called  on  for  duty  in  the  army ;  list  returned  to  Col.  Green  May  15,  1775 ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Tay's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Webb's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  18,  1781 ; 
discharged  Nov.  29,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  22  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  regi 
ment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Middlesex  counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ABBOTT,  NATHAN.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  serve  in  Capt.  Nathaniel 
Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  returned  by 
Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master. 

ABBOTT,  NATHAN.  Private,  Lieut.  Solomon  Jackson's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  26, 1781 ;  service,  18  days, 
under  Lieut.  Col.  John  Collar;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  the  Northward  by  order 
of  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.  Roll  dated  Tyringham. 


20  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ABBOTT,  NATHAN,  Belchertown.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belonging  to  Hamp 
shire  Co.;  Capt.  Bard  well's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
9  in.;  hair,  light;  enlistment,  9  months;  received  at  Springfield  July  19,  1779, 
by  Capt.  James  Cooper. 

ABBOTT,  NATHANIEL,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  John  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Little's  regt. ; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  age,  17  yrs. 

ABBOTT,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (-ith) 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  22, 
1780. 

ABBOTT,  NEHEMIAH,  Newton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  27  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  21,  1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  21,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Isaac  Pope. 

ABBOTT,  NEHEMIAH.  Lincoln.  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Henry 
Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Aug.  19,  1780. 

ABBOTT,  PETER,  Brookfield.  List  of  men  who  served  to  the  credit  of  the  3d  precinct 
of  Brookfield,  dated  June  30,  1778 ;  credited  with  4|  months  service. 

ABBOTT,  PHILIP.  Capt.  John  Callender's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance 
pay  dated  Ilanskill[  ?] ,  June  22,  1775. 

ABBOTT,  PHILIP.  Capt.  Nathaniel  "Wade's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  21,  1775. 

ABBOTT,  REUBEN,  AVilbraham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  19 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  3,  1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  3,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Daniel  Frye  of  the 
artificers. 

ABBOTT,  REUBEN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (6th 
Lincoln  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  29,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  17,  1780;  service,  19 
days;  ordered  out  by  Col.  John  Allan  to  protect  inhabitants  of  Frenchman's 
Bay, 

ABBOTT,  SAMUEL.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Jesse  Eames's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  (5th 
Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  who  request  that  the  company  be  divided  into  two  com 
panies;  list  dated  June  1,  1776. 

ABBOTT,  SAMUEL,  Sunderland.  Private,  Capt.  John  K.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  (late 
Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb. 
10,  1777,  to  March  23,  1778;  reported  died  March  23,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Aaron 
Haynes's  co. ;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777. 

ABBOTT,  SAMUEL,  Dracut.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  16  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  1, 1780 ;  marched 
to  camp  July  1,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Joseph  Miller;  reported  in  Capt. 
Russell's  co. 

ABBOTT,  SILAS,  Arundel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Elden's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at  Roxbury,  Feb.  26,  1776 ;  also,  receipt  for  travel 
allowance  dated  Dorchester,  April  1,  1776;  also,  receipt  dated  Pepperellborough, 
April  17,  1776. 

ABBOTT,  SIMEON,  Fryeburg.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Farrington's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
4,  1781 ;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1781 ;  service,  5  days ;  expedition  sent  out  by  the 
town  of  Fryeburg  to  the  relief  of  inhabitants  on  Androscoggin  River ;  also,  pay 
roll  for  service  from  Aug.  12,  1781,  to  Sept.  5,  1781 ;  service,  27  days,  guarding 
frontiers  on  Androscoggin  River. 


IX  TOE  WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  21 


ABBOTT,  STEPHEN.  Captain,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  dated 
Boston.  June  14,  1781;  a/so,  muster  rolls  of  field  and  staff'  officers  from  Jan.  1, 
1781,  to  Jan.  1,  1783. 

ABBOTT,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Aug.  9,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  8  days; 
stationed  at  Winter  Hill. 

ABBOTT,  THOMAS,  Andover.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 
1780  ;  enlisted  March  15,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ABBOTT,  WALTEK,  Berwick.  Private,  Capt.  Hubbard's  co.,  Col.  Scammon's  regt. ; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  177")]  ;  enlisted  May  8,  177"). 

ABBOTT,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Pollard's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  23,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months  ;  marched  to  Claverack.  Roll  dated  Billerica. 

ABBOTT,  ZEBEDIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Charles's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robin 
son's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March 
25,  1777;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  24,  1777. 

ABBOTT,  /EBEDIAH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joshua  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
9  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.  Roll  dated  Monson. 

ABBOTTS,  ISAAC,  Jr.,  Fryeburg.  Private;  payroll  for  service  from  Aug.  12,  1781,  to 
Sept.  16,  1781,  1  mo.  7  days;  expedition  sent  by  town  of  Fryeburg  to  guard  fron 
tiers  on  Androscoggin  River. 

ABBT.  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pettengill's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  June,  1776,  dated  New  York. 

ABBY,  AAKOX,  Hopkinton.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  James  Miller's  co.,  Gen.  Ward's 
regt. ;  commissioned  May  2.1,  177."). 

ABBY,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  21,  1777;  service,  4  days;  marched  on 
an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

ABBY,  JOHN*,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Hastings'sco.,  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  6,  177"). 

ABBY,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  William  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  22,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777;  service,  7  days;  marched  to 
Bennington  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  ."),  1778,  to  Oct.  1,  1778,  30  days ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward,  by  order  of  Gen.  Lincoln. 

ABEBT,  ISAAC,  Greenwich.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  town  of  Greenwich  to 
serve  in  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  Springfield,  April  24, 1782. 

ABECKOMBEY,  DAVID,  Pelham.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles 
Woodbridge's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  and  from  Ticonderoga, 

in  1776. 

ABECKOMXEY,  SAMUEL,  Pelham.  Private,  Capt.  John  Trotter's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Put 
nam's  (5th)  regt.;  enlisted  July  9,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  9,  1781;  enlistment,  6 
months;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point. 

ABEE,  ICHABOD.  Private,  Capt.  John  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.;  return  of 
men  in  service  Dec.  10,  177."). 

ABEE,  ICHABOD.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Craggin's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1776;  service,  10  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ABEE,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  John  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ;  return  of  men 
in  service  Dec.  10,  1775. 


22  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ABEL,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Abell,  Able.] 

ABEL,  BENJAMIN,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Amasa  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar 
shall's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Dec.  20, 1776,  to  Feb.  10,  1777  ;  marched  to 
Bennington;  also,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  30, 1777 ;  reported  died  Dec.  30, 1777  ; 
enlistment,  during  Avar. 

ABEL,  CAIN,  Dartmouth.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  38  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft. 
ll£  in.;  complexion,  black;  occupation,  laborer;  enlisted  June  15,  1781;  enlist 
ment,  3  years;  conducted  to  Springfield  by  Prince  Jenne ;  received  by  Col. 
Shepard ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st) 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburg ;  also,  muster  rolls 
for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781. 

ABEL,  JAMES,  Bennington.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Goodale's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
regt. ;  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778;  also,  Maj.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Put 
nam's  (5th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  2,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  list  of  deserters;  age,  22  yrs  ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  com 
plexion,  dark;  hair,  light;  enlistment,  during  war;  deserted  June,  1780. 

ABEL,  JOHN,  Taiinton.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Feb.  and 
March,  1776,  and  for  travel  allowance  from  Dorchester  to  New  York,  dated  New 
York,  April  29,  1776. 

ABEL,  JOHN,  Sheffield.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Millen's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  17,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Feb.  11, 1780. 

ABEL,  JOHN,  Ashfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Elisha  Cranson's  co.,  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  April  2,  1779;  enlist 
ment,  3  years  or  during  war;  joined  Capt.  Bartlett's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt.; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  ;  age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion, 
dark;  hair,  dark  ;  occupation, farmer ;  enlisted  May  16, 1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ABEL,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  David  Holbrook's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ; 
enlisted  April  13, 1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781 ; 
reported  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept  ,  1781 ;  reported  with  Col.  Mel- 
len ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1781,  and  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782, 
dated  York  Huts  ;  reported  on  command  at  Fort  Montgomery,  in  Feb.,  1782. 

ABEL,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells' s  regt.; 
enlisted  May  8,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  7  days;  marched 
to  Ticonderoga. 

ABEL,  JOSHUA.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  21,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27, 1779;  service,  1  mo. 
12  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.  Roll  dated  Chesterfield. 

ABEL,  PRESERVED.  Quartermaster,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  July  27, 
1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  16  day,s,  at  Rhode  Island ;  reported 
drafted. 

ABEL,  ROBERT.  Captain,  list  of  men  drafted  for  8  months  to  serve  in  Continental 
Army,  dated  Aug.  25,  1777. 

ABEL,  ROBERT,  Rehoboth.  List  of  enlisted  men  mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Mus 
ter  Master,  since  Sept.  16  [year  not  given]  ;  Capt.  James  Hall's  co. ;  enlistment, 
8  months. 

ABEL,  ROBERT,  Jr.  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co. ;  list  of  men  stationed  at  Brook- 
line  for  6  weeks ;  dismissed  Jan.  15,  1776 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION. 


ABELL,  AARON.  Capt.  Samuel  Healey's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men,  dated 
Feb.  6,  1783. 

ABELL,  CAIX.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt.; 
enlisted  June  13,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years;  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781. 

ABELL,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Goodale's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt. ;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Aug.  21,  1780; 
reported  deserted  Aug.  24,  1780. 

ABELL,  PRESERVED,  llehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Perry's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days ;  also,  Capt.  Perry's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Walker's  (22d)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 177");  enlisted  April  28, 177") ;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  20,  1775 ;  also,  Ser 
geant,  Capt.  James  Hill's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8, 
177(5 ;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1776 ;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bristol ;  also, 
Quartermaster  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  20,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  at  Bris 
tol  and  Providence,  R.  I.;  also,  Quartermaster,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days,  at  Tiverton,  11.  I. 

ABELL,  ROBERT,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Perry's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  10  days. 

ABENAR,  JESSE.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  John 
Ford's  (14th)  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  16, 
1778 ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Pembroke ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ABENATHER,  JAMES,  New  Maryborough.  Private,  Capt.  Enos  Stone's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's 
regt. ;  muster  return  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  25, 1778 ;  reported  deserted. 

ABER,  THOMAS,  Andover.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year  not 
given] . 

ABERCROMBEE,  SAMUEL,  Pelham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age, 
18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  9, 

1780. 

ABERCROMBIE,    .       [This  name   also  appears   under  the  form   of   Abecromney, 

Abecrombey,  Abercumby,  Abercrombee,  Abercromby,  Abicrombey,  Abicrumbe.] 

ABERCROMBIE,  DAVID,  Pelham.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Oct.  26, 1775. 

ABERCROMBIE,  JAMES,  Pelham.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
8  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775; 
also,  Capt.  David  Cowden's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  (4th  Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777;  service,  6 
days ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

ABERCROMBIE,  JOHN.  Private,  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under 
Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  at  Prospect  Hill,  July  16,  1775. 

ABERCROMBIK,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  "Wil- 
liams's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  15,  1776;  discharged  March  18,  1777;  service,  3  mos. 
14  days.  Roll  dated  Morristown. 


24  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


ABERCROMBY,  ISAAC,  Brookline.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mayo,  Jr.'s,  co.,  Col.  Eleazer 
Weld's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  9,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  29,  1776;  service,  20  days, 
at  Hull  and  Castle  Island. 

ABERCROMBY,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  May's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  23,  1778 ;  discharged  April  5,  1778 ;  service,  14  days ;  stationed  at  Rox- 
bury  lines. 

ABERCUMBY,  DAVID,  Pelham.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Wood- 
bridge's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service,  11  days. 

ABERDEEN,  WILLIAM.  Private,  schooner  "  Diligent,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Lam 
bert  ;  engaged  May  9,  1776 ;  discharged  June  24,  1776 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days. 

ABERXETHY,  .     [This  name  appears  under  the  form  of  Abenather.] 

ABETT,  BEXJAMIX,  Worthington  [probably].  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co., 
Maj.  Jonathan  Clapp's  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777; 
service,  1  mo.  8  days,  at  the  Westward,  under  Gen.  Schuyler. 

ABEY,  Jonx.  Private,  Capt.  William  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  17,  1777;  service,  13  days;  company  marched  on  an  alarm  from 
Gageborough  to  Manchester,  by  order  of  Gen.  Schuyler. 

ABICROMBEY,  JAMES,  Pelham.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles 
Woodbridge's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  and  from  Ticonderoga, 
in  1776. 

ABICRUMBE,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  29  days,  on  expedition 
to  Still  water  and  Saratoga. 

ABIJAH, ,  Springfield.    Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  1st 

co.,  1st  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  sworn  to  April  6,  1779;  enlistment  expires  July, 
1780;  joined  Capt.  Keep's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  reported  a  negro.  [Name 
appears  crossed  out  on  list.] 

ABLE,  CAIX.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt.; 
enlisted  June  13, 1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782, 
dated  York  Huts ;  reported  died  Feb.  12, 1782. 

ABLE,  Joiix.  Private,  Capt.  Leonard  Bleeker's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Goose  Yan 
Schaick's  (1st  New  York)  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. - 
April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  detailed  on  garrison  duty. 

ABLE,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  David  Holbrook's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ; 
enlisted  April  13,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781 ;  reported 
on  command  at  West  Point. 

ABLE,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  26,  1777;  service,  11  days,  on  expedition 
to  Stillwater  and  Saratoga. 

ABLE,  JOSHUA,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  29  days,  on  expedition 
to  Stillwater  and  Saratoga. 

ABOOT,  JOSIAH.  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt. ;  enlisted  July 
7,  1777;  discharged  Jan.  5,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  28  days. 

ABOOT,  SAMUEL,  Andover.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Mallon's  co.,  Essex  Co.  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  3,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  Castle 
Island,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Hancock. 

ABORX, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Aborns,  Ebarn.] 


IN   THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  25 


ABORX,  AARON,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Bancroft's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  177f> ;  service,  1  day ;  also,  Capt.  Gideon  Foster's  co.,  Col. 
John  Mansfield's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  4,  1775 ; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  11,  1775;  service,  2  mos. 
25  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ;  company  return  [proba 
bly  Oct.,  1775] . 

ABORN,  EBEXEZER,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Gideon  Foster's  co.,  Col.  John  Mansfield's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  July  22, 1775 ;  service,  9  days ;  also, 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Aug.  10,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
Baker's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also, 
Capt.  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  27,  1775. 

ABORX,  EBEXEZER,  Danvers.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Junius 
Brutus,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Leach,  dated  Salem,  June  15,  1780;  age,  23 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark. 

ABORX,  JAMES.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Bladder's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt. ; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  20,  1775. 

ABORX,  JAMES,  Marblehead.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.  of  ar 
tificers;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Jan. 
20,  1779. 

ABORX,  MOSES,  Lynn.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  1st  Essex 
Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  1(5,  1778;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  joined  Capt. 
Bancroft's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Bancroft's  co., 
Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  14, 
1777,  to  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  reported  died  Aug.  17,  1777. 

ABORXS,  AAIIOX.  Capt.  John  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  25, 1775. 

ABORXS,  AAIIOX,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Fran 
cis's  regt.;  service,  1  day;  marched  to  camp  and  home  again;  roll  sworn  to 
Nov.  29,  1776. 

AHORXS,  EBEXEZER.  Capt.  John  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Dec. 
25, 1775. 

ABOT,  AAIIOX.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Walker's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  10,  1777;  dis 
charged  Sept.  12,  1777  ;  service,  2  days,  in  taking  mast-ship  in  Sheepscot  River. 
Roll  dated  Pownalborough. 

AHOT,  Ei'HUAiM.  Private,  Capt.  Addison  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  1(5  days,  at 
Claverack ;  regiment  raised  from  Suffolk  and  Essex  counties  to  reinforce  army 
under  Gen.  Washington. 

ABOT,  ISAAC,  Foxborough.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  G  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

AKOT,  JOAB.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pettengill's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt  ;  pay 
abstract  for  March,  1776,  dated  New  York. 

AHOT,  NATHAX.  Capt.  Warner's  co.,  10th  Mass,  regt.;  enlisted  July  14,  1779;  dis 
charged  April  14,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ABOT,  NKHEMIAH,  Lincoln.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
S.  Farrar,  Jr/s,  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.,  dated  Sept.  8,  1777;  joined  Paymaster 
William  Harris's  co.,  Col.  Henley's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 


26  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ABOT,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Pope's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Feb.  9,  1781 ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Huts. 

ABOT,  SILAS.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joshua  Nason's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Stevens's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  4  mos.  3  days,  with  Northern 
army;  discharged  at  Queman's  Heights. 

ABOT,  SOLOMON,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Zaccheus  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  service  at  White  Plains,  Oct.  31,  1776. 

ABOT,  WILLIAM,  Comvay.  Private,  Capt.  John  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,1775;  enlisted  May  1, 1775;  service,  3  mos.  2  days. 

ABOTT,  AARON.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  AValker's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  10,  1777;  dis 
charged  Sept.  12,  1777;  service,  2  days,  in  taking  mast-ship  in  Sheepscot  River. 
Roll  dated  Pownalborough. 

ABOTT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  July 
25, 1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  17  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also, 
muster  rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  28  and  Nov.  1,  1778;  also,  muster  roll 
dated  North  Kingston,  Nov.  6,  1778;  also,  muster  roll  dated  East  Greenwich, 
Jan. — , 1779. 

ABOTT,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Eaton's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Ticonderoga  to  Wells,  in  1776. 

ABOTT,  WILLIAM,  Woburn.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Johnson's  (1st)  co. ;  list  of  men 
dated  April  30,  1775. 

ABOUT,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Varnum's  regt.;  enlisted 
Jan.  2,  1776. 

ABRAHAM, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Abaaham,  Abrahams, 

Abrhams,  Abrames,  Abrams.] 

ABRAHAM, .    Private,  Capt.  Ambrose  Bean's  co.  of  Indians,  Col.  Jonathan  Eddy's 

regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  3,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1776;  service,  28  days,  on  expe 
dition  against  Fort  Cumberland,  N.  S. 

ABRAHAM,  ALEXANDER,  Woburn.  Matross,  Capt.  Chadwick's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Charlestown,  Sept.  30,  1775 ;  enlisted 
July  11,  1775;  age,  40  yrs. ;  occupation,  cordwainer. 

ABRAHAM,  JOHN.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.;  service  with  de 
tachment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes,  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks  in 
guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  by  order  of  Council 
of  May  12,  1777. 

ABRAHAM,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Lieut.  Thomas  Holland's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  23,  1778 ; 
discharged  May  1,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  9  days;  company  drafted  to  do  dutv  as 
guards  on  prison  ship  "Kingston  "  in  Boston  harbor,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath. 

ABRAHAM,  WILLIAM.  Boy,  brig  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen  Hallet ; 
enlisted  July  20,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  18,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  29  days. 

ABRAHAM,  WOODWARD.  Capt.  Thomas  Barnes's  co.,  4th  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages  for 
Dec.,  1776. 

ABRAHAM,  WOODWARD.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Fisk;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Feb.  22,  1777,  to  Oct.  16,  1777. 

ABRAHAMS,  ANDREW,  Groton.  Private,  Capt.  John  McKinstry's  co.,  Col.  John  Pater- 
sori's  (26th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Oct.  26,  1775. 


IN   THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  27 


ABRAHAMS,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt. ;  service  with 
detachment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes,  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks 
in  guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  by  order  of 
Council  of  May  12,  1777. 

ABRAHAMS,  JOHN.  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (8th)  regt.;  statement  of  Continental  bal 
ances  certified  April  10,  1786 ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ABRAHAMS,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Stutson's  co.,  Maj.  Edward  Proctor's  regt. 
of  guards;  enlisted  Dec.  10,  1777;  discharged  March  1,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  22 
days,  at  Boston,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath. 

ABRAHAMS,  THOMAS,  Boston.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 
1780;  enlisted  Jan.  31,  1781. 

ABRAHAMS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Elias  Parkman's  detachment  of  guards ;  enlisted 
July  2,  1778;  discharged  July  17,  1778;  service,  15  days,  lloll  dated  Boston. 

ABRAHAMS,  WOODWARD.  Sergeant;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  at 
Prospect  Hill,  July  16,  177"),  under  Col.  L.  Baldwin. 

ABRAHAMS,  WOODWARD,  Salem.  Capt.  Thomas  Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  (later 
Hutchinson's)  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775; 
also,  Corporal;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  service, 
2  mos.  26  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  5,  1775 ;  also,  Capt. 
Barnes's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Sept.  to 
Nov.,  1776,  dated  North  Castle ;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1776. 

ABRAHAMS,  WOODWARD.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Fisk  ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  22,  1777,  to  July  31,  1777,  dated  Salem; 
also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  31,  1777,  to  Oct.  16,  1777,  dated  Boston  ;  also, 
list  of  prisoners  delivered  to  Col.  Gabriel  Johonnot  by  Charles  Waller,  Commis 
sary  of  Prisoners,  at  Rhode  Island,  March  17,  1778. 

ABRAMES,  ANDREW,  Sharon,  Conn.  Private,  Capt.  John  McKinstry's  co.,  Col.  Pater- 
son's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  9,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 

ABRAMS,  JOHN.    Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.  of  guards ; 

enlisted  April  1,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  3  days,  at  Cambridge  ;  enlistment,  3  months. 
ABRAMS,   JOHN,   Westford.     Private,  Capt.   Moses   Barns's   co.,  Lieut.  Col.    Samuel 

Pierce's  regt.;  enlisted  May  17,  1779;  discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  14 

days  ;  enlistment,  2  months. 

ABRAMS,  JOHN,  Westborough  (also  given  Westford) .  List  of  men  mustered  in  Worces 
ter  Co.,  Capt.  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt. ;  return  made  by  Thomas  New- 
hall,  Muster  Master;  mustered  July  21,  1779;  enlistment,  9  months;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co.  in  1779  to  serve  in  Continental 
Army;  Capt.  Read's  co.,  Col.  Read's  regt. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  com 
plexion,  darkj  also,  Capt.  Keith's  co. ;  enlisted  July  28,  1779;  discharged  Feb. 
28,  1780  ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ABIIAMS,  RALPH.  Matross,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stoddard's  (Artillery)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  8,  1777,  to  July  8,  1777,  2  months. 

ABRHAMS,  WOODWARD.  Capt.  Thomas  Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Winter 
Hill,  Oct.  27,  1775. 

ABRO,  BF.NJAH.  Collier  and  woodcutter;  return  of  men  in  Quartermaster  General's 
department  at  Fishkill,  Oct.  U,  1781 ;  drafted  from  9th  regt. 

ABRO,  JABEZ,  Pittsfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
Dec.  2,  1780;  Capt.  Strong's  co.,  Col.  Rossiter's  regt.;  age,  36  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft. 
7  in.;  complexion,  black;  hair,  black;  occupation,  laborer;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  during  1781-82;  reported 
unfit  for  service;  age,  38  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  disability,  deafness,  old  age, 
etc. ;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  belonged  to  2d  regt. 


28  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ABT,  HEINRICH.  Corporal,  Col.  Armand's  Legion ;  list  of  men  dated  July,  1778  (Inde 
pendent  co.  taken  into  Continental  service  by  resolve  of  June  25,  1778) . 

ABTHORT,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch 
Hallett's  (Barnstable  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  25,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31, 
1780;  service,  2  mos.  11  days;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ABTROM,  JOHN.  Sergeant  of  marines,  sloop  "Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  H. 
Hacker ;  list  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  "  Hellish  "  and  "  Active  "  [no  date] . 

ACANS,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (Worces 
ter  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  19,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
12  days,  at  Claverack  ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ACCOUNT,  JESSE  (alias  Abner  Count).  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  statement  of  Continental 
balances,  certified  April  18,  1780. 

ACCRE,  ANDREW,  Schoharie,  N.  Y.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibbell's  co.,  Col.  Pater- 
son's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  24,  1775;  service,  2 
mos.  13  days. 

ACCRO,  ISRAEL.  Capt.  Day's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  died  of  small 
pox  March  8,  1782,  at  West  Point. 

ACCROW, .     [This  name  also  appears  tinder  the  form  of  Acrow,  Ackro.] 

ACCROW,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  George  Dunham's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  14,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
credited  to  town  of  Plymouth ;  reported  a  negro. 

ACCRS,  JOHN,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  3d  Plymouth 
Co.  regt.,  dated  Nov.  7,  1777;  enlisted  for  town  of  Bridgewater;  joined  Capt. 
Brown's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ACHENS,  RICHARD.  Capt.  Edward  Fettyplace's  co.  of  coast  guards;  list  of  men 
appearing  on  a  memorandum  of  beef  delivered  Feb.  18,  1777. 

ACHESON,  THOMAS.  Capt.  "William  Todd's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt.;  list  of  men  who 
received  bounty  for  8  months  service  from  April  30,  1777,  to  Dec.  30,  1777;  also, 
list  of  men  dated  Boston,  Jan.  12,  1778. 

ACHMAN,  WILLIAM,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Keith's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  19,  1777,  to  [year  not 
given]  ;  reported  transferred  to  the  ship  "Providence." 

ACHOR,  JACOB,  Tyringham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Berkshire  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  3,  1778; 
age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. ;  Capt.  Lankton's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt. 

ACKELSON,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
regt.;  enlisted  March  22,  1779;  discharged  April  12,  1779;  service,  22  days,  at 
Howland's  Ferry. 

ACKER,  AKERT.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Tiebout's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported 
deserted  March  1,  1781. 

ACKER,  CONRAD.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Tiebout's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  AVest  Point;  reported 
on  command  at  block-house. 

ACKER,  FRANCIS,  West  Springfield.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Jacob  Day  for 
the  town  of  West  Springfield  to  serve  in  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years, 
dated  April  2,  1781. 

ACKERMAN,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  co.  of  invalids,  Col.  Lewis 
Nicola's  regt. ;  payroll  for  Oct.,  1779 ;  stationed  at  Boston  ;  reported  on  furlough. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  29 


ACKLEAY,  JOHN.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778. 
[Name  appears  crossed  out  on  the  list.] 

ACKLEY, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Ackleay,  Ackly,  Akley, 

Akeley,  Akely.] 

ACKLEY,  BENAIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Sevey's  co.,  Col.  Foster's  (Lincoln  Co.) 
regt.;  discharged  July  16,  1777;  service,  23  days,  at  Machias,  when  ship  "Am 
buscade"  lay  in  the  harbor. 

ACKLEY,  BEZALEEL.  Matross,  Capt.  John  Doughty's  co.,  Col.  John  Lamb's  (2d 
Artillery)  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  muster  roll  for  Feb.  and  March,  1781, 
dated  West  Point. 

.ACKLEY,  JOHN,  Machias.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  West's  co. ;  enlisted  May  18,  1777;  dis 
charged  July  22, 1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  4  days,  on  expedition  against  St.  Johns,  N.  S. 

ACKLEY,  JOHN,  Nova  Scotia.  Certificate  dated  May  11,  1778,  certifying  enlistment  of 
said  Ackley  for  town  of  Dorchester  for  term  of  8  months  from  time  of  arrival  at 
Fishkill;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Simmer's  co.,  Col.  Gill's 
regt. ;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark  ;  occupation,  truckman  ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
John  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.;  enlisted  June  10,  1778;  discharged 
Jan.  29,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  1  day,  at  North  River,  N.  Y. ;  pay  rolls  for  June- 
Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  dated  King's 
Ferry. 

ACKLEY,  JOHN,  Springfield  (also  given  Longmeadow).  Private,  Lieut.  David  Burt's 
and  Lieut.  Jonathan  Male's  co.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to  Brookfield;  service,  3  days;  also,  return  of  men 
enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  3d  co.,  1st  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  sworn  to 
April  6,  1779;  joined  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.,  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt.;  enlist 
ment  to  expire  Jan.,  1780  ;  also,  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Jan.  12,  1778 ;  also, 
Drum  Major,  1st  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  (late  Alden's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  William 
Hudson  Ballard's  co. ;  return  for  April,  1779,  dated  Cherry  Valley ;  also,  Capt. 
White's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  1,  1780. 

ACKLEY,  JOHN.  Frigate  "Hague,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Manley;  receipt  for 
wages  to  May  10,  1783. 

ACKLEY,  THOMAS,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Guild's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  (36th) 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  9,  1775. 

ACKLIN,  FRANCIS.  Private,  Capt.  John  IT.  Wendell's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781, 
dated  West  Point. 

ACKLY,  BENAIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Sevey's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  23, 1777 ;  discharged  July  16,  1777 ;  service,  23  days ;  ordered  out 
for  defence  of  Machias  and  adjacent  rivers. 

ACKLY,  BEZALEEL.  Matross,  Capt.  John  Doughty's  co.,  Col.  John  Lamb's  (2d  Artillery) 
regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point; 
reported  on  furlough  in  New  Jersey. 

ACKMAN,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  James  Webb's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Nov.  26,  1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  muster  roll  for  July  and  Aug.,  1778, 
dated  Camp  at  Rhode  Island. 

ACKRO,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  (1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb's 
(5th)  regt. ;  joined  from  Capt.  Benson's  co. ;  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1782,  and  Jan. 
and  Feb.,  1783;  reported  succeeded  by  Jonathan  Willis. 


30  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


ACKKY,  THOMAS.  Marine,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams  ; 
enlisted  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  discharged  July  2,  1781 ;  service,  7  mos. 

ACOCK,  WILLIAM,  Charlemont.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Class  No.  1  of  town 
of  Charlemont  to  serve  in  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  April 
22,  1782. 

ACORX,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  M.  Ulmer's  co.,  Col.  McCobb's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  8,  1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  16  days,  on  expedition 
to  Penobscot. 

ACORN,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  M.  Ulmer's  co.,  Col.  McCobb's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  8,  1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  16  days,  on  expedition 
to  Penobscot. 

ACORX,  MICHAEL.  Seaman,  list  of  prisoners  sent  to  Boston  in  the  cartel  sno\v  "  Swift " 
from  Halifax,  Sept.  30,  1778. 

ACORX,  MICHAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  M.  Ulmer's  co.,  Col.  McCobb's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  16  days,  on  expedition 
to  Penobscot. 

A'Couxx, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Account.] 

A'Corxx,  JESSE.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Warren's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Feb.  and  March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported 
on  command  at  Verplanck's  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West 
Point ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  May  and  June,  1781,  dated  West  Point ;  reported  on 
command  at  Verplanck's  Point;  also,  Capt.  William  Mills's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  muster  rolls  for  July,  Aug.  and 
Sept.,  1781;  reported  on  command  at  Verplanck's  Point;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Oct.,  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1781,  dated  York  Huts. 

ACRE,  AXDREAV.  Capt.  Charles  Dibble's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  (26th)  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Oct. 
26,  1775. 

ACRES, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Accre,  Acre,  Accrs,  Achor, 

Acker,  Akers,  Akor,  Akiss,  Aeors,  Aires.] 

ACRES,  GEORGE,  Plantation  No.  o  [Cummington] .  Corporal,  Capt.  William  AVard's 
co.,  (late)  Col.  Ezra  May's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  dis 
charged  Aug.  22,  1777  ;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

ACRES,  GEORGE,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Nathan  Alden's  (9th)  co.,  Col.  Mitchell's  regt.,  dated  Feb.  20,  1778;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Bridgewater ;  joined  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  [?]  regt.;  enlist 
ment,  3  years  or  during  war;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Joshua  Brown's  co.,  Col. 
Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March 
11,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  promoted  to  Sergeant  Oct.  1,  1779;  also,  pay  abstract 
for  Feb.,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  Sergeant;  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  also,  Capt.  Michael  G.  Houdins's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war. 
[See  John  Acres.] 

ACRES,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  9,  1776;  discharged 
Dec.  21,  1776;  service,  12  days,  at  Noddle's  Island. 

ACRES,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  David  Bell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symmes's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  Feb.  12,  1778 ;  discharged  May  12, 1778 ;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Boston,  under 
Maj.  Gen.  Heath. 


IN   THE  WAR   OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  31 

ACHES,  JOHX.    Private,  Capt.  Roger  Libby's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  1, 1779;  discharged  Oct. 

23,  1779;  service,  23  days,  at  the  Eastward  under  command  of  Nathaniel  Jordan, 
Esq. ;  company  detached  from  Cumberland  Co.  militia. 

ACRES,  JOHN.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Bird's  co.,  Col.  Webb's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
17,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  24  days  ;  enlistment,  3  months  ; 
regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Middlesex  counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ACRES,  JOHN,  Boston.  Sergeant,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men,  dated  West  Point, 
Jan.  10,  1781 ;  Capt.  Iloudins's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  (f>th)  regt. ;  age,  34  yrs.  11  mos. ; 
stature,  f>  ft.  7-i  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  gray;  enlisted  Dec. 

24,  1779,  by  Capt.  Brown;  enlistment,  during  war;  joined  from  lf>th  regt.     [See 
George  Acres.] 

ACRES,  THOMAS,  Boston.  Capt.  Edward  Crafts's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery) 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  177'">;  alao,  Matross, 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  13,  177') ;  service,  11  weeks  3  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  French  lines,  Oct.  12,  177-") ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  G,  1775. 

ACRES,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.; 
enlisted  March  11,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  muster  roll  dated  Van  Schaick's 
Island,  Sept.  1,  1777;  reported  on  command  at  Charlestown. 

ACROAV,  SILAS,  Plymouth.  Capt.  George  Dunham's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.;  list 
of  men  mustered  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master;  age,  24  yrs.;  enlistment, 
3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Judah  Alden's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  14,  1780;  reported  a 
negro. 

ACROW,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  llufus  Putnam's  (T>th)  regt.; 
enlisted  Feb.  19,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated 
West  Point. 

ADAIR, .     [This  name  appears  under  the  form  of  Addair.] 

ADAM, ,  Brookline.     Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.,  Col.  William  Heath's  regt., 

which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service,  23  days   [given  on  roll  as 
Squire  Gardner's  "  Adam,"  probably  a  servant]. 

ADAM,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  William,  Clark's  co.;  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  9,  1777  ;  service,  22  days  ;  marched  on  an  alarm  from  Gageborough 
to  Manchester  by  order  of  Gen.  Schuyler. 

ADAM,  EDWARD,  Taunton.  Payroll  for  G  months  men,  raised  by  the  town  of  Taunton 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  10,  1780;  dis 
charged  Jan.  8,  1781 ;  service,  G  mos.  8  days. 

ADAM,  JACK,  Roxbury.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Class  No.  5  of  town  of  Rox- 
bury  to  serve  in  Continental  Army  for  term  of  3  years,  dated  April  12,  1782. 

ADAM,  JOHN,  Taunton.  Matross,  Capt.  Samuel  Fales's  co.,  Col.  G.  Williams's  regt., 
Gen.  Godfrey's  brig.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1770;  discharged  Jan.  2,  1777;  service,  2-"> 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Slade's  Ferry  in  Swanxey. 

ADAM,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Thomas's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.; 
enlisted  Dec.  23.  1770;  pay  roll  for  rations  to  Feb.  0,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  10  days; 
marched  from  Boston  to  Bennington. 

ADAM,  JOSHUA,  Egremont.  Corporal,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army; 
Capt.  Carr's  co.,  8th  regt. ;  enlisted  Nov.,  1779;  enlistment,  during  war. 

ADAM,  JOSH r A,  Falmouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  20,  1778;  joined  Capt. 
Ballard's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 


32  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ADAM,  PETER,  Taunton  (also  given  Raynham).  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co.,  Col. 
George  Williams's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777 ;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  2  days;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
enlisted  men  mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master,  dated  May  16,  1778 ; 
Capt.  Nathaniel  Snow's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt.;  age,  29  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  black;  hair,  black;  eyes,  black;  enlistment, 
9  months,  from  time  of  arrival  at  Fishkill ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men, 
raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  age,  36  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  com 
plexion,  black;  occupation,  laborer;  enlistment,  3  years;  marched  to  Springfield 
to  join  regiment. 

ADAM,  PHIXEAS,  New  Ipswich.  Private,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Ezra 
Town's  co.,  Col.  James  Read's  regt. ;  birthplace,  Dnnstable ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  fair;  eyes,  light;  occupation,  carpenter;  enlisted  April 
23,  1775;  mustered  July  11,  1775. 

ADAM,  SABIN,  Long  Island.  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's 
regt. ;  muster  return  [year  not  given]  ;  reported  deceased. 

ADAM,  SAIXT,  Vineyard.  List  of  men  mustered  to  serve  in  Capt.  Eddy's  co.,  Col. 
Bradford's  regt.,  dated  Boston,  June  8,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  return  of 
men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army,  dated  Feb.  24,  1778 ;  enlisted  for  town 
of  Uxbridge;  joined  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  enlist 
ment,  during  war ;  also,  Private,  3d  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  1,  1777,  to  Nov.  1,  1778;  reported  deceased. 

ADAM,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  20,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1780 ;  service,  3  days ;  marched  on  an 
alarm  from  Windsor  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

ADAM,  SMITH.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Jan.  19,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  3,  1778;  service,  15  days,  at 
Cambridge. 

ADAMES,  ABIJAH,  Warwick.  Capt.  Dexter's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ADAMES,  ANDREW.  List  of  men  who  received  fire-arms  from  Capt.  Benjamin  Lamont, 
dated  Cox's  Head,  Aug.  14,  1781. 

ADAMES,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt. ;  list  of  men 
in  service  in  1775. 

ADAMES,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Varnum's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Jan.  5,  1776. 

ADAMES,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Butterfield's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  dis 
charged  March  16,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  15  days. 

ADAMES,  EBENEZER  THOMAS,  Cambridge.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Dana's  co.,  Col. 
Mclntosh's  regt.;  enlisted  March  20,  1776;  discharged  April  5,  1776;  service, 
17  days,  at  the  lines  in  Boston. 

ADAMES,  JOHN,  Sanford.  Private,  Capt.  Morgan  Lewis's  co.,  which  marched  April  21, 
1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

ADAMES,  JOHN,  New  Braintree.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Granger's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Jonathan  Warner's  regt. ;  enlisted  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  weeks  1  day. 

ADAMES,  JOSEPH,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  (Volunteer)  co.,  3d  Essex 
Co.  regt.,  commanded  by  Maj.  Smith ;  enlisted  Sept.  30,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  7, 
1777,  at  Cambridge ;  service,  1  mo.  10  days ;  company  marched  Oct.  2,  1777,  to 
reinforce  Gen.  Gates  at  the  Northward. 

ADAMES,  MOSES.  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  23,  1775. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  33 

ADAMES,  NATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Ralph  Earll's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Reyes's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  10, 1778 ;  discharged  Aug.  10, 1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  lloll  dated  Camp 
Providence. 

ADAMES,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  31,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Petersham. 

AUAMES,  NATHAN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Livermore's  co. ;  enlisted  July  8,  1779; 
discharged  Oct.  4,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  27  days,  with  guards  at  Rutland.  Roll 
dated  Spencer. 

ADAMES,  NATHAN,  Andover.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  22  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  1,  1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  2,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Phineas  Parker. 

ADAMES,  NATHANIEL,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  (Volunteer)  co.,  3d 
Essex  Co.  regt.,  commanded  by  Maj.  Smith;  enlisted  Sept.  30,  1777;  discharged 
Nov.  7, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  10  days ;  company  marched  Oct.  2,  1777,  to  reinforce 
Gen.  Gates  at  the  Northward. 

ADAMES,  OLIVER.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Butterfield's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  10,  1776; 
discharged  March  16,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  15  days. 

ADAMES,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  George  Minott's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777 ;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  24  days. 

ADAMES,  SAMUEL,  Windsor.  Private,  Capt.  Hezekiah  Green's  co.,  Col.  Barns's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  13,  1781 ;  service,  11  days ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  Saratoga. 

ADAMES,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Butterfield's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776; 
discharged  March  16,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  15  days. 

ADAMES,  THOMAS,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  (Volunteer)  co.,  3d 
Essex  Co.  regt.,  commanded  by  Maj.  Smith;  enlisted  Sept.  30,  1777;  discharged 
Nov.  7, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  10  days ;  company  inarched  Oct.  2,  1777,  to  reinforce 
Gen.  Gates  at  the  Northward. 

ADAMOS,  JOSHUA,  Egremont.  Capt.  Ingersoll's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ADAMS,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Aadams,  Adam,  Adames, 

Adamos,  Ademes,  Adems,  Admas,  Adomes,  Adorns,  Addams,  Addms,  Addoms, 
Addums.] 

ADAMS, .     Recommendation   dated   Braintree,  May  13,  1775,  given  by  Abigail 

Adams,  that  said  Adams  having  served  creditably  as  Captain  he  be  appointed 
Major. 

ADAMS, .  Ensign,  list  of  men  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book,  dated  Head 
quarters,  Ticonderoga,  Sept.  21,  1776;  served  in  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  pro 
moted  1st  Lieutenant  vice  Lieut.  French  advanced. 

ADAMS, ,  Harpswell.    Private,  Capt.  George  White's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's 

regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  3,  1777 ;  roll  for  rations  made  up  to  May  5,  1777,  121  days. 

ADAMS, ,  Medfield.    List  of  men  drafted  to  reinforce  Continental  Army,  agreeable 

to  a  warrant  issued  May  8,  1777,  by  Lieut.  Baxter;  reported  paid  money  in  lieu 
of  service. 

ADAMS, .    Private,  Capt.  Zenas  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 

regt.;  enlisted  July  21, 1777;  discharged  Aug.  15, 1777;  service,  26  days ;  marched 
to  Fort  Edward,  N.  Y. 


34  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ADAMS, .    2d  Lieutenant,  brigantine  "  Satisfaction,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Nathaniel 

Thayer;  petition  dated  Boston,  April  1,  1778. 

ADAMS,  .  Doctor,  Lieut.  Col.  Sprout's  (2d)  regt. ;  return  of  officers  dated  Phila 
delphia,  July  19,  1783;  reported  belonging  to  the  4th  regt.,  but  serving  with  the 
2d  regt. 

ADAMS, .    Lieutenant,  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.  [year  not  given]. 

ADAMS, ,  East  Hoosuck.    List  of  men  signed  by  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin  [year  not 

given]  ;  reported  also  called  William  Foy. 

ADAMS,  AARON,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sibley's  co.,  which  marched  April  21, 
177r>,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Braintree ;  service,  7  days ; 
a/so,  Corporal,  Capt.  Abraham  Batcheller's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.; 
service,  43  days ;  marched  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.,  1776 ;  also, 
Sergeant,  Capt.  March  Chase's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  (Worcester  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  26, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  26, 1777 ;  service,  30  days ;  marched 
to  Saratoga  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

ADAMS,  AARON.  Capt.  Oilman's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt.;  return  of  men  in  ser 
vice,  Nov.  9,  1776,  dated  North  Castle ;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Oct.,  Nov.  and 
Dec.,  1776;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  Jan.,  1777,  dated  Springfield. 

ADAMS,  AARON.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Goodrich's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Miles  Powell's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn. 

ADAMS,  AARON.  Private,  Capt.  William  Foord's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  21,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days. 

ADAMS,  ABEL.  Private,  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin,  at  Prospect  Hill,  July  16,  1775. 

ADAMS,  ABEL,  Lincoln.  Capt.  William  Smith's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt.;  receipt 
for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  10, 1775 ;  also,  Private ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Sept.  30, 1775;  also,  Capt.  John  Hartwell's  co.,  Col.  EleazerBrooks's 
regt. ;  service,  5  da}rs ;  called  out  March  4,  1776,  to  fortify  Dorchester  Heights ; 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Farrar,  Jr.'s,  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  list  of  men  drafted  or 
enlisted,  dated  Aug.  14,  1777. 

ADAMS,  ABEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  George  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  25  days,  in 
Northern  department. 

ADAMS,  ABKL.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Fletcher's  (1st)  co.,  7th  Middlesex  Co. 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  July  6,  1780 ;  also,  Lieu 
tenant,  Capt.  Asa  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Turner's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1781;  dis 
charged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  ABEL,  Brookline.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  20  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  17,  1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  17,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Abner  Howard;  also, 
pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Brookline  for  service  in  the  Con 
tinental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  June  8,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1780 ;  ser 
vice,  6  mos.  11  days. 

ADAMS,  ABIJAH,  Warwick.  Capt.  Ichabod  Dexter's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  20,  1775 ;  also,  Private ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days; 
also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Petty's  co.,  Hamp 
shire  Co.  regt.,  dated  April,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  35 

ADAMS,  ABIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service, 
1  mo.  7  days ;  company  raised  for  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island ;  roll  sworn 
to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  Dec.  4,  1777. 

ADAMS,  ABIJAH,  Taunton.  Col.  Angell's  regt. ;  certificate  of  enlistment  given  by  Maj. 
James  Williams,  Jr.,  3d  Bristol  Co.  regt.,  dated  Taunton,  March  1,  1779;  also, 
certificate  of  service  dated  Taunton,  April  6,  1779,  given  by  Col.  Angell ;  joined 
prior  to  Aug.  15,  1777. 

ADAMS,  ABIJAH.  Matross,  certificate  dated  Boston,  March  23,  1787,  given  by  Joshua 
Wetherbee,  certifying  service  in  an  artillery  company  under  Gen.  Lincoln. 

ADAMS,  ABNER,  Townsend.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Douglass's  co.,  Col.  James  Pres- 
cott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also, 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Job  Shattuck's  co  ,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for 
mileage,  etc.,  from  Saratoga,  dated  Jan.  26,  1777;  also,  Private  (formerly  Ser 
geant  in  town  militia),  Capt.  James  Hosley's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  9,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  15  days;  com 
pany  of  volunteers  raised  from  Townsend,  Pepperell  and  Ashby  to  reinforce 
Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

ADAMS,  ABNER.  Private,  Lieut.  Noah  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  18,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  21,  1777 ;  service,  4  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  New  Providence ;  also,  list  of  men  credited  with  8  months  1  week 
service. 

ADAMS,  ABNER.  Private,  Capt.  William  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  13,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1780 ;  service,  6  days ;  marched  from 
Windsor  to  Shaftsbury,  Vt.,  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

ADAMS,  ABNER.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Peirce's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men 
dated  March,  1783. 

ADAMS,  ABRAHAM,  Newbury.  Drummer,  Lieut.  John  Bricket's  co.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service, 
4  days. 

ADAMS,  ABRAHAM,  Brookfield.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Asa  Danforth's  (Volunteer)  co.,  Col. 
Converse's  regt. ;  service,  22  days ;  company  marched  Sept.  23,  1777,  to  join  Gen. 
Gates's  army;  also,  list  of  men  who  served  to  the  credit  of  the  3d  precinct  of 
Brookfield,  dated  June  30,  1778 ;  credited  with  2£  months  service. 

ADAMS,  ABRAHAM,  Jr.,  Brookfield.  List  of  men  who  served  to  the  credit  of  the  3d 
precinct  of  Brookfield,  dated  June  30,  1778;  credited  with  11£  months  service. 

ADAMS,  ADAM,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  Nicholas  Blasdell's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Albany  to  Haverhill,  in  1776. 

ADAMS,  ADAM,  Harpswell.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Nehemiah  Curtis's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  (2d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt., 
dated  Dec.  15,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  enlistment,  3 
years;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  (late  Alden's)  regt.; 
muster  return  dated  Jan.  12,  1778;  reported  left  sick  in  Boston  ;  also.  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  April  1,  1778;  reported 
deserted. 

ADAMS,  ALEXANDER,  Virginia.  Seaman,  brig  "Stark,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Ezra 
Ober ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June  14,  1780 ;  age,  23  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light. 

ADAMS,  ALLEN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barnes's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  28,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  7, 1781 ;  service,  10  days ;  inarched 
on  an  alarm  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 


36  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ADAMS,  AMBROSE,  Marblehead.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Griffin ;  "  list  of  crew  sworn  to 
by  Gideon  Henfield,  Commander,  May  23,  1780;  also,  sloop  "Morning  Star," 
commanded  by  Capt.  John  Ravill;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated 
Oct.  17,  1780 ;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light. 

ADAMS,  AMOS,  Roxbury.  •  Chaplain,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Rox- 
bury,  Oct.  7,  1775;  reported  died  Oct.  4,  1775. 

ADAMS,  AMOS,  Groton.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Farwell's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  10  days. 

ADAMS,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  James  Perry's  co.,  16th  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776; 
reported  deserted  Feb.  21,  1776  (this  entry  illegible,  possibly  "deceased"). 

ADAMS,  AMOS.  Matross,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stoddard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artil 
lery)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  8,  1777,  to  July  8,  1777,  2  months. 

ADAMS,  AMOS.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Richardson's  (Artillery)  co.,  4th  Worces 
ter  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  June  11,  1778. 

ADAMS,  AMOS,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  John  Woolcott's  co.  of  rangers,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Brookfield  and  Spencer;  service, 
12  days ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Asa  Danforth's  (Volunteer)  co.,  Col.  Converse's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  23,  1777 ;  service,  22  days ;  company  marched  to  join  Gen. 
Gates's  army;  also,  list  of  men  who  served  to  the  credit  of  the  3d  precinct  of 
Brookfield,  dated  June  30,  1778 ;  credited  with  16  months  service. 

ADAMS,  AMOS.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lakin's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light  Infan 
try)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  13,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1779;  service,  2  rnos.  8 
days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  AMOS.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.Williams; 
enlisted  Nov.  27,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  8  mos.  20  days;  also, 
Acting  Midshipman;  enlisted  Oct.  31,  1780;  discharged  Sept.  18,  1781;  service, 
10  mos.  18  days. 

ADAMS,  AMOS,  Lincoln.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co. ;  age,  30 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  dark ;  eyes,  dark ;  occupation, 
farmer;  enlisted  Feb.  15,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ADAMS,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt. ;  enlisted  March 
6,  1781;  discharged  March  15,  1781,  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Lincoln;  service,  10 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  raised  for  40  days  service  in  Rhode 
Island. 

ADAMS,  AMOS.  List  of  men  hired  by  selectmen  of  Hingham  to  serve  in  Continental 
Army  for  term  of  3  years,  dated  Jan.  14,  1782. 

ADAMS,  ANDERSON.  Carpenter,  ship  "  General  Putnam,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel 
Waters;  enlisted  July  9,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  28  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

ADAMS,  ANDREW,  Grafton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Luke  Drury's  co.,  Gen.  Ward's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  2  days. 

ADAMS,  ANDREW.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Batcheller's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt. ;  service,  41  days ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  Providence,  R.  I. 

ADAMS,  ANDREW.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Warren's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1777;  service,  5  days;  marched  on 
an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

ADAMS,  ANDREW.  Private,  Capt.  David  Batchellor's  co.,  Col.  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  6,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  37 


ADAMS,  ANDREW.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  McCobb's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  1,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  5  mos.,  near  Penobscot  River. 

ADAMS,  ANSEL.  Private,  Capt.  Matthias  Tobey's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Aug.  22,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  14, 1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  27  days, 
at  Winter  Hill. 

ADAMS,  ANSEL.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
6,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  16,  1779;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth,  by 
order  of  Brig.  Otis. 

ADAMS,  ANSEL,  Barnstable.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  18  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft. ;  complexion,  ruddy;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  22,  1780;  marched 
to  camp  July  22,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  AVilliam  Scott;  also,  list  of  men 
raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having 
passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Zebulon  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  6 
months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Barnstable  for  service  in  Continental  Army 
during  1780 ;  marched  July  14,  1780 ;  discharged  Jan.  22,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point. 

ADAMS,  ASA,  Sherborn.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Leland's  co.,  Col.  John  Bullard's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days. 

ADAMS,  ASA,  New  Ipswich.  Private,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Ezra 
Town's  co.,  Col.  James  Read's  regt. ;  birthplace,  Groton  ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  fair;  eyes,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  enlisted  April  23, 
1775;  mustered  July  11,  1775;  reported  sick  and  absent. 

ADAMS,  ASA.    List  of  men  who  received  wages  for  Oct.  [probably,  1775] . 

ADAMS,  ASA.  Petition  dated  Concord,  Sept.  30,  1777,  asking  for  addition  to  wages  for 
service  in  Capt.  Isaac  Wood's  co.  guarding  Continental  stores  at  Little  Cam 
bridge,  Concord,  Sudbury,  etc. ;  granted  Jan.  21,  1778. 

ADAMS,  ASA,  Medway.  Receipt  for  wages  for  service  on  Canadian  expedition,  dated 
July  24,  1776 ;  also,  Private,  list  of  men  who  went  to  Rhode  Island  for  27  days, 
dated  Aug.  15,  1778. 

ADAMS,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Newton's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt.;  enlisted 
April  1,  1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2  days,  with  guards  at 
Roxbury. 

ADAMS,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  April  1,  1778;  discharged  July  4,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  3  days, 
at  Cambridge  ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ADAMS,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  McNall's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Pierce's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  12,  1779;  discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  23  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ADAMS,  ASA.  Corporal,  Capt.  Amos  Perry's  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  30,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

ADAMS,  ASA,  Lincoln  (also  given  Concord).  Fifer,  Capt.  Edmund  Bemis's  co.,  Col. 
Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  1  day ;  also,  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  4, 
1775;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  certificate  of  service  in 
support  of  an  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  25, 
1775;  reported  served  until  Sept.  11,  1775;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men 
belonging  to  Suffolk  Co.,  returned  April  27,  1777,  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master ;  mustered  by  Lieut.  Iliwell ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion, 


38  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

ADAMS,  ASA,  continued. 

brown ;  occupation,  gentleman  soldier ;  joined  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  enlistment, 
during  war;  also,  Gunner,  Capt.  Benjamin  Frothingham's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  25,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Sept.,  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1777;  reported  on 
command  at  the  Park ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
1, 1780,  to  May  25, 1780 ;  reported  deserted  May  25, 1780  ;  also,  return  for  gratuity 
dated  Park  near  Morristown,  Jan.  28,  1780. 

ADAMS,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  (Suffolk  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  9,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days,  at 
AVest  Point ;  enlistment,  3  months  ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ADAMS,  ASA.  Private,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.  of  guards  serving  at  Boston;  pay 
rolls  for  service  from  Sept.  1,  1779,  to  Oct.  6,  1780,  13  mos.  6  days. 

ADAMS,  BARNABAS.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  April  26, 1777 ;  discharged  May  20, 1777 ;  service,  25  days ; 
marched  to  Saratoga,  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

ADAMS,  BEXJAMIX,  Lynn.  Drummer,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Bancroft's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

ADAMS,  BEXJAMIX,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cudworth's  co.,  Col.  Abijah 
Peirce's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days. 

ADAMS,  BEXJAMIX,  Newbury.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Brickett's  co.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service, 
4  days. 

ADAMS,  BEXJAMIX,  Rowley.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Spafford's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Ger- 
rish's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  3  days ;  reported  as  belonging  to  alarm  list. 

ADAMS,  BEXJAMIX,  Hopkinton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days. 

ADAMS,  BEXJAMIX,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  8,  1775;  service, 
23  days ;  also,  Corporal ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775  ;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill, 
Oct.  25,  1775. 

ADAMS,  BEXJAMIX,  Beverly.  Private,  Capt.  Larkin  Thorndike's  (1st)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord;  service,  2^  days;  also, 
Capt.  John  Low's  co.,  Col.  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775 ;  enlisted  May  12,  1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  25  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  21,  1775. 

ADAMS,  BEXJAMIX,  Liverpool.  Private,  Capt.  John  Low's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  30,  1775 ;  also,  company  return 
dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

ADAMS,  BEXJAMIX,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Danielson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Oct.  30,  1775. 

ADAMS,  BEXJAMIX,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  3  days ;  reported  as  belonging 
to  alarm  list;  also,  Capt.  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Thatcher's  regt.;  enlisted  March  4, 
1776 ;  discharged  March  9,  1776 ;  service,  5  days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  39 


ADAMS,  BENJAMIN,  Townsend.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Douglass's  co.,  Col.  James 
Prescott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177");  service,  4  days; 
also,  Private  (formerly  Corporal  in  local  militia),  Capt.  James  Hosley's  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Reed's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  9,  1777 ;  service, 
1  mo.  15  days ;  company  of  volunteers  raised  from  Townsend,  Pepperell  and 
Ashby  to  reinforce  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

ADAMS,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt. ;  service  with 
detachment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes,  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks  in 
guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  by  order  of  Coun 
cil  of  May  12,  1777. 

ADAMS,  BENJAMIN,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Danforth's  (Volunteer)  co.,  Col. 
Converse's  regt.;  service,  13  days;  marched  from  Brookfield  Sept.  23,  1777,  to 
join  Gen.  Gates's  army. 

ADAMS,  BENJAMIN,  Rowley.  Captain,  Col.  Jedediah  Huntington's  regt.;  return  of 
men  in  service  at  Roxbury,  Dec.  22,  1775;  also,  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia; 
commissioned  Feb.  3,  177(5;  also,  Col.  Johnson's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  18,  1777; 
discharged  Nov.  30,  1777  ;  service,  3  mos.  27  days,  in  Northern  department. 

ADAMS,  BENJAMIN,  Medway.  List  of  men  in  service  at  various  times  subsequent  to 
April  19,  1775,  dated  April  13,  1778. 

ADAMS,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Longley's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  10, 1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  31, 1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  23  days ;  company 
detached  to  guard  and  fortify  posts  in  and  about  Boston. 

ADAMS,  BENJAMIN.  Private,. Capt.  T.  Mellen's  co.,  Col.  A.  Perry's  regt. ;  enlisted  July 
28, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  10, 1780 ;  service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  BENJAMIN.  Seaman,  brig  "  Adventure,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Morris; 
descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Sept.  26,  1780 ;  age,  10  yrs. ;  com 
plexion,  light;  hair,  light. 

ADAMS,  BENJAMIN,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
ObadiahBeals's  co.,  dated  Cohasset,  Feb.  16, 1778;  enlisted  for  town  of  Cohasset; 
joined  Capt.  Browne's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  also, 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  22,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Lieut.  Thomas 
Lamb's  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  June,  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  Providence ;  also,  pay 
rolls  for  Sept.  and  Nov.,  1778,  and  March,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  also,  Capt. 
Thomas  Turner's  (9th)  co. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet ;  also, 
pay  roll  dated  Camp  at  Providence,  July  10,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Col. 
Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
May  22,  1780. 

ADAMS,  BENJAMIN,  Jr.,  Rowley.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Spafford's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Gerrish's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge  ;  ser 
vice,  6  days ;  returned  home  April  23,  1775. 

ADAMS,  BENONI,  Charlton.  Fifer,  Capt.  William  Campbell's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  12  days;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Camp  at  Roxbury,  Dec.  21,  1775. 

ADAMS,  BENONI.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Healey's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt.;  service,  43  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island,  Dec.,  1776.  Roll  dated 
Providence,  R.  I. 

ADAMS,  BENONI.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  26,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  17  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 


40  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ADAMS,  BLACK.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Hallet's 
(Barnstable  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  1,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service, 

2  mos.  4  days ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ADAMS,  BOSTON  JACK,  Roxbury.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  age,  22  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  negro;  hair,  wool;  occupation,  farmer;  enlisted 
April  12,  1782;  joined  Capt.  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

ADAMS,  BULKLEY,  "VVeston.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hartwell's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's 
regt. ;  enlisted  March  4,  1776 ;  discharged  March  9,  1776 ;  service,  5  days ;  called 
out  to  fortify  Dorchester  Heights;  also,  Capt.  Hartwell's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.; 
return  of  men  for  service  from  Dec.  1,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777;  reported  making 
cartridges  in  Boston;  also,  Capt.  Francis  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt., 
Gen.  Lovell's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Capt.  Lawson  Buck- 
minster's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged 
Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  John  Noyes's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  in  North 
ern  department. 

ADAMS,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  March  12,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service,  9  mos. 
10  days,  at  Winter  Hill. 

ADAMS,  CALEB,  Capt.  John  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
25,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  9  days,  guarding  and  fortify 
ing  posts  in  and  near  Boston. 

ADAMS,  CALEB.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  Feb.  3, 
1779;  discharged  May  2,  1779;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Boston,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

ADAMS,  CALEB,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men,  dated  July  22,  1780;  Capt. 
Wise's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Proctor's  (Boston)  regt.;  age,  23  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft. 
9  in.;  complexion,  light;  enlistment,  3  months;  marched  under  command  of 
Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows;  also,  Private,  Lieut.  William  Bird's  co.,  Col.  Thayer's 
(Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  19,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service, 

3  mos.  3  days,  at  West  Point;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ADAMS,  CHARLES,  Brookh'eld.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Harwood's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177'");  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  1  week;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  receipt  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Dec.  20,  1775. 

ADAMS,  CHARLES,  Concord.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co. ;  age, 
18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  mulatto  ;  hair,  black  ;  eyes,  black;  occu 
pation,  laborer;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ADAMS,  CHARLES.  Ship  "Aurora"  (privateer),  commanded  by  Capt.  David  Porter; 
descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Boston,  June  16,  1781 ;  age,  21  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft. 

ADAMS,  DANIEL,  Boxford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days. 

ADAMS,  DANIEL,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Gerrish's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  18  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  discharged  May  12, 
1775;  also,  Capt.  Silas  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt.;  service,  2  mos.;  roll 
dated  June  29,  1777. 


IN  THE   AVAR   OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  41 


ADAMS,  DANIEL,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.,  Maj.  Gen. 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  15£  days; 
also,  list  of  men  in  Capt.  Brigham's  co. ;  enlisted  May  3,  1775. 

ADAMS,  DANIEL,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co.,  Col.  J.  Brewer's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  13,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  14  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported  drafted  in  the 
train. 

ADAMS,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Hawes's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  H.  Parsons's 
(Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  men  on  an  enlistment  agreement,  dated  Camp  at 
Roxbury,  Feb.  24,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  5,  1775. 

ADAMS,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Reed's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  service  prior  to 
April,  1776. 

ADAMS,  DANIEL.  List  of  men  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book,  dated  Headquarters, 
Ticonderoga,  Oct.  16,  1776;  tried  by  general  court-martial,  Brig.  St.  Clair,  presi 
dent,  charged  with  mutiny,  found  not  guilty. 

ADAMS,  DANIEL,  Sanford.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Leighton's  co.,  Col.  James  Scam- 
mon's  (30th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  5  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Cambridge,  Oct.  28,  1775;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Moulton's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Titcomb's  regt. ;  service,  2  mos.  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  dated 
July  22, 1777 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  June  2,  1777,  to  July  18,  1777,  1  mo. 
17  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS.  DANIEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Bodwell's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  pay  rolls  for  service  between  April  2,  1778,  and  Dec.  16,  1778,  8  mos. 
4  days,  at  Winter  Hill  and  Cambridge. 

ADAMS,  DANIEL,  Townsend.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Daniel  Sherwin's  co.,  Col.  James  Pres- 
cott's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cam 
bridge;  service,  5  days;  discharged  April  23,  1775;  also,  Clerk,  Capt.  James 
Hosley's  (Volunteer)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777; 
discharged  Nov.  9, 1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days  ;  company  raised  from  Townsend, 
Pepperell  and  Ashby  to  reinforce  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

ADAMS,  DANIEL,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's 
regt. ;  discharged  June  27,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  at  Providence,  R.  I. 

ADAMS,  DANIEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
service,  104  days,  in  Jerseys ;  roll  dated  Aug.  12,  1777. 

ADAMS,  DANIEL,  Barre.  Capt.  Benjamin  Nye's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  25,  1777;  service,  10  days;  company 
marched  to  reinforce  army  at  Bennington,  under  command  of  Gen.  Stark ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Nye's  co.,  Maj.  Jonas  AVilder's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777;  dis 
charged  Oct.  18,  1777 ;  service,  29  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

ADAMS,  DANIEL.  Lieutenant,  list  of  prisoners  returned  by  Col.  Johonnot,  dated  Feb.  24, 
1778 ;  exchanged  for  British  prisoner,  Richard  Emmes,  mate  of  ship  "  Maesguin." 
[See  David  Adams.] 

ADAMS,  DANIEL,  Medway.  List  of  men  in  service  at  various  times  subsequent  to 
April  19,  1775,  dated  April  13,  1778. 

ADAMS,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  31,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  14,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Petersham. 

ADAMS,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  (Essex 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  5,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  18 
days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 


42  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXU   SAILORS 

ADAMS,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  7, 1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  31, 1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  27  days ;  company  detached 
to  fortify  a  post  at  Boston. 

ADAMS,  DANIEL.  Captain,  Council  warrant  dated  Jan.  22, 1779 ;  money  paid  on  account 
of  arms,  etc.,  lost  when  said  Adams  was  taken  by  the  enemy. 

ADAMS,  DANIEL,  Boston.  Ship  "  Junius  Brutus,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Leach; 
descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Salem,  June  15,  1780;  age,  32  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10.  in  ;  complexion,  dark. 

ADAMS,  DANIEL,  Jr.,  Barre.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Nye's  co.,  Maj.  Jonas  Wilder's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  26, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18, 1777 ;  service,  29  days ;  marched 
to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

ADAMS,  DANIEL.  1st  Lieutenant,  brigantine  "Independence,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Samson ;  list  of  officers  commissioned  Sept.  19,  1776 ;  reported  commission  altered 
Feb.  18,  1777,  to  allow  said  Adams  to  go  on  board  brigantine  "Freedom,"  com 
manded  by  Capt.  John  Clouston  ;  also,  brigantine  "  Independence ;  "  pav  rolls  for 
service  from  April  30, 1776,  to  Jan.  20, 1777,  8  mos.  20  days ;  crew  sent  under  com 
mand  of  Lieut.  Adams  to  convey  prize  brigantine  "Nancy  "  to  Plymouth;  rolls 
dated  Plymouth ;  also,  brigantine  "  Freedom ;"  enlisted  Aug.  4, 1777 ;  discharged 
April  21,  1778;  service,  8  mos.  17  days;  also,  pay  abstract  for  7  months  service 
prior  to  Nov.  30,  1778 ;  reported  detained  at  New  York ;  also,  petition  dated  Bos 
ton,  April  20,  1782,  asking  for  the  commission  of  said  Adams  as  commander  of 
the  sloop  "  Lively ;  "  approved  April  22,  1782 ;  also,  petition  dated  Nov.  18,  1782, 
asking  for  the  commission  of  said  Adams  to  command  schooner  [name  not  given] . 

ADAMS,  DARIUS,  Sandisfield.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  George  King's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  discharged  March  24, 
1777;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777;  muster  roll 
dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25,  1777 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental 
Army  from  Col.  Ashley's  regt. ;  joined  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Wigglesworth's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col. 
Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  June  6,  1777,  to  July  13,  1778;  reported  died  July  13,  1778;  also,  muster 
rolls  for  April  and  May,  1778,  dated  Valley  Forge ;  also,  muster  roll  for  June, 
1778,  dated  Camp  Greenwich. 

ADAMS,  DAVENPORT.  Private,  Capt.  Zenas  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Hopkins's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  15,  1776;  discharged  Aug.  1,  1776;  service,  17  days;  marched  on  an  alarm 
to  the  Highlands,  N.  Y. ;  also,  Capt.  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  8, 1777 ;  discharged  July  27, 1777 ;  service,  20  days ; 
marched  to  Fort  Fdward,  N.  Y. ;  also,  Lieut.  Eleazer  Taylor's  co.,  Col.  John 
Ashley's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777 ;  service,  4  daj*s ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  as  far  as  Pittsfield ;  also,  Capt.  John  Collar's 
co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1780;  service,  6  days;  marched  on  an 
alarm  to  the  Northward,  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

ADAMS,  DAVID,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

ADAMS,  DAVID,  Gilsum,  N.  II.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Stiles's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley 
Sargent's  (28th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  15,  1775; 
service,  2  mos.  22  days;  also,  company  retiirn  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  an 
account  of  clothing  lost  at  Lexington  and  Bunker  Hill,  dated  Camp  at  Cam 
bridge,  Dec.  1,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Dec.  20,  1775. 

ADAMS,  DAVID,  Northampton.  Drummer,  Capt.  Robert  Webster's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
8  days  ;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  8,  1775. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  43 

ADAMS,  DAVID.  Capt.  John  Ford's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages,  etc.,  dated  Ticonderoga, 
Aug.  28,  1776 ;  also,  receipt  dated  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  2,  1776. 

ADAMS,  DAVID,  Amherst.  Drummer,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles 
Woodbridge's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  and  from  Ticonderoga, 
in  1776. 

ADAMS,  DAVID,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  Joseph  Balch's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  May  8,  1777,  3  mos. 
7  days ;  reported  attended  in  hospital. 

ADAMS,  DAVID.  1st  Lieutenant,  brigantine  "  Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Clouston;  engaged  Jan.  20,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  4,  1777;  service,  6  mos. 
14  days;  also,  Mate,  brigantine  ''Freedom;"  list  of  prisoners  returned  in 
exchange  for  British  prisoners  sent  to  New  York  in  cartel  brig  "Favorite;" 
exchanged  for  Richard  Emmes.  [Also  given  Daniel  Adams.] 

ADAMS,  DAVID,  Newbury.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Silas  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt.; 
service,  2  mos. ;  roll  dated  June  29,  1777. 

ADAMS,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  J.  B.  Varnum's  co.,  Col.  Spaulding's  regt.;  abstract 
of  equipments  for  train  band  [year  not  given] . 

ADAMS,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s,  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Palmer's  regt. ; 
enlisted  March  4, 1776 ;  discharged  March  14,  1776 ;  service,  10  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Lothrop's 
regt.,  Brig.  Joseph  Cushing's  brigade;  service,  17  days  in  Dec.,  1776;  inarched 
on  an  alarm  to  Bristol,  R.  I.  Roll  dated  Kingston. 

ADAMS,  EBKNEZER.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  16, 1776 ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777 ; 
muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25,  1777 ;  reported  sick  in  camp. 

ADAMS,  EBENEZER,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  28, 1780 ;  discharged  July  31,  1780 ;  service,  5  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island,  under  Gen.  Heath;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.; 
also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1780,  to  Aug.  8,  1780,  10  days,  under  Gen. 
Heath;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted 
men  raised  agreeable  to  an  order  of  General  Court  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  Capt.  Will 
marth's  co.,  1st  regt.;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light; 
hair,  brown;  eyes,  blue;  occupation,  tailor;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ADAMS,  EBENK/KR.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Banister's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Feb.  9,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  muster  rolls  for  May  and  July, 
1781,  dated  Phillipsburg ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill ; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Continental  Village;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Oct.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts. 

ADAMS,  EDMUND.  Private,  Capt.  John  Moody's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days. 

ADAMS,  EDWARD,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service, 
1  mo.  18  days. 

ADAMS,  EDWARD.  Private,  Capt.  Jonas  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  9,  1775;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  22,  1775. 

ADAMS,  EDWARD,  Lincoln.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hartwell's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's 
regt.;  service,  5  days;  called  out  March  4,  1776,  to  fortify  Dorchester  Heights; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Hartwell's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  ser 
vice  from  Dec.  14,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 


44  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ADAMS,  EDWARD,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Vose's  co. ;  enlisted  April  13,  1776 •, 
discharged  April  26,  1776 ;  service,  12  days,  on  sea-coast  defence. 

ADAMS,  EDWARD,  Boston.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Thomas  Melville's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  May  19, 1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776 ; 
also,  Corporal;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  to  May  8,  1777. 

ADAMS,  EDWARD.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Farrar's  co.,  Col.  Reed's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  29, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  7, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  10  days  ;  company  drafted 
from  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  to  reinforce  army  at  the  Northward  under  Gen. 
Gates. 

ADAMS,  EDWARD.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army ;  mustered  March 
3,  1778,  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co. ;  joined  Capt. 
Holden's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

ADAMS,  EDWARD.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Bristol  Co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ; 
returned  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master,  July  7,  1778 ;  enlistment,  6  months ; 
raised  for  service  at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  EDWARD,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  29,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  4  days,  at 
Rhode  Island;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

ADAMS,  EDWARD.  Muster  Master's  receipt  given  by  John  Gushing,  Muster  Master  for 
Essex  Co.,  dated  Boxford,  Dec.  8,  1779;  enlisted  for  town  of  Methuen;  enlist 
ment,  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779. 

ADAMS,  EDWARD,  Taunton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

ADAMS,  EDWARD.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt.;  en 
listed  March  6,  1781 ;  discharged  March  14,  1781 ;  service,  10  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  40  days  levies. 

ADAMS,  EDWARD.  Private,  Capt.  Elihu  Gilford's  co.,  Col.  Turner's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.  19  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  5  months ;  company  raised  in  Barnstable  and  Bristol 
counties. 

ADAMS,  EDWARD,  Woburn.    List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [no  date] . 

ADAMS,  EDWIX,  Taunton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  18  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  9,  1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  10,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Daniel  Shay. 

ADAMS,  ELEAZER,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ithamer  Wright's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  13  days ;  returned  home  April  28,  1775 ; 
also,  list  of  men  who  served  to  the  credit  of  the  3d  precinct  of  Brookfield,  dated 
June  30,  1778 ;  credited  with  4£  months  service. 

ADAMS,  ELIAKIM,  Medway.  Private,  Lieut.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  commanded  by  Maj.  J.  Fuller,  which  marched  on  the  alarms  of  April  19 
and  April  30,  1775;  service,  11  days;  also,  Capt.  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Read's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  7  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  26,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Fuller's 
co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1777;  ser 
vice,  23  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Warwick,  R.  I.;  also, 
list  of  men  drafted  to  go  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm,  dated  April  18,  1777; 
also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Adam  Peters's  co.,  Col.  How's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17, 1778 ; 
discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  27  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also, 
Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  28,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  service,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  45 

ADAMS,  ELIAS.    List  of  men  in  Capt.  Nathan  Thayer's  co. ;  service,  3  mos.  [year  not 

given]. 

ADAMS,  ELIAS,  Medway.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  detached  from  Capt.  Bullen's 
co. ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  enlisted  Aug.  10,  1781 ; 
enlistment,  3  months  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Webb's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  20,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  22  days. 

ADAMS,  ELIHU,  Braintree.  Captain  of  a  company  in  Col.  Benjamin  Lincoln's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  under  command  of  Lieut.  David 
Lenfield;  service,  4  days. 

ADAMS,  ELIJAH,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  (train  band)  co. ;  return  of 
equipments  made  up  to  June  10,  1776 ;  age,  32  yrs. ;  detached  May  27  [year  not 
given]  ;  also,  certificate  dated  July  3,  1776,  attested  by  Capt.  Mann,  stating  that 
said  Adams  was  unnecessarily  absent  from  Medfield  militia;  also,  list  of  men 
drafted  July  19,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  until  Dec.  1,  1776,  as  rein 
forcements  to  Continental  Army  at  Canada,  agreeable  to  order  of  General  Court 
of  June  25  and  July  11,  1776 ;  reported  drafted,  but  paid  bounty  in  lieu  of  service ; 
also,  list  of  men  who  served,  or  hired  a  man  to  serve,  in  Rhode  Island  for  3  weeks 
from  or  about  Dec.  28,  1776,  under  Capt.  Lovell. 

ADAMS,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  regt.; 
service,  1  mo.  15  days,  in  and  about  Boston,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Sept.  16, 1777. 

ADAMS,  ELISHA,  Hopkinton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  12  days. 

ADAMS,  ELISHA,  Holliston.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doo- 
little's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  15,  1775;  service, 
17  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

ADAMS,  ELISHA,  Springfield.  Fifer,  Capt.  Seth  Murray's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles 
Woodbridge's  (25th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  30, 
1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  4  days ;  also,  Drummer,  company  return  dated  Sept.  30, 
1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cam 
bridge,  Oct.  25,  1775;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
3d  co.,  1st  Hampshire  Co.  regt.;  joined  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.,  Col.  Alden's 
regt. ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.,  1780. 

ADAMS,  ELISHA,  Medway.  List  of  men  in  service  at  various  times  subsequent  to  April 
19,  1775,  dated  April  13,  1778. 

ADAMS,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Staples  Chamberlain's  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  28,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  EMANUEL.  Private,  Capt.  James  Gregg's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point ;  enlistment, 
during  war;  reported  on  duty  at  garrison  in  April,  1781. 

ADAMS,  EMEKSON.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Giddings's  co.,  Col.  Foster's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  29,  1776 ;  service,  3  mos.  21  days ;  stationed  at  Gloucester. 

ADAMS,  EMERSON,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's 
regt.,  Gen.  Warner's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1777; 
service,  4  mos. ;  company  raised  from  3d  regt.  Mass,  militia  for  service  in  Northern 
department ;  stationed  at  Peekskill. 

ADAMS,  ENOCH.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Gerrish's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  6  days. 

ADAMS,  ENOCH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Ilsley's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  30, 1776 ;  discharged  Nov.  16, 1776 ;  service,  2  mos.  Roll  dated  New  Castle. 


46  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

ADAMS,  ENOCH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jonathan  Poor's  co. ;  return  of  men  in  service  for 
6  weeks,  dated  Newbury,  March  18,  1777. 

ADAMS,  ENOCH,  Medfield.  List  of  men  enrolled  on  alarm  list  taken  to  June  10,  1776; 
also,  list  of  men  who  received  money  for  "  turns  done  in  last  wars  in  the  days  of 
Capt.  Morse  the  1st,  and  Capt.  Coolidge,"  dated  Nov.  17,  1776;  also,  list  of  men 
drafted  to  serve  2  months  in  Rhode  Island,  agreeable  to  a  warrant  issued  by  Col. 
Wheelock,  dated  April  27, 1777 ;  reported  drafted,  but  hired  Simeon  Clark  to  serve 
in  his  place  ;  also,  list  of  men  drafted  to  reinforce  Continental  Army,  dated  Sept. 
16,  1777 ;  reported  paid  money  in  lieu  of  service. 

ADAMS,  ENOCH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Noyes's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Xov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  in 
Northern  department. 

ADAMS,  ENOCH,  Jr.,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Gerrish's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  6  days ;  also,  Capt.  Gerrish's 
co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt  ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  14  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age, 
18  yrs. ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  27, 
1775 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  11,  1778;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark. 

ADAMS,  EPHRAIM,  Townsend.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Douglass's  co.,  Col.  James 
Prescott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days; 
also,  Capt.  Henry  Farwell's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  19,  1775;  service,  13  days;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  sick  and  absent. 

ADAMS,  EPHRAIM,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  John  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley 
Sargent's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  7,  1775;  service, 
1  mo.  3  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Boston,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  20, 1775. 

ADA3is,  EPHRAIM,  Lexington.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  ;  Capt.  Faulkner's  co., 
Col.  Bridge's  regt.;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  term  of 
enlistment,  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779 ;  delivered  to  Capt.  J. 
Cooper;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Dix's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  (9th)  regt.;  enlisted  July 
18,  1779;  discharged  April  1,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ADAMS,  EZEKIEL,  Hopkinton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

ADAMS,  EZEKIEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Stephen  Perkins's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1776; 
discharged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  7  days.  Roll  dated  North  Castle. 

ADAMS,  EZEKIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Batcheller's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt. ;  service,  21  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.,  1776;  marched  to 
Providence,  R.  I. 

ADAMS,  EZEKIEL,  Medfield.  List  of  men  who  received  money  for  "turns  done  in  last 
war  in  the  days  of  Capt.  Morse  the  1st,  and  Capt.  Coolidge,"  dated  Nov.  17,  1776 ; 
also,  list  of  men  drafted  to  reinforce  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  warrant 
issued  May  8,  1777,  by  Lieut.  Baxter ;  paid  money  in  lieu  of  service. 

ADAMS,  EZEKIEL,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.  Ship  "  America,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Somes ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June  9,  1780 ;  age,  24  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  light. 

ADAMS,  EZEKIEL,  Jr.,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Whitney's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Mystic;  service,  4  days;  also,  served  16  days 
on  an  alarm  at  Cambridge,  May  1,  1775. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  47 

ADAMS,  FRANCIS.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Batcheller's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt. ;  service,  21  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island,  in  Dec.,  1776;  marched  to 
Providence,  R.  I. 

ADAMS,  GEORGE,  Lexington.  Private,  Capt.  John  Parker's  co. ;  enlisted  June  17, 
177.") ;  discharged  June  18,  1775 ;  service,  2  days ;  reported  on  command  at  Cam 
bridge,  by  order  of  the  Committee  of  Safety. 

ADAMS,  GEORGE,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Pond's  co.,  Maj.  Metcalf  s  regt. ; 
enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  11,  1776;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Providence  and  Warwick,  R.  I. 

ADAMS,  GERSHOM,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chenery's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  11  days ;  also,  Capt. 
Sabin  Mann's  (train  band)  co. ;  return  of  equipments  made  up  to  June  10,  1776; 
age,  31  yrs. ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  until  Dec.  1,  1776,  as  reinforcement 
to  Continental  Army  at  Canada,  agreeable  to  order  of  General  Court  of  June  25 
and  July  11,  1776;  reported  drafted,  but  paid  bounty  in  lieu  of  service;  also,  list 
of  men  drafted  July  19,  1776,  to  assist  in  forming  two  regiments ;  also,  Capt. 
Mann's  co.,  Maj.  Metcalf 's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8, 1776;  discharged  Dec.  30, 1776; 
service,  23  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  ;  ordered  to  march  to  Court  House, 
Providence,  thence  to  Warwick  Neck,  R.  I. ;  also,  list  of  men  who  went  on  a 
secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  for  30  da}Ts,  from  Oct.  1,  1777,  agreeable  to 
a  warrant  issued  by  Col.  Hawes ;  reported  drafted. 

ADAMS,  GERSHOM.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Peters's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

ADAMS,  HEMAN,  Sandwich.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  9,  1779;  Capt.  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature, 
5ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  enlistment,  9  months  ;  delivered  to  Capt.  J.  Tisdale  ; 
also,  Capt.  Page's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  (13th)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1779;  dis 
charged  May  17,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ADAMS,  HENRY.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  as  returned  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  19,  1777;  Maj.  Ebenezer  Stevens's  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

ADAMS,  HENRY,  Ireland.  Matross,  Capt.  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  3,  1777,  to  July  5,  1777; 
reported  deserted. 

ADAMS,  HENRY.  Surgeon's  Mate,  Col.  James  Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  list  of 
officers  of  Massts.  Line,  dated  Cambridge,  April  8,  1777 ;  also,  pay  abstract  for 
wages  to  March  20,  1779,  dated  Soldier's  Fortune ;  also,  return  dated  West  Point, 
Sept.  12, 1779;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780, 
to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  return  of  officers  dated  Orangetown,  Oct.  7,  1780;  also, 
Surgeon,  Col.  Benjamin  Tapper's  (10th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  of  field  and  staff  offi 
cers  for  wages,  etc.,  from  May  14,  1781,  to  Jan.  1,  1783 ;  also,  order  for  wages 
dated  West  Point,  Dec.  26,  1783. 

ADAMS,  HUGH.  Sailor,  ship  "  G.  Pickering,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan  Hara- 
den ;  ship  taken  by  British  while  on  cruise  to  West  Indies ;  roll  sworn  to  Nov. 
10,  1780. 

ADAMS,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Kent's  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  July  14, 
1775,  to  Dec.  9,  1775,  5  mos.  6  days  ;  stationed  at  Newbury  ;  also,  order  for  wages 
dated  Gloucester,  Dec.  10,  1775. 

ADAMS,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co. ;  enlisted  July  9,  1776;  discharged 
Nov.  19,  1776 ;  service,  4  mos.  14  days ;  stationed  at  Plum  Island. 


48  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ADAMS,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ; 
pay  rolls  for  service  from  Nov.  12,  1777,  to  April  3,  1778,  4  mos.  22  days,  at 
Cambridge  and  Charlestown ;  company  detached  Nov.  5,  1777,  to  guard  Gen, 
Burgoyne's  army  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  Winter  Hill. 

ADAMS,  ISAAC.  Drummer,  Capt.  John  Gill's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  2  mos.  24  days  service  prior  to  Aug.  1, 1777 ;  also,  pay  roll  for 
service  from  Aug.  1,  1777,  to  Oct.  1,  1777,  2  mos. ;  also,  list  of  men  entitled  to  a 
bounty,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  12,  1778. 

ADAMS,  ISAAC.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt.,  who 
received  bounty  for  8  months  service,  from  April  30,  1777,  to  Dec.  30,  1777. 

ADAMS,  ISAAC.  Drummer,  Col.  Revere's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  May  8,  1777,  to  March  19,  1779. 

ADAMS,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Crane's  co. ;  enlisted  March  23,  1779;  discharged 
May  4,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days,  at  Boston;  roll  made  up  for  3  months  ser 
vice  ;  reported  failed  to  pass  muster  or  transferred. 

ADAMS,  ISAAC.  Drummer,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's 
detachment  of  guards ;  enlisted  May  22,  1779 ;  discharged  June  25,  1779 ;  service, 
1  mo.  4  days,  in  and  about  Boston. 

ADAMS,  ISAAC,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  returned  by  Justin  Ely,  Com 
missioner,  as  received  from  Stephen  Badlam  at  Springfield,  July  9,  1779 ;  Capt. 
Belcher's  co.,  Boston  regt.;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5^  in.;  complexion,  fair; 
hair,  sandy ;  eyes,  gray ;  enlistment,  9  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Springfield ; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men,  dated  July  22,  1780;  Capt.  Cooke's  co.,  Col. 
Edward  Proctor's  (Boston)  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion, 
brown ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  marched  under  Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows ;  also, 
Capt.  Benjamin  Gould's  co. ;  list  of  men  serving  3  months  in  1780. 

ADAMS,  ISAAC.  Marine,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
engaged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  5  days;  reported  captured  May  5,  1781; 
also,  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector;  "  pay  roll  for  service  from  time  of  capture,  May 
5,  1781,  to  the  date  of  return  from  captivity,  Aug.  14,  1782,  15  mos.  9  days. 

ADAMS,  ISRAEL,  Ipswich.  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  (later  Baldwin's 
38th)  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Chelsea ;  enlisted 
May  1,  1775;  also,  company  return  dated  Chelsea,  Oct.  2,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

ADAMS,  ISSACHAR,  Medway.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cobb's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  8,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  1  day ; 
also,  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Sept.  26,  1775 ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  27, 1775. 

ADAMS,  ITHAMER,  Holliston.  Private,  Capt.  Staples  Chamberlain's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Bullard's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury; 
service,  11  days ;  also,  Capt.  Jacob  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  15,  1775;  service,  17  days;  also, 
company  return  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported  deceased 
Sept.  3,  1775. 

ADAMS,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Tobey's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1775 ;  service, 
5  mos.  1  day.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

ADAMS,  JACOB,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  1,  1776;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1776,  dated  Garrison  at  Fort 
George ;  reported  on  duty  in  fleet;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  return  made  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  Dec.  26, 
1777 ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Salem ;  reported  deserted. 


IN  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  49 


ADAMS,  JACOB.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Ebenezer 
Gove's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's  (1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  21, 
1778;  enlisted  for  town  of  Koxbury ;  reported  a  stranger;  joined  Capt.  Watson's 
co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  enlistment  to  expire  April,  1780. 

ADAMS,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  John  Crawford's  co.,  Col.  James  Converse's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  23,  1777;  discharged  July  26,  1777;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Eaton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  29  days; 
marched  to  the  Northward. 

ADAMS,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Newell's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  enlisted  Nov. 
3, 1778 ;  discharged  Nov.  18, 1778 ;  service,  15  days ;  company  detached  from  Gen. 
Warner's  brigade,  to  guard  troops  of  convention  from  Rutland  to  Enfield,  Conn. ; 
also,  Capt.  Stephen  Webster's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  14, 
1779 ;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  at  Claverack ;  regiment 
raised  in  Suffolk  and  Essex  counties  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Washington. 

ADAMS,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Ayer's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  (Essex  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  8  days; 
company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army.  Roll  dated  Haverhill. 

ADAMS,  JACOB.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Dec.  16,  1782,  asking  that  said  Adams  be  com 
missioned  as  commander  of  the  privateer  "  Mercy." 

ADAMS,  JAMES,  Groton.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Farwell's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  10  days. 

ADAMS,  JAMES,  New  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Billings's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  4  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

ADAMS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Rowley's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1777;  discharged  April  3,  1777;  service, 
2  mos.  14  days,  at  Ticonderoga ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777. 

ADAMS,  JAMES,  Brookfield.  List  of  men  who  served  to  the  credit  of  the  3d  precinct  of 
Brookfield,  dated  June  30,  1778 ;  credited  with  2£  months  service. 

ADAMS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  July  31,  1778,  to  Sept.  1,  1778,  1  month. 

ADAMS,  JAMES.  Seaman,  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.Williams; 
engaged  Nov.  30, 1778 ;  discharged  April  20,  1779;  service,  4  mos.  20  days.  Roll 
dated  Boston. 

ADAMS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Heald's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  15,  1779 ;  discharged  Nov.  15,  1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  4  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  JAMES,  Lincoln.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ; 
pay  rolls  for  service  from  Nov.  3,  1777,  to  April  3,  1778;  service,  5  mos.,  at 
Cambridge. 

ADAMS,  JAMES,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Francis's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  26,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

ADAMS,  JAMES.  Private,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.  of  guards;  payrolls  for  service 
from  Nov.  1,  1779,  to  Oct.  12,  1780,  11  mos.  12  days;  stationed  at  Boston. 

ADAMS,  JAMES,  West  Springfield.  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775;  discharged  Sept.  21,  1775; 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Flower's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  2,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years 


50  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ADAMS,  JAMES,  continued. 

or  during  war;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1777,  dated  Camp  at  Stillwater;  re 
ported  mustered  at  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Sept.,  1777 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Sept. 
and  Dec.,  1777,  and  Jan.,  1778,  dated  Albany;  reported  sick  in  hospital  in  Dec., 
1777;  reported  deserted  in  Jan.,  1778,  but  returned  June  13,  1778;  also,  muster 
roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Fort  Constitution ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June,  July 
and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  White  Plains;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated 
Fredericksburg;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  dated  Camp  Roxbury;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  and  Jan.,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Continental 
Village ;  reported  on  command  at  Springfield,  in  Jan.,  1779 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Feb.  and  March,  1779,  dated  Camp  near  Croton  River;  reported  on  command  at 
Springfield  in  Feb.,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Crompond 
(Crown  Point)  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1779,  dated  Camp  Highlands ;  also, 
muster  roll  for  June,  1779,  dated  Constitution  Island ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jiily 
and  Aug.,  1779,  dated  Camp  Highlands;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1779,  dated 
Camp  Bedford ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1779,  dated  Camp  near  Peekskill ;  also, 
Capt.  Joseph  Crocker's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Jan.  12,  1780 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Continental 
Village,  Jan.  13,  1780. 

ADAMS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hicks's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment, 
during  war 

ADAMS,  JAMES.  Drummer,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hicks's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point ;  enlistment, 
during  war;  reported  sick  in  camp,  in  April,  1781. 

ADAMS,  JAMES.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Leonard  Bleeker's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Goose 
Van  Schaick's  (1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated 
Wrest  Point ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

ADAMS,  JAMES,  Boxford.    List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [no  date] . 

ADAMS,  JEDEDIAH,  Oxford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  6,  1777,  to  Sept.  19, 
1777 ;  reported  killed  Sept.  19,  1777. 

ADAMS,  JEDEDIAH,  Bowdoinham  (also  given  Newburyport).  Return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  from  2d  Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Essex,  Feb.  16,  1778; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Newburyport;  enlistment,  3  years ;  joined  Capt.  William  Bal- 
lard's  co.,  Col.  Ichabod  Aklen's  regt. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Ballard's  co.,  Col. 
Brooks's  (late  Alden's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
March  11, 1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779 ;  also,  return  of  men  dated  Albany,  Jan.  12,  1778 ; 
reported  furloughed  Jan.  30,  1778 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  March  and  April,  1779, 
dated  Cherry  Valley ;  reported  returned  from  desertion  March  15,  1779;  detailed 
with  Sergt.  Emerson  for  deserters ;  also,  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  20,  1780. 

ADAMS,  JEKEMIAH  (also  given  as  JEREMIAH  AXDRUS).  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Town's 
co.,  Col.  Read's  regt. ;  enlisted  April  23,  1775  [service  not  given]. 

ADAMS,  JESSE,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days. 

ADAMS,  JESSE,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Harwood's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
1  week ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Dec.  20,  1775  ;  also,  list  of  men 
who  served  to  the  credit  of  the  3d  precinct  of  Brookfield,  dated  June  30,  1778; 
credited  with  17^  months  service. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  51 

ADAMS,  JESSE.  Private,  Capt.  John  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  7, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days,  at  the  Northward. 

ADAMS,  JOEL,  Montague.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Williams's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  177."),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775, 
from  Conway  ;  service,  17  days. 

ADAMS,  JOEL,  Medway.  Private,  Lieut.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's  regt., 
commanded  by  Maj.  J.  Fuller,  which  marched  on  the  alarms  of  April  19  and 
April  30,  1775  ;  service,  9  days. 

ADAMS,  JOEL,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Miles's  co.,  Col.  John  Whitcomb's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge  ;  service,  6  days  ; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  army  ;  also,  Capt.  Edmund  Bemis's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  14  days  ;  also,  receipt  for  wages  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  4,  1775  ;  also,  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Nov.  30,  1775. 

ADAMS,  JOEL,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt., 
which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  8  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Boyd's 
co.,  Col.  Greaton's  (late  Heath's)  36th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2, 
Oct.  5,  1775  ;  enlisted  April  27,  1775  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  23,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Lewis  Whiting's  co.,  Col. 
Wheelock'Js  regt. ;  list  of  men  in  camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Aug.  27,  1776  ;  age,  24  yrs. 

ADAMS,  JOEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  7,  1777  ;  reported  deserted ;  company  raised  for  service  at  the  Northward. 

ADAMS,  JOEL.  List  of  men  who  served  to  the  credit  of  the  3d  precinct  of  Brookneld, 
dated  June  30,  1778 ;  credited  with  3  months  service. 

ADAMS,  JOEL,  Franklin.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  for  the  term  of  9  months  from 
the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  14,  1778;  Capt.  Fairbanks's  co.,  Col. 
Hawes's  regt.;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  hair,  black;  eyes,  gray;  nation 
ality,  American ;  occupation,  husbandman ;  conducted  to  camp  by  Capt.  Davis. 
List  dated  Dorchester. 

ADAMS,  JOEL,  Lincoln.  Private,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's 
regt. ;  marched  Feb.  4,  1776 ;  service,  1  mo.  28  days ;  descriptive  list  of  men 
enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  age,  32  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  dark;  occupation, 
farmer;  enlisted  March  6,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ADAMS,  JOHN,  Roxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Childs's  co.,  Col.  William  Heath's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  15  days. 

ADAMS,  JOHX,  Northbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Wood's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury;  service,  5  days. 

ADAMS,  JOHN,  Montague.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Grover's  co.,  Col.  Williams's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  18  days. 

ADAMS,  JOHX,  Pepperell.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nutting's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days;  also,  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also, 
company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  2,  1775 ;  reported  absent ;  wounded  June 
17,  1775] 

ADAMS,  JOHN,  Sanford.  Capt.  Joshua  Bragdon's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's  (30th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6 
days;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  1,  1775. 


52  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ADAMS,  JOHN,  Milton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Elijah  Vose's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  (late  Heath's 
36th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  2, 
1775. 

ADAMS,  JOHX,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  4th  Sergeant,  Capt.  Newell 's 
co.;  payrolls  for  service  from  July  11,  1775,  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos. 
6  days ;  stationed  at  Newburyport. 

ADAMS,  JOHX,  Acton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.; 
enlisted  March  4,  1776;  discharged  March  10,  1776;  service,  6  days;  company 
called  out  to  fortify  Dorchester  Heights. 

ADAMS,  JOHX,  Arundel.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  James  Perkins's  (4th)  co.,  3d  York  Co. 
regt. ;  commissioned  March  29,  1776. 

ADAMS,  JOHX,  Andover.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lovejoy's  co.,  commanded  by 
Lieut.  John  Adams,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.,  which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  3£  days;  also,  Capt.  Lovejoy's  (9th)  co., 
Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  (4th  Essex  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia; 
commissioned  April  3,  1776. 

ADAMS,  JOHX,  Alford.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Wilcox's  (13th)  co.,  1st  Berk 
shire  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  May  6,  1776. 

ADAMS,  JOHX.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Ilsley's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
28,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  2  days.  Roll  dated  New 
Castle. 

ADAMS,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  9,  1776;  discharged 
Dec.  21,  1776;  service,  12  days,  at  Noddle's  Island. 

ADAMS,  JOHX,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Wiswall's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Lexington ;  service,  4  days ;  also,  Capt.  Phineas  Cook's 
co.,  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated 
Cambridge.  June  27,  1775;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  26, 1775 ;  also, 
Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Swan's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.; 
order  for  advance  pay  dated  Boston,  June  4,  1776 ;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from 
Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Philip  Marett's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Dec.  1,  1776,  to  Feb.  1,  1777,  2  months. 

ADAMS,  JOHX.  Corporal,  Capt.  ET>enezer  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Lothrop's  regt., 
Gen.  Joseph  Cushing's  brigade;  service,  17  days,  in  Dec.,  1776,  on  an  alarm  at 
Bristol,  It.  I.  Roll  dated  Kingston,  II.  I. 

ADAMS,  JOHX*.  List  of  men  mustered  and  returned  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master, 
dated  Boston,  April  13,  1777;  Capt.  Samuel  King's  (also  given  Christopher  Mar 
shall's)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. 

ADAMS,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bumstead's  co. ;  list  of  men  detached  by  order 
of  Council,  May  7,  1777,  from  Boston  regt.,  to  do  duty  for  5  weeks  under  Maj. 
Gen.  Heath. 

ADAMS,  JOHX,  White  Creek.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Goodrich's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt. ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Great  Barrington ;  joined 
Capt.  Isaac  Warren's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war; 
also,  Private,  6th  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  March  26,  1777,  to  June  25,  1777;  reported  deserted  June  25,  1777; 
also,  list  of  deserters  from  Col.  Bailey's  (2d)  regt. ;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
10  in. ;  complexion,  black ;  hair,  black ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  deserted  June 
15,  1777. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  53 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Fitch's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  14,  1777;  service,  25  days. 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  Seaman,  list  of  prisoners  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners  sent  to 
Halifax  in  cartel  brig  "  Swift;  "  exchanged  for  Alexander  Dunbar,  Seaman  ;  list 
dated  Oct.  9,  1777. 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  Seaman,  list  of  prisoners  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners  sent  to 
Halifax  in  cartel  brig  "Swift;  "  exchanged  for  John  Murray;  list  dated  Oct. 
9,  1777. 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Belding's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  24  days,  at  the  Northward. 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Walcott's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  en 
listed  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  21,  1777;  service,  22  days;  marched  from 
Berkshire  Co.  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  to  reinforce  Northern  army;  also,  Capt. 
Walcott's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1777; 
discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  30  days,  under  Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows; 
marched  by  order  of  Gen.  Gates  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Crawford's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  7,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  28  days. 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  with 
Gen.  Warner's  brigade  in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated  Dracut. 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  and  returned  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  Dec.  7, 1777 ;  Capt.  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  David  Henley's 
regt.;  also,  Private,  Col.  Henley's  regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  19,  1777;  enlistment,  dur 
ing  war;  reported  deserted  Jan.  13,  1778. 

ADAMS,  JOHN,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  Winthrop  Gray's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  etc.,  sworn  to  June  8,  1776;  also,  Col. 
Crafts's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  refused  to  leave  Boston,  dated  Boston,  Sept.  22, 
1777;  also,  Gunner,  Capt.  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt.;  list  of  men  who  re 
ceived  bounty  for  8  months  service,  from  April  30,  1777,  to  Dec.  30,  1777;  also, 
Capt.  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  served  on  a  secret  expedi 
tion  to  Rhode  Island;  list  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1778. 

ADAMS,  JOHN,  Falmouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  dated  Dedham,  Feb.  17,  1778 ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Dedham ; 
joined  Capt.  J.  Scott's  co.,  Col.  David  Henley's  regt. 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Badcock's  co.,  Col.  Pierce's  regt.;  enlisted 
March  1,  1778;  discharged  April  3,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  4  days,  at  Castle  Island. 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  List  of  men  returned  by  enlistment  committee  of  Salem  as  having 
enlisted  to  serve  for  3  years  or  during  war,  in  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.;  list 
dated  Salem,  May  18,  1778. 

ADAMS,  JOHN,  Amesbury  (also  given  Scarborough).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  William  Ballard's  co.,  dated  Amesbury,  April  18, 
1778;  enlistment,  3  years;  joined  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co.,  Col.  Henley's  regt. 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Roe's  co.,  Brig.  Gen.  Henry  Knox's  corps  of 
Artillery;  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Christopher  Beack- 
ley's  co.  of  Artillery  Artificers,  Col.  Benjamin  Flower's  corps,  commanded  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Knox ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1778. 


54  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ADAMS,  JOHN,  Brookfield.  List  of  men  who  served  to  the  credit  of  the  3d  precinct  of 
Brookfield,  dated  June  30,  1778;  credited  with  2£  months  service;  also,  order 
given  by  Capt.  Nathan  Hamilton  at  Brookfield,  Aug.  1,  1778,  requiring  said 
Adams  to  go  to  Worcester,  Aug.  5,  1778,  provided  with  arms,  ammunition  and 
rations  for  3  days,  thence  to  march  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  before  Aug.  6,  1778,  and 
there  to  serve  6  weeks,  or  pay  a  fine. 

ADAMS,  JOHX,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  William  Hooper's  co. ;  enlisted  July  18, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  22  days;  also,  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Salem,  Sept. 
26,  1775;  also,  payroll  for  service  from  Nov.  1,  1775,  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  2  mos. 
5  days;  also,  payrolls  for  service  from  Jan.  4,  1776,  to  Nov.  15,  1776,  10  mos. 
13  days.  Rolls  dated  Marblehead. 

ADAMS,  JOHN*.  Private,  Capt.  William  Marean's  co.,  Col.  Stearns's  (1st)  regt.  of  guards ; 
enlisted  March  27,  1778;  discharged  July  29, 1778;  service,  3  mos.  6  days,  guard 
ing  troops  of  convention  at  Cambridge ;  enlistment,  3  months  from  April  2, 1778. 

ADAMS,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  William  Thurlo's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  30,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  R.  I. 

ADAMS,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  2,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  JOHX,  Medway.  List  of  men  in  service  at  various  times  subsequent  to  April 
19,  1775,  dated  April  13,  1778;  also,  list  of  men  to  serve  in  Boston  until  Jan.  1, 
1779,  dated  Sept.  23,  1778. 

ADAMS,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Berry's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  Aug.  3,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  23  days.  Roll 
dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 

ADAMS,  JOHX,  Thomaston.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Lincoln  Co.  from  Col.  Wheaton's 
(4th)  regt.,  to  march  to  Providence  to  reinforce  Col.  Wade's  and  Col.  Jacobs's 
regts. ;  returned  by  Brig.  Charles  Gushing;  enlisted  July  17,  1778;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Joseph  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1778; 
discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  17  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  muster 
rolls  for  Aug.,  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1778,  dated  East  Greenwich;  also,  muster  roll 
dated  North  Kingston,  Nov.  6,  1778;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778, 
dated  East  Greenwich. 

ADAMS,  JOHX,  Leverett.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army,  dated  April 
5,  1779;  enlistment,  8  months. 

ADAMS,  JOHX,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Col.  Moses  Parker's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Benjamin  Walker,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  9  days ; 
also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt.;  receipt 
for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  24,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  certificate  of  non-receipt  of  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv 
alent  in  money,  dated  Jan.  1,  1776;  also,  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Robinson's 
regt.;  receipt  for  wages  from  Feb.  5,  1776,  to  April  1,  1776,  dated  Chelmsford; 
also,  receipt  for  wages  due  Oct.  2,  1776,  dated  Ticonderoga;  also,  Corporal,  Capt. 
Moses  Barns's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Solomon  Pierce's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  17, 1779;  dis 
charged  July  1,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlist 
ment,  2  months. 

ADAMS,  JOHX,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  Avhich  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  3£  days ;  also,  list  of  men  sent  to  Capt.  Plimpton, 
dated  Walpole,  Nov.  5,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Hawes's  regt.;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  55 


ADAMS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  (14th)  regt.;  enlisted  July 
23,  1779;  discharged  April  23,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co. ;  enlisted  March  21,  1779;  dis 
charged  June  21,  1779;  service,  3  nios.,  with  guards  at  Springfield;  also,  pay  roll 
for  service  from  July  6,  1779,  to  Oct.  6,  1779,  3  mos. ;  stationed  with  guards  at 
Springfield;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Jan.  11,  1780,  to  May  5,  1780,  3  mos. 
24  days;  stationed  with  guards  at  Springfield. 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  Gunner,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  (1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Paul  Revere's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  11,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  8,  1780,  4 
nios.  8  days.  Roll  dated  Boston. 

ADAMS,  JOHN,  Ashburnham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Deliverance  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whet- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service,  10  days;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Francis  Lane's  co.,  Col.  Rand's 
(8th  Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  July  6, 
1780. 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Hix's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1776;  service,  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Willmarth's 
co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  July  31, 
1780;  service,  5  days,  under  Gen.  Heath;  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Tiverton, 
R.  I. 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  David  Batcheller's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  (3d 
Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  20,  1777;  service,  1 
mo.  15  days,  at  Providence;  roll  dated  Northbridge;  also,  pay  roll  for  service 
from  July  28,  1780,  to  Aug.  8,  1780,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Billiard' s  regt.;  enlisted 
July  27,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  3,  1780;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island.  Roll  dated  Franklin. 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Browning's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
3  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ; 
also,  order  for  wages  dated  Palmer,  May  25,  1782. 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Willcox's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  8, 1777;  discharged  July  21,  1777;  service,  14  days,  with 
Northern  army;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Willcox's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.;  en 
listed  Oct.  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780;  service,  3  days. 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  Conductor  of  military  stores  at  Boston,  under  Maj.  Barber;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Dec.  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  1st  Lieutenant,  ship  "American  Tartar,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Grimes,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  28,  1776;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  Dec.  7,  1779, 
requesting  that  said  Adams  be  appointed  commander  of  brigantine  "Hunting- 
ton;"  commissioned  Dec.  7,  1779;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  June  5,  1780, 
requesting  that  said  Adams  be  appointed  commander  of  brigantine  "  Phcenix;  " 
commissioned  June  5,  1780;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  Feb.  5,  1781,  requesting 
that  said  Adams  be  appointed  commander  of  brigantine  "  George  and  Fanny;  " 
commissioned  Feb.  5,  1781. 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  Fifer,  Capt.  James  Gregg's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st  New 
York)  regt.  [service  not  given]  ;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1781;  enlistment,  during  war. 

ADAMS,  JOHN,  Sandisfield.  Private,  Capt.  Heman  Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Collar's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  25,  1781;  service, 
11  days ;  marched  to  Stillwater. 


56  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AM)   SAILORS 

ADAMS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  14,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.  18  days ;  company  raised 
for  defence  of  eastern  Mass. ;  also,  receipt  for  equipments,  etc.,  dated  Falmouth, 
Dec.  1,  1781. 

ADAMS,  JOHX.  Private,  Lieut.  William  Bird's  co.,  CoL  Thayer's  (Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  19,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  3  days,  at  West 
Point ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ; 
also,  Capt.  Bird's  co.,  Col.  Webb's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17, 1781 ;  discharged  Dec. 
1, 1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  24  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk 
and  Middlesex  counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ADAMS,  JOHN,  Lexington.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Benjamin  Tidd  for  the 
town  of  Lexington,  to  serve  in  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated 
May  21,  1782. 

ADAMS,  JOHX.  Seaman,  frigate  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  S.  Nicholson;  enlisted 
Dec.  4,  1781;  roll  made  up  to  May  31,  1782;  enlistment,  12  months;  reported 
transferred  to  "  Alliance,"  Dec.  21,  1781. 

ADAMS,  JOHX  (alias  David  Hill).  List  of  men  reported  as  having  deserted  from  Bos 
ton  after  being  mustered,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Col.  John  Popkin,  A.  G.;  mus 
tered  July  11,  1782;  enlisted  for  town  of  Salem;  enlistment,  3  years;  deserted 
July  11,  1782. 

ADAMS,  JOHX.  List  of  men  who  served  in  Rhode  Island  by  order  of  Col.  Hawes,  Aug. 
11,  1779;  credited  to  Medfield ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Baxter's  co.,  Maj.  Job 
Gushing' s  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1782 ;  discharged  Oct.  14, 1782 ;  service,  20  days, 
at  Hull.  Roll  dated  Medfield. 

ADAMS,  JOHX.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army ;  reported  a  transient ; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Woburn  [year  not  given] . 

ADAMS,  JOHX.  York.    List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year  not  given] . 

ADAMS,  JOXAS,  Stow.  Private,  Capt.  William  Whitcomb's  co.,  Col.  James  Prescott's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Patch's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt.; 
return  of  equipments  dated  Cambridge,  June  18, 1775 ;  also,  company  return  dated 
Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  hired  to  serve  until  Jan.  1,  1779;  paid  money  in 
lieu  of  service ;  also,  agreement  dated  Stow,  Sept.  30,  1778,  to  serve  with  Capt. 
Benjamin  Monroe  until  Jan.  1,  1779. 

ADAMS,  JOXAS.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Sept.  13, 1777 ;  service,  28  days,  with  Northern 
army.  Roll  dated  Sudbury. 

ADAMS,  JOXAS.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Longley's  co.,  CoL  Cogswell's  regt.;  enlisted 
Oct.  10,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  23  days;  company 
detached  to  fortify  and  guard  posts  in  and  near  Boston. 

ADAMS,  JOXAS.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  12,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779;  service,  7  mos.  28  days,  at 
North  River,  N.  Y. ;  roll  dated  Watertown ;  also,  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated 
West  Point;  also,  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

ADAMS,  JOXAS,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hovey's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  24,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  22,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  3  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age, 
18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  21, 
1780;  marched  to  camp  July  21, 1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Isaac  Pope;  also, 
Private,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Newton  for  service  in 
the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  17,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  8, 
1780;  service,  5  mos.  3  days. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  57 


ADAMS,  JONAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hornes's  co.,Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt. ;  enlisted 
April  1,  1778;  discharged  July  4,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  3  days,  with  guards  at 
Cambridge;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ADAMS,  JONATHAN,  (probably  Framingham).  Private,  Capt.  Micajah  Gleason's  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to  Concord ;  service,  2  days. 

ADAMS,  JONATHAN,  Alford.  Drummer,  Capt.  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

ADAMS,  JONATHAN,  Sanford.  Private,  Capt.  Morgan  Lewis's  co.,  which  marched  April 
21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt. 
Joshua  Bragdon's  co.,  Col.  Scammon's  (30th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775 ;  enlisted  May  3,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days. 

ADAMS,  JONATHAN,  Holliston.  Private,  Capt.  John  Lealand's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Pierce's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  6 
days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Jacob  Miller's  co., 
Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April 
25,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  16  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Winter 
Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

ADAMS,  JONATHAN,  Harvard.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Fairbanks's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  left 
place  of  rendezvous  April  23,  1775;  service,  4£  days;  also,  Capt.  Davis's  co.,  Col. 
Whitcomb'sregt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  June  3,  1775;  service, 
2  mos.  3  days;  also,  receipt  for  wages  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  4,  1775;  also, 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  receipt  for  wages  dated  Prospect  Hill, 
Nov.  17,  1775. 

ADAMS,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  29,  1777;  discharged  July  4,  1777;  service,  6  days,  under  Gen.  Schuyler. 

ADAMS,  JONATHAN,  Leominster.  Private,  Capt.  John  Joslin's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's 
(Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days ;  marched  to  Bennington  last  of  July, 
1777,  to  join  Col.  Seth  Warner;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carter's  co.,  Col.  Job 
Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos. 
4  days. 

ADAMS,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  David  Brewer's  (10th)  co.,  Col.  Aimer  Perry's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  28,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  14  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 
Roll  dated  Framingham. 

ADAMS,  JONATHAN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Staples  Chamberlain's  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  14  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  20,  1778 ;  discharged  Aug.  10,  1778 ;  service,  22  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  JONATHAN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Amos  Perry's  co.,  Col.  Hawes's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  18,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  26  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

ADAMS,  JONATHAN,  Medway.  Captain,  list  of  men  in  serA'ice  at  various  times  sub 
sequent  to  April  19,  1775,  dated  April  13,  1778. 

ADAMS,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cowdin's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt.; 
enlisted  Nov.  1,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  2  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  New  York. 


58  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ADAMS,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  David  Batcheller's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
(3d  Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  25  days,  between  Dec.  8, 1776,  and  Jan.  20, 1777, 
on  an  alarm  at  Providence,  R.  I. ;  roll  dated  Northbridge ;  also,  pay  roll  for  ser 
vice  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  from  Aug.  6,  1780,  to  Aug.  8,  1780,  6  days. 

ADAMS,  JONATHAN,  3d.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ellis's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  (4th 
Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  29,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  12 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ADAMS,  JONATHAN,  Jr.,  Medway.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Partridge's  co.,  Col.  John 
Smith's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days; 
also,  Capt.  Joseph  Lovell's  co.,  4th  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  23  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Warwick,  R.  I.;  also,  Capt.  Moses 
Adams's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards;  receipt  for  wages  and  travel  allow 
ance  ;  service,  from  Nov.  3,  1777,  to  April  3,  1778,  5  mos. ;  stationed  at  Cam 
bridge;  also,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Plimpton's  co. ;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1777. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH,  Fitchburg.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Woods's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Pond's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  13  days. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Petition  for  wages  dated  Groton,  March  27,  1776;  Capt.  Asa  Law 
rence's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt.;  service,  from  April  19,  1775,  to  April 

30,  1775. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Ingersoll's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's  regt.,  in 
need  of  blankets ;  receipted  July  25,  1775. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Capt.  Theodore  Bliss's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  (26th)  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  20,  1775. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH,  Pepperell  (also  given  Dunstable).  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Corey's 
co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May 
6,  1775;  service,  87  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  7,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge, 
Oct.  31,  1775. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1777;  service,  23  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Warwick,  R.  I. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  (3d  Independent  Vol 
unteer)  co.;  enlisted  Jan.  10,  1776;  discharged  June  7,  1776;  service,  4  mos.  29 
days;  also,  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  return  of  men  in 
service  from  Dec.  13,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  French's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  15,  1777;  discharged  July  15,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  5  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH,  Harvard.  Private,  Capt.  Hezekiah  Whitney's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1777;  discharged  July  24,  1777;  service,  2  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Hill's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Col.  Ephraim  Sawyer,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  2,  1777;  dis 
charged  Oct.  26,  1777 ;  service,  24  days,  with  Northern  army. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH,  Chelmsford.  Capt.  John  Ford's  (Volunteer)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  13  days; 
marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 


IX  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  59 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  2d  Lieutenant,  ship  "Hancock;"  list  of  prisoners  confined  in  bar 
racks  at  Halifax,  appearing  in  a  letter  from  Edward  Brooks  to  Hon.  James 
Bowdoin,  asking  that  arrangements  be  made  for  their  exchange ;  letter  dated 
Halifax,  Nov.  8,  1777 ;  also,  list  of  prisoners  that  came  from  Halifax  in  the  cartel 
"Favorite,"  dated  Jan.  29,  1778. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Sawen's  co.,  Col.  William  Macintosh's  regt. 
of  guards ;  enlisted  March  25,  1778 ;  discharged  April  7,  1778 ;  service,  13  days, 
at  lloxbury. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Elias  Parkman's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  July  2,  1778; 
service,  15  days.  Itoll  dated  Boston. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Feb.  3,  1778;  discharged  April  2,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  2  days; 
regiment  raised  to  guard  prisoners  after  surrender  of  Burgoyne's  army.  Roll 
dated  Winter  Hill. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Waterhouse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards ;  enlisted  April  4,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  at  Winter  Hill ;  regi 
ment  detached  from  militia. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.; 
enlisted  March  21,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  9  mos.  16  days,  at 
Rhode  Island ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Aug.,  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1778,  dated  East  Green 
wich  ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  North  Kingston,  Nov.  6,  1778 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  dated  East  Greenwich. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Baxter's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.,  Gen. 
Lovel's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  5, 1778;  discharged  Sept.  14,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 
13  days ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Braintree. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Seaman,  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel  "  from  Halifax 
to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Brigantine  "  Pallas,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Johnson;  service, 
at  Penobscot,  from  July  3,  1779,  to  Aug.  20,  1779. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  David  Brown's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  William 
White,  Col.  Miles  Powell's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  23,  1779;  dis 
charged  Sept.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Drummer,  Capt.  Addison  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  16  days,  at 
Claverack ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Essex  counties  to  reinforce  army  under 
Gen.  Washington. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH,  Holliston.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Lealand's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Pierce's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  6 
days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jacob  Miller's  co., 
Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  (24th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
April  25,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  16  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Camp  at 
Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  31,  1775. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH,  IpsAvich.  Private,  Capt.  James  Patch's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Mystic ;  service,  4  days ;  also,  Capt.  John  Baker's  co., 
Col.  Moses  Little's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  20,  1775; 
service,  2  mos.  17  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  24yrs.; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  11,  1775. 


60  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


ADAMS,  JOSEPH,  Salisbury.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  7  days ;  also,  receipt 
for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  28,  1775 ;  also,  return  of  men 
who  lost  articles  at  Bunker  Hill,  June  17, 1775 ;  also,  company  return  dated  Cam 
bridge,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH,  Mendon.  Surgeon's  Mate,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  24,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  15  days ;  also,  return  of  offi 
cers  in  camp  at  Roxbury,  May  18,  1775;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  26, 
1775;  also,  Surgeon,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  (3d)  regt.;  enlisted  March  4,  1776; 
discharged  March  8,  1776 ;  service,  5  days,  at  Dorchester  Heights ;  marched  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  3  days;  reported  as  belonging  to 
alarm  list;  also,  Capt.  Edward  Fuller's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Thatcher's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  2,  1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  3,  1778 ;  service,  2  days ;  marched  to  Cambridge 
to  guard  the  British  troops. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s,  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Palmer's  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  4,  1776 ;  discharged  March  9,  1776 ;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Shed's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Gerrish's  (1st)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  at 
Claverack. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Ammidon's  co.,  Col.  Xathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  en 
listed  July  28,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  at  Rhode  Island  from  Aug  2,  1780,  to 
Aug.  5,  1780,  7  days  ;  called  out  on  the  alarm  of  July  27,  1780. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Richard  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
(Essex  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  4, 1780  ;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos. 
20  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  William  Green's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  29,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Cath- 
cart;  enlisted  June  30,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  8  days. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lakin's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light 
Infantry)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  13, 1779;  discharged  Nov.  16, 1779;  service,  2  mos. 
8  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH,  Concord.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co. ;  age, 
16  yrs. ;  stature,  4 ft.  10^  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  dark  ;  occu 
pation,  laborer;  enlisted  Feb.  9,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH,  Wells.  List  of  men  mustered  to  serve  in  Capt.  Daniel  Wheelwright's 
co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  returned  by  Nathaniel  Wells,  Muster  Master, 
March  12,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Wheel 
wright's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt. ;  roll  made  up  for  rations  from  Feb.  26,  1777,  to 
April  26,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Francis's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  26,  1780;  dis 
charged  Feb.  26,  1780. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH,  Pepperellborough.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age, 
22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  27, 
1780;  marched  to  camp  July  28,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Storer;  also,  list 
of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  61 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH,  continued. 

having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay 
roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Pepperellborough  for  service  in  Con 
tinental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  9, 1780 ;  discharged  Jan.  30,  1781 ;  ser 
vice,  7  mos.  11  days. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  William  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1780;  service,  6  days;  marched  from 
Windsor  to  Shaftsbury,  Vt.,  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows;  also,  pay  roll  for  service 
from  Oct.  21,  1780,  to  Oct.  22,  1780,  2  days;  marched  from  Windsor  by  order  of 
Gen.  Fellows;  also,  Lieut.  John  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  20,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1780 ;  service,  3  days ;  marched  on  an 
alarm  from  Windsor  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows;  also,  Lieut.  John  Cole's  co.,  Col. 
Symonds's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  26,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  28, 1780 ;  service,  3  days ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  from  Windsor  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Fifer,  Capt.  Smart's  co.,  3d  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service,  July, 
1781. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH,  Lynn.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780; 
enlisted  July  31,  1781. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  William  Bird's  co.,  Col.  Webb's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
17,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1, 1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  24  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ; 
regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Middlesex  counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH,  Newbury.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Essex  Co.  militia  to  march  to 
Horse  Neck,  under  Col.  Cogswell ;  drafted  to  Capt.  Ilsley's  co. ;  failed  to  join 
regiment. 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH,  Falmouth.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Methuen  [year  not  given] . 

ADAMS,  JOSEPH,  Jr.,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  4  days ;  also,  certificate  of 
enlistment  dated  Jan.  29,  1776;  agreed  to  serve  until  April  1, 1776;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Thatcher's  regt.;  enlisted  March  4,  1776;  discharged 
March  9,  1776 ;  service,  5  days. 

ADAMS,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777;  service,  20  days; 
marched  to  Bennington  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows,  at  request  of  Gen.  Stark, 
and  by  order  of  Committee  of  Safety. 

ADAMS,  JOSHUA,  Bradford  (also  given  Falmouth).  Private,  Capt.  William  Hudson 
Ballard's  co.,  Col.  John  Brooks's  (late  Alden's  6th)  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  10,  1777,  to  Oct.  12,  1777 ;  reported  died  Oct. 
12,'  1777. 

ADAMS,  JOSHUA,  Falmouth.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined  Capt.  Ballard's 
co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ADAMS,  JOSHUA  (or  Joseph),  Falmouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Jones's  (2d)  co.,  Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Methuen,  Feb.  13,  1778; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Methuen ;  joined  Capt.  Ballard's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  enlist 
ment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780. 

ADAMS,  JOSHUA,  Egremont  (also  given  Sheffield).  Private,  Capt.  Ingersoll's  co.,  Col. 
David  Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  22,  1775; 
service,  2  mos.  2  weeks;  also,  Capt.  Roswell  Downing's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1777;  service* 
1  mo. ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Downing's 


62  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ADAMS,  JOSHUA,  continued. 

co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt. ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Sheffield ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  joined 
Capt.  Bartlett's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Millen's  co., 
Col.  James  Wesson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
March  18,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Carr's  co.,  Col. 
Wesson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  birthplace,  Egremont ;  age, 
22  yrs.;  stature,  5ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  husband 
man;  enlisted  Nov.,  1779.  by  Capt.  Carr  at  West  Point;  joined  Capt.  Samuel 
Carr's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (8th)  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war. 

ADAMS,  JOSHUA,  Alfred.  List  of  men  in  the  8th  regt.  entitled  to  200  acres  of  land,  or 
$20  in  money,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  March  5,  1801. 

ADAMS,  JOSIAH,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Gerrish's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
8  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  18  yrs.;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  27,  1775 ;  also,  Adjutant, 
Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  return  of  officers  dated  Winter  Hill,  Jan. 
22,  1778;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  April  1,  1778,  to  July  3,  1778,  3  mos. 
3  days;  also,  1st  Lieutenant;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  July 
12,  1778 ;  detached  to  guard  troops  of  convention ;  also,  Capt.  Richard  Rogers's 
co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  3,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778; 
service,  5  mos.  12  days. 

ADAMS,  JOSIAH,  Brookfield.  List  of  men  who  served  to  the  credit  of  the  3d  precinct  of 
Brookfield,  dated  June  30,  1778 ;  credited  with  3  months  service. 

ADAMS,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  William  Tucker's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  en 
listed  July  12,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  21  days,  including 
time  to  return  home. 

ADAMS,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Ammidon's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  5,  1780 ;  service,  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  JUDE,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ithamer  Wright's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  13  days ;  returned  home  April  28,  1775 ;  also, 
Corporal,  Capt.  Asa  Danforth's  (Volunteer)  co.,  Col.  Convers's  regt. ;  service,  22 
days;  marched  Sept.  23,  1777,  to  join  Gen.  Gates's  army;  also,  list  of  men  who 
served  to  the  credit  of  the  3d  precinct  of  Brookfield,  dated  June  30,  1778 ;  credited 
with  4$  months  service ;  also,  receipt  for  3  months  bounty,  dated  Brookfield,  Oct. 
20,  1779;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's 
(Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  19,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  12  days,  at  Claverack;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ADAMS,  LEM.,  Milton.  Matross,  Capt.  Daniel  Vose's  (train  band)  co.,  Col.  Robinson's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  14  days. 

ADAMS,  LEVI,  New  Ipswich,  N.  H.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ezra  Town's  co.,  Col.  James 
Read's  regt. ;  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  birthplace,  Dunstable ;  age,  27  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  fair;  eyes,  blue;  occupation,  farmer;  enlisted 
May  12,  1775;  mustered  July  11,  1775. 

ADAMS,  LUTHER.  Private,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (2d) 
regt.,  Gen.  Fellows's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  24,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1779; 
service,  1  mo.  8  days,  at  Claverack.  Roll  dated  Petersham. 

ADAMS,  MATTHEW.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Gregg's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  muster  roll  for  Jan.- 
March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Leonard  Bleeker's 
(Light  Infantry)  co.,  Jan.  1,  1781. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  63 

ADAMS,  MAYHEW.  2d  Major,  Col.  Beriah  Norton's  (Dukes  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers 
of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Feb.  1,  1776;  reported  Uriah  Tilton  chosen  in 
his  place  July  30,  1776. 

ADAMS,  MICAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ellis's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  29,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  12  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Tiverton,  It.  I. 

ADAMS,  MOSES,  New  Marlborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  Moses  Soul's  co.,  Col.  John  Fel- 
lows's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  from  Sandisfield  and  New  Marlborough ;  service,  17  days ;  also,  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  also,  company 
return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Camp  at  Dorchester,  Nov.  1,  1775;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Con 
tinental  Army  from  Capt.  Collar's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or 
during  war;  joined  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wiggles  worth's  regt.; 
also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt.;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  21,  1777,  to  June  28,  1778; 
reported  died  June  28,  1778;  also,  muster  rolls  for  March  and  May,  1778,  dated 
Valley  Forge ;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  Greenwich. 

ADAMS,  MOSES,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service,  8  days;  also,  Capt.  Boyd's 
co.,  Col.  Heath's  (36th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775; 
enlisted  April  27,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt., 
commanded  by  Maj.  Metcalf;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  11,  1777; 
service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Providence  and  War 
wick,  R.  I. 

ADAMS,  MOSES,  Falmouth.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Noyes's  co.,  Col.  Phinney's  (31st) 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  May  15, 
1775;  marched  to  headquarters  July  13,  1775. 

ADAMS,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s,  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Palmer's  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  4,  1776;  discharged  March  19,  1776;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  MOSES,  Framingham.  Chaplain,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
27,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  62  days.  Roll  dated  North  Castle. 

ADAMS,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Batcheller's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt. ;  service,  41  days ;  marched  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.,  1776. 

ADAMS,  MOSES,  Medway.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.; 
enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  22,  1776 ;  service,  13  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Warwick,  R.  I. 

ADAMS,  MOSES.  List  of  men  drafted  for  8  months  service  in  Continental  Army ;  returned 
May  15,  1777. 

ADAMS,  MOSES,  New  Casco.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's 
(Cumberland  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779,  at  Fal 
mouth  ;  service,  2  mos.  17  days ;  company  raised  for  expedition  against  Penobscot. 

ADAMS,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  12£  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

ADAMS,  MOSES,  Medway.  1st  Lieutenant,  commander  of  a  company  in  Col.  John 
Smith's  regt.,  commanded  by  Maj.  J.  Fuller,  which  marched  on  the  alarms  of 
April  19  and  April  30, 1775 ;  service,  10  days  ;  also,  Captain,  9th  co.,  Col.  Ephraim 
Wheelock's  (Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned 
April  23,  1776;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  list 


64  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ADAMS,  MOSES,  continued. 

of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Sept.  27,  1777;  also,  Captain,  (late) 
Ezekiel  Plimpton's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  12,  1777;  muster  rolls 
for  Dec.,  1777,  Jan.,  Feb.  and  March,  1778,  dated  Cambridge;  also,  appointment 
made  by  Maj.  Seth  Bullard  of  said  Adams  as  captain  in  his  regiment  for  a  term 
of  3  months,  dated  Walpole,  June  28, 1780 ;  also,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  (4th  Suffolk 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  13  days; 
marched  to  Tiverton,  II.  I. ;  also,  return  of  officers  dated  Medfield,  March  2, 
1781 ;  ordered  to  march  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  for  not  more  than  40  days  service. 

ADAMS,  NAT.  Corporal,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  26,  1778 ;  discharged  Aug.  16,  1778 ;  service,  22  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

ADAMS,  NAT.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service,  8  days, 
in  Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service 
from  Sept.  11,  1779,  to  Sept.  15, 1779,  5  days;  service  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth, 
by  order  of  Brig.  Otis. 

ADAMS,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Gerrish's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  6  days. 

ADAMS,  NATHAX,  Newbury.  Drummer,  Capt.  Jacob  Gerrish's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  enlisted  April  24, 
1775;  discharged  Sept.  5,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Dec.  30,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Poor's  co. ;  return  of  men  in 
service  for  6  weeks,  dated  Newbury,  March  18,  1777. 

ADAMS,  NATHAX,  Barre.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Norton's  co.,  Col  Dike's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  gun  and  blanket  money,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Nov.  27,  1776 ;  also, 
return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  14,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

ADAMS,  NATHAX,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bige- 
low's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  15,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1777,  dated  Tan 
Schaick's  Island;  reported  sick  at  Worcester;  also,  muster  roll  for  March  and 
April,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  also,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  15,  1780. 

ADAMS,  NATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Slarrow's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  day;  marched 
on  an  expedition  to  the  Northward.  Roll  dated  Leverett. 

ADAMS,  NATHAX,  Newbury.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Brooks's  (late  Alden's)  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Oct.  1,  1777;  reported 
absconded  Oct.  1  (also  given  Oct.  18),  1777. 

ADAMS,  NATHAN,  Oakham.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Worcester  Co.  as  returned  by 
Thomas  Newhall ;  Capt.  Earll's  co.,  Col.  Reyes's  regt.;  enlistment,  6  months; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Ralph  Earll's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Reyes's  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  travel  allowance  from  Camp  Providence,  Dec.  31,  1777 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  ser 
vice  from  July  10,  1777,  to  Jan.  4,  1778,  5  mos.  25  days.  Roll  dated  Providence. 

ADAMS,  NATHAN,  Medway.  List  of  men  in  service  at  various  times  subsequent  to 
April  19,  1775,  dated  April  13,  1778;  also,  list  of  men  to  serve  in  Boston  until 
Jan.  1,  1779,  dated  Sept.  23,  1778. 

ADAMS,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Elias  Pratt's  co. ;  enlisted  April  13,  1779;  discharged 
July  1,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  with  guards  at  Rutland. 

ADAMS,  NATHAX.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Livermore's  co. ;  enlisted  July  8,  1779;  ser 
vice,  24  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  muster  roll  dated  Rutland,  Aug.  2,  1779. 


IN  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  65 

ADAMS,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Henry's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  Feb.  2,  1779; 
discharged  April  4,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  3  days;  company  detached  from  militia 
to  guard  troops  of  convention  at  Rutland ;  also,  Capt.  Ephraim  HartwelFs  co.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Oct.  31, 1779;  discharged  April  22, 1780;  service,  5  mos.  23  days, 
at  Rutland. 

ADAMS,  NATHAN,  Andover.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totovvay, 
Oct.  2-"),  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Andover  for 
service  in  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June  2G,  1780;  discharged 
Dec.  18,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  3  days. 

ADAMS,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Frost's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  6,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  27  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ADAMS,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Peters's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  3,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

ADAMS,  NATHAN,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  (train  band)  co. ;  return 
of  equipments  made  up  to  June  10,  1776 ;  age,  33  yrs. ;  also,  list  of  men  who 
received  money  "  for  turns  done  in  last  war  in  the  days  of  Capt.  Morse  the  1st, 
and  Capt.  Coolidge,"  dated  Nov.  17,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  drafted  to  march  to 
Providence,  R.  I.,  agreeable  to  a  warrant  issued  by  Col.  Hawes,  Feb.  4,  1777; 
drafted  but  hired  Spencer  Wood  to  serve  in  his  place ;  also,  list  of  men  drafted  to 
march  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  for  1  month  service,  agreeable  to  order  of  Col. 
Wheelock,  April  17,  1777;  reported  paid  money  in  lieu  of  service;  also,  list  of 
men  who  went  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  for  30  days,  from  Oct.  1, 
1777,  agreeable  to  a  warrant  issued  by  Col.  Hawes,  Sept.  25, 1777 ;  reported  drafted. 

ADAMS,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Gerrish's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  6  days. 

ADAMS,  NATHANIEL,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co.,Col.  Greaton's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  8  days ;  also,  Capt.  Boyd's 
co.,  Col.  Heath's  (36th)  regt.;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  discharged  May  17,  1775; 
company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775. 

ADAMS,  NATHANIEL,  Newbury.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jacob  Gerrish's  co.,  Col.  Moses 
Little's  regt.,  Gen.  Green's  brigade;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  14  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
1775]  ;  age,  28  yrs. ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Nov.  2,  1775. 

ADAMS,  NATHANIEL,  Wrentham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Moses  Draper's  co.,  Col.  William 
Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill, 
Oct.  7,  1775  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp 
at  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

ADAMS,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  27,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  25  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Newport,  R.  I.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Falmouth, 
Barnstable  Co. 

ADAMS,  NATHANIEL,  Newbury.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joshua  French's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  Albany  to  his  home,  dated 
Jan.  30,  1777. 

ADAMS,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Warren's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1777;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Bennington. 


66  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


ADAMS,  NATHANIEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ephraim  Lyon's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  20,  1778 ;  discharged  July  13, 1778 ;  service,  26  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll 
dated  Groton. 

ADAMS,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  David  Batcheller's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
(3d  Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  service,  19  days,  between  Dec.  8,  1776,  and  Jan.  20, 
1777,  at  Providence,  R.  I. ;  roll  dated  Northbridge ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from 
July  28,  1780,  to  Aug.  8,  1780,  15  days. 

ADAMS,  NATHANIEL,  Boston.  Ship's  tailor,  ship  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Elisha  Hinman ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Dec.  9,  1780 ;  age, 
24  yrs. ;  complexion,  dark;  occupation,  seaman. 

ADAMS,  NATHANIEL.  Ship  "  Franklin,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen  Hallet;  list  of 
officers  and  crew,  dated  Boston,  June  20,  1781. 

ADAMS,  NEHEMIAH,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Gideon  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Moses 
Little's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  2,  1775 ;  also, 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  7,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  27  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  8,  1775 ;  also,  Corporal ;  return  of  men  in  service 
Jan.  1,  1776. 

ADAMS,  NEHEMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  David  Batcheller's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  28,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780 ;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  NEWTON.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's 
(Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  14, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  9, 1780 ;  service,  3  mos. 
6  days,  at  AVest  Point ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army. 

ADAMS,  NEWTON.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ; 
enlisted  March  3, 1781 ;  discharged  March  17,  1781 ;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  OBADIAH,  New  Marlborough.  Capt.  Soul's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's  regt. ;  enlisted 
April  21,  1775;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

ADAMS,  OBADIAH,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Harwood's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  1  week ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  20,  1775. 

ADAMS,  OBADIAH,  Bellingham.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Holbrook's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's 
regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  19,  1776;  service,  11  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Warwick,  R.I. 

ADAMS,  OBADIAH.  Receipt  for  ammunition  received  of  Capt.  Barnabas  Sears,  dated 
Camp  at  Dorchester,  Feb.  15,  1776 ;  also,  certificate  of  service,  dated  Hardwick, 
July  19,  1776,  given  by  Capt.  Barnabas  Sears,  certifying  that  said  Adams,  a 
soldier  in  his  company,  was  killed  by  the  enemy  March  10,  1776,  on  Dorchester 
Hill. 

ADAMS,  OBADIAH,  Medway.  Private,  Lieut.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  commanded  by  Maj.  J.  Fuller,  which  marched  on  the  alarms  of  April  19 
and  April  30,  1775;  service,  11  days;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Lovell's  (Independent) 
co.,  4th  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  service  at  Warwick,  R.  I.,  Dec.  29,  1776",  22  days ; 
also,  descriptive  list  dated  Dorchester,  June  29,  1778,  of  men  enlisted  from  Suffolk 
Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  14, 
1778;  Capt.  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Hawes's  regt. ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6£  in. ; 
hair,  light;  eyes,  light;  nationality,  American;  occupation,  husbandman;  con 
ducted  to  camp  by  Capt.  Davis. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  67 


ADAMS,  OBED.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  6,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  14,  1778;  service,  8  days,  at  Falniouth  and 
Dartmouth. 

ADAMS,  OLIVER,  Chelmsford.  List  of  men  in  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.,  May  1,  1775;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  John  Ford's  (Volunteer)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Heed's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  20,  1777 ;  service,  23  days ;  marched  to  reinforce 
Northern  army. 

ADAMS,  OLIVER,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  5,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  reported  deserted  Oct.  16,  1778;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June-Sept.,  1778, 
dated  East  Greenwich. 

ADAMS,  OLIVER,  Holliston.  Private,  Capt.  Amasa  Cranston's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  27,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  at 
Claverack ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ADAMS,  OLIVER,  Medway.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Lovell's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Ephraim 
Wheelock's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  the  Mass,  militia;  commis 
sioned  April  23,1776;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Lovell's  (Independent)  co.,  4th  regt.; 
enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  service,  21  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to 
Warwick,  R.  I. 

ADAMS,  OLIVER.  List  of  men  enlisted  from  3d  Middlesex  Co.  regt.,  raised  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  June  20,  1778,  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ADAMS,  OLIVER.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  (4th  Suffolk 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Jtily  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  5,  1780;  service,  11  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ADAMS,  OLIVER,  Jr.,  Medway.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  detached  from  Capt. 
Ellis's  co. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light;  enlisted  Aug.  20, 
1781 ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Webb's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  20,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1781;  service,  3  mos. 
22  days ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ADAMS,  PARKER.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1776,  dated  Garrison  at  Fort 
George ;  reported  on  command  with  the  surgeon  at  Albany. 

ADAMS,  PARKER.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Barnabas  Sears's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  18,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  2,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  21  days,  on  an 
expedition  up  the  Mohawk  River ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ADAMS,  PAUL,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Lewis  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Aug.  27,  1776 ;  age,  24  yrs. 

ADAMS,  PAUL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Ilsley's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
30,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1776 ;  service,  2  mos. ;  roll  dated  New  Castle;  also, 
Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  5,  1778;  dis 
charged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  29  days;  detached  to  fortify  a  post  at 
Boston. 

ADAMS,  PAUL.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Iluse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ; 
enlisted  April  3,  1778;  discharged  July  4,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  also, 
muster  roll  for  April,  1778,  dated  Winter  Hill;  also,  Capt.  Stephen  Jenkins's  co., 
Col.  Gerrish's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  20  days;  regiment  detached  from  militia  of  Suffolk -and  Essex  counties 
to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Washington. 

ADAMS,  PAUL.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Pearson's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  en 
listed  Sept.  7,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  25  days;  company 
raised  in  Essex  and  Plymouth  counties ;  enlistment,  3  months. 


68  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ADAMS,  PELATIAH,  Bradford  (also  given  Chelmsford) .  Private,  Capt.  William  Hud 
son  Ballard's  co.,  Col.  John  Brooks's  (late  Alden's)  7th  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  25,  1777,  to  Nov.  11,  1778;  reported  killed 
Nov.  11,  1778. 

ADAMS,  PETER,  Spencer.  Private,  Capt.  Joel  Green's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Dec.  13,  1775. 

ADAMS,  PETER,  "Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  Fairbanks's  co.,  Col. 
Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  30,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1777;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Fair 
banks's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.,  commanded  by  Maj.  Metcalf ;  enlisted  Dec. 
8, 1777 ;  discharged  Dec.  31, 1777 ;  service,  23  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ; 
marched  to  Providence  and  Warwick,  R.  I. 

ADAMS,  PETER,  Wrentham.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  (9th)  co.,  Col. 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  to  May  8,  1777, 
6  mos.  7  days ;  also,  pay  roll  for  travel  allowance  from  Wrentham  to  camp  at 
Boston,  sworn  to  Dec.  7,  1776. 

ADAMS,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  27, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  4  days ;  marched 
to  Bennington  under  command  of  Col.  Job  Gushing. 

ADAMS,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Jewett's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard'sregt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  10,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.;  marched  to  Saratoga. 
Roll  dated  Littleton. 

ADAMS,  PETER.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  6,  1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  21  days ;  reported  deceased  Sept.  27,  1778 ; 
enlistment,  6  months ;  company  drafted  to  serve  as  guards  at  Boston  and 
Cambridge. 

ADAMS,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Devereux's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Nov.  13, 1777,  to  April  3,  1778,  4  mos.  21  days ; 
stationed  at  Charlestown  and  Cambridge;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1778,  dated 
Winter  Hill. 

ADAMS,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  Josepn  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  1,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  6  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  July-Oct.,  1778,  dated  East  Greenwich ;  also,  muster 
roll  dated  North  Kingston,  Nov.  6,  1778. 

ADAMS,  PETER.  Private,  Lieut.  Hezekiah  Ware's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  (4th 
Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  June  20,  1778 ;  discharged  July  14,  1778 ;  service,  25 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lakin's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light 
Infantry)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  13, 1779;  discharged  Nov.  16, 1779;  service,  2  mos. 
8  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  June  27,  1780 ;  discharged  July  4,  1780 ;  service,  8  days  ;  marched 
for  defence  of  West  Point,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows. 

ADAMS,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  5,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  15  days,  at  West  Point; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

ADAMS,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  10  days; 
marched  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ;  enlistment,  3  months. 


IN   THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  69 


ADAMS,  PETER,  Townsend.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hartwell's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  14,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
arrived  at  Springfield  July  9,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  9,  1780,  under  com 
mand  of  Lieut.  Jackson  of  the  artillery;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men,  raised 
by  the  town  of  Townsend  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780; 
marched  July  G,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  21  days. 

ADAMS,  PETEK.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.; 
enlisted  Feb.  28,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years;  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781, 
dated  Phillipsburg;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Aug.,  Sept.,  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts. 

ADAMS,  PETER,  New  Braintree.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Hunter's  co., 
Col.  Keyes'sregt.;  age,  26  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupa 
tion,  blacksmith;  enlisted  March  10,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Benjamin  Pike's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  return  of  men 
in  service  for  the  year  1781 ;  pay  allowed  from  March  10,  1781 ;  also,  return  of 
men  in  service  for  the  year  1782;  reported  furloughed  in  Dec.,  1782;  also,  return 
of  men  for  clothing  delivered  March  9,  1784. 

ADAMS,  PHILEMOX,  Medway.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1777;  service,  23  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Warwick,  R.  I. ;  also,  list  of  men  drafted  to  go  to 
Providence,  II.  L,  dated  April  18,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.,  Col. 
Wheelock's  regt. ;  enlisted  April  22,  1777;  discharged  May  10,  1777;  service,  20 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  llhode  Island ;  also,  list  of  men  detached  from  Capt.  Moses 
Adams's  co.  to  go  to  Providence,  11.  L,  to  serve  until  Jan.  1,  1779,  dated  June 
22,  1778. 

ADAMS,  PHILEMOX,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Amasa  Cranston's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Denny's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  28,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  6 
days,  at  Claverack ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ADAMS,  PHILEMON.  Private,  Capt.  Staples  Chamberlain's  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  14  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  llhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  PHINEAS,  New  Ipswich,  N.  II.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Town's  co.,  Col.  Read's 
regt. ;  enlisted  April  23,  1775. 

ADAMS,  PHIXEAS.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Rowley's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robin 
son's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776;  discharged  April  3,  1777; 
service,  3  mos.  9  days,  at  Ticonderoga;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777. 

ADAMS,  PHIXEAS.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.;  en 
listed  Sept.  25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  7  days;  stationed 
at  Little  Compton,  11.  I.  Roll  dated  Bellingliam. 

ADAMS,  PHINEAS.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Woods's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  April  1,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  5  days,  at  Cambridge  ;  enlistment, 
3  months. 

ADAMS,  PHINEAS,  Medway.  List  of  men  drafted  to  go  to  Providence,  11.  I.,  dated 
April  18,  1777 ;  also,  Private,  Captain  Sabin  Mann's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ; 
enlisted  April  22,  1777 ;  discharged  May  10,  1777 ;  service,  20  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  PHIXEAS,  Medway.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Titcomb's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  8,  1777 ;  discharged  July  8,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo. 
29  days,  at  Providence,  R.  I. 


70  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ADAMS,  PHINEAS,  Medway.  List  of  men  in  service  at  various  times  subsequent  to 
April  19,  1775,  dated  April  13,  1778. 

ADAMS,  PHINEAS,  Medway.  Descriptive  list  dated  Dorchester,  June  29,  1778,  of  men 
enlisted  from  Suffolk  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  for  the  term  of 
9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill>  June  13,  1778 ;  Capt.  Adams's 
co.,  Col.  Hawes's  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  hair,  light;  eyes,  dark ; 
nationality,  American;  occupation,  husbandman;  conducted  to  camp  by  Capt. 
Davis. 

ADAMS,  PHINEAS,  Paxton.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Worcester  Co.  and  returned  by 
Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master;  Capt.  Maynard's  co.,  Col.  Denny's  regt. ; 
mustered  May  9,  1778 ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ADAMS,  PHINEAS.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  (4th  Suffolk 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  13  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ADAMS,  REUBEN,  Medway.  Private,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ; 
enlisted  April  22,  1777 ;  discharged  May  10,  1777 ;  service,  20  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  REUBEN,  Medway.  Private,  list  of  men  drafted  to  go  to  Providence,  R.  I., 
dated  April  18,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's 
regt. ;  enlisted  May  8,  1777 ;  discharged  July  8,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  29  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Providence,  R.  I. 

ADAMS,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  24,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  3,  1778;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's 
(Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  9,  1780;  service, 
3  mos.  6  days,  at  West  Point ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army. 

ADAMS,  RICHAHD.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  George  King's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776 ;  discharged  March  24, 1777 ;  service, 
3  mos.  8  days ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan., 
1777,  dated  Ticonderoga;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  8, 1777 ;  discharged  July  28, 1777  ;  service,  20  days ; 
ordered  to  march  to  Fort  Edward,  by  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler;  also,  pay  roll  for  ser 
vice  from  Sept.  19,  1777,  to  Oct.  18,  1777,  30  days ;  ordered  to  march  to  Stillwater, 
by  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

ADAMS,  RICHARD,  Dunstable  (enlisted  for  Newburyport) .  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted 
men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778 ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft.  (also 
given  5  ft.)  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  sandy;  eyes,  sandy. 

ADAMS,  RICHARD,  Welmonton  (Wilmington  ?).  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Putnam's  co., 
Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  May  25,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778; 
service,  7  mos.  10  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  12  months 
from  Jan.  1,  1778;  also,  muster  rolls  for  May-Oct.,  1778,  dated  East  Green 
wich;  reported  on  command  at  Warwick;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  dated 
North  Kingston. 

ADAMS,  RICHARD,  York.  List  of  men  mustered  in  York  Co.  and  returned  by  Joseph 
Bragdon,  Muster  Master,  March  31,  1777;  Capt.  Daniel  Wheelwright's  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Wheelwright's  co.,  Col.  Francis's 
regt.;  roll  made  up  for  rations  from  date  of  enlistment,  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  April  26, 
1777;  also,  Capt.  Francis's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1, 1777,  to  March  6,  1778;  reported  died  March 
6,  1778;  served  5  mos.  as  Private,  1  mo.  as  Corporal,  7  mos.  5  days  as  Sergeant. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  71 


ADAMS,  RICHARD.  Captain,  9th  co.,  Col.  Wheaton's  (4th  Lincoln  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of 
officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  July  2,  1778. 

ADAMS,  RICHARD,  Newburyport.  Prize  Master,  brig  "Julius  Caesar,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Nathaniel  Bently  ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June  21, 1780; 
age,  25  yrs.  4  mos. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light. 

ADAMS,  RICHARD.  1st  Lieutenant,  schooner  "  Senegal,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Na 
thaniel  Bentley;  petition  dated  Boston,  June  1,  1781;  age,  23  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft. 
6  in. ;  complexion,  light. 

ADAMS,  ROBERT,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Col.  Moses  Parker's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Benjamin  Walker,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service,  12 
days. 

ADAMS,  ROBERT.  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.;  receipt  for  wages,  etc.,  dated  Ticonderoga, 
Aug.  28,  1776 ;  also,  receipt  for  money  due  Oct.  2,  1776,  dated  Ticonderoga. 

ADAMS,  ROBERT.  Private,  detachment  of  guards  under  Sergt.  Enos  Dean;  service,  2 
days,  in  preventing  Highlanders  (prisoners)  escaping  from  Taunton  jail  on  alarm 
of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

ADAMS,  ROGER,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  4  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Edward  Fuller's 
(1st)  co.,  Col.  Thatcher's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  2,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  2,  1778; 
service,  1  day ;  marched  to  Cambridge  to  guard  British  troops. 

ADAMS,  RUFUS,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (late 
Gerrislfs)  38th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Chelsea,  Oct.  2,  1775;  enlisted  May 
1,  1775 ;  reported  sick  and  absent,  Aug.  11,  1775 ;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  in 
Aug.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Chelsea;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money,  dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

ADAMS,  SALATHIKL,  Chelmsford.    List  of  men  in  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  regt.,  May 

1,  1775. 
ADAMS,  SAM,  Salisbury.     Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Page's  co.,  which  marched   on  the 

alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4£  days. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  1st  parish  of  Dedham;  service,  9  days;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL,  Ipswich.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Elisha  Whitney's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Mystic ;  service,  4  days ;  marched  to  Cambridge 
May  1,  1775;  service,  16  days. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL,  Truro.  Surgeon,  Col.  John  Fellows's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted 
June  28,  1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days ;  also,  Capt.  King's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's  regt. ; 
company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Guild's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  13  days;  also,  Capt. 
Guild's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  (-36th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5, 
1775 ;  enlisted  April  30,  1775. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL,  Charlestown.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Harris's  co.,  Col.  William  Bond's 
(late  Gardner's)  37th  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  27,  1775. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL,  Westford.  Private,  Capt.  Zaccheus  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  service  at  White  Plains,  Oct.  31,  1776. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Surgeon,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776; 
muster  roll  of  field  and  staff  officers  for  Nov.,  1776,  dated  Fort  George;  reported 
on  command  at  Albany. 


72  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  John 
Whetcomb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
service,  8  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's 
co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April 
27,  1775;  service,  1  mo.;  reported  enlisted  in  the  train,  May  24,  1775;  also, 
Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Popkin's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  24,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  13  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Sept.  27,  1775 ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Jan.  13,  1776. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL,  Acton.  Private,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's 
regt. ;  marched  Feb.  4,  1776 ;  service,  1  mo.  28  days ;  also,  Capt.  John  Minot's 
co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance;  service  at  Dorchester 
Heights,  Nov.,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  drafted  by  Capt.  Simon  Hunt  and  returned 
to  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks  to  reinforce  Continental  Army,  dated  Acton,  Aug.  14, 1777 ; 
reported  drafted  from  train  band  and  alarm  list. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Tobias  Lord's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  31, 1776  ;  discharged 
Nov.  25,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  25  days,  at  Falmouth. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Fortunatus  Eager's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Dec.  17,  1776;  discharged  March  27,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  10  days; 
marched  to  reinforce  the  army  in  the  Jerseys  under  Gen.  Washington.  Roll 
dated  Lancaster. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL,  Bellingham.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Holbrook's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co.,  Col. 
L.  Robinson's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  27,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  6  days;  regiment 
raised  in  Suffolk  and  York  counties ;  roll  dated  Roxbury  ;  also,  Capt.  Holbrook's 
co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1776;  ser 
vice,  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Warwick,  R.  I. ;  also, 
Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.;  enlisted  April  22,  1777;  dis 
charged  May  10,  1777  ;  service,  20  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  George  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  24  days,  in 
Northern  department. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777  ;  discharged 
Oct.  21,  1777;  service,  2  mos. ;  enlistment,  3  months  ;  company  marched  to  Man 
chester,  Vt.,  thence  to  Allington,  thence  to  Stillwater,  by  order  of  Gen.  Lincoln; 
joined  Gen.  John  Ashley's  regt.,  and  marched  to  Botton's  Rill. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL,  Chelmsford.  List  of  men  in  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.,  May  1,  1775;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  John  Ford's  (Volunteer)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  27, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  13  days ;  marched  to  rein 
force  Northern  army. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ford's  (Volunteer)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  13  days; 
marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  27  days; 
marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Noyes's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  with 
Northern  army.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service, 
1  mo.  7  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co., 
Dec.  4,  1777. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  73 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Roe's  co.  of  Artillery  artificers,  under  Brig. 
Gen.  Henry  Knox ;  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Christopher 
Beackley's  co.  of  Artillery  artificers,  Col.  Benjamin  Flower's  corps,  under  com 
mand  of  Brig.  Gen.  Knox ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1778. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Belcher's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  24,  1778 ;  taken  prisoner  Oct.  5,  1778 ;  service  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Cutler's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  29,  1778 ;  service,  5  mos.  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ; 
enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Sept.-Dec.,  1778,  dated 
East  Greenwich. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  July  8,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1778 ;  service,  5  mos.  8  days. 
Roll  dated  Winter  Hill. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  of 
Suffolk  Co.,  for  the  Boston  regt.,  under  Col.  Jabez  Hatch ;  list  dated  Boston,  Feb. 
11,  1779. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1777;  service,  2  inos.  1 
day;  also,  Capt.  John  Collar's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Col.  Powel;  enlisted  July  19,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9 
days ;  marched  to  Connecticut. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  23, 1779 ;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  11  days ;  company 
detached  to  join  Continental  Army  at  Claverack;  enlistment,  3  months.  Roll 
dated  Woburn. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Luke  Wilder's  co  ,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (2d)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  27, 1779 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  at  Claverack. 
Roll  dated  Albany,  N.  Y. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL,  Harpswell.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Nehemiah  Curtis's  (1st  Harpswell)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  (2d  Cum 
berland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Dec.  15,  1777;  joined  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Tupper's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  return  made  to  Col.  Nathaniel  Purrinton; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  George  White's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  3,  1777,  to  Dec.  28,  1779;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col. 
Tupper's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Jan.  3,  1780 ;  reported  discharged. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Plumer's  co.,  Col.  William  Jones's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  6,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  at 
Majorbagaduce,  under  Col.  Samuel  McCobb. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Drummer,  Capt.  Thaddeus  Read's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  28,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1780;  service,  6  days;  marched  from 
Windsor  to  Shaftsbury,  Vt.,  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows;  also,  pay  roll  for  service 
from  Oct.  21,  1780,  to  Oct.  22,  1780,  2  days ;  marched  from  Windsor  by  order  of 
Gen.  Fellows;  al.so,  Lieut.  John  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.;  en 
listed  Oct.  26,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1780;  service,  3  days;  marched  on  an 
alarm  from  Windsor,  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 


MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 


ADAMS,  SAMUEL,  Grafton  (also  given  Walpole).  Capt.  Luke  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
"Ward's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  6  days;  also,  Fifer;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  receipt 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  3,  1775;  also,  return  of 
men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Joseph  Warren's  co.,  6th  Worces 
ter  Co.  regt.;  joined  Capt.  Child's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abraham  Child's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  12,  1777,  to  July  22,  1779 ; 
reported  deserted  July  22,  1779,  but  returned  to  service  July,  1780;  also,  Private, 
Colonel's  co.,  Col.  "Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  Aug.  20,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Hospital  Physician  and  Surgeon ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Senior  Surgeon;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780 ;  also,  certificate 
of  service  dated  Boston,  Feb.  19,  1782. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL,  Sandisfield.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Sandis 
field  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  19,  1780 ; 
discharged  Jan.  19,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  4  days;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  Heman 
Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Collar's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1781 ;  dis 
charged  Oct.  31,  1781 ;  service,  17  days ;  marched  to  Stilhvater. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Drummer,  Capt.  Job  Knap's  co. ;  enlisted  March  2, 1781 ;  discharged 
March  15,  1781 ;  service,  17  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Douglas. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Field's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Colonel's 
co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Provi 
dence;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Capt.  James  Cooper's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war ;  also,  Capt.  Lebbeus 
Drew's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781,  dated 
Phillipsburg;  reported  deserted  July  21, 1781. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Hezekiah  Green's  co.,  Col.  Barns's  regt. ;  service  on 
an  alarm  at  Saratoga,  Oct.,  1781. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL,  Uxbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Baldwin's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  14, 1776,  to  March  1,  1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Edward 
Seagrave's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  June  19,  1778;  discharged  July  12, 
1778;  service,  26  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  William  Henry's 
co.,  Worcester  Co.  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  6,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  10, 1779;  service, 
1  mo.  7  days,  at  Castle  and  Governor's  islands;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Davis's  co., 
Col.  Luke  Drury's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  24,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1781;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  19  days,  at  West  Point;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL.  Surgeon,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  14,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  receipt  for 
subsistence  money  for  June,  1782,  received  from  Capt.  Lieut.  Knowles. 

ADAMS,  SAMUEL,  Lexington.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men,  dated  Huts,  New  Boston, 
May  13,  1782;  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  (4th)  co.,  3d  Mass,  regt.;  age,  16  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  |  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  blue;  occupation, 
yeoman;  enlisted  March  30,  1782;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  return  of  clothing 
received  between  June  14, 1782,  and  Aug.  23, 1782 ;  also,  return  of  clothing  received 
between  Nov.  20,  1782,  and  Feb.  10,  1783. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  75 


ADAMS,  SCIPIO,  Shrewsbury.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Asa  Rice's  co.,  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Dec.  15,  1777;  joined  Capt. 
Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Daniel 
Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  rest. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  May  15,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1777,  dated 
Van  Schaick's  Island ;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  reported 
on  command  at  general  hospital. 

ADAMS,  SETH,  Suffleld,  Conn.  Private,  Capt.  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  reported  discharged  May  4,  1775. 

ADAMS,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Rowley's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  9,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  5, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  2  days; 
marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

ADAMS,  SILAS,  Bellingham.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Holbrook's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Maj. 
Seth  Bullard's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7, 
1780 ;  service,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ADAMS,  SILAS,  Newbury.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jacob  Gerrish's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  6  days;  also,  Capt.  Ger 
rish's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  April 
24,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  14  days ;  also,  list  of  officers ;  commissioned  June  27, 
1775 ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  33  yrs. ;  also,  list  of  men 
drafted  from  Essex  Co.  brigade  to  march  to  Rhode  Island  to  reinforce  Gen. 
Spencer,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Michael  Farley,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  11, 
1777;  appointed  captain  of  a  company  made  up  from  Newbury,  Danvers,  Rowley 
and  Middleton;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ;  roll  dated  June  29,  1777. 

ADAMS,  SIMOX,  New  Marlborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Moses  Soul's  co.,  Col.  John 
Fellows's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775,  from  Sandisfield  and  New  Marlborough ;  service,  17  days ;  also,  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Camp  at  Dorchester,  Nov.  1,  1775. 

ADAMS,  SIMOX.  Private,  Lieut.  Eleazer  Taylor's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777 ;  service,  4  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Bennington ;  marched  as  far  as  Pittsfield. 

ADAMS,  SIMOX.  Captain,  Col.  John  Collar's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1781;  discharged 
Oct.  20,  1781 ;  service,  12  days,  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward ;  regiment  ordered 
out  by  Col.  John  Ashley,  Gen.  Fellows's  brigade. 

ADAMS,  SIMOX.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Stephen  Dewey's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Smith's 
regt. 

ADAMS,  SMITH,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  3  days. 

ADAMS,  SMITH.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Feb.  3,  1778;  discharged  April  3,  1778;  service,  2  mos.,  at 
Cambridge. 

ADAMS,  SOLOMOX.  Capt.  John  Ford's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages,  etc.,  dated  Ticonderoga, 
Aug.  28,  1776;  also,  receipt  for  money  due  Oct.  1,  1776,  dated  Ticonderoga. 

ADAMS.  SOLOMOX.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  4  mos.,  with  Northern 
army. 

ADAMS,  SOLOMOX.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  pay  rolls 
for  service  from  Nov.  3,  1777,  to  April  3,  1778,  5  mos.,  at  Cambridge. 


76  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ADAMS,  SOLOMOX,  Rowley.  Private;  payroll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town 
of  Rowley  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  6, 
1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  5,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  12  days. 

ADAMS,  SOLOMOX,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Capt.  James  Varnum's  co.,  Col.  Michael 
Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  15,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  May  15,  1780. 

ADAMS,  SOLOMON.  Private,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  (later  Sprout's 
2d)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1780 ;  enlistment,  6  months ;  reported  deserted  Dec. 
5,  1780. 

ADAMS,  STEPHEX,  Gorham.  Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  which  marched  April 
21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days. 

ADAMS,  STEPHEX,  New  Ipswich,  N.  H.  Corporal ;  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ; 
birthplace,  Dunstable;  age,  36  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  fair;  eyes, 
blue;  occupation,  farmer ;  enlisted  April  23, 1775 ;  mustered  July  11, 1775;  joined 
Capt.  Ezra  Town's  co.,  Col.  James  Read's  regt. 

ADAMS,  STEPHEX,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ; 
service,  2  mos. ;  roll  dated  June  29,  1777. 

ADAMS,  STEPHEX,  Medway.  List  of  men  detached  from  Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co.  to  go 
to  Providence,  R.  I.,  to  serve  until  Jan.  1,  1779,  dated  June  22,  1778. 

ADAMS,  STEPHEX.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  April  3,  1778;  discharged  July  4,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2  days; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Winter  Hill,  May  11,  1778. 

ADAMS,  STEPHEX.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  7, 1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  31, 1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  27  days ;  company  detached 
to  fortify  a  post  at  Boston. 

ADAMS,  STEPHEX.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hodsdon's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  24,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  12,  1779;  service,  9  mos.  8  days;  enlist 
ment,  8  months;  roll  dated  Berwick;  also,  pay  rolls  for  June-Sept.,  1778,  dated 
West  Point;  also,  pay  rolls  for  Dec.,  1778,  and  Jan.,  1779,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

ADAMS,  STEPHEX,  Reading.  Capt.  James  Horton's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.  of  artifi 
cers;  enlistment,  during  war;  roll  dated  July  20,  1780.  (Captain  reported  to  be 
of  Connecticut.) 

ADAMS,  STEPHEX.  Capt.  Simeon  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  return  of 
men  raised  to  march  to  Horse  Neck ;  company  drafted  from  Rehoboth  and  Bristol 
Co.  towns  ;  reported  did  not  join  regiment. 

ADAMS,  THEODORE,  Marblehead.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  7,  1777;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

ADAMS,  THEODORE,  Boxford.  Private;  list  of  deserters  from  Major's  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.,  dated  Camp  Ten  Eyck,  Aug.  27, 1780 ;  deserted  March 

5,  1777. 

ADAMS,  THODER.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "Silver  Eel"  from 
Halifax  to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS,  Boxford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS,  Harpswell.  Private,  Capt.  James  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Phinney's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  20,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  25  days; 
also,  Capt.  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  James  Cargill's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  9,  1775;  service, 
5  mos.  5  days. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  77 

ADAMS,  THOMAS,  Charlestown,  No.  4.  Corporal,  Capt.  Seth  Murray's  co.,  Col.  Benja 
min  Rubles  Woodbridge's  (25th)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge, 
June  29, 1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  2, 1775 ;  service, 
3  mos.  7  days ;  also,  Sergeant ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  30, 1775 ; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge, 
Oct.  25,  1775. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Col.  Moses  Parker's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Benjamin  Walker,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775  ;  service,  9  days ; 
also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt. ;  receipt 
for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  24,  1775 ;  also,  company  return  [prob 
ably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Cambridge,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS,  Harpswell.    Ensign,  Capt.  Winthrop  Baston's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  1, 

—  [company  kno\vn  to  have  been  raised  in  Feb.,  1776,  for  2  months  service 

before  Boston];   also,  Ensign,  Capt.  Baston's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  French's  regt.; 

company  raised  in  Bristol  and  Cumberland  counties ;   list  of  officers  of  Mass. 

militia ;  commissioned  March  26,  1776 ;  stationed  at  Winter  Hill,  Feb.  27,  1776. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS,  Lexington.  Private,  Capt.  John  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance;  service  at  Dorchester  Heights,  Nov.,  1776. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  gun  and  blanket  money,  agreeable  to  Act  of  Nov.,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  in 
service  for  3  months,  guarding  stores  at  Boston,  from  Dec.,  1776,  to  Feb.,  1777. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS,  Cambridge.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bridge's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's 
regt. ;  enlisted  March  4,  1776 ;  discharged  March  8, 1776 ;  service,  5  days ;  stationed 
at  Roxbury  ;  also,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  27, 
1776;  discharged  Nov.  11,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  26  days;  roll  dated  North  Castle; 
also,  return  of  men  dated  Oct.  31,  1776;  reported  in  hospital;  also,  pay  roll  for 
service  from  Dec.  9,  1776,  to  Dec.  18,  1776,  9  days,  at  Noddle's  Island. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for 
travel  allowance,  sworn  to  Oct.  30,  1776. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS,  Boxford.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Richard  Peabody's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wig- 
glesworth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Ticonderoga  home, 
in  1776. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS,  Medfield.  List  of  men  enrolled  on  alarm  list,  dated  June  10,  1776 ; 
age,  51  yrs. ;  also,  list  of  men  who  received  money  for  "  turns  done  in  last  wars 
in  the  days  of  Capt.  Morse  the  1st,  and  Capt.  Coolidge,"  dated  Nov.  17,  1776; 
also,  list  of  men  drafted  to  reinforce  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  a  warrant 
issued  by  Lieut.  Baxter,  May  8,  1777;  reported  "  vacant." 

ADAMS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  18  days. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Farrar's  co.,  Col.  Reed's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
29,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  7, 1777;  service,  1  mo.  10  days;  company  drafted  from 
Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.,  to  reinforce  Northern  army  under  Gen.  Gates. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  R.  I.,  in  the  prison  ship  "  Lord 
Sandwich,"  and  landed  at  Bristol,  March  7,  1778. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.;  service  with 
detachment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes,  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks 
in  guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  by  order  of 
Council  of  May  12,  1777;  also,  Capt.  John  Hinkley's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symmes's 
regt.;  enlisted  Feb.  13,  1778;  discharged  May  13,  1778;  service,  3  mos.,  with 
guards  at  Boston,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath. 


78  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


ADAMS,  THOMAS,  Methvay.  Private,  Lieut.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  commanded  by  Maj.  J.  Fuller,  which  marched  on  the  alarms  of  April  19 
and  April  30, 1775 ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8, 1776 ;  discharged  Jan.  1, 1777 ;  service,  23  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Warwick,  R.  I. ;  also,  list  of  men  who  went  to  Rhode 
Island  for  27  days,  dated  Aug.  15,  1778. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt. ;  roll  for 
equipments  dated  Nov.  9,  1778. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  M.  Ulmer's  co.,  Col.  McCobb's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  16  days,  on  an  expedition 
to  Pen ob scot. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Peabody's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  (1st) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1779 ;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  19  days. 
Roll  dated  Middleton. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Hamant's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (2d) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  22,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS,  Lexington.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  delivered  to  Capt.  J. 
Cooper;  Capt.  Bridge's  co.,  Col.  Faulkner's  regt.;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
10  in.;  enlistment,  9  months;  also,  Capt.  Dix's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  (9th)  regt.; 
enlisted  July  18,  1779;  discharged  April  1,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  Maj.  Setli  Bullard's  (4th  Suffolk 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  13  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS,  Boston.  Clerk,  ship  "  Rhodes,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Nehemiah 
Buffington  ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  14, 1780 ;  age,  23  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS,  Newburyport.  Seaman,  brig  "  Julius  Ctesar,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Nathaniel  Bently ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June  21,  1780;  age, 
21  yrs.  5  mos. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
Falmouth. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Ayer's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  (Essex 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
8  days  ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army.  Roll  dated  Haverhill. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Allton's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  9,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11  days,  at  West 
Point;  enlistment,  3  months;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Charlton,  Feb.  19, 1782. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hickok's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Sears;  enlisted  Aug.  6,  1781;  dis 
charged  Nov.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  7  days ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ADAMS,  THOMAS,  Lexington.  List  of  men  detached  from  Capt.  Bridge's  or  Capt. 
Brown's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.,  to  relieve  guards  at  Cambridge. 

ADAMS,  TIMOTHY,  Chelmsford.    List  of  men  in  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.,  May  1,  1775. 

ADAMS,  TIMOTHY,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  9  days ;  also,  Sergeant, 
Capt.  Moses  Draper's  co.,  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Gardner's  37th)  regt.;  com 
pany  return  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

ADAMS,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  'Capt.  Reuben  Butterfield's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776; 
discharged  March  16,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  15  days. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  79 

ADAMS,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ford's  (Volunteer)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  13  days; 
marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

ADAMS,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Robinson's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  15,  1777;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  TIMOTHY,  Chelmsford.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  John  Ford's 
co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  G  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  occupation,  farmer;  enlisted  April  29, 1775  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Ford's  co., 
Col.  Bridge's  (27th)  regt  ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  April  20,  177") ; 
service,  3  mos.  10  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  2"),  177");  also,  Capt. 
John  Ford's  (Volunteer)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777; 
discharged  Nov.  8,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  13  days;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern 
army;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.  for  the  term  of 
9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  19,  1778;  Capt.  Minot's 
co.,  Col.  Spaulding's  regt. ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  also,  list  of  9  months 
men  returned  as  received  July  20,  1778,  by  Col.  Rufus  Putnam. 

ADAMS,  TIMOTHY-.  Private,  Lieut.  Hezekiah  Ware's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  (4th 
Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  20,  1778;  discharged  July  14,  1778;  service,  25 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  26,  1778;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1778;  service,  29  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  TIMOTHY'.  Capt.  Edmund  Longley's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept. 
22,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1778;  service,  9  days;  company  detached  to  guard 
and  fortify  posts  in  and  near  Boston. 

ADAMS,  TIMOTHY,  Westford.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hovey's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  12,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  22,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  16  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  TIMOTHY-.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Ebene/er  Thayer's  (Suf 
folk  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  9,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
6  days,  at  West  Point ;  enlistment,  3  months  ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army. 

ADAMS,  TIMOTHY,  Medway.  Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  dated  May  26, 
1778 ;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Dorchester,  June  29,  1778,  of  men  enlisted  from 
Suffolk  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill, 
June  14,  1778;  Capt.  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Hawes's  regt.;  age,  20  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft. 
5  in.;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  dark;  nationality,  American ;  occupation,  husbandman; 
conducted  to  camp  by  Capt.  Davis ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  detached 
from  Capt.  Ellis's  co. ;  age,  23  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  enlisted 
Aug.  20,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Lincoln's  co.,  Col. 
Joseph  Webb's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  20,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1781 ;  service, 
3  mos.  22  days. 

ADAMS,  Trrrs.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawse's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island  ;  stationed  at  Little  Compton,  11.  I.  Roll  dated  Bellingham. 

ADAMS,  TITUS,  Medway.  Private,  Lieut.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's  regt., 
commanded  by  Maj.  J.  Fuller,  which  marched  on  the  alarms  of  April  19  and 
April  30,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Lo veil's  (Independent)  co., 
drafted  from  the  4th  regt.;  service,  22  days,  at  Warwick,  R.  I.,  Dec.  29,  1776; 
also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co..  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.;  enlisted  April  22, 
1777 ;  discharged  May  10,  1777 ;  service  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  list 
of  men  detached  to  serve  at  Boston  until  Jan.  1,  1779,  dated  Sept.  23,  1778. 


80  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM,  Sherborn.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Leland's  co.,  Col.  John  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

ADAMS,   WILLIAM,   Cambridge.     Private,   Capt.   Benjamin  Lock's   co.,   Col.  Thomas 
Gardner's  regt.;   age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  enlisted  May  3,    [probably' 
1775];  also,  Capt.  Locke's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  37th  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  13,  1775. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM,  Hollis,  N.  H.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dow's  co.,  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  1, 1775;  service,  3  mos. 
8  days ;  reported  served  in  battle  of  Bunker  Hill ;  also,  company  return  dated 
Cambridge,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  20,  1775. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM,  Easton.  Private,  Capt.  Abiel  Mitchel's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service,  11  days ;  also,  Capt.  Francis  Luscombe's  co.,  Col. 
Timothy  Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  5  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  receipt  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbiiry,  Nov.  14,  1775. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM,  Great  Barrington.  Private,  Capt.  William  King's  co.,  Col.  John 
Fellows's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19, 1775 ;  service,  17  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also,  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  also,  company  return 
dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Camp  at  Dorchester,  Nov.  17, 1775. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM.  Captain,  Col.  Thatcher's  regt.;  enlisted  March  4,  1776;  discharged 
March  9,  1776;  service,  5  days;  marched  by  order  of  Gen.  Washington  to  take 
Dorchester  Heights. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s,  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Palmer's  regt.; 
enlisted  March  4,  1776;  discharged  March  13,  1776;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM,  Braintree  (North  Precinct).  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Billings's  co., 
Col.  Jonathan  Bass's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  13,  1776 ;  service,  5  days ;  company 
assembled  to  drive  the  British  ships  out  of  Boston  harbor. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Wolcott's  co.,  Col.  Hopkins's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  16  days,  between  July  16,  1776,  and  Aug.  5,  1776 ;  marched  to  the  Highlands, 
N.  Y.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM.  List  of  men  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book,  dated  Headquarters, 
Ticonderoga,  Aug.  26,  1776,  who  were  tried  by  general  court  martial  of  the  3d 
brigade,  Maj.  Duffe,  President,  for  desertion;  pleaded  guilty,  and  was  sentenced 
to  39  lashes  on  bare  back ;  served  in  Capt.  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under 
Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  June  22,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  not  in  Conti 
nental  service,  enlisted  by  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.,  Jan.  1, 
1776,  for  the  year  1776,  dated  York ;  also,  Capt.  Mighill's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's 
(26th)  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  Jan.-May,  1776 ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  June,  1776, 
dated  New  York ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  in  1776,  sworn  to  at  Rowley, 
April  9,  1777. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM,  Easton.  Gunner,  Capt.  Daniel  Lothrop's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  enlisted  May  20,  1776 ;  pay  rolls  for  service  made  up  to  May  7, 
1777;  reported  served  as  Bombardier  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  and  in  Continental  ser 
vice  from  Dec.  1,  1776. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  81 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Epliraim  Wheelock's 
regt.,  Suffolk  Co.  brigade;  enlisted  April  21,  1777;  discharged  May  13, 1777;  ser 
vice,  22  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Walcott's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  21,  1777;  service,  22 
days ;  marched  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  to  reinforce  Northern  army  ;  also,  Capt. 
Zenas  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  21, 
1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  service,  26  days ;  marched  to  Fort  Edward,  N.  Y. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Sawen's  co.,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's  regt. 
of  guards;  enlisted  March  25,  1778;  discharged  April  7,  1778;  service,  13  days, 
at  Roxbury. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM,  Newton.  List  of  men  who  enlisted  to  serve  for  the  term  of  8  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Peekskill,  dated  Dorchester,  May  11,  1778;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt. ;  age,  16  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  1  in. ;  hair,  light ;  eyes,  dark ;  occupation,  husbandman  ;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Dorchester ;  marched  to  Peekskill  in  1778. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Eames's  co. ;  receipt  for  mileage  to  Cambridge,  dated  Hop- 
kinton,  June  30,  1778. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathan  Sargent's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  July  3, 1778 ;  discharged  July  17, 1778 ;  service,  14  days,  at  Win 
ter  Hill. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Elias  Parkman's  co.  of  guards;  service,  15  days, 
from  July  2,  1778.  Roll  dated  Boston. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Perry's  co.,  Col.  Hawse's  regt.;  enlisted  July 
28,  1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  12, 1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  17  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Sargent's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  July  2,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  14  days. 
Roll  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  10,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  23, 1779;  service,  7  mos.  13  days;  company  raised 
to  fortify  and  secure  passes  of  the  North  River,  N.  Y. ;  also,  pay  rolls  for  June- 
Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton;  also,  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  dated 
King's  Ferry. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Flint's  (late  Capt.  Asa  Lawrence's)  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Poor's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  16,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  11,  1779;  service, 
8  mos.  9  days,  at  White  Plains ;  company  raised  to  fortify  and  secure  passes  of 
the  North  River,  N.  Y. ;  also,  pay  rolls  for  June,  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  Fort 
Clinton ;  also,  pay  rolls  for  Sept.  and  Nov.,  1778,  dated  West  Point. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM,  Brookn'eld  (also given  Spencer).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Conti 
nental  Army  from  Capt.  N.  Hamilton's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.) 
regt.,  dated  Sept.  15,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Slayton's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Josiah  White's  co.,  Col.  Deney's  regt.,  dated  Feb.  18, 1778 ;  enlisted  for  town 
of  Spencer;  joined  Capt.  Slayton's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Field's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  14,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Slayton's 
co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  muster  return  dated  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  30,  1778;  also, 
Corporal,  Capt.  Slayton's  co. ;  muster  rolls  for  July,  Aug.  and  Oct.,  1778,  dated 
Providence ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Slayton's  co. ;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated 
Providence;  also,  Capt.  John  Wright's  (Light  Infantry)  co. ;  muster  roll  for 
March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  reported  on  command  at  North 
Kingston;  also,  Capt.  George  Webb's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.; 


82  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM,  continued. 

Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  1,  1780; 
reported  deserted  March  1,  1780;  also,  list  of  deserters;  age,  29  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  dark ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  deserted 
April  18,  1780 ;  left  ranks  in  the  Highlands. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM.  List  of  men  engaged  for  Continental  service  from  Col.  William 
Mclntosh's  (1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  reported  a  stranger;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Roxbury;  joined  Capt.  Sumner's  co  ,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years, 
to  expire  April,  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Job  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
(2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  14,  1780;  reported 
deserted  Feb.  14,  1780. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  July  22, 1780;  Ward 
No.  1  co.,  Col.  Edward  Procter's  (Boston)  regt. ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ; 
complexion,  brown ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  marched  under  command  of  Brig. 
Gen.  John  Fellows. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM.  Drummer,  Capt.  Amos  Perry's  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  9  days ;  also,  Capt.  Asa 
Fairbanks's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  30, 1777 ;  discharged 
Oct.  31,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Capt. 
Fairbanks's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.,  commanded  by  Maj.  Metcalf;  enlisted 
Dec.  8,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1777;  service,  23  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  marched  to  Providence  and  Warwick;  also,  Capt.  Fairbanks's  co.,  Col. 
John  Daggett's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  24,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  3,  1778;  service, 
11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Fairbanks's  co.,  Maj. 
Seth  Bullard's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service, 
13  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Franklin. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Willcox's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780;  service,  2 
days. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM,  Chelmsford.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  18 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  2,  1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  2,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Phineas  Parker ;  also, 
pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Chelmsford  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  June  30,  1780  ;  discharged  Dec.  6,  1780 ; 
service,  5  mos.  17  days ;  company  raised  for  service  at  North  River,  N.  Y. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM,  Great  Barrington  (also  given  Sheffield).  Return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Goodrich's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.;  joined 
Capt.  Ward's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  William  Watson's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of 
Roxbury;  also,  Capt.  Nahum  Ward's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  return  of  men 
in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  March  6,  1779 ;  also,  Capt.  J.  Edes's 
co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  July  1,  1780;  reported  deserted. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM.  Fifer,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hicks's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlist 
ment,  during  war. 


IX   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  83 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  ship  "  Aurora  "  (privateer), 
commanded  by  Capt.  David  Porter,  dated  Boston,  June  16,  1781 ;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
stature,  4  ft.  10  in. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Tailor,  ship  "Franklin,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen 
Ilallet;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June  20,  1781 ;  age,  22  yrs.; 
complexion,  light. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM.  List  of  men  on  a  return  for  bounty  paid  for  enlistment,  signed  by 
selectmen  of  Boston,  Oct.  31,  1782. 

ADAMS,  ZEBADIAH,  New  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Soul's  co.,  Col.  John 
Fellows's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  177"),  from  Sandisfield  and  New  Marlborough;  service,  17  davs;  also,  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3  inos.  1  day;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Dorchester,  Nov.  1, 1775. 

ADAMS,  ZEBADIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Zenas  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  8,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  15,  1777;  service,  39  days; 
inarched  to  Fort  Edward,  N.  Y. 

ADAMS,  ZEBADIAH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Simon  Adams's  co.,  Col.  John  Coller's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  13,  1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  20,  1781 ;  service,  12  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  the  Northward ;  regiment  ordered  out  by  Col.  John  Ashley,  of  Gen.  Fellows's 
brigade. 

ADAMS,  ZEBULOX,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Noyes's  co. ;  enlisted  July  11, 1775 ; 
discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  5  days,  at  Falmouth;  also,  return  of 
men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  (1st)  co.,  Essex 
Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  17, 1778 ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Andover ;  enlistment  to  expire 
Jan.  1,  1780;  joined  Capt.  Ellis's  co. ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continen 
tal  Army  from  Col.  Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  20, 
1778;  enlisted  for  town  of  Andover;  enlistment,  3  years;  joined  Capt.  Ellis's  co., 
Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to  Feb.  1, 
1778 ;  reported  deceased. 

ADAMSON, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Addamson.] 

ADAMSOX,  Jonx.  Matross,  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  (Artillery)  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  10, 
1782;  discharged  Aug.  21,  1783;  service,  8  mos.;  also,  return  of  men  entitled  to 
receive  clothing  for  1782,  dated  Boston. 

ADAMSOX,  ROBEKT.  Master;  list  of  prisoners  sent  to  Boston  in  the  cartel  "Swift," 
from  Halifax,  Sept.  30, 1778 ;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  Dec.  1, 1781,  asking  that 
said  Adamson  be  appointed  commander  of  the  sloop  "Revenge;  "  commissioned 
Dec.  24,  1781. 

ADAXTOX,  THOMAS,  Duxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel 
Bradford's  regt. ;  muster  return  [year  not  given]  ;  reported  "  enlisted  twice,  taken 
by  the  former  officer." 

ADCISOX,  JOHX*.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  serve  in  Capt.  Nathaniel 
Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.,  on  a  return  made  Irv  Nathaniel 
Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  19,  1777 ;  enlistinent,  3  years. 

ADCOCK,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Oct.  9,  1779;  enlisted 
Dec.  16,  1777  (?);  reported  deserted  Oct.  9,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co., 
Col.  David  Henley's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  April  and  May,  1778,  dated  Providence ; 
also,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Henley's  regt  ;  pay  roll  for  November,  1778; 
also,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April, 
1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  reported  on  command  at  Easton,  Penn.;  enlistment,  dur 
ing  war. 


84  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ADCOCK,  WILLIAM,  Cambridge.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co. ; 
age,  40  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11<£  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  dark; 
occupation,  laborer;  enlisted  Feb.  27,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

ADDAIR,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Allen  McLane's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Parke's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  July  31,  1778,  to  Sept.  1,  1778,  1  mo. 

ADDAMS,  ABEL,  Lincoln.  Private,  Capt.  "William  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Pierce's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days. 

ADDAMS,  ABEL.  Private,  Capt.  Iteuben  Dickinson's  co. ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serv 
ing  on  picket  guard,  May  23,  1775,  under  Maj.  Baldwin. 

ADDAMS,  ABEL.    Private,  Capt.  Zachariah  Fitch's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ; 
,   service  from  Aug.  23,  1776,  to  Sept.  30,  1776,  1  mo.  9  days. 

ADDAMS,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Zachariah  Fitch's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.; 
service  from  Aug.  23,  1776,  to  Sept.  30,  1776,  1  mo.  9  days. 

ADDAMS,  ANDREW,  Milton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Oliver  Yose's  co.,  Col.  Robertson's  regt.; 
service,  15  days ;  marched  to  Roxbury  after  Concord  fight,  and  there  did  service 
before  formation  of  army. 

ADDAMS,  BEXJAMIX.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under 
Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  June  22,  1775. 

ADDAMS,  BENONI,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Larned's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury;  service,  6 
days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army. 

ADDAMS,  BUCKLEY,  Weston.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  "Wyman's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  10,  1777 ;  discharged  July  10,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos. 
9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  reported  discharged  at  Point  Judith. 

ADDAMS,  EMERSOX,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Tit- 
comb's  regt. ;  enlisted  April  25,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 
Roll  dated  Warren,  R.  I. 

ADDAMS,   EPHRAIM.    Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Andrews's  co.,   Col.   Cyprian   How's 

(Middlesex  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service, 
3  mos.  7  days. 

ADDAMS,  HEMAX,  Sandwich.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Griffeth's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  3,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  7  mos. 

ADDAMS,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Gould's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  (Essex  Co.)  regt.; 
enlisted  July  6,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  17  days ;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ADDAMS,  JAMES,  Boston.  Gunner,  Capt.  Calender's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  June  6,  1775 ;  service,  2  mos. 

ADDAMS,  JAMES,  West  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Danielson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  4  days  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Rox 
bury,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

ADDAMS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Zachariah  Fitch's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ; 
service  from  Aug.  23,  1776,  to  Sept.  30, 1776,  1  mo.  9  days. 

ADDAMS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Stone's  co.,  Col.  James  Converse's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington,  in  Aug.,  1777. 

ADDAMS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Jacobs's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
Nov.,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 


IN   THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  85 

ADDAMS,  JAMES,  Lincoln.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Griffeth's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  3  days. 

ADDAMS,  JAMES,  Lincoln.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  camp  at  White  Plains  [year  not  given] . 

ADDAMS,  JOEL,  Lincoln.  Private,  Capt.  William  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Pierce's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days. 

ADDAMS,  JOHN.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  at  Cambridge, 
May  15,  1775,  under  Maj.  Baldwin. 

ADDAMS,  JOHN,  Sharon.  Private,  Capt.  John  McKinstry's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's 
(26th)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

ADDAMS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt, ; 
enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  29  days,  at  Saratoga. 

ADDAMS,  JOHN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Lemuel  May's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.;  enlisted 
March  23,  1778;  discharged  April  5,  1778;  service,  1-1  days,  at  Roxbury  lines. 

ADDAMS,  JOHX.  Drummer,  Capt.  Adam  Kasson's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  18, 1779 ;  discharged  Nov.  21, 1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  at  Claverack ; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

ADDAMS,  JOHN,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Yose's  co.,  Col.  Robertson's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  10  days ;  marched  to  Roxbury  after  Concord  fight,  and  there  did  service 
before  formation  of  army. 

ADDAMS,  JOHN,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Hicks's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780 ;  service,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ADDAMS,  JONATHAN.  Capt.  Joshua  Bragdon's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  1,  Cambridge,  Nov. 
22,  1775. 

ADDAMS,  JONATHAN.  Capt.  William  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Dec.  19,  1775 

ADDAMS,  JOSEPH.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  at  Cam 
bridge,  May  15,  1775,  under  Maj.  Baldwin. 

ADDAMS,  NEHEMIAH.  Capt.  Gideon  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  28,  1775. 

ADDAMS,  PAUL.  Capt.  Stephen  Kent's  co.,  raised  for  sea  coast  defence  in  Essex  Co.; 
order  for  wages  dated  Watertown,  Dec.  15,  1775  ;  stationed  at  Newbury. 

ADDAMS,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1777;  service,  10  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Bennington. 

APDAMS,  PHINEAS.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Rowlee's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robin 
son's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March 
25,  1777;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25,  1777. 

ADDAMS,  PHINEAS.     Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Woods's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.; 

enlisted  March  30,  1778;  enlistment,  3  months;   muster  roll  dated  Cambridge, 

June  1,  1778. 
ADDAMS,  SAINT.    Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.; 

roll  made  up  for  rations  from  May  26,  1777,  to  May  28,  1777,  3  days. 

ADDAMS,  SAMUEL.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Berkshire  Co.  and  returned  by  Trueman 
Wheeler,  Muster  Master;  mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778; 
enlistment,  3  years  or  diiring  war. 


86  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ADDAMS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Kasson's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21, 1779;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  at  Claver- 
ack ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ADDAMS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Andrews's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's 
(Middlesex  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service, 
3  mos.  7  days. 

ADDAMS,  SCIPIO,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Dow's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March 
26,  1780. 

ADDAMS,  STEPHEN,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Tit- 
comb's  regt. ;  enlisted  April  25,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 
Roll  dated  Warren,  R.  I. 

ADDAMS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Blaney's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. 
of  guards;  enlisted  Jan.  12,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Feb.  3,  1778;  service,  22  days, 
at  Cambridge ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  9,  1778,  to  April  3,  1778, 1  mo. 
25  days,  at  Cambridge. 

ADDAMS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Jacobs's  regt. ;  pay  roll 
for  Nov.,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo. 

ADDAMS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  23,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  25,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
7  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.  Roll  dated  Belchertown. 

ADDAMS,  WILLIAM.  List  of  men  returned  by  committee  for  settling  disputes  between 
towns  as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them,  dated  Barre,  June  25,  1778;  said  Addams 
claimed  by  Capt.  Hamilton,  allowed  to  Capt.  Livermore  of  Spencer. 

ADDAMS,  WILLIAM.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Berkshire  Co.  to  serve  in  Capt.  Ward's 
co.,  as  returned  by  Trueman  Wheeler,  Muster  Master ;  mustered  between  Jan. 
20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

ADDAMSOX,  THOMAS.  Portledge  bill  of  ship  "Duke  De  Chartres,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Alexander  Wilson,  from  Feb.  25,  1777,  to  June  10,  1777,  3  mos.  15  days ; 
reported  a  black  boy. 

ADDEMS,  EDWARD,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Curtiss's  co.,  Col.  Learned's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775;  reported  enlisted  in  the  train,  June 
11,  1775. 

ADDERSOX,  ,  Salem.     Captain,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  regt.;  list  of  prisoners  at 

Long  Island  as  returned  by  Col.  Hutchinson,  dated  Boston,  Aug.  16,  1777. 

ADDERSOX,  EDWARD.  Seaman,  United  States  brig  "  General  Gates,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  John  Skinner ;  list  of  men  showing  prize  shares ;  reported  entitled  to  one 
share. 

ADDERTHORX,  SAMUEL.  Sheffield  (also  given  Taconic  Mountains).  Descriptive  list  of 
men  enlisted  from  Berkshire  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their 
arrival  at  Fishkill,  May  31,  1778;  Capt.  Spurr's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.;  age,  30 
yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft. ;  complexion,  black. 

ADDERTOX,  THOMAS,  Duxbury.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Dux- 
bury  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780  ;  marched  July  3,  1780 ;  dis 
charged  Jan.  14,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  18  days. 

ADDIXGTOX,  EBEXEZER.  Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  delivered  to  Col.  Gabriel  Johonnot 
by  Charles  Waller,  Commissary  of  Prisoners,  at  Rhode  Island,  March  17,  1778. 

ADDISOX,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Adderson,  Adison.] 


THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  87 


ADDISON,  THOMAS.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  ser 
vice  from  July  1,  1781,  to  April  10,  1782,  9  mos.  10  days;  reported  deserted  April 
10,  1782. 

ADDITHON,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  William  Weston's  co. ;  enlisted  June  22,  1776 ; 
discharged  Nov.  19,  1776 ;  stationed  at  the  Gurnet  for  the  defence  of  Plymouth 
harbor. 

ADDITION,  SAMUEL,  Gageborough  [Windsor] .  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co., 
which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from 
Gageborough  and  Partridgeheld ;  service,  14  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the 
army  May  5,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's  regt.;  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ADDITION,  THOMAS,  Duxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  July  11,  1779,  to  Jan.  1,  1780,  6  mos.  23 
days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

ADDITON, .  [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Adanton,  Aderton,  Adder- 
thorn,  Adderton,  Addithon,  Addition,  Addition,  Arditon.] 

ADDITON  (alias  Atherton),  ABIJAH,  Harpswell.  Private,  Capt.  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  29,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  reported  taken  prisoner  Nov.  9,  1778. 

ADDITOX,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  William  Lithgow's  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Aug. 
8,  1776,  to  Nov.  23,  1776,  3  mos.  17  days ;  stationed  at  Falmouth. 

ADDITOX,  JOHN,  Harpswell.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  25,  [probably  1778]  ;  enlistment,  6  months,  for  service 
at  Rhode  Island. 

ADDITON,  SAMUEL,  Gageborough  [Windsor].  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co., 
Col.  John  Patterson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  5,  1775 ; 
service,  3  mos.  3  days;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Camp  at  Charlestown,  Oct.  31,  1775. 

ADDITON,  THOMAS,  Duxbury  (also  given  Pembroke).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's  co.,  dated  Feb.  23,  1778;  joined 
Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  selectmen  of  the  town  of  Duxbury  for  enlist 
ment  in  the  Continental  Army,  dated  June  30, 1779;  marched  to  Providence,  R.  I. 

ADDITON,  THOMAS,  Duxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  1,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  15 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ADDITTON,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  William  Weston's  co. ;  enlisted  July  1,  1776;  ser 
vice,  3  mos. ;  stationed  at  the  Gurnet,  Plymouth  harbor. 

ADDLETON,  JAMES,  Boston.  Capt.  Thomas  Urann's  co.  of  Artillery  artificers;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Oct.  1, 1779;  also,  Col. 
Flower's  regt.;  statement  of  Continental  balances  certified  Sept.  27,  1780;  enlist 
ment,  3  years ;  stationed  at  Springfield. 

ADDOMS,  BENOXI,  Charlton.  Fifer,  Capt.  William  Campbell's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

ADDOMS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  William  Hooper's  co. ;  enlisted  June  1, 1776 ;  discharged 
Sept.  1,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  Roll  dated  Marblehead. 

ADDOMS,  JOSEPH.  Return  of  men  in  (late)  Capt.  Smart's  co.,  3d  regt.,  for  clothing  sub 
sequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781. 


88  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ADDOMS,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hodsdon's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  24,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  12,  1779;  service,  9  mos.  8  days;  enlist 
ment,  8  months.  Roll  dated  Berwick. 

ADDOMS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ; 
service,  1  mo.  1  day,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  raised  in  Raynham, 
Taunton  and  Easton  ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition,  Sept.,  1777. 

ADDUMS,  ISRAEL,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  (later 
Baldwin's)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service, 
13  weeks,  1  day. 

ADEMES,  PETEK.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Elisha  Codding  to  serve  in  the  Con 
tinental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  June  4,  1781. 

ADEMS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ; 
return  dated  Feb.  2,  1778;  mustered  by  muster  master  of  Worcester  Co.;  resi 
dence  not  given,  "  a  stroller;  "  reported  deserted. 

ADENSPERGER,  CHARLES.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Gregg's  co.,  Col.  James  Cargill's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  25,  1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  4  mos.  17  days; 
stationed  at  St.  Georges,  Waldoborough  and  Camden. 

ADERTON,  BADGER,  Harpswell.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Nehemiah  Curtis's  (1st  Harpswell)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  (2d  Cum 
berland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Dec.  15,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Alden's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  return  made  to  Col.  Nathaniel  Purrinton. 

ADERTON,  THOMAS,  Pembroke.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James 
Hatch,  Muster  Master,  between  March  5  and  March  22,  1777;  joined  Capt. 
Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  age,  40  yrs. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ADISON,  SAMUEL.  Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  delivered  to  Col.  Gabriel  Johonnot  by 
Charles  Waller,  Commissary  of  Prisoners,  at  Rhode  Island,  March  17,  1778. 

ADKINS,  ELIHU.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Coe's  co.,  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  21,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  17,  1776;  service,  28  days, 
under  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Northern 
army.  Roll  dated  Granville. 

ADKINS,  Jos.  Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  delivered  to  Col.  Gabriel  Johonnot  by  Charles 
Waller,  Commissary  of  Prisoners,  at  Rhode  Island,  March  17,  1778. 

ADKINS,  SAMUEL,  Great  Barrington.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Goodrich's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt. ;  mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777, 
and  June  1,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Warren's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  enlistment,  3 
years ;  also,  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778. 

ADKINS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  June,  1781 ;  enlisted  March  15, 1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported 
on  command  at  West  Point. 

ADKINSON,  EDWARD.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Chambers's  co. ;  reported  deserted  March 
24,  1782. 

ADKINSON,  JAMES.  Marine,  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George  Little; 
enlisted  March  22,  [year  not  given]  ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

ADKINSON,  JOHN.  List  of  officers  and  crew  of  brigantine  "Griffin,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Gideon  Henfield,  sworn  to  May  23,  1781 ;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  April 
16,  1781,  asking  that  said  Adkinson  be  appointed  commander  of  brigantine 
"Hound;"  age,  30  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  commissioned 
April  19,  1781. 


IN  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  89 

ADKINSON,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Peekskill;  enlisted  March  15, 
1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point ;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Sept.,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  with  Col.  Swift;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct. 
and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Huts;  reported  on  command  at  Philadelphia;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1782,  dated  York  Huts. 

ADKISON,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st) 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  May  and  July,  1781 ;  enlisted  March  15,  1781 ;  enlistment, 
3  years;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point  in  July,  1781. 

ADLINGTON,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  David  Bell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symmes's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Feb.  12,  1778;  discharged  May  12,  1778;  service,  3  mos.,  at 
Boston,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath. 

ADMAS,  JOHN,  Templeton.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Wilder's  co.,  Col. 
Grout's  regt.;  age,  20  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  dark;  enlisted  July 
8,  1779;  enlistment,  9  months;  marched  to  Springfield. 

ADMINSTER,  NOAH.  Boy,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
engaged  March  6,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  11  days. 

ADOMES,  JOHN,  Sharon.  Private,  Capt.  John  McKinstry's  co.,  Col.  Patterson's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  9,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 

ADOMS,  ABEL,  Brookline.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

ADOMS,  AMOS,  Groton.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Jan.  13,  1776. 

ADOMS,  ANDREW.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Badcock's  (2d  East  Milton)  co.,  Col. 
Benjamin  Gill's  (3d  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commis 
sioned  March  25,  1776. 

ADOMS,  EDWARD.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Hartwell's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  gun  and  blanket  money  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Nov.  27,  1776. 

ADOMS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hartwell's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  3  days;  company  called  out  March  4,  1776,  to  fortify  Dorchester  Heights; 
marched  from  Lincoln . 

ADOMS,  JAMES,  Newton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

ADOMS,  JOHN,  Groton.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Jan.  13,  1776. 

ADOMS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  William  Hooper's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  4,  1776;  service, 
1  mo.  28  days.  Roll  dated  Marblehead. 

ADOMS,  JOSEPH.  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  13,  1775. 

ADOMS,  PETER,  Raynham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Bristol  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  1  (also  given  June 
19),  1778;  4th  co.,  Col.  Williams's  regt.;  age,  29  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  com 
plexion,  black. 

ADOMS,  PETER,  Townsend.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 


90  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ADOMS,  PHINEAS,  Paxton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  7,  1778 ;  Capt. 
Maynard's  co.,  Col.  Denny's  regt. ;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion, 
light. 

ADOMS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt., 
later  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Mellen ;  muster  rolls  for  Sept.  and  Oct., 
1782,  and  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1783;  also,  Capt.  Tisdale's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jack 
son's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1783. 

ADOMS,  SOLOMON,  Rowley.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

ADOMS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt. 
of  guards ;  enlisted  April  18,  1778 ;  discharged  July  3,  1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  15 
days,  at  Cambridge. 

ADOMS,  TITUS,  Medway.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co.,  Col.  L.  Robinson's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Jan.  29,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  4  days;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and 
York  counties.  Roll  dated  Roxbury. 

ADOMS,  WILLIAM,  Chelmsford.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re 
turned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

ADREW,  JOHN,  Brunswick.  Private,  Capt.  James  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  James  Cargill's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  9,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  5  days. 

ADSON,  NATHANIEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1776 ;  reported  re-engaged  Nov.  13,  1776. 

ADVERSON,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Bartholomew  York's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1776;  reported  died  March  13,  1776. 

AEGOR,  ZERUBBABEL.  Capt.  Tisdale's  co.,  3d  regt. ;  list  of  men  returned  in  1780;  en 
listment,  6  months. 

AEORS,  MOSES,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's 
regt. ;  service,  3  days,  in  marching  to  camp  and  home  again ;  roll  sworn  to  Nov. 
29,  1776. 

^Esops, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Esop.] 

JEsops,  ISAAC,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Cleavland's  co.,  Col.  Michael 
Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  15,  1777, 
to ;  reported  deserted. 

AFERMAN,  PATRICK,  North  Yarmouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  (2d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  made  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  April  29,  1778 ;  joined  Capt.  John  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

AGAR,  JONATHAN,  Weymouth.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  (Independent)  co. ; 
enlisted  June  19,  1775 ;  service,  6  mos.  15  days  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Weymouth,  Dec.  30,  1775,  payable  to  Col.  Solomon 
Lovell;  also,  Capt.  Trufant's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  16  days, 
at  Weymouth. 

AGAR,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  2  days  service  subsequent  to  March  10,  1776. 


IN  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  91 

AGAR,  JONATHAN'.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder' s  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  24,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  19  days,  in 
Northern  department. 

AGER,  AARON.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Cutting's  co.,  Col.  Macintosh's  regt.,  Gen.  Lovell's 
brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  10, 1778;  service,  1  mo.  13  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

AGER,  ADRIAN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lakin's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  18,  1779;  dis 
charged  Nov.  20,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  5  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

AGER,  BENJAMIN,  Weymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co.,  Col.  Solomon 
Lovell's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  4, 1776;  discharged  March  8, 1776;  service, 4  days; 
marched  to  take  possession  of  Dorchester  Heights. 

AGER,  EBENEZER,  Weymouth.  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co.,  Col.  Solomon 
Lovell's  regt. ;  enlisted  March 4, 1776 ;  discharged  March  8, 1776 ;  service,  4  days; 
marched  to  take  possession  of  Dorchester  Heights ;  also,  pay  roll  for  2  days  ser 
vice  subsequent  to  March  10,  1776. 

AGER,  JAMES,  Rehoboth.  List  of  men  enlisted  from  Bristol  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  17,  1778 ;  returned  by  Jonathan 
Warner,  Commissioner. 

AGER,  JOHN,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  dated  Dorchester,  June  29,  1778,  of  men  enlisted 
from  Suffolk  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fish- 
kill  ;  Col.  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  light;  eyes,  blue;  nationality,  German;  conducted  to  camp  by  Capt. 
Robert  Davis,  Col.  Vose's  regt. 

AGER,  JONATHAN  CLARK,  Weymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co.,  Col.  Solo 
mon  Lovell's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  4,  1776 ;  discharged  March  8,  1776 ;  service,  4 
days ;  marched  to  take  possession  of  Dorchester  Heights. 

AGER,  JONATHAN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lapham's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's 
regt.  of  guards  ;  enlisted  April  2,  1778 ;  discharged  July  3, 1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  1 
day,  at  Cambridge ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

AGER,  JOSEPH.  Sergeant ;  receipt  for  wages  for  Dec.,  1776,  received  of  Benjamin  Hey- 
wood,  Paymaster  of  4th  regt. 

AGER,  LEMUEL.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Tisdale's  co.,  who  received  arms  July  21,  1780; 
reported  new  levies. 

AGER,  MICHAEL.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Active,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen  Hallett; 
engaged  June  12,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  20  days. 

AGER,  PAUL.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Haws's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  H.  Parsons's  regt. ;  list 
of  men  from  Worcester  Co.  on  a  certificate  of  enlistment,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury, 
Feb.  24,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  5,  1775. 

AGER,  PAUL.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  29  days,  at  Saratoga. 

AGER,  SIMEON.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Colton's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's  regt.,  in  need  of 
blankets;  certified  by  Col.  Brewer,  July  2o,  177"). 

AGER,  ZERUBBABEL.  Fifer,  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1780;  enlisted  July  5,  1780;  enlistment,  6  months. 

AGER,  ZERUBBABEL.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Bowker's  co.,  Col.  Webb's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  6,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  enlistment,  3 
months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 


92  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

AGNEB,  SAMPSON,  Medford.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army ;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Concord ;  also,  receipt  for  clothing  received  of  Benjamin  Hey  wood,  Pay 
master,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.,  dated  Dec.  8,  1778. 

AGOR,  AARON.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  30,  1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

AGREY,  THOMAS,  Gardner's  Town.  Corporal,  Capt.  Oliver  Colburn's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Arnold's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  25,  1775 ;  discharged  Aug.  14,  1775 ;  ser 
vice,  20  days. 

AGRY, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Agrey.] 

AGRY,  DAVID,  Gardner's  Town.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Colburn's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Arnold's  regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1775;  discharged  Aug.  14,  1775;  service, 
20  days. 

AGUR,  NAHTJM.  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  in  camp 
at  Roxbury,  May  23,  1775. 

AHARN,  TIMOTHY.    List  of  men  who  signed  the  oath  of  allegiance,  dated  Feb.  24, 

1777. 

AHEM,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Yose's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of 
Sudbury. 

AHERN, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Aharn,  Ahem,  Ahzen.] 

AHERN,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt. ; 
muster  rolls  for  Jan.,  Feb.,  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  list 
of  deserters  from  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.,  dated  Camp  Highlands,  July  13, 
1780;  birthplace,  Ireland;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
hair,  brown. 

AHZEN,  TIMOTHY,  Sudbury.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Maynard's  co.,  Col.  Ezekiel  Howe's  (4th)  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war; 
joined  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Patterson's  regt.  [year  not  given]. 

AIARS,  MOSES.  Order  for  wages  due  Nov.  1,  1775,  for  service  in  Capt.  Stephen  Kent's 
co.,  dated  Gloucester;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Watertown,  Dec.  15,  1775; 
company  raised  for  defence  of  sea  coast  in  Essex  Co.  and  stationed  at  Newbury. 

AIERS,  SAMUEL,  Manchester.  Corporal,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi 
Baldwin's  (38th)  regt.;  return  of  men  absent  from  muster;  reported  on  sick 
leave,  Sept.  19,  1775. 

AIKEMAN,  PETER.  Private,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot's  corps  of  invalids;  pay  roll  for 
service  from  May  31,  1778,  to  Oct.  1,  1778,  4  mos.  Roll  dated  Boston. 

AIKEN, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Acans,  Achens,  Aikens, 

Aikin,  Aikins,  Akens,  Akin,  Akins,  Akon.] 

AIKEN,  ATWOOD,  Hardwick.  Corporal,  Capt.  Edmund  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cush 
ing's  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo. 
7  days,  at  the  Northward. 

AIKEN,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Avery  Parker's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (2d 
Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service, 
6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 


IN  THE   WAR   OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  93 

AIKEN,  ISRAEL,  Hardwick.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Worcester  Co.  by  Thomas  New- 
hall,  Muster  Master;  Capt.  Pace's  co.,  Col.  Converse's  regt.;  mustered  May 
19,  1778;  enlistment,  9  months;  enlisted  from  Col.  Denny's  regt.;  also,  Capt. 
Timothy  Paige's  co.,  Col.  James  Conves's  regt. ;  return  of  men  enlisted  for  9 
months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9 
in.;  complexion,  light;  reported  belonged  to  1st  Hardwick  co.  and  2d  co.  in  4th 
Worcester  Co.  rest. ;  also,  Capt.  Paige's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  5,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  15  days,  at  West  Point; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

AIKEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  5,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  15  days,  at  West  Point; 
enlistment,  3  months;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  3  months  service  in  1780,  paid 
by  the  town  of  Hardwick,  dated  April  28,  1781. 

AIKEN,  ROBERT,  Londonderry.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Blan- 
chard's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  mustered  June  11,  1777,  by  Thomas  Newhall, 
Muster  Master;  enlistment,  8  months. 

AIKEN,  SOLOMON,  Hardwick.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  5, 1777 ;  discharged  July  6, 1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days, 
at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Job  Gushing' s  rest. ; 
enlisted  July  27,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  at  the 
Northward;  also,  Capt.  John  Crawford's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept. 
7,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  3  days. 

AIKENS,  ISRAEL,  Hardwick.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  7,  1778; 
Capt.  Page's  co.,  Col.  Converse's  regt.;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  com 
plexion,  dark. 

AIKENS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Dexter's  co.,  Col.  Learned's  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  mileage  from  Hardwick  and  return,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Jan.,  1776. 

AIKENS,  JOSEPH.  Petition  dated  Boston,  May  5,  1777,  asking  that  said  Aikens  be 
appointed  1st  Lieutenant  of  the  schooner  "  Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
James  Colven,  ordered  to  join  fleet  under  Commodore  Manley. 

AIKENS,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Dexter's  co.,  Col.  Learned's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage  from  Hardwick  and  return,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Jan., 
1776. 

AIKENS,  SOLOMON,  Hardwick.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Billings's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

AIKERMAN,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  co.  of  invalids,  Col.  Lewis 
Nichola's  regt.;  muster  rolls  dated  Boston,  Sept.  9,  1779,  and  Oct.  2,  1779. 

AIKIN,  ROBERT,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchel's 
regt. ;  enlisted  March  4, 1776 ;  discharged  March  9, 1776 ;  service,  5  days ;  marched 
to  the  "  Farms  "  at  Braintree. 

AIKIN,  SOLOMON,  Hardwick.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Billings's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  4  days. 

AIMS,  ELIJAH.  Private;  list  of  men  in  1st  Mass.  regt.  who  did  not  receive  gratuity, 
granted  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Jan.  15,  1781. 

AINGER,  JESSE,  Billerica.  List  of  men  returned  by  Lieut.  Col.  William  Thompson  as  de 
tached  from  Capt.  Moor's  co.  for  expedition  to  Rhode  Island ;  list  dated  Billerica, 


94:  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


AINGER,  JESSE,  continued. 

Aug.  2,  1778;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men,  dated  Lincoln,  July  21,  1779; 
Capt.  Pollard's  co.,  7th  regt. ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  also,  Private,  Major's 
CO.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also  given  as  Drummer  on  returns  for  Jan.-July,  1780; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men,  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  29,  1781 ;  joined 
Capt.  Pike's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  com 
plexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  enlistment,  during  war;  enlisted  by  Lieut.  Holden; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Pike's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1781 ;  reported  transferred  to  Armand's 
Corps,  Nov.  1,  1781. 

AINGER,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Pollard's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days. 

AIXGER,  ROBERT,  Billerica.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's 
(27th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775. 

AIXSWORTH, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Andsworth,  Anesworth, 

Annswoth,  Answorth,  Aynesworth,  Aynswarth,  Aynswath,  Aynsworth.] 

AINS WORTH,  AAROX,  Mendon.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Class  No.  5  of  the 
town  of  Mendon,  to  serve  in  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated 
Worcester,  June  14,  1782. 

AIXSWORTH,  BEXJAMIX,  Brookfield.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  17,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780. 

AINSWORTH,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Walker's  co.,  Maj.  Heath's  detachment 
of  guards;  enlisted  Nov.  1,  1779;  discharged  Feb.  1,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  4 
days. 

AIXSWORTH,  ELEMI'EL,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Danielson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  1  week ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp 
at  Roxbury,  Nov.  7,  1775. 

AINSWORTH,  LUTHER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  19,  1779; 
discharged  Jan.  19,  1780;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  at  Springfield;  also,  pay 
roll  for  service  from  Jan.  20, 1780,  to  April  20, 1780,  3  nios.,  with  guards  at  Spring 
field  ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

AIXSWORTH,  LrTHER.  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Ely's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  20,  1780;  service,  3  mos.;  reported  killed  Oct.  19,  1780;  enlistment,  3 
months. 

AINSWORTH,  MOSES,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Daniel- 
son's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  6, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
3  days. 

AIR,  ADAM,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  Thomas  W.  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  16,  1775;  service, 
2  mos.  21  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money. 

AIR,  GEORGE,  Dedham.  Matross,  Capt.  William  Treadwell's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  (3d 
Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  5,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780;  credited  to  town  of  Bridgewater;  enlisted  by  Lieut.  Andrews;  en 
listment,  during  war;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.  and  March,  1781,  dated  West 
Point;  reported  on  furlough  at  Boston ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781 ;  reported 
promoted  to  Gunner,  Aug.  1,  1781 ;  also,  Gunner ;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  95 

AIR,  JOHN,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Haffield  White's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  11,  1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of  Middleton ;  also,  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb. 
9,  1778;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  Benson's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Putnam's 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point;  reported  trans 
ferred  from  Capt.  White's  co.,  Feb.  1,  1781. 

AIRE,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Haffield  White's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Feb.  and  March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command 
with  Infantry. 

AIRES,  ADAM.  Private,  Lieut.  Thomas  Holland's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  23,  1778;  dis 
charged  May  1,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  9  days  ;  company  drafted  to  serve  as  guards 
under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  on  prison  ship  "  Kingston  "  in  Boston  harbor. 

AIRES,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
17,  1777 ;  discharged  Sept.  2i,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days ;  company  raised  to 
reinforce  Northern  army. 

AIRES,  FREDERICK.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on 
command  at  the  Lines  in  Jan.,  1781. 

AIRES,  GEORGE.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  John  Wood's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (38th) 
regt.,  absent  from  muster;  reported  sick  in  quarters,  Sept.  23,  1775.  List  dated 
Chelsea. 

AIRES,  GEORGE.  Private,  schooner  "  Diligent,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Lambert; 
engaged  Aug.  3,  1776;  discharged  Sept.  20,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  17  days. 

AIRS,  ADAM,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

AIRS,  AMOS.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt. ;  cred 
ited  with  3  mos.  7  days  service. 

AIRS,  FREDERICK,  Chesterfield.  Private,  Capt.  Reed's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec. 
31,1780;  also,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster 
rolls  for  Feb.,  March  and  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for 
June,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburg ;  also,  muster  rolls 
for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Peekskill;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men, 
dated  Feb.  20,  1782 ;  birthplace,  Boston ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft. ;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  laborer ;  enlisted  May,  1777 ;  joined  Capt.  Eliphalet 
Thorp's  co..  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Capt. 
Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  list  of  men  court-martialled ;  tried  Nov. 
2,  1782,  by  regimental  court-martial,  Capt.  King,  President,  for  stealing  or  secret 
ing  leather ;  sentence,  50  lashes ;  also,  list  of  men  furloughed ;  40  days  leave 
given  by  Col.  Vose,  to  go  from  New  Windsor  to  Boston,  Feb.  17,  1783. 

AIRS,  GEORGE,  Charlestown.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (late 
Gerrish's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1775;  enlisted  May  22,  1775;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Medford,  Dec.  28,  1775. 

AIRS,  JOHN.  Capt.  Thaddeus  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

AIRS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Grant's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Brewer's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  18,  1777 ;  service,  30  days ;  marched  to  assistance  of  Machias.  Roll  dated 
Penobscot. 


96  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

AIRS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Haffield  White's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  under  confinement. 

AIRS,  JOHN,  Hadley.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Samuel  Cook's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  Nov.  7,  1777;  enlistment, 
3  years. 

AIRS,  JOSEPH.  List  of  men  serving  as  guards  to  prevent  rescue  of  prisoners,  dated 
Cambridge,  May  11,  1776. 

AIRS,  JOSEPH.  Drummer,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  9,  1776;  discharged 
Dec.  13,  1776 ;  service,  4  days,  at  Noddle's  Island. 

AIRS,  PETER,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
(23d)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  12  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

AIRS,  SAMUEL,  Manchester.  Corporal,  Capt.  Haffield  White's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
(5th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  19, 1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  25  mos.  22  days  as  Corporal,  8  mos.  20  days  as 
Private;  enlistment,  during  Avar;  also,  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9, 
1778;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.  and  March,  1781,  dated  West  Point. 

AIRY,  JOSEPH,  Barnstable.  Private,  Col.  Sherburne's  (later  Henry  Jackson's)  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July  1,  1777,  to  Aug.  2,  1777; 
reported  deserted  Aug.  2,  1777. 

AIRY,  NATHANIEL,  Athol.  Private,  Capt.  William  Warner's  co.,  Col.  J.  Whitney's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1776;  service,  3  mos.;  also, 
receipt  for  advance  pay,  dated  Hull,  June  22,  1776. 

AISH,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Robbins's  co.,  Col.  John  Allan's  regt.; 
enlisted  Dec.  1,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1778;  service,  18  days,  at  Machias. 

AITKENS,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  William  Pearson's  (3d)  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from 
Sept.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  18,  1776,  2  mos.  18  days,  at  Gloucester. 

AITKINS,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  William  Pearson's  co. ;  service,  15  days,  between  June 
1,  1776,  and  Aug.  31,  1776,  at  Gloucester. 

AITKINS,  JOHN,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  (later 
Baldwin's)  38th  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  24,  1775; 
service,  9  weeks  6  days;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  Nov.  10,  1775,  who  are 
entitled  to  draw  bounty  coat. 

AITKINS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  William  Pearson's  (3d)  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from 
June  1,  1776,  to  Aug.  31,  1776,  3  mos.,  at  Gloucester;  also,  pay  roll  for  service 
between  Sept.  1,  1776,  and  Nov.  18,  1776,  2  mos.  10  days,  at  Gloucester. 

AKELEY,  JOSEPH,  Roxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Hopestill  Hall's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robin 
son's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  31,  1776;  service,  21  days. 

AKELY,  FRANCIS.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Merriman's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's 
(3d)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  15,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  14 
days. 

AKENS,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Willcox's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  29,1777;  service,  1  mo.,  on  a  secret 
expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

AKERMAN, .  [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Achman,  Ackman,  Acker- 
man,  Aferman,  Aikeman,  Aikerman.] 

AKERMAN,  BENJAMIN,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.  Corporal,  Capt.  Tobias  Fernald's  co.,  Col. 
James  Scammon's  (30th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May 
15,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  21  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Fort  No.  1,  Nov.  28,  1775. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  97 


AKERMAX,  WILLIAM,  Bridgewater.  Iteturn  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Array 
from  Capt.  A  bra  m  Washburn's  co.,  3d  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated  Nov.  7,  1777; 
joined  Capt.  Keith's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AKERS,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Poor's  co. ;  return  of  men  in  service  for  6  weeks, 
dated  Newbury,  March  18,  1777. 

AKF.RS,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Noyes's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  in  Northern 
department. 

AKEKS,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  McClellan's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  2,  177!);  service,  2  mos.  18  days, 
on  expedition  to  Penobscot.  Roll  dated  Gorham. 

AKERS,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Kent's  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  July  13, 
1775,  to  Dec.  9,  1775,  5  mos.  9  days ;  stationed  at  Newbury. 

AKERS,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ; 
enlisted  July  3,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  14  days. 

AKIX,  13  AH  A.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Jenne's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (2d  Bristol 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  6  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Ithode  Island.  Roll  dated  Dartmouth. 

AKIX,  ROBERT,  Hadley.  Private,  Capt.  Eliakim  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  April  27,  177;") ;  service,  3  mos.  12 
days ;  also,  order  for  advance  pay,  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  177"). 

AKIXS,  A-nvooi).  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Dexter's  co.,  Col.  Learned' s  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage  from  Hardwick  and  return,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Jan., 
1776. 

AKIXS,  ATWOOD.  Private,  Capt.  Newell's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.,  Gen.  Warner's 
brigade  ;  enlisted  Nov.  3, 1778  ;  discharged  Nov.  18, 1778 ;  service,  15  days,  guard 
ing  troops  of  convention  from  Rutland  to  Enfield,  Conn. 

AKINS,  CORXELIUS.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Berkshire  Co.  by  Trueman  Wheeler, 
Muster  Master,  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778;  Capt.  Chadwick's  co., 
Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

AKIXS,  ISRAEL,  Hardwick.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knowlton's  co.,  Col.  Dyke's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Dorchester  to  Hardwick.  Roll  dated 
Dorchester,  Nov.  20,  1776. 

AKIXS,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Willcox's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777;  service,  30  days,  on  a  secret 
expedition  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

AKIXS,  MOSES,  Great  Barrington  (also  given  Glass  Works).  Return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Goodrich's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.,  between 
Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778 ;  joined  Capt.  Chadwick's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ; 
enlistment,  during  war. 

AKIXS,  ROBERT,  Londonderry,  N.  II.  Private,  Capt.  Kellogg' s  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

AKIXS,  ROBERT.    List  of  men  in  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  regt.  [year  not  given] . 

AKIXS,  SOLOMON.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Crawford's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cnshing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  7,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  3  days. 


98  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


AKISS,  JOHN,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  French's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  Albany  to  Newbury,  dated  Jan.  30, 
1777. 

AKLEY,  SAMUEL,  Holliston.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Thaddeus  Levering  for 
the  town  of  Holliston  to  serve  in  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated 
Boston,  June  17,  1782. 

AKLEY,  THOMAS,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Guild's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  13  days. 

AKON,  ROBERT,  Hadley.  Private,  Capt.  Eliakim  Smith's  (later  Moses  Kellogg's)  co., 
which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
7  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  27,  1775. 

AKOR,  ANDREW,  Schoharie.  Private,  Capt.  Dibble's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

AL  [illegible] ,  JOHN  HENRY,  West  Springfield.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Nathan 
llowle  for  the  town  of  West  Springfield,  to  serve  in  Continental  Army  for  term  of 
3  years,  dated  Feb.  1,  1781. 

ALAN,  NATHAN.  Captain,  Bridgewater  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Cushing's  regt. ;  list  of  officers 
of  Mass,  militia,  chosen  by  company,  Dec.  26,  1776. 

ALARY,  JOHN.  Landsman,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker; 
enlisted  Feb.  28,  1779;  reported  in  the  "Leverne." 

ALAXANBER,  HENRY,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Isaac 
Dean's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  5,  1780;  service,  7  days  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ALAXANDER,  MILES,  Sunderland.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Caleb  Montague's  (2d)  co., 
6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  May 

7,  1776. 

ALBA,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  15,  1775 ;  discharged 
Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  23  days,  at  Machias. 

ALBA,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill. 

ALBA,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  15,  1775;  dis 
charged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  23  days,  at  Machias;  reported  promoted 
to  Corporal,  Nov.  1,  1775. 

ALBANY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  service,  3  mos., 
guarding  stores  at  Boston,  Dec.,  1776-Feb.,  1777. 

ALBANY,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Sargent's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  July  2,  1778;  discharged  July  17,  1778;  service,  15  days,  at 
Winter  Hill. 

ALBARD,  WILLIAM,  Goshen.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men,  dated  West  Point,  Feb. 
21, 1780  ;  Capt.  William  Warner's  co.,  10th  regt. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ; 
complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  enlistment,  during  war;  deserted  July  1,  1780; 
list  made  up  from  Nov.  6,  1776. 

ALBE,  ASA,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co. ;  return  of  men  for  equipments 
made  up  to  June  10,  1776 ;  age,  34  yrs. ;  also,  statements  dated  July  3  and  July 

8,  1776,  attested  to  by  Capt.  Mann,  certifying  that  said  Albe  was  unnecessarily 
absent  from  the  Medfield  militia ;  aha,  list  of  men  dated  Nov.  17,  1776,  who 
received  money  for  "  turns  done  in  last  wars  in  the  days  of  Capt.  Morse  the  1st, 
and  Capt.  Coolidge." 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  99 


ALBE,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Davis's  co. ;  enlisted  June  1,  1776;  discharged 
Sept.  1,  1776;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Boothbay. 

ALBE,  ICHABOD.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  2,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Upton. 

ALBEE, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Abee,  Alba,  Albe,  Albey, 

Alby,  Allbe,  Allbee,  Allby.] 

ALBEE,  ABEL.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Read's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  (Worcester  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  12,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  8  days,  at 
AVest  Point;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army. 

ALBEE,  AMAKIAH,  Mendon.  Capt.  Gershom  Nelson's  co. ;  list  of  men  dated  July  19, 
1776;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Baldwin's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  return  of  men 
in  service  from  Dec.  23,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Gershom  Nelson's  (2d)  co.,  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated 
Feb.  13,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Warren's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  enlistment  to  expire 
May,  1780;  return  made  to  Col.  Moses  Wheelock ;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Isaac 
Warren's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  May  20,  1777,  to  Sept.  26,  1777 ;  reported  died  Sept,  26,  1777. 

ALBEE,  ASA,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chenery's  co..  Col.  John  Smith's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service,  11  days;  also,  list  of  men 
who  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  22, 1777 ;  reported  delinquent 
on  account  of  poor  health. 

ALBEE,  ASA,  Mendon.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Jennison's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to  Roxbury  and  Cambridge;  service,  9  days;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Warren's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Read's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  12  days  ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  26,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Dec.  26,  1775 ;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from 
the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  7,  1778,  dated  Leicester,  June  2,  1778 ; 
Capt.  Gershom  Nelson's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
8  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light  brown;  eyes,  light;  conducted  to  camp  by 
Andrew  Ilaskell. 

ALBEE,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Ammidon's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt.;  enlisted  Marcli 
4,  1781 ;  discharged  March  18,  1781 ;  service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALBEE,  BAK/ILLAI.     List  of  men  in  Capt.  Gershom  Nelson's  co.,  dated  July  19,  1776. 

ALBEE,  BARZILLAI.  Private,  Lieut.  Seth  Thayer's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  (3d 
Worcester  Co.)  regt,;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  23,  1777;  service, 
1  mo.  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Providence,  R.  I. 

ALBEE,  BENJAMIN,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  co.  (South  co.  of  Charl- 
ton),  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days. 

ALBEE,  BENJAMIN,  Edgecomb.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Fry's 
regt, ;  enlisted  March  7,  1776  ;  discharged  May  31,  1776 ;  service,  2  mos.  25  days  ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  5,  1776,  3  mos.  5  days,  at 
Boothbay. 

ALBEE,  CALEB,  Charlton.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
7  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  enlisted  Dec.  15,  1781;  enlistment, 
3  years. 

ALBEE,  CALEB,  Milford.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  the  town  of  Mil  ford  for 
enlistment  into  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  1  year,  dated  Dec.  31,  1781. 


100  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ALBEE,  ELEAZER,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Peters's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
(20th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  10  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  25,  1775 ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  30,  1775. 

ALBEE,  ELEAZEK.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Penniman's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  service,  20  days,  between  Dec.  8,  1776,  and  Jan.  21,  1777,  on  an  alarm  at 
Providence,  R.  I. 

ALBEE,  ICHABOD,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  Dorchester  Heights,  dated  Nov.  28, 
1776;  credited  with  2  days  allowance;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Baldwin's  co.,  Col. 
Dike's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  1,  1776,  to  March  1, 1777;  also, 
pay  abstract  for  gun  and  blanket  money,  dated  Boston,  March  31,  1777 ;  reported 
in  service  from  time  of  marching  to  Roxbury,  in  Aug.,  1776. 

ALBEE,  ICHABOD.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Ammidon's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ALBEE,  ICHABOD.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Craggin's  co. ;  service,  2  mos.  26  days,  at 
Rhode  Island  [year  not  given] . 

ALBEE,  ISAAC.  List  of  men  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book,  dated  Headquarters, 
Ticonderoga,  Sept.  5,  1776;  tried  by  general  court-martial,  Lieut.  Col.  Duffee, 
President;  charged  with  leaving  the  main  guard  without  permission;  pleaded 
guilty,  and  sentenced  to  receive  39  lashes  on  bare  back ;  served  in  Capt.  Lowry's 
co.,  Col.  Maxwell's  regt. 

ALBEE,  JABEZ,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Daniels's  (3d)  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  10  days  ;  reported  enlisted  into 
the  army  April  27,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Andrew  Peters's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
(20th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  12  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  25,  1775;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  30,  1775 ;  also, 
return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Peter  Penniman's  (3d) 
co.,  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Mendon,  Feb.  18,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Clapp's  co. 

ALBEE,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Job.  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777  ;  service,  o  mos.  24  days. 

ALBEE,  JAMES,  Uxbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Read's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Read's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  21,  1777;  service, 
1  mo.  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Providence,  R.  I. 

ALBEE,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  28,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1870 ;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

ALBEE,  JAMES.  Corporal,  Capt.  Bezaleel  Taft's  (9th)  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  (3d 
AVorcester  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service, 
14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. ;  also,  receipt 
for  wages  dated  Uxbridge,  April  25,  1781. 

ALBEE,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Craggin's  co. ;  service,  2  mos.  26  days,  at 
Rhode  Island  [year  not  given] . 

ALBEE,  JAMES,  Jr.,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Gershom  Nelson's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge  and  Roxbury ;  service,  9  days ;  also, 
list  of  men  in  Capt.  Nelson's  co.,  dated  July  19,  1776. 

ALBEE,  JOHN,  Mendon.  Captain  of  company  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775,  to  Roxbury  ;  service,  9  days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        101 

ALBEE,  JOHN,  Medway.  Private,  Lieut.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's  regt., 
under  command  of  Maj.  J.  Fuller,  which  marched  on  the  alarms  of  April  19  and 
April  30,  177");  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  24,  1776 ;  service,  15  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Warwick,  II.  I. 

ALBEE,  JOHN,  Machias.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  West's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Eddy's  regt.; 
enlisted  Nov.  14,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  5  days;  company 
raised  at  Cumberland,  N.  S. 

ALBEE,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawse's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  stationed  at  Little  Compton,  R.  I.  Roll  dated  Bellingham. 

ALBEE,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Ammidon's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  6,  1780 ;  service,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ALBEE,  JOHN,  Mendon.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777;  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Francis's 
regt. ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Peter 
Penniman's  (3d)  co.  (also  given  1st  co.,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Ammidon), 
Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Mendon,  Feb.  18,  1778;  joined  Capt.  White's  co., 
Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  enlistment  to  expire  Nov.  (also  given  April  1),  1780;  also, 
Corporal,  Capt.  Haffield  White's  co.,  Col.  Ilufus  Putnam's  (4th)  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  28,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  ser 
vice,  24  mos.  12  days  as  Private,  8  mos.  21  days  as  Corporal ;  also,  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descrip 
tive  list  of  enlisted  men,  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  10,  1781 ;  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col. 
Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  age,  23  yrs.  2  mos. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ; 
hair,  dark;  eyes,  dark;  enlisted  as  Corporal  by  Col.  Putnam,  March  29,  1779; 
enlistment,  during  war ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
(5th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported 
reduced  to  Private,  April  11,  1781. 

ALBEE,  JONATHAN,  Edgecomb.  Private,  Maj.  Joseph  Thompson's  (8th)  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of  Newbury ;  also,  Capt.  Jabez 
Lane's  co. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  near  Peekskill,  Feb.  16, 1779  ;  also,  Maj.  Peter 
llarwood's  co. ;  pay  abstracts  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1779;  also,  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  1,  1780;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALBEE,  LEVI.  Corporal,  Capt.  Philip  Ammidon's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  10  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ALBEK,  NATHAN.     List  of  men  in  Capt.  Gershom  Nelson's  co.,  dated  July  19,  1776. 

ALBEE,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ALBEE,  OBADIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Jordan  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  10,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  20  days. 

ALBEE,  PETEK,  Bellingham.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Holbrook's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Col. 
Benjamin  Hawse's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1777;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Little  Compton, 
R.  I.  Roll  dated  Bellingham. 

ALBEE,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  Staples  Chamberlain's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  7,  1781;  discharged  March  li,  1781;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island,  bv  order  of  Gov.  Hancock. 


102  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ALBEE,  REUBEN,  Hopkinton.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  birthplace,  Mendon ; 
age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  brown ;  occupation, 
laborer;  enlisted  April  12,  1781;  joined  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  (also  given  Capt. 
Hastings's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALBEE,  SALATHIEL,  Uxbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Read's  co  ,  Col.  John  Rand's 
(Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  12,  1780;  service, 
3  mos.  8  days,  at  West  Point ;  enlistment,  3  months  ;  company  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  27,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  22  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months;  reported  arrived  at  West  Point,  Aug.  10,  1781. 

ALBEE,  SIMEON.  Drummer,  Capt.  Samuel  Craggin's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  21,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  15  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Edward  Seagrave's  co.,  Col.  AVade's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  19,  1778;  discharged  July  12,  1778;  service,  20  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  roll  dated  Uxbridge;  also,  Capt.  Philip  Ammidon's  co., 
Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  ser 
vice,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALBEE,  STEPHEN.    List  of  men  in  Capt.  Gershom  Nelson's  co.,  dated  July  19,  1776. 

ALBEE,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Lieiit.  Seth  Thayer's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  (3d 
Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  23,  1777;  service,  1 
mo.  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Providence,  R.  I. 

ALBEE,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Moulton's  co.,  under  command  of  Lieut. 
Eliphalet  Hastings,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.;  enlisted  June  13, 1778;  discharged 
Feb.  24,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  22  days;  also,  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort 
Clinton;  also,  pay  roll  for  Dec.,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

ALBEE,  THOMAS,  Holliston.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25, 1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Holliston 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army,  during  1780;  marched  July  4,  1780;  dis 
charged  Dec.  4,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  11  days. 

ALBEE,  WILLIAM,  Machias.  Adjutant,  Capt.  Jabez  West's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Eddy's 
regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  14,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  5  days; 
company  raised  at  Cumberland,  N.  S. ;  also,  Sergeant  Major,  Capt.  West's  co. ; 
enlisted  May  17, 1777  ;  discharged  July  17,  1777  ;  service,  2  mos. ;  company  raised 
at  Machias  for  expedition  against  St.  Johns ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jabez 
West's  co.;  enlisted  June  24,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  13,  1777;  service,  5  mos.  20 
days  ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  Machias  and  expedition  against  Nova  Scotia ; 
also,  Capt.  John  Prebble's  co.,  Col.  Allan's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  July 
31,  1778,  to  Dec.  1,  1778,  4  mos. ;  stationed  at  Machias  ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Rob- 
bins's  co.,  Col.  Allan's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Dec.  1,  1778,  to 
June  1,  1779,  6  mos.;  stationed  at  Machias;  commissioned  April  19,  1779;  also, 
Lieutenant,  Artillery  co.,  Col.  John  Allen's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Dec.  13,  1777,  to  June  1,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Prebble's  co.,  Col. 
Allen's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
May  1,  1781;  reported  in  service  at  Machias  from  June  1,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  May  1,  1781,  to  April  15,  1783,  23  mos.  15  days; 
stationed  at  Machias. 

ALBEE,  ZUKIEL,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  John  Albee's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  9  days. 

ALBEKT,  .     [This  name  also  appears  iinder  the  form  of  Albard.] 

ALBERT,  JOHN.  Quartermaster,  sloop  "  Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  H.  Hacker ; 
list  of  men  who  have  prize  shares  in  the  "Hellish"  and  "Active"  [year  not 
given] . 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        103 

ALBERT,  JONATHAN-.  Private,  Capt.  Hazeltine's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  guns  detained  in 
1775. 

ALBEKT,  MOSES,  Wilbraham  (also  given  Gran  by).  List  of  men  enlisted  from  Hamp 
shire  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June 
16,  1778 ;  reported  rejected  on  account  of  loss  of  half  of  his  foot. 

ALBERT,  NICHOLAS,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Langdon's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  6,  1777 ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  deserted  Aug.  22,  1777. 

ALBERT,  NICHOLAS.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Samuel 
Ward's  and  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  cos.,  dated  AVeymouth,  Jan.  2, 1778 ;  reported  a 
foreigner;  enlisted  for  town  of  Weyrnouth ;  joined  Lieut.  Thomas  Lamb's  co., 
Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

ALBERTSON, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Allbertson.] 

ALBERTSON,  WILLIAM,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Hammatt's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  7  days. 

ALBET,  CALEB.  List  of  men  belonging  to  the  6th  regt.,  appearing  on  a  clothing  account 
made  up  from  Jan.  1,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1782. 

ALBET,  JOHN.  List  of  men  drafted  for  Continental  service  for  8  months,  dated  May 
15,  1777. 

ALBET,  OBADIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  1,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781;  service,  5  mos.,  near  Penobscot 
River. 

ALBET,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Sept.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts;  enlisted  April 
12,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALBORNS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Nye's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  17,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  1  day,  at 
Dorchester. 

ALBREE,  JOHN,  Medford.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  gun  and  blanket  money,  agreeable  to  Act  of  Nov.,  1776 ;  also,  return 
of  men  in  service,  Dec.  14,  1776. 

ALBREE,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Sargent's  co.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Feb.  17, 
1779 ;  discharged  May  17,  1779 ;  service,  3  mos.,  in  and  about  Boston,  under  Maj. 
Gen.  Gates. 

ALBRO,  HENRT.  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millerd's  (1st  Division)  co.,  Col.  Waterman's 
regt. ;  service,  7  days,  between  April  6  and  April  20,  1777. 

ALBRO,  JOHN,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millerd's  (1st  Division)  co.,  Col.  Waterman's 
regt. ;  service,  11  days,  between  April  6  and  April  20,  1777. 

ALBRO,  STEPHEN.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Benjamin  Monroe's  co.  [year  not  given]  ; 
reported  as  hired. 

ALBUT,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  30, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  13, 1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Rhode 
Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Lancaster. 

ALBT,  AARON,  Dudley.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Corbin's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  30,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1780 ;  service,  13  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

ALBT,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Pike's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1782;  time  allowed  from  Dec.  13,  1781. 

ALBT,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lakin's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light 
Infantry)  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Sept.  10,  1779,  to  Nov.  30,  1779,  at 
Rhode  Island. 


104  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALBY,  REI-BEX,  Hopkinton.  Private,  Capt.  Walter  McFarland's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian 
Howe's  (Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  24,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780; 
service,  3  mos.  10  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  com 
pany  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted 
from  Middlesex  Co.;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair, 
dark;  eyes,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  enlisted  May  15,  1781;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

ALBY,  WILLIAM.  Surgeon's  Mate,  schooner  "Diligent,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Lambert;  enlisted  March  22;  discharged  Sept.  22,  [year  not  given]  ;  service,  6 
mos. ;  roll  passed  in  Council,  Oct.  29,  1776. 

ALCOCK, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Allcock,  Allock.] 

ALCOCK,  ABRAHAM,  Boston.  3d  Bombardier,  Capt.  Thomas  W.  Foster's  co.,  Col. 
Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May 
3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days. 

ALCOCK,  ABRAHAM.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.;  service  with 
detachment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes,  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks 
in  guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  by  order  of 
Council,  May  12,  1777. 

ALCOCK,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  "William  Foord's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  en 
listed  July  21,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days. 

ALCOT,  JOHN,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Hart's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  service,  82  days. 

ALCOT,  JOHX,  Weymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's  (28th)  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  deceased. 

ALCOTT, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Alcot,  Allcut,  Olcort,  Olcut, 

Olcutt,  Orcutt,  Orlcott.] 

ALCOTT,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(6th)  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  for  June-Dec,  1782;  time  allowed  from 
Aug.  10,  1782. 

ALDEEX,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Howell's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  20,  1779;  service,  4  mos.  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALDEM,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Raymond  De  Guiscard's  co.,  Col.  Turner's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  1,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  27,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  5  months.  Roll  dated  Boston. 

ALDEX, .     [This   name  also   appears  under  the  form  of  Aldcen,  Aldem,  Aldens, 

Aldin,  Aiding,  Aldren,  Aldum,  Alten,  Allden,  Alldin,  Aulden,  Auldin,  Aullden.] 

ALDEX,  ABIATHAR,  New  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  William  Henry's  co.,  Worcester 
Co.  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  2,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  13 
days,  at  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands. 

ALDEX,  ABIATHAR.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Rider's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  26,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  9  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Con 
tinental  Army. 

ALDEX,  ABIATHAR,  Duxbury.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer ;  enlisted  July  1, 
1781;  joined  Capt.  Turner's  (also  given  Capt.  Jonathan  Felt's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
John  Brook s's  (7th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        105 

ALDEN,  AKNER,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cot 
ton's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  1, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  1, 1777  ;  service, 
30  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth 
Co.  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master,  dated  June  8,  1778;  Capt.  Lemuel  Wood's 
co.,  Col.  Jacobs's  regt. ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jacob  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  John 
Jacobs's  regt.;  enlisted  March  24,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  9  mos. 
9  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Edward 
Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.;  enlisted  July  23,  1780;  discharged 
Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  5  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  detached 
to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ALDEN,  ALPHEUS.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Bicknell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Putnam's 
(Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  3,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1781 ;  service, 
3  mos.  18  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  join  army  under  Gen. 
Washington,  at  West  Point. 

ALDEN,  ALPHEUS.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Gushing' s  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from 
April  1,  1783,  to  July  24,  1784,  at  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands. 

ALDEN,  AMHEKST,  Duxbury.  Fifer,  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  23,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  28  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Lieut.  Nathan  Samson's  (2d)  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Lothrop's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  10, 1776  ;  discharged  Dec.  25, 1776 ;  service, 
15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Bristol;  also,  Capt.  Par 
tridge's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  April  6,  1778; 
discharged  July  2, 1778;  service,  2  mos.  28  days,  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

ALDEX,  AUSTIN,  Gorham.  Private,  Capt.  Wentworth  Stuart's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt. ;  billeting  roll  from  date  of  enlistment  to  date  of  marching 
to  Headquarters,  July  12,  1775,  57  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  29, 
1775 ;  enlisted  May  16,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775;  also,  Ensign,  Capt.  John  Rice's  (3d) 
co.,  Col.  Phinney's  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1776,  dated 
Fort  George;  promoted  to  2d  Lieutenant,  May  18,  1776;  re-engaged  with  Col. 
Brewer's  regt.,  Nov.  13,  1776;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co., 
Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  return  of  men  made  by  order  of  Council,  Dec.  26, 
1777 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Samuel 
Whitmore's  co.,  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  March  28, 
1778;  joined  Capt.  AVatkins's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  reported  Lieutenant ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years,  to  expire  Dec.,  1779 ;  also.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Sprout's  (late  Brewer's) 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Feb.  13, 
1778. 

ALDEN,  BARXAKAS,  Ashn'eld.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmore's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  24,  1779  ;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779  ;  service, 

1  mo.  13  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.;    also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men 
detached  from  6th  (or  llth)  co.,  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  Deerlield,  July 
24,  1780;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown ;  eyes, 
brown;  returned  by  Maj.  David  Dickinson;  joined  Capt.  Isaac  Newton's  co. ; 
enlistment,  3  months;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Newton's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  21,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service, 

2  mos.  29  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army. 

ALDEN,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1776  ;  service,  59£  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  ;  stationed 
at  Newport,  R.  I.  Roll  dated  Bridge  water. 

ALDEN,  BENJAMIN,  Duxbury.  Return  of  men  in  Capt.  Joseph  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt.,  dated  Dorchester,  Sept.  21,  1776;  reported  not  joined;  also,  Private;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage  to  and  from  camp  at  Dorchester  Heights,  dated  Nov.,  1776. 


106  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ALDEX,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co.,  under  command  of  Lieut.  John 
Whitman,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec. 
23,  1776;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALDEX,  DAXIEL.  Private,  Lieut.  Benjamin  Bates's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Gary's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  inarched  from  Abington  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.;  also,  Capt.  Luke 
Bicknell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Putnam's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept. 
3,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  18  days;  enlistment,  3  months; 
company  raised  to  join  army  under  Gen.  Washington  at  West  Point. 

ALDEX,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  1  mo. 
8  days,  in  Northern  department. 

ALDEX,  DAVID,  Ashfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  22  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  21,  1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  21,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Isaac  Pope;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson 
as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also, 
pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Ashfield  for  service  in  the  Con 
tinental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  21,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1780; 
service,  5  mos.  5  days;  also,  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th) 
regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  19,  1780,  to  Aug.  1,  1780,  13  days;  reported 
joined  July  19,  1780. 

ALDEX,  EBEXEZER,  Ashfield  (also  given  Stock  bridge).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Col.  David  Field's  (5th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  joined 
Capt.  Bartlett's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Orringh  Stoddard's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp 
near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  6,  1778;  reported  sick  at  Fishkill;  also,  pay  rolls  for 
Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  Jan.,  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  reported 
on  command  at  Newtown  in  March  and  April ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  1,  1780. 

ALDEX,  ELEAZER.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt. ;  enlisted  March  10,  1781 ;  discharged  April  1, 1781 ;  service,  22  days  ;  marched 
to  Newport,  R.  I. ;  40  days  levies. 

ALDEX,  ELI,  Middleborough.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Plymouth  Co.  in 
1779.  to  serve  in  Continental  Army  ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complex 
ion,  light ;  delivered  to  Ensign  J.  Hubbel. 

ALDEX,  ELIAB.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  White's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  en 
listed  May  6,  1778 ;  discharged  May  9, 1778 ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dart 
mouth  ;  roll  dated  Middleborough  ;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  White's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
White's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  2,  1780,  to  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  8 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.  Roll  dated 
Middleborough. 

ALDEX,  ELIAB.  Private,  Capt.  Perez  Churchill's  co.,  Col.  Daggett's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  25,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  2,  1778;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

ALDEX,  ELIAB.  Colonel's  co.,  12th  regt.;  enlisted  July  23,  1779;  discharged  April  23, 
1780 ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ALDEX,  ELIJAH,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Wade's  (3d)  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  3  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Joshua 
White's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  AVhite's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug. 
9, 1780 ;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        107 

ALDEX,  ELIJAH  (possibly  Bridge  water).  Private,  Lieut.  Samuel  Dunbar's  co.,  Col. 
Eliplialet  Gary's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Tiverton,  11.  I. 

ALDEX,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  service  at 
Rhode  Island  in  1781. 

ALDKX,  ELIJAH,  Ashfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
David  Eield's  (">th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  joined  Capt.  Harriett's  co.,  Col.  Wes 
son's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALDKX,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Baker's  co.,  Col.  William  Turner's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  19,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781;  service,  4  mos.  11  days,  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ALDEX,  ELIJAH,  Ashtield  (also  given  Amherst  and  Stock-bridge).  Capt.  Reuben 
Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cam 
bridge,  June  22,  177">;  aim,  Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted 
May  8,  177") ;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill, 
Sept.  28,  177">;  alto,  Orringh  Stoddard's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  aim, 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  6,  1778;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  and  Jan.,  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also, 
Corporal,  Capt.  Stoddard's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  as  serving  6  mos.  as 
Private,  6  mos.  as  Corporal ;  aim,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  ;  Capt.  Noah 
Allen's  co.,  1st  Mass.  regt. ;  age,  2.">  yrs. ;  stature,  f>  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light; 
hair,  brown;  occupation,  mason;  birthplace,  Stafford,  Conn.;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1777,  at  Stockbridge,  by  Capt.  Stoddard;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co., 
Col.  Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  re 
ported  on  furlough  in  Jan.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1781 ;  also,  Sergeant; 
muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Camp  near  Dobbs's  Ferry;  reported  promoted 
from  Corporal,  July  1,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Cam])  at 
Peekskill;  aim,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  Jan.  and  March,  1782, 
dated  York  Hutts  ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

ALDEX,  ELISHA,  Bellingham.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  ;  commissioned 
Sept.  27,  1777. 

ALDEX,  HOWAUD,  Pelham.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belonging  to  Hampshire 
Co.,  mustered  by  Maj.  John  Chester  Williams;  Col.  Porter's  regt.;  age,  19  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  enlistment,  3  months;  raised  agreeable 
to  Act  of  June  22,  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service, 
3  mos.  3  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army. 

ALDEX,  HUMPHREY,  Gorham.  Private,  Light  Infantry  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Lieut.  Mel.  Woolsey's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William  S.  Smith's  regt. ;  pay  rolls 
for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778  ;  also,  Ensign  William  Rickard's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Providence,  July  8,  1779;  also,  Capt.  William  Scott's 
(Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  also, 
return  of  men  dated  Camp  at  Providence,  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

ALDKX,  ICHABOD,  Duxbury.  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  April  23,  177") ;  service,  3  mos.  16  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  177") ;  also,  Col.  Bond's  regt.,  Maj. 


108  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALDEX,  ICHABOD,  continued. 

Gen.  Green's  division ;  list  of  field  officers  of  the  Continental  Army  in  1776 ;  also, 
Colonel;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Nov. 
11,  1778;  reported  killed  in  battle,  Nov.  11,  1778;  enlisted  Nov.  1,  1776. 

ALDEX,  ISAAC,  Ashfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Hampshire  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  July  14,  1778. 

ALDEX,  ISAAC,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Mitchell's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  6  days  service,  between  date  of  enlistment  and  date  of  march 
ing;  roll  dated  April  2,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Samuel  Pierce's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  May  24,  1779;  discharged  July 
5,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Little 
Compton,  It.  I. 

ALDEX,  ISAIAH,  Duxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Prentiss's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar 
shall's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  June  27,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  5  mos. 
6  days. 

ALDKX,  ISAIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. 
of  guards;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  date  of  enlistment,  Nov.  7,  1777,  to  April  3, 
1778,  4  mos.  26  days,  at  Cambridge. 

ALDEX,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Lankton's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  16,  1777;  service,  28  days; 
marched  to  Still  water  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows. 

ALDEX,  JOHX,  Oakham.  Private,  Capt.  Gardner's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  10,  1777,  to  Sept.  21,  1777; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Templeton ;  reported  deserted ;  also,  list  of  deserters  from 
Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  20,  1780;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
9  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  dark  ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  deserted  Sept.  25,  1777. 

ALDEX,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Peters's  co.,  Col.  Hows's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  24, 
1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  20  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALDEX,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Pomeroy's  co.,  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ;  Gen.  Daniel- 
son's  brigade;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1778;  service,  4  mos., 
under  Gen.  Stark,  in  the  Northern  department;  also,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmore's  co.. 
Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  24,  1779;  discharged 
Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  13  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

ALDEX,  JOHX.  Private,  Lieut.  Nathaniel  Pope's  co.  (later  under  command  of  Lieut. 
Joseph  Damon),  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (2d  Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  3, 
1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALDEX,  JOHX,  Medway.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  6,  1780;  marched  to 
camp  July  6,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Taylor  of  2d  Mass.  regt. ;  also,  list 
of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as 
having  passed  muster,  in  arc-turn  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay 
roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Medway,  for  service  in  Continental 
Army  during  1780;  marched  July  2,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1780;  service, 
5  mos.  26  days ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  detached  from  Capt.  Bul- 
len's  co.;  age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  enlisted,  Aug.  16, 
1781;  enlistment,  3  months;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Webb's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  20,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos. 
22  days. 

ALDEX,  JOHX,  Ashfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belonging  to  Hampshire  Co. ; 
age,  16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation. 


IN   THE    WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  109 

ALDEX,  JOHN,  continued. 

fanner ;  enlisted  April  26,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Benja 
min  Heywood's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  June 
and  July,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug., 
1781,  dated  Peekskill;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Bald  Hill;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov., 
1781,  dated  Highlands;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1781,  dated  New  Boston;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  Huts,  New  Boston;  reported  deceased 
Pel).  17,  1782. 

ALDEX,  JOXATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Roger  Libby's  co.,  detached  from  Cumberland  Co. 
militia,  under  command  of  Nathaniel  Jordan,  Esquire;  enlisted  Oct.  1,  1779;  dis 
charged  Oct.  23,  1779 ;  service,  23  days,  at  the  Eastward. 

ALDEX,  JOSEPH,  Warwick.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Dexter's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  20,  177-");  also, 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  177");  service,  3  mos.  8  days. 

ALDEX,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Maj.Eliphalet  Gary's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ALDEX,  JOSHUA.  1st  Lieutentant,  Capt.  James  Allen,  Jr.'s,  (6th)  co.,  3d  Plymouth  Co. 
regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  March  23,  1776;  also,  Lieut. 
Joshua  Alden's  co.,  Col.  Mitchell's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec. 
24,  1776;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Bristol, 
It.  I.;  also,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Carey's  regt.;  enlisted  July 
30, 1780;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALDEX,  JOSIAH  (probably  Bridgewater) .  Private,  Lieut.  Samuel  Dunbar's  co.,  Col. 
Eliphalet  Gary's  regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service, 
11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ALDEX,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Andrews's  Co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt., 
Brig.  Gen.  Wads  worth's  brigade;  enlisted  Sept.  8,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  31, 1780; 
service,  3  mos.  24  days,  at  the  Eastward ;  roll  sworn  to  in  York  Co. ;  also,  Lieut. 
Jeremiah  Colburn's  co.,  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth's  brigade;  enlisted  Jan.  27,  1781; 
discharged  March  10,  1781;  service,  1  mo.  11  days;  stationed  at  Camden. 

ALDEX,  JUDAH,  Duxbury.  Ensign,  Capt.  Samuel  Bradford's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  1,  177");  service,  3 
mos.  8  days  ;  commissioned  May  27,  177") ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury, 
Oct.  7,  177">;  also,  Captain,  2d  regt.;  commissioned  Jan.  1,  1777;  confirmed  by 
Congress  Sept.  6,  1779;  also,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental  army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  of  men  at 
Camp  Valley  Forge,  dated  Jan.  24,  1778;  also,  certificate  of  service  given  by  Col. 
John  Bailey,  dated  Hanover,  Jan.  23,  1779;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  1st  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Ebenezer 
Sprout's  (2d)  regt.;  return  of  officers  dated  Philadelphia,  July  11,  1783;  also, 
returns  of  absent  officers,  dated  Philadelphia,  Aug.  1,  8  and  15,  1783;  reported 
attending  general  court-martial. 

ALDEX,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Raymond  De  Guiscard's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers 
and  men,  dated  April  24,  1782. 

ALDEX,  NATHAX,  Bridgewater.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abiel  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  dated  Nov.,  1776. 

ALDEX,  NATHAX,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Orr's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also,  Capt. 
Edward  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ;  enlisted  April  21,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos., 
at  Bristol,  R.  I. 


110  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


ALDEX,  NATHAN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Edward  Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  23,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  5  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  detached  to  reinforce  Continental  Army.  Roll  sworn 
to  at  Middleborough. 

ALDEX,  NATHAN*.  Captain,  4th  co.,  3d  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass, 
militia ;  commissioned  March  23, 1776 ;  also,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Gary's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALDEX,  NATHAN*,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co.,  under  command  of  Lieut. 
John  Whitman,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged 
Dec.  24,  1776;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Alden's 
co.,  Maj.  Gary's  regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service, 
11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALDEX,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778 ;  service,  4  mos.  18  days, 
at  and  near  Boston  ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

ALDEX,  NOAH,  Bellingham.  Private,  Capt.  Daniels's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's 
regt.;  discharged  Dec.  6,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Hawse's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  2.1,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1777;  service,  1  mo. 
7  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Little  Compton,  R.  I.;  also, 
Capt.  Ellis's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  2, 
1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island; 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ALDEX,  OLIVER.  Private,  Lieut.  Josiah  Wilson's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  2  days; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward,  to  reinforce  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

ALDEX,  SAM,  Needham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co.,  Col.  William  Heath's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days. 

ALDEX,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  T.  Mellen's  co.,  Col.  A.  Perry's  regt.;  enlisted  July 
28,  1780  ;  discharged  Aug.  10, 1780 ;  service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALDEN,  SAMUEL,  Jr.,  Duxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Bradford's  co.,  Col.  Warren's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  3f  April  19,  1775;  service,  1  day. 

ALDEX,  SILAS,  Needham.  Ensign,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co.,  Col.  William  Heath's 
regt.,  Avhich  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days;  also, 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co. ;  service,  4  days,  at  the  taking  of  Dorchester 
Heights,  in  March,  1776;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  (4th)  co., 
Col.  William  Mclntosh's  (1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia; 
commissioned  May  10,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Mayo,  Jr.'s,  co.,  Col.  Eleazer 
Weld's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  9,  1776  ;  discharged  Dec.  29,  1776;  service,  20  days,  at 
Hull  and  Castle  Island;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt. ; 
enlisted  March  23,  1778 ;  discharged  April  5,  1778 ;  service,  15  days ;  marched  to 
Roxbury. 

ALDEN,  SILAS,  Abington.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James  Hatch, 
Muster  Master ;  Capt.  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Jacobs's  regt. ;  mustered  Sept.  6, 1779 ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  28,  1779;  discharged  Jan.  31,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  6  days;  com 
pany  raised  for  Col.  Jacobs's  regt.,  but  formed  into  separate  corps  for  this  service. 

ALDEN,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Baker's  co.,  Col.  William  Turner's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  27,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALDEN,  SIMEON.  Private,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  rations  dated  Camp  near  New  York,  Aug.  9,  1776. 


IN   THE   WAR,  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  Ill 

ALDKN,  SIMEON.  Private,  Capt.  Snell's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8, 1776; 
discharged  Dec.  24,  1776;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Providence,  It.  I. 

ALDEN,  SIMEON,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Hayden's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177");  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt. 
Theophilus  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Jan.  8, 
1777,  to  March  1,  1777;  also,  Lient.  Benjamin  Bates's  co.,  Maj.  Kliphalet  Cary's 
(Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  1,  1780;  service, 
3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  from  Abington  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. ; 
also,  Capt.  Luke  Bicknell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  E.Putnam's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  3,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  13  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  join  army  under  Gen.  Washington,  at  West 
Point. 

ALDKN,  SIM  ICON,  Jr.  Private,  Lieut.  Benjamin  Bates's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Cary's 
(Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service, 
11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  from  Abington  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ALDEN,  SOLOMON,  Bridgewater.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col. 
Edward  Mitchell's  regt.;  enlisted  March  4,  1776;  discharged  March  10,  1776; 
service,  6  days ;  marched  to  Horse  Neck  in  Brain  tree  ;  also,  llth  co.,  3d  Plymouth 
Co.  reirt. ;  commissioned  March  23,  1776;  reported  resigned. 

ALDEN,  WENTWOKTH  (also  given  Wrestling),  Duxbury.  List  of  men  enlisted  from 
Plymouth  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill, 
June  10,  1778. 

ALDEXS,  ELIJAH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts  ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

ALDERIDGE,  NOAH.  Private,  Capt.  Smart's  co.,  3d  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  clothing, 
dated  July  1,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point. 

ALDERMAN,  ELISHA,  Old  Hoosac.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Stebbins's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  July  18,  1775;  service, 
14  days;  also,  Corporal;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  177")]  ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

ALDERMAN,  EI-HRAIM,  Sheffield.  Private,  Capt.  William  Beacon's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  22  days. 

ALDERSOX,  JOHN.  Lieutenant;  list  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  R.  L,  in  the 
prison-ship  "  Lord  Sandwich,"  and  landed  in  Bristol,  March  7,  1778. 

ALDERSON,  SIMON.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  30,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Wrentham. 

ALDICH,  SILAS,  Mendon.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  from  Worcester  Co. ;  age, 
16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  enlisted  Feb. 
8,  1781 ;  joined  Capt.  Ammidon's  co.,  Col.  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALDIN,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Crane's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  3,  1779;  discharged 
May  4,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  1  day,  at  Boston. 

ALDIN,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Jenings's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service  in  Northern  department. 

ALDIN,  ELIJAH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt.; 
enlisted  July  1,  1781;  enlistment,  during  war;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated 
Camp  at  Peekskill. 

ALDIN,  JOHN,  Oakham.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Ephraim  Stockwell's  co.,  7th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Templeton,  Jan.  7, 1778; 
joined  Capt.  Morse's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 


112  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALDIX,  JOXATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Jenings's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18, 1777 ;  service  in  Northern  department. 

ALDIX,  NATHAX,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  David  Kingman's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's 
regt. ;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Squantum,  in  March,  1776. 

ALDIX,  SIMEOX.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Crane's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  3,  1779;  discharged 
May  4,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  1  day,  at  Boston. 

ALDIX,  SOLOMOX.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Keith's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Dec.  8,  177(5;  discharged  Dec.  24,  1776;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I. 

ALDIXG,  WRESTLIXG,  Duxbury.  List  of  men  enlisted  from  Plymouth  Co.  for  the  term 
of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  10,  1778,  as  returned 
by  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner.  (See  AVentworth  Alden.) 

ALDRAK,  ZACHARIAH,  Boston.    List  of  men  enlisted  for  town  of  Fitchburg  [year  not 

given] . 

ALDRECH,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  Sanmel  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  1,  1778,  to  Jan.  1,  1779,  2  mos.  2  days,  dated 
East  Greenwich. 

ALDRED,  JOHX.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
enlisted  Feb.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  15  days. 

ALDREX,  JOSEPH,  Warwick.  Private,  Capt.  Dexter's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ALDRICH, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Aaldrich,  Aldich,  Aldrech, 

Alderidge,  Aldrick,  Aldridge,  Alldridge,  Aldrige,  Altredge.  Altridge,  Aiildredge, 
Aiildridge,  Ealdrich.] 

ALDRICH,  AP.EL,  Uxbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Read's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days. 

ALDRICH,  ABRAHAM,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Peters's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  25,  1775;  also,  return  of  men 
enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  1st  co.  of  Mendon,  as  returned  by  Lieut. 
Ammidon;  joined  Capt.  Daniels's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years,  to 
expire  May  19,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Daniels's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt.;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  19,  1777,  to  Sept.  10,  1777; 
reported  deceased  Sept.  10  (also  given  Aug.  26),  1777. 

ALDRICH,  ALQVIRE.  Seaman,  ship  "  General  Mifflin,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George 
M.  Babcock  ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  dated  Sept.  9,  1780 ;  age,  29  yrs. ; 
complexion,  dark. 

ALDRICH,  AMARIAH,  Uxbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Seagrave's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Read's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  8,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
1  day ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  21,  1775;  also,  return  of  men 
enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Samuel  Read's  co.,  dated  March  6, 
1778;  joined  Capt.  Moses  Knapp's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  enlistment  to  expire 
1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Knap's  co.,  Col. William  Sheppard's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Aug.  7,  1778;  reported 
deserted. 

ALDRICH,  AMASA,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Peters's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  30,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  9 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  25,  1775. 

ALDRICH,  AMASA.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Seagrave's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  19,  1778 ;  discharged  July  12,  1778 ;  service,  26  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island.  Roll  dated  Uxbridge. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  113 

ALDRICH,  AMASA.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Marshall  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  23,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  ordered  to  march  to  Claverack.  Roll  dated  Upton. 

ALDKICH,  AMASA.  Private,  Capt.  B.  Read's  co.,  under  command  of  Lieut.  John  Benson, 
Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged 
Aug.  8,  1780 ;  service,  10  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALDRICH,  AMASA.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Philip  Ammidon's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt.;  enlisted 
March  4,  1781 ;  discharged  March  18,  1781 ;  service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ALDRICH,  AVGUSTAVUS.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Wood's  regt. ; 
enlisted  April  18,  1777;  discharged  May  7,  1777;  service,  21  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ALDKICH,  BENJAMIN,  Uxbridge.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  21  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  21,  1780; 
inarched  to  camp  July  21,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Isaac  Pope;  also,  pay 
roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Uxbridge  for  service  in  Continental 
Army,  during  1780;  marched  July  13,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  7,  1780;  service,  5 
mos.  3  days. 

ALDRICH,  CALEB.    List  of  men  in  Capt.  Sprague's  co.,  Oct.,  1777. 

ALDKICH,  CLAKKE.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Olney's  co.,  Col.  Jabez  Bowen's  regt. ;  pay 
roll  for  service  from  May  1, 1777,  to  June  2, 1777, 13  days,  in  5th  Division  of  Col. 
Bowen's  regt.,  under  Capt.  Jonathan  Russell,  at  Pawtuxet. 

ALDKICH,  ELISHA,  Graf  ton.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177*");  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  24 
days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  artillery,  July  15,  1775. 

ALDRICH,  EZEKIEL,  Uxbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Elliot's  co.,  Col.  William 
Thomas's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  17,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1781 ;  service,  4 
mos.  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  reported  camped  at  Battes  Hill  ( ? ), 
Dec.  1,  1781. 

ALDRICH,  GEORGE,  Bellingham.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 
1780 ;  enlisted  April  25,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALDRICH,  GUSTAVUS,  Mendon.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Peter  Penniman's  (3d)  co.,  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  18,  1778;  joined 
Capt.  Barnes's  (also  given  Daniels's)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years, 
to  expire  June,  1780;  also,  Fifer,  Capt.  John  llolden's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  6, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  return  of  men 
dated  Camp  near  Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Holden's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Highlands,  June  12,  1779;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Peter 
Clayes's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Capt.  llolden's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  service  from  April  1,  1780,  to  June  30,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  29,  1781;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.; 
complexion,  dark ;  hair,  dark ;  eyes,  dark ;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1779,  by  Ensign 
White ;  joined  Capt.  Clayes's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  enlistment, 
during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Clayes's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  returns  of  men  in  service  for  Jan.,  1781-Dec.,  1782; 
reported  transferred  from  Capt.  J.  K.  Smith's  co.,  Oct.  1,  1781. 

ALDRICH,  HENRY.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.,  under 
command  of  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler;  enlisted  Dec.  8, 1776;  discharged  Jan.  23, 
1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 


114  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ALDRICH,  HENRY.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Andrews's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt., 
Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth's  brigade ;  enlisted  May  8, 1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  31, 1780 ; 
service,  7  mos.  24  days,  at  the  Eastward.  Roll  sworn  to  in  York  Co. 

ALDRICH,  HENRY,  Douglas.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Isaac  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.,  dated  Feb.  12,  1778;  joined  Capt. 
Danforth's  (also  given  Foster's)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt.;  enlistment,  3 
years,  to  expire  in  1780;  also,  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's 
(6th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  14,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  return  of 
men  in  service  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  Camp  near  Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779 ;  also, 
Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Highlands, 
June  12,  1779;  reported  furloughed  by  Gen.  Nixon  until  June  1,  1779;  also, 
Lieut.  Col.  Daniel  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  Nov.  and 
Dec.,  1779,  dated  Soldier's  Fortune;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  return  of  clothing  dated  Peeks- 
kill,  Dec.  5,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men,  dated  West  Point,  Jan. 
29,  1781;  age,  35  'yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.  (also  given  5  ft.  4  in.) ;  complexion, 
dark;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  farmer;  enlisted  Dec.  15,  1779,  by  Lieut.  Lilley; 
joined  Capt.  Pike's  (also  given  Lieut.  Col.  Whiting's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's 
(6th)  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Pike's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  returns  for  wages  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1781,  and  Jan.-Dec., 
1782;  reported  absent  without  leave,  Feb.,  1781;  not  credited  with  service  from 
that  time  until  Feb.,  1782;  also,  discharge  dated  June  9,  1783,  signed  by  Gen. 
Washington,  showing  5  yrs.  3  mos.  8  days  service  in  6th  regt. 

ALDRICH,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Bezaleel  Taft's  (9th)  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  (3d 
Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service, 
14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  II.  I. 

ALDRICH,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  22  (also  given  Aug.  17),  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3 
mos.  15  days,  at  the  Northward. 

ALDRICH,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  David  Batcheller's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  en 
listed  June  5,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  27,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  17  days,  at  North 
River ;  enlistment,  8  months ;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Mendon,  March  16, 1779 ; 
reported  not  joined  on  pay  roll  for  Dec.,  1778. 

ALDRICH,  JAMES,  Bridgewater.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  (3d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  21, 
1778;  joined  Capt.  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  Private,  Lieut.  Samuel  Dunbar's  co.,  Col.  Eliphalet  Gary's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  1,  1780;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ALDRICH,  JOAB,  Mendon.    List  of  men  drafted  for  8  months  [year  not  given] . 

ALDRICH,  JOHN,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Mitchell's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  7  days  between  date  of  enlistment  and  date  of  marching, 
dated  April  2,  1776. 

ALDRICH,  JOHN.    Sergeant,  Capt.  Sprague's  co. ;  list  of  men  dated  Oct.,  1777. 

ALDRICH,  Jos.    List  of  men  in  Capt.  Sprague's  co.,  dated  Oct.,  1777. 

ALDRICH,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Simon  Gary's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  4  days.  Roll  dated  Roxbury,  April  1,  1776. 

ALDRICH,  JOSEPH,  Amherst.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  (4th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.,  dated 
March  24, 1779;  joined  Capt.  Robert  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  also, 
Capt.  Edward  Cumston's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service 
on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777. 


THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  115 


ALDRICH,  JOSEPH,  Jr.  Private,  Capt~  Joshua  White's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  20,  1776;  service,  12  days;  marched 
on  an  alarm  to  Rowland's  Ferry,  It.  I. ;  also,  list  of  men  in  Capt.  Sprague's  co., 
dated  Oct.,  1777;  also,  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.  Roll  dated  Middleborough. 

ALDRICH,  LKVI,  Mendon.  Ensign,  Capt.  Joseph  Daniels's  (3d)  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  8  days ;  reported  enlisted 
into  the  army  April  27,  1775;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Andrew  Peters's  co., 
Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.;  list  of  officers  in  camp  at  Roxbury,  May  18,  177") ; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  13 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  25,  1775. 

ALDRICH,  LKVI,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Penniman's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
(Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  service,  8  days,  between  Dec.  8,  1776,  and  Jan.  21,  1777, 
on  an  alarm  at  Providence,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  B.  Read's  co.,  under  command  of 
Lieut.  John  Benson,  Col.  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug. 
1,  1780;  service,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALDRICH,  Louis.  Lieutenant;  receipt  for  ammunition  dated  Roxbury,  June  14, 
1774  (?). 

ALDRICH,  LUKE,  Leominster.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  John  Joslin,  Jr.'s,  co.,  8th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Nov.  7,  1777;  joined 
Capt.  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Marshal's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALDRICH,  LUTHKR.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Ammidon's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt.;  enlisted 
March  4,  1781 ;  discharged  March  18,  1781 ;  service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ALDRICH,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  B.  Read's  co.,  under  command  of  Lieut.  John 
Benson,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  dis 
charged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALDRICH,  NEDEBIAH,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Daniels's  (3d)  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Roxbury  ;  service,  6  days ;  reported  enlisted  into 
the  army  April  27,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Andrew  Peters's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  25,  1775;  reported  joined  Col. 
Arnold's  detachment  for  Quebec  at  Cambridge,  Sept.  4,  1775. 

ALDRICH,  NOAH,  New  Salem.  Capt.  John  King's  (9th)  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles 
Woodbridge's  (25th)  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  22, 
1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  11, 1775;  service,  2  mos. 
25  days ;  reported  died  Sept.  18,  1775 ;  also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge, 
Sept.  29, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp 
at  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  23,  1775. 

ALDRICH,  PETER,  Uxbridge.  Private,  Capt.  William  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  John  Pater- 
son's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Nov.  4,  1775. 

ALDRICH,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  Hancock's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Nov.  1,  1778;  reported  de 
serted;  also,  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp 
near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  6,  1778 ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

ALDRICH,  PHINEAS,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Daniels's  (3d)  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  10  days ;  reported  enlisted 
into  the  army  April  27,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Andrew  Peters's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  25,  1775. 


116  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ALDRICH,  PHIXEAS.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  20  (also  given  Aug.  17),  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service, 
3  mos.  21  days,  at  the  Northward. 

ALDRICH,  PHINEAS.  Sergeant,  Capt.  B.  Read's  co.,  under  command  of  Lieut.  John 
Benson,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  dis 
charged  Aug.  8,  1780 ;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALDRICH,  RICHAKD.    List  of  men  in  Capt.  Sprague's  co.,  dated  Oct.,  1777. 

ALDRICH,  Rurrs,  Mendon.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Andrew  Peters's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  25,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Peter 
Penniman's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  dis 
charged  Jan.  21,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Providence,  R.  I. 

ALDRICH,  RUFUS.  Private,  Capt.  B.  Read's  co.,  under  command  of  Lieut.  John  Ben 
son,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2, 1780;  discharged 
Aug.  8,  1780 ;  service,  10  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALDRICH,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ;  return  of 
men  in  service  Dec.  10,  1775. 

ALDRICH,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Farrar's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  27, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  on  a  secret 
expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

ALDRICH,  SILAS,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Daniels's  (3d)  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  6  days ;  also,  list  of  men 
mustered  in  Worcester  Co.  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master,  to  serve  in 
Rhode  Island  ;  Capt.  Nelson's  co.,  Col.  Wood's  regt. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Samuel 
Hamant's  (also  given  Capt.  Samuel  Lamb's)  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  22, 1778 ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779 ;  service  at  Rhode  Island; 
roll  dated  Middleton,  Aug.  27,  1778;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June-Oct.,  1778,  dated 
East  Greenwich ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Warwick,  Nov.  7,  1778 ;  also,  certificate 
of  enlistment  dated  Mendon,  Aug.  2,  1781,  given  by  selectmen  of  Mendon,  certi 
fying  that  said  Aldrich  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  in 
March,  1781. 

ALDRICH,  SOLOMON,  Richmond,  N.  H.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Capron's  co.,  Col. 
Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge, 
June  24,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Nov.  9,  1775. 

ALDRICH,  SOLOMON*.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Worcester  Co.  by  Thomas  Newhall, 
Muster  Master,  between  May  19,  1777,  and  June  3,  1777;  Capt.  Coburn's  co., 
Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  enlistment,  8  months. 

ALDRICH,  SOLOMON-,  Northbridge.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age, 
19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  21, 
1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  21, 1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Isaac  Pope;  also, 
Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
service  from  July  21,  1780,  to  Aug.  1,  1780,  11  days. 

ALDRICH,  STEPHEN*,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  John  Albee's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  9  days. 

ALDRICH,  STEPHEN*.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Philip  Ammidon's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  28,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780 ;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  H7 

ALDRICH,  WILLIAM,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  John  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley 
Sargent's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  7,  1775;  service,  1 
mo.  3  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Camp  before  Boston,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  20, 1775. 

ALDRICH,  WILLIAM,  Richmond,  N.  H.  Capt.  Oliver  Capron's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doo- 
little's  (24th)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  24, 
1775;  also,  Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1.  1775;  enlisted  May  16,  1775;  ser 
vice,  2  inos.  21  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Nov.  19,  1775. 

ALDRICK,  ABNER,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  John  Albee's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  8  days. 

ALDRICK,  ELISHA,  Grafton.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Artem us  Ward's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army  April  26,  1775. 

ALDRICK,  LEVI.  Captain,  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  com 
missioned  Feb.  21,  1776. 

ALDRIDGE,  AMARIAH,  Uxbridge.  Capt.  Banister's  (late  Knapp's)  4th  co.,  Col.  Shep- 
ard's  regt.;  list  of  deserters;  age,  23  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  sandy; 
hair,  light ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  deserted  Aug.  7,  1778,  at  New  Haven. 

ALDRIDGE,  BARNABAS,  Northbridge.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Worcester  Co.  by  Thomas 
Newhall,  Muster  Master,  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island;  Capt.  Batchelor's  co.,  Col. 
Wood's  regt.  [year  not  given] . 

ALDRIDGE,  BENJAMIN,  Uxbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Fox's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Henry 
Jackson's  (16th)  regt.;  payroll  for  service  from  July  21,  1780,  to  Aug.  1,  1780, 
10  days ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct. 
25,  1780. 

ALDRIDGE,  JAMES,  Bridgewater.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James 
Hatch,  Muster  Master,  between  March  22,  1777,  and  March  27,  1777 ;  Capt.  John 
Porter's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also, 
Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wiggles  worth's)  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  4,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Noah  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles  worth's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  March  and  May, 
1778,  dated  Valley  Forge ;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  Green 
wich;  also,  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  4,  1780. 

ALDRIDGE,  JOHN.  Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  delivered  to  Col.  Gabriel  Johonnot  by 
Charles  Waller,  Commissary  of  Prisoners,  at  Rhode  Island,  March  17,  1778. 

ALDRIDGE,  JONATHAN,  Cape  Cod.  Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  brought  from  Rhode 
Island,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  23,  1777;  taken  in  the  "  Viper." 

ALDRIDGE,  JOSEPH,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  20,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  27, 
1777;  service,  1  mo.  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALDRIDGE,  JOSEPH.  Private  and  Fifer,  Capt.  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  June  10,  1779; 
reported  deserted. 

ALDRIDGE,  JOSEPH,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  White's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt. ;  enlisted  May  6, 1778;  discharged  May  9, 1778 ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Dartmouth.  Roll  dated  Middleborough. 


118  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ALDRIDGE,  LUKE,  Leominster.  Drummer,  Capt.  John  Joslyn's  co.,  Col.  John  Whet- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service, 
11  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  3d  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
(10th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  3,  1777,  to 
Dec.  8,  1779 ;  reported  transferred  to  corps  of  invalids,  May  8,  1778 ;  discharged 
Dec.  8, 1779 ;  also,  Capt.  William  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  clothing  for  1778  ;  also,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot's  corps  of  invalids ;  pay  roll  for 
Sept.,  1778,  dated  Boston;  also,  Lieut.  Osgood  Carleton's  co.  of  invalids,  Col. 
Lewis  Nicola's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1779;  reported  on  furlough;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1779 ;  stationed  at  Boston. 

ALDRIDGE,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  7,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  6  days,  on  expedition  to  Penobscot. 
Iloll  dated  North  Yarmouth. 

ALDRIDGE,  NOAH,  Jr.,  Adams.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  ;  Capt.  Whipple's  co., 
Col.  Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  com 
plexion,  dark ;  hair,  black  ;  occupation,  laborer ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  receipt 
for  bounty  paid  him  by  the  town  of  Adams,  to  serve  in  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  3  years,  dated  Sept.  17,  1781. 

ALDRIDGE,  PETER,  Uxbridge.  Private,  Capt.  William  "Wy man's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  9 
days. 

ALDRIDGE,  SOLOMON,  Northbridge.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

ALDRIDGE,  WILLIAM.  Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  sent,  Oct.  8, 1778,  in  the  cartel  "  Silver 
Eel"  from  Halifax  to  Boston,  to  be  exchanged. 

ALDRIDGE,  WILLIAM,  Richmond  (also  given  N.  Gilford,  N.  H.).  Private,  Capt. 
Moore's  (late  Fish's)  co.,  Col.  William  Sheppard's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Sept.  19,  1777;  reported  deserted;  also, 
list  of  deserters ;  age,  21  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light; 
enlistment,  during  war ;  deserted  Sept.  19,  1777,  at  Bemis  Heights. 

ALDRIGE,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  rations  dated  Camp  near  New  York,  Aug.  9,  1776. 

ALDRIGE,  JAMES,  Bridgewater.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.,  dated  May  7, 
1777;  Capt.  John  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.;  age,  23  yrs.;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

ALDRIGE,  JOSEPH,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  11,  1779;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  22 
days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALDUM,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Richards's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  28, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  on  a  secret 
expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

ALEEN,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  David  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Cary's  regt.;  enlisted  July 
22,  1780;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALEGER,  NICHOLAS,  Rehoboth.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  for  the  term  of  9 
months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  18,  1778 ;  Capt.  James 
Hill's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (1st)  regt.;  age,  25  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft. 
9  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  dark;  mustered  by  James  Leonard, 
Muster  Master. 

ALEINSON,  JOSHVA,  Brimfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army ;  Capt. 
Holbrook's  co.,  4th  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1780;  enlistment,  during  war. 


IN   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  119 


ALEX,  BEXJAMIX.  Dartmouth.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Oct.  29,  1779; 
16th  co.,  Col.  Hathaway's  regt. ;  age,  39  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  red;  eyes,  blue;  residence,  Dartmouth ;  mustered  by  James  Leonard, 
Muster  Master;  enlistment,  9  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Springfield. 

ALEX,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ames's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  26, 
1778;  discharged  July  20,  1778;  service,  24  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALEX,  JOHX,  Easton.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Randall's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  June  18,  1776. 

ALEX,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Salmon  White's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  enlisted 
May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  10,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  10  days;  marched  to 
Ticonderoga.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

ALEN,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777 ;  service,  29  days,  on  an  expedition 
to  Stilhvater  and  Saratoga. 

ALEX,  PELATIAH,  Harpswell.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Nehemiah  Curtis's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  (2d)  regt.,  dated 
Dec.  15,  1777 ;  return  made  to  Col.  Nathaniel  Purrinton  ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALEX,  PHIXEAS.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  4,  1781;  discharged  March  17,  1781;  service,  14  days,  at  Rhode  Island; 
company  detached  to  serve  under  Maj.  Gen.  Lincoln  for  40  days,  by  order  of 
Gov.  Hancock. 

ALEXSOX,  JAMES,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.-May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Feb.  15, 
1781;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  on  command  at  the  Lines,  in  May,  1781. 

ALES,  RUSSELL.  Private,  Capt.  Salmon  White's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777 ;  service,  30  days ;  marched  to  Saratoga. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Hatfield. 

ALESWORTH,  ARTHUR,  Sheffield.  Private,  Capt.  William  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  17  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  company  return  dated 
Dorchester,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

ALESWORTH,  CHRISTOPHER,  Boston.  Boy,  schooner  "Resolution,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Amos  Potter ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  April  5,  1781 ;  age, 
17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light;  trade,  mariner ;  residence,  Boston. 

ALEXAXDER, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Alaxander,  Alexanders, 

Alexndar,  Alexandre,  Alxander,  Alxsandar,  Allaxander,  Allexander,  Allexan- 
ders,  Elaxander,  Elexander,  Elexender,  Elexsander,  Ellexander.] 

ALEXAXDER, .    Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt. ;   service  with 

detachment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes,  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks 
in  guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  by  order  of 
Council  of  May  12,  1777. 

ALEXAXDER, .  Private,  Capt.  David  Cowden's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Ruggles  Wood- 
bridge's  (4th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  20, 
1777 ;  service,  6  days ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

ALEXAXDER,  ABRAHAM,  Woburn.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co.,  Col.  David 
Greene's  (2d  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775; 
service,  8  days ;  also,  Capt.  John  Wood's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (38th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  1, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days ; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  artillery,  July  11,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Chadwick's 
co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
service,  21  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Fort  No.  3,  Nov.  21,  1775. 


120  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALEXANDER,  ABRAHAM,  Reading.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex 
Co.;  age,  15  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  1  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  dark; 
occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Reading;  enlisted  June  30,  1781;  enlistment,  3 
years  or  during  war. 

ALEXANDER,  AMOS.  Return  of  men  in  Capt.  French's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt., 
who  marched  to  Horse  Neck  [year  not  given] ;  drafted  from  Deerfield  and  Hamp 
shire  Co.  militia,  but  did  not  join  the  regiment. 

ALEXANDER,  DANIEL,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Larned's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury; 
service,  12  days. 

ALEXANDER,  EDWARD,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  July  20,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  25,  1777; 
service,  1  mo.  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  from  Rehoboth  to 
Bristol  and  Providence,  R.  I. 

ALEXANDER,  ELDAD,  Northfield.  Private,  Capt.  Eldad  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Wil 
liams' s  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  from  Northfield  and  Warwick  to  Cambridge ;  service,  23  days ;  also,  Capt. 
Eliakim  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  order  for  advance  pay  dated 
Cambridge,  June  8,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Kellogg's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiva 
lent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  23,  1775. 

ALEXANDER,  ELDAD.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Merriman's  co.,  6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  22, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  in  Northern 
department. 

ALEXANDER,  ELIPHAZ.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Merriman's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's 
(3d)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  15,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  14 
days. 

ALEXANDER,  ELIPHAZ,  Northfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  detached  from  6th 
Hampshire  Co.  regt. ;  age,  16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  resi 
dence,  Northfield;  mustered  July  20,  1780;  joined  Capt.  Seth  Pierce's  co.,  Col. 
Seth  Murray's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Claverack; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Murray's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days.  Roll  dated 
Leverett. 

ALEXANDER,  ELISHA,  Northfield.  Private,  Capt.  Eldad  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Williams's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 

19,  1775,  from  Northfield  and  Warwick  to  Cambridge;  service,  23  days;  also, 
Corporal,  Capt.  Moses  Kellogg's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Dec.  23,  1775. 

ALEXANDER,  GILES,  Woburn.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co.,  Col.  David  Greene's 
(2d  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service, 
6  days ;  also,  list  of  men  in  the  train  band  of  the  3d  co.  of  Woburn,  under  com 
mand  of  Capt.  Timothy  Winn,  dated  May  13,  1775. 

ALEXANDER,  HENRY,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Ellis's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days;  also,  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's 
co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May 
1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov. 

20,  1775;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  May  21,  1778;  Capt.  Elisha 
May's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  com- 


IN  THE  WAR  OF    THE  REVOLUTION.  121 

ALEXANDER,  HENRY,  continued. 

plexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes,  light;  residence,  Attleborough ;  mustered  by 
James  Leonard,  Muster  Master;  enlistment,  9  months  from  time  of  arrival  at 
Fishkill,  June  16,  1778. 

ALEXANDER,  JAUEZ.  Capt.  Gates's  co. ;  receipt  for  mileage  from  Albany  home,  dated 
Marlborough,  March  U,  1777. 

ALEXANDER,  JAMES,  Chelmsford.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  John  Ford's 
co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt. ;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  com 
plexion,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Chelmsford;  enlisted  April  28, 
1775;  enlisted  in  the  train  May  29,  1775;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Ford's  co.,  Col. 
Bridge's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  1 
mo.  3  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Popkin's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery) 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Winter  Hill,  July  11,  1775;  also,  Matross, 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  29,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  8  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  27,  1775. 

ALEXANDER,  JAMES.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co. ;  Capt.  Lane's  co.,  Col. 
Nixon's  regt. ;  return  made  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston, 
March  30,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  also,  Private,  Maj.  Thomp 
son's  (also  given  Capt.  Lane's)  8th  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  4,  1777,  to  Dec.  26,  1777 ;  reported 
deceased  Dec.  26,  1777. 

ALEXANDER,  JAMES.  Matross,  Capt.  William  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artil 
lery)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  May  9,  1777; 
enlistment,  3  years;  reported  wounded  at  Monmouth;  also,  Corporal;  muster 
rolls  for  Oct.,  1778-Feb.,  1779,  dated  Providence;  reported  as  in  Col.  Harrison's 
regt.  under  command  of  Col.  Crane  in  Dec.,  1778  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1779. 

ALEXANDER,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Maj.  Lithgow'sregt. ;  en 
listed  Sept.  15, 1779 ;  discharged  Nov.  1, 1779  ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Penobscot. 

ALEXANDER,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  John  Head's  co.,  Col.  James  Hunter's  regt.;  en 
listed  April  18  1782;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1782 ;  service,  7  mos.  3  days,  in  Eastern 
department. 

ALEXANDER,  JEDUTHAN,  Marlborough.  Capt.  Jonathan  Holman's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim 
Doolittle's  regt.;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  1775;  also, 
Private ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  3, 1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days ; 
also,  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  reported  killed  at 
Bunker  Hill,  June  17, 1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  21,  1775. 

ALEXANDER,  JOHN,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Ellis's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days. 

ALEXANDER,  JOHN,  Woburn.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co.,  Col.  David  Greene's 
(2d  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
6  days;  also,  list  of  men  from  2d  Parish  of  Woburn,  in  Col.  Baldwin's  regt., 
dated  May  8,  1775. 

ALEXANDER,  JOHN,  Pelham.  Private,  Capt.  David  Cowden's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  llug- 
gles  Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
11  days;  also,  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  26,  1775;  also, 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  28,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  13,  1775. 

ALEXANDER,  JOHN,  Wilmington.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Green's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  -i  days;  also,  Capt. 
Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc., 
dated  Boston,  Nov.  27,  1776. 


122  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALEXANDER,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Murray's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo. ;  marched  on  an  expedi 
tion  to  Saratoga. 

ALEXANDER,  JOHN.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  23, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  17, 1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  1  day ; 
inarched  on  an  alarm  to  reinforce  Northern  army  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

ALEXANDER,  JOHN,  Boston.  Private,  Col.  David  Henley's  regt. ;  enlisted  Nov.  18, 
1777 ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  deserted  Feb.  29,  1778. 

ALEXANDER,  JOHN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Redman's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Parke's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  31,  1778,  to  Sept.  1,  1778,  1  mo. 

ALEXANDER,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Maj.  Lithgow's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  15,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at 
Penobscot. 

ALEXANDER,  JOHN,  Woburn.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
stature,  4  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Woburn ;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  17,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  17,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Abner  Howard ;  also,  Private ;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Woburn  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  12, 1780; 
discharged  Dec.  16,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  15  days ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
raised  from  Middlesex  Co.;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  £  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
hair,  black ;  eyes,  dark ;  occupation,  laborer;  residence,  Woburn;  enlisted  Feb. 
27,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALEXANDER,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Kellogg's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1777 ;  discharged  July  25,  1777 ;  service,  21 
days ;  marched  to  Mores  Creek  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  under  command 
of  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler;  also,  Capt.  Oliver  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service,  4  days ;  marched  on  an 
alarm  to  Bennington;  also,  Capt.  Kellogg's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
23,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  2  days ;  marched  on  an  alarm 
to  reinforce  Northern  army  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

ALEXANDER,  MILES,  Sunderland.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Henry  Stiles's  co.,  Col.  J. 
Ward's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  Jan.  29,  1776 ;  also, 
Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage, 
etc. ;  company  served  at  Ticonderoga  3  months  from  Sept.  1, 1776 ;  roll  sworn  to  at 
Deerfield;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Petty's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams's  regt.; 
enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  discharged  March  19,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also, 
Capt.  Caleb  Montague's  (2d)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  Dec.  30,  1778 ;  enlisted  May  10,  1776.  Roll  dated 
Warwick. 

ALEXANDER,  NATHANIEL,  Springfield.  Ensign,  Capt.  Isaac  Colton's  co.,  Col.  David 
Brewer's  regt.;  commissioned  June  17,  1775;  also,  2d  Lieutenant;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  15, 1775;  service,  2  mos.  21  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Hudson 
Ballard's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga, 
Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  re-engaged  Nov.  13,  1776,  as  Cap 
tain  in  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.,  but  to  serve  in  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.  until  Dec. 
31,  1776;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  April  10,  1779;  reported 
retired  as  a  supernumerary;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Val 
ley  Forge ;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  White  Plains ;  also, 
pay  abstracts  for  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence; 
reported  furloughed  April  11,  1779. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  123 


ALEXANDER,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  April  1, 
1776;  discharged  Nov.  2,  1776. 

ALEXANDER,  PETER,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  177")]  ;  also,  Capt.  William  Toogood's  (5th) 
co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
March  19,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  of  men  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug. 
15,  1777,  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1779, 
dated  Highlands;  reported  sick  in  hospital  at  Fishkill;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin 
Heywood's  (late  Toogood's)  co. ;  pay  abstracts  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Heywood's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  19,  1780;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  during  1781-2  reported  unfit  for  service;  age,  48  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  5  in. ;  disability,  old  age,  etc. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  belonged  to  2d  regt. 

ALEXANDER,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Browning's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  2  mos. 
18  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ALEXANDER,  PETER,  Harwich.  Private,  Capt.  David  Holebrook's  co.,  Col.  William 
Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  14, 
1780,  to  Oct.  15,  1780;  reported  deserted  Oct.  15,  1780. 

ALEXANDER,  PETER,  Monson.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belonging  to  Hamp 
shire  Co.;  age,  43  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occu 
pation,  tailor;  residence,  Monson;  enlisted  April  18,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALEXANDER,  PHILIP,  Putney.  Private,  Capt.  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  17,  1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  20  days. 

ALEXANDER,  PHILIP.  Prize  Master;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "Silver  Eel" 
from  Halifax  to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners ; 
return  made  by  Bartholomew  Fox,  Commissary  of  Prisoners. 

ALEXANDER,  PHILIP,  Woburn.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Danforth's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  14, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  of  men  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777, 
dated  Camp  at  Peekskill;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  co. ;  muster  roll  for 
May,  1779,  dated  Highlands;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Daniel  Whiting's  co. ;  pay  abstracts 
for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1779,  dated  Soldier's  Fortune;  also,  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  14,  1780. 

ALEXANDER,  PHILIP,  Woburn.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co. ; 
age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  dark;  occu 
pation,  laborer;  residence,  Woburn;  enlisted  April  1,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALEXANDER,  PHILIP,  Woburn.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Day's  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion, 
dark;  hair,  black;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Woburn;  enlisted  Dec.  10, 
1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALEXANDER,  RICHARD,  Charlemont.  Private,  Capt.  Hugh  Maxwell's  (1st)  co.,  Col. 
John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
1,  1777,  to  Sept.  16,  1779;  reported  deserted;  also,  return  of  men  in  camp  at 
Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778;  also,  list  of  deserters;  birthplace,  Leominster;  age, 
19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  enlistment,  during 
war ;  deserted  Oct.  19,  1779. 

ALEXANDER,  SAWTELL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Buck's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  discharged  Sept.  28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  10  days, 
at  Machias. 


124  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ALEXANDER,  SAWTELL,  Haver  hill.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age, 
35  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Haverhill ;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  1,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  2,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Phineas  Parker ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

ALEXANDER,  SETH.    Private,  7th  co. ;  order  for  3  months  wages  dated 23,  1783. 

ALEXANDER,  SIMEON,  Northfield.  Capt.  Eliakim  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's 
regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8, 1775;  also,  Private;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days. 

ALEXANDER,  SIMEON.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Merriman's  co.,  6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  22, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18, 1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  in  Northern 
department. 

ALEXANDER,  SOLOMON.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Pomeroy's  co.,  Hampshire  Co.  regt, 
Gen.  Danielson's  brigade;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1778;  ser 
vice  under  Gen.  Stark  in  Northern  department. 

ALEXANDER,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Merriman's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's 
(3d)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  15,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  14 
days. 

ALEXANDER,  THOMAS,  Wrentham  (also  given  Walpole  and  Medfield).  Capt.  Cowell's 
co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army;  joined  Capt.  Bailey's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years,  to  expire  March,  1780 ;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Thomas  Seward's 
co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March 
10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  10,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Camp 
at  New  Windsor,  Jan.  12,  1780;  Capt.  Seward's  co.,  3d  Artillery  regt.;  age,  22 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Medfield;  enlisted  March 
10,  1777,  by  Lieut.  Bailey ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALEXANDER,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Wood's  regt. ;  en 
listed  April  18,  1777 ;  discharged  May  7,  1777 ;  service,  21  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ALEXANDER,  WILLIAM,  Lunenburg.  Matross,  Capt.  Thomas  W.  Foster's  co.,  Col. 
Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May 
12,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  25  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ALEXANDER,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Zenas  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  8,  1777 ;  discharged  July  27,  1777 ;  service,  20  days ; 
marched  to  Fort  Edward,  N.  Y. 

ALEXANDER,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt,  Asa  Barns's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's 
(3d)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  enlistment,  3  months;  reported  deserted; 
company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ALEXANDER,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  George  Rogers's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Jordan's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept,  23,  1779;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.,  at  Fal- 
mouth. 

ALEXANDER,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Shed's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Gerrish's  (1st) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  at 
Claverack. 

ALEXANDER,  WILLIAM,  Ward.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Major's  co.,  Col.  Put 
nam's  regt.;  age,  28  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown; 
residence,  Ward ;  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  April  24,  1780. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  125 

ALEXANDER,  WILLIAM.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F. 
Williams;  engaged  March  f>,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  12 
days. 

ALEXANDER,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Mariner,  schooner  "Resolution,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Samuel  Trask ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Oct.  11,  1780; 
age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Boston. 

ALEXANDER,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army;  en 
listed  Dec.  26,  1780. 

ALEXANDER,  WILLIAM,  Woburn.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
stature,  4  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  light;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  17,  1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  17,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Aimer  Howard ;  also, 
Private ;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Woburn.  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  inarched  July  13,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  16, 1780 ; 
service,  5  mos.  14  days ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co. ; 
age,  16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  dark;  occu 
pation,  laborer;  enlisted  April  10,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALEXANDER,  WILLIAM.  Matross,  Capt.  Samuel  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d 
Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781;  enlisted  Feb.  11,  1781;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

ALEXANDER,  WILLIAM.  Drummer,  2d  co. ;  order  for  1  month  pay  dated  Oct.  21, 
1783. 

ALEXANDERS,  ABRAHAM,  Woburn.  Private ;  list  of  men  in  the  train  band  of  the  3d 
co.  of  Woburn,  under  command  of  Capt.  Timothy  Winn,  dated  May  13,  1775. 

ALEXANDERS,  JOHN,  Woburn.  Private;  list  of  men  in  the  train  band  of  the  3d  co.  of 
Woburn,  under  command  of  Capt.  Timothy  Winn,  dated  May  13,  1775. 

ALEXANDRE, .  Private,  Col.  Armand's  Legion  ;  list  of  men  dated  July,  1778  (Inde 
pendent  co.  taken  into  Continental  service  by  resolve  of  June  25,  1778). 

ALEXNDAR, ,  Northfield.    Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 

Eli  Parker's  co.,  dated  Amherst,  May  15,  1778;  enlisted  for  town  of  Amherst; 
joined  Capt.  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  enlistment,  8  months,  to  expire 
Dec.  5,  1778. 

ALFORD,  ASAHEL,  Becket.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Williams's  co.,  Col.  John  Pater- 
son's  (15th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  April  18, 1775;  service, 
13  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Nov.  4,  1775;  also, 
list  of  deserters;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence, 
Becket ;  deserted  July  18  [year  not  given] . 

ALFORD,  ASAHEL,  Becket.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Peter  Porter's  co.,  3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  Nov.  7,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Moses 
Ashley's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Ashley's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  marched  to  Peekskill ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp 
at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  6,  1778;  reported  sick  at  Becket;  also,  pay  abstracts  for 
Jan.,  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Quarters  at  Providence ;  also,  Capt.  Hancock's 
co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Feb.  1,  1780. 

ALFORD,  BENEDICT.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Harris's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  12, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  19, 1780 ;  service,  11  days ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  to  the  Northward  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 


126  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ALFORD,  ELIJAH,  Becket  (also  given  Hartwood).  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  Col. 
Paterson's  regt.,  which  marched  April  23,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  13  days ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  "Williams's  co.,  Col. 
John  Paterson's  (15th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  No.  3,  Charlestown, 
Nov.  4,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  deserters ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion, 
light ;  residence,  Becket ;  deserted  July  18  [year  not  given] . 

ALFOIID,  ELIJAH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  "Wood's  regt. ;  pay 
abstracts  for  May,  June,  Aug.,  Oct.  and  Dec.,  1778;  also,  order  for  wages  dated 
Becket,  June  22,  1779. 

ALFORD,  JOHX.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  "Williams; 
engaged  May  5,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  12  days. 

ALFOIID,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  4,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.  28  days,  in  Eastern  depart 
ment;  also,  receipt  for  equipments  dated  Falmouth,  Dec.  1,  1781. 

ALFORD,  JOHX  HALL,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  William  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  Patterson's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  15,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  18 
days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  John 
Calender's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  ac 
counts  for  service  from  March  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Boston; 
credited  to  town  of  Iloxbury ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war ;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Oct.,  1777;  reported  on  command  at  lied  Bank;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Nov. 
and  Dec.,  1777;  reported  sick  in  Jerseys;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec., 
1778,  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence. 

ALFORD,  SAMUEL,  Boston.  Capt.  Joseph  Williams's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d) 
regt.;  muster  return  [year  not  given]  ;  mustered  by  Squire  Greenleaf;  reported 
deserted. 

ALFRED, ,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  Edward  Crafts's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Knox's  (Artil 
lery)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  mileage  dated  Fishkill,  Jan.  10,  1777. 

ALFREE,  JOHX,  Medford.  Corporal,  Capt.  Stephen  Dana's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.; 
enlisted  March  19,  1776  ;  discharged  April  5,  177G  ;  service,  18  days,  at  Boston. 

ALGAR,  ABXER.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  W hippie's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct. 
27,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1780;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  the  North 
ward  ;  marched  to  reinforce  Gen.  Allen. 

ALGAR,  JAMES,  Bridgewater.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abiel  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Nov.,  1776. 

ALGEIR,  ISRAEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Keith's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island  ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ALGER, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Aleger,  Algar,  Algeir,  Algier, 

Algire,  Algor,  Alguer,  Algur,  Aljer,  Elgar,  Elger.] 

ALGER,  ABIEZER,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Eliakim  Howard's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Mitchel's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  4,  1776 ;  discharged  March  10,  1776 ;  service,  6 
days ;  ordered  to  march  to  Braintree  Neck. 

ALGER,  ABXER.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  under  command  of  Lieut.  William 
White,  Col.  Miles  Powell's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  23,  1779;  dis 
charged  Sept.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn. 

ALGER,  BENJAMIN,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Amasa  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt.;  enlisted  June  26,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1776;  also,  pay  ab 
stract  for  mileage,  etc.,  dated  Castle  Island,  Aug.  13,  1776. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        127 


ALGER,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ames's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Carey's  regt.;  en- 
Iistx3d  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ALGER,  DANIEL.  Order  for  3  months  wages  dated  Bristol,  March  7,  1777,  payable  to 
Capt.  Nathan  Alden,  Col.  Jeremiah  Hall's  regt. ;  service  at  Bristol,  11.  I. 

ALGER,  DANIEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathan  Packard's  co.,  Col.  J.  Jacobs's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  23,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island  ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ALGER,  ISRAEL,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Lothrop's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  G  days; 
also,  Capt.  Lothrop's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Rox- 
bury,  Oct.  6,  177");  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Roxbury,  Dec.  6,  1775;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Amasa  Sopor's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  date  of  enlistment,  June  2(5,  177(5,  to 
Nov.  1,  177(5;  also,  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Castle  Island, 
Aug.  13,  1776;  also,  Capt.  John  Ames's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt.;  en 
listed  Dec.  9,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  24,  1776;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I. 

ALGER,  JAMES,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Phanuel  Bishop's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Perry's  co.,  Col. 
Timothy  Walker's  (22d)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  11, 
1775;  service,  2  mos.  3  weeks,  5  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  (5,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  monej*,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury, 
Oct.  26,  1775. 

ALGER,  JAMES,  Bridgewater.  Matross,  Capt.  Daniel  Lothrop's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regt. ;  enlisted  April  10,  1775 ;  discharged  May  2,  1775 ;  service,  23  days ;  also, 
Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6 
days  ;  also,  Capt.  Lothrop's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt. ;  company  return  dated 
Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  15,  1775. 

ALGER,  JAMES.  List  of  men  drafted  for  2  months  service  at  New  York,  dated  Sept. 
19,  1776. 

ALGER,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ames's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Dec.  9,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  24,  1776;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.;  also,  Capt.  Ames's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Carey's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  6,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  5  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALGER,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Syrnonds's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  3,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  27,  1777;  service,  27  days; 
company  ordered  out  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Bennington. 

ALGER,  JAMES,  Rehoboth.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  mustered  by  James  Leonard, 
Muster  Master,  dated  June  1,  1778;  Capt.  Joseph  Franklin's  (10th)  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Carpenter's  (1st)  regt.;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion, 
dark;  hair,  black ;  eyes,  dark;  residence,  Rehoboth;  enlistment,  9  months,  from 
time  of  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  17,  1778. 

ALGER,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  (12th) 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Dec.  1,  1778,  to  Jan.  1,  1779,  1  mo. 

ALGER,  JAMES,  Bernardston  (formerly  Falltown).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Con 
tinental  Army  from  Capt.  Amasa  Sheldon's  co.,  Hampshire  Co.  regt.;  joined 
Capt.  Flower's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Samuel  Flower's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Sept.  4,  1779;  enlisted  Nov.  19,  1776; 


128  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


ALGER,  JAMES,  continued. 

reported  deserted  but  returned  March  1,  1780;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at 
Stilhvater,  Sept.  15,  1777;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Sept.  and  Dec.,  1777,  Jan.,  Feb., 
March,  April  and  May,  1778,  dated  Albany ;  reported  on  command  at  Green  Busli 
in  Dec.,  1777;  deserted  Feb.  27,  1778;  returned  March  20,  1778;  also,  muster  rolls 
for  June,  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  White  Plains;  reported  sick  at  hospital  in 
June;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fredericksburg ;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Oct.,  1778,  dated  Camp  Roxbury;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778, 
and  Jan.,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Continental  Village;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.  and 
March,  1779,  dated  Croton;  reported  on  Gen.  McDougal's  guard  in  Feb.;  also, 
muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Crompond  ( ? ) ;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1779, 
dated  Camp  Highlands ;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1779,  dated  Constitution  Island ; 
also,  muster  rolls  for  July  and  Aug.,  1779,  dated  Camp  Highlands;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Sept.,  1779,  dated  Camp  Bedford;  reported  deserted  Sept.  15,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Joseph  Crocker's  (late  Flower's)  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  re 
turned  from  desertion  March  1,  1780;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1780,  dated 
Camp  Orringtown ;  reported  on  command  with  sappers  and  miners ;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Oct.,  1780,  dated  Camp  Totoway;  reported  on  command  with  sappers; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1780,  dated  Camp  at  West  Point;  reported  on 
command  with  sappers  and  miners ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated 
West  Point,  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  dark;  residence,  Falltown;  enlisted 
Nov.  14,  1776,  by  Capt.  Flower ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

ALGER,  JOHX,  Brookline.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.,  Col.  William  Heath's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  enlistment,  7  days ;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Timothy  Corey's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (late 
Gerrish's)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  7  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  27,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Dec.  30, 
1775. 

ALGER,  JOXATHAX,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1776;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  20 
days ;  also,  receipt  for  wages  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  9,  1776 ;  also,  receipt  for 
wages  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1776,  dr.ted  Dorchester;  also,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Martin's 
co.,  Col.  Williams's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1777;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Israel  Hicks's  co.,  Col.  John 
Daggett's  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  2, 1778 ;  discharged  March  31, 1778;  service,  3  mos., 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALGER,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Col.  Joab  Stafford's  Independent  co.  of  volunteers  from 
New  Providence,  Lanesborough,  East  Hoosuck  and  Gageborough,  which  fought 
in  battle  near  Bennington,  Aug.  16, 1777 ;  enlisted  Aug.  14, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug. 
20,  1777 ;  service,  6  days. 

ALGER,  NATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Packard's  co.,  Col.  J.  Jacobs's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  23,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ALGER,  NICHOLAS.  Private,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's 
(12th)  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Dec.  1,  1778,  to  Jan.  1,  1779,  1  mo. 

ALGER,  PRESERVED,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Tim 
othy  Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  20,  1775. 

ALGER,  PRESERVED.  List  of  men  drafted  for  6  weeks  service  at  Rhode  Island,  dated 
July  27,  1778. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        129 

ALGER,  PRESERVED.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1780;  service, 
5  days ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  Castleton,  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

ALGER,  PRESERVED,  Adams.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Levi  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barns's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  30,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1781 ;  service,  9 
days ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  join  Gen.  Stark  at  Saratoga. 

ALGER,  ROGER.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Petty's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  S.  Williams's  regt.; 
enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  discharged  Feb.  18,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  9  days. 

ALGER,  ROGER,  Bernardston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Samuel  Cook's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  South  Hadley,  May  28, 
1777;  residence,  Bernardston;  enlisted  for  town  of  Hadley;  joined  Capt.  Shay's 
co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Shay's  co.,  Col. 
llufus  Putnam's  (4th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  15,  1777,  to  Sept.  15,  1779;  reported  deserted;  also,  muster  return  dated 
Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778 ;  mustered  by  Col.  Woodbridge ;  also,  list  of  deserters ;  Col. 
Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  age,27yrs.;  stature,  6  ft. ;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  brown; 
residence,  Bernardston;  enlistment,  during  war;  deserted  July  — ,  1779. 

ALGER,  ROGER,  Bernardston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Amasa  Sheldon's  co.,  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ;  joined  Capt.  Chase's  co.,  Col. 
Rufus  Putnam's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALGER,  STOUGHTON.  Private,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  10,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777 ;  service,  38  days ;  marched  to  reinforce 
Northern  army  after  the  evacuation  of  Ticonderoga. 

ALGER,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Packard's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  John 
Jacobs's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  9,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1779;  service,  1  mo.,  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ALGER,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  Oct., 
1776,  dated  Dorchester. 

ALGIER,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpen 
ter's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  25,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  5 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol  and 
Providence,  R.  I. 

ALGIER,  NICHOLAS.  Capt.  Simeon  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  return 
of  men  who  marched  to  Horse  Neck  [year  not  given]  ;  drafted  from  Rehoboth 
and  Bristol  Co.  militia,  but  did  not  join  the  regiment. 

ALGIRE,  CHRLSTIAX.  Seaman,  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Wil 
liams;  engaged  May  10,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  28  days; 
stature,  5  ft.  6^  in. ;  nationality,  American. 

ALGIRE,  CHRISTOPHER.  List  of  men  belonging  to  United  States  brig  "  General  Gates," 
commanded  by  Capt.  John  Skimmer,  entitled  to  prize  shares ;  credited  with  one 
share. 

ALGOR,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Read's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  (Worcester  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  12,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  8  days,  at 
West  Point ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ALGUER,  JOHN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Read,  Jr.'s  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  3  months  13  days  service  between  Dec.,  1776,  and  March,  1777.  Roll 
dated  Uxbridge. 

ALGUR,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.;  return  of 
men  in  service  Dec.  10,  1775. 


130  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALGVR,  PRESERVED,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Ellis's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days. 

ALHET,  MICHAEL,  Salem.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780; 
enlisted  March  9,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALICE,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  enlisted  April  3,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported 
on  command  with  Col.  Putnam. 

ALIXWOOD,  SAMUEL,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Charles's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  James  Wes 
son's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779. 

ALJER,  BENJAMIN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Amasa  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  1^  days. 

ALKENSON,  ROBERT,  Swanzey.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Oct.  29,  1779; 
Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.; 
complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  blue;  residence,  Swanzey;  mustered  by 
James  Leonard,  Muster  Master;  enlistment,  9  months,  from  time  of  arrival  at 
Springfield. 

ALKISER,  GEORGE.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Gregg's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.-March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlist 
ment,  during  war;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Pierson's  co.,  Jan.  8, 1781. 

ALL ,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  West's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  16,  1776;  dis 
charged  Nov.  26,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  9£  days ;  company  raised  for  defence  of 
Machias  and  expedition  against  Nova  Scotia. 

ALLACI,  .  Private,  Col.  Armand's  Legion;  list  of  men  dated  July  17,  1778  (Inde 
pendent  co.  taken  into  Continental  service  by  resolve  of  June  25,  1778). 

ALLAIX,  STEPHEX,  Jr.  List  of  men  drafted  to  serve  1  month  at  Rhode  Island,  dated 
March  13,  1779. 

ALLAX,  ABRAHAM,  Pleasant  River.  Private,  Capt.  Dyer  or  Capt.  West's  co. ;  service, 
1  mo.  23  days,  on  an  expedition  to  St.  Johns,  N.  S.;  marched  May,  1777; 
also,  Capt.  Reuben  Dyar's  co. ;  enlisted  June  1,  1777;  discharged  July  23,  1777; 
service,  1  mo.  23  days ;  company  raised  between  Mt.  Desert  and  Machias  for  ex- 
pediton  to  St.  Johns ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  22,  1777,  to  Dec.  13, 
1777,  4  mos.  21  days ;  service  on  expedition  against  St.  Johns,  N.  S.  and  Ma 
chias;  also.  Artillery  co.,  Col.  John  Allan's  regt.;  enlisted  June  1,  1778;  dis 
charged  Dec.  1,  1778;  service,  6  mos.,  at  Machias. 

ALLAX,  ADVERDI*CE.  Capt.  French's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt.;  return  of  men 
who  marched  to  Horse  Neck  [year  not  given]  ;  drafted  from  Conway  and  Hamp 
shire  Co.  militia,  but  did  not  join  the  regiment. 

ALLAN,  HUGH.  Seaman,  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
engaged  Dec.  2,  1778;  discharged  April  20,  1779;  service,  4  mos.  18  days.  Roll 
dated  Boston. 

ALLAX,  JASOX.  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  D.  Brewer's) 
9th  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Rox- 
bury,  Nov.  14,  1775. 

ALLAX,  JOHN.  Colonel;  appointed  by  Council  Sept.  17, 1777,  to  command  the  troops  to 
be  stationed  at  Machias;  appointment  concurred  in  by  the  Legislature  Sept.  17, 
1777;  also,  pay  abstract  for  service  at  Machias  from  Sept.  16,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1777, 3  mos.  15  days ;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1778,  to  April  15, 1783 ; 
also,  Continental  Agent  and  Commander-in-chief  of  Indians  in  Eastern  depart 
ment  ;  return  dated  Machias,  Oct.  6,  1778. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  131 

ALLAN,  JOHN.  Seaman,  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
engaged  Dec.  2,  1778;  discharged  April  20,  1779;  service,  4  mos.  18  days;  roll 
dated  Boston ;  also,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.Williams; 
engaged  March  5,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  12  days. 

ALLAN,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Hitchcock's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  March  19,  1781;  enlist 
ment,  3  years;  a/ao,  muster  roll  for  June,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburg ;  reported  on 
duty  at  Dobbs's  Ferry ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  July,  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781 ;  reported 
transferred  to  1st  co.  in  Sept.,  1781. 

ALLAN,  SAMUEL,  Walpole.  Capt.  Boyden's  co. ;  list  of  men  drafted  from  Walpole  to 
march  to  Horse  Neck  under  command  of  Col.  Mclntosh  [year  not  given] . 

ALLAN,  SOLOMON.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel  Pomeroy's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's 
(2d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  July 
6,  1778. 

ALLAN,  SYLVANUS.  Capt.  McClellan's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt. ;  return  of  men 
who  marched  to  Horse  Neck  [year  not  given]  ;  drafted  from  Shelburne  and 
Hampshire  Co.  militia,  but  did  not  join  the  regiment. 

ALLAKD, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Allord.] 

ALLARD,  ANDREW,  Holden.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Worcester  Co.  by  Thomas  New- 
hall,  Muster  Master;  Capt.  William  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ; 
mustered  June  3,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  deceased  Sept.  1,  1777. 

ALLAKD,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Pickering's  regt.;  enlisted 
Dec.  16,  1776;  discharged  March  If),  1777;  service,  3  mos.  17  days;  also,  receipt 
for  travel  allowance  dated  Springfield. 

ALLAT,  TIMOTHY.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  at  Prospect 
Hill,  July  16,  177f),  under  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin. 

ALLAXANDER,  RICHARD,  Charlemont.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Samuel  Taylor's  (5th)  co.,  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.;  joined  Capt. 
Maxwell's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. 

ALLBE,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLBEE,  CALEB.    Col.  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  of  clothing  for  1784-5. 

ALLBEE,  EBENEZER,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Kollock's  co.,  Col.  John 
Smith's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days. 

ALLBEE,  JONATHAN,  Edgecomb.  Capt.  Jabez  Lane's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ; 
list  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army. 

ALLBEE,  LEVI,  Mendon.  Corporal,  Capt.  March  Chase's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  7,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  2  nios.  8  days,  at 
Dorchester. 

ALLBEE,  SIMEON.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin's  Farrar's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition. 

ALLBERTSON,  PLATO.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Cathcart;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  May  15,  1779,  to  Sept.  6,  1779. 

ALLBREE,  JOHN.  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  gun  and 
blanket  money  allowed  by  resolve  of  Nov.  27,  1776. 

ALLBY,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lakin's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light 
Infantry)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  30,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1779;  service,  2  mos. 
3  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 


132  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ALLCOCK,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  John  Stutson's  co.,  Maj.  Edward  Proctor's  detach 
ment  of  guards  at  Boston,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath;  enlisted  Dec.  10,  1777;  dis 
charged  March  1,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  22  days. 

ALLCUT,  MOSES,  Sheffield.  Private,  Capt.  A.  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

ALLD,  BENJAMIN,  Boston  (also  given  Peterborough).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Obadiah  Beals's  co.,  dated  Cohasset,  Feb.  16,  1778; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Cohasset;  joined  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLD,  JAMES.  Capt.  Butler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages  due  Jan. 
1,  1776,  dated  Camp  Mt.  Washington;  also,  Private,  Lieut.  Walker's  (late  But 
ler's)  8th  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1776, 
dated  North  Castle;  also,  receipts  for  wages  for  Oct.,  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1776;  also, 
return  of  men  in  service  Jan.,  1777,  dated  Springfield. 

ALLD,  JOHN.  Private,  Lieut.  Walker's  (late  Butler's)  8th  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  service  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1776,  dated  North  Castle;  also,  receipts 
for  wages  for  Oct.,  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1776 ;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  Jan.,  1777, 
dated  Springfield. 

ALLD,  WILLIAM,  Newbury  (also  given  Massebeseck).  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men 
raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778 ;  age,  29  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ; 
complexion,  dark ;  hair,  black ;  eyes,  blue. 

ALLDEX,  ABXER.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  White's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  6,  1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778 ;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Dartmouth.  Roll  dated  Middleborough. 

ALLDEX,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  White's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  en 
listed  May  6,  1778 ;  discharged  May  9,  1778 ;  enlisted  Sept.  6,  1778 ;  discharged 
Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  9  days,  on  alarms  at  Dartmouth.  Roll  dated  Middle- 
borough. 

ALLDEX,  EBEXEZER,  Ashfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  April  2,  1779;  en 
listment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

ALLDEX,  ELIJAH,  Ashfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  April  2,  1779;  enlistment, 
3  years  or  during  war ;  rank,  Sergeant. 

ALLDEX,  ISAAC.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmore's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  24,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
13  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

ALLDEX,  JOB.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joshua  White's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  en 
listed  Sept.  6,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Dartmouth.  Roll  dated  Middleborough. 

ALLDEX,  Rurrs.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  White's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  en 
listed  May  6,  1778 ;  discharged  May  9,  1778 ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dart 
mouth.  Roll  dated  Middleborough. 

ALLDIX,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Jennings's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777 ;  service,  31  days,  on  an  expedi 
tion  to  the  Northward. 

ALLDIX,  JOHX,  Oakham.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Josiah  Wilder's  co.,  7th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  21,  1778;  residence, 
Oakham;  enlisted  for  town  of  Templeton;  joined  Capt.  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Put 
nam's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 


IN  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  133 

ALLDRIDGE,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  White's  co.,  Col.  Ehenezer  Sprout's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  6,  1778;  discharged  May  9,  1778;  enlisted  Sept.  6,  1778;  discharged 
Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  9  days,  on  alarms  at  Dartmouth.  Roll  dated  Middle- 
borough. 

ALLDS,  BENJAMIN,  Peterborough.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hunt's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Henry 
Jackson's  (16th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  30, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of  Cohasset;  also,  Capt.  James  Jones's 
co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  Guelph,  Pa.;  also,  pay 
roll  for  Aug.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  payrolls  for  Sept.,  1778,  and  Feb., 
1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  also,  Capt.  Hunt's  co. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated 
Pawtuxet;  reported  on  command  at  Newton;  also,  pay  roll  for  5  days  service, 
from  Oct.  26,  1779,  to  Nov.  1,  1779,  dated  Providence;  reported  deserted  May  15, 
1779 ;  returned  Oct.  26,  1779 ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Oct.  27,  1780. 

ALLDS,  JUPAH.  Ensign,  Capt.  Samuel  Bradford's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  (Plym 
outh  Co.)  regt.  [year  not  given]. 

ALLEAN,  NATHAN.  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  D. 
Brewer's)  9th  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Roxbury,  Nov.  14,  177"). 

ALLEIN,  ELIJAH,  Brookfiekl.  Private,  Capt.  John  Packhard's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  17,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  2 
weeks,  5  days. 

ALLEIN,  JONATHAN,  Bridgewater.  Ensign,  Capt.  John  Packhard's  co.,  Col.  David 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  2  weeks. 

ALLEIN,  NATHAN,  Brookh'eld.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Packhard's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1 
week,  4  days. 

ALLEM,  DAVIS,  Beverly.  Seaman,  ship  "  Resource,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Richard 
Ober;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Sept.  11,  1780;  age,  29  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Beverly. 

ALLEN, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Aallen,  Alan,  Aleen,  Alen, 

Alton,  Allain,  Allan,  Allean,  Allein,  Allem,  Allien,  Allin,  Alline,  Ailing,  Allon, 
Allyn,  Obbin,  Obbins.] 

ALLEN, ,  Harpswell.    Private,  Capt.  John  Wentworth's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel 

allowance,  etc.,  dated  Aug.  31,  1776;  service  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

ALLEN, ,  Halifax.     Surgeon,  Col.  John  Gushing,  Jr.'s  regt. ;  returned  Oct.  30, 1776, 

as  mustered  from  Brig.  Gen.  Cushing's  brigade  of  Plymouth,Co.,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Sept.  12,  1776;  ordered  to  march  to  Rhode  Island;  also,  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt. ;  return  of  field  and  staff  officers  to  be  commissioned,  dated  Jan. 
31,  1777. 

ALLEN, .     Captain,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  reported  attending  coiirt- 

martial  from  April  4,  1783,  to  May  23,  1783. 

ALLEN,  AARON,  Petersham.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doo- 
little's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775  ;  service,  8  days  ;  also, 
Capt.  Joel  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company  return  dated 
Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6, 1775. 

ALLEN,  AARON.  Private,  Lieut.  Benjamin  Freeman's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
r,egt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  26, 1777  ;  discharged  Oct.  18, 1777;  service.  30  days  ;  marched 
from  Sturbridge  to  reinforce  Gen.  Gates  at  the  Northward. 


134  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ALLEX,  AARON.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  12  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ALLEN,  ABEL,  Walpole.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Smith's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days. 

ALLEX,  ABEL,  Monson.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Freeborn  Moulton's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  21 
days ;  reported  left  Cambridge  May  6,  1775. 

ALLEN,  ABEL.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt.,  under 
command  of  Maj.  James  Metcalf ;  service,  12  days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm 
of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  stationed  at  Warwick,  R.  I.  Roll  dated  Walpole. 

ALLEX,  ABEL.  Private,  Capt.  Fortunatus  Eager's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Sawyer's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  2,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18, 1777  ;  service,  25  days;  marched  to  rein 
force  Northern  army. 

ALLEN,  ABEL,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  John  White's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt.; 
enlisted  April  7,  1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  28  days,  at  and 
near  Boston. 

ALLEX,  ABEL,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  John  Whet- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  8  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co., 
Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also, 
Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt. ;  return  of  men  enlisted  Dec. 
8,  1775;  also,  Capt.  John  White's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted  July  28, 
1777 ;  discharged  Sept.  5, 1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington; 
also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's 
regt.;  mustered  May  13, 1778,  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master;  enlistment, 
9  months ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co.  for  the  term 
of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  7,  1778;  Capt.  Goss's 
co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt.;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
residence,  Lancaster. 

ALLEX,  ABIAH'R.  Private,  Capt.  Dyer's  (or  AVest's)  co. ;  service,  1  mo.  23  days; 
marched  to  St.  Johns,  N.  S.,  May,  1777.  Roll  dated  Boston. 

ALLEX,  ABIJAH,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3£  days. 

ALLEX,  ABIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Lovell's  Independent  co.,  drafted  from  the  4th 
regt. ;  service,  22  days,  at  Warwick,  R.  I.,  Dec.  29,  1776.  Roll  dated  Medway. 

ALLEX,  ABIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  French's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Palmer's  regt.;  ser 
vice,  5  days,  between  March  4  and  March  19,  1776;  company  reported  to  have 
assembled  at  Braintree. 

ALLEX,  ABIJAH,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Ashahel  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robin 
son's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days;  also, 
Capt.  William  Bent's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  Capt.  Bent's  co.,  Col. 
Heath's  (late  Greaton's)  36th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5, 
1775;  also,  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  enlisted  March  4,  1776; 
discharged  March  9,  1776  ;  service,  5  days,  in  fortifying  Dorchester  Heights  ;  also, 
Capt.  John  Bradley's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos. 
28  days;  marched  to  Manchester,  Vt.,  to  join  Northern  army;  also,  Capt.  James 
Endicott's  co.,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  20, 1778 ;  discharged 
April  5,  1778;  service,  18  days;  marched  to  Roxbury;  also,  list  of  men  enlisted 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  10,  1778. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        135 

ALLEN,  ABIJAH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Richards's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  11,  1779;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  3  days,  with  detachment  under  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  ABIJAH,  Boston.  List  of  men  engaged  for  Continental  service  from  Col.  Wil 
liam  Macintosh's  (1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Dedham;  joined 
Capt.  Henry  Burbeck's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3 
years,  to  expire  May  7, 1780 ;  also,  Gunner,  Capt.  Burbeck's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  David  Briant's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  March-Sept.,  1777 ; 
reported  on  command  at  Artillery  Park,  Aug.,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Burbeck's  co. ; 
muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1777;  reported  at  Bethlehem;  also,  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  March  14, 1780;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Burbeck's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  age,  19 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted  April  1, 
1777,  by  Lieut.  Hivill;  discharged  April  1,  1780. 

ALLEN,  ABIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  June  27,  1780;  discharged  July  1,  1780;  service,  8  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  West  Point,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows. 

ALLEN,  ABIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  27,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  13  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Franklin. 

ALLEN,  ABIJAH,  Easton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  22  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Easton;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  20, 1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  20,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Benjamin 
Warren ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct. 
25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Easton  for  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  17,  1780 ;  discharged  Jan. 
20,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  13  days. 

ALLEN,  ABIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  William  White's  co.,  Col.  Enoch  Putnam's  regt.  •,  en 
listed  Sept.  9,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  14  days,  at  West 
Point ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ALLEN,  ABNER.  Corporal,  Capt.  David  Copp's  co. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at  Pierce's 
Island,  Nov.  5,  1775. 

ALLEN,  ABNER.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  12  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ALLEN,  ABNER,  Holliston.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Turner's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  10,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  23  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  ABRAHAM,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Hathaway's  co.,  Col.  Pope's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  11,  1776;  service,  3 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  reported  in  camp  at  Bristol,  R.  I.,  and  from 
thence  marched  to  Howland's  Ferry. 

ALLEN,  ABRAHAM.  Private,  Artillery  co.,  Col.  John  Allan's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  13, 
1777 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1778 ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  Machias. 

ALLEN,  ABRAHAM.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Low's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  27,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1780;  service,  2  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward,  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows;  also,  Capt.  Isaac 
Marsh's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  21, 1781 ;  discharged 
Nov.  2,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  stationed  at  Fort  Plains  under  command 
of  Brig.  Gen.  Stark. 


136  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALLEN,  ABRAHAM,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Eliot's  co.,  Col.  William 
Thomas's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  11,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  30, 1781 ;  service,  4  mos. 
24  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  reported  camped  at  Battes  Hill. 

ALLEN,  AMARIAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Perry's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt. ;  en 
listed  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  5  days;  company 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  AMASA.    Receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  26,  1775. 

ALLEN,  AMASA,  Oxford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Town's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  8  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the 
army  ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Learned's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

ALLEN,  AMASA,  Amherst.  Private,  Lieut.  Noah  Dickenson's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  9  days;  also,  Capt.  Harvey's 
co.,  Col.  J.  Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  24, 
1775;  service,  2  mos.  12  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also, 
Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbriuge's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for 
travel  allowance  to  and  from  Ticonderoga,  in  1776. 

ALLEN,  AMAZIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Ide's  co.,  under  command  of  Capt.  Samuel 
Fisher,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1779; 
service,  1  mo.,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  AMBROSE.  List  of  men  reported  as  sick  in  hospital ;  entered  March  2,  1778 ; 
discharged  March  26,  1778. 

ALLEN,  AMBROSE.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jona 
than  Haraden;  engaged  Oct.  1,  1777;  discharged  May  8,  1778;  service,  7  mos.  8 
days. 

ALLEN,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Bradbury  Sanders's  (2d)  co. ;  enlisted  March  26,  1776; 
discharged  Nov.  18,  1776 ;  stationed  at  Gloucester. 

ALLEN,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.; 
pay  abstracts  for  Feb.  and  March,  1776 ;  also,  pay  abstracts  for  April,  May  and 
June,  1776,  dated  New  York;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  having  lost  articles  at 
the  evacuation  of  New  York,  Sept.  14,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  engaged  to  con 
tinue  in  service  6  weeks  from  Jan.  1,  1777;  also,  list  of  men  under  command  of 
Col.  Jacobs  (formerly  of  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.),  made  up  for  6  weeks  service,  who 
returned  guns  at  Chatham. 

ALLEN,  AMOS,  Medfield.  List  of  men  drafted  to  march  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  for  1 
month  service,  by  order  of  Col.  Wheelock,  April  17,  1777;  reported  hired  by 
Eleazer  Ellis,  Jr.,  to  serve  in  his  stead. 

ALLEN,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmore's  co.,  Col.  David  Field's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777  ;  service,  4  days ;  marched  to  the  North 
ward  by  order  of  Gen.  Gates;  dismissed  by  Gen.  Lincoln.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
Boston. 

ALLEN,  AMOS,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  John  White's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  28, 1777 ;  discharged  Sept.  5, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Bennington. 

ALLEN,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  April  1,  1778;  discharged  July  4,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  3  days, 
at  Cambridge. 

ALLEN,  AMOS.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Dix's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  July  2,  1778;  discharged  July  8,  1778;  service,  7  days;  stationed  at  Fort 
No.  2,  Cambridge. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        137 

ALLEN,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  26,  1778;  discharged  Aug.  16,  1778;  service,  22  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

ALLEN,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Peters's  co.,  Col.  How's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  15, 
1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778 ;  service,  29  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  enlisted  June 
6,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  10,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  4  days,  at  North  River,  N.  Y. 

ALLEN,  AMOS,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabee's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's 
regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  13,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1776;  service,  6  days,  at  Fal- 
mouth,  under  command  of  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Larrabee's  co. ;  joined  Capt.  John  Skillins's  co., 
Col.  Francis's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  Richard  Maybery's  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  roll  made  up  for  3  mos.  4£ 
days,  to  date  of  arrival  at  Bennington  ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  May  berry's  co.,  Col. 
Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
1,  1777,  to  May  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  21  mos.  as  Corporal,  8  mos.  as  Ser 
geant  ;  reported  died  May  31, 1779 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West 
Point;  reported  enlisted  Dec.  22,  1776. 

ALLEN,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Collar's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  19,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9  days; 
marched  to  Connecticut  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col.  Powel. 

ALLEN,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1777;  service,  2  mos.;  enlist 
ment,  3  months;  inarched  to  Manchester,  Vt.,  thence  to  Allington,  thence  to 
Stilhvater,  by  order  of  Gen.  Lincoln ;  joined  Gen.  John  Ashley's  regt.  and  marched 
to  Botton's  Rills ;  also,  Capt.  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  15, 
1778;  discharged  Feb.  7,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  28  days,  atPeekskill;  enlistment, 
8  months;  also,  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778;  reported  sick  in  hospital;  also,  pay  roll 
for  Oct.,  1778 ;  reported  not  joined  ;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  New  Marlborough, 
Nov.  1,  1779. 

ALLEN,  AMOS,  Holliston.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hovey's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  13,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  22,  1779;  service  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  AMOS,  Medway.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Howell's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1779;  service  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

ALLEN,  AMOS,  Pownalborough.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer,  Jr.'s  (5th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Braintree,  Jan.  20, 1778; 
residence,  Pownalborough;  enlisted  for  town  of  Braintree;  joined  Capt.  John 
Langdon's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Light 
Infantry  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Oct.  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  deserted  Aug.  8,  1779;  returned  Oct.  25, 
1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Langdon's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt  ;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated 
Lancaster;  also,  pay  rolls  for  June,  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  Providence  ;  also, 
payroll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Pawtuxet;  also,  Lieut.  Thomas  II.  Condy's  co., 
Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778;  also,  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1779,  dated 
Pawtuxet;  also,  pay  roll  for  March,  1779;  also,  Capt.  William  Scott's  4th  (Light 
Infantry)  co.  (later  commanded  by  Ensign  William  Rickard)  ;  muster  roll  for 
April,  1779,  dated  Garrison  at  Pawtuxet;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Nov.  27,  1780. 

ALLEN,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ellis's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  29,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  12  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 


138  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ALLEN,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Walter  McFarland's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  (Middlesex 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  24,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  10 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ALLEN,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Baxter's  co.,  Maj.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  27,  1782;  discharged  Oct.  24,  1782;  service,  1  mo.,  at  Hull.  Roll  dated 
Medfield. 

ALLEN,  ANANIAS.  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  (Essex 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  5,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  18 
days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ALLEN,  ANDREW.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  at  Prospect 
Hill,  July  16,  1775,  under  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin. 

ALLEN,  ANDREW,  Ipswich  (also  given  Gloucester).  Capt.  Gideon  Parker's  co.,  Col. 
Moses  Little's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  2, 1775 ;  also, 
Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  29,  1775;  service,  2  mos. 
8  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  8,  1775;  age,  18  yrs. ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  28,  1775;  also, 
return  of  men  in  Capt.  Parker's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  also,  return  of  equip 
ments  dated  July  10,  1777. 

ALLEN,  ANDREW,  Gloucester.  Capt.  Enoch  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  John  Mansfield's  regt. ; 
order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  1775 ;  also,  Private ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  18,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  19  days;  also, 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchin- 
son's  (late  Mansfield's)  19th  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  27,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Warner's  (1st)  co. ; 
enlisted  May  31,  1776;  service,  3  mos. ;  stationed  at  Gloucester;  also,  pay  roll  for 
2  months  18  days  service  between  Sept.  1,  1776,  and  Dec.  31,  1776;  stationed  at 
Gloucester. 

ALLEN,  ANDREW,  Wenham.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Peabody's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wig- 
glesworth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Ticonderoga  home,  in 
1776. 

ALLEN,  ANDREW,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5- mos.  6  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  East  Greenwich;  regiment  raised  in 
Essex  and  York  counties ;  reported  a  tailor. 

ALLEN,  ANDREW.  Private,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ; 
enlisted  Nov.  11,  1777;  discharged  April  3,  1778;  detached  Nov.  5,  1777,  to  guard 
Gen.  Burgoyne's  army  at  Charlestown  and  Cambridge ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb., 
1778,  dated  Winter  Hill;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Cummings's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Ger 
rish's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  1-4,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  20 
days;  regiment  detached  from  Essex  and  Suffolk  counties  to  reinforce  army 
under  Gen.  Washington. 

ALLEN,  AI>OLLOS.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Feb.  24,  1777 ;  discharged  April  10,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  17  days. 

ALLEN,  APOLLOS,  Greenfield.  Private,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  22, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
Taylor's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dyke's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated 
Sept.  17,  1776 ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Dorchester  Heights, 
Nov.  28,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co.,  Col.  David  Field's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  18,  1777 ;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Ben- 
nington  ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  detached  from  3d  and  10th  cos.,  5th 
Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Maj.  David  Dickinson,  dated  Deerfield,  July 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  139 

ALLEN,  APOLLOS,  continued. 

24,  1780;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes, 
light;  residence,  Greenfield;  joined  Capt.  Isaac  Newton's  co. ;  enlistment,  3 
months;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Newton's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  7 
days;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ALLEN,  ARNEL,  Plympton.  Muster  Master's  receipt  dated  Boston,  Nov.  5, 1782 ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

ALLEN,  ASA,  Tyringham.  Private,  Capt.  William  King's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt., 
which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177");  service, 
1  mo.  2  days;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  G,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

ALLEN,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Lankton's  co.,  Col.  Mark  Hopkins's  (1st  Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  15,  1776;  discharged  Aug.  4,  1776;  service,  21  days; 
marched  to  the  Highlands,  N.  Y.,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows;  also,  Capt. 
Lankton's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  April  26,  1777;  dis 
charged  May  20,  1777;  service,  25  days,  at  Saratoga,  by  order  of  Gen.  Gates; 
also,  pay  roll  for  4  days  service  from  Aug.  17  to  Aug.  20,  1777 ;  marched  to  Ben- 
nington ;  also,  pay  roll  for  29  days  service  from  Sept.  19  to  Oct.  17,  1777 ; 
marched  to  Stillwater  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows. 

ALLEN,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bodwell's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
service,  2  mos.  11  days,  between  April  2  and  July  2,  1778,  at  Cambridge. 

ALLEN,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.;  dis 
charged  Sept.  12,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Wrentham. 

ALLEN,  ASA,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Herrick's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  20,  1781;  service,  12  days; 
marched  on  an  alarm  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col.  John  Collar,  by  order  of 
Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr. 

ALLEN,  ASAHEL,  Medfiekl.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chenery's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days  ;  also,  list  of 
men  enrolled  on  alarm  list  taken  to  June  10,  1776 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  agree 
able  to  orders  of  General  Court  of  June  25  and  July  11,  1776,  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army  in  Canada  and  to  remain  in  service  until  Dec.  1,  1776;  reported 
drafted  but  paid  bounty. 

ALLEN,  ASAPH,  Greenfield  (also  given  Bernardston).  Corporal,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's 
co.,  Col.  Samuel  "Williams's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to 
the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service,  10  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  May 
1,  1775;  also,  Capt.  AVells's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  22,  1775. 

ALLEN,  AUGUSTUS.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776;  dis 
charged  Nov.  21,  1776;  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard. 

ALLEN,  AUGUSTUS,  Martha's  Vineyard.    Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Nathan  Snow's  (South  Abington)  co.,  Col.  Mitchell's  (3d  Plymouth 
Co.)  regt.,  dated  May  15,  1777;  residence,  Martha's  Vineyard;  enlisted  for  town 
of  Abington;  joined  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. 
enlistment,  3  years;   also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  14,  1777,  to  Nov.  30,  1777 
reported  died  Sept.  30,  1777. 


140  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALLEN,  AZARIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Giddings's  co. ;  enlisted  June  10,  1776;  ser 
vice,  2  mos.  21  days,  at  Gloucester;  also,  Capt.  Bradbury  Sanders's  (2d)  co. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  18,  1776,  2  mos.  18  days ;  stationed 
at  Gloucester. 

ALLEN,  BAILEY.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Packard's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Gary's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  30, 1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

ALLEN,  BARNABAS,  Stoughton  (also  given  Braintree).  Private,  Capt.  Frederick  Pope's 
co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
June  24,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  10  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at 
Boston,  Nov.  11,  1775. 

ALLEN,  BARNABAS.  Private,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  9,  1777;  discharged  July  31,  1777;  service, 
23  days ;  company  sent  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Ticonderoga. 

ALLEN,  BARNARD  (also  given  BARNET).  Capt.  Squire  Millerd's  co.,  Col.  Waterman's 
regt. ;  receipt  for  wages  from  Jan.  9,  1777,  to  Feb.  8,  1777,  dated  Warwick,  R.  I. 

ALLEN,  BASHAM  (also  given  BERSHAM),  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Esaias  Treble's  co.,  Col. 
Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards  ;  enlisted  March  31, 1778 ;  discharged  Jtily  3, 1778 ; 
service,  3  mos.  7  days,  at  Winter  Hill ;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Prime's  (York  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  16,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1780;  ser 
vice,  5  mos.  23  days;  enlistment,  8  months;  company  raised  for  defence  of 
eastern  Massachusetts. 

ALLEN,  BAWN  B.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  20,  1780 ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Berkshire. 

ALLEN,  BENAIAH.  Receipt  for  advance  pay  to  July  1, 1779,  for  service  in  Rhode  Island, 
dated  Medway,  May  11,  1779;  received  of  Capt.  Moses  Adams;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Ebenezer  Battelle's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Pierce's  regt.;  enlisted  May  14,  1779; 
discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  20  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  BENAJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  (Suffolk 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  14, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  9, 1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days, 
at  West  Point ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army. 

ALLEN,  BENJAMIN,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  David  Cowden's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1.  1775;  enlisted  June  15, 
1775;  service,  1  mo.  18  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  28, 
1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill, 
Nov.  1-3,  1775. 

ALLEN,  BENJAMIN,  Boston.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Edward  Burbeck's  co.,  Col.  Richard 
Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  10, 
1775  ;  service,  1  mo.  23  days  ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7, 1775  ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Jan.  6,  1776. 

ALLEN,  BENJAMIN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Isaiah  Boudreau's  co.  of  Frenchmen  from  Cum 
berland  Co.,  N.  S..  Col.  Jonathan  Eddy's  regt. ;  enlisted  Nov.  14, 1776 ;  discharged 
Nov.  30,  1776;  service,  15  days.  Roll  dated  Machias. 

ALLEN,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt. ;  service  with 
detachment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes,  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks 
in  guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  by  order  of 
Council  of  May  12,  1777. 

ALLEN,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmore's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Auir.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  22  days, 
with  Northern  army. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       141 

ALLEN,  BENJAMIN.  Capt.  Edward  Fettyplace,  Jr.'s  co. ;  list  of  prisoners  at  Halifax  to 
be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  dated  Marblehead,  Dec.  15,  1777. 

ALLEN,  BENJAMIN.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  brought  to  Marblehead  in  the  cartel 
" Pacific"  to  l>e  exchanged  for  British  prisoners  as  returned  by  Thomas  Stone, 
Commissary;  taken  out  of  privateer  schooner  "General  Gates"  by  the  British 
brig  "  Hope." 

ALLEN,  BENJAMIN.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Tread  well's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  March  1, 
1778;  reported  on  command  at  Bethlehem  in  Nov.,  1777;  resigned  March  1,  1778. 

ALLEN,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  George  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  6,  1778;  service,  1  day,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth,  Bedford  and  Falnumth. 

ALLEN,  BENJAMIN.  Seaman ;  list  of  men  on  board  the  sloop  "  Providence,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  J.  P.  Jones,  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "Alexander,"  captured 
Sept.  20, 1776 ;  also.  Marine ;  list  of  men  on  board  the  ship  "  Alfred,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones,  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "Mellish"  and  brig 
"Active;"  also,  Seaman,  schooner  "Active,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Andrew 
Gardner.  Roll  dated  Boston,  Oct.  6,  1778. 

ALLEN,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777;  service,  0 
days ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  army  at  Bennington ;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's 
co.,  Berkshire  Co.  regt.,  Gen.  Fellows's  brigade ;  enlisted  July  1, 1778 ;  discharged 
Oct.  31,  1778;  service,  4  mos.,  at  Albany,  under  Gen. .Stark;  also,  Corporal,  Capt. 
William  White's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  12, 
1780;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  16  days,  at  Stone  Arabia,  N.  Y. ; 
also,  Capt.  Ezra  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  27,  1780;  dis 
charged  Oct.  29,  1780;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm;  marched  to  reinforce  Gen. 
Allen  at  the  Northward. 

ALLEN,  BENJAMIN,  Shelburne.  Private,  Capt.  Hugh  McClennen's  (McClellan's)  co., 
Col.  Samuel  Williams's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  177"),  in  response  to  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Colrain  and  Shelburne;  service,  10  days;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army  May  1,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Asa 
Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  8  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  16, 1775 ;  also, 
Capt.  John  Wells's  co.,Col.  Timothy  Robinson's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted 
Jan.  8,  1777;  discharged  April  1,  1777;  service,  8-i  days;  enlistment  to  expire 
March  25, 1777 ;  company  detached  to  march  to  Ticonderoga ;  also,  Capt.  Lawrence 
Kemp's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  May  10,  1777; 
discharged  July  17,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  9  days,  at  the  Northward;  also,  Capt. 
Ebenezer  Strong's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  10, 
1781;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  10  days,  at  Saratoga;  marched 
to  Albany  Aug.  17,  1781. 

ALLEN,  BENJAMIN.  Private;  list  of  men  belonging  to  corps  of  invalids  [year  not 
given]  ;  order  for  clothing  to  be  delivered  to  Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot. 

ALLEN,  BENJAMIN,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Lawrence  Kemp's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  May  10, 1777;  discharged  July  17,  1777;  service, 
2  mos.  9  days,  at  the  Northward.  Roll  dated  Shelburne. 

ALLEN,  BICKNELL.  Drummer,  Capt.  Israel  Hicks's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.; 
enlisted  Jan.  2,  1778;  discharged  March  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

ALLEN,  BICKNELL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Ide's  co.,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Samuel  Fisher,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1779;  discharged  Sept. 
12,  1779;  service,  1  mo.,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 


142  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


ALLEN,  BICKNELL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Perry's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt. ;  en 
listed  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  5  days;  company 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  BOSTON,  Shrewsbury.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Asa  Rice's  co.,  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Dec.  15, 1777 ;  enlisted  for  town 
of  Shrewsbury  (also  given  Worcester) ;  joined  Capt.  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's 
regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bige 
low's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Aug.  25,  1777,  to 
June  1,  1778;  reported  deceased. 

ALLEN,  BYKAM.  Private,  Capt.  David  Kingman's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Gary's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  CALEB.  List  of  prisoners  exchanged  at  Newport,  Aug.  6,  1777,  for  British 
prisoners;  reported  taken  in  arms  at  Boston  Neck,  Aug.  5,  1777. 

ALLEN,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  French's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  in  Northern  department. 

ALLKN,  CALEB.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Reyes's  regt. ;  en 
listed  July  8,  1777;  discharged  Jan.  3,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  23  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island  ;  roll  dated  Providence  ;  also,  payroll  for  July,  1777,  dated  North 
Kingston ;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  at  North  Kingston,  Dec.  8,  1777,  dated 
Sturbridge. 

ALLEN,  CHARLES.  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Dec.  4,  1776,  to  Jan.  9,  1777,  21  days. 

ALLEN,  CHRISTIAN.  Fatigue  man,  Quartermaster-general's  department  at  Fishkill; 
return  of  men  in  service  Oct.  14,  1781 ;  enlistment  to  expire  April  20,  1782. 

ALLEN,  CLARK.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.; 
return  of  men  for  wages  for  Aug.,  1775.  Roll  dated  Chelsea. 

ALLEN,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Lithgow's  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Feb. 
19,  1776,  to  Nov.  23,  1776;  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. 

ALLEN,  DANIEL.  Seaman  ;  list  of  prisoners  exchanged  at  port  of  Halifax  by  order  of 
Sir  George  Collier,  June  28,  1777  ;  reported  taken  in  a  trading  vessel. 

ALLEN,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Berry's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ; 
enlisted  Aug.  2,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  22,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  21  days.  Roll 
dated  Camp  at  AVinter  Hill. 

ALLEN,  DANIEL.  Winthrop.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Brad 
ford's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec. 
27,  1776,  to  date  of  arrival  at  Bennington,  Feb.  4,  1777;  also,  Corporal,  8th  co., 
Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  3, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  24  mos.  28  days  as  Corporal,  9  mos.  as 
Sergeant;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLEN,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (6th 
Lincoln  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  21,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  11,  1780;  service,  22 
days ;  ordered  out  by  Col.  John  Allan  to  protect  inhabitants  of  Frenchman's  Bay. 

ALLEN,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt  Solomon  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt. ;  en 
listed  May  29,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  26,  1780 ;  service,  6  mos.  28  days,  at  the 
Eastward,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth. 

ALLEN,  DANIEL,  Topsham.  Private,  Capt.  George  White's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tup- 
per's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  12,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  rations  for  2  months  10  days,  from  Jan.  12,  1777, 
to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       143 

ALLEN,  DANIEL,  continued. 

Point;  reported  on  command  at  the  Lines;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Tup- 
per's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan. 
12,  1780 ;  reported  discharged  Jan.  12,  1780. 

ALLEN,  DANIEL,  Topsham.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Samuel  McCobb's  (1st  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Pownalborough,  Aug.  20,  1778; 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Charles  Gushing;  service  guarding  troops  of  convention, 
public  stores,  etc.,  under  Gen.  Heath;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Acter  Patten's  co.,  Col. 
McCobb's  regt.;  enlisted  July  6,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos. 
19  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition  ;  also,  Muster  Master's  receipt  dated  Bath,  Jan. 
22,  1782;  Capt.  Patten's  co.,  Col.  McCobb's  regt.;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
7  in.;  complexion,  dark ;  conducted  to  Boston  by  Luke  Lombard;  also,  descrip 
tive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  23  (also  given  21)  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  3  (also 
given  9)  in.;  complexion,  dark  (also  given  light);  hair,  dark;  occupation, 
farmer;  residence,  Topsham;  enlisted  Feb.  27,  1781;  joined  Capt.  Luke  Day's 
co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLEN,  DANIEL.  Drummer,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  McCobb's  regt. ;  en 
listed  May  1."),  1781;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  15  days,  near  Pe 
nobscot  River;  also,  receipt  for  equipments  dated  Coxhead,  June  8,  1781. 

ALLEN,  DAVID,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Hammatt's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  11  days. 

ALLEN,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Bradbury  Sanders's  (2d)  co. ;  enlisted  June  25,  1776; 
discharged  Aug.  31,  177(5;  service,  2  mos.  6  days;  stationed  at  Gloucester;  also, 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  2,  1776,  to  Nov.  18,  1776,  1  mo.  17  days ;  stationed 
at  Gloucester. 

ALLEN,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Rowley's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  5,  1777 ;  discharged  Sept.  29,  1777 ;  service,  21  days,  at 
the  Northward  of  Pawlet. 

ALLEN,  DAVID,  Greenfield.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co.,  Col.  David  Field's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  18,  1777 ;  service,  4  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Bennington. 

ALLEN,  DAVID,  Boston.  1st  Lieutenant  (ranking  as  Captain  in  the  army),  Col.  Richard 
Gridley's  regt.;  appointment  by  Congress  dated  Watertown,  1775;  also,  1st 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Calender's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  1,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  5  days;  also,  Lieut. 
Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also, 
Captain,  Col.  John  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Sept.  13,  1778;  reported  resigned  Sept.  13, 1778;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Sept.,  1777;  reported  sick  at  Peekskill. 

ALLEN,  DAVID.  Major's  co. ;  enlisted  July  25, 1779;  discharged  April  25, 1780;  enlist 
ment,  9  months. 

ALLEN,  DAVID,  Wilbraham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  25  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy  ;  residence,  Wilbraham  ;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  Aug.  4, 1780 ;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  5, 1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Samuel 
Carr. 

ALLEN,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Eliakim  Howard's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Cary's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Bridgewater. 

ALLEN,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt.;  enlisted 
March  10,  1781 ;  service,  22  days ;  enlistment,  40  days ;  marched  to  Newport, 
R.  I. 


144  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ALLEX,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service,  8 
days,  at  Falmouth  and  Dartmouth,  on  an  alarm  in  Sept.,  1778;  also,  return  of 
men  in  service  at  Falmouth  on  alarms  of  Feb.  4,  April  2  and  May  16,  1779;  ser 
vice,  2  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co. ;  enlisted  March  20,  1779; 
discharged  Nov.  16,  1779 ;  service,  7  mos.  28  days ;  stationed  at  Falmouth ;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Falmouth  for  its  defence ;  enlisted  July  20, 1781 ; 
discharged  Sept.  20,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos. 

ALLEX,  DAVID,  Boston.  Petition  asking  that  said  Allen  be  commissioned  commander  of 
sloop  "  Snatch-cat;  "  commissioned  June  22,  1778;  also,  Commander  of  schooner 
"  Cato ;  "  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Sept.  30,  1780 ;  age,  29  yrs.  4 
mos.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  light;  residence, 
Boston;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  April  11,  1781,  asking  that  said  Allen  be 
commissioned  commander  of  brigantine  "  Shark ;  "  commissioned  April  12,  1781 ; 
also,  petition  dated  Boston,  Sept.  7,  1781,  asking  that  said  Allen  be  commissioned 
commander  of  the  sloop  "  Fox;  "  commissioned  Sept.  12,  1781. 

ALLEX,  DAVIS,  Beverly.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  in  1779  to 
serve  in  Continental  Army;  age,  34  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
residence,  Beverly;  delivered  to  Capt.  L.  Bailey;  also,  Muster  Master's  receipt 
dated  Boxford,  Dec.  8,  1779;  returned  by  John  Gushing,  Muster  Master  for 
Essex  Co. ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Beverly ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ALLEX,  E.  Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel  "  from  Halifax  to 
Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

ALLEX,  EBEX,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Gates's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also,  3d  Corporal,  Capt.  Andrew  Has- 
kell's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

ALLEX,  EBEXEZER,  Conway.  Capt.  Robert  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  (24th) 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Charlestown,  June  27,  1775;  also,  Private; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  23,  1775. 

ALLEX,  EBEXEZER,  Marblehead.  Capt.  Nicholas  Broughton's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775;  also,  Private; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  20,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  8  days; 
also,  company  retiirn  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  20,  1775. 

ALLEX,  EBEXEZER.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Rising  Empire,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Richard  Whellen ;  engaged  May  15,  1776 ;  discharged  Sept.  3,  1776 ;  service,  3 
mos.  19  days. 

ALLEX,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  10,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777 ;  service,  38  days ;  marched  to  reinforce 
Northern  army  after  the  evacuation  of  Ticonderoga. 

ALLEX,  EBEXEZER,  Greenfield.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co.,  Col.  David  Field's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  18,  1777;  service,  4  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Bennington. 

ALLEX,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmore's  co.,  Col.  David  Field's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  17, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  19, 1777 ;  service,  4  days ;  marched  to  the 
Northward  by  order  of  Gen.  Gates ;  dismissed  by  Gen.  Lincoln.  Roll  sworn  to 
at  Boston. 

ALLEX,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Winch's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  25  days,  in 
Northern  department.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 


IN  THE   WAR   OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  145 

ALLEN,  EBENEZER.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "Silver  Eel"  from 
Halifax  to  Boston,  Oct.  18,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

ALLEN,  EBENEZER,  Holliston.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hovey's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  24,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  18,  1779;  service,  4  mos. 
28  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  EBENEZER.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Staples  Chamberlain's  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  14  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Jenne's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (2d 
Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  6 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  EBENEZER,  Dudley.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belonging  to  Worcester 
Co. ;  Capt.  Corbin's  co.,  Col.  Davis's  regt. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  com 
plexion,  light;  residence,  Dudley;  enlisted  July  8,  1779;  enlistment,  9  months; 
marched  to  Springfield;  also,  Capt.  King's  co.,  10th  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1779; 
discharged  April  10,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  5,  1780;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  1,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  1,  1780,  under  command  of 
Ensign  Joseph  Miller;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re 
turned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Dudley  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June  26,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  9,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  22  days;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted 
men;  Capt.  Coburn's  co.,  Col.  Grout's  regt.;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.; 
complexion,  light  (also  given  dark) ;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  farmer ;  residence, 
Dudley;  enlisted  Jan.  2, 1781;  joined  Capt.  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  also,  Corporal ;  list  of  officers  in  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  order  for  1  month  10  days  wages  as 
Corporal,  dated  Oct.  22, 1783 ;  also,  order  for  3  months  20  days  wages  as  Sergeant, 
dated  Oct.  22,  1783;  service  in  5th  co. 

ALLEN,  EBENEZER,  Connecticut.  List  of  prisoners  returned  from  New  York  in  the 
cartel  "  Rising  Empire,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Godfrey ;  reported  employed  on 
the  "  Oliver  Cromwell,"  belonging  to  the  State  of  Connecticut. 

ALLEN,  EBENEZER,  Jr.,  Holliston.  Private,  Capt.  John  Zealand's  co.,  Col.  Abijah 
Pierce's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  6  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  25,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Jacob 
Miller's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  (24th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775; 
enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  16  days;  also,  company  return  dated 
Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  31,  1775. 

ALLEN,  EBENEZER,  Jr.,  Greenfield.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co.,  Col.  David 
Field's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  18,  1777;  service,  4  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

ALLEN,  EBENEZER,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  William  Greenleaf's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  22,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1777  ;  service,  4  days. 

ALLEN,  EDMOND,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Crafts's  co.,  Col.  Larned's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  2  days. 

ALLEN,  EDMUND.  Private,  Capt.  John  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  John  Holman's  regt.;  re 
turn  of  men  in  service  for  21  days  at  Providence,  R.  I.,  dated  June  22,  1778; 
also,  Capt.  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  21, 
1778;  discharged  July  17,  1778;  service,  26  days;  marched  to  join  Gen.  Sullivan 
at  Providence,  R.  I.  Roll  dated  Sutton. 


146  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ALLEN,  EDMUND.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  13  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  11.  I. 

ALLEN,  EDWARD,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
1  week,  1  day;  also,  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt.;  company  return 
dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

ALLEN,  EDWARD,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Hamilton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Brewer's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  service  from  Aug.  3,  1776,  to  Sept.  30,  1776, 
1  mo.  29  days;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Oct.,  1776,  dated  Ticonderoga  Mills; 
also,  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  Fort  Edward  home,  dated  Brookfield,  Feb.  6, 
1777 ;  also,  Capt.  William  Henry's  co.,  Worcester  Co.  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  9,  1779; 
discharged  Nov.  10, 1779;  service,  1  mo.  6  days,  at  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands. 

ALLEN,  EDWARD,  Salem.  Descriptive  list,  dated  July  1,  1780,  of  the  officers  and  crew 
of  the  ship  "  Jack,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Nathan  Brown ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Salem. 

ALLEN,  ELEAZER,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Kempton's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also, 
Capt.  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  6  days;  also,  company  return  dated 
Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp 
at  lloxbury,  Oct.  30,  1775. 

ALLEN,  ELEAZER,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Dedham  (4th  Parish) ;  service,  6  days ;  also, 
Capt.  Battle's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  6  days  rations,  etc., 
in  March,  1776;  service  in  fortifying  Dorchester  Heights. 

ALLEN,  ELEAZER.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Dillingham's  co. ;  enlisted  April  17,  1776; 
roll  made  up  for  3  months  service ;  stationed  at  Dartmouth. 

ALLEN,  ELEAZER,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Blanchard's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  10,  1777,  to  Nov.  1, 
1779;  reported  deserted  Nov.  1,  1779;  returned  to  service  Aug.  1,  1781. 

ALLEN,  ELIAKIM,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chenery's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt. 
Aaron  Guild's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Ilobson's  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  25,  1776;  roll  made 
up  for  18  days  to  date  of  marching;  service  at  Dorchester  Heights;  regiment 
raised  in  Suffolk  and  York  counties ;  also,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  (train  band)  co. ; 
return  of  equipments  made  up  to  June  10,  1776 ;  age,  22  years. 

ALLEN,  ELIHV,  Sandisfield.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  (late  Soul's)  co.,  Col.  Asa 
Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  en 
listed  May  29,  1776;  reported  on  furlough  with  Capt.  Allen;  also,  Capt.  Allen's 
co.,  Col.  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  April  28,  1778;  reported  discharged  April  28, 
1778;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1778,  dated  Valley  Forge;  reported  on  fur 
lough  ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service 
and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated 
Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town 
of  Sandisfield  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  2, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  5  days. 

ALLEN,  ELIJAH,  Lenox.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Hyde's  co.,  Col.  James  Easton's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  10,  1775;  discharged  May  15,  1775;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Ticonderoga;  also,  Capt.  Charles  Dibbell's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  24,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  13  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  on  command  at  Quebec. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        147 

ALLEX,  ELIJAH,  Dartmouth.  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  Kernpton's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also, 
Capt.  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  dated 
Oct.  6,  1775 ;  reported  discharged  Sept.  27,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Koxbury,  Oct.  30,  1775. 

ALLEJST,  ELIJAH,  Gilford.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Draper's  co.,  Col.  William  Bond's 
(late  Gardner's)  37th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  7,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect 
Hill,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

ALLEN,  ELIJAH,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  John  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
(late  D.  Brewer's)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

ALLEX,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Haws's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  H.  Parson's  regt.;  list 
of  men  from  Worcester  Co.  on  an  enlistment  certificate,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury, 
Feb.  24,  177G;  enlisted  Dec.  5,  1775. 

ALLEX,  ELIJAH,  Petersham.  Private,  Capt.  William  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt.;  enlisted  May  15,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1776;  also,  pay  ab 
stract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  June  18,  1776. 

ALLEX,  ELIJAH,  Weston.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Lamson's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  1  day;  also,  Capt.  Edward  Fuller's  co.,  Col. 
Brooks's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  [probably  Oct.,  1776]. 

ALLEX,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Willcox's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8, 1776;  service, 
3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  from  Dartmouth  to  Rowland's 
Ferry  to  repel  the  British  forces  which  arrived  at  Newport,  Dec.  7,  1776. 

ALLEX,  ELIJAH,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chenery's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days;  also, 
return  of  men  on  alarm  list  taken  to  June  10,  1776 ;  age,  53  yrs. ;  also,  list  of  men 
who  received  money  for  "turns  done  in  last  wars  in  the  days  of  Capt.  Morse  the 
1st,  and  Capt.  Coolidge,"  dated  Nov.  17,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  drafted  to  rein 
force  Continental  Army  agreeable  to  a  warrant  issued  Nov.  21,  1776,  attested  by 
Capt.  Sabin  Mann;  also,  Capt.  Mann's  co.,  Maj.  James  Metcalf's  regt.;  enlisted 
Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  11,  1776;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  also,  list  of  men  drafted  to  reinforce  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  a 
warrant  issued  by  Lieut.  Baxter,  May  8,  1777;  paid  money  in  lieu  of  service; 
also,  list  of  men  who  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  22,  1777. 

ALLEX,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Dickinson's  regt.,  under 
command  of  Maj.  Jonathan  Clapp;  enlisted  July  9,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12, 
1777 ;  service,  39  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Ticonderoga. 

ALLEX,  ELIJAH,  Dartmouth.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James  Hatch, 
Muster  Master,  and  returned  between  March  22,  1777,  and  March  27,  1777;  Capt. 
Dunham's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  also,  Private, 
8th  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Feb.  22,  1777,  to  Oct.  29,  1777  ;  reported  deceased. 

ALLEX,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Wing  Spooner's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  5,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  5  days. 

ALLEX,  ELIJAH,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Amasa  Cranston's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Denny's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  28,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  6 
days,  at  Claverack;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ALLEX,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Crandon's  co. ;  enlisted  July  20,  1775;  ser 
vice,  5  mos.  14  days;  also,  Capt.  Crandon's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 


148  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALLEN,  ELIJAH,  Medway.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  26, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  27, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Josiah 
Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  1, 
1777 ;  service,  23  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Warwick,  R.  I. ; 
also,  list  of  men  who  went  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  dated  July  26,  1778;  also,  receipt 
for  bounty  for  6  weeks  service  at  Rhode  Island,  dated  Medway,  Nov.  1,  1778; 
received  of  Capt.  Moses  Adams;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bui- 
lard's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780; 
service,  13  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ALLEN,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.'s  regt.;  en 
listed  Oct.  12,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1781;  service,  11  days;  marched  on  an 
alarm  to  Barnes's  Heaths  in  Still  water. 

ALLEN,  ELIJAH,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Allton's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  9,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  12  days,  at  West 
Point;  enlistment,  3  months;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Sutton,  March  4,  1782. 

ALLEN,  ELIJAH  DANIEL,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Baldwin's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  14,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777;  also,  Capt. 
Elias  Pratt's  co. ;  enlisted  April  12,  1779;  discharged  July  1, 1779;  service,  2  mos. 
19  days,  with  guards  at  Rutland. 

ALLEN,  ELIPHALET.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  16,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  14  days ;  drafted 
for  service  in  Northern  army. 

ALLEN,  ELIPHALET.  Marine,  sloop  "Defence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph  Nevins; 
engaged  Aug.  2,  1781 ;  discharged  Sept.  26,  1781 ;  service,  1  mo.  24  days. 

ALLEN,  ELIPHALET.  Private,  Capt.  Acter  Patten's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt.; 
service,  1  mo.  18  days,  between  July  6,  1779,  and  Sept.  25,  1779,  on  Penobscot 
expedition;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  McCobb's  regt.;  enlisted 
May  15,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  15  days,  near  Penobscot 
River;  also,  receipt  for  equipments  dated  Coxhead,  June  8,  1781. 

ALLEN,  ELISHA,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Asahel  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robin 
son's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

ALLEN,  ELISHA,  Lancaster.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Prescott's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  13  days. 

ALLEN,  ELISHA,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Allen's  co.,  Gen.  Pomeroy's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  8  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  27,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Allen's 
co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7, 
1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Dor 
chester,  Nov.  7,  1775. 

ALLEN,  ELISHA,  "Wells.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  James  Littlefield's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Eben- 
ezer  Sayer's  (1st  York  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned 
June  25,  1776;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Simpson's  (8th)  co.,  1st  York 
Co.  regt.  [year  not  given] . 

ALLEN,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  1, 
1776,  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  2  mos.  21  days;  stationed  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

ALLEN,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co. ;  service,  4  days ;  ordered  to  march 
to  Court  House,  Providence,  thence  to  Warwick  Neck,  R.  I.,  by  Maj.  James 
Metcalf ;  roll  dated  Cumberland,  Dec.  9,  1776. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        149 

ALLEN,  ELISHA.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Dryer's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  24,  1776;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  inarched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I.;  also,  Capt.  Simeon 
Cole's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged 
Aug.  5, 1780;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Tiverton, 
R.I. 

ALLEN,  ELISHA.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Hill's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.;  list  of 
men  in  service  at  Bristol  for  3  months  from  Dec.  28,  1776. 

ALLEN,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Wade's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  George 
Williams's  regt.;  service,  21  days,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  Oct.  7,  1777. 

ALLEN,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Williams's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  9,  1777;  service,  10  days,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.  Roll 
dated  Rehoboth. 

ALLEN,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  John  Kirkland's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  14  days, 
with  Northern  army ;  reported  on  furlough. 

ALLEN,  ELISHA.  Private;  detachment  of  guards  from  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.,  un 
der  command  of  Sergt.  John  Holbrook ;  enlisted  Sept.  7,  1778 ;  discharged  Nov. 
24,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  17  days,  at  Blue  Hills. 

ALLEN,  ELISHA,  Jr.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co. ;  stationed  at 
Brookline  for  6  weeks ;  dismissed  Jan.  15,  1776. 

ALLEN,  ELNATHAN,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Ross  Wyman's  (Artillery)  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cam 
bridge;  service,  9  days;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  20,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

ALLEN,  ELNATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Lyon's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  24,  1778 ;  discharged  July  13, 1778 ;  service,  26  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll 
dated  Groton. 

ALLEN,  ENOCH,  Ashfield.  Private,  Lieut.  Samuel  Bartlet's  co.,  which  marched  April 
22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days ;  also,  Capt. 
Ebenezer  Webber's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return 
dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  22,  1775. 

ALLEN,  ENOCH,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chenery's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also,  Capt. 
Sabin  Mann's  (train  band)  co. ;  return  of  equipments  made  up  to  June  10,  1776; 
age,  35  yrs. ;  also,  list  of  men  who  received  money  for  "  turns  done  in  last  wars  in 
the  days  of  Capt.  Morse  the  1st,  and  Capt.  Coolidge,"  dated  Nov.  17,  1776;  also, 
list  of  men  drafted  to  march  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  for  1  month  service  by  order  of 
Col.  Wheelock,  April  17,  1777 ;  also,  list  of  men  who  went  on  a  secret  expedition 
to  Rhode  Island  for  30  days,  from  Oct.  1,  1777,  agreeable  to  a  warrant  issued  by 
Col.  Hawes,  Sept.  25,  1777;  reported  drafted;  also,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Plimpton's  co., 
Col.  Hawes's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777 ;  service,  1 
mo.  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  ENOCH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Nov.  3,  1777;  discharged  April  3,  1778;  service,  5  mos..  at  Cam 
bridge;  reported  promoted  from  Corporal,  Dec.  1,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Ezekiel 
Plimpton's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1777;  also,  Capt. 
Adams's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  receipt  for  wages,  etc.,  dated  Medway ;  also, 
Lieut.  Hezekiah  Ware's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  en 
listed  June  20,  1778 ;  discharged  July  14,  1778 ;  service,  25  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 


150  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


ALLEN,  ENOCH.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Peters's  co.,  Col.  How's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
15,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  29  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

ALLEN,  ENOS.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  chairman  of  Class  No.  1  for  the  town  of 
Paxton,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  Paxton, 
May  8,  1782. 

ALLEN,  EPHRAIM.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard,  May  11, 
1775,  under  Maj.  Loammi  Baldwin. 

ALLEN,  EPHRAIM.  Capt.  Thaddeus  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Oct.  26, 

1775. 

ALLEN,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776 ;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776. 

ALLEN,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Stone's  co.,  Col.  James  Converse's  (Worces 
ter  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington,  in  Aug.,  1777. 

ALLEN,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  Wing  Spooner's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  30,  1777 ;  service,  9  days  ;  marched  from 
Petersham  to  Bennington  to  reinforce  Gen.  Stark. 

ALLEN,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1778 ;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1778 ;  service,  17  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.Elisha  May's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  23,  1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  2,  1778 ;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  EPHRAIM.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchell's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  28,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days ;  company 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Bristol  Co. 

ALLEN,  EPHRAIM.  Quartermaster,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  5,  1781 ;  discharged  March  16,  1781 ;  service,  12  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 
Roll  dated  Mansfield. 

ALLEN,  EPHRAIM,  Northborough.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Luke 
Drury's  regt. ;  marched  Aug.  9,  1781 ;  arrived  at  camp  Aug.  18,  1781 ;  discharged 
Nov.  7,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  9  days,  at  West  Point. 

ALLEN,  ERONAR  (also  given  ERONAN).  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Eliot's  co.,  Col.  William 
Thomas's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  30,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos. 
5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  reported  encamped  at  Battes  Hill,  Dec.  1, 
1781. 

ALLEN,  EZEKIEL,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Marsters's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Medford;  service,  3  days. 

ALLEN,  EZEKIEL,  Lexington.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's 
(38th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  5, 1775 ;  service,  2  mos. 
28  days ;  also,  list  of  men  who  took  the  oath  required  by  Congress  dated  Middle 
sex,  May  27,  1775;  also,  pay  abstract  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Medford; 
also,  pay  abstract  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Chelsea;  also,  Capt.  Wood's  (5th)  co., 
Col.  Baldwin's  (late  Gerrish's)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ; 
also,  receipt  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Medford,  Dec.  28, 
1775;  also,  list  of  new  recruits  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  30,  1775;  also,  pay  ab 
stracts  for  Fel).  and  March,  1776;  also,  pay  abstract  for  April,  1776,  dated  New 
York ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  May,  1776 ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  June,  1776,  dated 
New  York. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        151 

ALLEN,  EZEKIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Mark  Pool's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ; 
pay  abstracts  for  service  from  Nov.  12,  1777,  to  April  f>,  1778 ;  service  at  Charles- 
town  and  Cambridge;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1778,  dated  Winter  Hill. 

ALLEN,  EZEKIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ; 
enlisted  June  21,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779;  service,  7  mos.  9  days,  at  North 
River,  N.  Y. ;  roll  dated  Watertown;  also,  payroll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  West 
Point;  also,  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

ALLEN,  EZRA.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Wolcott's  co.,  Col.  Hopkins's  regt.;  service,  16 
days,  between  July  16,  1776,  and  Aug.  5,  1776;  marched  to  the  Highlands,  N.  Y. 
Roll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. 

ALLEN,  EZRA.  Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel  "  from  Halifax 
to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

ALLEN,  EZRA,  Greenwich.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Feb.  20,  1782 ;  birth 
place,  Connecticut;  age,  20  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7|  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair, 
brown;  occupation,  shoemaker ;  residence,  Greenwich  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  West 
minster;  enlisted  Sept.  15,  1782;  joined  Capt.  Rufus  Lincoln's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLEN,  EZRA,  New  Marlborough.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Berkshire  Co. 
in  1779 ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  New  Marl- 
borough;  delivered  to  Lieut.  Storey;  also,  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  (13th) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  March  7,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ALLEN,  EZRA.    Private ;  3d  co. ;  order  for  6  months  wages  dated  Oct.  11,  1783. 

ALLEN,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Willcox's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  ser 
vice,  17  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  from  Dartmouth  to  How- 
land's  Ferry,  R.  I.,  to  repel  the  British  forces  which  arrived  at  Newport,  Dec.  7, 
1776. 

ALLEN,  GEORGE.  Capt.  James  Hill's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.;  list  of  men  in 
service  at  Bristol  for  3  months  from  Dec.  28,  1776. 

ALLEN,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Jan.  12,  1778 ;  discharged  April  3,  1778 ;  service  at  Cambridge 
and  Charlestown,  guarding  troops  of  convention. 

ALLEN,  GEORGE,  "Watertown.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continen 
tal  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  20 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Watertown;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  5,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  5, 1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Frothingham  of  the  artillery ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service 
and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated 
Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the 
town  of  Watertown  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched 
July  4, 1780;  discharged  Dec.  24,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  2  days. 

ALLEN,  GEORGE,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Perry's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's 
(22d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  June  13,  1775 ;  service,  1  mo, 
2  weeks,  6  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Oct.  26,  1775 ;  also,  Capt. 
Zebedee  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated 
Camp  at  Hull,  June  21,  1776;  also,  payroll  for  2  mos.  13  days  service  prior  to 
Aug.  1,  1776 ;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776 ;  also,  pay 
rolls  for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Redding's  co., 
Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  13,  1777 ;  roll  made  up  for  3  months 
18  days  rations;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  11, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Sergeant;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  as  serving  3  mos.  as  Private,  9 
mos.  as  Sergeant;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Steenrapie,  Sept.  5,  1780. 


152  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALLEN,  GEORGE.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Rufus  Lincoln's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  en 
listment,  6  months. 

ALLEN,  GIDEON.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Kilburn's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  15,  1780 ;  service,  4  days ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  to  Vermont  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

ALLEN.  GIDEON.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  chairman  of  a  Class  for  the  town  of 
West  Springfield,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated 
April  20,  1782. 

ALLEN,  HENRIQUE.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon 
Samson ;  engaged  Nov.  12,  1777. 

ALLEN,  HENRY,  Deerfield  (also  given  Greenfield).  Private,  Capt.  Jonas  Lock's  co., 
Col.  Williams's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9 
days;  also,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  13  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ALLEN,  HENRY.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Merriman's  co.,  6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  3,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  22  days,  on  an  expedition 
to  the  Northward. 

ALLEN,  HEZEKIAH,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Dedham  (4th  Parish) ;  service,  1  day. 

ALLEN,  HEZEKIAH  PETERS,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Maj. 
Nathaniel  Heath's  detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  July  27,  1779;  discharged  Oct. 
1,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  4  days,  at  Boston;  also,  Capt.  Ralph  Thompson's  co., 
Suffolk  Co.  regt.,  under  command  of  Maj.  Gen.  Hancock;  enlisted  Oct.  8,  1779; 
discharged  Nov.  10,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  at  Castle  Island ;  also,  pay  roll 
for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Dedham  for  service  in  the  Continental 
Army  during  1780;  marched  July  17,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1780;  service,  5 
mos.  17  days ;  also,  return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  en 
listed  March  24,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLEN,  HOOPER,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Haffield  White's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Put 
nam's  (4th)  regt. ;  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9, 1778 ;  mustered  by  Squire 
Gushing;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  19,  1777,  to 
Feb.  19,  1780 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLEN,  HUGH.  Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  R.  I.,  in  the  prison  ship 
"  Lord  Sandwich  "  and  landed  at  Bristol,  March  7,  1778. 

ALLEN,  HUMPHREY.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Willcox's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777;  service,  30  days,  on  a 
secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

ALLEN,  ISAAC,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Orr's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt., 
which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days. 

ALLEN,  ISAAC,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Hart's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  18,  1775;  service,  74  days ; 
also,  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  13,  1775. 

ALLEN,  ISAAC,  Stoughton  (also  given  Braintree).  Private,  Capt.  Frederick  Pope's  co., 
Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June 
24,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  10  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ; 
discharged  Oct.  1,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Cambridge,  March  15,  1776. 

ALLEN,  ISAAC,  Gloucester.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1776 ;  enlisted  Feb.  9,  1776. 


IN  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  153 


ALLEN,  ISAAC,  New  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co.  of  recruits, 
Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Dorchester, 
Aug.  29,  1776. 

ALLEN,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Bradbury  Sanders's  (2d)  co. ;  enlisted  March  26,  1776 ; 
discharged  Nov.  18,  1776 ;  stationed  at  Gloucester. 

ALLEN,  ISAAC,  New  Gloucester.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Timothy  Pike's  (4th  Cumberland  Co.)  regt. ;  joined  Capt.  Ballard's  co.,  Col. 
Alden's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLEN,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Everett's  co.,  Col.  Macintosh's  regt.,  Gen. 
Lovell's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  14, 1778;  service,  1  mo. 
15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Gary's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  ISAAC,  New  Gloucester.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  William  Harris's  co.,  Cumberland  Co.  regt.,  dated  Nov.  24,  1778 ;  joined 
Capt.  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war; 
also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Caleb  Low's  (2d) 
co.,  dated  Feb.  14, 1778 ;  residence,  New  Gloucester ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Danvers ; 
joined  Capt.  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  Henley's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men 
returned  by  the  committee  for  settling  disputes  between  towns  as  to  soldiers 
credited  to  them;  reported  claimed  by  Danvers;  allowed  to  New  Gloucester; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  (5th  or  9th)  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's 
(16th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Oct.  27,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  also,  pay  roll 
dated  Camp  at  Providence,  July  10, 1779 ;  also,  return  dated  Camp  at  Providence, 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Scott's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Oct.  27,  1780. 

ALLEN,  ISAIAH.  Capt.  Esek  Eddy's  co.  of  artificers  acting  as  boatmen ;  pay  roll  for 
20  days  service  from  Aug.  8,  1778. 

ALLEN,  ISRAEL,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Willson's  co.,  Col.  Danforth 
Keyes's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  24,  1777;  discharged  Jan.  3,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  9 
days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Providence,  R.  I. 

ALLEN,  ISRAEL,  Jr.,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Artemus 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  9  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  13, 
1775;  also,  Capt.  John  Maynard's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug. 
21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington; 
marched  to  Hadley  by  order  of  Col.  Denney. 

ALLEN,  ISRAEL,  Jr.  Capt.  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt. ;  an  agreement 
dated  April  26,  1775,  engaging  to  serve  until  Dec.  31,  1775. 

ALLEN,  ISRAEL,  3d.  Private,  Capt.  John  Maynard's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777  ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Bennington ;  marched  to  Hadley  by  order  of  Col.  Denney.  Roll  dated  Shrews 
bury  . 

ALLEN,  ITHAMER,  Greenfield.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's 
regt.;  enlisted  Pel).  24,  1777;  discharged  April  10,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  17  days; 
also,  Capt.  Childs's  co.,  Col.  David  Field's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  dis 
charged  Aug.  18,  1777  ;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 


154  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALLEX,  ITHAMER.  Private,  Lieut.  Benjamin  Freeman's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt. ;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777 ;  service,  30  days ;  marched  from  Sturbridge  Sept. 
27,  1777,  to  reinforce  Gen.  Gates  at  the  Northward. 

ALLEN,  ITHAMER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wells's  co.,  Col  David  Wells's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  in 
Northern  department.  Roll  dated  Shelburne. 

ALLEX,  JABEZ.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlin's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  April  9,  1778;  discharged  July  6,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  26  days, 
at  Cambridge. 

ALLEX,  JABEZ.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Lo veil's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  service,  10 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Dartmouth  in  Sept.,  1778. 

ALLEX,  JABEZ.  Private,  Capt.  John  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  (14th)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1780;  service,  2  mos. 

ALLEX,  JABEZ,  Barnstable.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  18 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Barnstable;  arrived  at 
Springfield  June  20,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  20,  1780,  under  command  of 
Capt.  Benjamin  Warren ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Barnstable  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  14, 
1780 ;  discharged  Jan.  22,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  23  days 

ALLEX,  JACK,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Gershom  Nelson's  (2d  Mendon)  co.,  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  13,  1778; 
residence,  Boston;  enlisted  for  town  of  Mendon;  joined  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col. 
Alden's  (also  given  Allen's)  regt.;  enlistment  to  expire  Sept.,  1780;  return  made 
to  Col.  Moses  Wheelock. 

ALLEX,  JACOB,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Marsters's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Medford ;  service,  3  days. 

ALLEX,  JACOB,  Easton.  Private,  Capt.  Macy  Williams' s  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  10  days. 

ALLEX,  JACOB.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  at  Prospect 
Hill,  July  16,  1775,  under  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin. 

ALLEX,  JACOB,  Cape  Ann.  Capt.  John  Row's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt.; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  28,  1775;  also,  Private;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  3,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  3  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ALLEX,  JACOB,  Danvers  (also  given  Salem).  Capt.  Gideon  Foster's  co.,  Col.  John 
Mansfield's  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  4,  1775;  also, 
Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8, 1775;  service,  3  mos.; 
also,  Capt.  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  John  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  27,  1775. 

ALLEX,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  French's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Palmer's  regt.;  en 
listed  March  4,  1776;  discharged  March  19,  1776;  service,  15  days;  company 
reported  to  have  assembled  at  Braintree;  also,  Capt.  French's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Bass's  regt. ;  service,  4  days ;  company  reported  to  have  assembled  at  Braintree, 
June  13, 1776,  upon  orders  to  march  to  Hough's  Neck,  and  June  24,  1776,  upon 
orders  to  march  to  Nantasket. 

ALLEX,  JACOB,  Bridgewater.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Robert  Orr's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  11  days ;  also,  Lieuten- 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  155 


ALLEN,  JACOB,  continued. 

ant,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  (later  Gen.  Thomas's)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  i,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days; 
commissioned  May  19,  177") ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775  ; 
also,  Captain,  Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Sept.  19,  1777;  reported  killed  Sept.  1!),  1777. 

ALLEN,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Reyes's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  8,  1777;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  23  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island;  roll  dated  Providence;  also,  pay  roll  for  July,  1777,  dated  North 
Kingston;  also,  return  of  men  dated  Sturbridge,  Aug.  31,  1783. 

ALLEN,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Fortunatus  Eager's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Sawyer's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  2,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777 ;  service,  25  days ;  marched  to  re 
inforce  Northern  army. 

ALLEN,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  James  Hills's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  list  of  men 
in  service  at  Bristol  for  3  months  from  Dec.  28,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Hills's  co.,  Col. 
Williams's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  30, 1777;  service,  1  mo., 
at  Tiverton,  R.  I.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

ALLEN,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  John  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  John  Holxnan's  regt. ;  return 
of  men  in  service  for  21  days  at  Providence,  R.  I.,  dated  June  22,  1778;  also, 
Capt.  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  21,  1778; 
discharged  July  17,  1778;  service,  26  days;  marched  to  join  Gen.  Sullivan  at 
Providence,  R.  I.  Roll  dated  Sutton. 

ALLEN,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  24,  1776;  service,  16  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I.;  also,  Capt. 
Nathan  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1778; 
discharged  Sept.  9,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  16  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  JACOB,  Danvers.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Caleb  Low's  (2d)  co.,  dated  Feb.  14,  1778 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLEN,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt.; 
enlisted  April  11,  1778  ;  discharged  May  23,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Castle 
Island. 

ALLEN,  JACOB.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.; 
enlisted  March  16, 1779;  discharged  April  12,  1779;  service,  28  days,  at  Rowland's 
Ferry. 

ALLEN,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light  In 
fantry)  regt.;  enlisted  July  8,  1779;  discharged  Jan.  31,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  26 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  JACOB,  Lancaster.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  22  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Lancaster;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  29,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  31,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Greenleaf ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct. 
25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Lancaster  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  29.  1780 ;  discharged 
Dec.  15,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  16  days,  at  West  Point. 

ALLEN,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Cary's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  JACOB  (also  given  JACOB,  Jr.).  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Allton's  co.,  Col.  John 
Rand's  regt.;  enlisted  July  9,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11 
days,  at  West  Point;  enlistment,  3  months;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Stur 
bridge,  March  28,  1782. 


156  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


ALLEN,  JACOB,  Norton  (also  given  Tatmton  and  Raynham).  Private,  Capt.  Silas 
Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted 
May  2,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  7  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ; 
also,  4th  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  (14th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  ac 
counts  for  service  from  March  8,  1777,  to  April  8,  1779 ;  reported  deserted  April  8, 
1779;  returned  June  15,  1780;  also,  Capt.  James  Cooper's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  subsistence  from  date  of  enlistment,  March  8, 1777,  to  time 
of  arrival  at  Bennington;  also,  muster  return  dated  Feb.  1,  1778;  reported  on 
command  in  Northern  department ;  also,  Capt.  Cooper's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.-Dec.,  1780,  dated  Hutts  near  West  Point;  reported  on 
command  with  Gen.  Patterson;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Feb. 
20,  1782;  birthplace,  Norton;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion, 
dark ;  hair,  dark ;  occupation,  farmer ;  residence,  Raynham ;  mustered  by  Capt. 
Redding;  enlisted  1779;  joined  Capt.  Zebulon  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Capt.  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Brooks' s  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781;  reported  on  duty  as  wagoner ;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts;  reported  taken  prisoner 
Oct.  17,  1781,  at  Croton  River;  exchanged  June  20,  1782;  also,  Corporal,  Capt. 
King's  co. ;  f  urloughed  by  Gen.  Paterson  to  go  from  New  Windsor  to  Norton, 
Dec.  16,  1782,  for  52  days ;  overstayed  19  days  on  account  of  lameness ;  also,  list 
of  men  discharged  from  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  discharged  June  8,  1783,  by  Gen. 
Washington,  term  of  enlistment  having  expired. 

ALLEN,  JACOB,  Bridgewater.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Feb.  20,  1782 ;  age, 
18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown ;  occupation,  laborer 
(also  given  farmer) ;  residence,  Bridgewater;  enlisted  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  joined  Capt. 
Eliphalet  Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  April 
and  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1781 ;  also,  muster 
roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburg ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781, 
dated  Peek  skill;  reported  promoted  to  Corporal,  Sept.  1,  1781;  also,  muster  rolls 
for  Oct.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts;  also,  list  of  men  furloughed;  leave 
given  by  Col.  Jackson  to  go  from  Windsor  to  Bridgewater,  March  26,  1783,  for 
20  days;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  C.  Allen's  (8th)  co.,  4th  regt.;  muster 
rolls  for  May-Sept.,  1783;  reported  promoted  from  Corporal,  June  10,  1783. 

ALLEN,  JACOB,  Gloucester.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year  not 
given] . 

ALLEN,  JACOB,  Jr.,  Bridgewater.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Alden's  (9th)  co.,  Col.  Mitchell's  (3d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  20, 
1778;  joined  Capt.  Jacob  Allen's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.;  enlistment,  3 
years  or  during  war;  age,  14  yrs.;  also,  Fifer,  3d  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Oct.  29,  1777;  re 
ported  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777 ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by 
James  Hatch,  Muster  Master;  Col.  Jacobs's  regt. ;  mustered  July  8, 1779 ;  enlisted 
by  Capt.  Fuller. 

ALLEN,  JACQUES.  List  of  prisoners  discharged  from  British  sloop  "  Hunter  "  into  cartel 
"  Silver  Eel,"  by  order  of  Sir  George  Collier;  reported  confined  in  Halifax  prison. 

ALLEN,  JAMES,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chenery's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  13  days. 

ALLEN,  JAMES,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Whipple's  co. ;  enlisted  July  13, 
1775 ;  discharged  Dec.  31, 1775 ;  service,  6  mos.  3  days ;  company  raised  in  Essex 
Co. ;  stationed  at  Manchester  and  Gloucester. 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  Capt.  Jonathan  Nowell's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  16,  1775. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  157 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  Drummer,  Capt.  David  Kinsman's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt.; 
service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Squantum  in  March,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Nathan 
Alden's  co.,  under  command  of  Lieut.  John  Whitman,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's 
regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1776;  service,  15  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Warner's  (1st)  co. ;  enlisted  May  31,  1776;  dis 
charged  Dec.  31,  1776;  stationed  at  Gloucester. 

ALLEN,  JAMES,  Bridgewater.  Drummer,  Capt.  Abiel  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Nov.,  1776. 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  service,  4  days,  between  Dec.  8,  1776,  and  Dec.  24,  1776,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I.;  also,  list  of  men  at 
Obdik  ( ? ),  New  Town,  for  1  month,  dated  July  20,  1777. 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  dated  Bos 
ton,  Jan.  19,  1777 ;  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Killer's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's  regt.; 
service,  2  mos.  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Providence, 
R.  I.,  May,  1777. 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's  regt.;  enlisted 
May  3,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  3  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  2  months. 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co.,  Col.  Jeremiah  Hall's  regt. ;  order  for  wages 
for  3  months  service  at  Bristol,  R.  I.,  dated  March  7,  1777. 

ALLEN,  JAMES,  Becket  (also  given  Hartwood).  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  Col. 
Paterson's  regt.,  which  marched  April  23,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19, 1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  13  days ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Williams's  co.,  Col. 
Paterson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  4  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Dec.  23,  1775; 
also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co., 
3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  Nov.  7, 1777 ;  joined  Capt.  Ashley's  co.,  Col.  Vose's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLEN,  JAMES,  Washington.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  George  Sloan's  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined  Capt.  Ashley's  co.,  Col.  Vose's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Ashley's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Oct.  3,  1777;  reported 
deceased  Oct.  3,  1777;  marched  to  Peekskill  on  or  before  Aug.  16,  1777. 

ALLEN,  JAMES,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Wallcut's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar 
shall's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1777;  pay  roll  for  rations  made  up  for  19  days  to 
time  of  arrival  at  Bennington;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  5,  1777,  to  Aug.  5,  1777; 
reported  killed  by  the  Indians  Aug.  5,  1777. 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Richards's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.;  en 
listed  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  on  a  secret 
expedition  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Dedham. 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathan  Snow's  co.,  Col.  Hawes's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept. 
24,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  2,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  on  a  secret  expedition. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Plvmouth. 


158  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Brandon's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Storer's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  123  days,  with  Northern 
army;  discharged  at  Queman's  Heights. 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.;  enlisted 
Feb.  5,  1778;  discharged  April  1,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  21  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  stationed  at  Warwick,  R.  I.  Roll  sworn 
to  at  Swanzey. 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Mark  Pool's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ; 
pay  abstract  for  service  from  Nov.  12,  1777,  to  April  5,  1778,  at  Charlestown 
and  Cambridge ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1778,  dated  Winter  Hill. 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards;  re 
ceipt  for  travel  allowance  dated  Medway ;  service  at  Cambridge  from  Nov.  3, 1777, 
to  April  3,  1778 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Plimpton's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1777 ;  also,  list  of  men  enlisted  to  serve  at  Boston  until  Jan. 
1,  1779,  dated  Sept.  23,  1778;  also,  order  for  wages  for  service  at  Rhode  Island, 
dated  Medway,  June  1,  1779. 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Berkshire  Co.  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and 
June  1,  1778,  by  Trueman  Wheeler,  Muster  Master;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during 
war. 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co.,  Col.  Hawes's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  4,  1778; 
discharged  Aug.  26,  1778  ;  service,  22  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  JAMES,  New  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Mitchell's  (Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25, 
1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days,  on  expedition  to  Penobscot. 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  List  of  men  on  board  the  ship  "  Jason,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simon 
Forrester,  dated  June  15,  1780. 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Peters's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  28,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

ALLEN,  JAMES,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  William  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  7 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  26,  1775;  also,  Capt.  James 
Endicott's  co.,  Col.  AVilliam  Mclntosh's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  20,  1778 ;  discharged 
April  5,  1778;  service,  18  days;  marched  to  Roxbury;  also,  descriptive  list,  dated 
Dorchester,  June  29,  1778,  of  men  enlisted  from  Suffolk  Co.  for  the  term  of  9 
months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  14,  1778;  Capt.  Swan's 
co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt.;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7£  in.;  hair,  black;  eyes,  dark; 
nationality,  American;  occupation,  husbandman;  residence,  Stoughton;  con 
ducted  to  camp  by  Sergt.  Elkanah  Hixson;  also,  Maj.  Daniel  Whiting's  co., 
Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Cherry  Valley ;  enlisted  June  14,  1778 ;  discharged  March  14,  1779 ;  service,  9 
mos. ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  21  yrs.;  stature,  5 
ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  9,  1780 ;  also,  list  of  men 
raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having 
passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for 
6  months  rnen  raised  by  the  town  of  Stoughton  for  service  in  the  Continental 
Army  during  1780;  marched  July  5,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  5,  1780;  service,  5 
mos.  11  days. 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Raymond  De  Guiscard's  co.,  Col.  Turner's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  20,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  27,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.  9  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island  ;  enlistment,  5  months.  Roll  dated  Boston. 


IN   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  159 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  a  committee  for  the  town  of  Boston, 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  April  1,  1782. 

ALLEN,  JAMES,  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Thomas's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  rations  from  April  10, 1776,  to  June  2,  1770  ;  also,  Colonel's 
co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April 
1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Thomas's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  muster 
rolls  for  Jan.  and  April,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  3  years;  also, 
Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  invalid  and  transferred  to  Capt. 
McFarland's  invalid  corps,  Dec.  22,  1780 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men 
dated  West  Point,  Jan.  11,  1781;  age,  54  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  light;  enlisted  Oct.  21,  1779,  by  Capt.  Parks;  joined  Capt.  William 
Parks's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also, 
list  of  pensioners  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1787  ;  Capt.  Hill's  (invalid)  co. ;  pensioned 
Jan.  6,  1783;  age,  Gl  yrs. 

ALLEN,  JAMES.  Seaman,  sloop  "  Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  H.  Hacker;  list 
of  men  entitled  to  pri/e  shares  in  the  "  Mellish  "  and  "  Active." 

ALLEN,  JAMES,  Jr.,  Barnstable.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamilton's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Otis's  regt.,  which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to  Marshfield ;  ser 
vice,  2  days. 

ALLEN,  JAMES,  Jr.,  Bridgewater.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathan  Mitchell's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days;  also,  Captain,  Col. 
John  Bailey's  (later  Gen.  Thomas's)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  en 
listed  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  inos.  1  week,  1  day;  commissioned  May  19,  1775; 
also,  returns  dated  Camp  at  lloxbury,  June  11,  1775,  and  Aug.  3,  1775;  also, 
company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  6th  co.,  Col.  John  Thomas's 
(3d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  March 
23,  1776;  also,  Col.  Simeon  Cary's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  rations  dated  Camp 
near  New  York,  Aug.  9,  1776;  also,  receipt  for  travel  allowance  dated  Camp 
Chelsea,  Aug.  20,  1776;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  service  from  Oct.  1  to  Dec.  12, 
1776,  dated  Cortlandt  Manor;  also,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Cary's  regt.;  service,  23  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  stationed  at  Bristol,  R.  I. ;  roll  dated  April  19, 
1777;  also,  Maj.  Cary's  regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780; 
service,  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  JAPHET,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Orr's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775  ;  service,  11  days  ;  also,  Capt. 
Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1776;  ser 
vice,  59£  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Newport,  R.  I.;  also, 
Capt.  David  Kingman's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchel's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776; 
discharged  Dec.  18,  1776;  service,  10  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also, 
return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Kingman's  co.,  3d 
Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated  May  15,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Jacob  Allen's  co.,  Col. 
John  Bailey's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  age,  27  yrs. ;  also,  3d  co.,  Col.  Bailey's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  28,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  reported  discharged  Dec.  16,  1779;  also,  return  dated  Cam])  at  Valley 
Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778. 

ALLEN,  JASON,  Western.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775  ;  enlisted  May  18, 1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  19  days  ; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Asa 
Whitcomb's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27, 1776  ;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  promoted  to  Corporal,  Nov.  10,  1776;  re-enlisted  in  Capt. 
Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.,  Nov.  15,  1776,  but  to  serve  in  Col. 
Whitcomb's  regt.  until  Dec.  31,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Worcester 
Co.  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master;  Capt.  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles- 


160  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ALLEN,  JASOX,  continued. 

worth's  regt. ;  mustered  March  6,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  return  of 
men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Joseph  Cutler's  co.,  Col.  Con 
verse's  (-ith  Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Western  (also  given 
Brookfield) ;  joined  Capt.  Davis's  or  Capt.  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ; 
enlistment,  3  years;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Israel  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's 
regt. ;  return  dated  Sept.  15,  1777 ;  reported  deceased. 

ALLEX,  JEDEDIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  7,  1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  18  days, 
on  expedition  to  Penobscot.  Roll  dated  Harpswell. 

ALLEX,  JEREMIAH,  Billerica.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

ALLEX,  JEREMIAH,  Manchester.  Capt.  Hart's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July,  1775 ;  also,  Private ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  15,  1775;  service,  77  days;  also,  Capt.  John 
Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Dec.  13,  1775. 

ALLEX,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Petty's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams' s 
regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  16, 1776  ;  discharged  March  19,  1777  ;  service,  3  mos.  15  days. 

ALLEX,  JEREMIAH,  Boston.  List  of  men  belonging  to  an  Independent  co.  formed  at 
Boston,  dated  Dec.  7,  1776 ;  also,  Quartermaster,  Gen.  Hancock's  Boston  Inde 
pendent  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Henry  Jackson;  enlisted  April  15,  1777; 
discharged  May  5,  1777 ;  service,  21  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEX,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  en 
listed  May  10,  1777 ;  discharged  July  8,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  8  days ;  marched  to 
Ticonderoga. 

ALLEN,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmore's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  5,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  4  days,  in 
Northern  army. 

ALLEX,  JEREMIAH,  Greenfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continen 
tal  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age, 
49  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  31, 
1780;  marched  to  camp  July  31,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Greenleaf ;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson 
as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also, 
pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Greenfield  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  30,  1780 ;  discharged  Nov.  16, 
1780;  service,  3  mos.  17  days. 

ALLEX,  JEREMIAH,  Providence.,  R.  I.  (also  given  Williamstown  and  Prudence  Island). 
Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Jan.,  1781 ;  age,  15  (also  given  17)  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  rank, 
Drummer;  enlisted  by  Lieut.  Story  at  Williamstown,  June  10,  1778;  joined 
Capt.  Story's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (8th)  regt.;  enlistment,  during 
war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Cleveland's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
credited  to  town  of  Williamstown ;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
reported  as  serving  5  mos.  as  Private,  7  mos.  as  Drummer. 

ALLEX,  JESSE,  Holden.  Private,  Maj.  Paul  Raymond's  co.,  1st  Worcester  Co.  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  8£  days ; 
also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Dyke's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel 
allowance  to  Dorchester  Heights,  dated  Nov.  28,  1776 ;  service,  3  days. 


IN  THE   WAR   OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  161 

ALLEN,  JESSE.  Private,  Capt.  John  Crawford's  co.,  Col.  James  Converse's  regt. ;  en 
listed  July  23,  1777;  discharged  July  26,  1777;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  20,  1777,  to  Aug.  23,  1777,  5 
days ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  Bennington. 

ALLEN,  JESSE,  Western  or  Oakham.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cutler's  co.  of  volunteers; 
enlisted  Sept.  24, 1777 ;  service,  24  days ;  marched  to  join  Gen.  Gates  at  the  North 
ward. 

ALLEN,  JETHRO,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Egery's  co.,  which  marched  April 
21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

ALLEN,  JETHRO.  Private,  Lieut.  Nathaniel  Pope's  co.  (later  under  command  of  Lieut. 
Joseph  Damon) ,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (2d  Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  3, 
1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  JETHRO,  Dorchester.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ; 
enlisted  Aug.  18,  1781 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  returns  of  men  in  service  from  Aug.  18,  1781,  to  Aug. 
25,  1782 ;  reported  deserted  Aug.  25,  1782. 

ALLEN,  Jo.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  dated  Boston, 
Feb.  2,  1777 ;  Col.  Ebenezer  Stevens's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLEN,  Jo,  Jr.  Capt.  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Cary's  regt.,  Gen.  John  Fellows's 
brigade;  list  of  men  at  White  Plains  and  New  York  for  5  months;  dismissed 
Dec.  1,  1776. 

ALLEN,  JOAB.  Capt.  John  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

ALLEN,  JOB.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Crandon's  co. ;  enlisted  July  20,  1775;  service,  5 
mos.  14  days. 

ALLEN,  JOB,  New  Gloucester.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  selectmen  of  New 
Gloucester  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  Feb. 

20,  1781;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Feb.  20,  1781;  en 
listment,  3  years;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781,  dated  Camp  near 
Dobbs's  Ferry;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Peekskill;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Sept.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  West  Point;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
March,  1782-Jan.,  1783. 

ALLEN,  JOEL.    Conductor,  Col.  Cheever's  regt.  [year  not  given] . 

ALLEN,  JOEL,  Greenfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  returned  by  Maj.  David 
Dickinson  at  Deerfield,  July  24,  1780;  3d  or  10th  co.,  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.; 
age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7£  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  brown ;  eyes,  dark ; 
joined  Capt.  Isaac  Newton's  co. ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Newton's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  13,  1780; 
discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service  3  mos.  7  days;  company  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Pond's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Dartmouth.    Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Egery's  co.,  which  marched  April 

21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  and  Capt.  Isaac  Burr's 
co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Crandon's  co. ;  enlisted  July  20,  1775;  service, 
5  mos.  14  days. 


162  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Roby's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  29,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  8  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  24  yrs.;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  11,  1775. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Marsters's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Medford;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  Hart's  co., 
Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May 
17,  1775;  service,  75  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  13,  1775. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Medway.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  26,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Whipple's  co. ;  enlisted  July  13, 
1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  3  days;  company  raised  in  Essex 
Co.,  and  stationed  at  Manchester  and  Gloucester. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Marblehead.  Capt.  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt.;  receipt  for 
advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775 ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Glover's 
co.,  Col.  Glover's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  27, 1775 ;  ser 
vice,  2  mos.  9  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Marblehead,  Jan.  8,  1776. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Medfield.    List  of  men  enrolled  on  alarm  list,  June  10,  1776. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Easton.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Randall's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  June  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  9,  1776;  pay  abstracts  for  Feb.,  March  and  April,  1776  ;  also, 
pay  abstracts  for  May  and  June,  1776,  dated  New  York. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Bradbury  Sanders's  (2d)  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  19,  1776; 
discharged  July  27, 1776 ;  stationed  at  Gloucester ;  reported  enlisted  on  a  privateer. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Grannis's  co. ;  payroll  for  service  from  June  1, 
1776,  to  Aug.  31,  1776,  3  mos.;  stationed  at  Elizabeth  Islands;  also,  Capt.  Gran 
nis's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  James  Blossom;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept. 
1,  1776,  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  2  mos.  21  days;  stationed  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Tobias  Lord's  co. ;  enlisted  May  31,  1776;  discharged 
Nov.  25,  1776;  stationed  at  Falmouth. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knowlton's  co.,  Col.  Dyke's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Dorchester  home,  dated  Nov.  20,  1776 ; 
also,  pay  abstract  for  gun  and  blanket  money  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  30,  1776. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Receipt  for  wages  from  Oct.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  12,  1776,  dated  Cortlandt 
Manor,  Dec.  3,  1776 ;  received  of  Col.  Simeon  Cary. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.; 
enlisted  Dec.  9,  1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1776 ;  service,  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Howland's  Ferry,  R.  I. ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Seaman,  sloop  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Fisk;  en 
gaged  July  1,  1776;  discharged  Feb.  17,  1777. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Greenfield.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's 
regt.;  enlisted  Feb.  24,  1777;  discharged  April  10,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  17  days; 
also,  Capt.  Childs's  co.,  Col.  David  Field's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  dis 
charged  Aug.  18,  1777 ;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        163 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
regt. ;  enlisted  April  21,  1777;  discharged  May  14,  1777;  service,  23  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Dudley.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Nathaniel  Healey's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.,  dated  Jan.  13,  1778; 
joined  Capt.  Coburn's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also, 
Capt.  Coburn's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  (late  Alden's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  10,  1777,  to  July  1,  1777;  reported  deserted. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Petition  requesting  that  said  Allen  be  appointed  2d  Lieutenant  of  the 
schooner  "  Hawke,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hibbert;  commissioned  June 
18,  1777. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Brookh'eld.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Danforth's  (Volunteer)  co.,  Col.  Con- 
vers's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  23,  1777;  service,  22  days;  marched  to  join  Gen. 
Gates's  army. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  26,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  return  of  men  for  travel  allowance  from  Rhode 
Island  to  Dartmouth,  Sept.  1,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island; 
reported  deserted. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.,  Gen. 
Palmer's  brigade ;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777 ;  service,  24  days,  on  a  secret  expedition 
to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morgan's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  on  an  expedition 
to  the  Northward. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Dyke's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  and  from  camp,  dated  Nov.,  1776;  service  at 
Dorchester  Heights  ;  also,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  28,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  at  Rhode 
Island. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Thomas's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  rations,  etc.,  made  up  to  Feb.  6, 1777 ;  enlisted  Dec.  30, 1776 ;  marched 
from  Boston  to  Bennington ;  also,  return  for  clothing  in  1777;  reported  trans 
ferred. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co.,  detached  from  Hampshire  and 
Worcester  counties  to  guard  stores  and  magazines  at  Brookh'eld  and  Springfield ; 
enlisted  Jan.  4,  1778;  discharged  July  1,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  27  days. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Goodrich's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  1  day ; 
marched  by  order  of  Gen.  Gates ;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Derning's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  4,  1778;  discharged  July  15,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  11  days; 
ordered  to  Albany  by  Gen.  Fellows. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  John  Dagget's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  25,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  1,  1778;  service,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  also,  Corporal ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men  for  service  at 
Rhode  Island  in  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Feb.  12,  1783. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Rehoboth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car 
penter's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1776;  service,  8  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  ;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  Stephen  Bul 
lock's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1778; 
discharged  Sept.  10,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 


164  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ;  en 
listed  July  30,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  3,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  6  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Seaman,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samnel  Tucker;  en 
gaged  May  15,  1779. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Jones's  co.,  Col.  William  Jones's  regt.;  enlisted 
June  29,  1779 ;  discharged  July  16,  1779 ;  service,  17  days,  at  Camden. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Roswell  Downing's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Miles  Powell's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  19,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1779;  service, 

I  mo.  8£  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  James  Walsworth's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 

II  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmore's  co.,  Col.  David  Field's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777  ;  service,  4  days ;  inarched  to  the  North 
ward  by  order  of  Gen.  Gates;  dismissed  by  Gen.  Lincoln;  roll  sworn  to  at 
Boston;  also,  Capt.  Dinsmore's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  22  days,  with  Northern 
army;  also,  Capt.  Dinsmore's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.; 
enlisted  July  24,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  13  days,  at  New 
London,  Conn. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Quarter  Gunner,  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Wil 
liams;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  nationality,  Irish;  engaged  May  14,  1779;  discharged 
Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  24  days. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Archibald  McAllister's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  11,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  13  days,  on  an 
expedition  against  Majorbagaduce. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  16,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Harwich.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  2d  Barnstable  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  24,  1778;  joined  Capt. 
George  Webb's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years,  to  expire 
in  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Webb's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  2,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as 
serving  21  mos.  as  Private,  13  mos.  29  days  as  Corporal;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Oct.,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  reported  on  furlough;  also,  muster  roll 
dated  Providence,  May  5,  1779;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  David  Holebrook's  co., 
Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
1,  1780,  to  Feb.  2,  1780. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Hatfield  (also  given  Chesterfield  and  Belchertown) .  Return  of  men  en 
listed  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Seth  Murray's  co.,  Col.  Pomeroy's  regt. ; 
joined  Capt.  Day's  or  Capt.  Coburn's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years 
or  during  war;  also,  Capt.  Day's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  (late 
Alden's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  22,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  return  dated 
Cherry  Valley,  Feb.  24,  1779 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Fort  Harkimer;  enlisted  May  1,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Coburn's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  22, 
1780. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Norton.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Silas  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  12  days ;  also,  Capt. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  165 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  continued, 

Isaac  Hodges's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  (4th  Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  offi 
cers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  March  21,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Cobb's  co.,  Col. 
Danforth  Keyes's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  27,  1777 ;  discharged  July  27,  1777 ;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  pay  roll  for  the  month  of  Dec., 
1777;  service  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Captain,  2d  co  ,  Col.  Isaac 
Dean's  (4th  Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned 
July  31,  1779 ;  also,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27, 
1780;  discharged  July  30,  1780;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Metcalf's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  1, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1780 ;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cook's  (16th)  co.,  Col.  Hathaway's  (2d  Bristol  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780 ;  service,  2  days,  on  a  secret 
expedition  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Dartmouth. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Blunt's  co. ;  service,  2  mos.  27  days,  between 
March  6,  1780,  and  Sept.  6,  1780 ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  eastern  Massa 
chusetts,  under  command  of  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  William  White's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  15 
days,  at  Stone  Arabia,  N.  Y. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Northbridge.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Worcester  Co.  by  Thomas  New- 
hall,  Muster  Master;  mustered  July  21,  1779;  Capt.  Batcheller's  co.,  Col.  Tyler's 
regt.;  enlistment,  9  months;  also,  Capt.  Leonard's  co. ;  enlisted  July  30,  1779; 
discharged  April  30,  1780 ;  enlistment,  9  months ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light; 
arrived  at  Springfield,  July  6,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  6,  1780,  under  com 
mand  of  Lieut.  Taylor  of  the  2d  Mass.  regt. ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6 
months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in 
a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct. 
27,  1780 ;  service,  2  days,  on  an  alarm. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct. 
27,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1780;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Connecticut.  Quartermaster,  ship  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Elisha  Hinman ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Dec.  9,  1780 ;  age,  21 
yrs.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Connecticut. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Rehoboth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Brad 
ford's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  9,  1777;  roll  made  up  for  rations  to  April  30,  1777; 
also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  4,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  April  2,  1779 ; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Jan.  15,  1778;  reported  sick  in  hospital;  also,  Capt.  Red- 
ding's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Parsons's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlist 
ment,  during  war ;  reported  sick  at  Albany. 


166  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


ALLEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Leonard  Bleeker's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Goose 
Tan  Schaick's  (1st  New  York)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated 
West  Point ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  reported  waiter  to  Col.  William  Van  Dyck 
at  Saratoga. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Greenfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belonging  to  Hampshire 
Co. ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light ;  occupation, 
farmer;  residence,  Greenfield;  enlisted  May  21,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Grafton.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's 
regt. ;  marched  July  29,  1781 ;  arrived  at  camp  Aug.  4,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  3, 
1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  19  days,  at  West  Point. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Adams.  Corporal,  Capt.  Levi  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barns's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  30,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1781 ;  service,  9  days, 
on  an  alarm;  marched  to  join  Gen.  Stark  at  Saratoga. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Falmouth  (also  given  New  Casco) .  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Conti 
nental  Army  from  Col.  Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  enlistment, 
3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  George  White's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
enlisted  Dec.  15,  1776 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point ;  re 
ported  on  command  at  the  Lines;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Page's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  40  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7£  in.; 
complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  residence,  Falmouth;  enlisted  April  26,  1779,  by 
Capt.  White;  joined  Capt.  Daniel  Lunt's  co.,  10th  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war; 
also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1781,  to  Jan.  1,  1783;  reported  reduced  to 
Private,  Nov.  15,  1782. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Rehoboth.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  30  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft. 
5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Rehoboth; 
enlisted  Feb.  4,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Hastings's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct., 
Nov.  and  Dec.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts;  also,  list  of  men  court-martialled ;  tried 
March  16,  1782  (or  3),  by  regimental  court-martial,  Capt.  Mills,  President; 
charged  with  neglect  of  duty  and  found  not  guilty;  also,  list  of  men  discharged 
from  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  discharged  June  8,  1783,  by  Gen.  Washington,  enlist 
ment  having  expired. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Colonel ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Sept.  16, 
1777,  to  May  1,  1781 ;  service  at  Machias. 

ALLEN,  JOHN.  Seaman,  sloop  "Winthrop;"  engaged  March  22  [year  not  given]; 
enlistment,  6  months. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  West  Stockbridge.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Increase  Hewins's  co. ;  joined  Capt.  Cochran's  co. ;  enlisted  into  York 
service. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Jr.,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  (2d)  co.,  which 
marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ; 
service,  4  days. 

ALLEN,  JOHN,  Jr.,  Weston.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Lamson's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Fisk's  co.,  Col. 
Brooks's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  4,  1776 ;  discharged  March  9,  1776 ;  service,  5  days, 
at  Dorchester  Heights. 

'  ALLEN,  JOHN,  2d.  Private,  Capt.  Bradbury  Sanders's  (2d)  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service 
from  June  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  18,  1776;  stationed  at  Gloucester. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        107 


ALLEX,  JOHN,  3d,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Natlianiel  Carpenter's  and  Capt.  Isaac 
Burr's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also, 
Capt.  Sylvanus  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8, 1770 ; 
discharged  Dec.  20, 1776 ;  service,  12  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched 
to  Bristol,  11.  I 

ALLEX,  JOHX,  4th,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1776 ;  service,  6 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I. 

ALLEN,  JOHN  Dix.  Private,  Capt.  Thompson  J.  Skinner's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barnes's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  1,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1781;  service, 
10  days ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  the  western  frontiers  by  order  of  Gen.  Stark. 

ALLEN,  JONAS.  Captain  in  charge  of  guard  detail ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on 
main  guard  at  Cambridge,  May  15,  1775,  under  Maj.  Baldwin. 

ALLEX,  JONAS,  Royalston.  Captain,  Col.  Doolittle's  regt. ;  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  4  days;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abel  Wilder's  co., 
Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  20, 
1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  16  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  commis 
sioned  June  12,  1775. 

ALLEN,  JONAS,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Larned's 
regt.,  which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  14  days ;  also,  Capt. 
Benjamin  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Dyke's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance 
to  Dorchester  Heights,  dated  Nov.  28,  1776;  credited  with  2  days  allowance; 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Baldwin's  co.,  Col.  Dyke's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  service  at 
Boston,  March,  1777;  reported  marched  to  Roxbury  in  Aug.,  1776. 

ALLEN,  JONAS.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  26,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  17  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  JONAS,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  David  Pixley's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's 
regt. ;  enlisted  June  30, 1777;  discharged  July  19,  1777 ;  service,  20  days,  in  North 
ern  department;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Cook's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  20, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  7, 1777 ;  service,  17  days ;  also, 
Capt.  Ambrose  Hill's  co.,  Lieiit.  Col.  Miles  Powell's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  en 
listed  July  18,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  New 
Haven,  Conn. 

ALLEN,  JONATHAN,  Northampton.  Captain,  Gen.  Pomeroy's  regt. ;  marched  April  20, 
1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days ;  reported  enlisted 
into  the  army  April  27,  1775 ;  also,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  dated 
Roxbury  Camp,  May  31,  1775;  commissioned  June  7,  1775;  also,  list  of  officers 
dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  May  23,  1775 ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  provisions  dated 
Roxbury,  July  3,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  week,  4  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester, 
Oct.  7,  1775. 

ALLEX,  JONATHAN-.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co.,  under  command  of  Lieut.  John 
Whitman,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec. 
24,  1776 ;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Lo veil's  (Independent)  co.,  drafted  from  4th 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  22  days  service  at  Warwick,  R.  I.,  Dec.  29,  1776.  Roll 
dated  Medway. 

ALLEN,  JONATHAN,  New  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Wright's  co.,  Col.  John 
Fellows's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19, 1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days. 


168  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALLEN,  JONATHAN,  Salem.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Winship's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt. ; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  1775;  also,  Private;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775 ;  reported  went  to  Canada. 

ALLEN,  JONATHAN,  New  Maryborough.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Soul's  co.,  Col.  John 
Fellows' s  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775,  from  Sandisfield  and  New  Marlborough;  service,  17  days;  also,  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  reported  enlisted  April  21,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Dorchester,  Nov.  1,  1775. 

ALLEN,  JONATHAN.  Adjutant;  list  of  men  belonging  to  town  of  Cambridge  credited 
with  one  turn  of  service  in  the  Northern  department,  dated  July  8,  1776 ;  also, 
record  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book,  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Aug. 
30,  1776,  stating  that  said  Allen  was  Adjutant  in  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.  and  was 
promoted ;  also,  return  of  officers  in  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt.,  dated  Ticon 
deroga,  Oct.  12,  1776;  reported  absent  in  the  fleet  by  General's  leave  from  Sept.  2, 
1776,  and  to  remain  until  discharged ;  also,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  June  7,  1778;  reported 
discharged  June  7,  1778. 

ALLEN,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  24,  1776 ;  service,  16  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I.;  also,  Capt. 
Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.;  enlisted  April  21,  1777;  discharged 
May  14,  1777;  service,  23  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Tiv- 
erton,  R.  I. 

ALLEN,  JONATHAN,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chenery's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  list  of 
men  enrolled  on  alarm  list  taken  to  June  10, 1776 ;  age,  50  yrs. ;  also,  list  of  men 
who  received  money  for  "  turns  done  in  last  wars  in  the  days  of  Capt.  Morse  the 
1st,  and  Capt.  Coolidge,"  dated  Nov.  17,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  drafted  to  rein 
force  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  a  warrant  issued  May  8,  1777,  by  Lieut. 
Baxter ;  paid  money  in  lieu  of  service ;  also,  list  of  men  who  marched  to  Rhode 
Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  22,  1777 ;  also,  list  of  men  who  went  on  a  secret  expe 
dition  to  Rhode  Island  for  30  days  from  Oct.  1,  1777,  agreeable  to  a  warrant 
issued  by  Col.  Hawes,  Sept.  25,  1777;  reported  drafted;  also,  Capt.  Ezekiel 
Plimpton's  co.,  Col.  Hawes's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  28, 
1777;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams' s  regt. ;  en 
listed  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  under  Maj.  Gen.  Spencer;  sta 
tioned  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ALLEN,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt., 
commanded  by  Maj.  Daniel  Clapp;  enlisted  July  4,  1778;  discharged  July  13, 
1778;  service,  9  days,  at  Rutland  barracks.  Roll  dated  Templeton. 

ALLEN,  JONATHAN,  Bridgewater.  Corporal,  Capt.  Robert  Orr's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days ;  also,  En 
sign,  Capt.  John  Packard's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's  regt. ;  commissioned  June  17, 
1775 ;  reported  in  camp  at  Roxbury ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7, 
1775;  also,  Lieutenant,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  April  1,  1778;  reported  resigned;  also,  Capt. 
Jacob  Allen's  (later  Adams  Bailey's)  co. ;  return  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge, 
Jan.  24,  1778. 

ALLEN,  JONATHAN.  Major;  list  of  field  officers  of  Mass.  Line;  commissioned  May 
17,  1777,  and  confirmed  by  Congress  Sept.  6,  1779;  also,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.; 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        169 

ALLEN,  JONATHAN,  continued. 

chosen  Major  in  place  of  Ezra  Newhall,  promoted;  commissioned  June  12,  1777; 
former  rank  Captain  ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  killed  Jan.,  1780;  also,  list  of  officers  who 
received  clothing  dated  Boston,  Nov.  24,  1778. 

ALLEN,  JONATHAN,  Amherst.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable  to  re 
solve  of  June  9,  1779;  Capt.  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt.;  age,  19  yrs.;  stat 
ure,  5  ft.  9  in.;  hair,  brown;  residence,  Amherst;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ALLEN,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Kasson's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  at 
Claverack ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ALLEN,  JONATHAN.  Surgeon's  Mate,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Allen  Hallet;  enlisted  Jan.  26,  1779;  discharged  April  30,  1779;  service,  3  mos. 
5  days. 

ALLEN,  JONATHAN,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpen 
ter's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  7  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Tiverton,  li.  I. 

ALLEN,  JONATHAN.  Private.  Capt.  Simon  Adams's  co.,  Col.  John  Coller's  regt.;  en 
listed  Oct.  13,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  20,  1781;  service,  12  days;  ordered  out  by 
Col.  John  Ashley  of  Gen.  Fellows's  brigade,  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward. 

ALLEN,  JOS'H.  Acting  Lieutenant,  sloop  "Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  H. 
Hacker ;  list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  brigs  "  Mellish  "  and  "  Active  " 
[year  not  given] . 

ALLEN,  Jos.,  Northfield  or  Warwick.  Private,  Capt.  Eldad  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Williams's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  23  days. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Gideon  Wood  well's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  6  days;  returned  home  April 
23,  1775. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Lincoln's 
regt.,  which  assembled  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  9  days. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman's  co. ;  service,  7  days, 
from  April  28  to  May  5,  1775. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Hayden's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard,  May  11, 
1775,  under  Maj.  Loammi  Baldwin. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH,  Rehoboth.  Ensign,  Capt.  Samuel  Bliss's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also,  Capt.  Bliss's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Walker's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  commissioned  May  24, 1775;  also,  company  return 
dated  Oct.  G,  1775. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Bliss's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also,  Capt.  Bliss's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Walker's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  David  Copp's  co. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at  Pierce's 
Island,  Nov.  5,  1775. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Kent's  co. ;  enlisted  July  17,  1775 ;  discharged 
Dec.  9,  1775 ;  stationed  at  Newbury ;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Gloucester, 
Dec.  10,  1775;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Watertown,  Dec.  15,  1775. 


170  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Holbrook's  co.,  Col.  Bass's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  14, 1776 ;  discharged  June  16,  1776 ;  service,  2  days ;  marched  from  Brain- 
tree  (Middle  Precinct)  to  Hough's  Keck  and  Hull. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH.  Enlistment  agreement  dated  July  2,  1776,  signed  by  said  Allen  and 
others,  engaging  themselves  to  march  to  New  York  and  to  remain  in  service  until 
Dec.  1,  1776,  unless  sooner  discharged. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH,  Freetown.  Capt.  Benjamin  Read's  co.,  Col.  Pope's  regt.;  enlisted 
Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1776;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH.  Receipt  for  wages  for  1  day  service  in  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co.,  on 
an  alarm,  Nov.  21,  1776,  dated  Warwick. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co.,  commanded  by  Maj.  Clapp, 
Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams' s  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  17,  1776;  discharged  March 
20,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  14  days,  at  the  Northward.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Chester 
field. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH.  Capt.  Eliakim  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  order  for 
advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  9, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Kellogg' s  co.,  Col. 
Ward's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorches 
ter,  Dec.  28,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Hadley,  July  6,  1776. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Palmer's  regt.;  ser 
vice,  15  days,  between  March  4,  1776,  and  May  1,  1776,  at  Dorchester  Neck  and 
vicinity. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH.  Captain,  2d  co.,  Col.  Beriah  Norton's  (Dukes  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  offi 
cers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  April  3,  1776. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  David  Kingman's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt. ; 
service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Squantum  in  March,  1776;  also,  Corporal;  en 
listed  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  24,  1776;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH.  Receipt  for  wages  for  1  day  service  in  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co., 
on  an  alarm,  Nov.  21,  1776,  dated  Warwick;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Millard's 
co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Dec.  4, 1776,  to  Jan.  9, 
1777,  17  days  ;  enlisted  in  K  guards;  reported  absent  without  leave. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Woodbridge's  co.,  under  command 
of  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde,  Col.  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  8,  1777; 
discharged  July  21,  1777;  service,  14  days;  marched  from  Stockbridge  on  the 
evacuation  of  Ticonderoga. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH.  Lieutenant ;  list  of  prisoners  exchanged  at  port  of  Halifax  by  order 
of  Sir  George  Collier,  June  28,  1777;  taken  in  snow  "Kitty"  (privateer),  belong 
ing  to  Providence. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Harwood's  co.,  Col.  John  Dickinson's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  19,  1777 ;  discharged  July  31,  1777 ;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Manchester;  marched  to  join  forces  under  Col.  Warner.  Roll  dated  Chesterfield. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH,  Pittsfield.  Capt.  William  Francis's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  17,  1776;  dis 
charged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  4  weeks  2  days;  marched  to  Ticonderoga;  also, 
Capt.  Francis's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  regt.;  marched  July  8,  1777;  discharged 
Aug.  26,  1777  ;  service,  7  weeks ;  marched  to  Fort  Edward. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH.  Private ;  detachment  of  volunteers  from  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  marched 
under  command  of  Col.  Easton  to  assist  Gen.  Stark  at  Bennington,  by  order  of 
Gen.  Lincoln ;  enlisted  Sept.  3,  1777 ;  discharged  Sept.  27,  1777 ;  service,  24  days. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        171 

ALLEX,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Stebbins's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Sept.  23,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  on  an  expe 
dition  to  the  Northward. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH,  Northborough  (also  given  Grafton).  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Wood's 
co.,  Gen.  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service, 
1  mo.  1  day;  also,  Lieut.  Seth  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug. 
21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  25,  1777;  service,  7  days;  called  out  on  an  alarm  to 
reinforce  Northern  army;  discharged  at  Hadley ;  also,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's 
co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  12,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777; 
service,  2  mos.  27  days,  at  the  Northward;  also,  receipt  for  wages  dated  West- 
borough,  July  21,  1778. 

ALLEX,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Pomeroy's  co.,  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  Gen. 
Danielson's  brigade;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1778;  service,  4 
mos.,  under  Gen.  Stark  in  Northern  department. 

ALLEX,  JOSEPH,  Falmouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  20,  1778;  joined  Capt. 
Keith's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLEX,  JOSEPH,  Bradford  (also  given  Falmouth  and  Methuen).  Return  of  men  en 
listed  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Jones's  (2d)  co.,  Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated 
Methuen,  Feb.  13,  1778;  residence,  Falmouth;  enlisted  for  town  of  Methuen; 
joined  Capt.  Ballard's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years,  to  expire  Jan. 
1,  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  William  H.  Ballard's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  (late  Alden's) 
6th  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  4,  1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779;  residence,  Bradford;  credited  to  town  of  Methuen;  also,  muster  roll  for 
March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Cherry  Valley ;  also,  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  4, 
1780. 

ALLEX,  JOSEPH,  Pittsfield.  Capt.  Eli  Root's  co.,  Col.  Easton's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  4, 
1775 ;  discharged  Dec.  30,  1775 ;  service,  22  weeks  2  days ;  marched  to  Canada ; 
also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Root's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  served  in  Canada  from  Jan.  1, 

1776,  to  May  23,  1776,  3  mos.  23  days;  also,  Lieut.  William  Ford's  co.,  Col. David 
Rosseter's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;   enlisted  Aug.  13,   1777;  discharged  Aug.   20, 
1777;  service,  7  days,  at  Bennington;  also,  Capt.  Rufus  Allen's  (Artillery)  co., 
Col.  Rosetter's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780;  service,  3 
days,  on  an  alarm. 

ALLEX,  JOSEPH.  List  of  men  who  received  bounty  from  the  town  of  Wells  for  enlisting 
into  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  June  4,  1781. 

ALLEX,  JOSEPH,  Falmouth.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Pride's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's 
(Cumberland  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  April  25, 1780;  discharged  Dec.  6, 1780;  service, 
7  mos.  11  days,  at  the  Eastward;  enlistment,  8  months;  also,  Capt.  John  Reed's 
co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt.;  enlisted  July  2,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781; 
service,  5  mos.,  at  the  Eastward. 

ALLEX,  JOSEPH,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Sept.  1,  1778;  residence,  Boston; 
enlisted  for  the  town  of  Scituate;  joined  Capt.  Nathaniel  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  John 
Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Donnell's 
co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  20, 

1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  dated  Greenwich,  Nov.  10,  1779;  also,  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Feb.,  March  and  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point. 

ALLEX,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Jenne's  co. ;  enlisted  March  14,  1781;  dis 
charged  March  18,  1781 ;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 


172  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH.  Drummer,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1781; 
enlistment,  during  war;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York 
Hutts;  reported  died  Oct.  25,  1781. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.  [year  not 
given] . 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co. ;  marched  from  Rehoboth,  Aug.  14, 
and  joined  regiment  at  West  Point,  Aug.  25  [year  not,  given]  ;  served  for  town  of 
Swanzey. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH.  Seaman,  sloop  "Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  J.  P.  Rathburn; 
list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  "Loyalty"  and  "Wreck"  [year  not 
given] . 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH.  List  of  men  returned  by  committee  for  settling  disputes  in  towns 
as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them;  said  Allen  claimed  by  Falmouth;  credited  to 
Hingham  [year  not  given] . 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH,  4th,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  and  Capt.  Isaac 
Burr's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also, 
Capt.  Israel  Mix's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  dis 
charged  Dec.  16,  1776 ;  service,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched 
from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  John 
Hathaway's  regt. ;  enlisted  April  21,  1777;  discharged  May  14,  1777;  service,  23 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  stationed  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  James 
Hill's  co.,  Col.  Williams's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  29, 1777;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1777; 
service  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Ide's  co.,  under  command  of 
Capt.  Samuel  Fisher,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1779;  discharged 
Sept.  12,  1779;  service,  1  mo.,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Joseph 
Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged 
Aug.  8, 1780 ;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton, 
R.  I.,  and  there  did  duty  under  Gen.  Heath. 

ALLEN,  JOSEPH,  4th.  Corporal,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Williams's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  at  Tiverton, 
R.  I.  Roll  dated  Rehoboth. 

ALLEN,  JOSHUA,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  (2d)  co.,  which 
marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield; 
service,  4  days. 

ALLEN,  JOSHUA.  Capt.  John  Pain's  co. ;  list  of  men  stationed  at  Winter  Hill  and  Dor 
chester  for  2  months  ;  dismissed  April  1,  1776. 

ALLEN,  JOSHUA,  Walpole.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Smith's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days ;  also,  Capt. 
Oliver  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt.,  commanded  by  Maj.  James 
Metcalf;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1777;  service,  24  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Warwick,  R.  I. 

ALLEN,  JOSHUA,  Plantation  No.  5.  Private,  Capt.  William  Ward's  co.,  (late)  Col. 
Ezra  May's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  22, 
1777;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

ALLEN,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt., 
Gen.  Palmer's  brigade ;  enlisted  Sept.  29, 1777 ;  service,  32  days,  on  a  secret  expe 
dition  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ALLEN,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  John  Gibbs's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  (4th  Plym 
outh  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  6,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  10, 1778 ;  service,  5  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  173 


ALLEN,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  21,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
12  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.  Roll  dated  Chesterfield. 

ALLEN,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  William  Harris's  co.,  Col.  Pike's  (Cumberland  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1779;  service,  26  days;  stationed  at  Falmouth. 

ALLEN,  JOSHUA,  Gloucester.  Descriptive  list,  dated  June  9,  1780,  of  officers  and  crew 
of  the  ship  "  America,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Somes ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature, 
6  ft. ;  residence,  Gloucester. 

ALLEN,  JOSIAH,  Ilehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Phanuel  Bishop's  co.,  which  inarched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  6  days. 

ALLEN,  JOSIAH,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co.,  Col.  James  Barrett's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  1  day. 

ALLEN,  JOSIAH,  Manchester.  Capt.  Joseph  Whipple's  co. ;  muster  return  dated  Man 
chester,  Sept.  19, 1775  ;  mustered  by  Michael  Farley,  Muster  Master ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Whipple's  co. ;  enlisted  July  13,  1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6 
mos.  3  days ;  company  raised  in  Essex  Co.  and  stationed  at  Manchester  and 
Gloucester. 

ALLEN,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  David  Kingman's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt.; 
service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Squantum  in  March,  1776;  also,  pay  roll  for  ser 
vice  from  Dec.  8,  1776,  to  Dec.  24,  1776,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  JOSIAH,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Ellis's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  9  days ;  also,  list  of  men  in  Capt.  Nathaniel 
Carpenter's  co. ;  stationed  at  Brookline  for  6  weeks;  dismissed  Jan.  15,  1776; 
also,  Capt.  Jacob  Ide's  co.,  Col.  Daggett's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  discharged 
Jan.  1,  1777;  service,  24  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Ilhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  James 
Hill's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.;  list  of  men  stationed  at  Bristol  for  3 
months  from  Dec.  28,  1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  20, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  25,  1777;  service,  1  mo. 
5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  from  Rehoboth;  service  per 
formed  at  Bristol  and  Providence,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Willmarth's  co.,  Col. 
John  Daggett's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  28  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  enlistment,  3  months;  roll  sworn  to  at  Taunton;  also,  Capt.  Willmarth's 
co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aiig.  17,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  9,  1778;  ser 
vice,  24  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Jabez  Bullock's  co.,  Col. 
Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27, 1780 ;  discharged  July  31, 1780 ;  service,  5  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  Enoch 
Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt.;  enlisted  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Aug. 
8,  1780 ;  service,  10  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton, 
R.  I. 

ALLEN,  JOSIAH,  Weston.  Matross,  Capt.  James  Swan's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  1,  1776;  service,  1  mo.;  roll  dated  Boston;  also, 
Capt.  Philip  Marett's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Dec. 
1,  1776,  to  May  8, 1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Boston ;  roll  sworn  to  Nov.  12,  1777. 

ALLEN,  JOSIAH,  Weston.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Childs's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  1,  1780. 

ALLEN,  JOSIAH.  Lieut.  Col.  Hull's  co.,  3d  regt.;  enlisted  July  21,  1779;  discharged 
April  1,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ALLEN,  JOSIAH,  Manchester  (also  given  Wenham).  Private,  Capt.  Haffield  White's 
co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 


174:  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALLEN,  JOSIAH,  continued. 

March  3,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778; 
also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  3, 
1780 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLEN,  JOSIAH,  Jr.,  Weston.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Lamson's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

ALLEN,  JOSIAH  JOHNSON,  Gilford.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Draper's  co.,  Col.  Wil 
liam  Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill, 
Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp 
at  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

ALLEN,  LEMUEL,  Stockbridge.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Callender's  co.,  Col.  Richard 
Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  6, 1775; 
service,  2  mos. 

ALLEN,  LEMUEL.  Capt.  William  Goodrich's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  regt.;  certificate 
of  service  in  support  of  an  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Jan.  19,  1776. 

ALLEN,  LEMUEL,  Lynn.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Parker's  (1st)  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord ;  service,  2  days ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  John  Pool's  (2d)  co.,  1st  Essex  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia; 
commissioned  April  26,  1776. 

ALLEN,  LEMUEL,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Durfee's  co.,  Col.  Pope's  regt.; 
enlisted  Dec.  7,  1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1776 ;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  LEWIS  (also  given  Louis).  Drummer,  Capt.  Joseph  Willmarth's  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  ser 
vice,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Tiverton, 
R.  I.,  and  there  did  duty  under  Gen.  Heath;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Cole's  co.,  Col. 
Dean's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  7, 1781 ;  discharged  March  15, 1781,  by  order  of  Maj. 
Gen.  Lincoln ;  service,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  40  days  levies  ;  also, 
Capt.  Elihu  Gilford's  co.,  Col.  Turner's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1781;  discharged 
Dec.  1,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment, 
5  months ;  company  raised  in  Barnstable  and  Bristol  counties. 

ALLEN,  LEWIS.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ; 
service,  4  days,  between  Aug.  1,  1780,  and  Aug.  8,  1780,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  inarched  from  Rehoboth  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  and  there  did  duty  under 
Gen.  Heath;  also,  Capt.  Simeon  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt.;  enlisted  March  6, 
1781 ;  discharged  March  15, 1781,  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Lincoln ;  service,  10  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  40  days  levies. 

ALLEN,  LEWIS,  Shrewsbury.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Worcester  Co.  [year  not  given] ; 
Capt.  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt.;  enlistment,  8  months. 

ALLEN,  LUTHER.  Seaman,  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
nationality,  American;  stature,  5  ft.  6^  in.;  engaged  July  10,  1779;  discharged 
Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  28  days. 

ALLEN,  MALACHI,  Bedford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Moore's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  18  days  ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also,  list 
of  men  in  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.,  dated  May  1, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's 
co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th j  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted 
May  23,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  14  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge, 
Nov.  30,  1775. 

ALLEN,  MALACHI.  Private,  Capt.  James  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  5  days  service  at  Dorchester,  March  4,  1776. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  175 

ALLEN,  MARK,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  (later 
Baldwin's)  38th  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  22,  1775; 
service,  10  weeks  1  day ;  also,  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Chelsea,  Oct.  2, 
1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Chelsea,  Dec. 
27,  1775. 

ALLEN,  MARMADUKE,  Dartmouth.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  between 
March  22  and  March  27,  1777,  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master;  Capt.  Dunham's 
co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  age,  2-4  yrs. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  8th  co.,  Col. 
Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  22,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Judah  Alden's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  22,  1780. 

ALLEN,  MARMADUKE.  Private,  Capt.  Ralph  Thompson's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Webb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  14,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  7,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  5  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  raised  in  Middlesex  and  Suffolk  counties  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army. 

ALLEN,  MARMADUKE.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Pilsbury's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(6th)  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Jan.  1,  1782,  to  Dec.  31,  1782;  reported 
deserted  June  18,  1782. 

ALLEN,  MATTHEW,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Frederick  Pope's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dud 
ley  Sargent's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  18,  1775; 
service,  14  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Boston,  Nov.  11,  1775. 

ALLEN,  MATTHEW.  Private,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Cary's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  rations  dated  Camp  near  New  York,  Aug.  9,  177G. 

ALLEN,  MATTHEW.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Snow's  co.,  Col.  Hawes's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  24,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  2,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  on  a  secret  expedi 
tion.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Plymouth. 

ALLEN,  M*ATTHEW.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  9,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  16  days,  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  MATTHEW,  3d.  Private,  Capt.  David  Kingman's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's 
regt.;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Squantum  in  March,  1776;  also,  pay  roll 
for  service  from  July  30,  1780,  to  Aug.  9,  1780,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

ALLEN,  MAYHEW.  Prize  Master,  State  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George 
Little  ;  engaged  Dec.  1, 1782 ;  discharged  March  17,  1783  ;  service,  3  mos.  17  days. 

ALLEN,  MICAH,  Stoughtonham.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Tisdale's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  15  days. 

ALLEN,  MICAH.  Surgeon,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  28, 1776;  discharged 
Nov.  20,  1776 ;  service,  1  mo.  23  days,  at  Newport,  R.  I. ;  also,  1st  Plymouth  Co. 
regt. ;  service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bristol  in  Dec.,  1776 ;  roll  dated  Plymouth ; 
also,  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's  regt. ;  enlisted  April  29,  1777  ;  discharged  June  29, 
1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  2  months. 

ALLEN,  MICAH.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Dean's  co.,  made  up  from  3d  and  7th  companies, 
Col.  Daggett's  (4th  Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  2  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the 
alarm  of  Dec.  8, 1776 ;  also,  Capt.  John  Dean's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  (4th  Bristol 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1, 1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  9 days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Mansfield. 

ALLEN,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  23,  1776;  discharged  April  1, 1777;  service, 
3  mos.  10  days ;  marched  to  Ticonderoga. 


176  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALLEN,  MOSES,  Greenfield.  Private,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  22,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Timothy 
Childs's  co.,  Col.  David  Field's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  18, 
1777;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

ALLEN,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  service,  11 
days,  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth,  on  an  alarm  in  Sept.,  1778. 

ALLEN,  NATHAN,  Brookfield.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ithamer  Wright's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army 
April  27,  1775;  also,  Capt.  John  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  D. 
Brewer's)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

ALLEN,  NATHAN,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  (train  band)  co. ;  return  of 
equipments  made  up  to  June  10,  1776;  age,  40  yrs. ;  detached  May  27,  1776; 
also,  record  dated  July  8,  1776,  attested  by  Capt.  Mann,  stating  said  Allen  to  be 
absent  from  Medfield  militia ;  also,  list  of  men  drafted  to  reinforce  army  at  New 
York,  agreeable  to  a  warrant  signed  by  Col.  Hawes  and  Capt.  Mann ;  drafted 
Sept.  16,  1776 ;  paid  bounty  in  lieu  of  service ;  also,  return  of  men  in  Capt. 
Mann's  co. ;  service  14  days;  ordered  to  march  to  Court  House,  Providence, 
thence  to  Warwick  Neck,  R.  I.,  by  Maj.  James  Metcalf ;  roll  dated  Cumberland, 
Dec.  9,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Mann's  co.,  Maj.  James  Metcalf  s  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8, 
1776;  discharged  Dec.  21,  1776;  service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island; 
also,  list  of  men  hired  by  selectmen  of  Medfield  to  reinforce  army  at  New  York, 
dated  Dec.  20,  1776 ;  marched  under  Capt.  Sabin  Mann ;  also,  list  of  men  who 
went  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  for  30  days  from  Oct.  1, 1777,  agree 
able  to  a  warrant  issued  by  Col.  Hawes,  Sept.  25,  1777;  reported  drafted;  also, 
Capt.  Ezekiel  Plimpton's  co.,  Col.  Hawes's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  25,  1777;  dis 
charged  Oct.  28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Sept.  25,  177" ;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition. 

ALLEN,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Livermore's  co. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1779;  dis 
charged  Oct.  4,  1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  25  days,  with  guards  at  Rutland.  Roll 
dated  Spencer. 

ALLEN,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Merriman's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's 
(3d)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  15,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  14 
days. 

ALLEN,  NATHAN.  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (2d)  regt. ;  return 
of  men  for  rations,  dated  Feb.  18,  1780;  reported  in  wagoners  department. 

ALLEN,  NATHAN,  Western.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  David  Brew 
er's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  12,  1775;  service,  2  mos. 
25  days ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Dan 
forth's  co.,  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.,  dated  Nov.  17,  1776;  mustered  by  Maj.  John 
Fraizer,  and  ordered  to  join  Col.  Patterson's  regt.  by  Brig.  Gen.  Trumball ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  re-engaged 
Nov.  14, 1776,  in  Col.  Wiggles  worth's  regt.,  but  to  remain  in  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt. 
until  Dec.  31,  1776;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Brookfield,  Sept.  15,  1777;  joined 
Capt.  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war; 
also,  Capt.  C.  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Israel  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778, 
dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge ;  reported  on  command  at  Radnor ;  also,  muster  roll 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        177 

ALLEN,  NATHAN,  continued. 

for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  Greenwich;  reported  sick  at  Princeton;  also,  payroll 
for  Oct.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belonging 
to  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Ilich's  co.,  Col.  Rice's  regt. ;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7 
in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Western;  enlisted  Feb.  5, 
1781;  joined  Capt.  Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  enlistment, 
3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  court-martialled ;  Capt.  Thorp's  co.,  Col.  John  Brooks's 
regt.;  tried  Jan.  13,  1782,  by  regimental  court-martial,  Capt.  Mills,  President; 
charged  with  forging  a  due-bill,  and  found  not  guilty ;  also,  list  of  men  court- 
martialled;  tried  Jan.  9,  1782  (or  3),  by  regimental  court-martial,  Capt.  Day, 
President;  accused  of  stealing  a  shirt;  sentence,  20  lashes. 

ALLEN,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Peters's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  28,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

ALLEN,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  (Essex 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  5,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  inos.  18 
days;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ALLEN,  NATHAN,  Barre.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  9,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1781;  service,  3  nios.  23  days; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

ALLEN,  NATHAN,  Tyringham.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Herrick's  co.,  Col.  Brown's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  29,  1777;  discharged  July  21,  1777;  service, 
23  days;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.;  enlisted  June  4, 
1778;  discharged  July  15,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  11  days;  ordered  to  Albany  by 
Gen.  Fellows;  also,  Capt.  John  Collar's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Powel ;  enlisted  July  19, 1779 ;  discharged  Aug. 
27,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  at  Connecticut;  also,  Capt.  John  King's  co.,  Col. 
John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  27,  1780;  discharged  July  1, 
1780;  service,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  West  Point;  marched  by  order  of  Brig. 
Gen.  Fellows;  also,  Lieut.  Solomon  Jackson's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.;  enlisted 
Oct.  13,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  26,  1781;  service,  18  days,  on  an  alarm  at  the 
Northward,  under  Lieut.  Col.  John  Collar,  by  order  of  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr. 

ALLEN,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  C.  Allen's  (8th)  co.,  4th  regt. ;  muster  rolls 
for  May,  June,  July,  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1783. 

ALLEN,  NATHAN,  Jr.,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chenery's  co.,  Col.  John 
Smith's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  13  days ; 
also,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  (train  band)  co. ;  return  of  equipments  made  up  to 
June  10,  1776 ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  also  list  of  men  drafted  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army,  agreeable  to  a  warrant  issued  Nov.  21,  1776,  and  attested  by  Capt.  Mann; 
also,  Capt.  Mann's  co.,  Maj.  James  Metcalf's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  dis 
charged  Dec.  23, 1776;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  reported 
enlisted  for  New  York ;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  16  days,  dated  Cumberland, 
Dec.  9,  1776 ;  ordered  to  march  to  Court  House,  Providence,  thence  to  Warwick 
Neck,  II.  I.,  by  Maj.  James  Metcalf ;  also,  list  of  men  who  went  on  a  secret  expe 
dition  to  Rhode  Island  for  30  days  from  Oct.  1,  1777,  agreeable  to  a  warrant 
issued  by  Col.  Hawes,  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  reported  drafted. 

ALLEN,  NATHANIEL,  Weston.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  William  Bond's 
(late  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Oct. 
6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at 
Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  29,  1775. 

ALLEN,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Coe's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  24,  1777 ; 
enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776 ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777. 


178  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALLEX,  NATHANIEL,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Ward  Swift's  co. ;  return  of  men  for 
bounty  allowed  for  service  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  in  Oct.,  1777. 

ALLEN,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Mark  Pool's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Nov.  12,  1777,  to  April  5,  1778 ;  service  at 
Cambridge  and  Charlestown;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1778,  dated  Winter 
Hill. 

ALLEN,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service, 
8  days,  at  Falmouth  and  Dartmouth,  on  alarms  in  Sept.,  1778;  also,  return  of 
men  in  service  at  Falmouth,  on  alarms  of  Feb.  4,  April  2  and  May  16,  1779;  ser 
vice,  9  days ;  also,  payroll  for  service  from  April  12,  1779,  to  Nov.  16, 1779,  7  mos. 
5  days;  stationed  at  Falmouth;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  20,  1781,  to 
Sept.  28,  1781,  2  mos.  8  days;  company  raised  by  vote  of  Falmouth  for  defence 
of  town. 

ALLEN,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Fales's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  3,  1779;  dis 
charged  Aug.  15,  1779 ;  service,  13  days ;  marched  to  Majorbagaduce  by  order  of 
Gen.  Lovel. 

ALLEX,  NATHANIEL  (alias  JONATHAN).  Major,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  statement  of 
Continental  balances  certified  May  22,  1780. 

ALLEN,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Ide's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  9  days,  under 
Gen.  Heath,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Tiverton, 
R.  I. 

ALLEN,  NATHANIEL  COIT,  Cape  Ann.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Prentiss's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  16,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1776. 

ALLEX,  NATHAXIEL  COIT,  Hingham.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Benjamin  Lapham's  or  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  co.,  dated  Feb.  17, 1778; 
joined  Capt.  Marshall's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLEX,  NATHAXIEL  COIT,  Boston.  Paymaster,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  appointed 
Nov.  6,  1776;  also,  list  of  officers  in  Col.  Marshall's  regt.  who  have  not  received 
their  warrants,  endorsed  March  27, 1777 ;  reported  no  warrant  to  be  made  out, 
being  unfit  for  the  office ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  March,  1779,  dated  West 
Point;  reported  furloughed  Jan.  29,  1779,  by  Gen.  Paterson;  also,  Ensign,  Capt. 
Josiah  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  (10th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated 
West  Point;  appointed  Aug.  10,  1778;  also,  Lieutenant  and  Paymaster,  Col. 
Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  appointed  Lieutenant  Oct.  21,  1778;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Oct.,  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1780,  dated  Huts  near  West  Point;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Jan.,  1781-Dec.,  1782;  also,  Captain,  8th  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1782-Sept.,  1783. 

ALLEX,  NEHEMIAH,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

ALLEN,  NEHEMIAH,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Whipple's  co. ;  enlisted  July 
13,  1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  3  days;  company  raised  in 
Essex  Co.,  and  stationed  at  Manchester  and  Gloucester;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  War 
ner's  (1st)  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  May  31,  1776,  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  7  mos. ; 
stationed  at  Gloucester. 

ALLEN,  NEHEMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Bradbury  Sanders's  (2d)  co. ;  enlisted  March  28, 
1776;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1776;  stationed  at  Gloucester. 

ALLEN,  NEHEMIAH,  Middleborough.  Captain,  3d  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  list  of 
officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  May  9,  1776;  also,  Col.  Joseph  Cushing's 
regt. ;  elected  Captain  by  company  at  Hanover,  Dec.  26,  1776 ;  also,  Col.  Jere- 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       179 

ALLEN,  NEHEMIAH,  continued. 

miah  Hall's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  marched  to 
Bristol,  II.  I. ;  also,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ;  service  on  a  secret  expedi 
tion  to  Rhode  Island  in  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1777;  also,  Col.  Cotton's  regt.,  Gen. 
Palmer's  brigade;  return  of  men  on  a  late  expedition  to  Rhode  Island,  dated 
Germantown,  Dec.  11,  1777. 

ALLEN,  NEHEMIAH,  New  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Jon 
athan  Mitchell's  (Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept. 
25,  1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  17  days,  on  expedition  to  Penobscot. 

ALLEN,  NEHEMIAH,  Oakham.  Private,  Capt.  John  Cutler's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  27,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1781;  service,  2  mos.  18  days; 
reported  joined  regiment  at  West  Point,  Sept.  3,  1781. 

ALLEN,  NEHEMIAH,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Mark  Pool's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards  ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Nov.  12,  1777,  to  April  5,  1778 ;  service  at  Cam 
bridge  and  Charlestown ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1778,  dated  Winter  Hill. 

ALLEN,  NEHEMIAH,  2d.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Mark  Pool's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Nov.  12,  1777,  to  April  5,  1778;  service  at  Cam 
bridge  and  Charlestown ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1778,  dated  Winter  Hill. 

ALLEN,  NOAH,  Rehoboth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Bliss's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also,  Capt.  Bliss's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Walker's  (22d)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Oct.  26,  1775; 
also,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec. 
8,  1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  24, 1776 ;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ; 
marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I. ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Martin's  (2d)  co., 
Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned 
June  23,  1777 ;  reported  chosen  in  place  of  Lieut.  John  Davis ;  also,  Capt.  Stephen 
Bullock's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  10, 
1778;  service,  1  mo.  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  1st  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Joseph  Willmarth's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (1st  Bristol  Co.) 
regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Jan.  11,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug. 
8.  1780;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  from  Rehoboth 
to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  and  there  did  duty  under  Gen.  Heath  ;  also,  Capt.  Simeon  Cole's 
co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  between  March  6, 1781,  and  March  15, 1781, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  discharged  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Lincoln  ; 
40  days  levies. 

ALLEN,  NOAH.  List  of  men  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book,  dated  Headquarters, 
Ticonderoga,  Oct.  6,  1776;  rank,  1st  Lieutenant,  in  Col.  Wliitcomb's  (6th)  regt.; 
promoted  to  Captain  vice  Capt.  Tobey  resigned. 

ALLEN,  NOAH,  Medfield.  Lieutenant;  list  of  men  enrolled  on  alarm  list  taken  to  June 
10,  1776;  age,  58  yrs. ;  also,  list  of  men  who  received  money  for  "turns  done  in 
the  last  wars  in  the  days  of  Capt.  Morse  the  1st,  and  Capt.  Coolidge,"  dated  Nov. 
17,  1776 ;  also,  list  of  men  drafted  to  reinforce  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  a 
warrant  issued  Nov.  21, 1776,  and  attested  by  Capt.  Sabin  Mann  ;  reported  drafted, 
but  paid  money  in  lieu  of  service ;  also,  list  of  men  drafted  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army,  agreeable  to  a  warrant  issued  May  8,  1777,  by  Lieut.  Baxter;  paid 
money  in  lieu  of  service ;  also,  list  of  men  who  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an 
alarm,  July  22,  1777. 

ALLEN,  NOAH.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Jenne's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway 's  (2d  Bristol 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780  ;  service,  6  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  dated  Dartmouth ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from 
March  14,  1781,  to  March  18,  1781,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 


180  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALLEN,  NOAH.  Private,  Capt.  George  Claghorn's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchell's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  2 
days ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ALLEN,  NOAH,  Sandisfield.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Moses  Soul's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Sandis 
field  and  New  Marlborough;  service,  17  days;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775 ;  enlisted  May  8,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  1  day ;  commissioned  June  7,  1775 ; 
also,  lists  of  officers  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  May  23,  May  31  and  June  5,  1775 ; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  N.  Allen's  (late  Soul's)  co., 
Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27, 
1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  promoted  to  Captain  Oct.  1,  1776,  and  re 
engaged  Nov.  14,  1776,  in  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  on  furlough ;  also,  Captain  ; 
list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  Oct.  16,  1776,  and  confirmed  by 
Congress  Sept.  6,  1779;  also,  Col.  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  rolls 
for  March  and  May,  1778,  dated  Valley  Forge ;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1778, 
dated  Camp  Greenwich;  also,  pay  abstracts  for  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  and  April, 
1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  Maj.  John  Porter's  (13th)  regt.;  return  of  officers 
for  clothing,  dated  Camp  Lower  Salem,  Aug.  28,  1779 ;  also,  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  return  of  men 
in  13th  regt.,  Gen.  Glover's  brigade,  dated  Boston,  Dec.  14, 1780 ;  also,  Col.  Joseph 
Yose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point; 
reported  on  furlough  at  New  Marlborough;  also,  Col.  Yose's  regt.,  commanded 
by  Capt.  Jeremiah  Miller;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.,  March  and  April,  1781,  dated 
Garrison  at  West  Point;  reported  on  furlough  at  New  Marlborough;  also,  Col. 
Yose's  regt.,  commanded  by  Capt.  Noah  Allen  ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated 
West  Point;  also,  return  of  officers  of  1st  regt.,  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Wil 
liams,  dated  West  Point,  June  1,  1781;  reported  on  duty  at  the  Lines;  also, 
returns  of  officers  of  1st  regt.,  commanded  by  Capt.  J.  Miller,  dated  West  Point, 
June  8,  June  15  and  June  22,  1781 ;  reported  on  duty  at  the  Lines ;  also,  return 
of  officers  of  1st  regt.,  dated  Camp  Peekskill,  June  29,  1781 ;  reported  on  duty  at 
the  Lines;  also,  muster  rolls  for  July,  1781-March,  1782;  reported  wounded  at 
Robinson's  house ;  reported  sick  at  block-house,  on  returns  dated  July  20,  1781, 
and  Aug.  17,  1781 ;  reported  woimded  at  New  Marlborough,  on  returns  dated 
from  Aug.  25,  1781,  to  March  1,  1782;  also,  return  of  officers  dated  Camp  at  West 
Point,  June  14,  1782;  reported  on  duty  at  Fort  Putnam;  also,  return  of  officers 
dated  Camp  at  West  Point,  July  19,  1782;  reported  on  duty  at  garrison;  also, 
return  of  officers  dated  Sept.  20, 1782 ;  reported  on  duty  at  West  Point ;  also,  return 
of  officers  dated  Camp  at  Verplanck's  Point,  Oct.  25, 1782;  reported  sick  in  camp; 
also,  return  of  officers  dated  Camp  at  Snake  Hill,  Nov.  1,  1782;  reported  sick  in 
camp ;  also,  returns  dated  from  Nov.  8, 1782,  to  Dec.  6, 1782 ;  reported  sick  at  New 
Marlborough  by  leave  of  Gen.  Washington. 

ALLEN,  OBADIAH,  Pleasant  River.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Francis  Shaw,  Jr.'s  co. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  11,  1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  27  days;  company  sta 
tioned  at  Gouldsborough,  No.  4,  Narraguagus  and  Pleasant  River. 

ALLEN,  OBADIAH.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Reuben  Dyer's  co. ;  enlisted  July  3,  1777 ;  dis 
charged  Dec.  13, 1777  ;  service,  5  mos.  11  days,  on  an  expedition  against  St.  Johns, 
N.  S.,  and  Machias. 

ALLEN,  OLIVER,  Winthrop.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Colburn's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Arnold's  regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1775;  discharged  Aug.  14,  1775;  service,  20 
days;  also,  list  of  men  from  Winthrop  enlisted  for  3  years"  and  not  returned 
to  this  town." 

ALLEN,  OLIVER.  Captain,  4th  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass, 
militia ;  commissioned  May  9,  1776. 


IN   THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  181 

ALLEN,  OLIVER.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Peters's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Dullard's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  28,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

ALLEX,  PARMELE.  Sailor,  sloop  "Enterprise,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  P.  Sloan; 
engaged  May  23,  1775;  discharged  July  1,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  16  days. 

ALLEX,  PAUL.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Dillingham's  co. ;  enlisted  April  17,  1776;  ser 
vice,  7  mos.  12  days ;  stationed  at  Dartmouth. 

ALLEX,  PAUL,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Earl's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  29,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  14  days. 

ALLEX,  PAUL.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Coornbs's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Prime's  regt.;  enlisted 
May  23,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  26,  1781 ;  service,  8  mos.  4  days,  at  the  Eastward, 
under  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth. 

ALLEN,  PELATIAH,  Brunswick.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wentworth's  co.,  Col.  Aaron  Wil- 
lard's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Brunswick  to  Bennington, 
dated  Boston,  Jan.  6,  1777;  also,  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Fort 
Edward  to  Brunswick,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  15,  1777. 

ALLKX,  PELATIAH,  North  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Means's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Sprout's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
Feb.  13,  1777;  reported  deserted  Feb.  13,  1777. 

ALLEX,  PELATIAH,  Harpswell.  Capt.  George  White's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's 
regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  20,  1777;  roll  made  up  for  2  months  1£  days  rations  to  time 
of  arrival  at  Bennington  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Chadwick's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's 
regt. ;  muster  return  dated  Jan.  22,  1778 ;  reported  on  furlough. 

ALLEN,  PELEG,  llehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Phanuel  Bishop's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Franklin's  co., 
Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  24,  1776; 
service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I. 

ALLEX,  PELEG.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Tew's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ALLEX,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ;  payrolls 
for  Feb.  and  March,  1776 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  April,  1776,  dated  New  York ;  also, 
pay  roll  for^May,  1776;  also,  pay  roll  for  June,  1776,  dated  New  York;  also,  list 
of  men  who  lost  articles  at  the  evacuation  of  New  York,  Sept.  14,  1776 ;  also,  list 
of  men  who  returned  guns  while  at  Trenton,  Dec.  31,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  who 
engaged  to  continue  in  service  for  6  weeks  from  Jan.  1, 1777 ;  also,  order  for  travel 
allowance,  etc.,  dated  Woburn,  March  27,  1777. 

ALLEX,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Blunt's  co.,  Maj.  William  Lithgow's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  27,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  in  defending 
of  Lincoln  Co.  frontier. 

ALLEX,  PETER,  Pownalborough.  Private,  Capt.  Smart's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late 
Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  2, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Nicholas  Blaisdell's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's 
regt. ;  muster  return  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Feb.  5,  1778 ;  also,  muster  roll 
for  May,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge ;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1778, 
dated  Camp  Greeage  ( ?) ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  Oct.,  1778,  and  muster  roll  for 
March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  reported  on  command  at  Boston  Neck 
in  March  and  April,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Smart's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  2,  1780. 

ALLEX,  PETER,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ;  pay 
abstracts  for  Feb.  and  March,  1776;  also,  pay  abstract  for  April,  1776,  dated  New 
York  ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  May,  1776;  also,  pay  abstract  for  June,  1776,  dated 
New  York;  also,  order  for  wages  for  Dec.,  1776,  dated  Woburn,  March  26,  1777. 


182  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND    SAILORS 


ALLEN,  PHILEMON,  Stow.  Private,  Capt.  William  Whitcomb's  co.,  Col.  James  Pres- 
cott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177");  service,  9  days;  re 
ported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Patch's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  for  equipments,  dated  Cambridge,  June  18,  1775  ;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Monroe's  co.,  Col.  Ezekiel  Howe's  (4th)  regt. ;  joined  Capt. 
Brown's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Corporal,  Capt. 
Joshua  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  ac 
counts  for  service  from  Feb.  23,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  reported  as  serving  6  mos. 
23  days  as  Private,  27  mos.  15  days  as  Corporal ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Tan 
Schaick's  Island,  Sept.  1,  1777;  reported  on  command  at  Charlestown;  also,  pay 
abstract  for  Feb.,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March  and  April, 
1779;  reported  on  furlough;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col. Bigelow's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  23,  1780. 

ALLEX,  PHILEMON,  Lancaster.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  22  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Lancaster;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  Aug.  13,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  16,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Burbank  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct. 
25,  1780. 

ALLEN,  PHILEMON.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt. ;  en 
listed  July  5,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  15  days,  at  West 
Point;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ALLEN,  PHILEMON,  Sterling.  Private,  Capt.  Michael  G.  Houdin's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Put 
nam's  (5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Feb.  and  March,  1781,  dated  West  Point; 
marched  Aug.  10,  1780;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1780;  discharged  Feb.  13,  1781;  en 
listment,  6  months. 

ALLEN,  PHILIP.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  26,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  29, 1777;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  return  of  men  for  travel  allowance  from  Rhode 
Island  to  Dartmouth,  Sept.  1,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Car 
penter's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1778 ;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1778 ;  service,  17  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Job  Cook's  (16th)  co.,  Col.  Hathaway's 
(2d  Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  7,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  2 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Dartmouth. 

ALLEN,  PHILIP,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Hamilton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Brewer's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  service  from  Aug.  3,  1776,  to  Sept.  30,  1776,  1 
mo.  29  days;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Oct.,  1776,  dated  Ticonderoga  Mills; 
also,  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Fort  Edward  to  Brookfield,  dated 
Feb.  6,  1777;  also,  pay  abstract  for  1  mo.  28  days  service  [year  not  given]  ; 
also,  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  30,  1777; 
discharged  Sept.  2,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  4  days,  at  Half  Moon  and  Bennington; 
also,  Capt.  Asa  Danforth's  co.  of  volunteers,  Col.  Convers's  regt. ;  service,  22 
days;  marched  from  Brookfield  to  join  Gen.  Gates's  army,  Sept.  23,  1777. 

ALLEN,  PHILIP.  Private,  Capt.  John  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  Sept.  7,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  7  days,  at  Cam 
bridge.  Roll  dated  Raynham. 

ALLEN,  PHILIP.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Flower's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  July,  1780;  enlisted  July  8,  1780;  enlistment,  6  months;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1780,  dated  Camp  Orringtown;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct., 
1780,  dated  Camp  Totoway ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1780,  dated  Camp  at  West 
Point;  discharged  Dec.  18,  1780. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        183 

ALLEN,  PHILIP,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Ellis's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  9  days ;  also,  Capt.  Jacob  Ide's  co. ;  order  for 
wages  for  service  on  the  alarm  caused  by  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  dated  July  5, 
1776;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  June  21, 
1778 ;  discharged  July  13,  1778 ;  service,  22  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ; 
21  days  levies;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  John  Hatha- 
way's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  25,  1779;  discharged  April  15, 1779;  service,  21  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ; 
age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Attleborough; 
arrived  at  Springfield  July  9,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  11,  1780,  under  com 
mand  of  Ensign  Bancroft ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated 
Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the 
town  of  Attleborough  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched 
July  6,  1780 ;  discharged  Jan.  8,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  2  days. 

ALLEX,  PHIXEAS,  Oxford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Town's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  6  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the 
army;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days  ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

ALLEX,  PHIXEAS,  Easton.  Private,  Capt.  Macey  Williams's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  6  days,  between  April  19  and  April  28,  1775; 
also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Josiah  Keith's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec. 
8,  1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1776 ;  service,  24  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  ; 
also,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  29, 
1777;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777,  by  Gen.  Spencer;  service,  32  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  from  Taunton. 

ALLEX,  PHIXEAS.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  (Suf 
folk  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  9,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
6  days,  at  West  Point;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Con 
tinental  Army. 

ALLEX,  PHIXEAS,  Medfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  detached  from  Capt.  Bax 
ter's  co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  30,  1781 ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3£  in. ; 
complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes,  blue;  residence,  Medfield;  enlistment,  3 
months  from  Aug.  16,  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Lincoln's  co., 
Col.  Joseph  Webb's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  20,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1781; 
service,  3  mos.  22  days. 

ALLEX,  PHIXEAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and 
men  dated  April  11,  1783. 

ALLEX,  PHIXEAS,  Lincoln.  Capt.  Farrar's  co. ;  list  of  men  detached  from  Col.  Brooks's 
regt.  to  relieve  guards  at  Cambridge  [year  not  given] . 

ALLEX,  POMT.  Capt.  Gleason's  co.,  4th  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  Sept.,  1776;  also, 
order  for  wages  dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  5,  1776;  also,  Private;  return  of  men 
in  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt.,  dated  Springfield,  Jan.  25,  1777;  also,  list  of  men 
dated  Chatham,  Feb.  1,  1777. 

ALLEX,  PRIXCE,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt. ;  service,  31  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  in  Sept.  and  Oct., 
1777  ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition. 

ALLEX,  PRIXCE.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  White's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt. ;  drafted 
Sept.  20,  1776 ;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1776 ;  service,  60  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 


184  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALLEN,  PRINCE.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cook's  (16th)  co.,  Col.  Hathaway's  (2d  Bristol 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  7,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  2  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Dartmouth. 

ALLEN,  PRINCE.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Kilburn's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  16,  1780;  service,  6  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Vermont  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

ALLEN,  RICHARD.  Private,  Capt.  John  Holden's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's 
(1st  Rhode  Island)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  East  Green 
wich  ;  enlisted  May  22,  1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLEN,  RICHARD.  Seaman,  brig  "Adventure,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Morris; 
descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Sept.  26,  1780 ;  age,  25  yrs. ;  complexion, 
mulatto;  residence,  Massachusetts. 

ALLEN,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's  (1st 
Rhode  Island)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan  .-Dec.,  1777;  enlisted  Feb.  17,  1777; 
enlistment,  3  years;  reported  sick  and  absent;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.  and 
March,  1778;  reported  deserted  March  15,  1778. 

ALLEN,  ROBERT.  Descriptive  list  of  the  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "Aurora" 
(privateer),  commanded  by  Capt.  David  Porter,  dated  Boston,  June  16,  1781; 
age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft. 

ALLEN,  RUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  "VVells's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  23,  1776;  discharged  April  1,  1777;  service,  100  days; 
marched  to  Ticonderoga ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  24, 
1777 ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  23,  1777. 

ALLEN,  RUEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  15,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  19  days,  guarding 
stores  in  Springfield  and  Brookfield ;  company  detached  from  Hampshire  Co. 
militia;  also,  Capt  James  "Walsworth's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days, 
at  New  London,  Conn. 

ALLEN,  Rui-us.  Private,  Lieut.  William  Ford's  co.,  Col.  David  Rosseter's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777;  service,  7  days,  at 
Bennington;  also,  list  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Bennington,  Aug. 
16,  1777,  under  Lieut.  William  Ford;  dismissed  Aug.  23,  1777. 

ALLEN,  Rrrus.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Warner's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  13 
days ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ALLEN,  RUFUS.  2d  Lieutenant,  2d  Artillery  co.,  2d  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers 
of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Jan.  27,  1779;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Artillery  co., 
3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  Oct.  22, 
1779;  also,  Captain,  Artillery  co.,  3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt.;  commissioned  June  5, 
1780;  also,  Col.  David  Rosseter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  14, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  17, 
1780 ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm ;  roll  dated  Pittsfield ;  also,  pay  roll  for  3  days 
service  from  Oct.  18,  1780,  to  Oct.  21, 1780,  on  an  alarm.  Roll  dated  Pittsfield. 

ALLEN,  RUSSELL.  List  of  men  returned  by  selectmen  of  West  Springfield  as  having 
received  bounty,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  10,  1778,  to  serve  at  Providence, 
It.  I.,  until  Jan.  1,  1779;  enlisted  into  Capt.  N.  Rowley's  co.  and  served  at  Provi 
dence  or  thereabouts. 

ALLEN,  RUSSELL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  6,  1779;  dis 
charged  Jan.  6,  1780;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  at  Springfield. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       185 


ALLEN,  RUSSELL,  Shelburne.  List  of  men  mustered  for  service  at  Claverack  as  re 
turned  by  Lieut.  Col.  David  Wells,  Aug.  3,  1780;  Capt.  John  Long's  co. ;  age,  18 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Shelburne;  enlistment,  3 
months;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Newton's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  7 
days ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ALLEN,  SALMON,  Worcester.  Matross,  Capt.  James  Swan's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  May  8,  1777 ; 
also,  list  of  men  who  refused  to  leave  Boston,  dated  Sept.  22,  1777 ;  also,  list  of 
men  in  Capt.  Joseph  Balch's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt.,  who  received  bounty  for  8 
months  service  from  April  30,  1777,  to  Dec.  30,  1777. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL,  Sandisfield.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Brown's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  27  days. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL,  South  Brimfield.  Corporal,  Capt.  Anthony  Needham's  co.,  which 
marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
service,  11  days;  left  Cambridge  April  27,  1775. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL.  Marine,  sloop  "Enterprise,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  P.  Sloan; 
engaged  May  8,  1775 ;  discharged  July  1,  1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  6  days. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL,  Braintree  (also  given  Roxbury).  Private,  Capt.  Elihu  Adams's  co., 
under  command  of  Lieut.  David  Lintield,  Col.  Benjamin  Lincoln's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Joseph 
Morse's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  14  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
1775] . 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Bliss's  co.,  Col.  Walker's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  3  days;  reported  de 
serted  June  27,  1775 ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  G,  1775 ;  reported  deserted. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Sawin's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Palmer's  regt.; 
enlisted  March  4,  1776 ;  service,  15  days. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Belcher's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Bass's  regt.; 
service,  4  days;  company  assembled  at  Braintree,  June  13,  1776,  upon  orders  to 
march  to  Horse  Neck,  and  June  24,  1776,  upon  orders  to  march  to  Nantasket. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Wolcott's  co.,  Col.  Hopkins's  regt. ;  service, 
16  days,  between  July  16,  1776,  and  Aug.  5,  1776;  marched  to  the  Highlands, 
N.  Y.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Knowlton's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  March  1,  1777. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  28  days;  marched  to  Manchester,  Vt.,  to 
join  Northern  army.  Roll  dated  Suffolk  Co. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL,  Walpole.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Smith's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also,  Capt. 
Oliver  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt.,  commanded  by  Maj.  James 
Metcalf;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1777;  service,  24  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Warwick,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  S.  Mann's  co., 
Col.  Wheelock's  regt.;  enlisted  April  22,  1777;  discharged  May  10,  1777;  service, 
20  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Haws's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition. 


186  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL,  Ashfield.  Ensign,  Lieut.  Samuel  Bartlet's  co.,  which  marched  April 
22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Ashfield;  service,  5 
days;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  May  31,  1775;  commissioned  June 
7,  1775;  also,  Ensign,  Capt.  Webber's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  re 
turn  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Bartlett's  co.,  Col. 
James  Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1777,  to  April  12,  1778;  reported  resigned  April  12,  1778. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Belcher's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Edward  Symmes's 
detachment  of  guards  ;  enlisted  Feb.  26,  1778;  discharged  May  26,  1778;  service, 
3  mos. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Everett's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.,  Gen. 
Lovell's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  14, 1778;  service,  1  mo. 
15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL,  Topsham.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Lincoln  Co.  from  Capt.  James 
Mustard's  co.,  Col.  McCobb's  (1st)  regt.,  to  reinforce  Col.  Wade's  and  Col. 
Jacobs's  regts.  at  Providence;  returned  Aug.  20,  1778,  by  Brig.  Charles  Gushing; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  en 
listed  July  2,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  7  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Boston ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept. 
17,  1778;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen 
Hallet;  engaged  Feb.  3,  1779;  discharged  April  30, 1779;  service,  2  mos.  28  days. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Mann's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  (4th  Suf 
folk  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  1,  1780;  service,  4  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Crandon's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780 ;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Bullock's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9.  1780;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  served  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  under  Gen.  Heath. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  David  Kingman's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Gary's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  30,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL,  Lenox.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Dec.  2,  1780;  Capt.  Debbell's  co.,  Col.  Rossiter's  regt.;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  black ;  occupation,  weaver ;  residence,  Lenox ; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL.  Seaman,  frigate  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  S.  Nicholson;  en 
gaged  Nov.  30,  1781 ;  roll  made  up  to  May  31,  1782;  service,  6  mos.;  enlistment, 
12  months. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  payrolls  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1781,  to  Jan.  1,  1783. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL.  Frigate  "Hague,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Manley ;  receipt  for 
wages  to  May  10,  1783. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  Oliver  Shattuck's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men  dated 
Oct.  28,  1783. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        187 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL.  Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  returned  in  exchange  for  British  prisoners 
sent  to  New  York  in  the  cartel  brig  "Favorite;  "  exchanged  for  Patrick  Lairey, 
seaman ;  return  made  by  Robert  Pierpont,  Commissary. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  24,  1776 ;  service,  16  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I.;  also,  Capt. 
John  Bradley's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  service, 
3  mos.  16  days ;  marched  to  Manchester,  Vt.,  to  join  Northern  army.  Roll  dated 
Suffolk  Co. 

ALLEN,  SAMUEL,  2d.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  service,  8  days,  between  Dec.  8  and  Dec.  24,  1776,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I. 

ALLEN,  SETH,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Talbot's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days. 

ALLEN,  SETH,  West  Medway.  Private ;  company  commanded  by  Lieut.  Moses  Adams 
under  Maj.  J.  Fuller  of  Col.  John  Smith's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarms  of 
April  19  and  April  30,  1775;  service,  8  days. 

ALLEN,  SETH,  Holliston.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  9,  1775;  service,  3  mos.;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  26,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Oct.  31,  1775. 

ALLEN,  SETH.  Capt.  Chamberlain's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt.;  discharged 
Nov.  3,  1776. 

ALLEN,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  James  Converse's  (Worces 
ter  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  in  July,  1777 ; 
marched  to  Providence,  R.  I.  Roll  dated  New  Braintree. 

ALLEN,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawse's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  stationed  at  Little  Compton,  R.  I.  Roll  dated  Bellingham. 

ALLEN,  SETH,  Halifax.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stat 
ure,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Halifax ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July 
10,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  11,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Bancroft; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Pater- 
son  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

ALLEN,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  Staples  Chamberlain's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  7,  1781;  discharged  March  14,  1781;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  marched  by  order  of  Gov.  Hancock. 

ALLEN,  SILAS,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Sabin  Man's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.,  which 
inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days;  also,  certificate  dated 
[probably]  May,  1776,  stating  said  Allen  to  be  chosen  Corporal  of  a  company ; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  (train  band)  co. ;  return  of  equipments  made 
up  to  June  10,  1776;  age,  26  yrs. ;  enlisted  into  the  army  July,  1776;  also,  list  of 
men  raised  to  serve  at  Dorchester  Heights  until  Dec.  1,  1776,  agreeable  to  a  war 
rant  issued  by  Col.  Haws,  July  23,  1776;  also,  return  of  men  in  Capt.  Mann's 
co.  in  service  23  days,  dated  Cumberland,  Dec.  9,  1776;  ordered  to  march  to 
Court  House,  Providence,  thence  to  Warwick  Neck,  R.  L,  by  Maj.  James  Metcalf ; 
also,  Capt.  Mann's  co.,  Maj.  Metcalf's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged 
Dec.  30,  1776 ;  service,  23  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  list  of  men 
who  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  22,  1777. 


188  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALLEN,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  July  11,  1778 ;  discharged  Nov.  9, 1778 ;  service,  4  mos.,  at  Cam 
bridge  ;  roll  dated  Lancaster ;  also,  Capt.  David  Jewett's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Nov.  10,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  5  days;  roll 
dated  Lancaster;  also,  Capt.  "Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  detachment 
of  guards  [year  not  given] . 

ALLEN,  SIMEON,  Greenfield.  Private,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Wil 
liams' s  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775 ;  service,  15  days. 

ALLEN,  SIMEON.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  26,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

ALLEN,  SIMEON,  Williamstown.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Berkshire  Co. 
in  1779  to  serve  in  Continental  Army;  age,  35  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  com 
plexion,  light;  residence,  Williamstown;  delivered  to  Lieut.  Story. 

ALLEN,  SIMEON.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  26,  1778 ;  discharged  Aug.  15,  1778 ;  service,  21  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  12  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ALLEN,  SIMEON.  Private,  Capt.  David  Kingman's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt.; 
service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Squantum  in  March,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Nathan 
Alden's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  John  Whitman,  Col.  Mitchell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  24,  1776;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  also,  Capt.  Alden's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Gary's  regt.;  enlisted  July  30, 
1780;  discharged  Aug.  1,  1780;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  SOLOMON,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Allen's  co.,  Gen.  Pomeroy's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  15  days ;  returned  home  May  4,  1775. 

ALLEN,  SOLOMON,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
(12th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  April  24,  1776 ;  enlisted  Feb.  9,  1776. 

ALLEN,  SOLOMON.  Certificate  of  service  given  by  Col.  Thomas  Crafts,  stating  that  said 
Allen  was  employed  in  the  laboratory  1  month  after  his  regiment  was  disbanded ; 
wages  allowed  for  said  service  June  22,  1777. 

ALLEN,  SOLOMON.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Wales's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt.;  en 
listed  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  26,  1777;  service,  8  days;  marched  to  Still- 
water  and  Saratoga.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

ALLEN,  SOLOMON.  3d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  4,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  14  days ; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ALLEN,  SOLOMON.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Woodberry's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Hallet's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army.  Roll  dated  Gloucester. 

ALLEN,  SOLOMON,  Rowley.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  21  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Rowley;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  10,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  11,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  George 
Webb. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        189 

ALLEN,  SOLOMON.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel  Pomeroy's  (1st)  co.,  2d  Hampshire 
Co.  regt.  [year  not  given] . 

ALLEN,  SOLOMON.  2cl  Major,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (2d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  [year  not 
given] . 

ALLEN,  SQUIRE,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Perry's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's 
(22J)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  July  11,  177");  service,  2 
weeks  6  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  177") ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Oct.  26,  1775;  also, 
Capt.  James  Hills's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  discharged 
Dec.  23,  1776;  service,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bristol. 

ALLEN,  STEPHEN,  Marl  borough.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  12,  1775;  service,  11 
weeks  4  days. 

ALLEN,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Willcox's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  ser 
vice,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  from  Dartmouth  to  How- 
land's  Ferry,  R.  I.,  to  repel  the  British  forces  which  arrived  at  Newport,  Dec.  7, 
1776. 

ALLEN,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt. ; 
enlisted  March  16, 1779 ;  discharged  April  12, 1779 ;  service,  28  days,  at  Howland's 
Ferry,  R.  I. 

ALLEN,  STEPHEN,  Norwich.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belonging  to  Hampshire 
Co. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light ;  occupation, 
farmer;  residence,  Norwich;  enlisted  April  10,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLEN,  STEPHEN,  Jr.,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Phanuel  Bishop's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 6  days;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Franklin's  co., 
Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  24,  1776; 
service,  16  days ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  Bristol,  R.  I. 

ALLEN,  SYLYANUS.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cook's  (16th)  co.,  Col.  Hathaway's  (2d  Bristol 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  7,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  2  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Dartmouth. 

ALLEN,  THOMAS.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1775;  dis 
charged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  16  days,  at  Machias. 

ALLEN,  THOMAS,  Marblehead.  Capt.  Joel  Smith's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt. ;  receipt 
for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  28, 1775;  also,  Private;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  27,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  9  days;  reported  killed  June 
17,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at 
Cambridge,  Dec.  30,  1775. 

ALLEN,  THOMAS.  Capt.  Stephen  Dana's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Thatcher's  regt.;  enlisted 
March  4,  1776 ;  discharged  March  6, 1776 ;  service,  2  days ;  marched  to  Roxbury. 
Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

ALLEN,  THOMAS,  Pittsfield.  Chaplain,  Col.  Simonds's  regt.;  list  of  men  under  Lieut. 
William  Barber,  who  marched  to  New  York,  Sept.  30,  1776,  and  were  dismissed 
Nov.  17,  1776 ;  service,  7  weeks. 

ALLEN,  THOMAS,  Gloucester.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nicholas  Blasdel's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Albany  home,  in  1776. 

ALLEN,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  3,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  3  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  2 
months. 

ALLEN,  THOMAS,  Pittsfield.  List  of  men  under  Lieut.  William  Ford,  who  marched 
from  Pittsfield  to  Bennington,  Aug.  16,  1777,  and  were  dismissed  Aug.  23,  1777. 


190  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALLEX,  THOMAS.  Private,  company  of  volunteers  under  Col.  Easton,  who  marched  to 
assist  Gen.  Stark  at  Bennington  by  order  of  Gen.  Lincoln;  detached  from  Berk 
shire  Co.  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  3,  1777 ;  discharged  Sept.  27, 1777 ;  service,  24  days. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

ALLEN,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Richards's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  on  a 
secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Dedham. 

ALLEN,  THOMAS.  List  of  prisoners  certified  by  the  selectmen  of  Truro,  Sept.  19,  1777, 
as  having  been  returned  from  the  British  ship  "  Diamond,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Charles  Fielding,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  subjects ;  captured  Sept.  6,  1777, 
from  the  "Morning  Star"  (merchant  vessel),  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Combe 
of  Newbnryport;  also,  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  R.  I.,  in  the 
prison  ship  "Lord  Sandwich,"  and  landed  at  Bristol  March  7,  1778. 

ALLEN,  THOMAS.  Capt.  George  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  6, 
1778 ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth,  Bedford  and  Falmouth. 

ALLEN,  THOMAS,  Salem.  Boy,  brig  "Union"  (privateer),  commanded  by  Capt.  Jon 
athan  Gardner;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Nov.  3,  1780;  age,  15 
yrs. ;  stature,  4  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Salem. 

ALLEN,  THOMAS,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.,  Maj.  Edward  Proctor's 
detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  Dec.  10, 1777;  discharged  March  1,  1778;  service, 
2  mos.  22  days,  at  Dorchester;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Boston, 
June,  1780;  Lieut.  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Procter's  (Boston)  regt. ;  age,  33  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  enlistment,  6  months;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months 
men  raised  by  the  town  of  Boston  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during 
1780;  marched  July  1,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  5,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  15  days. 

ALLEN,  THOMAS,  Stoughton.  List  of  men  enlisted  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  10, 
1778 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
8  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Stoughton;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  9, 
1780 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen. 
Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 
1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Stoughton  for  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  5,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  13, 
1780;  service,  5  mos.  19  days. 

ALLEN,  THOMAS,  Rehoboth.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  mustered  by  James  Leon 
ard,  Muster  Master,  subsequent  to  Sept.  16,  [year  not  given]  ;  Capt.  Jonathan 
Drown's  co.,  Col.  Lee's  regt.;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  residence, 
Rehoboth. 

ALLEN,  THOMAS.  Seaman,  sloop  "  Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  J.  P.  Rathburn ; 
list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  "Loyalty"  and  "Wreck"  [year  not 
given] . 

ALLEN,  THOMAS,  New  London,  Conn.  List  of  deserters  from  Maj.  Ball's  co.,  Col. 
Shepard's  (4th)  regL,  between  Jan.  1  and  June  1,  1780;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5 
ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  New  London,  Conn.;  enlistment,  during 
war ;  reported  broke  from  the  prison  guard  at  Boston. 

ALLEN,  THOMAS.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt. ;  service  with  de 
tachment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes,  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks 
in  guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  by  order  of 
Council  of  May  12,  1777. 

ALLEN,  THOMAS,  Jr.,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Joel  Smith's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  22,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  14 
days ;  also,  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  28,  1775 ;  also,  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  transferred  to  a  privateer. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  191 

ALLEX,  TIMOTHY,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Dedham  (4th  Parish) ;  service,  3  days ;  also, 
Capt.  Battle's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  6  days  rations  and 
mileage  in  March,  1776 ;  service  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

ALLEX,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service,  6 
days;  marched  to  reinforce  army  at  Bennington. 

ALLEX,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  30,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  12  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  marched  to  Tiverton,  II.  I. 

ALLEX,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Pool's  co.,  Col.  Jacobs's  (Plymouth  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  21,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  13  days; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ALLEX,  TIMOTHY,  Bridgewater.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Francis's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  com 
plexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Bridgewater;  enlisted 
March  26,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  C.  Allen's 
(8th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1782-Sept.,  1783;  re 
ported  transferred  from  9th  regt. 

ALLEX,  TOBIAS.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  returned  in  the  cartel  "Swift"  from  Hali 
fax  to  Boston,  Nov.  9,  1777. 

ALLEX,  TOBIAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lincoln  Co.) 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Aug.  7,  1779,  to  Sept.  7,  1779 ;  marched  on 
expedition  to  Majorbagaduce  by  order  of  Gen.  Lovel.  Roll  dated  Boston. 

ALLEX,  WALLEY.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's  (1st 
Rhode  Island)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1778;  enlisted  April  24, 
1778;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1779;  also,  muster  rolls 
for  March,  April,  July,  Aug.  and  Oct.,  1779,  dated  East  Greenwich ;  reported : 
sick  in  hospital  in  March  ;  prisoner  of  war  in  July ;  prisoner  at  Newport  in  Aug. 

ALLEX,  WESTOX.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt., 
Gen.  Palmer's  brigade;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  service,  32  days;  marched  to 
Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  a  secret  expedition. 

ALLEX,  WESTOX.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Doty's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  13,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  17,  1778;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Falmouth,  Barnstable  Co. 

ALLEX,  WESTOX.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  White's  (Plymouth 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  9  days,  at 
Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Rochester. 

ALLEX,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lemont's  co. ;  enlisted  July  22,  1775;  dis 
charged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  22  days,  at  Georgetown. 

ALLEX,  WILLIAM.  Corporal,  Capt.  Daniel  Warner's  (1st)  co. ;  enlisted  July  19,  1775; 
service,  5  mos.  26  days;  stationed  at  Gloucester;  also,  Lieut.  Joseph  Lane's  co. ; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Sept.  16,  1775. 

ALLEX,  WILLIAM,  Belchertown.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  David 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  3  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  Bardwell's 
co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv 
alent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Oct.  31,  1775. 

ALLEX,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Whipple's  co. ;  enlisted  July  19,  1775;  dis 
charged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  25  days;  company  raised  in  Essex  Co. 
and  stationed  at  Manchester  and  Gloucester. 


192  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALLEX,  WILLIAM.    List  of  men  in  an  account  of  wages  for  Feb.  and  March,  1776. 

ALLEX,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Winthrop  Baston's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  1, .  [Com 
pany  known  to  have  been  raised  in  Feb.,  1776,  for  2  months  service  before 
Boston.] 

ALLEX,  WILLIAM.  Clerk,  Capt.  Moses  French's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Palmer's  regt. ;  en 
listed  March  4,  1776;  discharged  March  19,  1776;  service,  15  days;  company 
assembled  at  Braintree. 

ALLEX,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  William  Lithgow's  co. ;  enlisted  March  11,  1776; 
discharged  Nov.  23,  1776;  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. 

ALLEX,  WILLIAM,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Lit 
tle's  (12th)  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  died  Sept.  8,  1776;  also,  receipt 
for  wages  dated  Long  Island,  June  9  and  July  14,  1776 ;  also,  pay  abstract  for 
equipments,  etc.,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  1776. 

ALLEX,  WILLIAM,  Rehoboth.  Fifer,  Capt.  Isaac  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1776;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  20  days; 
also,  roll  made  up  for  2  days  travel  allowance  dated  Nov.  29,  1776;  also,  Capt. 
Israel  Hix's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  discharged 
Dec.  24,  1776 ;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  from  Re 
hoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I. 

ALLEX,  WILLIAM,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knowlton's  co.,  Col.  Dyke's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Dorchester  home,  dated  Dorchester, 
Nov.  20,  1776. 

ALLEX,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept. 
1,  1776,  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  2  mos.  20  days;  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard. 

ALLEX,  WILLIAM,  Middleborough.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Barrows's  (2d)  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  20,  1776 ;  service, 
12  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Rowland's  Ferry,  R.  I. 

ALLEX,  WILLIAM,  Topsham.  Corporal,  Capt.  George  White's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  12,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
reported  as  serving  12  mos.  19  days  as  Corporal,  23  mos.  as  Sergeant;  also,  Capt. 
White's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.;  roll  made  up  for  2  months  10  days 
rations  from  Jan.  12,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington ;  also,  muster  roll  for 
March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Samuel  Page's 
(Light  Infantry)  co.,  April  1, 1779 ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Page's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  12, 
1780;  reported  discharged  Jan.  12,  1780. 

ALLEX,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  List  of  men  in  an  independent  co.  formed  at  Boston,  dated 
Dec.  7,  1776;  also,  Private,  Gen.  John  Hancock's  (Independent)  co.,  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Col.  Henry  Jackson;  enlisted  April  15,  1777;  discharged  May  5,  1777; 
service,  1\\  days ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEX,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  William  Tupper's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ;  service, 
65  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  in  May  and  June,  1777. 

ALLEX,  WILLIAM.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Hollis,  Jr.'s  (2d)  co.,  5th  Suffolk  Co. 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia,  dated  Braintree,  July  8, 1777 ;  commissioned 
July  17  (also  given  27),  1777. 

ALLEX,  WILLIAM.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathan  Rowley's  co.,  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  9,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  1  mo. 
9  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  Army. 

ALLEX,  WILLIAM,  Gouldsborough.  2d  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Libbey's  co.,  Col.  Ben 
jamin  Foster's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  2,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  6,  1777;  service,  1 
mo.  4  days,  at  Machias. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        193 

ALLEN,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt.;  service, 
29  days ;  marched  from  Brookfield,  July  30,  1777,  to  Half  Moon  and  Bennington. 

ALLEN,  WILLIAM,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Bliss's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also,  Capt.  Bliss's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Walker's  (22d)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177;");  enlisted  April  28,  1775; 
servipe,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Oct.  26,  1775 ; 
also,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Williams's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777; 
discharged  Oct.  30,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  at  Tiverton,  II.  I. 

ALLEN,  WILLIAM,  Vineyard.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel 
Bradford's  (14th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  1, 
1777,  to  Jan  31,  1778;  reported  deceased. 

ALLEN,  WILLIAM.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Belcher's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Edward 
Symmes's  detachment  of  guards ;  enlisted  Feb.  26,  1778 ;  discharged  April  26, 
1778 ;  service,  2  mos. 

ALLEN,  WILLIAM,  Lanesborough.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Berkshire  Co. 
for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  15,  1778; 
Capt.  Newhall's  co.,  Col.  Diamond's  regt. ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft.  2  in. ;  com 
plexion,  light;  residence,  Lanesborough. 

ALLEN,  WILLIAM,  New  Gloucester.  Private.  Capt.  Benjamin  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
iel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  25,  [probably  1778,]  for  service  at  Rhode  Island ; 
enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

ALLEN,  WILLIAM.  Captain,  serving  as  Paymaster,  Col.  Israel  Angell's  (1st  Rhode 
Island)  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  June  and  July,  1778. 

ALLEN,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  25,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  13,  1779;  service  at  Rhode  Island; 
roll  sworn  to  at  Boston;  also,  muster  roll  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  1778; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Warwick,  Nov.  7,  1778;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

ALLEN,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  5  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Tiverton  and  there  did  duty 
under  Gen.  Heath. 

ALLEN,  WILLIAM,  Vineyard  (also  given  Falmouth).  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted 
from  Barnstable  Co.  in  1779;  Capt.  Hill's  co. ;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.; 
complexion,  light;  residence,  Vineyard;  enlistment,  9  months;  delivered  to  Col. 
Freeman. 

ALLEN,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  Oct.  15, 
1779;  discharged  Jan.  15,  1780;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Springfield. 

ALLEN,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Ely's  co.,  Col.  tJohn  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  20,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  enlistment,  3 
months. 

ALLEN,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Woodberry's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Hallet's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army;  roll  dated  Gloucester;  also,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlen's  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  Hallet's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  12,  1780,  to  Oct.  30,  1780.  2 
mos.  20  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  WILLIAM,  Cape  Ann.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Defence,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Edmonds ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  July  21,  1781 ;  stature, 
5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Cape  Ann. 


MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


ALLEN,  WILLIAM.  Gunner,  sloop  "Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  H.  Hacker; 
list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  "Hellish"  and  "Active"  [year  not 
given] . 

ALLEN,  WILLIAM,  Bridgewater.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re 
turned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

ALLEN,  WILLIAM,  Westfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Moseley's,  Capt.  Kellogg's  and  Lieut.  Sait's  cos.,  Col.  Moseley's  regt., 
dated  Oct.  26,  1780 ;  raised  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Danielson,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June,  1780;  enlistment,  3  months;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belong 
ing  to  Hampshire  Co. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair, 
light;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Westfield;  enlisted  March  26,  1781;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

ALLEN,  WRIGHT,  Cape  Elizabeth  (also  given  Scarborough).  Private,  Capt.  Abram 
Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  (31st)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at 
Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  enlisted  Feb.  28, 1776 ;  reported  on  guard ;  also,  Capt. 
Josiah  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  muster  return  dated  Camp  at 
Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23,  1778;  mustered  by  Maj.  Insley ;  reported  transferred  to 
Capt.  Watkins's  co. ;  also,  Capt.  A.  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

ALLEN,  WRIGHT,  Medway .  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  28  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Medway;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  8,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  9,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Jackson  of 
the  artillery ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Medway  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  2,  1780 ;  discharged 
Dec.  31,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  10  days. 

ALLEN,  WRIGHT.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hayward's  co.,  Col.  Webb's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
23,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1, 1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  18  days;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ALLEN,  ZACCHEVS,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

ALLEN,  ZADOK.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloper's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Nov.  5,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  22  days;  stationed  at 
Claverack ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ALLEN,  ZEBEDIAH,  Athol.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Nye's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Sparhawk's  (7th  Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  dated 
Barre ;  commissioned  May  14,  1777;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Lord's  co., 
Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  31,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  10  days,  at  the  taking  of  Gen.  Burgoyne;  allowance  made  for  travel 
from  Tarry  town  to  Athol. 

ALLEN,  ZEKULON.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Lord's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  rations  from  Aug.  31,  1777,  to  Oct.  12,  1777;  service  in  Northern 
department.  Roll  dated  Scarsdeal. 

ALLEN,  ZENAS.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co.,  Maj.  Gary's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  3, 
1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780 ;  service,  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLEN,  ZERUBBABEL.  Private  ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  at  Pros 
pect  Hill,  July  16,  1775,  under  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin. 

ALLEN,  ZERUBBABEL,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Moses 
Little's  (17th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  5  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  17  yrs.; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov. 
25,  1775. 


IX  THE   WAR   OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  195 

ALLEN,  ZOHETH  (also  given  ZEATH)  .  Private,  Lieut.  John  Kilburn's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  16,  1780;  service, 
6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Vermont  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

ALLEXSOX,  JAMES,  Taunton.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Feb.  20,  1782; 
birthplace,  France;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair, 
dark;  residence,  Taunton;  enlisted  Feb.  15,  1781;  joined  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Day's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  June,  July  and  Aug., 
1781 ;  reported  on  command  with  Col.  Scamel;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781, 
dated  Camp  Continental  Village ;  reported  on  command  with  Col.  Scamel ;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts. 

ALLEX\VOOD,  SAMUEL,  Amherst.  Capt.  Archelaus  Towne's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt. ; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  6, 1775;  also,  Private  ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  177-5 ;  enlisted  May  7,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days. 

ALLEXWOOI>,  SAMUEL,  Cape  Ann.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Childs's  co. ; 
age,  29  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  dark  ;  occupation,  mar 
iner;  residence,  Cape  Ann;  rank,  Private;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777;  joined  Capt. 
Edes's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Private, 
Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780 ;  also,  Capt.  Watson's  (Light  Infan 
try)  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  (9th)  regt.;  return  of  clothing  for  1780;  reported  taken 
prisoner  Dec.  28,  [year  not  given] . 

ALLERTON,  AMOS,  Shirley.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year  not 
given]  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Littleton. 

ALLES,  AAKOX,  Hatfield.  Private,  Capt.  Wratson's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  14, 1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

ALLES,  JOHX,  Lee.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Lee  for  service  in 
the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  1,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  6, 
1780;  service,  5  mos.  12  days. 

ALLES,  Lucius.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  French's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  in  Northern  de 
partment. 

ALLKSOX,  JOSEPH.    Master;  list  of  prisoners  [year  not  given] . 

ALLEXAXDEK,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  William  Lithgow's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  15,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  18  days, 
at  the  Eastward. 

ALLEXAXDEH,  JOHX  (probably  Wilmington).  List  of  men  credited  with  turns  of  ser 
vice  on  the  Crown  Point  expedition,  July  24,  1776;  hired  by  Capt.  Thompson 
and  Enoch  Kendal. 

ALLEXAXDER,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  William  Lithgow's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  15,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  18  days,  at 
the  Eastward. 

ALLEXAXDEK,  WILLIAM.  Drummer;  receipt  for  3  months  wages  dated  Dec.  27,  1783; 
service  in  2d  co. 

ALLEXAXPERS,  PETEK.  List  of  men  raised  by  the  Committee  of  Safety  to  reinforce 
Northern  army,  Aug.  15,  1777. 

ALLEY, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Alhey,  Ally.] 

ALLEY,  ABXER,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  AVilliam  Farrington's  (2d)  co..  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord ;  service,  2  days. 


196  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ALLEY,  BAHNET.  Private,  Capt.  Allen  McLane's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Parke's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  July  31,  1778,  to  Sept.  1,  1778. 

ALLEY,  EPHRAIM,  Lynn.  List  of  men  who  served  as  privates  at  Concord  battle  and 
elsewhere,  belonging  to  Lynn,  now  called  Lynn,  Lynnfield  and  Saugus;  also, 
Matross,  Capt.  Jonathan  W.  Edes's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery) 
regt.;  enlisted  May  20,  1776;  discharged  Aug.  1,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  16  days. 

ALLEY,  EPHRAIM.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Cathcart;  engaged  June  2,  1779;  discharged  June  23,  1779;  service,  21  days. 

ALLEY,  EPHRAIM,  Boothbay  (also  given  Buxton).  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Davis's  co., 
Col.  Joseph  Fry's  regt.;  marched  April  2,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  Dec.  5,  1776; 
service  at  Boothbay;  also,  Lieut.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co. ;  payroll  for  service 
from  Dec.  5,  1776,  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  26  days,  at  Boothbay;  also,  return  of  men 
enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Andrew  McFarland's  co.,  3d  Lincoln 
Co.  regt.,  dated  May  7,  1777;  also,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Israel  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated 
Camp  at  Valley  Forge ;  reported  sick ;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated 
Camp  Greenwich;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also, 
Colonel's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Christopher  Woodbridge ;  muster  roll  for 
March  and  April,  1779;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Daniel  Pillsbury's  (Light 
Infantry)  co. ;  also,  Capt.  Pillsbury's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  1, 
1780;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLEY,  JAMES,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Killer's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  5,  1777;  discharged  July  5,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  6  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Providence,  R.  I. 

ALLEY,  JOHN,  Ilaverhill.  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt. ; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  10,  177");  also,  Private;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  28, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  11  days ;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Sept.  30,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co., 
Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ;  enlisted  April  27,  1777;  discharged  June  27,  1777;  service, 
2  mos.  10  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Providence,  R.  I. 

ALLEY,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  26, 1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  31, 1778;  service,  3  mos.  8  days ;  company  detached 
to  guard  and  fortify  forts  in  and  about  Boston. 

ALLEY,  JOSEPH,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Newhall's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  17  days;  also,  Capt.  Newhall's  co.,  Col.  Israel 
Mansfield's  (later  Hutchinson's)  19th  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cam 
bridge,  June  8,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  5  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Nov.  4, 
1775;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  John  W.  Edes's  (4th)  co.,Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artil 
lery)  regt. ;  enlisted  May  20,  1776 ;  roll  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1776. 

ALLEY,  JOSEPH,  Lynn.  Sailor,  brigantine  "Rover,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Adam 
AVellman ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June  30,  1780 ;  age,  22  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Lynn. 

ALLEY,  JOSHUA,  Boothbay.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Langdon's  co. ;  enlisted  July  12, 
1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service, 6  mos.  4  days,  at  Boothbay;  also,  receipt 
for  wages  paid  by  Maj.  Dummer  Sewall,  dated  Nov.  10,  1775;  also,  Corporal, 
Capt.  Israel  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Fry's  regt. ;  enlisted  April  2, 1776 ;  discharged 
Sept.  15,  1776 ;  service  at  Boothbay. 


IX  THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  197 

ALLEY,  NATHAN,  Lynn.  List  of  men  who  served  as  privates  at  Concord  battle  and 
elsewhere,  belonging  to  Lynn,  now  called  Lynn,  Lynnfield  and  Saugus;  also, 
Matross,  Capt.  Jonathan  W.  Edes's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.; 
abstract  for  advance  pay  dated  July  23,  1776 ;  also,  Gunner,  Capt.  Edes's  (4th) 
co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  20,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1776. 

ALLEY,  OTIS,  Falmouth.  Muster  Master's  receipt  dated  Wells,  Aug.  19,  1782;  resi 
dence,  Falmouth ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLEY,  PETER.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Active,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen  Hallet; 
engaged  June  12,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  20  days. 

ALLFORD,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Lieut.  Benjamin  Chamberlin's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service,  3  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Bennington. 

ALLFORD,  JOHN.  Capt.  William  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Nov.  4, 
1775. 

ALLFORD,  JOHN  HALL.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  by  Capt.  Perkins,  dated  Jan. 
11,  1781;  age,  32  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  fair;  rank,  Sergeant; 
enlisted  March  10, 1777 ;  joined  Capt.  John  Slueman's  co.,  3d  Artillery  regt. ;  dis 
charged  March  10,  1780;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Slewman's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  1,  1780. 

ALLICE,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781 ;  enlisted  April  3,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported 
on  command  at  the  Lines. 

ALLIEN,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Swan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  enlisted 
April  18,  1777 ;  discharged  May  12,  1777 ;  service,  24  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.  Roll  dated  Stoughton. 

ALLIEN,  THOMAS,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Swan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  13,  1776;  discharged  June  16,1776;  service, 3  days;  marched 
to  Squantum  (the  Moon)  when  the  British  fleet  had  left  harbor  of  Boston ;  also, 
pay  roll  for  service  from  April  18,  1777,  to  May  12,  1777,  24  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I. 

ALLIN,  AARON.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Dec.  10,  1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  28,  1776 ;  service,  22  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  stationed  at  Providence,  R.  I. 

ALLIN,  ABIJAH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  1,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  4  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  muster  roll  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  1778; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  North  Kingston,  Nov.  6,  1778 ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan. 
1,  1779. 

ALLIN,  AMASA,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Warner's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days. 

ALLIN,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  re^t. ; 
enlisted  April  26,  1777;  discharged  May  20,  1777;  service,  25  days;  ordered  to 
Saratoga  by  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

ALLIN,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  French's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  in  Northern  department. 

ALLIN,  AMOS.  Capt.  David  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  13, 
1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  20  days,  in  guarding  and  fortify 
ing  posts  in  and  about  Boston. 


198  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ALLIN,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  pay  roll 
for  Sept.,  1778;  reported  sick  at  hospital,  not  joined  since  muster;  also,  order 
for  wages  for  8  mos.  service  dated  New  Marlborough,  Nov.  1,  1779. 

ALLIN,  APOLLOS,  Greenfield.  Private,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  26 
days. 

ALLIN,  ASA,  Tyringham.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  J.  Brewer's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  18,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  19  days. 

ALLIN,  AUGUSTINE,  Vineyard.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated  June  10,  1777;  resi 
dence,  Vineyard ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Falmouth ;  joined  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLIN,  BENJAMIN,  Petersham.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Asa  How's  and  Capt.  Wing  Spooner's  cos.,  7th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated 
Dec.  30,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  enlistment, 
3  years. 

ALLIN,  CALEB,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Learned's  regt. ;  company 
return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  reported  served  in  place  of  Asa  Humphra  of  Stur 
bridge. 

ALLIN,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.;  en 
listed  Dec.  10,  1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  28,  1776 ;  service,  22  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Providence,  R.  I. 

ALLIN,  CHARLES.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Berkshire  Co.;  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col. 
Wigglesworth's  regt.;  mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778,  by 
Trueman  Wheeler,  Muster  Master ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

ALLIN,  DANIEL,  Hallowell.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Joseph  North's  (2d  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Gardner's  Town,  Feb.  2,  1778;  en 
listment,  3  years. 

ALLIN,  DAVID,  Wilbraham.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Wil- 
braham  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780  ;  marched  July  3,  1780 ; 
discharged  Dec.  17,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  21  days ;  reported  deserted. 

ALLIN,  DAVID.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Sept.  26,  1780,  requesting  that  said  Allin  be 
appointed  commander  of  schooner  "Cato;  "  commissioned  Sept.  26,  1780. 

ALLIN,  DAVIS,  Beverly.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  3d 
Beverly  co.,  Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  13,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Fairchild's  co., 
Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLIN,  DAVIS,  Andover.    List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year  not  given], 

ALLIN,  EBENEZER,  Conway.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Williams's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  9  days. 

ALLIN,  EBENEZER.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Rising  Empire,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Richard  Whellen ;  engaged  May  15,  1776 ;  discharged  Sept.  3,  1776 ;  service,  3 
mos.  19  days. 

ALLIN,  ELIHU,  Sandisfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Ashley's  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLIN,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Peters's  co.,  Col.  How's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17, 
1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778 ;  service,  27  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLIN,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Elias  Pratt's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  April  12, 
1779,  to  July  1,  1779,  2  mos.  19  days,  at  Rutland. 


IN  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  199 


ALLIN,  ELIPHALKT.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Dec.  10,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  20,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  stationed  at  Providence,  It.  I. 

ALLIN,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.; 
enlisted  Dec.  10,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  20,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  stationed  at  Providence,  R.  I. 

ALLIN,  ELISHA.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Greenleaf  s  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  22,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1777 ;  service,  4  days. 

ALLIN,  EMMONS,  Wilbraham.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Wil- 
braham  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  3,  1780; 
discharged  Jan.  3,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  19  days. 

ALLIN,  ENOCH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ephraim  Jennings's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777 ;  service,  31  days,  on  an  expedi 
tion  to  the  Northward. 

ALLIN,  EPHRAIM,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Thaddeus  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  April  26,  1775 ;  service,  3 
mos.  1  week,  6  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

AT.LIN,  ERASTUS.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  8,  1777;  discharged  July  28,  1777;  service,  20  days;  ordered 
to  Fort  Edward  by  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler. 

A i, LIN,  EZRA.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  21, 
1777;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1777;  service,  2  mos.;  enlistment,  3  months;  marched 
to  Manchester,  Vt.,  thence  to  Allington,  thence  to  Stillwater,  by  order  of  Gen. 
Lincoln ;  joined  Gen.  John  Ashley's  regt.,  and  marched  to  Botton  Rills  [  ?  ] . 

ALLIN,  EZRA.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  arrived 
in  camp  July  5,  1778  ;  discharged  Jan.  27,  1779 ;  service,  7  mos.  12  days,  at  North 
River,  N.  Y. ;  enlistment,  8  months ;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Continental 
Village,  Jan.  27,  1779. 

ALLIN,  JACOB.  Fifer,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Dec.  10,  1776 ;  discharged  Jan.  20,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Providence,  R.  I. 

ALLIN,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Crane's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  3,  1779;  discharged 
May  4,  1779 ;  service,  3  mos.  1  day,  at  Boston. 

ALLIN,  JACOB,  Manchester.  1st  Lieutenant,  ship  "Pilgrim,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Joseph  Robinson  ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  2, 1780 ;  age,  28 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Manchester. 

ALLIN,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pettingill's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt.;  re 
ported  deserted  [year  not  given] . 

ALLIN,  JAMES,  York.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Nowell's  co.,  Col.  Scammon's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  3,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days. 

ALLIN,  JASON,  Western.    Private,  Capt.  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.;  company 

return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 
ALLIN,  JOHN.    Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Kingsbery's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt. ; 

service,  21  days ;  roll  dated  Providence,  Jan.  20,  1777. 

ALLIN,  JOHN,  Hatfield.    Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from   Capt. 

Josh.  Woodbridge's  co.,  dated  April  5,  1779;  joined  Capt.  Day's  co.,  Col.  Alden's 

regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 
ALLIN,  JOHN.    Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Nickerson's  co.,  Maj.  Z.  Winslow's  regt. ;  return 

of  men  in  service  4  days  in  Sept.,  1778;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and 

Falinouth. 


200  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ALUN,  JOHN,  Marblehead.  Seaman,  ship  "Pilgrim,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph 
Robinson;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  2,  1780;  age,  29yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Marblehead. 

ALLIN,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Lieut.  Eli  Hermon's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  21,  1777;  service,  22  days; 
inarched  to  Fort  Ann,  N.  Y. 

ALLIN,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Lieut.  Samuel  Warner's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  24,  1777;  service,  10 
days;  marched  to  Bennington  at  time  of  battle;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co., 
Col.  Ashley's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  30 
days;  ordered  to  Stilhvater  by  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

ALLIN,  JONATHAN.  Capt.  Williams's  co.,  12th  regt. ;  enlisted  July  26, 1779 ;  discharged 
April  26,  1780 ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ALLIN,  JONATHAN,  New  Marlborough.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Coller's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined  Capt.  Allen's 
co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  enlistment,  8  months. 

ALLIN,  JOS'H.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathan  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt.; 
enlisted  March  4,  1776 ;  discharged  March  9,  1776 ;  service,  5  days ;  marched  to 
Squantum  on  an  alarm. 

ALLIN,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Bradley's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  30,  1777 ;  discharged  July  26,  1777 ;  service,  27  days. 

ALLIN,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  12,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  27  days. 

ALLIN,  JOSEPH,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Bullock's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car 
penter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1778; 
service,  1  mo.  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALLIN,  JUSTUS,  Washington.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Wash 
ington  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  Nov.  5,  1780; 
discharged  May  5,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  5  days. 

ALLIN,  MOSES,  Greenfield.  Private,  Cap...  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8 
days. 

ALLIN,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept. 
11,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1779;  service,  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth  by 
order  of  Brig.  Otis. 

ALLIN,  NATHAN,  Western.  Private,  Capt.  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

ALLIN,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Lankton's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  14,  1777;  service,  24  days; 
marched  to  Kingsbury  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows.  Roll  dated  Tyringham. 

ALLIN,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt.;  enlisted  March 
6,  1781;  discharged  March  15,  1781,  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Lincoln;  service,  10 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  40  days  levies. 

ALLIN,  PHILEMON.  Private,  Capt.  Michael  G.  Houdin's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
(5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1780; 
enlistment,  6  months. 

ALLIN,  PHINEAS,  Oxford.  Private,  Capt.  Curtiss's  co.,  Col.  Learned's  regt.;  company 
return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       201 

ALLIX,  RICHARD,  Beverly.  Seaman,  ship  "  Pilgrim,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph 
Robinson  ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  age,  26  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Beverly. 

ALLIX,  ROBERT,  Cambridge.  Captain,  7th  co.,  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt.  [year  not 
given]  ;  reported  never  joined. 

ALLIX,  RUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  4,  1777;  service,  1  mo., 
in  Northern  department. 

ALLIN,  RUSSELL,  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Roule's  (Rowley's)  co.,  Col.  John 
Jacobs's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos. 
5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

ALLIN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Salmon  White's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777;  service,  4  days,  at  the  Northward  by 
order  of  Gen.  Horatio  Gates. 

ALLIN,  SAMUEL,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Franklin's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's 
regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1778;  discharged  March  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ALLIN,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Nickerson's  co.,  Maj.  Z.  Winslow's  regt.;  re 
turn  of  men  in  service  for  6  days  in  Sept.,  1778;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bed 
ford  and  Falmouth. 

ALLIN,  SIMEON.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1777;  service,  24 
days ;  marched  to  Pawlet  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Lincoln. 

ALLIN,  SOLOMON.  Gunner,  Capt.  Joseph  Balch's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Ar 
tillery)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  2  mos.  24  days  service  to  Aug.  1,  1777 ;  also,  pay  roll 
for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1777,  to  Oct.  1,  1777. 

ALLIN,  SOLON  (also  given  SOLOMON).  Capt.  Timothy  Barnard's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec. 
2,  1775. 

ALLIX,  STEPHEN,  Maryborough.  Private,  Capt.  Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ALLIN,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  1,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  4  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  muster  rolls 
dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1778 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  North  King 
ston,  Nov.,  1778  ;  reported  detailed  cutting  wood. 

ALLIN,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.; 
enlisted  Dec.  10,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1776;  service,  17  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  stationed  at  Providence,  R.  I. 

ALLIN,  WALLET.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's  (1st 
Rhode  Island)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  and  Jan.,  1779;  en 
listment,  during  war. 

ALLIN,  WILLIAM.  List  of  men  mustered  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  27,  1775,  to  de 
fend  the  sea  coast  in  Essex  Co.,  and  stationed  at  Gloucester;  returned  Sept. 
16,  1775,  by  Michael  Farley,  Muster  Master;  Lieut.  Joseph  Lane's  co. 

ALLIN,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  Feb.  and 
March,  dated  Long  Island,  May  15,  1776. 


202  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


ALLIX,  WILLIAM,  Vineyard.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated  June  10,  1777;  resi 
dence,  Vineyard;  enlisted  for  town  of  Falmouth;  joined  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Col. 
Bradford's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLIN,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Francis's  co.,  10th  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  11,  1779;  discharged 
May  11,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ALLIN,  WRIGHT,  Cape  Elizabeth  (also  given  Scarborough).  Private,  Capt.  Samuel 
Dunn's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  billeting  roll  from  date  of  enlistment, 
May  6,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  11,  1775,  equivalent  to  66 
days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] . 

ALLINE,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Cheever, 
Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  in  1776;  re 
ported  made  up  by  Capt.  Cogswell. 

ALLIXG,  JOHX.  Descriptive  list,  dated  Boston,  June  16, 1780,  of  officers  and  crew  of  the 
ship  "Aurora"  (privateer),  commanded  by  Capt.  David  Porter;  age,  19  yrs.; 
stature,  4  ft.  6  in. 

ALLIXG,  PHIXEAS.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Aaron  Warren,  chairman  of  Class 
No.  4  for  the  town  of  Westborough,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  3  years,  dated  Springfield,  June  26,  1782;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Mason  Wottle's 
co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from  May  21,  1782, 
to  Dec.  31,  1782. 

ALLIXG,  SETH,  Halifax.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Halifax  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  5, 1780 ;  discharged 
Dec.  19,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  26  days. 

ALLIXG,  WRIGHT.  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  1,  1775. 

ALLIXSOX, .  [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Aleinson,  Alenson,  Allen- 
son,  Allison.] 

ALLIXSOX,  JAMES,  Taunton.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  March  8,  1781 ; 
10th  co.,  3d  regt.;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair, 
black ;  eyes,  black ;  residence,  Taunton ;  engaged  to  march  to  join  Cc-1.  William 
Shepard  at  Springfield  with  Ebenezer  Crocker,  Conductor;  enlistment,  during 
war. 

ALLIXSOX,  JAMES.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.; 
complexion,  dark ;  hair,  dark ;  occupation,  laborer ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Taunton, 
Feb.  5,  1781 ;  joined  Capt.  Day's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  enlist 
ment,  during  war. 

ALLIOT,  JACOB.  Corporal,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  May,  1776. 

ALLIOT,  JONATHAN.  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (38th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's  Point, 
Dec.  26,  1775. 

ALLIS, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Ales,  Alice,  Alles,  Allice, 

Ellis.] 

ALLIS,  AAROX,  Deerfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  returned  by  Maj.  David 
Dickinson,  July  24,  1780;  1st  or  9th  co.,  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.;  age,  17  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  blue;  residence,  Deer- 
field  ;  joined  Capt.  Isaac  Newton's  co. ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Isaac  Newton's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  19, 
1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  1  day ;  company  raised  to  rein- 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        203 

ALLIS,  AARON,  continued. 

force  Continental  Army;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  18  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  residence, 
Deertield ;  enlisted  March  27,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLIS,  ABEL.    Private,  Capt.  Thomas  French's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  service, 

10  days,  between  Sept.  23,  1777,  and  Oct.  18,  1777,  in  Northern  department. 

ALLIS,  EBER,  Deerfield.  Private,  Capt.  Jonas  Lock's  co.,  Col.  Williams's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  14  days. 

ALLIS,  JOHN.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  (6th)  co.,  5th  Hampshire  Co. 
regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  dated  Deertield,  April  22,  1776;  commis 
sioned  May  3,  1776. 

ALLIS,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co  ,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th) 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from  March  1,  1781,  to  Dec.  31,  1781. 

ALLIS,  JOHN,  Deerfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft. 
1  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Deerfield ; 
enlisted  April  3,  1781 ;  joined  Capt.  Turner's  (also  given  Capt.  Jonathan  Felt's) 
co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781, 
dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command  at  Dobbs's  Ferry  ;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
June  and  July,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts ; 
also,  Lieut.  Levi  Parker's  (8th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
Dec.,  1781;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Felt's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster 
rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts. 

ALLIS,  JULIUS.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  French's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  in  Northern  department. 

ALLIS,  MOSES,  Hatfield  (also  given  Montague) .  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Chapin's  co.,  Col. 
John  Fellows's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  8,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Dec.  18,  1775 ;  also, 
return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  (5th) 
co.,  6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  March  5, 1778  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Montague ; 
joined  Capt.  Ephraim  Cleveland's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

ALLIS,  RUSSELL.  Private,  Capt.  Salmon  White's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service,  4  days,  in  Northern  de 
partment;  marched  by  order  of  Gen.  Horatio  Gates. 

ALLIS,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  James  Walsworth's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 

11  days,  at  New  London. 

ALLIS,  WILLIAM,  Montague.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Grover's  co.,  Col.  Williams's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  10  days  ;  also,  Capt. 
Robert  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  (24th)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay 
dated  Charlestown,  June  27,  1775;  also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct. 
6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at 
Winter  Hill,  Nov.  18,  1775. 

ALLIS,  ZEBEDIAH,  Montague.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Grover's  co.,  Col.  Williams's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service,  18  days  ;  also,  Capt. 
Asahel  Gunn's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged 
Oct.  18,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  1  day. 

ALLISON, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Alleson,  Allinson.] 

ALLISON,  JAMES.  Capt.  Day's  co.,  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  discharged  June 
10,  1783,  by  Gen.  Washington,  enlistment  having  expired. 


204  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALLISOX,  PLATO.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams ; 
engaged  March  8,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  9  days;  re 
ported  a  negro. 

ALLIT,  JACOB.  Corporal,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ; 
return  of  men  for  advance  pay  for  Jan.,  1776 ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  Feb.,  1776. 

ALLOCK,  ABRAHAM,  Boston.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  (Artillery) 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ALLOX,  DANIEL,  "Winthrop.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army ;  joined 
Capt.  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALLOX,  ISAAC,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's  (28th)  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ALLOX,  JEREMIAH,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's  (28th)  regt. ; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ALLOX,  JEREMIAH,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's  (28th)  regt. ; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ALLOX,  SAMUEL,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Bliss's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days. 

ALLOX,  SAMUEL,  Rehoboth.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  and  Capt. 
Isaac  Burr's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days. 

ALLORB,  ANDREW,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Edgell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and  Cambridge ;  service,  10  days. 

ALLORD,  ANDREW,  Holden.  Private,  Capt.  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  1,  1777,  to  Sept.  1,  1777 ;  reported 
died  Sept.  1,  1777;  also,  Capt.  William  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Sept.  1,  1777;  enlisted  May  15,  1777;  reported 
left  in  hospital  at  Holden. 

ALLOT,  NATHAXIEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Pearson's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Putnam's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  16,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Plymouth  counties. 

ALLTOX,  BEXJAMIX,  Charlton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  (South  Charlton)  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  10  days  ;  also,  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  10,  1776; 
service,  12  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Providence,  R.  I. ; 
also,  Captain,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt.;  enlisted  June  27,  1780;  discharged  Oct. 
10,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  23  days,  at  West  Point;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ALLTOX,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co.,  Col.  Drury's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
14,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  24,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  21  days,  at  West  Point; 
enlistment,  3  months  ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ALLVORD,  JOHX  (also  given  JONATHAN),  Lanesborough.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col. 
Bailey's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780. 

ALLY,  — AMAKIX.  List  of  prisoners  at  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  17,  1777;  confined  by  Capt. 
Mayo  2  days  for  knocking  down  a  sentry  and  taking  away  his  gun ;  reported 
belonged  to  9th  regt. 

ALLY,  EPHRAIM,  Ipswich.  List  of  men  enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  July  31,  1778;  returned  by  Brig.  Gen. 
Jonathan  Warner. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  205 

ALLY,  JOHN.  Quartermaster;  receipt  for  rations  for  Col.  Walker's  regt.,  dated  Rox- 
bury,  July  29,  1775. 

ALLY,  JOHN.  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  20,  1775. 

ALLY,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Eaton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  29  days,  on  an  expedi 
tion  to  the  Northward. 

ALLYX,  ASA.  Landsman,  sloop  "Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George  Little; 
engaged  March  18,  [year  not  given] . 

ALLYX,  JABEZ.  Private,  Capt.  Zebulon  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  18,  1780;  dis 
charged  Jan.  20,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

ALLYX,  JACOB.  Corporal,  Lieut.  Samuel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  inarched  from  Rehoboth  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  and  there  did  duty 
under  Gen.  Heath. 

ALLYX,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Zebulon  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  a  wagoner; 
also,  muster  rolls  for  June,  July  and  Aug.,  1781 ;  reported  a  wagoner. 

ALLYX,  JOHX.  Capt.  Selah  Heart's  co.,  Col.  Walcut's  regt.;  receipt  for  2  months 
wages  in  1775. 

ALLYX,  JOHX.  Quartermaster  Sergeant;  receipt  for  rations  for  Col.  Walker's  regt., 
dated  Roxbury,  July  30,  1775. 

ALLYX,  JOHX.  Capt.  Bliss's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  (22d)  regt.;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

ALLYX,  JOHX,  Rehoboth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  June  21,  1776 ;  also,  pay 
roll  for  2  mos.  23  days  service  previous  to  Aug.  1,  1776;  also,  pay  rolls  for  4 
mos.  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776;  also,  petition  for  payment  and 
increase  of  wages  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
enlisted  men ;  age,  30  (also  given  28)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  dark ; 
hair,  dark;  occupation,  farmer ;  residence,  Rehoboth ;  enlisted  Feb.,  1777;  joined 
Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  during 
war;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Zebulon  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster 
rolls  for  Jan.-May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  sick  in  quarters  in  May, 
1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June,  July  and  Aug.,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  at 
West  Point;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts;  also, 
register  of  furloughs ;  leave  of  absence  given  by  Col.  Brooks  to  go  from  West 
Point  to  Rehoboth,  March  7,  1782,  for  30  days. 

ALLYX,  JOXATHAX.  Surgeon's  Mate,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Allen  Ilallet;  engaged  Jan.  26,  1779. 

ALLYX,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Lieut.  Samuel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ; 
service,  6  days,  between  Aug.  1  and  Aug.  8,  1780,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island; 
marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  and  there  did  duty  under  Gen.  Heath. 

ALLYX,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Hodges's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  Nov.,  1776,  dated  Dor 
chester. 

ALM,  JOXATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  en 
listed  May  29,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  20  days,  at  Hull. 

ALMERO, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Almera,  Elmero.] 


206  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALMERO,  STEPHEN,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  John  Lillie's  co., 
Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7£  in. ;  com 
plexion,  fair;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted  by  Capt.  Lillie,  May,  1780;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

ALMET,  PRINCE,  Dartmouth.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  18  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  negro ;  residence,  Dartmouth ;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  13,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  13,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Thomas  Pritchard. 

ALMOQVIT,  JOHN,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  14,  1777,  to  March  18,  1778;  reported 
died  March  18,  1778;  also,  return  of  men  in  Capt.  Soper's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Mar 
shall's  regt.,  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777. 

ALMS,  ANDREAS.  Private;  list  of  men  in  Col.  Armand's  Legion,  July,  1778.  (Inde 
pendent  co.  taken  into  Continental  service  by  resolve  of  June  25,  1778.) 

ALMY, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Almey,  Amey.] 

ALMY,  ANTHONY.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Willcox's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  ser 
vice,  29  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  from  Dartmouth  to  How- 
land's  Ferry,  R.  I.,  to  repel  the  British  forces  which  arrived  at  Newport,  Dec.  7, 
1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Willcox's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777;  service,  30  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to 
Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

ALMY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Willcox's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  service, 
29  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  from  Dartmouth  to  Rowland's 
Ferry,  R.  I.,  to  repel  the  British  forces  which  arrived  at  Newport,  Dec.  7,  1776. 

ALMY,  PRINCE,  Dartmouth.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Dart 
mouth  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  inarched  June  9,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  7,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  10  days. 

ALMY,  WILLIAM.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Willcox's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777 ;  service,  30  days,  on  a 
secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

ALMY,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  AVilliam  Hick's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (2d  Bristol 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  1, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780 ;  service,  9  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ALMY,  WILLIAM.  Petition  requesting  that  said  Almy  be  appointed  commander  of 
sloop  "  Chance  "  (privateer) ;  commissioned  April  10,  1780. 

ALPANG,  JOHN.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Lambert;  engaged  Jan.  18,  1778. 

ALSTREN,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Richardson's  co. ;  list  of  men  taken  from  the 
Orderly  Book  of  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson  of  the  27th  regt. ;  reported  taken  prisoner 
at  Fort  Washington ;  list  dated  Fort  Lee,  Nov.  16,  1776. 

ALSUP,  JOSEPH.  Fifer,  Capt.  Oliver  Shattuck's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Barnaba-s  Sears's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  12, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  8, 1781 ;  service, 
3  mos.  2  days ;  enlistment,  3  months.  Roll  dated  Deerfield. 

ALSWIRTH,  ARTHUR,  Sheffield.  Fifer,  Capt.  Beacon's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted  May  8,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  1  day. 

ALSWORTH,  CHRISTOPHER,  Salem.  Boy,  brig  il  Prospect,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph 
Yesey ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June  20,  1781;  age,  14  yrs.; 
stature,  4  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  dark;  occupation,  cooper;  residence,  Salem. 


IX   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  207 

ALSWORTH,  PELEG.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Berkshire  Co.;  Capt.  Satterly's  co.,  Col. 
Hazen's  regt.;  mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778,  by  Truernan 
Wheeler,  Muster  Master ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

ALTEN,  JOXATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Zenas  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  15,  1777;  service,  26  days; 
marched  to  Fort  Edward,  N.  Y. 

ALTIXG,  ISAAC,  Framingham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co. ; 
age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  light ;  eyes,  light ;  occu 
pation,  laborer;  residence,  Framingham;  enlisted  March  13,  1782;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

ALTOX, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Allen,  Allton,  Alten,  Alting.] 

ALTOX,  BEXJAMIX,  Charlton.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Nickall's  (2d  Charlton)  co., 
5th  Worcester  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  April  4, 
1776;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Henry  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
enlisted  Jan.  3,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  21,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at  North 
Kingston,  II.  I.;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Da-vis's  (5th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  commis 
sioned  Feb.  19,  1780.  [Also  given  Benjamin  Allen.] 

ALTREDGK,  GEORGE,  Pepperell.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nutting's  co.,  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  8  days. 

ALTRIDGK,  GEORGE,  Pepperell.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nutting's  co.,  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days. 

ALVAIX, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Alwain.] 

ALVAIX,  JOHX.  Capt.  Cogswell's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  (9th)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  12, 
1779;  discharged  May  12,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ALVARD,  AAROX,  Wilbraham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Warriner's  co.,  which  inarched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  10  days. 

ALVARD,  BEXJAMIX.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Slarrow's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Feb.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  April  10,  1777 ;  marched  on  an  expedi 
tion  to  Ticonderoga. 

ALVARD,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  23,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  25,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
7  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.  Roll  dated  Belchertown. 

ALVARD,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Benson's  co  ,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  24,  1780,  to  Oct.  24,  1780;  reported  deserted 
Oct.  24,  1780. 

ALVARD,  JOHX,  Lanesborough.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army,  dated 
Jan.,  1781 ;  Capt.  Sewall's  co.,  2d  regt. ;  enlisted  May  15,  1777,  by  Capt.  Warren; 
enlistment,  during  war. 

ALVARD,  JOSIAII,  Jr.,  Montague.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Grover's  co.,  Col.  Wil- 
liams's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  18  days; 
also,  Capt.  Joseph  Slarrow's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ;  enlisted  Feb.  25, 
1777;  discharged  April  10,  1777;  marched  to  Ticonderoga. 

ALVARD,  SAMUEL,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

ALVARD,  TIMOTHY,  Hatfield.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
12  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  8,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Dec.  18,  1775;  also,  Drummer,  Capt. 


208  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


ALVARD,  TIMOTHY,  continued. 

Benson's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;   Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  14,  1780. 

ALVART,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  William  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  13,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1780 ;  service,  6  days ;  marched  from 
Windsor  to  Shaftsbury  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

ALVART,  LVTHER,  South  Hadley.  Capt.  Noadiah  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  24,  1775;  also,  Corporal; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  9,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 

ALVERD,  JONATHAN*.  Private,  Capt.  John  Kirkland's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  22  days; 
company  raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

ALVERD,  JONATHAN  (also  given  JOHN),  Lanesborough.  Private,  6th  co.,  Col.  Bailey's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  18,  1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Warren's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  return  of  men  dated 
Camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778. 

ALVERD,  JOSIAH,  Jr.,  Sunderland.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  (5th)  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service 
Dec.  30,  1778 ;  enlisted  May  10,  1776.  Roll  dated  Warwick. 

ALVERD,  TIMOTHY,  Hatneld.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  7  days ;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Strong's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  10, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos. 
10  days,  at  Saratoga;  marched  to  Albany  Aug.  17,  1781. 

ALVERSON, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Olverson.] 

ALVERSON,  DAVID,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  8  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov.  20, 1775. 

ALVERSON,  GEORGE,  Medway  (also  given  Bellingham).  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Par 
tridge's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service,  10  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Read's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  1  day;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  26,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  6,  1775. 

ALTERSON,  SIMON,  Holliston.  Private,  Capt.  Amasa  Cranston's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Denny's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  28,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  6 
days,  at  Claverack;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ALVERSON,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Olney's  co.,  Col.  Jabez  Bowen's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  13  days  service  from  May  22,  1777,  to  June  3,  1777 ;  reported  serving 
at  Pawtuxet  in  5th  division  of  Col.  Bowen's  regt.,  under  Capt.  Jonathan  Russell. 

ALVORD, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Alford,  Alfred,  Alvard, 

Alvart,  Alverd,  Alword,  Allford,  Allvord,  Olford,  Olvard,  Olverd.] 

ALYORD,  AZARIAH.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  James  (also  given  Moses)  Montague's  (2d) 
co.,  Col.  Porter's  (4th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  com 
missioned  May  28,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  4,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
15  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ALYORD,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Dickinson's  regt.,  com 
manded  by  Maj.  Jonathan  Clapp ;  enlisted  July  9, 1777 ;  discharged  July  23, 1777 ; 
service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Ticonderoga. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       209 

ALVORD,  DANIEL,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Ly man's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
17,  1777 ;  service,  7  days ;  marched  to  East  Hoosac  on  an  alarm ;  also,  Capt. 
Ly  man's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14, 
1777 ;  service,  30  days,  on  an  expedition  to  Stilhvater  and  Saratoga ;  also,  de 
scriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Hampshire  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from 
the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  16, 1778 ;  Capt.  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Chapin's 
regt.;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  black;  residence,  North 
ampton;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Strong's  co.,  2d  Hampshire  Co.  regt.;  pay  roll  for 
2  days  service  at  Northampton  June  16  and  17,  1782,  by  order  of  Elisha  Porter, 
Sheriff. 

ALVORD,  ELEAZER,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Elisha 
Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27, 
1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light; 
residence,  Northampton ;  arrived  at  Springfield  June  26,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp 
July  1, 1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Joseph  Miller;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months 
men  raised  by  the  town  of  Northampton  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  dur 
ing  1780;  marched  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  14 
days. 

ALVORD,  ELIAB,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Allen's  co.,  Gen.  Pomeroy's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  8  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  27,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
Allen's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  week,  4  days;  also,  company  return  dated 
Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Camp  at  Dorchester,  Nov.  7,  1775. 

ALVORD,  ELIJAH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  pay 
roll  for  Sept.,  1778. 

ALYORD,  ELIJAH,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Put 
nam's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  deserted  Dec.  20,  1777;  joined  Feb.  12,  1778;  deserted 
Jan.  5,  1779;  joined  March  2,  1779;  service,  29  mos.  13  days;  deserted  Jan.  1, 
1780;  also,  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.,  1778;  mustered  by  Col.  Wood- 
bridge. 

ALVORD,  ELIJAH.  Capt.  Henry  Porter's  (Northampton)  co. ;  return  of  men  for  clothing 
[year  not  given] . 

ALYORD,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Chapin's  co. ;  return  of  men  for  clothing  [year 
not  given] . 

ALVORD,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Wales's  co.,  Col.  Dickenson's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17, 1777 ;  service,  8  days ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  East 
Hoosuck,  thence  to  Pittsfield,  thence  guarded  Hessian  prisoners  to  Springfield, 
by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows. 

ALVORD,  ELISHA.  Capt.  Henry  Porter's  (Northampton)  co. ;  return  of  men  for  clothing 
[year  not  given] . 

ALVORD,  ELISHA,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Hezekiah  Russell's  2d  (Volunteer)  co.,  2d  Hamp 
shire  Co.  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  6  days  service  against  insurgents  at  Northampton, 
May  6,  June  15, 16  and  17, 1782,  at  Springfield,  June  12, 1782,  and  at  Hadley,  June 
13,  1782,  by  order  of  Elisha  Porter,  Sheriff. 

ALVORD,  GAD.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  24,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  in  Northern  department. 


210  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALVORD,  GAD,  Jr.  Private.  Lieut.  Martin  Waite's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc. ;  inarched  to  New  Providence  on  an 
alarm  at  Bennington,  Aug.  17,  1777;  service,  4  days;  also,  muster  roll  sworn  to 
in  Hampshire  Co.,  Jan.  6,  1778. 

ALVORD,  GIDEON,  South  Hadley.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles 
Woodbridge's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  and  from  Ticonderoga, 
in  1776 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Montague's 
co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt.,  dated  June  30,  1778;  residence,  South  Hadley;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Northampton;  joined  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years  or  during  war;  also,  2d  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  15,  1777,  to  July  1,  1778; 
reported  discharged  July  1,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Smith's  (3d)  co.,  Col. 
Marshall's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777. 

ALVORD,  JEHIEL,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17, 
1777;  service,  7  days ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  East  Hoosac. 

ALVORD,  JESSE.  List  of  names  on  a  wage  account  for  1778-1782  of  Col.  Marshall's  and 
other  regts.  not  identified ;  reported  discharged  Dec.  15,  1779. 

ALVORD,  JOB.  Captain,  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  March  1,  1779;  reported  a  supernumerary  March 
1  (also  given  April  1),  1779;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge,  May 
1,  1778;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  and  March  and  April, 
1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  4,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  15  days;  enlistment,  3 
months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ALVORD,  JOHN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jonathan  Wales's  co.,  Col.  Dickinson's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  service,  8  days;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  East 
Hoosuck,  thence  to  Pittsfield,  thence  guarded  Hessian  prisoners  to  Springfield, 
by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows. 

ALVORD,  JOHN,  Lanesborough.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,  Jan. 
28,  1781;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  cord- 
wainer;  residence,  Lanesborough ;  rank, Private;  enlisted  May  15,  1777,  by  Capt. 
Warren  ;  joined  Capt.  Henry  Sewal"s  co.,  2d  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war;  also, 
return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co. ; 
joined  Capt.  Warren's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

ALVORD,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co.,  detached  from  Hampshire  Co. 
militia,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  1, 1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  31, 1778  ; 
service,  6  mos.  1  day,  guarding  stores  at  Springfield  and  Brookfield ;  also,  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Aug.  28,  1778  ;  reported  on  furlough. 

ALVORD,  JOHN,  South  Hadley.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  mustered  by  Lieut.  Col. 
R.  AVoodbridge,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.;  Capt.  Montague's  co.,  Col.  Porter's 
regt. ;  age,  19  years  ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  residence,  South  Hadley ;  enlisted  July, 
1780 ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  11,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service, 
3  mos  8  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army. 

ALVORD,  JONATHAN,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Allen's  co.,  Col.  John 
Fellows's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  1  week,  1  day ;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Dorchester,  Nov. 
15,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777  ;  service,  7  days; 
marched  on  an  alarm  to  East  Hoosac. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION        211 

ALVORD,  JOSIAH,  Jr.,  Montague  (also  given  Sunderland).  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Moses 
Harvey's  (5th)  Montague  co.,  Gth  Hani])shire  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass. 
militia;  commissioned  May  7,  1776;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Slarrow's  co., 
Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  9, 1778 ;  discharged  Nov.  10.  1778;  service, 
3  mos.  1  day,  at  Feekskill ;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  New  Milford,  2d  Hill, 
Oct.  28,  1778. 

ALVORD,  LUTHER,  South  Hadley.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Montague's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles 
AVoodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177");  service, 
8  days ;  reported  enlisted  April  20, 177") ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiva 
lent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  2.">,  177");  also,  Lieut.  Martin  "Waite's  co., 
Col.  AVoodbridge's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc. ;  marched  to 
New  Providence  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington,  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  service,  4  days ;  also, 
muster  roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co.,  Jan.  G,  1778 ;  also,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's 
co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  24,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777; 
service,  1  mo.,  in  Northern  department. 

ALVOKD,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Eli  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Leonard's  regt.;  enlisted  May 
8,  1777;  discharged  July  1G,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  8  days;  ordered  out  to  rein 
force  Continental  Army  at  Ticonderoga. 

ALVOKD,  MOSES,  Granby.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  [year  not  given]  ;  Capt. 
AVarner's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt.;  age,  42  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  G  in.;  residence, 
Granby  ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ALVOKD,  NATHAN.  Private,  Lieut.  Martin  AVaite's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  AAroodbridge's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc. ;  marched  to  New  Providence  on  an 
alarm  at  Bennington,  Aug.  17,  1777;  service,  4  days;  also,  muster  roll  sworn  to 
in  Hampshire  Co.,  Jan.  6,  1778. 

ALVOKD,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  24,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  11,  1777;  service,  23  days,  in  Northern 
department. 

ALVOKD,  NOADIAH,  Sunderland.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  detached  from  Gth 
Hampshire  Co.  regt.;  Capt.  Setli  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt.;  age, 
1G  yrs.;  stature,  ">  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Sunderland;  rank, 
Private;  mustered  July  17,  1780;  enlistment,  3  months  from  time  of  arrival  at 
Claverack  ;  list  dated  Warwick ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Seth 
Murray's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  L">,  1780  ;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780; 
service,  3  mos.  G  days ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ;  roll  dated 
Leverett;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft. 
7  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Sunderland ; 
enlisted  March  27,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ALVOKD,  PHINEAS,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Josiah 
AVhitney's  regt. ;  enlisted  May2"»,  177G;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1776;  company  raised 
for  defence  of  Boston. 

ALVOKD,  PHINEAS.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Clap's  co.,  Col.  David  AArells's  regt.;  en 
listed  May  10,  1777  ;  discharged  July  10,  1777  ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days,  on  an  expe 
dition  to  Ticonderoga ;  enlistment,  3  months.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

ALVOKD,  PHINEAS.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Wales's  co.,  Col.  Dickinson's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  service,  8  days  ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  East 
Hoosuck,  thence  to  Pittsh'eld,  thence  guarded  Hessian  prisoners  to  Springfield,  by 
order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows. 

ALVOKD,  PHINEAS.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  30  days,  on  an  expedition  to 
Stilhvater  and  Saratoga. 


212  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ALVORD,  PHIXEAS.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Wales's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Sept.  22,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  15, 1777 ;  service,  28  days ;  marched  to  Still- 
water  and  Saratoga.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

ALVORD,  PHIXEAS.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12 
days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

ALVORD,  PHIXEAS.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Shattuck's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Barnabas  Sears's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1781 ;  service, 
3  mos.  2  days ;  enlistment,  3  months.  Roll  dated  Deerfield. 

ALVORD,  PHIXEAS.  Capt.  Henry  Porter's  (Northampton)  co. ;  return  of  men  for  cloth 
ing  [year  not  given] . 

ALVORD,  SAMUEL,  South  Hadley  (also  given  Northampton).  Private,  Capt.  Moses 
Montague's  co.,  Col.  lluggles  Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20.  1775, 
in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  15|  days ;  also,  Capt.  Jona 
than  Allen's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  en 
listed  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  week,  1  day;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Dorchester,  Nov.  7,  1775 ;  also,  Lieut. 
Reuben  Judd's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  9, 
1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  39  days,  with  Northern  army. 

ALVORD,  SELAH,  South  Hadley.  Private,  Capt.  James  Hendrick's  co.,  Col.  Lovell's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  rations  to  and  from  camp,  dated  Camp  No.  3,  Charlestown, 
Jan.  13,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Chesterfield,  March  13,  1777;  service 
with  Northern  army  at  Ticonderoga ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Conti 
nental  Army  from  Capt.  Montague's  or  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  (4th 
Hampshire  Co.)  regt.,  dated  June  30,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Josiah  Smith's  (3d)  co., 
Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  also,  Quarter 
master  Sergeant,  2d  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  20, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also,  Capt.  Jacob  Wales's  co.,  Col. 
Marshall's  (10th)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  clothing  for  1778;  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
King's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  March,  1779,  dated 
West  Point ;  reported  transferred  to  the  Colonel's  co  ,  April  1, 1779 ;  also,  Colonel's 
co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  nmster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  West  Point. 

ALVORD,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Wales's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  15,  1777;  service,  28  days;  marched  to  Stilhvater 
and  Saratoga.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

ALVORD,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co. ;  service,  6  days ;  marched  from 
Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck,  on  an  alarm  in  Aug.,  1777. 

ALVORD,  THOMAS  G.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Thomas's  co.,  Col.  John  Lamb's  (2d 
Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.,  March  and  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point; 
enlistment,  during  war;  reported  on  command  in  Connecticut,  in  March,  1781. 

ALVORD,  THOMAS  GOULD,  Jr.  Gunner,  Capt.  Joseph  Thomas's  co.,  Col.  John  Lamb's 
(2d  Artillery)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.,  March  and  April,  1781,  dated  West 
Point ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

ALVORD,  TIMOTHY,  Northampton.  Drummer,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co.,  Col. 
Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Chesterfield, 
March  13, 1777 ;  service  with  Northern  army  at  Ticonderoga ;  also,  Capt.  Joshua 
Benson's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  June  27,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  deserted  Jan.  1,  1780,  but  returned 
and  completed  3  years  term;  also,  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.,  1778. 


IN  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  213 

ALVORD,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Strong's  co.,  2d  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  3  days  service  from  June  15,  1782,  to  June  17,  1782,  at  Northampton, 
by  order  of  Elisha  Porter,  Sheriff. 

ALWAIX,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Cogswell's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  (9th)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug. 
12,  1779;  discharged  May  12,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ALWELL,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Devereux's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  12,  1777  ;  discharged  Feb.  3. 1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  21  days, 
at  Charlestown. 

ALWOOD,  W.  1st  Lieutenant,  schooner  "  Batclielor  "  (privateer),  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Hayes ;  petition  dated  Feb.  26,  1778,  asking  that  John  Hayes  be  commis 
sioned  as  commander  of  said  schooner. 

ALWORD,  ELEAZKR,  Hampton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re 
turned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  2-"),  1780. 

ALWORD,  J.  Captain,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  return  of  officers  for  clothing  allowed  by 
order  of  General  Court  of  March  13,  1778. 

ALXAXDEK,  JEDUTHAX,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Cyprian  How's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  7  days. 

ALXSAXDAR,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Thomas  W.  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  [year  not 
given] . 

AMADON,  CALEB,  Charlton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  (South  Charlton)  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days. 

AMADON,  EBEX,  Dudley.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Crafts's  co.,  Col.  Larned's  regt., 
which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service, 
12  days. 

AMADOX,  JOSEPH,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  (South  Charlton)  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days. 

AMADOX,  PHILIP.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Peter  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  27  days, 
at  the  Northward. 

AMADOX,  SAMUEL.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Caleb  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
(Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  resignation  dated  Douglas,  May  29,  1780;  accepted  by 
Council,  June  6,  1780. 

AMADOWX,  EBENEZER.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Wood- 
bridge's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos. 
21  days,  in  Northern  department. 

AMADOWX,  ROGER,  Douglas.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Wallis's  co.,  Col.  Arnold's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  13  days. 

AMAS,  JACOB.  Capt.  Charles  Furbush's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  1,  1775. 

AMBOY,  PEXEUEL,  Sunderland.  Private,  Capt.  John  Packard's  co.,  Col.  David  Brew 
er's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  2  weeks;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
Packard's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

AMBROSE,  DAVID.  Seaman  ;  list  of  prisoners  exchanged  from  Port  of  Halifax  by  order 
of  Sir  George  Collier,  June  28,  1777 ;  reported  taken  in  a  trading  vessel. 


214:  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

AME,  JACOB,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  David  Bradish's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt. ;  billeting  roll  from  date  of  enlistment,  ~Ma.y  12,  1775,  to  date  of  marching 
to  headquarters,  July  8,  1775,  equivalent  to  57  days ;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  28,  1775. 

AMEDOX,  SAMVEL.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Edward  Seagraves's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  19,  1778 ;  discharged  July  12,  1778 ;  service,  26  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Uxbridge. 

AMEE, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Almey,  Ame,  Amy,  Ayrny.] 

AMEE,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Tobias  Fernald's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776; 
reported  on  command  at  Ticonderoga. 

AMEE,  MOSES,  Kittery.  Private,  Capt.  Tobias  Fernald's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's 
(30th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775  ;  enlisted  June  23, 1775 ;  service,  1  mo. 
10  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  1, 
Nov.  28,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Fernald's  co.,  Col.  Phinney's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  died  Nov. 
3,  1776. 

AMERBOWX,  TITUS,  Wilbraham.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

AMERMAX,  OBAPIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hicks's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -March,  1781,  dated  West  Point ;  enlist 
ment,  during  war;  reported  deserted  March  24,  1781. 

AMERRY,  JACK.    Capt.  Gleason's  co.,  4th  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  Sept.,  1776. 

AMERSOX,  BEXJAMIX,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Lyon's  and  Capt.  Jesse  Perrin's 
cos.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days. 

AMES, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Aamos,  Aims,  Ams,  Aymes, 

Eames.] 

AMES,  A .    Private,  Capt.  William  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.; 

enlisted  Aug.  22,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777 ;  service,  7  days,  on  an  expedi 
tion  to  Bennington. 

AMES,  AAROX,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nixon's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Pierce's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

AMES,  AAROX,  Hopkinton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days. 

AMES,  ABIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  3,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  2  days,  at  Castle  Island. 

AMES,  AMBROSE.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ames's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Carey's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

AMES,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lakin's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  North  Kingston,  Dec.  18,  1777;  enlisted  July  7,  1777;  enlist 
ment,  6  mouths;  returned  by  Andrew  Brown,  Deputy  Muster  Master;  service 
at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  muster  roll  for  2  mos.  25  days  service  from  July  7,  1777, 
sworn  to  at  Groton. 

AMES,  AXTHOXY.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Lusk's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  13,  1777;  service,  23  days,  with  Northern  army. 

AMES,  BEXJAMIX,  Rowley.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Payson's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 


IN   THE  AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  215 


AMES,  BENJAMIN*,  Andover.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joshua  Holt's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  1£  days. 

AMES,  BENJAMIN,  Andover.  Captain  of  a  company  in  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  also,  list  of  officers 
dated  Cambridge,  May  20,  177") ;  commissioned  May  20,  177") ;  also,  return  of 
men  in  battle  at  Charlestown,  dated  Cambridge,  June  19,  177") ;  also,  company 
return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

AMES,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  as  guards 
at  Springfield,  from  June  25,  1779,  to  Sept.  25,  1779,3  mos. ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

AMES,  BENJAMIN,  South  Brimfiekl.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  age,  22  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer ;  residence, 
South  Brimfiekl;  enlisted  May  15,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AMES,  BURKE.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards  ; 
enlisted  July  19,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  28  days. 

AMES,  BURPEE,  Rowley.  Private,  Lieut.  James  Todd's  co. ;  service,  3  days;  marched 
to  guard  Gloucester  Harbor  and  the  brig  "Nancy,"  brought  in  by  Capt.  Manley ; 
roll  sworn  to  at  Ipswich,  Dec.  16,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Silas  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Tit- 
comb's  regt. ;  service,  2  mos. ;  roll  dated  June  29,  1777. 

AMES,  BURPEE.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  18,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  27  days,  in 
Northern  department  under  Gen.  Gates ;  Captain's  order  for  pay  dated  Newbury- 
port,  June  16,  1778. 

AMES,  CHARLES,  Leominster.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  13 
days. 

AMES,  DANIEL,  Hopkinton.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days. 

AMES,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Snell's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776; 
discharged  Dec.  24,  1776 ;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Providence,  It.  I. 

AMES,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Snow's  co.,  Col.  Hawes's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
24,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  2,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  on  a  secret  expedition. 
Itoll  sworn  to  at  Plymouth. 

AMES,  DANIEL,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Haydcn's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  15  days ;  also,  Capt.  John 
Porter's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  July  7, 1775  ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days  ;  also,  company  return  dated  Camp  at 
Boston,  Oct.  6, 1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Cambridge,  Nov.  20,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Elisha  Mitchell's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  5  days,  between  date  of  enlistment  and  date  of  marching;  roll 
dated  April  2,  1776;  also,  Capt.  David  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Gary's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  22,  1780;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

AMES,  DAVID.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Lieut. 
Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  June  22,  1775. 

AMES,  DAVID,  Hollis.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dow's  co.,  Col.  William Prescott's  regt.; 
list  of  men  who  were  in  battle  at  Bunker  Hill,  June  17,  1775 ;  also,  company  return 
dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported  on  command  at  Quebec;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  20,  1775. 

AMES,  EHENEZER.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Robert  Orr's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.; 
enlisted  Dec.  10,  1775;  discharged  Jan.  15,  1776;  joined  at  Roxbury  Camp;  also, 
list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Feb.  21,  1776. 


21G  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

AMES,  EBENEZER,  Bridgewater.  Ensign,  Capt.  Elisha  Mitchel's  co..  Col.  Gary's  regt. ; 
list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Feb.  21,  1776;  also,  list  of  officers 
to  serve  until  April,  1776 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  4  days,  between  date  of  enlistment 
and  date  of  marching,  dated  April  2,  1776. 

AMES,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Keith's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt.; 
enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  24,  1776 ;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I. 

AMES,  ELEAZER,  Groton.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Jonathan  Reed's  (6th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Littleton,  Dec.  2,  1777 ;  joined 
Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Sept.  5,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Hartshorn's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Aug.  26, 
1780. 

AMES,  ELI.  Private,  Capt.  John  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  regt.,  Col.  John 
Jacobs's  (Colonel  Commandant)  brigade ;  enlisted  July  25, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct. 
30,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

AMES,  ELI.  Marine,  frigate  "  Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  S.  Nicholson ;  enlisted  Feb. 
23,  1782;  roll  made  up  to  May  31,  1782;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  enlistment, 
5  months. 

AMES,  ELI.  Frigate  "Hague,"  commanded  1)}'  Capt.  J.  Manley;  receipt  for  wages  to 
May  10,  1783. 

AMES,  ELIJAH,  Pepperell.  Private,  Capt.  John  Sawtell's  co.,  Col.  James  Prescott's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Groton  and  Pepperell; 
service,  6  days. 

AMES,  ELIJAH,  Pepperell.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nutting's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

AMES,  ELIJAH.  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co.,  Col.  Jeremiah  Hall's  regt.;  order  for  wages 
for  3  mos.  service  at  Bristol,  R.  I.,  dated  Bristol,  March  7,  1777. 

AMES,  ELIJAH.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Boston,  Aug.  1-i,  1778;  enlisted  July  10,  1778;  enlistment  to 
expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

AMES,  ELIJAH,  Bridgewater.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathan  Mitchell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph 
Keith's  (llth)  co.,  3d  Plymouth  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  com 
missioned  March  23,  1776;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Keith's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Mitchell's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  service  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island; 
marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.;  also,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted 
July  10,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  6  days,  in  and  about 
Boston ;  also,  Lieut.  Samuel  Dunbar's  co.,  Col.  Eliphalet  Gary's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  clays,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

AMES,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Lieut.  Joel  Stevens's  co.,  Col.  David  Rosseter's  regt.;  enlisted 
Oct.  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1780;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Fort 
Edward.  Roll  dated  Pittsfield. 

AMES,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Marsh's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.; 
enlisted  July  21,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  2,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  sta 
tioned  at  Fort  Plains,  Tryon  Co.,  under  command  of  Brig.  Gen.  Stark. 

AMES,  ELISHA,  Kinderhook.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Daniel  Sackett's  co.,  dated  April  5,  1779;  enlisted  for  town  of  Westfield; 
joined  Capt.  Jeremiah  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Patterson's  regt.;  enlistment,  during 
war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt.; 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        217 

AMES,  ELISHA,  continued. 

Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  16,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  6,  1778;  also,  muster  rolls 
for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  Jan.,  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also, 
Capt.  Hancock's  «>.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Ashley's  co.,  Col. 
Vose's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  July,  1780,  dated  Camp  Tenith ;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co.,  1st  regt.;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5 
ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  birthplace,  Preston,  Conn.;  residence, 
Kinderhook  ;  enlisted  at  llichmont  by  Lieut.  Egleston,  June  16,  [year  not  given]  ; 
also,  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West 
Point;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cushing's  (Light  Infantry)  co. ; 
also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Feb.-Nov.,  1781, 
dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command  in  Pennsylvania;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Jan.,  1782,  dated  Huts  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782. 

AMES,  ENOS.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlin's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Heed's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  April  9,  1778;  discharged  July  6,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  20  days, 
at  Cambridge. 

AMES,  Exos.  Private,  Capt.  Matthias  Tobey's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ; 
enlisted  Aug.  22,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  27  days,  at 
Winter  Hill. 

AMES,  EPHRAIM,  New  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  Coburn's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  (late 
Alden's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Oct.  7,  1778,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Stacy's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  (6th)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Fort  Alden ;  also,  Capt.  White's  co., 
Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780, 
to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

AMES,  EPHRAIM,  Kinderhook.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men,  dated  Feb.  20,  1782; 
age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  birthplace, 
New  Concord,  N.  Y. ;  occupation,  laborer ;  enlisted  April  12,  1779;  joined  Capt. 
Jonathan  Felt's  or  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ; 
enlistment,  during  war ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.-May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for 
June,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  at  Dobbs's  Ferry;  also,  muster  roll  for  July, 
1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  at  the 
Lines;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Ilutts ;  reported  on 
command  at  New  Windsor;  also,  Lieut.  Levi  Parker's  (8th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Brooks's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1781;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Felt's  co. ; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts;  reported  on  command  at  Stony 
Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts;  also,  list  of  men,  Capt. 
Turner's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  discharged  June  8,  1783,  by  Gen.  Wash 
ington,  enlistment  having  expired. 

AMES,  FISHER.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Puchards's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.;  enlisted 
March  23,  1778 ;  discharged  April  6,  1778 ;  service,  15  days,  at  Koxbury  and 
Boston. 

AMES,  HUGH,  New  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  Enos  Stone's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.; 
muster  return  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  2f>,  1778;  mustered  by  Trueman 
Wheeler;  reported  deserted. 

AMES,  ISAAC,  Wareham.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Fearing' s  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to  Marshfield;  service,  4  days. 

AMES,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlin's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's  regt.;  enlisted 
Feb.  2,  1776;  roll  made  up  for  6  days  to  date  of  marching. 


218  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

AMES,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  John  Grannis's  co. ;  enlisted  June  1,  1776;  discharged 
Aug.  7,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  6  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

AMES,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Thacher's  co. ;  service,  26  days,  guarding  stores 
at  Cortlandt  Manor,  N.  Y.,  in  1776. 

AMES,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  en 
listed  May  6,  1778;  discharged  May  7,  1778;  service,  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Dartmouth.  Roll  dated  Middleborough. 

AMES,  ISAAC,  Middleborough  (also  given  Plymouth).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Nehemiah  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  (4th  Plymouth 
Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  19,  1778;  age,  22  yrs. ;  joined  Capt.  Wadsworth's  co.,  Col. 
Bradford's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Wads  worth's 
co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Feb.  14, 1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779 ;  reported  as  serving  11  mos.  as  Private,  23  mos. 
17  days  as  Corporal ;  also,  muster  return  dated  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  28, 1778 ;  reported 
on  furlough;  also,  return  dated  Feb.  17,  1779;  reported  deserted;  also,  Private, 
Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  4,  1780. 

AMES,  JACOB,  Oakham.  Private,  Capt.  Hazeltine's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's  regt. ;  company 
return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Ralph  Earll's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  10,  1777;  discharged  Jan.  4,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  25  days. 
Roll  dated  Providence. 

AaiES,  JACOB,  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's 
regt.;  marched  Feb.  4,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  28  days;  also,  Capt.  Charles  Miles's 
co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Ticon- 
deroga ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  the  town  of  Concord  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  dated  May  14,  1778;  aho,  Capt.  William  Marean's  co.,  Col. 
Reed's  regt.  of  guards;  muster  rolls  for  May  and  June,  1778,  dated  Cambridge; 
enlisted  March  28,  1778 ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

AMES,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  William  Marean's  co.,  Col.  Stearns's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  March  27,  1778;  discharged  July  29,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  6  days,  guard 
ing  troops  of  convention  at  Cambridge. 

AMES,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Xye's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  28  days,  at 
Dorchester. 

AMES,  JACOB.  Corporal,  Capt.  Edward  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  14, 1778;  discharged  Jan.  16, 1779;  service,  7  mos.  13  days,  at  North 
River,  N.  Y. ;  roll  dated  Watertown ;  also,  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  West 
Point;  also,  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

AMES,  JACOB,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  17,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  21  days,  at  West 
Point ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

AMES,  JACOB.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from 
Jan.  1.  1782,  to  Jan.  1,  1783. 

AMES,  JACOB.  List  of  men  credited  with  8  months  service,  on  a  roll  headed  "  Hartwell 
Brook  the  first  Everidge"  [year  not  given] 

AMES,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Charles's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  24, 1777; 
enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777. 

AMES,  JAMES,  Oakham.  Private,  Capt.  Ralph  Earll's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  27,  1777;  discharged  Jan.  4,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  8  days.  Roll 
dated  Providence. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  219 

AMES,  JAMES,  South  Brirafield.  Private,  Capt.  Xehemiah  May's  co.,  Col.  David  Leon 
ard's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  6,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  12 
days  ;  enlistment,  2  months ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Nehemiah  May's  co.,  Col.  John  Bliss's  regt.,  dated  Feb.  11,  1778; 
joined  Capt.  Keep's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  enlistment,  8  months. 

AMES,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.;  arrived 
at  camp  July  5,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  2,  1779;  service,  7  mos.  17  days,  at  North 
River,  N.  Y. ;  enlistment,  8  months. 

AMES,  JAMES,  Natick.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Belcher's  co.,  Maj.  Gen.  Hancock's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  12,  1779;  discharged  Oct.  3,  1779;  service,  23  days,  at  Castle 
Island ;  company  raised  in  Suffolk  Co. 

AMES,  JAMES,  Hopkinton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

AMES,  JOB.  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co.,  Col.  Jeremiah  Hall's  regt. ;  order  for  wages  for 
3  mos.  service  at  Bristol,  R.  I.,  dated  Bristol,  March  7,  1777. 

AMES,  JOB.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  31,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

AMES,  JOB.  Private,  Capt.  Snell's  co.,  under  command  of  Lieut.  David  Packard,  Col. 
Mitchell's  regt. ;  service,  16  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776; 
also,  Capt.  David  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Gary's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  22,  1780 ;  service, 
3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

AMES,  JOHN,  Hubbardston.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Marean's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  11  days. 

AMES,  JOHN,  Hopkinton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

AMES,  JOHX,  Wenham.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  (later  Bald 
win's)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  discharged 
July  15,  1775 ;  service,  10  weeks  1  day. 

AMES,  JOHX.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Cutler's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  1778;  enlisted  May  5,  1778;  enlistment  to 
expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  company  raised  for  service  in  Rhode  Island;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1778,  dated  East  Greenwich;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.- 
Dec.,  1778,  dated  East  Greenwich. 

AMES,  JOHX.     2d  Major,  3d  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  commissioned  April  28,  1779. 

AMES,  JOHX,  Sudbury.  Cooper  in  Sudbury  magazine ;  return  of  men  dated  Aug.  21, 
1779,  made  by  the  Assistant  Commissary  of  Issues. 

AMES,  JOHX.  Captain,  5th  co.,  3d  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  ; 
commissioned  March  23,  1776;  also,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt.;  marched  Dec. 
9, 1776  ;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  ;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I. ; 
also,  Col.  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  June  26,  1778;  service,  24  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  also,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Carey's  regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1780;  dis 
charged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

AMES,  JOHX.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Col.  Samuel  Johnson,  of  Class  No.  2, 
for  town  of  Andover,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years, 
dated  April  17,  1782. 

AMES,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt.;  company 
raised  for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  24, 1781. 


220  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

AMES,  JOHN,  Jr.,  Groton.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Lawrence's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  6  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the 
army ;  also,  Capt.  Lawrence's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  30,  1775. 

AMES,  JONATHAN  (also  given  JOTHAM).  Lieutenant,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  return  of 
officers  dated  Dorchester,  Sept.  28,  1778. 

AMES,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ames's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Carey's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

AMES,  JONATHAN,  Wilmington.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re 
turned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

AMES,  JOSEPH,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Mitchell's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days. 

AMES,  JOSEPH,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Noyes's  co.,  which  marched  April 
20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  4  days. 

AMES,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Dec.  25,  1775;  pay  rolls  for  Dec.,  1775-June,  1776,  dated  New  York. 

AMES,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  Snell's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776; 
discharged  Dec.  24,  1776 ;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Providence,  R.  I. 

AMES,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  David  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Cary's  regt.;  enlisted  July 
22,  1780;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

AMES,  JOSHUA,  New  Marlborough.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Jan.  1, 
1781;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  residence,  Fishkill; 
enlisted  at  Fishkill  by  Lieut.  Storer,  Feb.  23,  1780;  joined  Capt.  James  Means's 
co.,  2d  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Burbank's  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Sprout's  (2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
March  3,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

AMES,  JOTHAM  (also given  JONATHAN),  Bridgewater.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Lothrop's 
(Artillery)  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  enlisted  April  10,  1775;  discharged 
May  2,  1775;  service,  23  days;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  also,  Capt.  Lothrop's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Roxbuiy,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Ensign,  Capt.  James 
Allen's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Cary's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  rations  dated  Camp  near 
New  York,  Aug.  9,  1776;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jacob  Allen's  (later  Adams 
Bailey's)  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Valley 
Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778  ;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Camp  at  White  Plains,  Aug.  19, 
1778;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec. 
31,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  (later  Lieut.  Col. 
Sprout's)  2d  regt.;  muster  roll  for  2  years  from  Jan.  1,  1780;  also,  returns  of 
officers  dated  Philadelphia,  July  11  and  July  19,  1783;  reported  on  command  at 
West  Point,  by  order  of  Col.  Sprout ;  also,  returns  of  officers  dated  Philadelphia, 
Aug.  1  and  Aug.  8,  1783;  reported  on  command  at  New  Windsor;  also,  return 
of  officers  dated  Philadelphia,  Aug.  15,  1783  ;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point. 

AMES,  MOSES.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Flint's  (late  Capt.  Asa  Lawrence's)  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Poor's,  regt. ;  enlisted  June  17,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  11,  1779;  service, 
8  mos.  7  days ;  company  raised  to  fortify  and  secure  passes  of  the  North  River, 
N.  Y. ;  also,  pay  rolls  for  June,  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton;  also, 
pay  rolls  for  Sept.  and  Nov.,  1778,  dated  West  Point. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        221 

AMES,  MOSES,  Groton.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lakin's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  7,  1777;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1778;  company  raised 
for  service  at  Rhode  Island;  roll  dated  North  Kingston;  also,  mnster  roll  for 
2  mos.  25  days  service,  sworn  to  at  Groton;  also,  Capt.  Lakin's  co.,  Col.  John 
Jacobs's  (Light  Infantry)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  '20, 
1779;  service,  2  mos.  5  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.,  in  1779,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army ;  age, 
19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light;  delivered  to  Lieut.  John  Ilubbel; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in. ; 
complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Groton;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  9,  1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  11,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Bancroft;  also,  list  of 
men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  hav 
ing  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  Capt. 
Joshua  Benson's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  9,  1780 ;  discharged  Jan.  9,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months ;  muster  roll  for  Jan., 
1781,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point. 

AMES,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  John  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  (15th)  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  20,  [probably  1779]  ;  enlistment,  9  months ;  discharged  April  20, 
1780;  muster  roll  for  Jan.-June,  1780,  dated  Robinson's  Farms. 

AMES,  MOSES.  Corporal  of  Marines,  frigate  "  Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  S.  Nichol 
son  ;  engaged  Feb.  23, 1782 ;  roll  made  up  to  May  31, 1782 ;  service,  3  mos.  8  days ; 
engagment,  5  months ;  reported  re-entered  service. 

AMES,  MOSES.  Frigate  "Hague,"  commanded  by  Capt.  J.  Manley ;  receipt  for  wages 
to  May  10,  1783. 

AMES,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Browning's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  17, 1780;  discharged  Oct.  10, 1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  1  day ; 
enlistment,  3  months  ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  ;  also,  order 
for  wages  dated  Brimfield,  March  20,  1782. 

AMES,  NATHANIEL.  Surgeon;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  York  counties ;  commis 
sioned  Jan.  23,  1776;  ordered  to  serve  in  Boston  until  April  1,  1776. 

AMES,  NATHANIEL,  New  Canaan  (also  given  Richmond).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Raymond's  and  Capt.  Hill's  cos. ;  residence,  New 
Canaan;  enlisted  for  town  of  Richmond ;  joined  Capt.  Stone's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  aho,  muster  return  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan. 
25,1778;  reported  deserted. 

AMES,  NOAH,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Hayden's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days. 

AMES,  NOAH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  to  Squantum,  March  4,  1776;  service,  5  days. 

AMES,  NOAH.  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co.,  Col.  Jeremiah  Hall's  regt. ;  order  for  wages 
for  3  mos.  service  at  Bristol,  It.  I.,  dated  Bristol,  March  7,  1777. 

AMES,  NOAH.  Private,  Capt.  David  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Cary's  regt.;  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  July  22,  1780,  to  Rhode  Island;  service,  3  days. 

AMES,  PAKMENIS,  Easton.  Private,  Capt.  Abiel  Mitchel's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  also,  Capt.  Matthew  Randell's  co.,  Col. 
George  Williams's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  7,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1777;  service, 
31  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Seth  Pratt's  co.,  Col.  James 
Williams's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  10, 1780 ;  service,  8  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  It.  I. 


222  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

AMES,  PHINEAS.  Private,  Capt.  David  Bent's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ; 
marched  from  llutland,  Aug.  20,  1777,  on  an  alarm  to  Bennington;  service,  11 
days;  also,  Capt.  John  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Sparhawk's  regt.,  commanded  by 
Maj.  Jonas  Wilder;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  29 
days,  in  Northern  department. 

AMES,  PHINEAS.  Private,  Capt.  Archibald  McAllister's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  11,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  13  days, 
on  an  expedition  against  Majorbagaduce. 

AMES,  PRIME,  Dartmouth.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780.  [See  Prince  Almy.] 

AMES,  PRINCE,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Abbott's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's 
(5th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  19,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,1779;  enlistment, 3  years  or  during  war;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Farnum's 
co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  49  days  rations  from  date  of 
enlistment,  Feb.  19,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington;  also,  muster  return 
dated  Jan.  24,  1778  ;  reported  on  command  with  Col.  Hay,  at  Albany  ;  also,  Capt. 
Abbot's  co  ;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on  com 
mand  at  the  Lines;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  list  of  men  in  Capt.  Emerson's  co.,  10th  regt.  [year 
not  given] ;  also,  Col.  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  pay  rolls  made  up  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1781,  to  Jan.  1,  1783. 

AMES,  ROBERT,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nixon's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Pierce's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days. 

AMES,  SAMUEL,  Rutland.  Private,  Capt.  David  Bent's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Sparhawk's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Cambridge;  service,  6  days;  also,  Lieut.  William  Muzzey's  co.,  Col.  Sparhawk's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  5,  1778;  discharged  July  15,  1778;  service,  11  days,  raider 
command  of  Maj.  Daniel  Clap  at  barracks  in  Rutland.  Roll  dated  Hubbardston. 

AMES,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  July  15,  1778;  discharged  Nov.  9,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  26  days, 
at  Cambridge;  roll  dated  Lancaster;  also,  Capt.  David  Jewett's  co.,  Col.  Ger 
rish's  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  Nov.  10,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service, 
1  mo.  6  days;  roll  dated  Lancaster;  also,  Capt.  Stephen  AVebster's  co.,  Col.  Ger 
rish's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  19 
days,  at  Claverack ;  regt.  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Essex  counties  to  reinforce  army 
under  Gen.  Washington;  also,  Capt.  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  de 
tachment  of  guards ;  company  return  [year  not  given] . 

AMES,  SAMUEL,  Woburn.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

AMES,  SETH,  Dedham.  Surgeon's  Mate,  Capt.  Josiah  Hayden's  co.,  Col.  John  Thomas's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  1,  1775;  muster  roll  for  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at 
Roxbury ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

AMES,  SOLOMON,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at  battle  in  Charlestown,  dated  Cambridge,  June 
19,  1775 ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  14,  1775. 

AMES,  SOLOMON.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. 
(made  up  from  Essex,  and  York  counties) ;  enlisted  July  30,  1778 ;  discharged 
Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at 
East  Greenwich,  R.  I. ;  reported  enlisted  for  town  of  Salem. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  223 


AMES,  SPOFFORP,  Andover.  Private,  Lieut.  Peter  Poor's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  3.^  days ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin 
Farnum's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  6, 
177-");  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge, 
Nov.  13,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  who  received  money  from  public  treasury  for 
losses  in  the  battles  of  Lexington  and  Bunker  Hill ;  allowed  by  Council,  June  13, 
1776;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14, 
1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30, 1777  ;  service,  4  mos.,  with  Northern  army.  Roll  sworn 
to  at  Andover. 

AMES,  THADDEUS,  Bristol.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Turner's  co. ;  enlisted  July  13,  1775; 
discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  G  mos.  3  days;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  James  Hilton's  co.,3d  Lincoln  Co.  regt.,  dated 
Nov.  7, 1777 ;  reported  enlisted  on  return  home  from  campaign  at  the  Northward, 
in  1776. 

AMES,  THADDEUS.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Marean's  co.,  Col.  Stearns's  (also  given 
Col.  Jonathan  Reed's)  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  March  27,  1778;  discharged  July 
29,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  6  days,  at  Cambridge,  guarding  troops  of  convention; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

AMES,  THOMAS,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Stone's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Ezekiel  How's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  headquarters;  service,  4 
days. 

AMES,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ames's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Carey's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

AMES,  TIMOTHY,  Bridgewater.  Corporal,  Capt.  Josiah  Hayden's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  15  days. 

AMES,  TIMOTHY.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathan  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt. ; 
enlisted  March  4,  1776 ;  discharged  March  9, 1776 ;  service,  5  days ;  marched  on  an 
alarm  to  Squantum. 

AMES,  TIMOTHY.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's  co..  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1776;  service,  2  mos.,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

AMES,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Snell's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8, 1776; 
discharged  Dec.  24, 1776 ;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  inarched 
to  Providence,  R.  I. 

AMES,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  David  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Gary's  regt. ;  enlisted  July 
22,  1780;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

AMES,  WILLIAM,  Newburyport.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days. 

AMES,  ZENAS,  Charlemont.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  L.  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  June  25,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island; 
roll  made  up  for  June-Nov.,  1779  ;  sworn  to  at  Newport,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  Wood- 
bridge's  co.,  Col.  Tyler's  regt. ;  payroll  for  Dec.,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1779; 
service,  1  mo.  2  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

AMES,  ZENAS,  Monson  (also  given  South  Brimfield).  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  5,  1780;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Monson; 
arrived  at  Springfield  July  25,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  25,  1780,  under  com 
mand  of  Capt.  Park  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  payroll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Monson 


224  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


AMES,  ZEXAS,  continued. 

for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  31,  1780;  dis 
charged  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  3  days ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Spurr's 
co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  July-Dec.,  1780 ;  enlisted 
July  23,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belonging  to  Hampshire  Co. ; 
age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation, 
farmer;  residence,  South  Brimfield;  enlisted  May  15,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AMES,  ZEXAS.  List  of  enlisted  men  [year  not  given]  ;  Capt.  Keep's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  8  months. 

AMESDAL,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  William  Marean's  co.,  Col.  Stearns's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  March  27, 1778 ;  discharged  July  29, 1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days,  at  Cam 
bridge,  guarding  troops  of  convention. 

AMETON,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Fales's  co.;  enlisted  Aug.  3,  1779;  dis 
charged  Aug.  15,  1779;  service,  13  days,  on  an  expedition  to  Majorbagaduce,  by 
order  of  Gen.  Lovel. 

AMET,  HEMAN,  New  Salem.  Matross,  Capt.  Joseph  Balch's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  payroll  made  up  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  May  8.  1777; 
service,  3  mos.  7  days. 

AMEY,  SAMUEL,  Kittery.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

AMEY,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.; 
enlisted  July  14, 1781 ;  pay  roll  made  up  to  Nov.  1, 1782 ;  service,  15  mos.  18  days ; 
reported  among  rejected  recruits  detailed  to  garrison  duty;  also,  Matross,  Capt. 
Amos  Lincoln's  (Artillery)  co. ;  pay  roll  made  up  from  Nov.  1, 1782:  discharged 
July  24,  1783;  service,  8  mos.  24  days. 

AMEY,  TOBIAS.  Receipt  for  wages  to  May  10,  1783,  for  service  on  frigate  "Hague," 
commanded  by  Capt.  J.  Manley,  dated  May  13,  1783. 

AMIDOX,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Knap's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  4,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.  Roll  dated  Douglas. 

AMIDOWX,  CALEB.  Quartermaster  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Caleb 
Davis's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  29,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780; 
service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

AMIDOWX,  PHILIP.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Humphrey's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's 
(Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service, 
13  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

AMIDOWX,  SAMUEL,  Uxbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Read's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Caleb 
Whiting's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Wood's  (3d  Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of 
Mass,  militia;  commissioned  April  10,  1778. 

AMIDOWX,  TITUS.  Certificate  of  service  given  by  Maj.  Nathaniel  Winslow,  stating  that 
said  Amidown,  having  served  in  the  10th  Mass.  regt.  5  mos.  11  days,  is  honorably 
discharged,  dated  West  Point,  Dec.  16,  1780. 

AMIEL,  HEXRY.  Prize  Master,  ship  "  Charming  Sally,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Alex 
ander  Holmes;  return  dated  Boston,  Aug.  28,  1779. 

AMMEDOX,  PHILIP.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell' s  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  10,  1777 ;  muster  taken  to  Dec.  22,  1777 ;  enlistment,  6  months ;  roll 
dated  Providence,  R.  I. ;  also,  list  of  men  dated  North  Kingston,  Dec.  15,  1777. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       225 

AMMIDOX,  JACOB,  Mention.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Peters's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  13,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  2-1 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  25,  1775. 

AMMIDOX,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  28,  1781;  dis 
charged  April  1,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  2  days,  with  guards  at  Springfield. 

AMMIDOX,  PHILIP,  Mendon.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Albee's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury;  service,  9  days;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
.Samuel  Cragin's  (1st)  co.,  3d  Worcester  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ; 
chosen  by  company  July  9,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Craggin's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  service,  25  days,  between  Dec.  8,  1776,  and  Jan.  21,  1777, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Captain,  1st  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  (3d 
Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Aug.  27, 
1779;  also,  Col.  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780; 
service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Col.  Dean's  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  4,  1781 ;  discharged  March  18,  1781 ;  service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

AMMIDOWX, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Amadon,  Amadown, 

Amedon,  Amerdown,  Ameton,  Amidon,  Amidown,  Ammedon,  Ammidon,  Amne- 
down.] 

AMMIDOWX,  CALEB.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  10,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  13  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island ;  marched  to  Providence,  R.  I. 

AMMIDOWX,  JACOB.  Captain's  Clerk;  list  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  R.  I.,  in 
the  prison  ship  "  Lord  Sandwich,"  and  landed  at  Bristol,  March  7,  1778. 

AMMIDOWX,  PHILIP.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Peter  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  14.  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  27  days,  with 
Northern  army;  also,  pay  abstract  dated  Scarsdeal,  Nov.  30,  1777. 

AMMIDOWX,  REUBEX.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  10,  1776;  service,  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island; 
marched  to  Providence,  R.  I. 

AMMIDOWX,  TITTS,  Wilbraham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Wilbraham;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  5, 1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  6, 1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Taylor 
of  2d  Mass.  Line ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Wilbra 
ham  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  6,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  16,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  17  days. 

AMMIDOWX,  TITUS.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  King's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug. 
20,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Saratoga. 

AMXEDOWX,  PHILIP.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co.,  Col.  Reyes's  regt. ;  enlisted  July 
10,  1777 ;  pay  abstract  for  bounty  allowed  for  service  from  Oct.  10,  1777,  to  Jan. 
4,  1778,  2  mos.  25  days. 

AMO,  JOSEPHUS.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  dated 
Boston,  May  24,  1778;  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AMOXS,  ROBERT,  Amherst.  Capt.  Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Howe's  regt. ;  return 
of  men  drafted  from  Hampshire  Co.  militia,  who  marched  to  Horse  Neck  [year 
not  given]  ;  reported  failed  to  join  regt. 

AMOR,  ISAAC,  Freetown.  Private,  Maj.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Feb.  1,  1778;  reported  died 
Feb.  1,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  Goodale's  co. ;  muster  return  dated  Albany, 
Feb.  9,  1778. 


226  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

AMOKY, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Emery.] 

AMORT,  DAVID,  Marblehead.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  7,  1777;  enlistment, 
3  years. 

AMORT,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Browning's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
3  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

AMORT,  JESSE,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days. 

AMORT,  JOHN.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Lemuel  Hatch's  (9th)  co.,  1st  York  Co.  regt. ;  list 
of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  [year  not  given] . 

AMOS, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Aamos,  Amor.] 

AMOS, ,  Middleborough.    List  of  men  who  received  bounty  for  enlisting  for  3  years 

or  during  war ;  raised  by  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ;  reported  negro  servant  of  Lebree 
Simmons. 

AMOS,  JACOB,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Elsbree's  co.,  Col.  Livingston's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  11,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  9,  1779;  service,  29  days,  at  Freetown, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Elsbree's  co.,  Col.  Livingston's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  14,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1779;  service,  10  days,  at  Freetown, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Abiel 
Mitchell's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service.  2  mos. 
19  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Bristol  Co. ; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11£  in.;  com 
plexion,  black  ;  occupation,  laborer ;  residence,  Freetown ;  enlisted  June  30,  1781 ; 
enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  enlisted  July 
1,  1781 ;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1782;  service,  6  mos. 

AMOS,  JOSEPH.  List  of  men  engaged  by  the  town  of  Framingham,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  April  20,  1778,  to  serve  for  3  years  in  Rhode  Island,  dated  Dec.  2,  1779;  Capt. 
Allen's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  reported  entered  service  at  Boston. 

AMOS,  JOSEPH.  Carpenter's  Mate ;  list  of  men  on  board  the  ship  "  Alfred,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  J.  P.  Jones,  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "Hellish"  and  brig 
"  Active  "  [year  not  given] . 

AMOS,  THOMAS,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Rounsevel's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Rounsevell's 
co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  D.  Brewer's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov.  8,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas 
Elsbree's  co.,  Col.  Livingston's  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  9, 
1779;  service,  1  mo.  13  days,  at  Freetown,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also, 
Capt.  Elsbree's  co.,  Col.  Livingston's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  14,  1779;  discharged 
Sept.  24,  1779 ;  service,  10  days,  at  Freetown,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

AMOS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Slocum's  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's  (1st 
Rhode  Island)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  East  Greenwich ;  enlist 
ment,  during  war;  also,  Capt.  E.  Lewis's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Greene's  regt.;  muster 
rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1779,  dated  Newport,  R.  I. ;  reported  under  guard. 

AMPLE  ( ?),  SAMVEL.  Receipt  for  equipments  dated  Springfield,  Aug.  22,  1779,  given 
to  Capt.  James  Tisdale. 

AMS,  JOSEPH,  France.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Middlesex 
Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778;  enlisted  for  town  of  Framingham; 
enlistment,  3  years. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       227 

AMSBEE,  ABRAHAM,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cole's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  20,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  11  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

AMSBOROUGH,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777 ;  service,  29  days ;  marched  to 
Stillwater.  Roll  dated  Chesterfield. 

AMSBY,  EBENEZER,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Larned's 
regt.,  which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days. 

AMSBY,  ENOS.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt.; 
enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1777;  service,  23  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island  ;  marched  to  Warwick,  R.  I. 

AMSBY,  MATTHIAS,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim 
Wheelock's  (Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  April  21,  1777;  discharged  May  9,  1777; 
service,  18  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

AMSDAIL,  EPHRAIM.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Asa  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  27,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Manchester  and  Bennington.  Roll  dated  Shrewsbury. 

AMSDAL,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  William  Marean's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt. 
of  guards ;  muster  roll  dated  Cambridge,  June  1,  1778;  enlisted  March  28,  1778; 
enlistment,  3  months  from  April  2, 1778. 

AMSDALE,  JOHX,  Southborough.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  18  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  freckled;  residence,  Southborough;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  13,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  13,  1780,  under  command  of 
Capt.  Thomas  Pritchard. 

AMSDALE,  OLIVER.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  10,  1777 ;  discharged  July  8,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  8  days ;  marched 
to  Ticonderoga. 

AMSDALE,  SIMEON.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  27,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  at 
Claverack. 

AMSDAM,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denney's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779 ;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days ;  marched 
to  Claverack  to  join  Continental  Army ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

AMSDEL,  ABNER,  Greenwich  (also given  Pelham).  Private,  Capt.  Shay's  co.,  Col.  Rufus 
Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  1, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  return  dated  Albany, 
Feb.  9,  1778. 

AMSDEL,  BEZILE,  Petersham.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doo- 
little's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days. 

AMSDEL,  NOAH,  Ware.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  rnos.  5  days. 

AMSDELL,  ABNER,  Greenwich  (also  given  Pelham).  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Put 
nam's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
April  1,  1780. 

AMSDELL,  ADAM,  Harvard.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Davis's  co.,  Col. 
Whitney's  regt.;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence, 
Harvard;  enlisted  Aug.  3,  1779;  also,  Col.  M.  Jackson's  (8th)  regt.;  enlistment, 
9  months ;  statement  of  Continental  balances  certified  to  April  10,  1786. 


228  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

AMSDELL,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  George  Webb's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  "William 
Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1781,  dated  Hutts,  1st  Brigade; 
enlisted  March  3  [year  not  given]  ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AMSDELL,  LOT,  Hanover.  List  of  men  enlisted  from  Plymouth  Co.  for  the  term  of  9 
months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  10,  1778,  as  returned  by 
Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner. 

AMSDELL,  SIMOX,  Conway.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

AMSDEX,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Amsdam,  Amsdell,  Amsdin, 

Amsdon.] 

AMSDEX,  ABEL,  Groton  (also  given  Hampshire).  Capt.  Joseph  Moor's  co.,  Col.  Whit- 
comb's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  want  of  cartridge  boxes  dated  Cambridge,  June 
18,  1775;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Moor's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  20,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  13  days;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Nov. 
17,  1775;  also,  Capt.  John  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  6, 
1778;  discharged  Feb.  10,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  1  day,  at  North  River,  N.  Y. ; 
also,  order  for  wages,  etc.,  dated  Harvard,  June  7,  1779. 

AMSDEX,  ADAM.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Woods's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  April  1,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  at  Cambridge ;  enlistment, 
3  months  from  April  2,  1778. 

AMSDEX,  ADAM,  Harvard.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Baby's  co., 
Col.  Whitney's  regt. ;  mustered  July  20, 1779,  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master ; 
enlistment,  9  months. 

AMSDEX,  BEXJAMIX,  Groton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Sawtell's  co.,  Col.  James  Prescott's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Groton  and  Pepperell ; 
service,  12£  days. 

AMSDEX,  BEZALEEL,  Petersham.  Capt.  Joel  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  near  Chaiiestown  Road,  June  8,  1775; 
also,  Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

AMSDEX,  BEZALEEL.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knowlton's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  gun  and  blanket  money  allowed  by  resolve  of  Nov.  27,  1776. 

AMSDEX,  BEZALEEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  28,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  5,  1777 ;  service,  8  days ;  marched  to 
Bennington  to  reinforce  Gen.  Stark;  reported  joined  Rangers,  Aug.  5,  1777. 

AMSDEX,  EPHRAIM,  Southborough.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Fay's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army ; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Fay's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

AMSDEX,  EPHRAIM,  Petersham.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knowlton's  co.,  Col.  Dyke's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Dorchester  home,  dated  Nov. 
20,  1776. 

AMSDEX,  ISAAC,  Conway.  Capt.  Robert  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  (24th) 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Charlestown,  June  27,  1775;  also,  Private; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  9,  1775;  service,  3  mos.;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  23,  1775. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  229 

AMSDEN,  ISAAC,  New  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  John  Grainger's  co.,  Col.  Learned's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  1,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  1  week, 
1  day;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

AMSDEN,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Dec.  1,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  11,  1776. 

AMSDEN,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  10, 1777 ;  discharged  July  19, 1777 ;  service,  15  days, 
in  Northern  department. 

AMSDEN,  ISAAC.  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  French's  co-,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  in  Northern 
department. 

AMSDEN,  ISAAC,  Barre.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  23  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Barre;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  1,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  2,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Phineas 
Parker;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct. 
-5,  1780;  also,  Private;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Barre 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  June  30,  1780 ;  dis 
charged  Dec.  3, 1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  13  days ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  14th 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1780. 

AMSDEN,  JESSE,  Southborough.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knowlton's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  15,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777;  discharged 
Jan.  1,  1777 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Seth 
Newton's  (4th)  co.,  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  16,1778;  joined  Capt. 
A.  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles  worth's  (later  Calvin  Smith's)  regt.;  also,  Capt. 
John  K.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  May  15,  1777,  to  March  3,  1778;  reported  died  March  3,  1778. 

AMSDEN,  JOEL,  Henniker.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Fay's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  2 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  reported  died  May 
25,'  1775. 

AMSDEN,  JOHN,  Southborough.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Newton's  co., 
Col.  Cushing's  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  occupa 
tion,  fanner;  residence,  Southborough ;  enlisted  March  3,  1781;  enlistment,  3 
years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Elnathan  Haskell'sco.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  June-Sept.,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1781,  dated 
York  Hutts;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Webb's  co.,  Dec.  1,  1781. 

AMSDEN,  JONAS,  Southborough.  Drummer,  Capt.  Elijah  Bellows's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  16  days. 

AMSDEN,  JOSEPH,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  John  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  9  days;  also,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  pay  abstract 
for  mileage  from  Bolton  to  Dorchester  Heights  [probably  in  Sept.,  1776]. 

AMSDEN,  NOAH,  Ware.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
(late  D.  Brewer's)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  lloxbury,  Oct.  31,  1775; 
also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Benjamin  Nye's 
and  Capt.  William  Henry's  cos.,  7th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Dec.  29,  1777; 
residence,  Ware  Itiver ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Barre ;  joined  Capt.  Harrod's  co. ; 
enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  John  Holden's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  ser- 


230  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

AMSDEX,  NOAH,  continued. 

vice  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  Camp  near  Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779 ;  also, 
Capt.  Holden's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1779,  dated  High 
lands  ;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  ac 
counts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  1,  1780;  reported  discharged. 

AMSDEX,  ROYAL,  Petersham.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knowlton's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  15,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

AMSDEX,  SILAS,  Southborough.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men,  Capt.  Nutting's  (or 
Newton's)  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Southborough ;  enlisted  March  3,  1781 ;  en 
listment,  3  years. 

AMSDEX,  SIMEON,  Conway.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Conway;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  16,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  16, 1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Zebulon 
King;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Conway  for  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  15,  1780;  discharged  Dec. 
10,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  3  days. 

AMSDILL,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Low's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service,  6 
days,  at  Bennington. 

AMSDILL,  JOHN,  Southborough.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  George  Webb's  co.,  Col.  William 
Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  Hutts ;  enlisted 
March  3  [year  not  given]  ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AMSDIX,  ISAAC,  New  Braintree.  Capt.  John  Granger's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
regt. ;  receipt  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Rox- 
bury,  Nov.  9,  1775. 

AMSDIX,  JESSE.  Capt.  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles  worth's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  1 
mo.  16  days  service,  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  15,  1777 ;  reported  was  refused 
wages  due  previous  to  July  1,  1777,  by  Jonathan  Trumbull,  P.  M.  G.,  at  Albany, 
on  account  of  not  having  joined  regiment  at  Peekskill  before  said  date.  Roll 
dated  Boston. 

AMSDIX,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Elnathan  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  March  3,1781;  en 
listment,  3  years. 

AMSDOX,  ABEL,  Groton.  Private,  Capt.  Moors's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt.;  company 
return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

AMSDOX,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Elnathan  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts;  enlisted  March  3, 
1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  on  duty  at  Fishkill. 

AMSTEAD,  JABEZ.  List  of  men  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book,  dated  Headquarters, 
Ticonderoga,  Oct.  16,  1776;  tried  by  general  court-martial,  Brig.  St.  Clair,  Presi 
dent,  on  charge  of  mutiny ;  ordered  to  receive  20  lashes  on  bare  back  and  pick 
oakum  for  a  week. 

AMSTER,  JOHX.  List  of  9  months  men;  enlisted  July  24,  1779;  discharged  April  24, 
1780. 

AMY,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Gage's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Joseph  Webb's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Sept.  29,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  16  days ;  company 
detached  from  Col.  Dana's  regt.  to  join  Continental  Army  for  3  months ;  stationed 
at  West  Point ;  reported  deserted. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        231 


AMY,  HEMAX.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Gage's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Joseph  Webb's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Sept.  29,  1781;  reported  deserted;  company  detached  from  Col.  Dana's 
regt.  to  join  Continental  Army  for  3  months ;  stationed  at  West  Point. 

AMY,  SAMUEL,  Kittery.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  51  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Kittery;  arrived  at  Springfield 
Aug.  4,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  5,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Samuel 
Carr. 

AXABEL,  EDWARD.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  (late  Soul's)  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776 ;  enlisted 
Dec.  20,  177">;  reported  re-engaged  as  Sergeant,  Nov.  14,  1776,  in  Capt.  Allen's 
co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. 

AXABEL,  ISAAC,  Oxford.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's 
regt.;  muster  return  dated  Feb.  3,  1778;  enlistment,  8  months. 

AXABEL,  JACOB,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  (later 
Baldwin's)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service, 
13  weeks  1  day. 

AXABEL,  JOSEPH,  Wenham.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  (later 
Baldwin's)  26th  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  24,  1775; 
service,  5  weeks  2  days;  also,  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Chelsea,  Sept.  1,  1775; 
also,  pay  abstract  for  April,  1776. 

AXABELL,  JACOB.  List  of  men  in  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.  who  worked  on  the  Chelsea  bar 
racks,  dated  Nov.  30,  1775. 

AXABELL,  Joiix.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  service,  10  days,  from  July  2,  1778,  to  July  12,  1778.  Roll  dated  Camp 
at  Winter  Hill. 

AXABLE,  EDWARD,  Ashfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  April  2,  1779; 
joined  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  enlistment, 
3  years  or  during  war;  reported  Sergeant;  also,  return  endorsed  "  Col.  David 
Fields 's  return." 

AXABLE,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  Elihu  GifFord's  co.,  Col.  Turner's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  13,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.  18  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  company  raised  in  Barnstable  and  Bristol  counties  for  5  months 
service. 

AXABLE,  JACOB,  Ipswich  Hamlet.  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  sick  and  absent  Aug.  11,  1775 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Dodge's 
co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  (later  Baldwin's)  38th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Camp  at 
Chelsea,  Oct.  2,  1775;  also,  return  for  advance  pay,  etc.,  for  Jan.,  1776;  also,  pay 
abstracts  for  Feb.-June,  1776. 

AXABLE,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  service  in  Dec.,  1775;  enlisted  Dec.  19,  1775;  also,  pay 
abstracts  for  Jan.-June,  1776 ;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Wenham,  Nov.  12, 1777. 

AXABLE,  JOSEPH,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Bald 
win's  (38th)  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  in  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Chelsea; 
also,  Capt.  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  (later  Baldwin's)  regt.;  company  return 
dated  Camp  at  Chelsea,  Oct.  2,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  enlisted  by  Capt.  Dodge  to 
serve  in  the  new  army,  dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  16,  1775 ;  also,  pay  abstracts  for  Jan.- 
June,  1776. 


232  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ANABLE,  JOSEPH,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  4, 1777 ;  discharged  July  4, 1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Providence,  R.  I. 

ANABLE,  JOSEPH.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  George  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  6, 1778 ;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford,  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth. 

ANABLE,  MATTHEW,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  James  Patch's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Mystic;  service,  4  days. 

ANABLE,  ROBERT,  Jr.,  Ipswich  Hamlet.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Whitney's  co.,  which 
marched  May  1,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  12  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt. 
Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for 
Jan. -June,  1776 ;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Wenham,  March  12,  1777. 

ANABLE,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  en 
listed  Sept.  27,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  4  days,  on  a  secret 
expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

ANABONA,  ANTHONY.  Landsman;  list  of  men  on  board  the  sloop  "Providence"  en 
titled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Alexander,"  captured  Sept.  20,  1777. 

ANAVER,  EBENEZER,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Glover's  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ANCLUS  (alias  UNCLES),  WILLIAM.  Drummer,  Capt.  Seward's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

ANDASON,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Peter  Coburn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridges's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec. 
28,  1775. 

ANDERS,  LELBRUN.  Order  for  wages  for  1782  for  service  in  6th  Mass.  regt. ;  order 
payable  to  Elisha  Sumner. 

ANDERSON, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Aanderson,  Andason, 

Andrew,  Andrews,  Andrewson,  Androson,  Andrson,  Andson,  Arderson.] 

ANDERSON,  ARCHELAUS,  Murrayfield.  List  of  men  enlisted  in  an  artillery  company  in 
Roxbury,  who  were  unwilling  to  be  mustered  under  Capt.  John  Wiley,  dated 
June  21,  1775;  also,  Bombardier,  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Grid- 
ley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  June  23,  1775; 
enlisted  June  8,  1775,  from  Capt.  Weber's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's  regt.;  also,  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  8,  1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  25  days ;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Oct.  8,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Dec.  26,  1775;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Enoch  Shepard's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug. 
17,  1777  ;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777 ;  service,  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  ; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  45  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  com 
plexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  carpenter;  residence,  Murrayfield;  en 
listed  April  16,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  Seth  Banister's  co.,  Col. 
William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  May  and  July,  1781,  dated  Phil- 
lipsburgh;  enlisted  June  16,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  serving  as 
wagoner  with  the  Artillery;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at 
Peekskill ;  reported  serving  as  wagoner  with  the  Artillery;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Sept.,  1781,  dated  Continental  Village;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Feb., 
1782,  dated  York  Hutts ;  reported  died  Feb.  23,  1782. 

ANDERSON,  ARCHIBALD,  Murrayfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co.,  Col.  John 
Fellows's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  14,  1775;  service, 
23  days.  [See  Archelaus  Anderson.] 


IX  THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  233 

ANDERSON,  ARCHIBALD.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Starret's  co.,  Col.  Mason  Wheaton's 
regt. ;  enlisted  June  28, 1779 ;  discharged  July  5, 1779 ;  service,  8  days,  at  Cainden, 
in  Eastern  department. 

ANDERSON,  BARZILLAI,  Boston  (also  given  Farmington).  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col. 
Wesson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Pettingill's  co. ;  list  of  men  dated  March  2,  1777. 

ANDERSON,  CHARLES,  New  York.  Conductor  of  military  stores ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass, 
militia ;  appointed  July  5,  1779 ;  stationed  with  New  Hampshire  brigade. 

ANDERSON,  DAVID,  Shelburne.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  ;  Capt.  Wells's  co.,  Col. 
AVells's  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  hair,  dark ;  residence,  Shelburne ; 
enlistment,  9  months ;  received  at  Springfield  July  19,  1779,  by  Capt.  James 
Cooper;  also,  Capt.  Keith's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (8th)  regt.;  enlisted  July 
12,  1779;  discharged  April  12,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ANDERSON,  EBENEZEH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Wood- 
bridge's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  18, 1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos. 
21  days,  with  Northern  army. 

ANDERSON,  EDWARD,  Gorham.  Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

ANDERSON,  EDWARD,  Windham.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Knight's  co. ;  enlisted  July 
1,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  16  days,  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.;  also,  2d  Lieu 
tenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Tuott's  (1st)  co.,  4th  Cumberland  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers 
of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Sept.,  1777;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathan 
Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  regt.;  enlisted  July  8,  1779;  discharged 
Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days;  company  detached  from  Cumberland  Co. 
militia  for  expedition  to  Penobscot. 

ANDERSON,  FRANCIS.  Receipt  for  1  day  wages  in  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co.,  dated 
Warwick,  Feb.,  1777;  service  on  an  alarm  Nov.  21,  1776. 

ANDERSON,  GEORGE.  Seaman,  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Wil 
liams;  nationality,  English;  stature,  5  ft.  1  in.;  engaged  July  10,  1779;  dis 
charged  Sept.  6, 1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  28  days ;  also,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  Williams;  engaged  Jan.  14,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  7 
mos.  3  days. 

ANDERSON,  ISAAC.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  roll  made  up  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1781,  to  Jan.  1,  1782;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  reported 
transferred  to  3d  Artillery  regt.,  April  13,  1781. 

ANDERSON,  JACOB,  North  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Worthley's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  regt. ;  billeting  roll  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  12,  1775,  to  date  of 
marching  to  headquarters,  July  6,  1775;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
1775]  ;  enlisted  May  12,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Nov.  2,  1775. 

ANDERSON,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  George  Rogers's  co.,  2d  Cumberland  Co.  regt.;  ser 
vice,  6  days,  in  Nov.,  1775;  company  detached  by  order  of  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel 
to  work  on  fort  at  Falmouth. 

ANDERSON,  JAMES,  Shelburne.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Taylor's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas 
Dyke's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  dated  Sept.  17,  1776;  also,  pay 
abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  home,  dated  Dorchester  Heights,  Nov.  28,  1776;  re 
ported  6  days  allowance;  also,  Capt.  John  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  23,  1776;  discharged  April  1,  1777;  service, 
100  days;  inarched  to  Ticonderoga;  also,  Capt.  AVells's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777;  service, 
1  mo.  2  days,  in  Northern  department. 


234  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ANDERSON,  JAMES,  Blandford.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Munn's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas 
Dike's  regt. ;  return  for  travel  allowance  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  17, 1776 ;  also,  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Boston,  Nov.  26,  1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Phineas 
Stebbins's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  7,  1778;  discharged 
Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  12  days;  marched  to  Boston  to  reinforce  Gen. 
Sullivan. 

ANDERSON,  JAMES.  Corporal,  Capt.  David  Bent's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  en 
listed  Sept.  5,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1777;  service,  2  mos.,  at  the  Northward. 

ANDERSON,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Nicholas  Crosby's  co.,  Col.  John  Allan's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  8,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  company 
raised  for  defence  of  Machias. 

ANDERSON,  JAMES.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  "Wil 
liams  ;  engaged  April  20,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  17, 1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  27  days. 

ANDERSON,  JAMES.  Seaman,  frigate  "  Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  S.  Nicholson; 
engaged  Nov.  24,  1781;  roll  made  up  to  May  31,  1782;  engagement,  12  months; 
reported  transferred  to  the  "Alliance,"  Dec.  21,  1781. 

ANDERSON,  JAMES,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  John  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  7,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  6  days,  on  expedition  to  Penobscot.  Roll 
dated  North  Yarmouth. 

ANDERSON,  JEAN,  Yarmouth.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Barnstable  Co. ;  Capt.  Davis's 
co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  mustered  May  19,  1777,  by  Joseph  Otis,  Muster  Master ; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

ANDERSON,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Pomeroy's  co.,  Col.  Dickenson's  regt., 
commanded  by  Maj.  Clap;  service,  38  days;  roll  dated  July  10,  1777. 

ANDERSON,  JEREMIAH,  Norwich.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Kirtland's  co., 
Col.  Israel  Chapin's  regt.;  age,  27  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
residence,  Norwich;  enlisted  July,  1780;  enlistment,  3  months;  also,  Corporal, 
Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt.;  enlisted  July  13,  1780; 
discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  5  days;  company  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army. 

ANDERSON,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Knight's  co. ;  enlisted  July  11, 1775;  service, 
6  mos.  6  days,  at  Fahnouth,  Cumberland  Co. 

ANDERSON,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robin 
son's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  3, 1777;  discharged  April  1, 1777;  ser 
vice,  2  mos.  29  days;  enlistment  to  expire  March  23,  1777;  marched  to  Ticon- 
deroga. 

ANDERSON,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wells's  co.,  Col.  David  "NYells's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  22, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  23, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  2  days. 
Roll  dated  Shelburne. 

ANDERSON,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Miles  Greenwood's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  11,  1777  ;  discharged  Feb.  2,  1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  22  days. 
Roll  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 

ANDERSON,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  10, 1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  31, 1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  24  days ;  company  detached 
to  fortify  a  post  at  Boston. 

ANDERSON,  JOHN,  New  Hampshire.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778;  3d  Middlesex  Co.  regt. ;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7 
in. ;  residence,  New  Hampshire ;  enlistment,  9  months ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Or- 
ringh  Stoddard's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Nov.,  1778-Jan., 
1779,  dated  Providence ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Provi 
dence  ;  reported  on  command  at  Newtown. 


IN  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  235 

ANDERSON,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  George  Rogers's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Jordan's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  23,  1779;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.,  at  Falmouth. 

ANDERSON,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Roger  Libby's  co. ;  detached  from  Cumberland  Co. 
militia,  under  command  of  Nathaniel  Jordan,  Esq.;  enlisted  Oct.  1,  1779;  dis 
charged  Oct.  23,  1779;  service,  23  days,  at  the  Eastward. 

ANDERSON,  JOHN,  Taunton  (also  given  Boston) .  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ; 
birthplace,  Great  Britain;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light; 
hair,  light;  residence,  Taunton;  enlisted  Oct.,  1779;  joined  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  mustered  by  Capt.  Haskell ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

ANDERSON,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  30, 1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  1  mo.  20  days,  at  West  Point; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

ANDERSON,  JOHN,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Cooper's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel 
Bradford's  (14th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  11, 
1778,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  reported  joined  April  12, 1778 ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's 
co.,  14th  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  1  to  Oct.  1,  1780. 

ANDERSON,  JOHN,  Cape  Ann.  Master's  Mate,  ship  "Franklin,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Allen  Hallet;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Boston,  June  20,  1781; 
age,  25  yrs. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Cape  Ann. 

ANDERSON,  JOHN,  Rehoboth.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  birthplace,  Alegen, 
Scotland;  age,  32  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  sandy;  hair,  red;  occu 
pation,  laborer;  residence,  Rehoboth;  enlisted  for  town  of  Taunton;  enlisted 
Jan.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  (also  given  Capt.  Hastings's) 
co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-May,  1781, 
dated  West  Point ;  reported  on  command  with  infantry  in  April  and  May ;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  with  light  infantry ; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Peek  skill;  reported  on  command  with  light 
infantry;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781;  reported  on  command  with  light 
infantry ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts ;  also,  list 
of  men  furloughed;  Capt.  Hastings's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  leave  given 
by  Gen.  Paterson  to  go  from  New  Windsor  to  Taunton  for  55  days  from  Dec.  16, 
1782 ;  overstayed  28  days  on  account  of  lameness ;  also,  list  of  deserters ;  deserted 
Feb.  28  [year  not  given]  from  furlough;  joined  at  New  Windsor,  March  1,  1783; 
also,  list  of  men  discharged ;  discharged  June  10, 1783,  by  Gen.  Washington,  enlist 
ment  having  expired. 

ANDERSON,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  C.  Allen's  (8th)  co.,  4th  regt. ;  muster 
rolls  for  May-Sept.,  1783 ;  balance  of  term  of  enlistment  in  Oct.,  1783,  5  months. 

ANDERSON,  JOHN,  Windham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Dorchester  Heights  home 
[year  not  given] . 

ANDERSON,  JOHN,  Boston.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year  not 
given]  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Wilmington. 

ANDERSON,  JOHN,  Falmouth.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year  not 
given]  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Reading. 

ANDERSON,  JONATHAN,  Salem.  Seaman,  ship  "  Pilgrim,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph 
Robinson ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  age,  20  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  1  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Salem. 

ANDERSON,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  8,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  7  days; 
inarched  to  Ticonderoga. 


236  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ANDERSON,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  John  Dickinson's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  22, 1777 ;  service,  8  days ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  to  Bennington. 

ANDERSON,  JOSEPH  J.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Mott's  co.,  Col.  Elias  Dayton's  (3d 
New  Jersey)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1776-May,  1777 ;  enlisted  Nov.  30, 1776 ; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1777. 

ANDERSON,  RICHARD,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Josiah  Wood's  co.,  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Northbridge,  Feb.  13,  1778; 
residence,  Boston ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Northbridge ;  joined  Capt.  Joseph  Wil- 
liams's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years,  to  expire  June  11,  1780. 

ANDERSON,  RICHARD,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Josiah  Wilder' s  co.,  7th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  21,  1778;  residence, 
Boston;  enlisted  for  town  of  Templeton;  joined  Capt.  Joseph  Williams's  co.,  Col. 
John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ANDERSON,  RICHARD,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Abraham  Wat 
son's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7£  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  light;  eyes,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Bridgewater;  enlisted  June  1,  1777,  by  Lieut.  Tuttle;  enlistment, 
during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Williams's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d) 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  11,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  Watson's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Jan.-April,  1781, dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command  with  light  infantry  in 
Feb.,  March  and  April ;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Camp  near  Dobbs's 
Ferry ;  reported  on  command  with  light  infantry. 

ANDERSON,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  George  Rogers's  co.,  2d  Cumberland  Co.  regt.; 
service,  6  days,  in  Nov.,  1775;  company  detached  by  order  of  Col.  Jonathan 
Mitchell,  to  work  on  fort  at  Falmouth. 

ANDERSON,  ROBERT,  North  Yarmouth.  List  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  army,  dated 
Dec.  3,  1776 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of 
their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  as  returned  by  Brig.  Lemuel  Thompson,  dated  Bruns 
wick,  July  1,  1778. 

ANDERSON,  ROBERT.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  30, 1778 ;  discharged  Jan.  29, 1779 ;  service,  8  mos.  20  days,  at  North 
River,  N.  Y. ;  also,  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton  ;  also,  pay  rolls  for 
Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry;  also,  Capt.  John  Gray's  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Mitchell's  regt.;  enlisted  Jul}-  7, 1779;  service,  2  mos.  6  days,  on  expe 
dition  to  Penobscot.  Roll  dated  North  Yarmouth. 

ANDERSON,  SAMUEL.  Sentinel,  Capt.  Robert  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  William  Jones's  regt.; 
service  in  assisting  in  the  recapture  of  the  ship  "Grout"  ("Gruel")  from  the 
British  ship  "Rainbow,"  Sept.  10,  1777. 

ANDERSON,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloper's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d) 
regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  1,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  26  days,  at 
Claverack ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army. 

ANDERSON,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hicks's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point; 
enlistment,  during  war. 

ANDERSON,  SAMUEL,  Jr.,  Blandford.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Lieut.  Meconithy's  co.,  Col.  Moseley's  regt.,  dated  Oct.  26, 1780;  enlistment, 
3  months;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Ely's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  9,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1780 ;  service,  2  mos.  21  days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        237 

ANDERSON,  THOMAS,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Egery's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also, 
Capt.  Egery's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted 
May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  3  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct. 
6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury, 
Dec.  24,  1775. 

ANDERSON,  THOMAS,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Lane's  co.,  10th  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  20.  1775;  roll  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1775;  service,  4  mos.  21  days;  also,  pay 
roll  for  service  from  Nov.  1,  1775,  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  2  mos.  5  days.  Roll  dated 
Cape  Ann. 

ANDERSON,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hooper's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  21,  1776; 
discharged  Nov.  24,  1776 ;  service,  9  mos.  2  days,  at  Falmouth. 

ANDERSON,  THOMAS,  Falmouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  20,  1778;  joined  Capt. 
James  Keith's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Keith's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  April  1, 1777,  to  April  — ,  1778 ;  credited  to  town  of  Falmouth ;  reported  died 
April,  1778. 

ANDERSON,  THOMAS,  Shelburne.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Wells's  co., 
Col.  Wells's  regt. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  hair,  dark  ;  residence,  Shel 
burne  ;  enlistment,  9  months ;  received  at  Springfield  July  19, 1779,  by  Capt.  James 
Cooper ;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  12, 1779 ;  discharged 
April  12,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ANDERSON,  THOMAS.  Surgeon,  Col.  Gideon  Burt's  (1st  Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  16,  1782 ;  service,  6  days,  at  Northampton,  by  order  of  the  high  sheriff. 

ANDERSON,  THOMAS.  List  of  Massachusetts  State  Pensioners;  reported  died  Aug. 
6,  1810. 

ANDERSON,  WILLIAM,  Colrain  or  Shelburne.  Private,  Capt.  Hugh  McClennen's  (McClel- 
len)  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Williams's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response 
to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  10  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army 
May  1,  1775. 

ANDERSON,  WILLIAM,  Cambridge  (also  given  New  York).  Capt.  Peter  Coburn's  (also 
given  Colburn)  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at 
Cambridge,  June  22,  1775;  also,  Fifer;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  29,  1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  8  days ;  also,  Private ;  company  return  dated  Sept. 
26,  1775. 

ANDERSON,  WILLIAM,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Hammatt's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield;  service,  11  days;  also, 
Capt.  Mayhew's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775; 
reported  discharged  Sept.  1,  1775. 

ANDERSON,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Lawrence  Kemp's  co.,  Col.  Leonard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Feb.  23,  1777;  discharged  April  10,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  17  days,  at 
Ticonderoga. 

ANDERSON,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  W.  Brakenridge's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  9,  1777;  discharged  July  29,  1777;  service,  26  days,  at 
Manchester,  under  command  of  Col.  Seth  Warner. 

ANDERSON,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wells's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  23, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  2  days, 
in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated  Shelburne. 


238  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

AXDERSOX,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Miles  Greenwood's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards;  enlisted  Nov.  11,  1777;  discharged  April  3,  1778;  service,  4  mos. 
23  days.  Rolls  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 

AXDERSOX,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel 
Barber,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  19,  1777;  Maj.  Ebenezer  Stevens's  regt. ;  enlistment. 
3  years  or  during  war;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Stephen  Buckland's  co.,  Col.  John 
Crane's  (3d  Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
4,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  reported  as  serving  12  mos.  as  Corporal,  23  mos.  27  days 
as  Sergeant;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  1,  1777,  dated  Park 
of  Artillery  near  Morristown,  Jan.  28, 1780;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Buckland's  co., 
Col.  Crane's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780, 
to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  return  of  men  in  Capt.  Samuel  Shaw's  co.,  3d  Artillery 
regt.,  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  9,  1781;  enlisted  Jan.  3,  1777,  by  Sergt.  Tracy; 
enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  Feb.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point. 

AXDERSOX,  WILLIAM,  Stow.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co. ; 
age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  blue; 
occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Stow;  enlisted  April  4,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AXDERSOX,  WILLIAM.  Marine,  ship  "  Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones ; 
list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Mellish  "  and  brig  "  Active." 

AXDERAVIG,  PRESLEY.  Matross,  Capt.  William  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artil 
lery)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Sept.,  1778-Feb.,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted 
June  14,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  in  Col.  Harrison's  regt.  in  Dec., 
1778 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1779. 

AXDERWS,  JOXATHAX.  Capt.  Benjamin  KimbalFs  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec. 
30,  1775. 

AXDERWS,  LEMUEL,  Easton.  Private,  Capt.  Macy  Williams's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days. 

AXDEWS,  AAROX.  Private,  Capt.  William  Pearson's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  1  month  sen-ice 
between  June  1  and  Aug.  31,  1776;  stationed  at  Gloucester. 

AXDISOX,  GIDEOX,  Amherst.  Private,  Capt.  Noadiah  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12 
days. 

AXDOS,  SETH.  Certificate  of  enlistment  given  by  selectmen  of  Taunton,  dated  Sept. 
25,  1781,  certifying  that  said  Andos  was  hired  by  Class  No.  21  of  Taunton  to 
serve  in  the  army  for  3  years  or  during  war. 

AXDOSS,  JEDAIAH.  Certificate  of  enlistment  given  by  selectmen  of  Taunton  dated  Sept. 
25,  1781,  certifying  that  said  Andoss  was  hired  by  Class  No.  18  of  Taunton  to 
serve  in  the  army  3  years  or  during  war. 

AXDRAS,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Richard's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  23,  1778;  discharged  April  6,  1778;  service,  15  days,  at  Roxbury  and 
Boston. 

AXDRAS,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Warren's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  23.  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

AXDRAS,  JULIAN.  Seaman,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker; 
engaged  March  11,  1779;  reported  in  the  "  Leverne." 

ANDRAS,  LEMUEL,  Western  or  Oakham.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cutler's  co.  of  volun 
teers  ;  enlisted  Sept.  24,  1777 ;  service,  32  days ;  marched  to  join  Gen.  Gates  at  the 
Northward. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        239 

ANDRAS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Warren's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3  days.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

ANDIIASS,  ASA,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibbell's  co.,  Col.  Patterson's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  July  20,  1775;  service,  12  days. 

ANDRA\VS,  LUDIM,  South  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Walbridge's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  177")]. 

ANDRAWS,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  en 
listed  June  6,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  10,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  4  days,  at  North 
River,  N.  Y. 

ANDREAS,  HENRY.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Hoskins's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Aug.  6,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  27  days;  company 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ANDRES,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Cook's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  22  days. 

ANDRES,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Grant's  co.,  Col.  Storer's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
14,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777  ;  service,  4  mos.  3  days,  with  Northern  army ; 
discharged  at  Queman's  Heights. 

ANDRES,  ISAAC.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co. ;  enlisted  July  13,  1777;  service,  15 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Manchester. 

ANDRES,  JOHN,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  M.  Littlefield's  co.,  Col.  Moulton's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

ANDRES,  JOHN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loarnmi  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt.;  return  of  men  enlisted  for  1  year  from  Dec.,  1775;  also,  returns  for  wages 
for  Jan.  and  March,  1776. 

ANDRES,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Grant's  co.,  Col.  Storer's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  4  mos.  3  days,  with  Northern  army; 
discharged  at  Queman's  Heights. 

ANDRES,  NEHEMIAH,  Bernardston.  Private,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  8  days. 

ANDRES,  SAMUEL.  Agreement  dated  April  26,  1775,  showing  voluntary  enlistment  to 
serve  until  Dec.  31, 1775 ;  Capt.  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's  regt.  [name  cancelled 
on  roll] . 

ANDRES,  SAMUEL,  Ware.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  week, 
5  days. 

ANDRES,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams's 
regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  15,  1776;  discharged  Feb.  17,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  5  days, 
lloll  dated  Morristown. 

ANDRES,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Grant's  co.,  Col.  Storer's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777 ;  service,  4  mos.  3  days,  with  Northern 
army;  discharged  at  Queman's  Heights. 

ANDRES,  THOMAS,  Ware.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
1  week,  5  days. 

ANDRES,  WILLIAM,  Buxton.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hill's  co.,  Col.  James  Scam- 
mon's  (30th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  3, 1775;  service, 
12  weeks  6  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Oct.  26,  1775. 


240  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  A^sD   SAILORS 

ANDRESS,  JAMES,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  2,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  29, 1777,  by  Gen.  Spencer;  service,  29  days, 
on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

ANDRESS,  JEREMIAH.  Capt.  Benjamin  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec. 

30,  1775. 

ANDRESS,  JOHN,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Little's  regt.;  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  age,  19  yrs. 

ANDRESS,  JOHN,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's 
(later  Baldwin's)  26th  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2, 
1775 ;  service,  13  weeks ;  also,  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Chelsea,  Oct.  2, 
1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  absent  from  muster,  dated  Chelsea,  Oct.  3,  1775 ;  reported 
on  sentry  duty;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.;  pay 
abstracts  for  Feb.  and  April,  1776 ;  also,  pay  abstracts  for  May  and  June,  1776, 
dated  New  York;  also,  Capt.  Dodge's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Cheever;  return 
for  mileage  in  1776. 

ANDRESS,  MARK,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  King's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.;  company 
return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

ANDRESS,  MOSES,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  2, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777,  by  Gen.  Spencer ;  service,  29  days, 
on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

ANDRESS,  ROBERT,  Boxford.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

ANDRESS,  THD.    Private,  7th  co. ;  order  for  3  months  wages  dated  Oct.  16,  1783. 

ANDRESS,  WILLIAM,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's 
(later  Baldwin's)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775; 
service,  11  weeks  1  day;  also,  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Chelsea,  Oct.  2, 
1775  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Chelsea,  Dec. 
27,  1775. 

ANDRESS,  ZACHARIAH  (also  given  ZEPHANIAH),  Raynham.  List  of  men  raised  for  the 
6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster, 
in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

ANDREUS,  JACOB,  Jr.  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  21,  1775. 

ANDREUS,  JAMES.  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  21,  1775. 

ANDREUS,  ROBERT.  Capt.  William  Perley's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  14,  1775. 

ANDREUS,  THOMAS.  Capt.  Jonathan  Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  D. 
Brewer's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at 
Roxbury,  Oct.  31,  1775. 

ANDREW,  AARON,  Gloucester.  Capt.  Benjamin  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  (later 
Israel  Hutchinson's)  19th  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July 
1,  1775;  also,  Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  29,  1775; 
service,  2  mos.  8  davs ;  also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775 ; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec. 
30,  1775. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  241 

ANDREW,  AARON.  Seaman,  sloop  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Fisk; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  July  1,  1776,  to  Sept.  30,  1776,  dated  Salem;  also,  Prize 
Master,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Fisk;  engaged 
Jan.  1,  1777;  discharged  Feb.  16,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  16  days. 

ANDREW,  AENEAS.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Ilufus  Putnam's 
(oth)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1782 ;  balance  of  term  of  enlistment,  1  year 
6  months,  23  days. 

ANDREW,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ; 
enlisted  Nov.  23,  1777  ;  discharged  April  3,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  11  days,  at  Cam 
bridge  and  Charlestown,  guarding  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Feb.,  1778,  dated  Winter  Hill. 

ANDREW,  BENJAMIN.  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  21,  177"). 

ANDREW,  DANIEL,  Wenham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  20,  1778;  age,  23  yrs.;  stature,  5 
ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Wen  ham;  also,  list  of  men  enlisted  from 
Essex  Co.  as  returned  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778. 

ANDREW,  EBENEZER,  Danvers.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Francis's  (also  given  Lieut.  Billy  Por 
ter's)  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  (later  Israel  Hutchinson's)  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay 
dated  Cambridge,  June  8, 1775 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 177") ;  enlisted  May 
4,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  5  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

ANDREW,  GEORGE,  Marblehead.  Prize  Master,  sloop  "  Morning  Star,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  John  Ravill ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Oct.  17,  1780 ;  age, 
25  yrs.;  stature,  5ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Marblehead. 

ANDREW,  HELSTON.  List  of  men  taken  from  the  Orderly  Book  of  Col.  Israel  Hutchin- 
son  of  the  27th  regt.,  dated  Fort  Lee,  Nov.  16,  1776 ;  reported  taken  prisoner  at 
Fort  Washington ;  service  in  Capt.  Brown's  co. 

ANDREW,  ISAAC.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ; 
marched  from  Lanesborough,  Oct.  26,  1780;  service,  3  days. 

ANDREW,  JAMES,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Pope's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt. ;  service,  21  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

ANDREW.  JAMES,  Salem.  Boy,  ship  "Rhodes,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Nehemiah 
Buffington  ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  14,  1780 ;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Salem. 

ANDREW,  JEREMIAH,  Manchester.  Capt.  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ;  receipt 
for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  1,  1775;  also,  Private;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  27  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

ANDREW,  JOHN.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Gardner's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Pickering,  Jr.'s  (1st  Essex  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  dated  Salem, 
May  15,  1776 ;  commissioned  June  6,  1776. 

ANDREW,  JOHN.  Muster  master's  return  signed  by  John  Gushing,  Muster  Master  for 
Essex  Co.,  dated  Boxford,  Dec.  8,  1779;  enlisted  for  town  of  Salem;  enlistment, 
9  months. 

ANDREW,  JOHN,  Lanesborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Simonds's  regt. ;  marched  Oct.  26, 1780 ;  service,  5  days. 

ANDREW,  JOHN,  Jr.,  Salem.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army,  made  by 
John  Gushing,  Muster  Master  for  Essex  Co.,  dated  Boxford,  Dec.  8,  1779;  enlist 
ment,  9  months. 


242  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


ANDREW,  JONATHAN,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  13,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  24  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

ANDREW,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  16, 1777 ;  discharged  April  3,  1778 ;  service,  4  mos.  18  days, 
at  Charlestown  and  Cambridge,  guarding  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  Winter  Hill. 

ANDREW,  MICHAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Ludwig's  co. ;  enlisted  Nov.  7,  1777 ;  dis 
charged  Dec.  22,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  25  days ;  company  raised  for  defence  of 
Machias.  Roll  dated  Waldoborough. 

ANDREW,  POMP,  Marshfield.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Crocker's  co.,  Brig.  Gen.  John 
Thomas's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3.  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  5  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  9,  1775. 

ANDREW,  SAMUEL.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard,  May  11, 
1775,  under  Maj.  Loammi  Baldwin. 

ANDREW,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Tew's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.; 
marched  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ANDREW,  THOMAS,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Epes's  co.,  Col.  Pickering's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days ;  also,  Capt.  Silas 
Adams's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ;  service,  2  mos. ;  roll  dated  June  29, 1777 ;  also, 
Capt.  Samuel  Flint's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  25,  1777; 
discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  19  days,  at  the  Northward;  also,  roll 
made  up  for  mileage  from  Scarsdale,  N.  Y.,  home,  allowed  in  Council  July  27, 
1778. 

ANDREW,  TONY,  Billerica.  Private,  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  company 
return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775. 

ANDREW,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Peter  Coburn's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  Oct.,  1775,  dated 
Cambridge. 

ANDREW,  WILLIAM,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward.  Jr.'s  co. ;  enlisted  Jan. 
22,  1776;  service,  4  mos.  7  days,  at;  Salem. 

ANDREW,  WILLIAM.  List  of  men  on  board  ship  "  Jason,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simon 
Forrester,  June  15,  1780. 

ANDREW,  ZEPHANIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Cobb's  co.,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Samuel  Fisher,  3d  regt.,  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  14, 1779;  service, 
1  mo.  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  detached  for  4  weeks  service. 

ANDREWAS,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Acter  Patten's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  6,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  19  days,  on 
Penobscot  expedition. 

ANDREWES,  JAMES.  Capt.  Samuel  Sloan's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  (26th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  3,  Charlestown, 
Oct.  27,  1775. 

ANDREWES,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Aug.  27,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  17  days,  with 
Northern  army. 

ANDREWS, .  [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Adrew,  Anders,  Ander 
son,  Anderws,  Andews,  Andos,  Andoss,  Andras,  Andrass,  Andraws,  Andreas, 
Andres,  Andress,  Andreus,  Andrew,  Andrewas,  Andrewes,  Andrias,  Andris, 
Andros,  Andross,  Androus,  Andrew,  Androwes,  Androws,  Andrson,  Andrss, 
Andrues,  Andrus,  Andruss,  Aondress.] 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        243 

ANDREWS,  AARON.  Private,  Capt.  William  Pearson's  (3d)  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  19,  1776 ; 
roll  made  up  to  Feb. 29, 1776;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at  Gloucester;  also,  pay  roll 
for  service  from  March  1  to  May  31,  1776,  3  mos.,  at  Gloucester. 

ANDREWS,  AARON.  Seaman,  sloop  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Fisk; 
engaged  July  1,  1776;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1776;  also,  Prize  Master,  brigantine 
"Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Fisk;  engaged  Sept.  30,  1776;  discharged 
Jan.  1,  1777. 

ANDREWS,  ABRAHAM,  Lanesborough.  Capt.  John  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Ilufus  Putnam's 
(late  D.  Brewer's)  9th  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov.  2,  1775 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co. ; 
service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  in  Aug.,  1777 ;  marched  to  Meloomscuyck. 

ANDREWS,  ABRAHAM.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  April  26,  1777;  discharged  May  19,  1777;  service, 
24  days;  marched  to  Saratoga  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

ANDREWS,  ABRAHAM.  Quartermaster,  Col.  Archibald  Crary's  (Rhode  Island)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  March-May,  1778,  dated  Bristol ;  enlisted  March  16,  1778 ;  enlist 
ment,  12  months ;  reported  sick  and  absent. 

ANDREWS,  ABRAHAM,  Woburn.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co.,  Col.  David  Greene's 
(2d  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
7  days;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  the  train  band  of  the  3d  co.  of  Woburn, 
under  command  of  Capt.  Timothy  Winn,  May  13,  1775;  also,  1st  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  enlisted  April  11,  1776; 
discharged  Dec.  1,  1776;  service,  7  mos.  20  days,  at  Hull;  regiment  raised  for  the 
defence  of  Boston;  commissioned  Sept.  7,  1776;  also,  1st  Lieutenant  of  a  com 
pany  detached  from  2d  and  3d  Middlesex  Co.  regts.  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  ;  commissioned  Oct.  16, 1779 ;  also,  Lieuten 
ant  and  Adjutant,  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  19,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  15  days;  enlistment, 
3  months ;  company  detached  to  join  Continental  Army  at  Claverack. 

ANDREWS,  ABRAHAM.  Captain,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1778,  to  Oct.  11,  1778,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Cyprian 
Howe's  regt. ;  detached  from  Middlesex  Co.  militia  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  July  13, 1780 ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  date  of  enlistment,  July  2,  1780,  to  Oct.  30,  1780,  4 
mos.  2  days. 

ANDREWS,  AENEAS.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  April  and  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  on  command  at  Fishkill  in  April  and  at  the 
Lines  in  May  ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781,  dated  Camp  near  Dobbs's 
Ferry;  reported  on  duty  with  wagoners;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated 
Camp  at  Peekskill;  reported  a  wagoner;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Sept.,  1781-Feb., 
1782,  dated  West  Point;  reported  wagoner  with  Gen.  Heath  in  Sept.,  Oct.  and 
Nov. ;  reported  on  command  at  Stony  Point  in  Feb. ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  March, 
1782-Feb.,  1783;  reported  on  command  at  Stony  Point  in  March  and  April. 

ANDREWS,  AMASA,  Topsfield.  Private,  Capt.  John  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  19,  1775;  service,  2  mos. 
18  days;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  11, 
1775 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  3d  Essex  Co.  regt., 
dated  Ipswich,  Sept.  30,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Job  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Put 
nam's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  April  24,  1777,  to  Aug.  28,  1777 ;  reported  died  Aug.  28,  1777. 


244  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ANDREWS,  AMOS.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Strout's  co. ;  enlisted  July  17,  1775 ;  roll 
made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  27  days,  at  Cape  Elizabeth  and 
Scarborough. 

ANDREWS,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Giddings's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Foster's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Feb.  2,  1776;  service,  9  mos.  16  days,  at  Gloucester. 

ANDREWS,  AMOS.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Crocker's  co.,  at  Falmouth;  list  of  sea  coast 
officers ;  commissioned  Feb.  16,  1776 ;  appointed  in  place  of  Ebenezer  Morton ; 
also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co.,  Cumberland  Co.  regt. ;  pay  rolls 
for  service  from  March  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  23,  1776,  8  mos.  23  days,  at  Falmouth. 

ANDREWS,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  David  Low's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.;  return 
dated  April,  1778 ;  reported  as  belonging  to  train  band. 

ANDREWS,  AMOS,  East  Hoosac.    Private,  6th  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental 

Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  15,  1777,  to [no  service  given] ; 

reported  deserted ;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Warren's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  return  dated 
Camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778. 

ANDREWS,  ANDREW,  Dedham.  List  of  men  engaged  for  Continental  service  from  Col. 
William  Mclntosh's  (1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  birthplace,  Ireland;  joined  Capt. 
Abijah  Childs's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Childs's  co.,  Col. 
Greaton's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  1,  1777, 
to  June  10,  1778 ;  reported  invalided  June  10,  1778. 

ANDREWS,  APPLETON.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co. ;  enlisted  March  6,  1779; 
discharged  June  6,  1779;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  at  Springfield. 

ANDREWS,  ARCHIBALD,  Newbury.  Private,  ship  "  America  "  (privateer),  commanded 
by  Capt.  William  Coffin  ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Oct.  11,  1780 ; 
age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Newbury. 

ANDREWS,  ASA.  Capt.  Charles  Dibbell's  co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  26,  1775. 

ANDREAVS,  BAKZILLAI,  Boston  (also  given  Farmington).  Private,  Maj.  Joseph  Pettin- 
gill's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  (9th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  12,  1780;  reported  deserted  April  12,  1780. 

ANDREWS,  BENJAMIN,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co.,  Col.  J.  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  12,  1775;  service,  2  mos. 
14  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

ANDREWS,  BENJAMIN,  Marblehead.  Capt.  Francis  Symonds's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775 ;  also,  Private ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  6,  1775;  service,  2  mos.;  also,  Cor 
poral;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  absent;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

ANDREWS,  BENJAMIN,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Lit 
tle's  (12th)  regt.:  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service, 
12  weeks  6  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  9,  1775 ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  also,  pay 
roll  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1776  [service  not  given]  ;  reported  on  command  with 
Admiral  Hopkins. 

ANDREWS,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Stearns's  co. ;  service,  5  days,  at 
Dorchester  Heights,  in  March,  1776 ;  company  marched  from  Watertown  by  order 
of  Gen.  Washington. 

ANDREWS,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  David  Low's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.; 
return  dated  April,  1778 ;  reported  as  belonging  to  train  band ;  also,  Capt.  Abel 
Richards's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  6,  1778;  discharged 
Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  27  days,  with  guards  at  Boston. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        245 

ANDREWS,  BENJAMIN.  Marine,  brigantine  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F. 
Williams;  nationality,  American ;  stature,  5  ft.  8£ in. ;  engaged  July  10, 1779;  dis 
charged  Sept.  6,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  28  days. 

ANDREWS,  BENJAMIN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Moses  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's 
(Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  26,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service, 
3  mos.  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ANDREWS,  CALEB,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Cogswell,  Jr.'s  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  Capt.  Charles  Smith's  co. ; 
enlisted  July  21, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  19  days,  on  sea  coast  defence  in  Essex  Co. ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  1,  1775,  to  Jan.  1,  1776,  2  mos.  6  days,  on  sea 
coast  defence  in  Essex  Co. 

ANDREWS,  CALEB.  2d  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Giddings's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Foster's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  17,  1776 ;  service,  10  mos.  2  days,  at  Gloucester. 

ANDREWS,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hodgkins's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Sept.  1,  1777;  enlisted  May  19, 
1777;  enlistment,  8  months. 

ANDREWS,  CHADBORXE.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Wills's  co.,  Col.  Daniel  Morgan's 
(llth  and  15th)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  Oct.,  1778;  roll  endorsed  llth  Virginia 
regt. 

ANDREWS,  CHRISTOPHER,  Stockbridge.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ezra  Whittelsey's  co.,  3d 
Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  service,  4  days,  on  the  alarm  of  Oct.  14,  1780,  at  the  West 
ward  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  2  days  service  from  Oct.  20,  1780,  on  an  alarm  at  the 
Westward. 

ANDREWS,  COLMAN.  Private,  Capt.  William  Foord's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  21,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days. 

ANDREAVS,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Maynard's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777;  service,  3  days;  marched  to 
Hadley  on  the  alarm  at  Bennington,  by  order  of  Col.  Denny.  Roll  dated 
Shrewsbury. 

ANDREWS,  DANIEL.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  R.  I.,  in  the  prison  ship 
"  Lord  Sandwich,"  and  landed  at  Bristol,  March  7,  1778. 

ANDREWS,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Marshall's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  West  Point,  Feb.  1,  1779;  enlisted  June  20,  1778;  enlist 
ment,  9  months. 

ANDREAVS,  DANIEL,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  12  weeks  6 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  9,  1775;  age,  20  yrs.;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  21,  1775;  also,  return  of  men 
raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  enlisted  April  6,  1781 ;  enlistment, 
3  years. 

ANDREAVS,  DAVID,  Dedham.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Dedham  (South  Parish) ; 
service,  10  days. 

ANDREAVS,  DAVID,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Hathaway's  co.,  Col.  Pope's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  17  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 
1776 ;  reported  in  camp  at  Bristol,  thence  marched  to  Howland's  Ferry,  R.  I. 

ANDREAVS,  DAVID,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  AVhite's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  28,  1777 ;  service,  14  days,  Avith  Northern  army,  on  an  alarm 
at  Bennington ;  reported  deserted  Aug.  10,  1777. 


246  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


ANDREWS,  DAVID,  Hingham.  Fifer,  Capt.  Thomas  Hersey's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's 
regt. ;  enlisted  March  4,  1776 ;  service,  4  days ;  inarched  to  Dorchester ;  also,  Pri 
vate,  Lieut.  Heman  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Level's  regt.;  marched  June  23,  1776; 
discharged  June  25,  1776;  service,  2  days,  at  Hull;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's 
co.,  Col.  David  Cushing's  regt. ;  service,  6  days,  under  command  of  Maj.  Thomas 
Lothrop ;  company  assembled  at  Hull,  Feb.  27,  1778. 

ANDREWS,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Marshall's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  June  20,  1778; 
discharged  March  20,  1779;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ANDREWS,  DAVID.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  (Bristol  Co.) 
regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade; 
service,  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2, 1780 ;  marched  to  Tiver- 
ton,  R.  I.  Roll  dated  Taunton. 

ANDREWS,  EBEN,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Hutchinson's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

ANDREWS,  EBENEZER,  Hanover.  Corporal,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John 
Bailey's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days. 

ANDREWS,  EBENEZER.    Capt.  John  Haraden's  co.;  return  dated  May  11,  1775. 

ANDREWS,  EBENEZER,  Dighton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peter  Pitt's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6 
days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.  6,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  5,  1775. 

ANDREWS,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Soper's  co.,  1st  Plymouth  Co.  regt.;  en 
listed  July  17,  1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos. 

ANDREWS,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.;  service  with 
detachment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes,  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks 
in  guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  by  order  of  Coun 
cil  of  May  12,  1777. 

ANDREWS,  EDMUND.  List  of  men  with  Capt.  Abishai  Brown  at  Nantasket  [year  not 
given] . 

ANDREWS,  EDMUND,  Easton.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  29, 1777;  discharged  Oct.  29, 1777,  by  Gen.  Spencer;  service, 
32  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island;  marched  from  Taunton. 

ANDREWS,  EDWARD.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Hathaway's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpen 
ter's  regt.;  enlisted  July  20,1777;  discharged  Aug.  24,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  5 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Dighton. 

ANDREWS,  ELISHA,  Berwick.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  James 
Scammon's  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Aug.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  May  5,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  20, 

1775. 

ANDREWS,  ELKANAH.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Tew's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt. ; 
marched  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ANDREWS,  ELKANAH.  Quartermaster,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (2d  Bristol  Co. )  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  8  days,  at  Rhode 
Island. 

ANDREWS,  ELKANAH,  Jr.,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Hathaway's  co.,  Col. 
Pope's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec. 
8,  1776 ;  reported  in  camp  at  Bristol,  thence  marched  to  Howland's  Ferry,  R.  I. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       247 

ANDREWS,  EPHRAIM,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Tubbs's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Walker's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  177");  service, 
3  mos.  7  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov.  20,  1775. 

ANDREWS,  EPHRAIM.  List  of  men  mustered  in  "Worcester  Co.  by  Thomas  Newhall, 
Muster  Master ;  Capt.  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  mustered  July  18,  1777; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

ANDREWS,  EPHRAIM.  Return  for  provisions  from  March  13  to  April  10,  1779,  dated 
Boston. 

ANDREWS,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Shed's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Gerrish's  (1st) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779 ;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  at 
Claverack. 

ANDREWS,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  14, 1775;  dis 
charged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  24  days,  at  Machias ;  also,  Capt.  Jabez 
West's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  14, 1776;  discharged  Nov.  23, 1776 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days; 
company  raised  for  defence  of  Machias  and  expedition  against  Nova  Scotia ;  also, 
Capt.  Joseph  Sevey's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lincoln  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  23,  1777 ;  discharged  July  16,  1777 ;  service,  23  days,  at  Machias,  when  ship 
"  Ambuscade  "  lay  in  the  harbor;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  between  July  16, 1777, 
and  Oct.  10,  1777,  2  mos.  24  days,  at  Machias,  when  British  ships  lay  in  the  har 
bor,  and  until  relieved  by  Col.  John  Allan;  also,  Lieut.  John  Scott's  co.,  6th 
Lincoln  Co.  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  8  days  service  between  Aug.  31  and  Nov.  20,  1779. 

ANDREWS,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Randall's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchell's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  29, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  31, 1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  4  days ;  company 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ANDREWS,  EZEKIEL,  Wilmington  (also  given  Boston).  Capt.  John  Harnden's  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Cam 
bridge,  June  22, 1775 ;  also,  Private ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May 
7, 1775;  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  28,  1775. 

ANDREWS,  EZEKIEL.  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Robinson's  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages 
from  Feb.  5  to  April  1,  1776,  dated  Chelmsford. 

ANDREWS,  EZEKIEL.    Sergeant,  Capt.  Bryant's  co.,  Col.  Mason's  regt.;   Continental 

Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July  16,  1779,  to [service  not  given]  ; 

reported  deserted. 

ANDREWS,  EZEKIEL,  Boston.  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  Melvill's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  enlisted  May  20,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1776;  service, 
2  mos.  17  days ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Asa  Fairbanks's  (South)  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt., 
dated  Wrentham,  Feb.  16,  1778 ;  residence,  Boston ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Wren- 
tham;  joined  Capt.  Treadwell's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.  (also  given  Capt.  Lyman's 
co.,  Col.  Lee's  regt.)  ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Tread- 
well's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  May  23,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Sept.  and  Oct., 
1777;  reported  sick  at  Bethlehem;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1777;  reported  sick 
at  "  Rems  Town ;  "  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  May  23,  1780. 

ANDREWS,  GEORGE,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Williams,  Jr.'s  co.,  which  inarched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  discharged 
April  29,  1775 ;  service,  12  days. 

ANDREWS,  GEORGE,  Westborough.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  George  Baker's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5£  days. 


248  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ANDREWS,  GEORGE.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt.,  com 
manded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Godfrey's  brigade;  service,  8  days, 
at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ANDREWS,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Pilsbury's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(late  Nixon's)  6th  regt.;  return  for  service  for  Aug.-Dec.,  1782;  time  allowed 
from  Sept.  21,  1782. 

ANDREWS,  GEORGE,  Jr.,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.  (mounted 
troop),  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  service,  5  days;  company  marched  Aug.  21, 
1777,  to  reinforce  Northern  army  by  order  of  Generals  Stark  and  Lincoln,  thence 
proceeded  to  Hadley,  and  were  there  counter-ordered ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  2 
mos.  service  at  Dorchester  and  2  mos.  service  at  New  York  [year  not  given]  ; 
reported  as  belonging  to  alarm  list ;  also,  list  of  men  reported  as  serving  in  train 
band  [year  not  given] . 

ANDREWS,  GILBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Clayes's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Calvin  Smith's  (late  Nixon's)  6th  regt.;  return  for  service  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1782; 
time  allowed  from  April  12,  1782. 

ANDREWS,  HEXRY.  Private,  Capt.  William  Tupper's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  28,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  16  days, 
at  Boston. 

ANDREWS,  HENRY,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Drake's  co.,  Col.  Drury's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  10,  1781;  arrived  in  camp  Sept.  21,  1781;  discharged 
Dec.  6,  1781;  arrived  home  Dec.  16,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  7  days;  marched  to 
North  River. 

ANDREWS,  ISAAC,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Cogswell,  Jr.'s  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's 
co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  (12th)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  1,  1775;  reported  on  command 
with  Admiral  Hopkins ;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1776. 

ANDREWS,  ISAAC,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas 
Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  27,  1776. 

ANDREWS,  ISAAC.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co. ;  service,  6  days,  in  Aug.,  1777; 
marched  on  an  alarm  from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck ;  also,  Lieut.  Joseph 
Farnam's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  5, 
1777 ;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1777 ;  service,  26  days ;  marched  from  Lanesborough 
to  Pawlet. 

ANDREWS,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  David  Low's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  return 
dated  April,  1778 ;  reported  as  belonging  to  train  band. 

ANDREWS,  ISAAC.  Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  sent  to  Boston  from  Halifax  in  the  cartel 
"  Swift,"  Sept.  30,  1778;  return  made  by  Thomas  Baildon,  Commissary. 

ANDREWS,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Lane's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Foster's  reut. ;  en 
listed  Jan.  11,  1776;  service,  10  mos.  6  days,  at  Gloucester;  served  in  Capt. 
Daniel  Giddings's  co.  from  Feb.  15,  1776. 

ANDREWS,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Sevey's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lin 
coln  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  June  23, 1777  ;  discharged  July  16, 1777 ;  service,  23  days, 
at  Machias,  when  ship  "  Ambuscade  "  lay  in  the  harbor ;  also,  Corporal ;  pay  roll 
for  service  from  July  16,  1777,  to  Oct.  10,  1777,  2  mos.  24  days ;  stationed  at  Ma 
chias  when  British  ships  lay  in  the  harbor  until  relieved  by  Col.  John  Allan ;  also, 
Sergeant,  Lieut.  John  Scott's  co.,  6th  Lincoln  Co.  regt.;  service,  6  days,  at  Ma 
chias,  between  Aug.  31  and  Nov.  20,  1779. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       249 

ANDREWS,  ISRAEL,  Ipswich.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  3d 
Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  17,  1778;  joined  Capt.  John  Burnham's  co.,  Col. 
Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Burnam's  co., 
Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  29, 
1777,  to  May  27,  1778 ;  reported  died  May  27,  1778. 

ANDREWS,  ISSACHAR.    List  of  men  who  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  in  1777. 

ANDREWS,  ISSACHAR.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Heald's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Francis 
Faulkner's  (3d  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commis 
sioned  Feb.  4,  1779. 

ANDREWS,  ISSACHAR.  List  of  men  who  were  detached  with  Col.  Thatcher  [year  not 
given] . 

ANDREWS,  JACOB,  Boxford.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Gould's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days. 

ANDREWS,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Giddings's  co.,  Col.  Foster's  regt.;  enlisted 
March  12,  1776;  service,  7  mos.  13  days,  at  Gloucester. 

ANDREWS,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hodgkins's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Sept.  1,  1777;  enlisted  May  19,  1777; 
enlistment,  8  months ;  reported  on  command  at  regimental  hospital. 

ANDREWS,  JACOB,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Cogswell,  Jr.'s  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's 
co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3, 
1775;  service,  12  weeks  6  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  9,  1775;  age,  23 
yrs. ;  also,  Capt.  David  Low's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  (3d  Essex  Co.) 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  equipments  dated  Aug.  21,  1778;  reported  as  belonging  to 
train  band. 

ANDREWS,  JACOB,  Jr.  Capt.  David  Low's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  list  of  men 
returned  as  belonging  to  the  alarm  list,  dated  April  30,  1778. 

ANDREWS,  JAMES,  Williamstown.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloan's  co.,  which  marched 
April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  14  days ;  also, 
Capt.  Sloan's  co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp 
at  Charlestown,  July  3,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May 
5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ANDREWS,  JAMES,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  12  weeks  6 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  9,  1775;  age,  28  yrs. 

ANDREWS,  JAMES,  Marblehead.  Capt.  John  Merrett's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  (21st) 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775 ;  also,  Private ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  30,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  6  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

ANDREWS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Giddings's  co.,  Col.  Foster's  regt.;  enlisted 
March  12,  1776 ;  service,  8  mos.  8  days,  at  Gloucester. 

ANDREWS,  JAMES,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Crosman's  co.,  Col.  George  Wil- 
liams's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  30,  1776;  service,  24  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  by  way  of  Rehoboth  to  "Warren,  R.  I.; 
also,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co.,  Col.  Williams's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  dis 
charged  Oct.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  on  a  secret  expedition. 

ANDREWS,  JAMES.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Haraden;  engaged  Feb.  27,  1777;  discharged  June  5,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  7 
days;  also,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Haraden;  engaged 


250  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ANDREWS,  JAMES,  continued. 

Oct.  1,  1777;  discharged  May  8,  1778;  service,  7  mos.  8  days;  also,  brigantine 
"Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Haraden;  list  of  men  who  served  for  6 
days,  dated  Boston,  June  18,  1778. 

ANDREWS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  David  Low's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  return 
dated  April,  1778 ;  reported  as  belonging  to  train  band. 

ANDREWS,  JAMES,  Boxford.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Gould's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service,  6  days;  also,  return 
of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army,  dated  Feb.  13,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Job 
Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt.;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780; 
also,  Capt.  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  April  15,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  30  mos.  16 
days  as  Private,  2  mos.  as  Corporal;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Whipple's  co.,  Col. 
Putnam's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
April  15,  1780. 

ANDREWS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  Pratt's  co.,  Col.  Mitchell's  (Bristol  Co.) 
regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade; 
service,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ANDREWS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  service,  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on 
the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ANDREWS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Randell's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.; 
enlisted  Jan.  7,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  6,  1778;  service,  1  mo.,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  also,  Capt.  Randall's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchell's  regt. ;  enlisted  July 
29,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  company  raised  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ANDREWS,  JAMES,  Salem.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Salem 
Packet,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph  Cook,  dated  Nov.  25,  1780;  age,  18  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Salem. 

ANDREWS,  JEDEDIAH,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  dated  Camp  near  Morristown,  May  6,  1780 ;  enlisted  Aug.  2, 1777 ; 
enlistment,  3  years;  reported  transferred  from  Col.  Henry  Sherburn's  regt.,  by 
order  of  Gen.  Washington,  May  2, 1780 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated 
April  5,  1781 ;  returned  by  James  Williams,  Superintendent  of  Bristol  Co. ;  age, 
39  yrs.;  statiire,  6  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  residence, 
Taunton ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  marched  to  Springfield  to  be  delivered  to  Col. 
Shepherd;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Killam's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Feb.  7,  1781. 

ANDREWS,  JEREMIAH,  Rowley.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  11,  1778; 
age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  brown ;  eyes,  dark ; 
residence,  Rowley. 

ANDREWS,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Maj.  William  Lithgow's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's 
(15th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Jan.  (or 
June)  11,  1778;  discharged  March  11,  1779;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ANDREWS,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  West's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1776 ;  dis 
charged  Nov.  23,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  9  days;  company  raised  for  defence  of 
Machias  and  expedition  against  Nova  Scotia;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Seavey's  co., 
Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  regt. ;  service,  1  day,  at  Machias,  between  Dec.  5  and 
Dec.  25, 1778;  also,  Lieut.  John  Scott's  co.,  6th  Lincoln  Co.  regt. ;  service,  4  days, 
at  Machias,  between  Aug.  31  and  Nov.  20,  1779. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  251 

ANDREWS,  JOB,  Gloucester.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year  not 
given] . 

ANDREWS,  JOEL.  Private,  Capt.  Oilman's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ;  return 
of  men  in  service  from  Sept.  to  Nov.,  1776,  dated  North  Castle;  also,  order  for 
wages  dated  Peekskill,  Dec.  23,  1776. 

ANDREWS,  JOHN,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Rogers's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days. 

ANDREWS,  JOHN,  Brunswick.  Private,  Capt.  James  Curtis's  co. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  17,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 

ANDREWS,  JOHN,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Hart's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's 
(28th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aiig.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  15,  1775;  service,  77 
days  ;  also,  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's  regt. ;  company  return  [proba 
bly  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec. 
13,  1775. 

ANDREWS,  JOHN,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  5 
days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill, 
Nov.  25,  1775. 

ANDREWS,  JOHN,  Ipswich.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  23,  1775 ;  also,  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  12  weeks  6  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  9,  1775 ;  age,  30  yrs. ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  21,  1775. 

ANDREWS,  JOHN,  Dedham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Dedham  (South  Parish)  ; 
service,  10  days;  also,  Capt.  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's  regt.;  ser 
vice,  5  days,  on  the  alarm  of  March  4,  1776. 

ANDREWS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's 
(38th)  regt.;  return  of  men  absent  from  muster,  dated  Chelsea,  Sept.,  1775;  re 
ported  on  guard ;  also,  list  of  men  who  requested  permission  to  go  to  Cape  Ann  for 
clothing,  dated  Chelsea,  Sept.  22,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiva 
lent  in  money,  dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  27,  1775.  [See  Jonathan  Andrews.] 

ANDREWS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  William  Lithgow's  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from 
Aug.  16,  1776,  to  Nov.  23,  1776;  stationed  at  Falmouth. 

ANDREWS,  JOHN,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  13,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

ANDREWS,  JOHN.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Maynard's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  21,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  23, 1777 ;  service,  3  days  ;  marched  on  Ben- 
nington  alarm  to  Hadley  by  order  of  Col.  Denney.  Roll  dated  Shrewsbury. 

ANDREWS,  JOHN.  Capt.  William  Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  6,  1775 ;  also, 
Matross,  Capt.  Perkins's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for 
Sept.  and  Oct.,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  on  command  at  the  North 
ward;  also,  Bombardier,  Lieut.  James  Hall's  (also  given  Capt.  William  Perkins's) 
co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  1,  1777,  to  Jan.  1,  1778,  2 
mos.;  reported  preferred  Nov.  1,  1777. 

ANDREWS,  JOHN.  Private,  Lieut.  William  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Pierce's  regt.;  enlisted 
March  1,  1778 ;  discharged  April  4,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  at  Long  Island. 


252  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ANDREWS,  JOHN,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  20, 1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  17  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  raised  in  Essex  and  York  counties ;  stationed 
at  East  Greenwich,  R.  I. ;  also,  certificate  of  service  dated  Ipswich,  Jan.  18,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  served  in  boats  on 
expedition  against  Newport  [year  not  given]  ;  service,  26  days. 

ANDREWS,  JOHN,  Western.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Joseph  Cutler's  co., 
Col.  Rice's  regt.;  age,  25  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence, 
Western ;  mustered  June  29,  1779 ;  enlisted  July  8,  1779 ;  enlistment,  9  months ; 
marched  to  Springfield. 

ANDREWS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt.;  com 
manded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade ;  service,  8 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  Aug.  2,  1780,  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ANDREWS,  JOHN,  Raynham.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Callender's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  8, 1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Bombardier;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  Providence; 
also,  Corporal ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  reported  on  command 
at  Tiverton ;  also,  Capt.  Sle\vman's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  7,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
enlisted  men  dated  Jan.  11,  1781;  age,  25  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion, 
fair;  residence,  Raynham;  rank,  Corporal;  enlisted  April  9,  1777,  by  Lieut. 
Pierce;  joined  Capt.  John  Slueman's  co.,  3d  regt.;  discharged  April  9,  1780;  en 
listment,  3  years. 

ANDREWS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Andrews's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  8,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  24  days,  at  the 
Eastward,  under  command  of  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth.  Roll  s\vorn  to  in  York  Co. 

ANDREWS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Keith's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  (Bristol  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  March  4, 1781 ;  discharged  March  16, 1781 ;  service,  13  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ANDREWS,  JOHN.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Feb.  7, 1782,  signed  by  Nathaniel  Bennett  and 
others,  asking  that  said  Andrews  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner 
"  Tryall"  (privateer) ;  approved  in  Council,  Feb.  7,  1782. 

ANDREWS,  JOHN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Read's  co.,  Col.  James  Hunter's  regt. ;  enlisted 
April  14, 1782 ;  discharged  Nov.  20, 1782 ;  service,  7  mos.  7  days;  company  raised 
for  defence  of  Eastern  department. 

ANDREWS,  JOHN,  Ware  (also  given  Brookfield) .  Capt.  Oilman's  (6th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  Dec.,  1776;  also,  return  of  men  in  ser 
vice  in  Jan.,  1777,  dated  Springfield;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  William  Breckenridge's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  (4th 
Hampshire  Co.)  regt.,  dated  South  Hadley,  May  28,  1777;  also,  Capt.  John 
Holden's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  March  19,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Barnes's  co.,  Col. 
Nixon's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  Camp 
near  Peekskill,  Feb.  16, 1779;  also,  Capt.  Holden's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  May,  1779,  dated  Highlands;  also,  Capt.  Clayes's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  19,  1780; 
residence,  Brookfield;  also,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  Jan.-Dec.,  1781 ;  time  allowed  from 
July  16,  1781;  reported  "no  date  of  enlistment ;"  also,  return  of  men  in  service 
Jan.-Dec.,  1782;  reported  sick  in  hospital  July  and  Aug.,  1782;  promoted  to 
Corporal,  Sept.  1,  1782;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Pilsbury's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  Aug.-Dec.,  1782 ;  reported  transferred  from  Capt. 
Chambers's  co. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        253 

ANDREWS,  JOHN.  Capt.  David  Low's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  list  of  men  re 
turned  as  belonging  to  alarm  list,  dated  April  30,  1778. 

ANDREWS,  JOHN,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  David  Low's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  list 
of  men  returned  as  belonging  to  train  band,  dated  April,  1778. 

ANDREWS,  JONATHAN,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Cogswell,  Jr.'s  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

ANDREWS,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co. ;  order  for  wages  dated 
Wenham,  May  9,  1777. 

ANDREWS,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Giddings's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Foster's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Jan.  31,  1776;  service,  9  mos.  19  days,  at  Gloucester. 

ANDREWS,  JONATHAN,  Scarborough.  Captain,  2d  (Scarborough)  co.,  3d  Cumberland 
Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  May  10,  1776 ;  also,  Col. 
Joseph  Prime's  regt.;  enlisted  May  8,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1780;  service,  7 
mos.  24  days,  at  the  Eastward,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
York  Co. 

ANDREWS,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hodgkins's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Sept.  1,  1777;  enlisted  May  19, 
1777 ;  enlistment,  8  months  ;  reported  on  command  at  regimental  hospital. 

ANDREWS,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  co.  of  invalids  ;  Col.  Nichola's 
regt.;  return  of  men  stationed  at  Boston,  Aug.  1,  1780. 

ANDREWS,  JONATHAN,  Dighton.  Private,  Light  Infantry  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's 
(16th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Sept.  10,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31, 1779;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Cartwright's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  roll 
for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  Guelph,  Pa.;  also,  Capt.  William  Scott's  (4th)  co.,  Col. 
»  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Garrison  at  Pawtucket ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years;  also,  Ensign  William  Rickard's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Providence,  July  8,  1779;  also,  Light  Infantry  co.,  Col.  Jack 
son's  regt. ;  return  dated  Camp  at  Providence,  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's 
co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
1,  1780,  to  Sept.  10,  1780;  also,  Capt.  William  Scott's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col. 
Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  April-July,  1780 ;  reported  transferred  to  Lieut. 
Colonel's  co.,  Aug.  1,  1780. 

ANDREWS,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Brightman's  co.,  Col.  James  Dean's 
regt.;  enlisted  March  8,  1781;  discharged  March  14,  1781;  service,  6  days;  com 
pany  detached  from  Freetown,  Berkley  and  Dighton  to  serve  40  days  unless 
sooner  discharged. 

ANDREWS,  JONATHAN,  Dighton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Daniel  Drake's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  23,  1781;  arrived, in  camp  Sept.  1,  1781;  dis 
charged  Dec.  1,  1781;  arrived  home  Dec.  10,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  19  days; 
marched  to  North  River. 

ANDREWS,  JONATHAN,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Giddings's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Foster's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  31,  1776;  service,  8  mos.  24  days,  at  Gloucester. 

ANDREWS,  JONATHAN,  Jr.,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Cogswell,  Jr.'s  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  Capt.  David  Low's 
(3d)  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.;  return  dated  April,  1778;  reported  as  belonging 
to  train  band. 

ANDREWS,  JOSEPH,  Marblehead.  Matross,  Capt.  Edward  Fettyplace's  co. ;  pay  roll 
for  service  from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to  Jan.  1,  1777,  4  mos. 


254  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


ANDREWS,  JOSEPH.  Lieutenant,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Nov.  22,  1777;  reported  died  Nov. 
22  (also  given  Dec.  1),  1777;  also,  Ca.pt.  David  Briant's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.; 
pay  rolls  for  service  from  Feb.  28,  1777,  to  Sept.  30,  1777 ;  reported  wounded 
Sept.  11,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Henry  Burbeck's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  muster  rolls 
for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1777. 

ANDREWS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  David  Low's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's 
(3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  equipments  dated  Aug.  21,  1778;  also, 
return  of  men  belonging  to  train  band,  dated  April,  1778. 

ANDREWS,  JOSEPH,  Ipswich.  Seaman,  sloop  "Liverpool,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Ne- 
hemiah  Story;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  May  17,  1780;  age,  23 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Ipswich. 

ANDREWS,  JOSEPH,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged  July  30,  1780;  service,  6 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ANDREWS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Tew's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt. ; 
marched  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ANDREWS,  JOSEPH,  Jr.,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  (Independent)  co. ; 
enlisted  May  5,  1775 ;  discharged  June  26,  1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  21  days,  at  Hing 
ham;  reported  left  service  June  26,  1775,  and  place  taken  by  Ephraim  Marsh. 

ANDREWS,  JOSEPH,  Jr.,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Cogswell,  Jr.'s  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  Capt.  Charles 
Smith's  co.;  enlisted  July  24,  1775;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1776;  service,  5  inos.  22 
days,  on  sea  coast  defence  in  Essex  Co. ;  also,  Capt.  David  Low's  (3d)  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Cogswell's  (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  equipments  dated 
Aug.  21,  1778 ;  also,  return  of  men  belonging  to  train  band,  dated  April,  1778. 

ANDREWS,  JOSHUA,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  23,  1775;  service,  5  weeks  4 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  9,  1775 ;  age,  50  yrs. ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  21,  1775. 

ANDREWS,  JOSHUA,  Boxford.  Private,  Capt.  William  Pearley's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  reported 
enlisted  Feb.  16,  1775;  also,  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  May  17,  1775; 
also,  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  22,  1775;  also, 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  13  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  14,  1775. 

ANDREWS,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Giddings's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Foster's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Jan.  31, 1776;  service,  1  mo.  29  days,  at  Gloucester;  reported  died  March 
28,  1776. 

ANDREWS,  JOSIAH,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 1776. 

ANDREWS,  LEMUEL,  Easton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Josiah  Keith's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's 
regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1776;  service,  24  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island 

ANDREWS,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Keith's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Aug.  25,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  3,  1778;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  255 

ANDREWS,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Pomeroy's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  rent. ; 
pay  abstracts  for  service  from  May,  1778-Feb.,  1779;  marched  to  New  York ; 
enlistment,  8  months ;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Ware,  April  6,  1779. 

ANDREWS,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  19,  1779;  discharged  NOV.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at 
Claverack ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  in  Worcester  Co. 

ANDREWS,  LEMUEL,  Easton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged  July  30,  1780;  service,  6 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ANDREWS,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  13, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days ; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ANDREWS,  LEVI.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Hall's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt.,  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1, 
1780 ;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ANDREWS,  LILHURN,  Topsfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  June  9, 1779 ;  Capt.  Cummings's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
stature.  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Topsfield ;  enlistment,  9  months ; 
also,  receipt  for  equipments  received  of  Capt.  James  Tisdale,  dated  Springfield, 
Aug.  22,  1779;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  10th  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  22,  1779;  discharged 
May  21,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Gould's  co., 
Col.  Wade's  (Essex  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  6,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780; 
service,  3  mos.  17  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Con 
tinental  Army;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  John  Ingles  of  Class  No.  10 
for  the  town  of  Andover  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3 
years,  dated  Boston,  April  29,  1782. 

ANDREWS,  LUDIM,  South  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Walbridge's  co.,  Col.  David 
Brewer's  (later  Rufus  Putnam's)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  11, 1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  25  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  4,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Munn's  co.,  Col. 
Elisha  Porter's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service, 
30  days ;  company  detached  to  join  army  under  Gen.  Gates  at  the  Northward. 
Roll  dated  Monson. 

ANDREWS,  MARK,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  King's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  20,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  2  weeks; 
also,  Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for 
mileage,  etc.,  from  Dighton  to  camp  and  return,  allowed  by  Council,  Nov. 
29,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Ball's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Pope's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.; 
service,  17  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  stationed  at  War 
ren,  R.  I.;  also,  Capt.  James  Nickols's  co.,  Col.  John  Dagget's  regt.;  enlisted 
Jan.  10. 1778 ;  discharged  April  2,  1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  23  days,  at  Rhode  Island ; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

ANDREWS,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  April  1  (also  given  April  4),  1778;  service,  2  mos.  29  days,  at 
Winter  Hill. 

ANDREWS,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  25,  1775 ;  dis 
charged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  11  days,  at  Machias;  also,  Capt.  Joseph 
Sevey'sco.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lincoln  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  23,  1777; 
discharged  July  16, 1777;  service,  23  days,  at  Machias,  when  ship  "Ambuscade" 
lay  in  the  harbor ;  also,  pay  roll  for  5  days  service,  between  Dec.  5  and  Dec.  25, 
1778,  at  Machias;  also,  Lieut.  John  Scott's  co.,  6th  Lincoln  Co.  regt.;  service, 
7  days,  at  Machias,  between  Aug.  31  and  Nov.  20,  1779. 


256  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ANDREWS,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  (Bristol  Co.) 
regt.,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  bri 
gade  ;  service,  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  marched 
to  Tiverton,  R.  I.  Roll  dated  Taunton. 

ANDREWS,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Howe's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  17,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  3  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months. 

ANDREWS,  NATHANIEL,  Westborough.  List  of  men  belonging  to  the  train  band  [year 
not  given] . 

ANDREWS,  NEHEMIAH,  Greenfield  (also  given  Bernardston) .  Private,  Capt.  Agrippa 
Wells's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Williams's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  re 
sponse  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  10  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the 
army  May  1,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Pros 
pect  Hill;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at 
Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  27,  1775. 

ANDREWS,  NEHEMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Stebbins's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  23,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  1  day ;  marched 
on  an  expedition  to  the  Northward. 

ANDREWS,  NEHEMIAH,  Salem.  Master,  brigantine  "  Salem ;  "  descriptive  list  of  officers 
and  crew,  dated  Oct.  29,  1780;  age,  27  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  dark; 
residence,  Salem. 

ANDREWS,  NEOT,  Dighton.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Dec.  2,  1780;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  inches;  complexion,  black;  hair, 
black;  eyes,  black;  residence,  Dighton;  joined  Capt.  Hathaway's  co.,  2d  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

ANDREWS,  NOTES.  Private,  Lieut.  Abiel  "Whitmarsh's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  29,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  3  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ANDREWS,  PHILIP,  Taunton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  16  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  'ight;  residence,  Taunton;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  25,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  25,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Park; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Pater- 
son  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780; 
also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Taunton  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  25, 1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  17, 1780 ; 
service,  5  mos.  2  days ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Drake's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  23,  1781;  arrived  in  camp  Sept.  1,  1781;  dis 
charged  Dec.  1,  1781;  arrived  home  Dec.  10,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  19  days; 
marched  to  North  River. 

ANDREWS,  PHILIP.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt.;  en 
listed  March  6,  1781 ;  discharged  March  1-i,  1781 ;  service,  10  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  reported  40  days  levies. 

ANDREWS,  REUBEN,  Raynham.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Calender's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  9,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also,  Gunner,  Capt.  William  Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  Sept.-Dec.,  1777;  reported  on  command  at  Red  Bank  in  Oct.; 
also,  Capt.  Calender's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec., 
1778,  dated  Providence ;  also,  Corporal ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Provi 
dence  ;  reported  on  command  at  Tiverton ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Capt.  John 
Slewrnan's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  (3d  Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  257 

ANDREWS,  REUBEN,  continued. 

for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  April  7, 1780 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men, 
dated  Jan.  11, 1781 ;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8£  in. ;  complexion,  fair;  residence, 
Itaynham ;  enlisted  April  9,  1777,  by  Lieut.  Pierce ;  discharged  April  9,  1780 ; 
joined  Capt.  Slueman's  co.,  3d  regt. 

ANDREWS,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt.,  com 
manded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  service,  8 
days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ANDREWS,  ROBERT,  Shrewsbury.  Captain  of  a  company  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775,  from  Shrewsbury  (2d  Precinct)  to  Cambridge ;  service,  1  mo. 

ANDREWS,  ROBERT,  South  Brimfield.  Ensign,  Capt.  Colton's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ; 
company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

ANDREWS,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Dec.  23, 1777;  discharged  April  3,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  12  days, 
at  Winter  Hill,  guarding  Gen.  Burgoyne's  troops.  Roll  dated  Bradford. 

ANDREWS,  ROBERT,  Boxford.  Private,  Capt.  William  Pearley's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days ;  reported 
enlisted  Feb.  16,  1775 ;  also,  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  May  17,  1775 ; 
also,  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  22,  1775 ;  also, 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  13  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted 
from  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fislikill, 
June  17,  1778;  Capt.  Gould's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  (4th  Essex  Co.)  regt.;  age,  25 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Boxford  ;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agree 
able  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  27  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion, 
dark ;  residence,  Boxford ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  27,  1780 ;  inarched  to 
camp  July  28,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Storer ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months 
men  raised  by  the  town  of  Boxford  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during 
1780;  marched  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  4  days. 

ANDREWS,  RUFUS,  Raynham.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  George 
Williams's  (3d  Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  25  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  marched  Dec.  8,  1776,  to  Warren  by  way  of  Rehoboth ;  also,  Capt.  John 
Shaw's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams, 
Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade ;  service,  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2, 
1780;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ANDREWS,  SAMUEL,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Andrews's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Shrewsbury  (2d  Precinct)  to  Cambridge ; 
service,  16  days. 

ANDREWS,  SAMUEL,  Ware.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Wood- 
bridge's  regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775 ;  service,  6  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  28,  1775  ;  left  camp 
May  15,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  D.  Brewer's  (later  Rufus 
Putnam's)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Oct.  31,  1775. 

ANDREWS,  SAMUEL,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Putnam's  regt.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

ANDREWS,  SAMUEL,  Brimfield  (also  given  Windsor).  Private,  Capt.  James  Sherman's 
co.,  Col.  Pyncheon's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service, 
7  days ;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Colton's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  13,  1775;  service,  17  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775. 


258  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

ANDREWS,  SAMUEL,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  from  Dighton  to  camp  and  return, 
allowed  in  Council,  Nov.  29,  1776. 

ANDREWS,  SAMUEL,  Berkley.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Ball's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Pope's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  25  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of 
Dec.  8,  1776 ;  stationed  at  Warwick,  R.  I. 

ANDREWS,  SAMUEL,  Barnstable.  Private,  Capt.  Matthias  Tobey's  co.,  Col.  Aaron 
Willard's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  to  Ticonderoga,  dated  Boston, 
Jan.  15,  1777. 

ANDREWS,  SAMUEL,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col.  Brown's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  8,  1777 ;  discharged  July  26,  1777  5  service,  19 
days ;  company  formed  part  of  detachment  under  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde  which  marched 
from  Stockbridge  on  the  evacuation  of  Ticonderoga. 

ANDREWS,  SAMUEL.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jona 
than  Haraden ;  engaged  March  9,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777 ;  service,  5 
mos.  20  days. 

ANDREWS,  SAMUEL,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  George  Baker's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army 
May  24,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Wheelock's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.,  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt., 
dated  Feb.  16,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  enlistment, 
3  years;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Daniel  Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  28,  1777,  to  June  25,  1778 ; 
reported  deceased;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Sept.  1,  1777. 

ANDREWS,  SAMUEL.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Berkshire  Co.  by  Trueman  Wheeler, 
Muster  Master;  mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778;  enlistment,  3 
years  or  during  war. 

ANDREWS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Aug.  25,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  1,  1778;  service,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Taunton. 

ANDREWS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  detachment  of  guards,  serving 
under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  in  and  about  Boston;  enlisted  Feb.  6,  1779;  discharged 
May  5,  1779;  service,  3  mos.;  also,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  detachment  of  guards, 
serving  under  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath  at  Dorchester  Heights;  enlisted  May  11, 
1779;  discharged  Aug.  10,  1779;  service,  3  mos. 

ANDREWS,  SAMUEL,  Marblehead.  Ordinary  Seaman,  ship  "  Franklin,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  John  Turner ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  age, 
17  yrs. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Marblehead;  cruise  began  Aug.  8,  1780. 

ANDREWS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt.;  en 
listed  March  6,  1781 ;  discharged  March  14, 1781 ;  service,  10  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island  ;  reported  40  days  levies. 

ANDREWS,  SAMUEL.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  returned  by  Robert  Pierpont,  Com 
missary,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners  sent  to  New  York  in  the  cartel 
"  Favorite  "  [year  not  given] ;  exchanged  for  Thomas  Gillard,  seaman. 

ANDREWS,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  8 
mos.  service  at  Dorchester,  and  4|  mos.  service  at  New  York  [year  not  given] . 

ANDREWS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Honghton's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.  [year 
not  given] . 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        259 

ANDREWS,  SAMVEL  ALLEN,  Newburyport.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental 
Army;  enlisted  Feb.  12,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ANDREWS,  SETH,  Dighton.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Simeon  Samson  ;  engaged  Oct.  20, 1777 ;  discharged  May  20, 1778;  service,  7  mos. 

ANDREWS,  SETH,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co.,  Col.  John  Hatha- 
way's  regt. ;  drafted  April,  1777;  service,  23  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt. 
Josiah  King's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col. 
James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  service,  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island, 
on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2, 1780 ;  marched  to  Tiverton ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted 
men  returned  by  James  Williams,  Superintendent  of  Bristol  Co.,  dated  April  5, 
1781;  age,  40  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  fanner; 
residence,  Taunton;  enlistment,  3  years;  marched  to  Springrield  to  be  delivered 
to  Col.  Shepard ;  also.  Capt.  Adam  Bailey's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  (later  Col. 
Sprout's)  2d  regt.;  muster  roll  for  years  1781  and  1782;  enlisted  Feb.  27,  1781; 
enlistment,  3  years;  reported  died  Dec.  16,  1781. 

ANDREWS,  SIMEON.  Matross,  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  29,  1781;  roll  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1782;  service,  12  mos.  3  days; 
also,  list  of  men  entitled  to  receive  clothing  for  the  second  year,  dated  Boston, 
Dec.  20,  1782. 

ANDREWS,  STEPHEN,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Durfee's  co.,  Col.  Pope's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Dec.  7,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1776;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ANDREWS,  STEPHEN,  Berwick.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Grant's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Tit- 
comb's  regt.;  service,  2  mos.  1  day,  previous  to  July  18,  1777,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ANDREWS,  THOMAS,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  George  Baker's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  13£  days. 

ANDREWS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Maynard's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777;  service,  3  days;  marched  on 
Bennington  alarm  to  Hadley,  by  order  of  Col.  Denny.  Roll  dated  Shrewsbury. 

ANDREWS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  26,  1777;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  4  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ANDREWS,  THOMAS,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Williams,  Jr.'s  co.,  which  marched 
April  20, 177"),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Roxbury ;  discharged 
April  27,  1775;  service,  10  days;  also,  Lieut.  Noah  Dean's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  George 
Williams's  regt. ;  service,  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ; 
marched  to  Warren  by  way  of  Rehoboth. 

ANDREWS,  THOMAS,  Ware  (also  given  Brookfield).  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Foster's  co., 
Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  8  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April 
28, 1775;  left  camp  May  15, 1775;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  Brew 
er's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Breckenridge's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  (4th 
Hampshire  Co.)  regt.,  dated  South  Hadley,  May  28,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Holden's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  19,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Thomas  Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  on 
or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Holden's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1779,  dated  Highlands; 
also,  Capt.  Clayes's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  19,  1780;  residence,  Brookfield. 


260  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


ANDREWS,  THOMAS,  Andover  (South  District).  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated 
April  19,  1781;  Capt.  Love  joy's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Andover  (South  District) ;  enlisted  March 
25,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

"ANDREWS,  THOMAS.    Private,  7th  co. ;  order  for  5  months  wages  dated  Dec.  26,  1783. 

ANDREWS,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  25,  1775;  dis 
charged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  11  days,  at  Machias;  also,  Capt.  Jabez 
West's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  14, 1776 ;  discharged  Nov.  23, 1776 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days ; 
company  raised  for  defence  of  Machias  and  expedition  against  Nova  Scotia ;  also, 
Capt.  Joseph  Sevey's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lincoln  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  23,  1777;  discharged  July  16,  1777;  service,  23  days,  at  Machias,  when  ship 
"  Ambuscade  "  lay  in  the  harbor;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1777,  to 
Oct.  3,  1777,  2  mos.  9  days,  at  Machias,  when  British  ships  lay  in  the  harbor  and 
until  relieved  by  Col.  John  Allan;  also,  Col.  John  Allan's  (Artillery)  regt.;  en 
listed  Dec.  13,  1777;  service  to  Dec.  1,  1778;  company  raised  for  defence  of 
Machias;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Robbins's  co.,  Col.  Allan's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  ser 
vice  from  Dec.  1,  1778,  to  June  1,  1779,  6  mos.,  at  Machias. 

ANDREWS,  TONY,  Billerica.  Capt.  William  Smith's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt. ;  order 
for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  16,  1775 ;  also,  Private  ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  11,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  24  days;  also,  certificate  of 
service  in  support  of  an  order  for  bounty  coat,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  18,  1775; 
also,  Capt.  Oilman's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  due  Jan.  1,  1776,  dated  Camp  Mt. 
Washington. 

ANDREWS,  WILLIAM,  Buxton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Elden's  co.,  Col.  Tristram  Jordan's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  24,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Biddeford ;  service,  l£  days. 

ANDREWS,  WILLIAM,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Guild's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt. ;  company 
return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  9,  1775. 

ANDREWS,  WILLIAM.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Lane's  co.,  Col.  Foster's  regt.;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1776 ;  discharged  Feb.  15,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Cape  Ann. 

ANDREWS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Giddings's  co.,  Col.  Foster's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  26,  1776;  service,  4  mos.  23  days,  at  Gloucester. 

ANDREWS,  WILLIAM,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Felton's  co. ;  enlisted  July 
12,  1775;  service,  4  mos.,  at  Marblehead;  also,  receipt  for  1  month  advance  pay 
dated  Marblehead,  Sept.  26,  1775;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  31,  1775,  to 
Dec.  31,  1775,  2  mos.  5  days ;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Jan.  4,  1776,  to  Nov. 
15,  1776. 

ANDREWS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr.'s  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  22, 1776 ; 
discharged  Nov.  18,  1776 ;  service,  9  mos.  28  days,  at  Salem. 

ANDREWS,  WILLIAM,  Marblehead.  Matross,  Capt.  Edward  Fettyplace's  co. ;  pay  roll 
for  service  from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to  Jan.  1,  1777,  4  mos.;  also,  list  of  men  reported 
as  the  "  Fort  "  co.,  dated  Aug.  26,  1777. 

ANDREWS,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Thomas  Melvill's  (2d)  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  enlisted  May  20,  1776;  payrolls  made  up  to 
May8,  1777;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stoddard's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  May  8,  1777,  to  July  8,  1777. 

ANDREWS,  WILLIAM.  Boy,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Haraden ;  engaged  Oct.  1, 1777  [service  not  given] . 

ANDREWS,  WILLIAM,  Gloucester.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Cleavland's  co.,  Col. 
Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb. 
15,  1777,  to  Oct.  7,  1777 ;  reported  killed. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  261 


ANDREWS,  WILLIAM,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  20,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos. 
17  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  East  Greenwich;  company 
raised  in  York  and  Essex  counties ;  also,  certificate  of  service  given  by  Col. 
Nathaniel  Wade,  dated  Ipswich,  Jan.  18,  1779;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  in 
boats  on  expedition  against  Newport;  service,  26  days  [year  not  given]. 

ANDREWS,  WILLIAM,  Ipswich.  Seaman,  sloop  "Liverpool,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Nehemiah  Story ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  May  17,  1780 ;  age, 
20  yrs. ;  stature,  o  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Ipswich. 

ANDREWS,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Josiah  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  dated  North- 
bridge,  Feb.  13, 1778;  enlisted  for  town  of  Northbridge ;  joined  Capt.  Jarvis's  co., 
Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years,  to  expire  June  11,  1780;  also, 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  (f»th  or  9th)  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  11,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Peter  Dolliver's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  June,  July  and 
Aug.,  1778,  dated  Providence  ;  also,  pay  rolls  for  Nov.,  1778,  and  Feb.,  1779,  dated 
Garrison  at  Pawtuxet;  also,  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  also,  pay  rolls  dated  Camp  at  Providence,  July 
10  and  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Hunt's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  June  11,  1780; 
reported  discharged. 

ANDREWS,  WILLIAM.  2d  Lieutenant,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported 
prisoner  in  New  York;  also,  Capt.  William  Treadwell's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  Aug.-Dec.,  1777 ;  reported  on  command  after  deserters  in  Sept. ; 
also,  return  dated  Boston,  Sept.  25,  1778;  also,  petition  for  clothing  dated  Boston, 
Dec.  22,  1778 ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  muster 
rolls  for  Feb.,  March  and  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  promoted  and  trans 
ferred  from  Capt.  Treadwell's  co.  in  Feb.  or  March;  reported  on  furlough  at 
Boston  in  April,  1781. 

ANDREWS,  WILLIAM.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Moses  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's 
(Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  26,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3 
mos.  1  day,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  also,  Capt. 
William  Bird's  co.,  Col.  Webb's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17, 1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1, 
1781;  service,  3  mos.  21  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk 
and  Middlesex  counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ANDREWS,  WILLIAM  FULLER.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hodgkins's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Bigelow's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Yan  Schaick's  Island,  Sept.  1,  1777;  enlisted 
May  19,  1777  ;  enlistment,  8  months. 

ANDREWS,  ZENAS,  Sheffield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  from  Capt.  Noble's  co., 
Col.  Ashley's  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence, 
Sheffield  (also  given  Taconic  Mountains)  ;  enlistment,  9  months ;  delivered  to 
Capt.  Marshall. 

ANDREWS,  ZEPHANIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co..  Col.  John  Jacobs 's  regt. ; 
enlisted  June  20,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  13  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Tiverton,  II.  I. 

ANDREWS,  ZEPHANIAH,  Raynham.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co.,  Col.  John 
Hathaway's  regt.;  service,  23  days,  in  April,  1777,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt. 
Ebenezer  Dean's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  service,  1  mo.  4  days,  at 
Rhode  Island;  marched  from  Taunton  via  Rehoboth  and  Bristol  to  Providence, 
II.  I.;  roll  dated  Nov.  5,  1777;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce 


262  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ANDREWS,  ZEPHAXIAH,  continued. 

Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ; 
age,  20  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Ilaynham;  ar 
rived  at  Springfield  July  10,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  11,  1780,  under  com 
mand  of  Capt.  George  Webb;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town 
of  Raynham  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  6, 
1780;  discharged  Jan.  10,  1781,  at  West  Point;  service,  6  mos.  15  days;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  Capt.  Elihu  GifFord's  co.,  Col.  Turner's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  12,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.  19  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  regiment  raised  in  Barnstable  and  Bristol  counties 
for  5  months  service. 

ANDREWSON,  JOHN,  Medway.  List  of  men  in  service  at  various  times  subsequent  to 
April  19,  1775,  dated  April  13,  1778. 

ANDREWSON,  RICHARD.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
(3d)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war; 
reported  with  light  infantry;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Peekskill; 
reported  transferred  to  light  infantry,  Aug.  1,  1781. 

ANDRIAS,  JAMES.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Nathaniel 
Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated  June  10,  1777;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Yarmouth;  joined  Capt.  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years 
or  during  war. 

AXDRIS,  ALEXANDER.  Seaman,  schooner  "  Franklin,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Green ;  engaged  March  14, 1777 ;  discharged  May  13, 1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  29  days. 

AXDRIS,  DAVID,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Guild's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robson's 
regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  26,  1776;  service,  17  days,  at  Dorchester  Heights;  roll  made 
up  to  date  of  marching ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  York  counties. 

AXDRIS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  6  days,  on  a 
secret  expedition. 

AXDRIS,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Webster's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  at  Clav- 
erack  ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Essex  counties  to  reinforce  the  army  under 
Gen.  Washington. 

AXDROS, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Andras,  Andreas,  Andres, 

Andress,  Andrews,  Andris,  Andross,  Andrus,  Andruss.] 

AXDROS,  ABRAHAM,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Abiather  Angel's  co.,  Col.  David 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  1,  1775;  service, 
2  mos.  4  days. 

AXDROS,  AMOS,  East  Hoosac.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co.,  Berkshire  Co.  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined  Capt. 
Warren's  co.,  Col.  Bayley's  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

AXDROS,  BENJAMIN.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under 
Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  July  3,  1775. 

AXDROS,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Richards's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  25, 1777  ;  discharged  Oct.  28, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  on  a  secret 
expedition  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Dedham. 

AXDROS,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hodsdon's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ; 
enlisted  June  9,  1778 ;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779 ;  service,  8  mos.  7  days ;  enlist 
ment,  8  months;  roll  dated  Berwick;  also,  pay  rolls  for  June-Sept.,  1778,  dated 
West  Point;  also,  pay  rolls  for  Nov.,  1778-Jan.,  1779,  dated  King's  Ferry. 


IX  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  263 

ANDROS,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Jedediah  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  3,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  18  days,  under  command  of  Brig.  Gen. 
Wadsworth ;  also,  muster  roll  for  May  and  June,  1780,  dated  Falmouth ;  enlist 
ment,  8  months. 

ANDROS,  ELISHA,  Berwick.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  James 
Scammon's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  177") ;  service, 
3  mos.  3  days. 

ANDROS,  JACOB.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Lieut. 
Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  July  3,  1775. 

ANDROS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Eaton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  16  days ; 
marched  on  an  expedition  to  the  Northward. 

ANDROS,  JONATHAN  (also  given  JOHN).  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col. 
Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  May,  1776. 

ANDROS,  JONATHAN,  Dighton.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  mustered  by  James 
Leonard,  Muster  Master,  subsequent  to  Sept.  16  [year  not  given]  ;  Col.  Henry 
Jackson's  regt. ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  residence,  Dighton. 

ANDROS,  JOSHUA.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jedediah  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  3,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  18  days,  under  command  of  Brig.  Gen. 
Wadsworth ;  also,  muster  roll  for  May  and  June,  1780,  dated  Falmouth ;  enlist 
ment,  8  months. 

ANDROS,  MARK,  Berkley.  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  1). 
Brewer's)  9th  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Camp  at  Roxbury,  Dec.  2,  1775. 

ANDROS,  MARK,  Sylvester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's 
(Cumberland  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  8, 1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  25, 1779 ;  service, 
2  mos.  17  days,  on  expedition  to  Penobscot. 

ANDROS,  ROBERT.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Eaton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  29  days,  on  an 
expedition  to  the  Northward. 

ANDROS,  ROBERT,  Bridgton.  Private;  payroll  for  service  from  Aug.  12, 1781,  to  Sept. 
9,  1781,  1  mo.  1  day,  at  Sudbury-Canada  with  guards  sent  by  the  selectmen  of 
Fryeburg. 

ANDROS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  21, 1779 ;  discharged  Aug.  25, 1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days, 
at  New  London,  Conn.  Roll  dated  Belchertown. 

ANDROS,  STEPHEN.  Capt.  Samuel  Sayer's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's  (30th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  3.  1775. 

ANDROS,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cook's  (16th)  co.,  Col.  Hathaway's  (2d  Bristol 
Co.)  regt.;  marched  Aug.  4,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  5  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Dartmouth. 

ANDROS,  WILLIAM,  Buxton.  Private,  Capt.  Hill's  co.,  Col.  Scammon's  regt. ;  company 
return  dated  Sept.  27,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775. 

ANDROS,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Edward  Fettyplace's  co. ;  list  of  men  appearing  on  a  memo 
randum  of  beef  delivered  Dec.  31,  1777. 

ANDROS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  co.,  Maj.  Z.  Winslow's  regt.; 
service  from  Sept.  9,  1778,  to  Sept.  13,  1778,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth. 


264  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ANDROSOGS,  JULIUS.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hovey's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  20,  1779 ;  service,  26  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  reported 
deserted  Aug.  15,  1779. 

ANDROSOGUS,  JULIUS.  Private,  Capt.  Lawson  Buckminster's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel 
Peirce's  regt.;  enlisted  May  16,  1779;  discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
19  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  stationed  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ANDROSON,  JOHN,  Beverly.  Seaman,  brig  "Stark"  (privateer),  commanded  by  Capt. 
Ezra  Ober ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June  14, 1780 ;  age,  21  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Beverly. 

ANDROSS,  AMASA,  Topsfield.  Private,  Capt.  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Little's  regt.;  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  age,  17  yrs. 

ANDROSS,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776. 

ANDROSS,  JEDAIAH,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Webb's  co.,  Col.  Sherburne'sregt. ;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Aug.  2,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Benjamin  Burton's  co.,  Col.  Sherburne's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at 
Rhode  Island,  Aug.  21,  1778;  also,  return  dated  Boston,  June  15,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Aug.  2, 1780;  reported  trans 
ferred  from  Col.  Sherburne's  regt.  by  order  of  Gen.  Washington,  May  2,  1780; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  near  Morristown,  May  6,  1780. 

ANDROSS,  JOHN,  Stockbridge.  Matross,  Lieut.  Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  (Artillery) 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ANDROSS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  7, 1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  on  expe 
dition  to  Penobscot.  Roll  dated  Harpswell. 

ANDROSS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Trow's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  (Bristol  Co.) 
regt.;  marched  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  9  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Norton. 

ANDROSS,  STEPHEN,  Wells  (also  given  Berwick).  Private,  Capt.  Saver's  co.,  Col. 
Scammon's  regt.;  muster  roll  dateu  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  5,  1775;  service, 
25  days. 

ANDROSS,  STEPHEN.  List  of  men  drafted  in  York  Co.  for  service  in  Rhode  Island; 
Capt.  Samuel  Grant's  co. ;  return  of  2d  York  Co.  regt.  made  by  Col.  John  Frost, 

May  7,  1777. 

ANDROUS,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ; 
pay  abstracts  for  Jan.  and  April,  1776. 

ANDROW,  EBENEZER,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Francis's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

ANDROWES,  EZEKIEL,  Wrentham.  Matross,  Capt.  Benjamin  Frothingham's  co.,  Col. 
John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  return  of  men  stationed  at  Springfield,  dated 
Nov.  1,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

ANDROWS,  ABRAHAM,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ANDROWS,  BENJAMIN,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co. ;  muster  roll  for 
April,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776. 

ANDROWS,  JAMES,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  in  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  at 
Rhode  Island. 


IX   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  265 

AXDROWS,  JOHN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  McCobb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  10,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  20  days,  near 
Penobscot  River. 

AXDROWS,  NATHAN,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  in  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  at 
Rhode  Island. 

AXDROWS,  PHILIP.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt.;  en 
listed  March  6,  1781;  discharged  March  14,  1781;  service,  10  days,  at  Rhode 
Island  ;  reported  40  days  levies. 

AXDROWS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt.;  en 
listed  March  6,  1781 ;  discharged  March  14,  1781 ;  service,  10  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  reported  40  days  levies. 

AXDRSOX,  ARCHELAUS,  Murray  field.  Private,  Capt.  David  Shepard's  co.,  Col.  Seth 
Pomroy's  regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  177"),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  177;"),  to  Cambridge ;  service,  22  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army,  May 
14,  177"). 

AXDRSOX,  JOHN,  Taunton.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Bristol  Co.  as  returned  by  James 
Leonard,  Muster  Master,  March  17,  1778 ;  Capt.  James  Cooper's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel 
Bradford's  regt. 

AXDRSON,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  G,  1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

AXDRSOX,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Eames's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition. 

AXDRSOX,  ZEXAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  15,  1777;  service,  25  days. 

AXDRSS,  BARZILLAI.  Capt.  Charles  Dibbell's  co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  26,  1775. 

AXDRUES,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  27,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  16  days,  in 
Northern  department. 

AXDRUES,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  Isaac  Colton's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  D.  Brewer's) 
9th  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at 
Roxbury,  Nov.  15,  1775. 

AXDRUS,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  "VVhittelsey's  co.,  3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt.;  marched 
Oct.  20,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1780;  service,  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  the  West 
ward;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  5  to  Nov.  7,  1780,  2  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  the  Northward. 

AXDRUS,  BARZILLAI,  Lenox.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibbell's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  13  days. 

AXDRUS,  CHRISTOPHER.  Corporal,  Capt.  Erastus  Sargent's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776  ;  discharged  March  22,  1777  ;  service, 
97  days,  at  Ticonderoga ;  also,  Capt.  Ezra  Whittelsey's  co.,  3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ; 
service,  2  days,  at  the  Northward,  on  the  alarm  of  Nov.  5,  1780. 

AXDRUS,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service, 
1  mo.,  in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated  Hancock. 


266  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   xVND   SAILORS 

ANDRUS,  ELEAZER.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Rowley's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  21,  1777;  service,  22  days,  at 
Fort  Ann,  on  an  alarm  at  Ticonderoga;  also,  Capt.  Rowley's  co.,  Col.  John 
Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  22,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  13.  1777 ; 
service,  23  days,  at  Stillwater. 

ANDRUS,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Preserved  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
10  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

ANDRUS,  ICHABOD.  Capt.  Selah  Heart's  co.,  Col.  Walcut's  regt.;  receipt  for  2  months 
wages  in  1775. 

ANDRUS,  ISAAC,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co.,  Col.  B.  Ruggles 
Woodbridge's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  20,  1775;  ser 
vice,  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  28,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Oct.  23,  1775. 

ANDRUS,  ISAAC.  Capt.  Selah  Heart's  co.,  Col.  Walcut's  regt.;  receipt  for  2  months 
wages  in  1775. 

ANDRUS,  JEDEDIAH,  Middleborough.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  19,  1778; 
joined  Capt.  Webb's  co.,  Col.  Sherborn's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ANDRUS,  JEREMIAH,  Temple.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Ezra  Town's  co., 
Col.  James  Read's  regt.;  birthplace,  Ipswich;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.; 
complexion,  fair ;  eyes,  black;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Temple;  enlisted 
April  23,  1775;  mustered  July  11,  1775.  [Also  given  as  Jeremiah  Adams.] 

ANDRUS,  JOEL,  Charlestown,  No.  4.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Murray's  co.,  Col.  B.  R. 
Woodbridge's  (25th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1775;  enlisted  Aug.  30,  1775; 
also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  28,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Oct.  25,  1775. 

ANDRUS,  JOHN,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  William  Goodrich's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Cambridge;  service,  14  days;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May 
5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  3  days. 

ANDRUS,  JOHN.  Capt.  Oilman's  co.,  4th  regt. ;  receipts  for  wages  for  Sept.,  Oct.  and 
Nov.,  1776;  also,  return  dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  9,  1776. 

ANDRUS,  JOHN.  Capt.  Mark  Poole's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  pay 
abstract  for  service  from  Nov.  12,  1777,  to  Feb.  3,  1778,  at  Charlestown;  also, 
Sergeant;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  3,  1778,  to  April  5,  1778,  at  Cambridge; 
also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1778,  dated  Winter  Hill ;  reported  sick  and  absent. 

ANDRUS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabee's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.;  marched 
July  9,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  3  days,  on  expedition  to 
Penobscot. 

ANDRUS,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's 
(26th)  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  Feb.,  March  and  June,  1776. 

ANDRUS,  JONATHAN.  Capt.  Selah  Heart's  co.,  Col.  Walcut's  regt. ;  receipt  for  2  months 
wages  in  1775. 

ANDRUS,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  27,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Manchester  and  Bennington.  Roll  dated  Shrewsbury. 

ANDRUS,  JOSHUA,  Hopkinton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Holmes's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4^  days. 


IN   THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  2(57 

ANDIU-S,  LKVI,  Great  Barrington.  Private,  Capt.  William  King's  co.,  Col.  John  Fel- 
lows's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service,  1  mo. 

ANDRUS,  MOSES.  Capt.  Selah  Heart's  co.,  Col.  Walcut's  regt.;  receipt  for  2  months 
wages  in  1775. 

ANDRUS,  OZIAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  David  Rosseter's  regt.,  Gen. 
John  Fellows's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  22, 1781;  service, 
13  days,  with  Gen.  Stark  at  Stillwater. 

ANDRUS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symms's  detachment 
of  guards  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath;  enlisted  Feb.  19,  1778;  discharged  April  26, 
1778;  service,  2  mos.  7  days,  at  Boston  and  Dorchester. 

ANDRUS,  SOLOMON.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Whittelsey's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  7,  1777  ;  discharged  Sept.  30, 1777 ;  service,  24  days, 
at  the  Northward. 

ANDRUS,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Edward  Fettyplace's  co. ;  list  of  coast  guards  appearing  on 
a  memorandum  of  beef  delivered  Feb.  18,  1777. 

ANDRUS,  ZENAS.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  marched 
June  29,  1777 ;  discharged  July  21,  1777  ;  service,  24  days  ;  ordered  into  service  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Fellows  and  Committee  of  Safety,  at  desire  of  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler. 

ANDRUS,  ZEPHANIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fales's  co.,  Col.  J.  Daggett's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  2  mos.  20  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island,  between  Jan.  6  and  April 
1,  1778;  company  drafted  to  serve  under  Gen.  Spencer  for  3  months  from  Jan. 
1,  1778. 

ANDRUSS,  ASA,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Dibble's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ANDRUSS,  BARZILLAI.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard  under 
Maj.  Baldwin,  May  23,  1775. 

ANDRUSS,  BARZILLAI,  Lenox.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibbell's  co.,  Col.  Patterson's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775  ;  enlisted  May  5,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  4  days  ; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775], 

ANDRUSS,  CHRISTOPHER,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col. 
Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  8,  1777;  discharged  July  20,  1777; 
service,  19  days;  company  formed  part  of  detachment  under  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde, 
which  marched  from  Stockbridge  on  the  evacuation  of  Ticonderoga. 

ANDRUSS,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  West's  co. ;  enlisted  July  4,  1770;  discharged 
Nov.  23,  1776;  service,  4  mos.  19  days;  company  raised  for  expedition  against 
Nova  Scotia  and  defence  of  Machias. 

ANDRUSS,  SAMUEL,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col.  Brown's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  8,  1777;  discharged  July  26,  1777;  service, 
19  days;  company  formed  part  of  detachment  under  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde,  which 
marched  from  Stockbridge  on  the  evacuation  of  Ticonderoga. 

ANDRUSS,  TIMOTHY.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen 
Hallet;  engaged  March  30,  1779;  roll  made  up  to  April  30,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 

ANDSAW,  THOMAS,  Danvers.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Flint's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Pick 
ering,  Jr.'s  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

ANDSON,  THOMAS.  Capt.  Daniel  Egery's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Dec.  24, 
1775. 


268  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

AXDSWORTH,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Whipple's  co. ;  service,  23  days, 
with  guards  at  Rutland,  between  April  20  and  Dec.  20,  1780. 

AXEBLE,  EDWARD,  Ashfield.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Hazletine's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  7 
days. 

AXES,  EZRA.  Capt.  Charles  Furbush's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Nov.  21, 1775. 

AXES,  ISAAC,  Tewksbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co. ;  age, 
21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown  ;  eyes,  dark;  occupa 
tion,  farmer;  residence,  Tewksbury;  enlisted  Feb.  3,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AXES,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Hitchcock's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  March  23,  1781;  enlist 
ment,  3  years ;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh ;  also,  muster 
rolls  for  July,  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781;  reported  on  command  with  Col.  Scammell 
in  Aug.  and  Sept. ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts; 
reported  sick  in  the  Jerseys. 

AXESWORTH,  AAROX,  Brookfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stat 
ure,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  yeoman;  residence, 
Brookfield;  enlisted  May  15,  1782;  joined  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Mellen's  (3d)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  delivered  clothing  at  various 
times  from  Dec.  14,  1782,  to  Dec.  16,  1783. 

AXGEL, .     Major,  Col.  Hitchcock's  regt.,  Maj.  Gen.  Green's  division;  list  of  field 

officers  of  the  Continental  Army  in  1776. 

AXGEL,  ABIATHAK,  New  Providence  (also  given  Lanesborough) .  Captain,  Col.  David 
Brewer's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  ;  ordered  to  be  commissioned  June  17, 1775 ;  reported 
at  Worcester ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  ser- 
ATice,  3  mos.  2  weeks;  also,  Captain,  serving  as  volunteer;  Col.  Joab  Stafford's 
co.  of  volunteers,  which  marched  to  reinforce  Col.  Warner  at  Manchester,  by 
order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler;  enlisted  July  16,  1777;  discharged  July  30,  1777; 
service,  15  days;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  14,  1777,  to  Aug.  20,  1777, 
6  days;  Independent  co.  of  volunteers  from  New  Providence,  Lanesborough, 
East  Hoosuck  and  Gageborough ;  fought  in  battle  near  Bennington,  Aug.  16, 1777. 

AXGEL,  AUGUSTUS,  Southampton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Kirkland's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles 
"Woodbridge's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service. 
3  mos.  22  days ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army  ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
Fan-field's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  23,  1778;  service, 
2  mos.  25  days,  at  Dorchester. 

AXGEL,  ESEK.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Head's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barns's  regt.;  marched 
Oct.  13,  1781,  from  Lanesborough  to  Stillwater;  service,  10  days. 

AXGEL,  HEXKY.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Pomeroy's  co.,  Col.  Dickenson's  regt.,  com 
manded  by  Maj.  Clap;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Jiily  10, 
1777 ;  service,  38  days. 

AXGEL,  HEXRY.  Private,  Capt.  John  Kirkland's  co.,  Col.  Iluggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  22  days ;  com 
pany  raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

AXGEL,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  William  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  regt.; 
service,  3  days ;  company  marched  from  Gageborough  to  Bennington  Aug.  17, 
1777,  on  an  alarm,  by  order  of  Gen.  Stark;  also,  Lieut.  John  Cole's  co.,  Col. 
Simonds's  regt.;  service,  3  days;  marched  on  an  alarm  from  Windsor  Oct.  20, 
1780,  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  26,  1780,  to 
Oct.  28,  1780,  3  days ;  marched  on  an  alarm  from  Windsor  by  order  of  Gen. 
Fellows. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  269 

ANGEL,  JASPER.  Captain's  Clerk  ;  list  of  prisoners  sent  to  Boston  in  the  cartel  "  Swift  " 
from  Halifax,  Sept.  30,  1778. 

ANGEL,  JESSE,  Billerica.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.  in  177!); 
age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  1  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Billerica ;  delivered 
to  Lient.  L.  Bailey ;  also,  list  of  men  received  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  from 
Maj.  Stephen  Badlam,  Superintendent  of  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Springfield,  Sept.  20, 
1779  [name  appears  crossed  out  on  the  list] . 

ANGEL,  STEPHEN,  Norwich.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Nor 
wich;  enlisted  April  10,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ANGEL,  WILLIAM.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Caleb  Mon 
tague's  co.,  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  April  5,  177!);  enlisted  for  town  of 
Sunderland;  joined  Capt.  Flower's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ANGELL, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Angel.] 

ANGELL,  ABIATHAR.  Captain,  Col.  Joseph  Henshaw's  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  reported 
joined  from  Col.  Brewer's  regt. 

ANGELL,  AUGUSTUS.  Fifer,  Capt.  Joshua  Wood  bridge's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  service  in 
Rhode  Island,  in  1779. 

ANGELL,  AUGUSTUS,  Norwich.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  L.  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  June  25,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island; 
also,  pay  roll  for  1  mo.  2  days  service  at  Rhode  Island;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1779. 

ANGELL,  ESEK.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.; 
marched  Oct.  13,  1780;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Berkshire. 

ANGELL,  EZEKIEL.    Capt.  Sprague's  co. ;  list  of  men  dated  Oct.,  1777. 
ANGELL,  FENNER.    Capt.  Sprague's  co. ;  list  of  men  dated  Oct.,  1777. 

ANGELL,  ISAAC.  Capt.  Esek  Eddy's  co.  of  artificers,  acting  as  boatmen;  pay  roll  for 
20  days  service  from  Aug.  8,  1778. 

ANGELL,  ISRAEL.  Colonel,  2d  Rhode  Island  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  Jan.-July,  1778; 
also,  pay  abstracts  for  Nov.,  1779-May,  1780. 

ANGELL,  JAMES,  Rhode  Island.  Volunteer,  ship  "  Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Elisha 
Ilinman;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Boston,  Nov.,  1780;  age,  19 
yrs.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Rhode  Island. 

ANGELL,  JOSHUA.    Capt.  Sprague's  co. ;  list  of  men  dated  Oct.,  1777. 

ANGELL,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  enlisted  March  10, 
1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  9,  1781 ;  service,  7  mos. 

ANGELL,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Flower's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Stillwater,  Sept.  15, 1777 ;  enlisted  Jan.  30, 1777 ; 
enlistment,  during  war;  deserted  Feb.  1,  1777. 

ANGER,  CHARLES,  Southborough.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Fay's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days  ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also, 
Capt.  Fay's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  April  24,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  15  days. 

ANGER,  CHARLES.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Newton's  (Cavalry)  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  27, 1777;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Bennington. 


270  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


ANGER,  DANISH,  Pepperell.  List  of  men  enlisted  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  19,  1778;  returned  as  received  July  20, 1778, 
by  Col.  Rufus  Putnam. 

ANGER,  JESSE,  Dracut  (also  given  Billerica).  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  B.  Yarnum's  co., 
Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.,  Gen.  Lovell's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  discharged 
Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  on  an  expedition  to  Rhode  Island;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  subsequent  to  Sept.  30, 1779 ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Billerica;  rank,  Fifer;  joined  Col. 
Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  8th  co.,  Col.  Nixon's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Oct.  30,  1779,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Maj.  Joseph  Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  pay  abstracts  for 
Aug.,  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1779;  also,  Maj.  Peter  Harwood's  co. ;  pay  abstracts  for 
Nov.  and  Dec.,  1779;  reported  serving  as  Drummer. 

ANGER,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  William  H.  Ballard's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  2",  1776 ;  enlisted  May  27,  1776 ; 
deserted  May  31,  1776. 

ANGER,  JOHN,  Southborough.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  20,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

ANGER,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Lyon's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  June 
24,  1778;  discharged  July  13,  1778;  service,  26  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll 
dated  Groton. 

ANGER,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co. ;  list  of  men  stationed  at 
Brookline  for  6  weeks;  dismissed  Jan.  15,  1776. 

ANGER,  ROBERT,  Billerica.  Private,  Capt.  Haffield  White's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  July  1, 
1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  died  July  1,  1777. 

ANGERFIELD,  RICHARD,  Ipswich.  Seaman,  ship  "Pilgrim,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Joseph  Robinson;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  2,  1780;  age, 
14  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Ipswich. 

ANGERSBACH,  JOHN,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  July  22, 1780 ;  Capt. 
Farrington's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Procter's  (Boston)  regt. ;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
9  in.;  complexion,  brown ;  residence,  Boston ;  enlistment,  3  months;  marched 
under  command  of  Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Alexander 
Hodgdon's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  (Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  26, 
1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ANGERSBACK,  CHRISTIAN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hinkley's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symmes's 
detachment  of  guards  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath;  enlisted  Feb.  13, 1778;  discharged 
May  13,  1778;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Boston. 

ANGERSBACK,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.  of  guards  serving  under 
Maj.  Gen.  Gates;  enlisted  Feb.  5,  1779;  discharged  May  4,  1779;  service,  3  mos., 
at  Boston;  also,  Corporal,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.  of  guards;  payrolls  for 
service  from  May  5,  1779,  to  Feb.  4,  1780;  stationed  at  Boston;  also,  pay  roll  for 
3  mos.  service  as  guards  at  Boston,  from  May  1, 1780,  to  Aug.  1, 1780 ;  enlistment, 
3  months. 

ANGIER, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Ainger,  Anger,  Aynger.] 

ANGIER,  CHARLES,  Southborough.  Private,  Capt.  Fay's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

ANGIER,  SAMUEL,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  A.  Gardner's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
return  dated  1776;  reported  wounded  and  in  the  country. 


IX  THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  271 

AXGLETOX,  DANIEL.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  pay  roll  made  up 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1782,  to  Jan.  1,  1783;  service,  11  mos.  26  days. 

AXIBEL,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co. ;  marched  Sept.  13,  1779;  dis 
charged  Sept.  17,  1779;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth ;  company 
detached  from  militia. 

ANIBELL,  ISAAC,  Oxford.  Private,  Capt.  March  Chase's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparlmwk's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  5,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  at 
Dorchester. 

ANIBELL,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  George  Webb's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  William 
Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Feb.-Nov.,  1781,  dated  Hutts,  1st  brigade; 
enlistment,  during  Avar;  reported  died  Nov.  10,  1781. 

AXIBLE,  JACOB.  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (38th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  27,  177"). 

AXIBLE,  ROBERT,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Baldwin's 
(38th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Sept.  and  Oct.,  177");  entered  service  April  19,  177"); 
enlisted  May  12  (also  given  May  19),  177");  discharged  July  27,  177"). 

AXICE,  EZRA,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Holt's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  1^  days. 

AXICE,  EZRA,  Jr.,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Holt's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to  Cambridge  ;  service,  1^  days. 

AXICE,  JAMES,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Holt's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to  Cambridge;  service,  1£  days. 

AXICEO,  JACOB,  Andover.     List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year  not  given] . 

AXIES,  JOHX,  Andover.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

Axis,  CHARLES.  Capt.  James  Perry's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  11,  1775. 

Axis,  JOHX,  Andover.  Pay  roll  for  G  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Andover  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June  26, 1780;  discharged 
Jan.  1,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  16  days. 

AXXABAL,  ROBERT.  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (38th)  regt. ;  list 
of  men  absent  from  muster,  dated  Chelsea,  Sept.,  1775;  reported  discharged  July 
27,  1775. 

ANXABALL,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  April  2,  1778;  discharged  July  3,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2  days. 
Roll  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill. 

ANNABEL,  EDWARD.  Capt.  Simon  Hazeltine's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  (8th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  27, 1775. 

ANNABEL,  JOSEPH.  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (38th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

AXXABELL,  ISAAC,  Dartmouth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Luen  Pope's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  5 
days. 

AXXABLE, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Anabel,  Anabell,  Anable, 

Aneble,  Anibel,  Anibell,  Anible,  Anoble,  Annabal,  Annaball,  Annabel,  Annabell, 
Annbel,  Annibal,  Annible.] 


272  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

AXXABLE,  EDWARD,  Ashfield.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  April  1,  1779;  reported  as  serving  17  mos.  as  Sergeant, 
10  mos.  as  Ensign;  promoted  to  Ensign  April  1,  1779,  and  transferred  to  Capt.  E. 
Smith's  co. ;  also,  mnster  rolls  for  March  and  May,  1778,  dated  Valley  Forge ; 
enlistment,  during  war ;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  Greenwich ; 
also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  (9th)  co.,  Maj.  John  Porter's  regt.;  muster  roll  of 
field  and  staff  officers ;  also,  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Maj.  Porter's  (late  Wigglesworth's) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  reported  on  com 
mand  at  Newtown;  also,  Ensign,  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  ac 
counts  for  service  from  March  30,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  for  clothing 
dated  Camp  Lower  Salem,  Aug.  28,  1779;  also,  Lieutenant,  Col.  Smith's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
reported  as  serving  9  mos.  as  Ensign,  3  mos.  as  Lieutenant. 

AXXABLE,  ISAAC,  Dartmouth.  Corporal,  Capt.  Daniel  Egery's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Danielson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1773;  service, 
3  mos.  4  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov.  6,  1775. 

AXNABLE,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Jenne's  co. ;  enlisted  March  14,  1781 ;  dis 
charged  March  18,  1781 ;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ANXABLE,  JACOB,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's 
regt. ;  enlisted  April  25,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll 
dated  Warren. 

AXNABLE,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Miles  Greenwood's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  11, 1777  ;  discharged  April  3, 1778 ;  service,  4  mos.  23  days ; 
rolls  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill ;  also,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards;  enlisted  July  20,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  27 
days,  at  Winter  Hill. 

AXXABLE,  JOHX,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's 
regt. ;  marched  April  25, 1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  dated 
Warren;  also,  Capt.  James  Mallon's  co.,  Essex  Co.  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  3,  1779; 
discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  Castle  Island  under  Maj. 
Gen.  Hancock. 

ANNABLE,  JOXATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  White's 
(4th  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  ser 
vice,  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Rochester. 

AXXABLE,  JOSEPH.  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.;  order  for  travel  allowance  from  Trenton, 
dated  Wenham,  Feb.  25,  1777. 

AXXABLE,  JOSEPH,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's 
regt. ;  enlisted  May  4,  1777 ;  discharged  July  4,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days ; 
arrived  at  Providence,  R.  I.,  May  4,  1777. 

ANXABLE,  JOSEPH.  Ensign,  Capt.  George  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Otis's  (1st  Barnsta- 
ble  Co.)  regt. ;  appointed  Sept.  29, 1775,  but  refused  to  serve ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Nathaniel  Lathrop's  (1st)  co.,  1st  Barnstable  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of 
Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Oct.  22,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lothrop's  co., 
Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service,  2  days,  guarding  men  from  the  "  Somerset  "  from 
Barnstable  to  Plymouth  ;  roll  sworn  to  Dec.  21,  1778. 

ANNABLE,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Tupper's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ;  service, 
65  days,  in  May  and  June,  1777,  at  Rhode  Island. 

ANNABLE,  WILLIAM,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Pope's  co.,  Col.  William  Shep- 
ard's  (3d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  25,  1778, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  rolls  for  July,  Aug.,  Oct.,  Nov.,  1778,  and  March 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  273 

ANNABLE,  WILLIAM,  continued. 

and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  reported  sick  at  Tiverton  in  July  and  An,?.; 
sick  at  Rochester  in  Nov.,  1778;  on  command  at  the  Shore  in  March  and  April, 
1779 ;  also,  Capt.  George  Webb's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also, 
return  dated  Highlands,  Feb.  24,  1780. 

ANNAS,  JACOB.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Capt.  James  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's 
regt. 

ANNAS,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Fales's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  1, 1779;  discharged 
Aug.  15,  1779;  service,  lf>  days;  marched  to  Majorbagaduce,  by  order  of  Gen. 
Lovel. 

ANNAS,  JACOB,  Andover.  Capt.  Charles  Furbush's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  re^t.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Nov. 
21,  177");  also,  order  for  remuneration  for  losses  at  Bunker  Hill,  June  17,  177-1, 
dated  Tewksbury,  Jan.  23,  1777 ;  also,  return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Dec.  2,  1780;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ANNAS,  JAMES.  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Robinson's  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages  from 
Feb.  5  to  April  1,  1776,  dated  Chelmsford. 

ANNAS,  PHINEAS,  Tewksbury.  Drummer,  Capt.  John  Trull's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days. 

ANNAS,  STEPHEN.  Capt.  Samuel  Saver's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's  (30th)  re^t. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  27,  1775. 

ANNASLY,  JAMES.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Lambert;  engaged  Jan.  13,  1778  [service  not  given]. 

ANNBEL,  EDWARD,  Ashfield.  Private,  Capt.  Hazeltine's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

ANNEX,  WILLIAM.    Surgeon,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt. ;  commissioned  March  27,  1777. 

ANNES,  ABRAHAM,  Methuen.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Bodwell's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Wriggles  worth's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  Albany  home,  dated  Dec., 
1776. 

ANNES,  CHARLES,  Windham.  Private,  Capt.  James  Perry's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  12,  1775 ;  enlisted  July  2,  1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  13  days ; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

ANNES,  EZRA,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles  worth's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Albany  home,  dated  March  7,  1777. 

ANNES,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Larned's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  reut. ; 
muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Huts;  enlisted  Feb.  3,  1781; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

ANNES,  STEPHEN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Saver's  co.  (commanded  by  Lieut.  Samuel 
Young  after  Aug.  3,  1779),  (late)  Maj.  Littlefield's  detachment  from  York  Co.; 
enlisted  July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on  Penobscot 
expedition. 

ANNES,  THOMAS,  Tewksbury.  Drummer,  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  11  days. 

ANNESS,  ABRAHAM,  Methuen.  Capt.  John  Davis's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  returns 
dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  May  17  and  June  8,  1775 ;  also,  Private ;  company 
return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  5,  1775. 


274  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ANXESS,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Larned's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  June,  1781 ;  enlisted  Feb.  3,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported 
on  command  at  the  Lines. 

AXXFORD,  THOMAS.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Turner's 
co.,  9th  regt.,  dated  Dec.  14,  1782;  joined  2d  or  3d  co.,  3d  regt.;  rank,  Private; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

AXXIBAL,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Allton's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  9,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11  days,  at  West 
Point;  enlistment,  3  months;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Oxford,  April  2,  1782; 
money  payable  to  Col.  Jacob  Davis. 

AXXIBLE,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cummings's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22, 1779;  service,  1  mo.  20  days;  regiment 
detached  from  militia  of  Essex  and  Suffolk  counties  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen. 
AVashington. 

ANXIBLE,  SAMUEL,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  2,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  4  mos.  18  days,  at 
Rhode  Island;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

AXNIBLE,  WILLIAM,  Rochester.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Joseph  Parker's  co.,  dated  April  4,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Pope's  co.,  Col. 
Shepard's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Axxix,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Annen.] 

Axxix,  WILLIAM.  Surgeon,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  and  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regts. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  A'an  Schaick's  Island,  Sept.  2,  1777 ;  also,  pay  abstracts 
for  rations  dated  Albany,  Oct.  26  and  Dec.  3,  1777;  also,  muster  roll  for  Nov. 
and  Dec.,  1777,  dated  Albany;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.-April,  1778;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1777;  furloughed  March  12,  1778,  for  3  months  by  Maj.  Thompson;  also, 
pay  abstract  for  rations  to  Aug.,  1780;  reported  transferred  to  Col.  Putnam's 
(5th)  regt.  May  1,  1779;  also,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  ac 
counts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  1,  1780. 

Axxis,  .     [This  name  also  appears  ander  the  form  of  Amas,  Anes,  Anice,  Aniceo, 

Anies,  Anis,  Armis,  Annas,  Annes,  Anness,  Anniss,  Annus,  Innis.] 

ANNIS,  ABRAHAM,  Methuen.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Jones's  (2d)  co.,  Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Methuen,  Feb.  13,  1778;  joined  Capt. 
Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780;  also,  Capt. 
John  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.;  return  dated  April  9,  1779; 
reported  killed  Oct.  7,  1777. 

ANNIS,  CHARLES.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  13,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.,  with  Gen. 
Warner's  brigade  in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated  Dracut. 

ANNIS,  EBEXEZER,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Gerrish's  (later  Baldwin's)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May 
24,  1775;  service,  9  weeks  6  days;  also,  return  of  men  sick  and  absent,  dated 
Aug.  11,  1775;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Chelsea;  also, 
company  return  dated  Chelsea,  Oct.  2,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  27,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  William  Pearson's 
(3d)  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  20, 1776 ;  discharged  Nov.  18, 1776 ;  stationed  at  Gloucester. 

ANNIS,  EZRA.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Dec.  19,  1777;  discharged  April  3,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  16  days, 
at  Winter  Hill,  guarding  Gen.  Burgoyne's  troops.  Roll  dated  Bradford. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  275 


ANNIS,  ISAAC,  Bradford.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men,  raised  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  9,  1779;  Capt.  Gage's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  f>  ft. 
2  in. ;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Bradford;  enlistment,  9  months;  received  at 
Springfield  July  16,  1779,  by  Capt.  Christopher  Marshall. 

ANNIS,  ISAAC,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  Sewall's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Oct.  31,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  J. 
Fray's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Oct.  1G,  1780;  reported  died  Oct.  16,  1780. 

ANNIS,  ISAAC,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Larned's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's 
(4th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Feb.  3,  1781 ; 
enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  on  command  at  the  Lines ;  also,  muster  roll  for 
July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh  ;  reported  with  Col.  Scammell's  detachment ;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Peekskill;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated 
Camp  at  Continental  Village;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts. 

AXNIS,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Eaton's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Ticonderoga  to  Haverhill  in  1776. 

ANNIS,  JACOB,  Andover  (West  Parish).  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
Dec.  2,  1780,  dated  June  18,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

AXNIS,  JACOB,  Newbury.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780; 
enlisted  April  23,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ANNIS,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Hitchcock's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  Hutts;  enlisted  March  23,  1781;  en 
listment,  3  years ;  reported  sick  in  Jersey. 

ANNIS,  JACOB.  Capt.  Benjamin  Wallcut's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for 
rations  from  Jan.  5  to  March  2,"),  1777,80  days;  also,  Private,  Col.  Benjamin 
Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  enlisted  March  1,  1782;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1783;  ser 
vice,  10  mos. ;  reported  received  from  9th  regt. ;  deserted  in  1783. 

ANNIS,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th) 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service,  Dec.,  1782. 

ANNIS,  JAMES.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  list  of  men  in  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1782,  to  Jan.  1,  1783. 

ANNIS,  JOHN,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Moulton's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's 
regt.;  service,  2  mos.  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  pay  allowed  in 
Council,  July  22,  1777;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  19  to  July  18,  1777, 

2  mos.  1  day,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ANNIS,  JOHN,  Newburyport.  Capt.  Moses  Greenleaf  s  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  10,  1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779;  reported  taken  prisoner  July  7,  1777,  at  Hubelton. 

ANNIS,  JOHN,  Andover.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  16  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Andover;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  2,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  2,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Phineas  Parker. 

ANNIS,  PHINEAS,  Tewksbnry.  Drummer,  Capt.  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt.; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  24,  1775;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  177")]. 

ANNIS,  STEPHEN,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Saver's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  July  f>,  177") ;  service,  25  days; 
also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  York  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Wells,  Muster  Master,  dated 
April  27, 1778 ;  Capt.  Daniel  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  enlistment, 

3  years ;  reported  received  State  and  Continental  bounties. 


276  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


Axxiss,  JACOB,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  James  Mallon's  co.,  Essex  Co.  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  3,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  Castle  Island, 
under  Maj.  Gen.  Hancock. 

AXXSWOTH,  AARON,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Elliot's  co.,  Col.  William 
Thomas's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  18, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  27, 1781 ;  service,  3  mos. 
14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Camp  at  Battes  Hill. 

AXXUM,  CTFF,  Worcester.  Private,  Capt.  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  25,  1777,  to  April  19, 
1779;  reported  died  April  19, 1779;  also,  Capt.  William  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Sept.  1,  1777;  reported  sick  at 
Sheffield;  also,  Lieut.  Daniel  Grout's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Feb., 
1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  (late)  Capt.  William  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence. 

Axxus,  JACOB.  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt.;  order  for  advance 
pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  6,  1775. 

AXOBLE,  JOSEPH,  Barnstable.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Micah  Hamilton's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Otis's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service, 
2  days. 

AXSBL-RY,  WILLIAM,  Tyringham.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re 
turned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

AXSEL, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Ansell.] 

AXSEL,  JOHX,  Marlborough.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Cranson's  co.,  Col.  Ezekiel  Howe's  (4th)  regt.;  joined  Capt.  Israel  Davis's 
co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AXSELL,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Cranston's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Feb.  27,  1776; 
service,  9  mos.;  reported  re-engaged  Nov.  13,  1776,  in  Capt.  Blodget's  co.,  Col. 
Poor's  regt. 

AXSELL,  JOHX,  Marlborough.  List  of  deserters;  Capt.  Woodbridge's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Calvin  Smith's  (13th)  regt. ;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  light; 
hair,  light;  rank,  Sergeant;  deserted  May  20,  1778. 

AXSFORD,  SHAROX.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Turner's 
co.,  9th  regt.,  dated  Dec.  14,  1782;  joined  2d  or  3d  co.,  3d  regt.;  rank,  Private; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

AXSWORTH,  AAROX.  Private,  Capt.  Tisdale's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt., 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Millin ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1783; 
also,  Capt.  Tisdale's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Aug.  and 
Sept.,  1783. 

AXSWORTH,  ASA,  Spencer.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Hutts,  New  Boston, 
May  13,  1782;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light; 
eyes,  light;  occupation,  yeoman;  residence,  Spencer;  joined  Capt.  James  Tis 
dale's  (4th)  co.,  3d  regt.;  enlisted  June  17,  1782;  enlistment,  3  years;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Tisdale's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for 
Sept.  and  Oct.,  1782;  also,  Capt.  Tisdale's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.,  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Millin  ;  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1783;  also,  Capt.  Tisdale's  co., 
Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1783  ;  also,  3d  co., 
Col.  Greaton's  regt.,  commanded  "by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Millin;  muster  roll  for 
Jan.,  1784. 

ANSWORTH,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Smart's  co.,  3d  regt.;  pay  abstract  for 
clothing  due  between  Jan.  1,  1781,  and  July,  1781 ;  also,  return  for  July,  1781. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  277 


AXSWORTH,  BEXOXI.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Walker's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's 
detachment  of  guards  at  Boston  ;  enlisted  Nov.  1,  1779;  discharged  Feb.  1,  1780; 
service,  3  mos.  4  days;  enlistment,  3  months. 

AXSWORTH,  LUTEK.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co. ;  enlisted  March  14,  1779; 
discharged  June  14,  1779;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  at  Springfield. 

ANSWOKTH,  LUTHER,  Wilbraham.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Hampshire  Co.  by  Col. 
John  Bliss  ;  16th  co. ;  mustered  July  24, 1780 ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ANTHIXE,  NICHOLAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  1,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781;  service,  2  mos.  1  day;  company 
raised  for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts ;  also,  receipt  for  equipments  dated 
Falmouth,  Dec.  1,  1781. 

AXTHOINE, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Anthine,  Anthoney.] 

ANTHOIXE,  JOHX,  Marblehead.  Drummer,  Capt.  William  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  John 
Glover's  (21st)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177');  enlisted  May  19,  1775; 
service,  2  mos.  18  days  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  26,  177"). 

AXTHOIXE,  JOHX.  Armorer,  brigantine  "Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Clous- 
ton;  engaged  Feb.  4,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  4,  1777;  service,  6  mos. 

AXTHOXEY,  JACOB.  Private;  enlisted  Sept.  1,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service, 
2  mos.  21  days,  with  guards  at  Dartmouth  under  Maj.  Manasseh  Kempton. 

AXTHOXEY,  JOHX,  Marblehead.  Drummer,  Capt.  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  Glover's  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

AXTHOXEY,  JOHX.  Drummer,  brig  "Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Clouston; 
engaged  Sept.  6,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  19  days. 

AXTHOXEY,  JOXATHAX.  Capt.  Joseph  Pettengill's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (38th) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's 
Point,  Nov.  19,  1775. 

AXTHOXY, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Anthoine,  Anthoney, 

Antoine,  An  tone,  Antoney,  Antonia,  Antonio,  Antony,  Anturny,  Canteney.] 

AXTHOXY, .    Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams's 

regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  17,  177(5 ;  discharged  March  20, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  14  days, 
at  the  Northward.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Chesterfield. 

AXTHOXY, .    Receipt  dated  Providence,  Aug.  16,  1781,  and  signed  by  Josiah  Flairg, 

for  the  bounty  paid  for  the  enlistment  of  said  Anthony  into  the  army;  age,  18 
yrs. ;  reported  a  negro. 

AXTHOXY, .    List  of  men  who  received  bounty  from  the   town  of  Swanzey  for 

enlisting  into  Continental  Army  for  3  years  or  during  war,  dated  Sept.  10,  1781 ; 
reported  a  negro. 

AXTHOXY,  ABEL.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master,  dated  Boston,  Dec.  21,  1777;  Capt.  Israel  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Wigirles- 
worth's  regt. 

AXTHOXY,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition 
under  Maj.  Gen.  Spencer. 

ANTHOXY,  CHARLES.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  f^om  Capt.  James 
Hatch's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  14, 
1778;  residence,  unknown;  enlisted  for  town  of  Pembroke;  joined  Capt.  Joshua 
Eddy's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  age,  35  yrs. 


278  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

AXTHOXY,  CHARLES,  Rochester.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Jabez  Cottle's  (4th)  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  19,  1778 ;  joined 
Capt.  Joshua  Eddy's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt. 
Eddy's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  rations  from  Jan.  15  to  Feb. 
22,  1777;  marched  from  Boston  to  Bennington;  also,  Private,  7th  co.,  Col.  Brad 
ford's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  24,  1777,  to 
Sept.  1,  1778;  reported  killed  Sept.  1,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Eddy's  co.,  Col.  Brad 
ford's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1778,  dated  White  Plains ;  reported  sick  at 
Valley  Forge. 

AXTHOXY,  DAXIEL,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpen 
ter's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  8  days,  on 
the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780,  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

AXTHOXY,  DAXIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  26,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  2  rnos.  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

AXTHOXY,  DAVID,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car 
penter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777; 
service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to 
Howland's  Ferry  by  order  of  Gen.  Spencer. 

AXTHOXY,  EDWARD.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. ;  marched  on  a  secret  expe 
dition  under  Maj.  Gen.  Spencer. 

AXTHOXY,  EDAVARD.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's 
(Rhode  Island)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  East  Greenwich;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

AXTHOXY,  FRAXCIS,  Nantucket.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  King's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt.;  pay  abstract  sworn  to  June  19,  1776;  also,  order  for  wages  dated 
Hull,  June  20,  1776 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  1  mo.  8  days  service,  between  June  4  and 
Aug.  1,  1776,  at  Hull. 

AXTHOXY,  FRAXCIS.  Seaman,  sloop  "  Machias  Liberty,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jere 
miah  O'Brien;  engaged  July  8,  1776;  discharged  Oct.  15,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  7 
days. 

AXTHOXY,  JACOB,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Amasa  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt.;  enlisted  June  11,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1776;  also,  pay 
abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  sworn  to  at  Boston,  June  19,  1776. 

AXTHOXY,  JAMES,  Plymouth  (also  given  Plympton).  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plym 
outh  Co.  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master;  Capt.  George  Dunham's  (8th)  co., 
Col.  Bailey's  (1st)  regt.;  age,  24  yrs. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private, 8th  co., 
Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  20, 
1777,  to  March  16,  1778;  reported  died  March  16,  1778. 

AXTHOXY,  JAMES,  Natick.  Private,  Capt.  James  Mellen's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  2, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  7  days ; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  Field's  co.,  Col.  Shep- 
pard's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  14,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Slayton's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  muster 
return  dated  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  30,  1778;  reported  sick  at  home;  also,  muster 
rolls  for  July,  Aug.,  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779, 
dated  Providence;  reported  on  command  with  Gen.  Glover;  also,  Colonel's  co., 
Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  March  14,  1780 ;  also,  return  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  28,  1780. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  279 

ANTHONY,  JAMKS,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  19  yrs.*; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Boston;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  15,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  15,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  James 
Cooper ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Boston  for  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  2,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  30, 
1780;  service,  6  mos.  10  days;  reported  Matross  in  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

ANTHONY,  JOHN,  Swanzey.  Corporal,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car 
penter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  3  mos.,  between  Jan.  G  and  April  19,  1777,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Slade's  Ferry  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen. 
George  Godfrey;  also,  pay  roll  for  5  days  service,  from  Oct.  13  to  Oct.  18,  1777; 
marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Ilowland's  Ferry,  11.  I.,  by  order  of  Gen. 
Spencer. 

ANTHONY,  JOHN,  Boston.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  March  2,  1777;  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Francis's 
regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  8, 1777,  to  May  2,  1777 ;  reported  deserted ;  also, 
list  of  deserters  ;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  hair,  dark  ; 
occupation,  seaman;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted  for  town  of  Wenham ;  enlist 
ment,  during  war;  deserted  May  2,  1777. 

ANTHONY,  JOHN.  Drummer,  brigantine  "Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Clouston;  engaged  Aug.  20,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  14,  1777;  service,  25  days; 
also,  Drummer,  brigantine  "Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Lam 
bert;  engaged  Dec.  21,  1777  [service  not  given]. 

ANTHONY,  JOHN,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  28  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  2  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Boston  ;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  24,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  24,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Soper; 
also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Boston  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  2,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  20,  1780 ; 
service,  6  mos. ;  reported  Matross  in  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

ANTHONY,  JONATHAN,  Jr.,  Medford.  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's 
regt.;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  1.  1775;  also,  Capt.  John 
Baker's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt. ;  Private ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted 
April  24,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  9  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  sick  and  absent,  dated  Medford,  Aug.  10,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph 
Pettingill's  (10th)  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  (later  Baldwin's)  38th  regt. ;  company  return 
dated  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  27,  1775;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from 
Middlesex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill, 
June  21, 1778;  Capt.  Brooks'sco.,  Col.  Thatcher's  regt. ;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5ft. 
6  in. ;  residence,  Medford. 

ANTHONY,  JOSEPH,  Grafton  (also  given  Alstead).  Capt.  Luke  Drury's  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  June  10, 1775 ;  also,  Private ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  10  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  3,  1775;  also,  Capt.  John  Blanchard's  co.,  Col. 
James  Wesson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March 
24,  1777,  to  Dec.  26,  1777 ;  reported  died  Dec.  26,  1777. 

ANTHONY,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Devereux's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Feb.  3,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  April  3,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  1 
day,  at  Cambridge ;  also,  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards  ; 
service,  2  mos.  25  days,  between  April  2  and  July  3,  1778.  lloll  dated  Camp 
Winter  Hill. 


280  MASSACHUSETTS    SOLDIERS   AND    SAILORS 

•i 

ANTHOXY,  MARK,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Gerrish's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  1,  1775:  service,  3  mos.  8 
days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  30yrs.;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  27,  1775 ;  reported  a  servant. 

ANTHONY,  NICHOLAS.  Seaman,  State  sloop  "  \Vinthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George 
Little  ;  engaged  May  24,  1782;  discharged  Oct.  6,  1782;  service,  4  mos.  12  days. 

ANTHONY,  RICHARD,  Biddeford.  Private,  Lieut.  Daniel  Wheelwright's  co. ;  pay  ab 
stract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  allowed  in  Council,  Aug.  19,  1776;  also,  Capt. 
Isaac  Tuckerman's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  6£  days 
mileage,  dated  Nov.  28,  1776. 

ANTHONY,  RICHARD,  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Munro's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  20,  1777, 
to  Feb.  10,  1778 ;  reported  deceased. 

ANTHONY,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Willcox's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777 ;  service,  30  days,  on  a 
secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

ANTHONY,  WILLIAM,  Medford.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Lieut.  Stephen  Hall's  co.,  1st  Middlesex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  19,  1778;  joined 
Capt.  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  7th  co., 
Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  10, 
1777,  to  Jan.  13,  1778;  also,  list  of  deserters,  dated  Camp  Ten  Eyck,  Aug.  27, 
1780;  Lieut.  Colonel's  co. ;  rank,  Private;  deserted  Jan.  13,  1778. 

ANTISEL,  PEREZ,  Ludlow.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Colton's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  (later 
Rufus  Putnam's)  9th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov. 
15,  1775. 

ANTIZEL,  PEREZ,  Ludlow.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Colton's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  20,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  2 
weeks,  2  days. 

ANTLEY,  EDWARD.  Seaman,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker; 
engaged  Feb.  18,  1779  [service  not  given] . 

ANTOINE, .     Private,  Capt.  John  Prebble's  co.,  Col.  John  Allan's  regt.;  enlisted 

Feb.  3,  1780;  discharged  May  15,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  12  days,  at  Machias. 

ANTONE,  JAMES,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  John  Selman's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  John 
Glover's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  26,  1775;  service, 
1^  mos.  1  day;  also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  9,  1775;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Marblehead,  Jan.  3,  1776. 

ANTONEY,  EDWARD,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpen 
ter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  8  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ANTONEY,  JOHN.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Fisk;  engaged  Feb.  17,  1777;  discharged  July  31,  1777;  service,  5  mos.  14  days. 
Roll  dated  Salem. 

ANTONEY,  JONATHAN,  Medford.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Dana's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt.;  arrived  at  camp  May  9,  1777;  discharged  July  10,  1777;  service,  2 
mos.  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ANTONEY,  JOSEPH,  Grafton.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Joseph  Warren's  co.,  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Dec.  19,  1777;  joined  Capt. 
Blanchard's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  281 


ANTONEY,  PAUL.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  12  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island.  Marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

AXTOXIA,  JOSEPH.  Mariner,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen 
Ilallet;  engaged  July  9,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  18,  1778;  service,  f>  mos.  9  days. 

AXTOXIO,  FRANCIS,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  Jnne  9, 1778,  dated  Dorchester,  June  29, 
1778;  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt. ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  f)  ft.  8  in.;  hair, 
dark;  eyes,  gray;  nationality,  Portuguese ;  residence,  Boston  ;  sent  to  Gen.  War- 
ner  at  Fishkill ;  conducted  to  camp  by  Maj.  Thomas  Cogswell  of  Col.  Yose's  regt. 

ANTOXY, .    Private,  Capt.  N.  Hanvood's  co.,  Col.  John  Dickinson's  regt. ;  enlisted 

July  19,  1777;  discharged  July  31,  1777;  service,  15  days;  marched  on  an  alarm 
to  Manchester  to  reinforce  army  under  Col.  Warner. 

AXTOXY, .      Drummer,    Capt.   Joseph  Warner's  co.,  Col.  lluggles  Woodbridge's 

regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  21  days, 
in  Northern  department. 

AXTOXY,  CHARLES.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Parker's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  19,  177G;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1776;  service,  2  mos.,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

AXTOXY,  DAVID,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  8  days,  on  the 
alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780,  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

AXTOXY,  JAMES.  Capt.  James  Mellen's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Dec.  26,  177"). 

ANTOXY,  JAMES,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  June,  1780;  Capt. 
Hodgdon's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Procter's  (Boston)  regt.;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  ">  ft. 
10  in.;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Boston ;  enlistment,  6  months  from  July, 
1780. 

ANTONY,  PELEG,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  8  days,  on  the 
alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780,  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

AXTOXY,  PETKR,  Portsmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Simmons's  co.,  Col.  Christopher 
Olney's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Newport,  11.  I.,  Oct.  23,  1781;  enlisted  Oct.  11, 
1781. 

AXTURXY,  JOHX,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  June,  1780;  Capt. 
Farrington's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Procter's  (Boston)  regt.;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Boston  ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

AOXDRESS,  NATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Rufus  Barney's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service, 
4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. ;  roll  dated  July 
28,  1780. 

AORSOX,  AARON.  Captain,  1st  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st  New  York)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.-March,  1781 ;  appointed  Nov.  21,  1776  ;  reported  on  command 
at  Saratoga;  also,  muster  rolls  for  April  and  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point ; 
reported  on  command  at  Saratoga. 

AORTHERTOX,  OLIVER.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co.  detached  from  Hampshire 
Co.  militia,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1778;  discharged  Dec. 
31,  1778;  service,  f)  mos.  12  days,  guarding  stores  in  Springfield  and  Brookfiekl. 

APEE,  SAMUEL,  Salem.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780; 
enlisted  Feb.  14,  1781 ;  enlistment,  during  war. 


282  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

APLEBEE,  THOMAS.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  enlisted  May  24, 
1782;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1783;  service,  7  mos.  8  days. 

APLEBY,  SIMEOX,  Berwick.  Private,  Capt.  John  Goodwin's  co.,  Maj.  Daniel  Little- 
field's  (York  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1779;  ser 
vice,  2  mos.,  on  expedition  to  Penobscot. 

APLEBY,  THOMAS,  Berwick.  Private,  Capt.  John  Goodwin's  co.,  Maj.  Daniel  Little- 
field's  (York  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1779 ;  ser 
vice,  2  mos.,  on  expedition  to  Penobscot. 

APLIXG,  JOHN,  Plympton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

APPELBEE,  MICHAEL,  Marblehead.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Trevett's  co.,  Col.  Richard 
Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  June  21,  1775;  enlisted  May  12, 
1775;  service,  1  mo.  12  days. 

APPIXG,  JOHX,  Plympton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  24  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Plympton;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  9,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  10,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Daniel  Shay. 

APPLBE,  ROBERT.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Wheelwright's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  3,  1777 ;  marched  March  22,  1777 ;  roll  made  up  for  rations. 

APPLEBEE, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Aplebee,  Apleby,  Appel- 

bee,  Applbe,  Applebery,  Appleby.] 

APPLEBEE, .    List  of  men  raised  to  march  to  Horse  Neck,  N.  Y.,  dated  Cambridge, 

Sept.  27, 1776 ;  reported  hired  by  Joseph  Reed. 

APPLEBEE,  MICHAEL,  Cambridge.  2d  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  1  day. 

APPLEBEE,  ROBERT,  Y^ork.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Wheelwright's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Tupper's  regt.;  muster  return  dated  Jan.  25,  1778;  mustered  by  Col.  Varrick ; 
reported  discharged  July  20,  1777. 

APPLEBEE,  THOMAS.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Moses  Hodsdon  of  Class  No.  6 
for  the  town  of  Berwick,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3 
years,  dated  Wells,  May  24,  1782. 

APPLEBERY,  SIMEOX.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Grant's  co.,  Col.  Storer's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777 ;  service,  4  mos.  3  days,  with  Northern 
army;  discharged  at  Queman's  Heights. 

APPLEBY,  JOSEPH,  Rowley.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Lane's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  28,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

APPLEBY,  ROBERT.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  R.  I.,  in  the  prison  ship 
"  Lord  Sandwich  "  and  landed  at  Bristol,  March  7,  1778. 

APPLEBY,  ROBERT,  York.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Y'ork  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Wells, 
Muster  Master,  dated  Wells,  Feb.  1,  1777;  Capt.  Daniel  Wheelwright's  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war ;  reported  received 
State  and  Continental  bounties ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Francis's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  3,  1777,  to 
Oct.  3,  1777;  reported  discharged  Oct.  15,  1777. 

APPLEBY,  SIMEOX.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Hubbard's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  1,  1776;  ser 
vice,  2  mos.  13  days;  stationed  at  Kittery  Point  and  Old  York. 

APPLEBY,  ZEBEDEE.     Capt.  Sprague's  co. ;  list  of  men  dated  Oct.,  1777. 


IN   THE    WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  283 

APPLKTON,  BENJAMIN,  Ipswich.  Corporal,  Capt.  Elisha  Whitney's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  from  Ipswich  Hamlet  to  Mystic,  and  again  on  May 
1,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  4  days  on  first  alarm,  16  days  on  second  alarm. 

APPLETON,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Perkins's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  177(3; 
discharged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  7  days.  Roll  dated  North  Castle. 

APPLETON,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Miles  Greenwood's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's 
regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  Feb.  3,  1778;  discharged  April  3,  1778;  service,  2  mos. 
1  day;  roll  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Cnmmings's  co.,  Col. 
Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22, 
1779;  service,  1  mo.  20  days;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Suffolk  counties  to 
reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Washington. 

APPLETON,  CLEVER  (OLIVER  ?),  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  David  Low's  co.  of  volunteers, 
3d  Essex  Co.  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  30, 1777 ;  marched  Oct.  2,  1777  ;  discharged  Nov. 
7,  1777,  at  Cambridge ;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  the  Northward  and  in  guarding 
Gen.  Burgoyne's  troops  to  Prospect  Hill,  under  command  of  Maj.  C.  Smith. 

APPLETON,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Elden's  co. ;  service,  1^  days ;  marched  to 
Biddeford  "on  an  express"  from  Col.  Tristram  Jordan,  sent  in  consequence  of 
armed  vessels  appearing  to  be  coming  into  Winter  Harbor;  roll  dated  Buxton, 
Dec.  14,  1775. 

APPLETON,  DANIEL,  Haverhill  (also  given  Newbury) .  Private,  Lieut.  Israel  Bartlet's 
co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  also,  Capt. 
Jeremiah  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  dis 
charged  Jan.  1,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  17  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also, 
Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  (Essex  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  enlistment,  3 
months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

APPLETON,  FRANCIS.  Seaman,  State  ship  "Tartar,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Cath- 
cart;  engaged  July  7,  1782;  service,  29  days;  reported  deserted  Aug.  5,  1782. 

APPLETON,  JACOB.  Yeoman  of  "  Prooz  men  ( ? ),"  ship  "  Vengeance,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Thomas  Thomas;  engaged  June  27,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  ser 
vice,  2  mos.,  on  expedition  to  Penobscot. 

APPLETON,  JONATHAN,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Rogers's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days. 

APPLETOX,  JOSEPH,  Ipswich.  Corporal,  Capt.  Daniel  Rogers's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days. 

APPLETON,  JOSEPH,  Jr.,  Ipswich.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co.,  Col.  John 
Baker's  (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  April  17,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
Wade's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  21  days ;  reported  ordered  to  Mystick  April  19,  to  Salem  April  20,  to  Ipswich 
April  21,  thence  to  headquarters  at  Cambridge;  also,  Capt.  AVade's  co.  of  Pro 
vincials  ;  marched  to  Cambridge  June  5,  1775 ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Wade's  co., 
Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775; 
service,  11  weeks  5  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported 
discharged  Sept.  18,  1775  ;  age,  35  yrs. ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiva 
lent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  21,  1775. 

APPLETOX,  OLIVER,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  David  Low's  co.  of  volunteers,  Maj. 
Charles  Smith's  (Essex  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  30,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  7, 
1777,  at  Cambridge ;  service,  40  days,  under  Gen.  Gates  guarding  Gen.  Burgoyne's 
army  at  Prospect  Hill  and  in  Northern  department;  also,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Put 
nam's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  15,  1779;  discharged  Jan.  1, 
1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  21  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt. 


284  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

APPLETOX,  OLIVKR,  continued. 

John  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  William  Turner's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  15,  1781;  dis 
charged  Dec.  1,  1781;  service,  4  mos.  20  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island; 
company  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  5  months  service. 

APPLETOX,  SAMUEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Bumstead's  co. ;  list  of  men  detached 
from  Boston  regt.,  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  May  7,  1777,  to  serve  under 
Maj.  Gen.  Heath  for  5  weeks. 

APPLETOX,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Perkins's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1776;  dis 
charged  Nov.  16,  1776 ;  service,  2  mos.  7  days.  Roll  dated  North  Castle. 

AFPLETOX,  THOMAS,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co.,  Col.  John  Baker's 
(3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  April  17,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Elisha 
Whitney's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  from  Ipswich 
Hamlet  to  Mystic;  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  AVade's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  21  days ;  marched 
to  Mystick  April  19,  to  Salem  April  20,  to  Ipswich  April  21,  thence  to  headquarters 
at  Cambridge  May  1,  1775;  service  at  Cambridge,  16  days;  also,  Capt.  Wade's 
co.  of  Provincials ;  marched  to  Cambridge  June  5,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Wade's  co., 
Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775; 
service,  11  weeks  5  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  29  yrs. ; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  21,  1775;  also, 
return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  3d  Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb. 
17,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Billy  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.;  enlist 
ment,  3  years ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  subsistence  money  from  date  of  enlistment, 
Jan.  22, 1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington,  62  days  ;  marched  March  12, 1777 ; 
also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  ac 
counts  for  service  from  Feb.  5,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  transferred  to 
invalid  corps  at  Boston;  also,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot's  corps  of  invalids;  pay 
roll  for  June-Sept.,  1778,  dated  Boston;  also,  Lieut.  Osgood  Carlton's  co.,  Col. 
Lewis Nichola's  regt.  of  invalids ;  muster  rolls  for  Ang.,  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1779,  dated 
Boston  ;  also,  Capt.  McFarland's  co.  of  invalids  ;  stationed  at  Boston  ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

APPLETOX,  THOMAS,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Perkins's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1776; 
discharged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  7  days.  Roll  dated  North  Castle. 

APPLETOX,  WILLIAM,  Haverhill.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  18,  1778; 
Capt.  Marsh's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt. ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  com 
plexion,  light;  residence,  Haverhill;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Titcomb's  co., 
Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  (Essex  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  3,  1780;  discharged  Oct. 
10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  21  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  rein 
force  Continental  Army. 

APPLEWHITE,  JAMOX.  Private,  Lieut.  Andrew  Gilman's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  5,  1777; 
discharged  Oct.  20,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  15  days;  stationed  at  Penobscot  River; 
roll  dated  Boston;  also,  Artillery  co.,  Col.  John  Allan's  regt.;  enlisted  May  24, 
1778;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  5  days;  stationed  at  Machias. 

APPLIXG, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Apling,  Apping.] 

APPLIXG,  JOHX,  Plympton.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Plvmp- 
ton  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  5,  1780 ;  dis 
charged  Jan.  9,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  17  days. 

AHA,  NATHANIEL,  Athol.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
John  Oliver's  co.,  dated  Feb.  17,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Peat's  co.,  Col.  Ogden's 
(New  Jersey)  regt. ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  10,  1780. 

ARAY,  JOHX.  List  of  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Harwich  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780.  [See  Joshua  Ary.j 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  285 


ARBOKE,  FRANCIS.  Boy,  ship  "General  Putnam,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel 
Waters ;  engaged  July  9,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  28  days. 

ARBUCKEL,  SAMUEL,  Dover.  Private,  Capt.  John  Low's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  177");  also,  Capt.  Low's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchin- 
son's  (19th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp 
at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  21,  177-'). 

ARBUCKEL,  SAMUEL.  An  account  of  articles  supplied  his  family  by  selectmen  of  Beverly 
from  Dec.,  1780,  to  March,  1782,  during  his  service  with  the  army. 

ARBUCKELL,  SAMUEL,  Beverly.  Capt.  John  Low's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  (later  Ilutchin- 
son's)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  1,  177') ;  also,  Private  ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  12,  177f> ;  service,  2  mos.  2,"}  days. 

ARBUCKLE, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Arbuckel,  Arbuckell, 

Arbuncle,  Arbunile,  Arbunkle.] 

ARBUCKLE,  SAMUEL,  Beverly.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Williams's  co.,  Col.  John  Grea- 
ton's  (2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  6,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779. 

ARBUCKLE,  SAMUEL,  Beverly.  Private,  Col.  Sheldon's  regt.  of  light  dragoons;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  16, 1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780;  also, 
return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army,  dated  Jan.,  1781 ;  enlisted  March  16, 
1780,  by  Sergt.  Pike ;  joined  2d  regt.  light  dragoons ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

ARBUCKLE,  WILLIAM.  Seaman  ;  list  of  men  on  the  United  States  brig  "  General  Gates," 
commanded  by  Capt.  John  Skimmer  [year  not  given] ,  entitled  to  prize  shares ; 
credited  with  one  share. 

ARBUNCLE,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Walker's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detach 
ment  of  guards  serving  in  Boston;  enlisted  Dec.  20,  1779;  discharged  Feb.  1, 
1780;  service,  1  mo.  10  days;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ARBUNCLE,  SAMUEL,  Beverly.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  3d 
Beverly  co.,  Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  13,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Williams's  co., 
Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Corporal,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Grea- 
ton's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb. 
6,  1780. 

ARBUNCLE,  WILLIAM.  Boy,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Fisk ;  engaged  Sept.  30,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1777;  service,  3  mos.;  also, 
brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan  Haraden ;  engaged 
Feb.  26,  1777  ;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777 ;  service,  6  mos.  3  days. 

ARBUNILE,  SAMUEL,  Andover.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year  not 
given] . 

AKBUNKLE,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Walker's  co.,  Maj.  Heath's  detachment  of 
guards;  enlisted  Dec.  20,  1779;  discharged  Feb.  1,  1780;  service,  1  mo.  10  days. 

AKBUNKLE,  WILLIAM.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Fisk;  engaged  Jan.  1,  1777;  discharged  Feb.  17,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  17  days. 

AKCANT,  JOHN.  Marine,  frigate  "  Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  S.  Nicholson ;  engaged 
Nov.  19,  1781;  roll  made  up  to  May  31,  1782;  engagement,  12  months;  reported 
" run." 

ARCHABALD,  DAVID,  Groton.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Farwell's  co.,  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177-");  service,  16  days. 

ARCHABEL,  DAVID.    Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Jewett's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.; 

enlisted  Aug.  If),   1777 ;    discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;    service,  3    mos.  26   days ; 

marched  to  Saratoga.    Roll  dated  Littleton. 
ARCHABELL,  DAVID,  Groton.    Private,  Capt.  Moor's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt. ;  muster 

roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177-">;  enlisted  May  17,  177") ;  service,  2  mos.  16  days. 


286  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ARCHABLD,  DAVID,  Groton  or  Pepperell.  Private,  Capt.  John  Sawtell's  co.,  Col.  James 
Prescott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  3£  days. 

ARCHBALD,  BARTHOLOMEW.  Private,  Capt.  John  Fray's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  Hutts ;  enlisted  Sept.  25, 1781 ;  enlistment, 
3  years ;  reported  sick  and  absent. 

ARCHBALD,  EDWARD,  Marblehead.  Ensign,  Capt.  William  Lee's  co. ;  return  of  officers 
of  companies  who  made  choice  of  John  Glover  for  Colonel ;  reported  not  included 
among  those  approved  for  commissions  June  22,  1775 ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
John  Glover's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  19,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  17  days;  also,  Ensign;  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Captain-Lieutenant,  Col.  Lamb's  (Artillery)  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
also,  return  dated  Boston,  Jan.  16, 1779;  also,  return  dated  Morristown,  Jan.  29, 
1780;  also,  Captain-Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Thomas's  co.,  Col.  John  Lamb's 
(2d)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.,  March  and  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point; 
enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777;  reported  on  command  at  Yerplanck's  Point,  in  April,  1781. 

ARCHBOLD,  BARTHOLOMEW.  Private,  Capt.  John  Pray's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  Hutts ;  enlisted  Sept.  25, 1781 ;  enlistment, 

3  years. 

ARCHDEACON,  THOMAS.    Master ;  list  of  prisoners  [year  not  given] . 

ARCHEBKLL,  DAVID,  Groton.  Private,  Capt.  Moor's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

ARCHELOTJS, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Archelus,   Arcles, 

Arclees,  Arcular,  Arcules,  Arculus.] 

ARCHELOI-S,  JAMES,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chenery's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  13  days. 

AiiCHELrs, ,  Plaistow.    Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Gilman's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's 

(5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  4,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 

4  days;  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

ARCHER, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Arther,  Asher.] 

ARCHER,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  (4th  Suffolk 
Co.)  regt.;  marched  July  28,  1780;  discharged  July  30,  1780;  service,  5  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ARCHER,  ARCHIBALD,  Ireland.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
William  Mclntosh's  (1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  residence,  Ireland ;  enlisted  for  town 
of  Roxbnry ;  joined  Capt.  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.;  enlistment, 
3  years,  to  expire  April,  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Job  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  John 
Greaton's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1.  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1780;  reported  discharged  "  illicitly  "  by 
the  State  of  Massachusetts. 

ARCHER,  BENJAMIN,  Keene.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Stiles's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley 
Sargent's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  26,  1775;  service, 
2  mos.  11  days ;  reported  appointed  Sergeant  June  18, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Boston,  Nov.  10,  1775. 

ARCHER,  EDWARD.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Clouston;  engaged  Oct.  25,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  26,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  1 
day. 

ARCHER,  EDWARD.  Private,  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Yose's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Sept.  15,  1777;  reported  deserted; 
also,  list  of  deserters  dated  Camp  Highlands,  X.  Y.,  July  13,  1780;  birthplace, 
England;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  black. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  287 

ARCHER,  EDWARD.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Ebenezer 
Thayer,  Jr.'s  (5th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Braintree,  Jan.  27,  1778;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Braintree;  joined  Capt.  Tuckerman's  co.,  Col.  Patterson's  regt.;  enlist 
ment,  3  years  or  during  war;  reported  a  transient. 

ARCHER,  JACK.  Seaman,  sloop  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Fisk ; 
engaged  June  16,  1776;  discharged  Sept.  18,  1776. 

ARCHER,  JACOB.  Private;  list  of  prisoners  exchanged  from  port  of  Halifax  by  order 
of  Sir  George  Collier,  June  28,  1777 ;  reported  taken  at  Canada. 

ARCHER,  JAMES,  Barre.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Nye's  co.,  Maj.  Jonas  "Wilder's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  29  days;  marched 
to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

ARCHER,  Jon.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.,  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler;  service,  1  mo.  If)  days,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776, 
at  Rhode  Island. 

ARCHER,  Jon.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Knap's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug. 
25,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  5  days,  at  the  Northward. 

ARCHER,  Jon,  Douglas.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Whiting's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Koxbury ;  service,  10  days ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt. 
Edward  Seagrave's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  (20th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug. 
1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  also,  company  return  dated 
Sept.  25,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp 
at  Roxbury,  Dec.  29,  1775;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Con 
tinental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780  ;  age, 
36  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Douglas;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  12,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  12,  1780,  under  command  of 
Ensign  Gilbert;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Japheth  Daniels's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ; 
roll  made  up  from  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  14 
days;  reported  marched  July  10,  1780;  enlistment,  6  months. 

ARCHER,  JOHN.  Private,  Artillery  co.,  Col.  John  Allan's  regt.;  enlisted  March  17, 
1778;  discharged  June  1,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  14  days,  at  Machias;  also,  Capt. 
Thomas  Robbins's  co.,  Col.  Allan's  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  15,  1779;  roll  made  up  to 
June  1,  1779 ;  service,  4  mos.  15  days,  at  Machias ;  also,  pay  roll  for  the  month  of 
June,  1779 ;  service  at  Machias. 

ARCHER,  JOHN.  Sergeant  Major,  Artillery  co.,  Col.  John  Allan's  regt.;  enlisted  June 
1,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Dec.  1,  1778;  service,  6  mos.,  at  Machias;  also,  Capt. 
Thomas  Robbins's  co.,  Col.  Allan's  regt.;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  from  Dec.  1, 
1778,  to  Jan.  15,  1779,  at  Machias;  also,  Capt.  Jeremiah  O'Brien's  co.  of  rangers, 
Col.  Allan's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  1, 1779;  discharged  Dec.  1, 1779;  service,  5  mos., 
at  Machias. 

ARCHER,  JOHN,  Salem.  Descriptive  list,  dated  June  15,  1780,  of  officers  and  crew  of  the 
ship  "  Junius  Brutus,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Leach;  age,  15  yrs.;  stature, 
4  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Salem. 

ARCHER,  JOHN,  Newbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780;  age,  28  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Newbury;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  14,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  14,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Hancock  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct. 
25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Newburyport 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  8, 1780 ;  discharged 
Dec.  5,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  11  days. 


288  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ARCHER,  MICHAEL,  Ipswich.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Remick's  co.,  Col. 
Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  birthplace,  Derry,  N.  H. ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7 
in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  residence,  Ipswich;  enlisted  April  7,  1781; 
enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Remick's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ; 
list  of  men  tried  by  court-martial ;  tried  May  30, 1781,  by  regimental  court-martial, 
Lieut.  Foot,  President,  for  repeatedly  absenting  himself  from  the  company  with 
out  leave;  sentence,  100  lashes;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781,  dated 
Phillipsburgh  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781, 
dated  Peekskill;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  and  Jan.  and  Feb., 
1782,  dated  York  Hutts;  reported  at  New  Windsor  Hospital  in  Oct.,  Nov.  and 
Dec.,  1781. 

ARCHER,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detachment,  drafted  to  serve  at 
Boston  under  Col.  Thomas  Crafts,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Sept.  16,  1777 ;  service, 
1  mo.  8  days. 

ARCHER,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  "Ward,  Jr.'s  co. ;  enlisted  July  11, 
1775 ;  service,  6  mos.  5  days,  at  Salem. 

ARCHER,  PETER.  Lieut.  Walker's  (late  Capt.  Butler's)  8th  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (4th) 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1776,  dated  North  Castle. 

ARCHER,  STEPHEN.  Prize  Master,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Fisk;  engaged  July  31,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  16,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  17 
days.  Roll  dated  Boston. 

ARCHER,  STEPHEN,  Salem.  Descriptive  list,  dated  June  15,  1780,  of  officers  and  crew 
of  ship  "  Junius  Brutus,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Leach;  age,  40  yrs.;  stat 
ure,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Salem. 

ARCHER,  THOMAS,  Salem.  Descriptive  list,  dated  June  7,  1780,  of  officers  and  crew  of 
the  sloop  "Race  Horse,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Clifford  Byrne;  age,  30  yrs.;  stat 
ure,  5  ft. 8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Salem. 

ARCHESON,  THOMAS,  Everdon,  Northampton,  Eng.  Private,  Capt.  Wiley's  co.,  Co\. 
Sargent's  (28th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ARCHIBALD.  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Archabald,  Archabld, 

Archabel,  Archabell,  Archbald,  Archbold,  Archebell,  Archibel,  Archibell.] 

ARCHIBALD,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  1,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17, 1778 ;  reported  on  board  a  prison 
ship;  also,  muster  roll  dated  North  Kingston,  Nov.  6,  1778;  also,  muster  roll 
dated  East  Greenwich,  Jan.,  1779. 

ARCHIBALD,  EDWARD.  Captain-Lieutenant,  Col.  Lamb's  (Artillery)  regt.;  Continen 
tal  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

ARCHIBEL,  DAVID,  Groton.  Capt.  Joseph  Moor's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Nov. 

17,  1775. 

ARCHIBELL,  DAVID,  Littleton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance ;  service  at  Dorchester  Heights,  Nov.,  1776. 

ARCLEES,  JAMES,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Knap's  co.,  Col.  William  Sheppard's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  18,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778,  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Provi 
dence. 

ARCLES,  JAMES,  Medfield.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Ben 
jamin  Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  joined  Capt.  Knapp's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 


IN   THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  289 

ARCI-LAS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  David  Holbrook's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts ;  enlistment,  during 
war. 

ARCULES,  JAMES,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  company 
return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Conti 
nental  Army  from  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.,  dated  Sept.  8,  1777 ;  joined  Capt. 
Knap's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  descriptive  list  of  re- 
enlisted  men  dated  Bud's  Highlands ;  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt. ;  age,  23  yrs. ; 
stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  black;  hair,  black;  residence,  Medfield;  enlisted  Jan. 
1,  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  David  Holbrook's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  June-Sept.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1781, 
dated  York  Hutts. 

ARCULUS,  JAMES,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  9  days;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  3,  1777;  service,  10  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  2  months; 
also,  Capt.  Holebrook's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

ARDERSOX,  ROBERT.  Seaman,  frigate  "  Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker ; 
engaged  Feb.  16,  1779  [service  not  given] . 

ARDEWAY,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hovey's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  24,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  re 
ported  deserted  Aug.  31,  1779. 

ARDITOX,  JOHN*.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ; 
enlisted  June  25,  1778 ;  discharged  Jan.  1, 1779;  service,  6  mos.  19  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Boston ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17, 
1778 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Warwick,  Nov.  7,  1778. 

ARES,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt. ;  roll  for  equip 
ments  dated  Nov.  9,  1778. 

ARES,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Wood  berry's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Hallet's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  1, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  29, 1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army.  Roll  dated  Gloucester. 

ARES,  NATHAXIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777 ;  service,  29  days ;  marched  to 
Stillwater. 

ARKY, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Ara,  Aray,  Arry,  Ary,  Arys.] 

ARKY,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Smalley's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt.; 
service,  6  days,  in  Sept.,  1778 ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth. 

AREY,  SIMON" .  Mariner,  brigantine  "Speed"  (privateer),  commanded  by  Capt.  Ben 
jamin  Cox ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June  17, 1780 ;  age,  26  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  dark. 

AREY,  SYLVAXUS,  Wellfleet.  Private,  Capt.  Winslow  Lewis's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for 
travel  allowance  to  and  from  camp  at  Cambridge,  dated  Jan.  13,  1776. 

ARM,  EDWARD.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.;  enlisted 
Jan.  9,  1778;  discharged  April  1,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  21  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  stationed  at  Warwick,  R.  I.  Roll  sworn  to 
at  Swanzey. 


290  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILOKS 

ARMAND, .     Colonel ;  letter  dated  Boston,  April  13,  1778,  stating  that  said  Armand 

had  served  as  colonel  in  Continental  Army  from  May,  1777,  had  also  commanded 
an  Independent  Corps,  and  at  time  of  writing  was  employed  to  recruit  for  Conti 
nental  Army ;  also,  list  of  officers  entitled  to  draw  clothing,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Aug.  23,  1779. 

ARMEY,  MATTHIAS,  Medfield.  Descriptive  list,  dated  Dorchester,  June  29, 1778,  of  men 
raised  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  14, 
1778;  Capt.  Plimpton's  co.,  Col.  Hawes's  regt. ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ; 
hair,  dark;  eyes,  gray;  nationality,  American;  occupation,  husbandman;  resi 
dence,  Medfield;  conducted  to  camp  by  Capt.  Davis. 

ARMENTON,  JOSEPH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Perry's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt. ;  en 
listed  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  5  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ARMER,  ROBERT.  Scituate.  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Point  Shirley,  June  13,  1776;  also,  Private; 
enlisted  April  29,  1776 ;  engaged  in  the  naval  service  July  20, 1776 ;  also,  Seaman, 
brigantine  "  Independence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon  Samson ;  engaged  July 
14,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  Sept.  22,  1776,  dated  Plymouth;  service,  2  mos.  8  days; 
also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Sept.  23,  1776,  to  Feb.  19,  1777. 

ARMES,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  James  Walsworth's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  11  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

ARMES,  MOSES.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Agrippa  "Wells 's  (10th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Wells's 
(5th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  June 
19,  1780. 

ARMESTRONG,  GEORGE,  Murrayfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army, 
dated  April  13,  1779;  joined  Capt.  Lee's  co.,  Col.  Hazel's  regt.;  enlistment,  3 
years  or  during  war. 

ARMFIELD,  Jos.,  Massachusetts.  Landsman,  brig  "  Adventure,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
James  Morris;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Sept.  26,  1780;  age,  23 
yrs. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  black ;  residence,  Massachusetts. 

ARMIXGTOX, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Armenton.] 

ARMINGTOX,  JOHN,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Lyon's  and  Capt.  Jesse  Perrin's 
cos.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  also, 
Capt.  Joseph  Franklin's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service,  16  days,  at 
Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I. 

ARMINGTOX,  JOSEPH,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Franklin's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  regt. ;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ; 
marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  James  Hills's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ; 
list  of  men  in  service  at  Bristol  for  3  mos.,  from  Dec.  28,  1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Hills's 
co.,  Col.  Williams's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1777;  ser 
vice  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.;  also,  Capt.  Franklin's  co.,  Col.  Daggett's  regt.;  enlisted 
Jan.  5,  1778;  discharged  March  31,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  25  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Cole's  co.,  Col.  John 
Jacobs's  regt.;  enlisted  June  20,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos. 
13  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ARMINGTON,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
regt.;  enlisted  March  16,  1779;  discharged  April  12,  1779;  service,  28  days,  at 
Howland's  Ferry. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  291 


ARMINGTON,  JOSHVA.     Capt.  John  Pain's  co. ;  list  of  men  stationed  at  Winter  Hill  and 

Dorchester  for  about  2  months;  dismissed  April  1,  1776. 
ARMINGTOX,  WILLIAM,  Rehoboth.    Private,  Capt.  Phanuel  Bishop's  co.,  which  marched 

on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph 

Franklin's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service,  16  days,  at  Rhode  Island, 

on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I. 

AKMIS,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  John  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  2r>,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1778;  service,  9  days;  company  detached  to 
guard  and  fortify  forts  in  and  about  Boston. 

ARMITAGE,  JOHN.  Sailor,  on  board  the  "  Eagle,"  commanded  by  Capt.  William 
Groves;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June  17,  1780;  stature,  5  ft.  6 
in.;  complexion,  light. 

AKMLONG,  JOHN  II.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Thrall's  co.,  Col.  Marinus  Willett's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  21,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  9,  1781;  service,  2  mos.  29  days,  on 
Mohawk  River ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ARMOK, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Armer.] 

ARMOR,  Jos.,  Philadelphia.  List  of  prisoners  discharged  from  prison  ships  at  Rhode 
Island  and  sent  to  Boston  in  the  schooner  "  Speedwell ''  by  Josiah  Godfrey,  Aug. 
6,  1777. 

ARMS, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Armes.] 

ARMS,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  10,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  38  days;  marched  to  reinforce 
Northern  army  after  the  evacuation  of  Ticonderoga. 

ARMS,  EBENEZER.  Captain,  10th  co.,  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass. 
militia ;  commissioned  May  3,  1776 ;  also,  resignation,  dated  Greenfield,  April  10, 
1780,  of  his  commission  as  Captain  of  the  10th  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Wells's  (5th 
Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  accepted  by  Council,  April  25,  1780. 

ARMS,  ELIPHAZ,  Deerfield.  Capt.  French's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt.;  return  of 
men  drafted  from  Hampshire  Co.  militia  who  marched  to  Horse  Neck  [year  not 
given]  ;  reported  failed  to  join  the  regiment. 

ARMS,  JONATHAN,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ithamer  Wright's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  8  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April 
27,  1775. 

ARMS,  MOSES,  Greenfield.  Private,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Williams's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  14  days;  also,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co.,  Col.  David  Field's  regt.;  ser 
vice,  4  days,  in  Aug.,  1777 ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  Bennington. 

ARMS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Coe's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  24, 1777 ; 
enlisted  Dec.  25, 1776 ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25, 1777 ;  reported  on  command 
at  the  block  house. 

ARMSBEE,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Lieut.  Mel.  Woolsey's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William  S.  Smith's 
regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778. 

ARMSBOROUGH,  BROWNEL  (also  given  BOWXELL).  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Kemp- 
ton's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  26, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29, 1777 ; 
service,  1  mo.  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  return  of  men  for  travel 
allowance  from  Rhode  Island  to  Dartmouth,  Sept.  1,  1777. 

ARMSBURG,  GEORGE,  Boston.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's 
(16th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  22,  1778, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779 •,  also,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co.,  Col.  Henley's  regt.;  pay  roll 
for  Nov.,  1778;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  also,  2d  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Camp  Providence,  July  13,  1779 ;  enlistment,  during  war. 


292  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ARMSBURGE  (alias  OMSBURG),  GEORGE.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jack 
son's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec. 
31,  1780;  reported  a  transient. 

ARMSBURGH,  GEORGE,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  19  (also  given 
27)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  weaver; 
residence,  Boston;  enlisted  for  town  of  Bedford;  enlisted  March  22,  1778;  mus 
tered  by  Lieut.  Sayle;  joined  Capt.  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (also 
given  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's)  7th  regt. ;  rank,  Private ;  enlistment,  during  war ; 
also,  Capt.  Hastings's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  discharged  June  10,  1783, 
by  Gen.  Washington,  term  of  enlistment  having  expired. 

ARMSBURY,  MATTHIAS,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Guild's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Rob- 
son's  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  29,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  date  of  marching;  service, 
14  days,  at  Dorchester  Heights ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  York  counties. 

ARMSBT,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Amsbee,  Amsborough, 

Amsby,  Armby,  Armsbee,  Armsborough,  Armsburg,  Armsburge,  Armsburgh, 
Armsbury,  Omsby,  Ormsby.] 

ARMSBY,  Exos.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Plimpton's  co.,  Col.  Hawes's  regt. ;  marched 
Sept.  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 
Roll  dated  Medtield. 

ARMSBY,  ENOS.  Private,  (Japt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  (4th  Suffolk 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  28, 1780;  discharged  Aug.  2, 1780;  service,  8  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ARMSBY,  JACOB,  Jr.,  Swanzey.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  mustered  by  James 
Leonard,  Muster  Master,  dated  June  1,  1778;  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  (4th)  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Carpenter's  (1st)  regt.;  age,  32  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion, 
dark;  hair,  black;  eyes,  dark;  residence,  Swanzey;  enlistment,  9  months  from 
time  of  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  19,  1778. 

ARMSBY,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Oct.  20,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

ARMSBY,  MATTHIAS,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chenery's  co.,  Col.  John 
Smith's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days; 
enlistment,  8  months;  also,  Capt.  Seth  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  15,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  22  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  26,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's 
(train  band)  co. ;  return  for  equipments  made  up  to  June  10, 1776 ;  reported  enlisted 
into  the  army  July,  1776,  for  service  in  Canada;  detached  May  27  [year  not 
given]  ;  Capt.  Daniel's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  AVheelock's  regt. ;  discharged  Nov.  6, 
1776 ;  also,  list  of  men  who  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  22, 
1777 ;  reported  delinquent  on  account  of  poor  health ;  also,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Plimp 
ton's  co.,  Col.  Hawes's  regt.;  marched  Sept.  25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777; 
service,  1  mo.  7  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island;  company  drafted 
for  30  days  from  Oct.  1,  1777. 

ARMSBY,  MATTHIAS.  Corporal,  Capt.  Adam  Peters's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  6,  1780;  service,  12  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ARMSBY,  SHEM,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chenery's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  13  days;  also,  Ser 
geant,  Capt.  John  Gay's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.;  service,  1  day;  roll 
sworn  to  Nov.  29,  1776. 

ARMSBY,  TITUS,  Taunton.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  mustered  by  James  Leonard, 
Muster  Master,  subsequent  to  Sept.  16  [year  not  given]  ;  Capt.  James  Cooper's 
co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  residence, 
Taunton. 


IX  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  293 

ARMSTRONG, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Armestrong,  Armlong.] 

ARMSTRONG,  ADAM.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Farsons's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  en 
listment,  during  war. 

ARMSTRONG,  ARCHIBALD.  Drummer,  Capt.  Charles  Parsons's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van 
Schaiek's  (1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West 
Point;  enlistment,  during  war. 

ARMSTRONG,  EBENEZER.  Seaman,  State  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
F.  Williams ;  engaged  June  30,  1778 ;  discharged  Oct.  16,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos. 
•16  days. 

ARMSTRONG,  EBENEZER.  Captain's  Steward  (also  given  Seaman),  brigantine  "  Tyran 
nicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen  Hallet;  engaged  Feb.  12,  1779;  discharged 
April  30,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  19  days. 

ARMSTRONG,  ELIAS,  Lenox  (also  given  West  Stockbridge).  Return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Increase  Hewins's  co.;  joined  Capt.  Moses 
Ashley's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt.;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Berkshire 
Co.  by  Trueman  Wheeler,  Muster  Master;  mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and 
June  1, 1778;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Ashley's  co., 
Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777, 
to  May  1, 1778;  reported  deceased;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge, 
Jan.  6,  1778;  reported  sick  at  Reading. 

ARMSTRONG,  FRANCIS,  Falmouth.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Fal 
mouth;  enlisted  for  town  of  Medfield ;  joined  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Alden's 
regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by 
Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  23,  1777;  Capt.  Allen's 
co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. 

ARMSTRONG,  GEORGE,  Murrayfield.  Capt.  Edward  Crafts's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  177') ;  also, 
Bombardier;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177');  enlisted  June  8,  177.1;  service,  7 
weeks  5  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  French  Lines,  Oct.  12, 1775 ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  6,  1775. 

ARMSTRONG,  GEORGE,  Boston.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Gill's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  enlisted  May  11,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1776;  service,  2 
mos.  22  days. 

ARMSTRONG,  JAMES.  List  of  men  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book,  dated  Headquar 
ters,  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  11,  1776;  rank,  Ensign,  2d  Pennsylvania  regt. ;  promoted 
2d  Lieutenant,  vice  Lieut.  Currie  advanced. 

ARMSTRONG,  JAMES,  Lancaster.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Mannasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  2d  AVorcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Worcester,  Feb. 
17,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Hodgkins's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Worcester  Co.  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master; 
Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  mustered  July  24,  1777;  enlistment,  3 
years  ;  also,  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Hodgkins's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July  22,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779 ;  also,  muster 
rolls  for  Feb.,  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  Capt.  Houdin's 
co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  July  22,  1780. 

ARMSTRONG,  JAMES,  Grafton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 


294  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

ARMSTRONG,  JAMES,  Sterling.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  brown ;  occupation,  fanner ;  residence, 
Sterling ;  enlisted  March  22,  1782 ;  joined  Capt.  Zebulon  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ARMSTRONG,  JOHN,  Boston.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abner  Cranson's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  2,  1775. 

ARMSTRONG,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt., 
under  command  of  Maj.  Daniel  Clapp;  enlisted  July  4,  1778;  discharged  July  15, 
1778;  service,  13  days,  at  Rutland  barracks.  Roll  dated  Templeton. 

ARMSTRONG,  JOHN.  Private,  Lieut.  Hodijah  Bayles's  co.  of  grenadiers,  Col.  Henry 
Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  Guelph,  Pa.;  also,  pay  roll  for 
June,  1778,  dated  Providence ;  also,  Lieut.  John  Hobby's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  July 
and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Pawtuxet. 

ARMSTRONG,  JOHN,  Royalston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Woodbury's 
co.,  Col.  Grout's  regt.;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  resi 
dence,  Royalston  ;  enlisted  July  8, 1779 ;  enlistment,  9  months ;  reported  marched 
to  Springfield;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  12th  regt. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1779;  discharged 
April  10,  1780  ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ARMSTRONG,  JOHN,  Cape  Elizabeth.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel  Strout's  co.,  Col.  Enoch 
Freeman's  regt. ;  service,  2  days,  building  a  fort  on  Falmouth  Neck  (Cumber 
land  Co.),  under  command  of  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell,  in  Nov.,  1775;  also,  2d 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Strout's  co.,  Col.  Fogg's  (Cumberland  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers 
of  Mass,  militia  ;  chosen  by  field  officers  Dec.  9,  1776  ;  also,  Capt.  John  Gill's  (4th) 
co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  payrolls  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777, 
to  Oct.  1, 1777  ;  also,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  May  8,  1777,  to  Feb.  26,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's 
regt.;  payroll  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778;  also,  list  of  officers  whose  resignations 
were  accepted  by  Council,  Feb.  26,  1779. 

ARMSTRONG,  JOHN.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Pride's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Jordan's 
(Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  1,  1779;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1779;  service, 
23  days. 

ARMSTRONG,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Jeduthan  Baldwin's  regt.  of 
artificers ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  27,  1777,  to  Nov. 
1,  1779;  reported  discharged  Nov.  1,  1779. 

ARMSTRONG,  JOHN,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Lane's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  (late 
Alden's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  6,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779. 

ARMSTRONG,  JOHN,  Boston.  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  list  of  deserters 
dated  West  Point,  Aug.  18,  1782;  deserted  in  1777. 

ARMSTRONG,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Parsons's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Tan  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.-March,  1781,  dated  West  Point; 
reported  transferred  to  light  infantry  co.  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  also,  Capt.  Leonard 
Bleeker's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for 
Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war. 

ARMSTRONG,  JOHN,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  60  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Boston;  arrived  at  Springfield  Aug.  3, 
1780;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  5,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Samuel  Carr; 
reported  infirm,  stiff  in  his  joints,  and  discharged  by  Gen.  Glover;  also,  descrip 
tive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  June,  1780 ;  Capt.  Cooke's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Proc- 


IN   THE   WAK   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  295 

ARMSTRONG,  JOHN,  continued. 

ter's  (Boston)  regt. ;  age,  60  yrs. ;  stature,  f>  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  brown;  res 
idence,  Boston ;  enlistment,  6  months ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Conti 
nental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  enlisted  March  3,  1781. 

ARMSTRONG,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Armstrong's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt. ;  service,  27 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  made  up  agreeable  to  resolve  of  May  8, 
1781,  for  40  days  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

ARMSTRONG,  JOHN.  Captain,  Col.  Gill's  regt.;  service,  27  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  roll  made  up  agreeable  to  resolve  of  May  8,  1781,  for  40  days  expedition 
to  Rhode  Island. 

ARMSTRONG,  JOHN.  List  of  men  returned  by  Lieut.  Col.  John  Popkin,  A.  G.,  as  having 
deserted  from  Boston  after  being  mustered;  mustered  Sept.  13,  1782,  to  the  credit 
of  Dedham;  deserted  Sept.  25,  1782. 

ARMSTRONG,  JOSEPH,  Andover  (West  Parish).  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  enlisted  March  7, 1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Zebulon  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for 
June,  July  and  Aug.,  1781;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  enlisted  March  30,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov., 
1781,  dated  York  Hutts;  reported  deserted  Oct.  21,  1781,  at  Continental  Village; 
also,  list  of  deserters  dated  West  Point,  Aug.  18,  1782  ;  age,  35  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  farrier ;  residence,  Andover; 
deserted  Oct.  21,  1781,  at  Peekskill. 

ARMSTRONG,  RICHARD.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's 
regt. ;  enlisted  March  4,  1776 ;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Squantum ;  also, 
10th  co.,  Plymouth  Co.  regt.;  service,  10  days  at  Squantum,  15  days  on  an  alarm 
at  Bedford  [year  not  given] . 

ARMSTRONG,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  Abner  Cranson's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  receipts 
for"  wages  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Prospect  Hill ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  2,  1775. 

ARMSTRONG,  SAMUEL.  Adjutant,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  9 
mos.  as  Ensign,  8  mos.  as  Lieutenant,  19  mos.  as  Adjutant;  also,  Ensign;  return 
dated  Boston,  April  27,  1778 ;  also,  return  dated  Boston,  Nov.  20, 1778 ;  also,  Capt. 
John  Burnam's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  return  dated  April  9,  1779;  also, 
Lieutenant;  list  of  officers  dated  West  Point,  Nov.  8,  1779;  also,  Lieutenant  and 
Paymaster,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

ARMSTRONG,  SIMON,  Halifax.  Private,  Capt.  Gould's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  deserted. 

ARMSTRONG,  THOMAS,  Narraguagus.  Corporal,  Capt.  Francis  Shaw,  Jr.'s  co.;  enlisted 
Sept.  7, 1775 ;  discharged  Dec.  31, 1775 ;  service,  4  mos.  3  days ;  company  stationed 
at  Gouldsborough,  No.  4,  Narraguagus  and  Pleasant  River. 

ARMSTRONG,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dyar's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Wil 
liam  Nickles,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lincoln  Co.)  regt.;  marched  to  Machias 
Sept.  27,  1777,  and  there  did  duty  while  the  British  ships  were  in  the  harbor; 
discharged  Oct.  5,  1777;  service,  8  days;  also,  Lieut.  John  Bohannan's  co.,  Col. 
Foster's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  17,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  19,  1778;  service,  3  days; 
company  called  out  by  Lieut.  Col.  Campbell  in  defence  of  State  stores  on  board 
the  "  Merrysheet,"  from  Boston,  bound  for  garrison  at  Machias.  Roll  dated  Nar 
raguagus. 


296  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ARMSTRONG,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  William  Marean's  co.,  Col.  Stearns's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  March 27, 1778;  discharged  July  29, 1778 ;  service, 3 mos.  6  days, 
guarding  troops  of  convention  at  Cambridge ;  enlistment,  3  months  from  April  2, 
1778. 

ARMSTRONG,  TIMOTHY,  Brookfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Con 
tinental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780; 
age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Brookfield ;  arrived 
at  Springfield  July  5,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  6,  1780,  under  command  of 
Lieut.  Taylor  of  2d  Mass.  Line. 

ARMSTRONG,  TIMOTHY,  Royalston.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Royalston  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  June  30, 
1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  17, 1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  27  days ;  also,  Capt.  Abel  Holden's 
(Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  July, 
1780;  enlisted  July  5,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1780,  to  Dec. 

17,  1780,  4  mos.  17  days. 

ARMSTRONG,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Barrows's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's 
regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted  April  14,  1778 ;  discharged  July  2, 1778 ;  service,  2  mos. 
21  days,  at  and  about  Boston. 

ARMSTRONG,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's 
regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service.  4  mos. 
13  days,  at  and  about  Boston ;  enlistment,  6  months ;  also,  muster  roll  dated 
Boston,  Aug.  14,  1778;  reported  sick  in  hospital. 

ARMSTRONG,  WILLIAM,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wood's  (1st)  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield;  service,  2  days; 
also,  Capt.  Levi  RounseveFs  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return 
dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Rounsevel's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
(late  D.  Brewer's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov.  8,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Samuel  Pierce's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  May  25,  1779;  discharged  July  5, 
1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  stationed  at  Little 
Compton;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Plymouth  Co.  in  1779;  age, 
48  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Middleborough;  de 
livered  to  Ensign  T.  Clark;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Con 
tinental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780; 
age,  48  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Middleborough ; 
arrived  at  Springfield  July  27,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  28,  1780,  under  com 
mand  of  Capt.  Storer;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re 
turned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Middleborough  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July 

18,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  27  days;  rank,  Private. 

ARMSTRONG,  WILLIAM.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Sept.  28,  1780,  asking  that  said  Arm 
strong  be  appointed  commander  of  brigantine  "  Porga  "  (privateer) ;  commis 
sioned  Sept.  28,  1780;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  April  30,  1781,  signed  by 
Robert  Hooper,  in  behalf  of  Tristram  Dalton  of  Newburyport,  asking  that  said 
Armstrong  be  appointed  commander  of  brigantine  "Little  Porga"  (privateer); 
commissioned  April  30,  1781. 

ARNALD,  DAVID,  New  Providence.  Private,  Capt.  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ; 
company  return  dated  Sept.  28,  1775. 

ARNALD,  JOSEPH,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Barns's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  297 

ARXET,  THOMAS,  Pembroke.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  3d  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  21,  1778;  resi 
dence,  Pembroke  (also  given  Boston);  enlisted  for  town  of  Bridgewater;  joined 
Capt.  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Isaiah  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  ser 
vice  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  April  2, 1779 ;  enlisted  Dec.  13, 177G  ;  joined 
Dec.  19,  1776;  reported  deserted. 

ARNO,  JOHN,  Georgetown  (also  given  Winslow  and  Gorham).  Private,  Capt.  James 
Lemont's  co. ;  enlisted  July  18,  177;");  discharged  Dec.  31,  177");  service,  5  mos. 
26  days;  stationed  at  Georgetown;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Brewer's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  subsistence  money  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  dated 
Boston,  March  19,  1777;  also,  muster  return  dated  Camp  near  Valley  Forge,  Jan. 
23,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Sewall's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Sprout's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  1,  1780. 

ARNOELD,  JOSEPH.  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  27,  177"). 

ARNOL,  JONATHAN,  Sandisfield.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Berkshire  Co.  by  Trueman 
Wheeler,  Muster  Master,  dated  June  5,  1778 ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

ARNOL,  JOSEPH,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Wild's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  (36th)  regt.;  com 
pany  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  enlisted  June  3,  1775. 

ARNOLD, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Arnald,  Arnoeld,  Arnol, 

Arnoll.] 

ARNOLD, .  Ensign;  list  of  men  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book,  dated  Head 
quarters,  Ticonderoga,  Sept.  12,  1776;  service  in  Col.  Patterson's  regt.;  reported 
deserted. 

ARNOLD,  AARON.  Seaman,  frigate  "  Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  S.  Nicholson; 
engaged  Feb.  18,  1782;  roll  made  up  to  May  31,  1782;  service,  3  mos.  13  days. 

ARNOLD,  ALEXANDER,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Cary's 
regt.,  Gen.  John  Fellows's  brigade;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1776;  service,  5  mos.,  at 
White  Plains  and  New  York ;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Dec.  13,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1776;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Bristol,  R.  I.;  also,  Capt.  Peck's  co.,  Col.  George 
Williams's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  29, 1777  ;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1777  ;  service,  1  mo. 
1  day,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  under  Maj. 
Gen.  Spencer;  stationed  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.;  also,  Capt.  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Carpen 
ter's  regt.;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780; 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ARNOLD,  ALFORD,  Uxbridge  (also  given  Smithfield).  Drummer,  Capt.  William 
Wyman's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  (26th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  9  days;  also,  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec. 
16,  1775. 

ARNOLD,  ANDREW.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Rice's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt.; 
service,  13  days,  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  6,  1777. 

ARNOLD,  BENEDICT.  Colonel;  order  for  wages  due  crew  of  the  sloop  "Enterprise," 
dated  New  Haven,  July  24,  1775;  wages  payable  to  Capt.  John  Sloan;  also,  list 
of  field  officers  of  the  Continental  Army  in  1776. 

ARNOLD,  BENJAMIN,  Duxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Bradford's  co.,  Col.  Warren's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 


298  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

ARNOLD,  BILDAD,  Duxbury.  Ensign,  Capt.  Samuel  Bradford's  co.,  Col.  Warren's  regt., 
which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  Captain,  2d 
co.,  1st  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  June 
6.  1776;  also,  Col.  Thomas  Lothrop's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  service,  15  days,  at 
Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  10,  1776. 

ARNOLD,  BRISTER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Holden's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's 
(1st  Rhode  Island)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  East  Green 
wich  ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

ARNOLD,  CHARLES.  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  service,  1  day,  on 
an  alarm,  Nov.  21,  1776,  dated  Warwick. 

ARNOLD,  CHARLES.  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  service,  1  day,  on 
an  alarm,  Nov.  21,  1776,  dated  Warwick;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Millard's  co.,  Col. 
John  Waterman's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  8  days  service,  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and 
Jan.  9,  1777. 

ARNOLD,  DANIEL,  Braintree  (North  Parish).  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s 
co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Lincoln's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775; 
service,  7  days ;  company  reported  to  have  also  assembled  April  29,  1775 ;  also, 
Captain,  1st  co.,  5th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commis 
sioned  July  17,  1777 ;  also,  petition  dated  May  4, 1778,  asking  for  a  discharge  from 
his  commission  as  captain ;  allowed  by  Council,  May  6,  1778. 

ARNOLD,  DAVID,  Norton.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Morey's  co.,  Col.  John  Dag- 
gett's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  10  days. 

ARNOLD,  DAVID,  New  Providence  (Cheshire).  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  30, 
1775;  also,  Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  17,  1775;  ser 
vice,  2  mos.  16  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Oct.  23,  1775. 

ARNOLD,  DAVID.  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  service,  1  day,  on 
an  alarm,  Nov.  21,  1776,  dated  Warwick. 

ARNOLD,  DAVID.  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  service,  1  da}r,  on  an 
alarm,  Nov.  21, 1776,  dated  Warwick ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Millard's  co.,  Col.  John 
Waterman's  regt.;  service,  20  days,  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  9,  1777;  also, 
receipt  for  wages  for  service  from  Jan.  9  to  Feb.  8,  1777,  dated  Warwick. 

ARNOLD,  DAVID.  1st  Lieutenant,  schooner  "Lee"  (privateer),  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Hyer;  petition  signed  by  Paul  D.  Sargent  and  others,  dated  Boston,  April 
1,  1778,  asking  that  said  Hyer  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  "  Lee." 

ARNOLD,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Belcher's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Edward  Symmes's 
detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  Feb.  26,  1778;  discharged  April  26, 1778;  service, 
2  mos. 

ARNOLD,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  9,  1778;  discharged 
Jiily  1,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  22  days;  company  detached  from  militia  of  Hamp 
shire  and  Worcester  counties  to  guard  stores  and  magazines  at  Brookfield  and 
Springfield. 

ARNOLD,  DAVID.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Cathcart;  engaged  June  30,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  2  mos. 
8  days. 

ARNOLD,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Crane's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Nov.  1,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  2  days;  inarched  to 
Claverack. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE    REVOLUTION.  299 


ARNOLD,  DAVID,  Braintree  (North  Precinct).  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Billings's  co., 
Col.  Jonathan  Bass's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  13,  1776;  service,  3  days,  in  driving 
British  ships  out  of  Boston  harbor;  also,  Capt.  Newcomb's  (Independent)  co. ; 
return  of  men  in  service  at  Hull,  March  1,  1777;  age,  21  yrs. ;  mustered  by 
Nathaniel  Souther,  Muster  Master;  also,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co. ;  detach 
ment  of  guards  in  and  about  Boston,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates;  enlisted  Feb.  23, 
1779;  discharged  May  22,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Champney's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel 
Heath's  detachment  of  guards  in  and  about  Boston;  enlisted  June  9,  1780;  dis 
charged  July  2-i,  1780;  service,  1  mo.  16  days;  also,  return  of  men  who  enlisted 
for  3  and  6  months  service,  dated  Boston,  Aug.  8,  1780. 

ARNOLD,  DAVID,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  George  Makepeace's  co.,  Col.  John  Dagget's 
regt. ;  service,  2f)  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  also,  Capt. 
Seth  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  (4th  Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780; 
discharged  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ARNOLD,  DAVID,  Braintree.  List  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780; 
enlisted  April  5,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ARNOLD,  EDWARD,  Duxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Wadsworth's  co.,  Col.  James 
"Warren's  (2d)  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service, 
3  days. 

ARNOLD,  EDWARD.  Private,  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  23,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  28  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ARNOLD,  ELISHA,  East  Hoosac.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Low's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Symonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  27, 1780;  discharged  Oct.  28, 1780; 
service,  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows;  also, 
Capt.  Stratton's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt. ;  return  of  men  drafted  from  Berkshire 
Co.  militia  who  marched  to  Horse  Neck  [year  not  given]  ;  reported  failed  to  join 
regiment. 

ARNOLD,  EPAPHRAS.  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Sept.  1, 1778,  to  July  1, 1779 ;  also,  Capt. 
Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  lie  fore 
Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  Soldiers'  Fortune,  Feb.  If),  1779;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col. 
Nixon's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1779,  dated  Camp  Highlands;  reported  dis 
charged  July  1,  1779. 

ARNOLD,  FONKGIST.  Master;  list  of  prisoners  sent  to  Boston  in  the  cartel  "Swift" 
from  Halifax,  Sept.  30,  1778. 

ARNOLD,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millerd's  co.,  Col.  "Waterman's  regt.;  ser 
vice^)  days,  between  April  6  and  April  20,  1777. 

ARNOLD,  GIDEON.  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt.; 
service,  6  days,  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  9,  1777. 

ARNOLD,  HENRY.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Rice's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt.;  ser 
vice,  12  days,  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  6,  1777. 

ARNOLD,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt.; 
service,  12  days,  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  9,  1777 ;  reported  absent  without 
leave. 

ARNOLD,  ISAAC,  East  Hoosac.  Capt.  Stratton's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  drafted  from  Berkshire  Co.  militia  who  marched  to  Horse  Neck 
[year  not  given]  ;  reported  failed  to  join  regiment. 

ARNOLD,  ISRAEL.  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  service,  1  day,  on 
an  alarm,  Nov.  21,  1776,  dated  Warwick. 


300  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ARNOLD,  JABEZ.  Capt.  Esek  Eddy's  co.  of  artificers  acting  as  boatmen;  enlisted  Aug. 
8,  1778 ;  service,  20  days. 

ARNOLD,  JABEZ,  Hancock.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  mouths  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Han 
cock  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  5,  1780 ; 
discharged  Jan.  5,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  6  days. 

ARNOLD,  JAMES.  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  service,  1  day,  on  an 
alarm,  Nov.  21,  1776,  dated  Warwick;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Millard's  co.,  Col. 
John  Waterman's  regt. ;  service,  5  days,  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  9,  1777. 

ARNOLD,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  26,  1778;  discharged  Aug.  16,  1778;  service,  22  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ARNOLD,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Rider's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  26,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army. 

ARNOLD,  JOHN,  Boston.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Theodore  Bliss's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's 
(26th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  3,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
6  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  20,  1775. 

ARNOLD,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Rice's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  16  days,  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  6,  1777. 

ARNOLD,  JOHN,  Sandisfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Berkshire  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  7  (also  given 
May  31  and  June  9),  1778 ;  Capt.  Wolcutt's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt. ;  age,  25  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  residence,  Sandisfield. 

ARNOLD,  JOHN,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1780 ;  discharged  July  30,  1780 ;  service, 
6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ARNOLD,  JOHN,  Rhode  Island.  Sailor,  brigantine  "  Salem,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Nehemiah  Andrews;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Oct.  29,  1780; 
age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Rhode  Island. 

ARNOLD,  JONATHAN,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  John  Yinton's  (Independent)  co. ;  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Jan.,  1776;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  8  mos.  18  days. 

ARNOLD,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Sawen's  co..  Col.  William  Mclntosh's 
regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted  March  25,  1778 ;  discharged  April  7,  1778 ;  service, 
13  days,  at  Roxbury. 

ARNOLD,  JONATHAN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Newcomb's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  22, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  10, 1780;  service,  3  mos. ;  enlistment, 
3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army,  and  stationed  partly  at 
West  Point  and  partly  at  Rhode  Island. 

ARNOLD,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  William  White's  co.,  (late  Col.  Brown's)  Berk 
shire  Co.  regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
10  days,  at  Stone  Arabia,  N.  Y. ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  dated  Hancock,  Aug.  4, 
1780;  also,  Capt.  Thompson  J.  Skinner's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barnes's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  1,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1781;  service,  10  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  the  Westward,  by  order  of  Gen.  Stark. 

ARNOLD,  JOSEPH,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Lincoln's 
regt.,  which  assembled  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        301 

ARNOLD,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt. ; 
service,  31  days,  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  9,  1777 ;  reported  son  of  Thomas 
Arnold;  also,  receipt  for  waives  from  Jan.  9  to  Feb.  8, 1777,  dated  Warwick;  also, 
pay  roll  for  10  days  service,  between  April  6  and  April  20,  1777. 

ARNOLD,  JOSEPH.  3d  (also  given  2d)  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co.,  Col.  Jon 
athan  Reed's  (Middlesex  Co.)  regt.  of  guards;  pay  roll  for  service  front  April  1, 
1778,  to  July  3,  1778  ;  service,  3  mos.  3  days  ;  enlisted  March  25,  1778  ;  enlistment, 
3  months  from  April  2,  1778. 

ARNOLD,  JOSEPH.  Captain-Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  T.  Dexter's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Chris 
topher  Greene's  (1st  Rhode  Island)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  East 
Greenwich;  enlisted  June  1,  1778. 

ARNOLD,  JOSEPH,  Marl  borough.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Morse's  (8th)  co.,  Col. 
Ezekiel  How's  (4th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  com 
missioned  July  5,  1776;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  8th  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  (4th 
Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  May  4, 1780. 

ARNOLD,  JOSEPH,  Braintree.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  26  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Braintree;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  8,  1780;  inarched  to  camp  July  9,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut. 
Jackson  of  the  artillery;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Braintree  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  4, 1780; 
discharged  Dec.  10,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  18  days. 

ARNOLD,  JOSEPH.  Armorer,  ship  "Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Nevins;  en 
gaged  April  2,  1781 ;  discharged  June  12,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  10  days. 

ARNOLD,  JOSEPH,  Jr.  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  service,  1  day, 
on  an  alarm,  Nov.  21,  1776,  dated  Warwick. 

ARNOLD,  JOSIAH,  West  Stockbridge.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Williams's  co.,  Col. 
John  Paterson's  regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  25  days;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Increase  Hewins's  (18th)  co.,  2d  Berkshire  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass, 
militia;  commissioned  May  3  (also  given  June  1),  1776;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Rath- 
burn's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March 
15,  1777;  also,  return  of  men  reinforcing  Continental  Army,  dated  May  1,  1777; 
company  detached  from  Berkshire  Co.  militia,  under  Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows. 

ARNOLD,  JOSIAH.  1st  Lieutenant,  brigantine  "Eagle"  (privateer),  commanded  by 
Capt.  Elijah  Luce ;  petition  dated  March  11,  1778,  signed  by  John  Hinkley,  asking 
that  said  Luce  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  "  Eagle." 

ARNOLD,  MOSES,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Vose's  co.,  Col.  Robertson's  regt. ; 
service,  15  days  ;  marched  to  Roxbury  after  the  Concord  fight,  and  there  did  duty 
before  formation  of  standing  army ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Badcock's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.,  dated  June  27,  1777; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

ARNOLD,  MOSES,  Braintree.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Yinton's  (Independent)  co. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Jan.  1,  1776;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  8  mos.  18  days;  also, order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Braintree,  Dec.  23,  1775. 

ARNOLD,  MOSES.  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  service,  1  day,  on  an 
alarm,  Nov.  21,  1776,  dated  Warwick. 

ARNOLD,  MOSES.  Marine,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker; 
engaged  March  2,  1779  [service  not  given] . 

ARNOLD,  NAHUM.  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  service,  1  day,  on 
an  alarm,  Nov.  21,  1776,  dated  Warwick. 


302  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ARNOLD,  NATH.  Seaman,  sloop  "Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  J.  P.  Rathburn; 
list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  "Loyalty"  and  "Wreck"  [year  not 
given] . 

ARNOLD,  NATHAN.  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  service,  1  day,  on 
an  alarm,  Nov.  21,  1776,  dated  Warwick;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Millard's  co.,  Col. 
John  Waterman's  regt. ;  service,  31  days,  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  9,  1777. 

ARNOLD,  NATHAN,  Adams.  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barns's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  30,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1781 ;  service,  9  days ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  to  join  Gen.  Stark  at  Saratoga. 

ARNOLD,  NATHANIEL.  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt. ;  receipt 
for  wages  for  service,  1  day,  on  an  alarm,  Nov.  21,  1776,  dated  Warwick;  also, 
receipt  for  wages  for  service  from  Jan.  9  to  Feb.  8,  1777  ;  reported  son  of  Thomas 
Arnold. 

ARNOLD,  NATHANIEL,  Braintree  (North  Parish).  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s  co., 
Col.  Benjamin  Lincoln's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  7  days;  reported  also  assembled  April  29, 1775;  also,  Capt.  Seth  Turner's 
(Independent)  co. ;  enlisted  May  12,  1775;  service,  8  mos.  9  days;  enlistment,  8 
months;  also,  Corporal;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1776,  to  May  22,  1776,4 
mos.  21  days ;  stationed  at  Braintree  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  23,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1776;  service,  5 
mos.  9  days;  also,  pay  roll  for  2  mos.  service  at  Hull,  from  Oct.  1,  1776,  to  Jan. 
1,  1777. 

ARNOLD,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Newcomb's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.;  enlist 
ment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  and  stationed 
partly  at  West  Point  and  partly  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Newcomb's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Joseph  Webb's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  2,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  5,  1781 ; 
service,  3  mos.  14  days,  at  Peekskill,  N.  Y. 

ARNOLD,  NATHANIEL,  Jr.  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  service,  1 
day,  on  an  alarm,  Nov.  21,  1776,  dated  Warwick;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Millard's 
co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt.;  service,  33  days,  from  Dec.  4,  1776,  to  Jan. 
9,  1777. 

ARNOLD,  NICHOLAS.  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  service,  1  day, 
on  an  alarm,  Nov.  21,  1776,  dated  Warwick. 

ARNOLD,  NICHOLAS.  Corporal,  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  ser 
vice,  1  day,  on  an  alarm,  Nov.  21,  1776,  dated  Warwick ;  also,  Capt.  Millard's  co., 
Col.  John  Waterman's  regt. ;  service,  30  days,  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan. 
9,  1777. 

ARNOLD,  NOYES,  Berwick.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Melvill's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  enlisted  May  15,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Dec.  1,  1776; 
reported  appointed  2d  Lieutenant  Dec.  1,  1776;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John 
Gill's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt.;  commissioned  March  3,  1777;  also,  payroll 
for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  April  1,  1777 ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jotham 
Drury's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Sept.-Dec.,  1777 ; 
reported  on  command  at  Fort  Mifflin  in  Oct.,  on  command  at  Jersey  in  Nov., 
absent  without  permission  in  Dec.,  1777. 

ARNOLD,  PETER,  Boston.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ; 
enlisted  Oct.  13,  1781. 

ARNOLD,  REUBEN,  Ludlow.  Private,  Sergt.  Israel  Warriner's  co.,  which  marched  April 
20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  ll£  days. 


IN   THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  303 


ARNOLD,  RHODES,  Rhode  Island.  1st  Lieutenant,  ship  "  Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Elisha  Hinrnan;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Boston,  Nov.,  1780- 
age,  46  yrs. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Rhode  Island. 

ARNOLD,  ROBERT,  Pepperellborough.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hill's  co.,  Col.  Scam- 
mon's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  12 
weeks  6  days. 

ARNOLD,  ROBERT,  Boxford  (also  given  Byfield).  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Peabody's 
co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from 
Ticonderoga  home,  in  177G. 

ARNOLD,  ROBERT,  Kittery.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Lord's  co. ;  enlisted  March  18, 
1780;  discharged  June  18,  1780;  service,  3  nios.,  at  Camden,  under  Gen.  Wads- 
worth;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  G  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
7  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Kittery;  arrived  at  Springiield  Aug.  4, 
1780;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  5,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Samuel  Carr; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Pater- 
son  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Kittery  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  19,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  14, 1781; 
service,  6  mos.  10  days. 

ARNOLD,  ROBERT,  Kittery.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Nehemiah  Emer 
son's  co.,  10th  regt.;  age,  40  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair, 
dark ;  residence,  Kittery ;  enlisted  Oct.  2f>,  1780,  by  Lieut.  Col.  Littlefield ;  enlist 
ment,  during  war ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Emerson's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's 
(10th)  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1781,  to  Jan.  1,  1783;  also,  certifi 
cate  of  service  given  by  Col.  Tupper,  dated  Saratoga,  Nov.  11,  1781. 

ARNOLD,  SAMUEL,  Bellingham.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  10 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  26, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  6,  1775. 

ARNOLD,  SAMUEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt.  ; 
inarched  March  4, 1776 ;  service,  4  days,  at  the  taking  of  Dorchester  Heights ;  also, 
payroll  for  4  days  service  subsequent  to  March  10,  1776. 

ARNOLD,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Rice's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt. ; 
service,  10  days,  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  6,  1777. 

ARNOLD,  SAMUEL.  Master,  schooner  "Edward;"  portage  bill  made  up  for  voyage 
from  Boston  to  Virginia;  engaged  Dec.  16,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  26,  1777. 

ARNOLD,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Graves's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  8,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  at  the 
Northward. 

ARNOLD,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co.,  Col.  David  Cushing's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  3  days,  at  Hull,  in  Aug.,  1777. 

ARNOLD,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Cottle's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  6,  1778;  discharged  May  7,  1778;  service,  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Dartmouth  ;  also,  Capt.  Barnabas  Doty's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  5, 
1778;  discharged  Sept.  11, 1778;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth;  also, 
Capt.  Doty's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  White's  (4th  Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  30, 
1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island; 
also,  Capt.  Luke  Bicknell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Putnam's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  3,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  18  days,  at  West 
Point;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen. 
Washington. 


304  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ARNOLD,  SAMUEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  David  Rosseter's  regt.,  Gen. 
John  Fellows's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  20,  1781 ;  service, 
11  days;  company  reinforced  Gen.  Stark  at  Stilhvater;  also,  Capt.  Bacon's  co., 
Col.  Caleb  Hyde's  regt.,  Gen.  Rosseter's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  20,  1781;  dis 
charged  Oct.  28,  1781 ;  service,  9  days,  at  Stillwater. 

ARNOLD,  SHUBAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  16,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ARNOLD,  SIMON,  Boston.  Mariner,  schooner  "Resolution,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Samuel  Trask;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Oct.  11,  1780;  age, 
23  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7£  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Boston. 

ARNOLD,  SION.  Sailmaker,  ship  "  Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones ; 
list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Hellish  "  and  brig  "  Active  "  [year 
not  given]. 

ARNOLD,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Stow's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  service  at  Ticonderoga,  in  1776. 

ARNOLD,  THOMAS.  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  service,  1  day,  on 
an  alarm,  Nov.  21,  1776,  dated  Warwick;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Millard's  co., 
Col.  John  Waterman's  regt. ;  service,  35  days,  from  Dec.  4,  1776,  to  Jan.  9,  1777 ; 
reported  son  of  AVilliaui  Arnold. 

ARNOLD,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777;  service,  6 
days ;  marched  to  reinforce  army  at  Bennington ;  also,  Lieut.  Daniel  Brown's  co., 
Col.  Simonds's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780;  service, 
5  days.  Roll  dated  Hancock. 

ARNOLD,  THOMAS.  Captain,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's  (1st  Rhode  Island)  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  East  Greenwich;  reported  disabled. 

ARNOLD,  THOMAS.  Mariner,  ship  "  Vengeance,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas  Thomas ; 
engaged  June  27,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on  expedition 
to  Penobscot. 

ARNOLD,  THOMAS,  Salisbury.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  4,  1777;  discharged  July  4,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  9  days,  at  Provi 
dence,  R.  I. ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards;  enlisted  Nov.  10,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  stationed  at  Winter 
Hill;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Stephen  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Jacob' Gerrish's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  14, 1779;  discharged  Nov. 22, 1779;  service,  1  mo.  20  days;  regiment 
detached  from  militia  of  Suffolk  and  Essex  counties  to  reinforce  army  under 
Gen.  Washington;  also,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  William  Turner's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  10,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781;  service,  4  mos.  25  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  5  months. 

ARNOLD,  THOMAS,  Jr.  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  service,  1  day, 
on  an  alarm,  Nov.  21,  1776,  dated  Warwick;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Millard's  co., 
Col.  John  AVaterman's  regt.;  service,  24  days,  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  9, 
1777;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  service  from  Jan.  9  to  Feb.  8,  1777,  dated  War 
wick  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  12  days  wages  between  April  6  and  April  20, 1777 ;  reported 
son  of  Thomas  Arnold. 

ARNOLD,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Stower's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  30,  1777 ;  discharged  July  26,  1777 ;  service,  26  days ;  marched  to  Saratoga ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  8  days  service  at  Stillwater,  from  Sept.  21  to  Sept.  29,  1777. 

ARNOLD,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Zebulon  Norten's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  14,  1777;  service,  23 
days,  at  the  Northward. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        305 

ARNOLD,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Merry's  co.,  Col.  Hyde's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  30,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  f>,  1781 ;  service,  7  days,  at  the  Westward  under 
Maj.  Oliver  Hoot. 

ARNOLD,  WILLIAM,  Duxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Wadsworth's  co.,  Col.  James 
Warren's  (2d)  regt.,  which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177.1;  service,  3 
days;  also,  Lient.  Nathan  Samson's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Lothrop's  regt.;  en 
listed  Dec.  10,  1776;  service,  13  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to 
Bristol,  K.  I. 

ARNOLD,  WILLIAM,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Turner's  (Independent)  co. ;  en 
listed  Jan.  29,  177(5;  service,  2  mos.  1  day;  company  stationed  at  Braintree  from 
Jan.  1  to  May  22,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Newcomb's  (Independent)  co. ;  return  of  men 
in  service  at  Hull,  March  1,  1777;  age,  32  yrs. 

ARNOLD,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1777,  for 
expedition  to  Nova  Scotia ;  service,  24  days. 

ARNOLD,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Hix's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  13  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ARNOLD,  WILLIAM,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpen 
ter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780 ;  service.  8  days,  on  the 
alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780,  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ARNOLD,  WILLIAM.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  26,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ARNOLD,  WILLIAM,  3d.  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  service,  1 
day,  on  an  alarm,  Nov.  21,  1776,  dated  Warwick;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Millard's 
co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt. ;  service,  18  days,  between  Dec.  4, 177(5.  and  Jan. 
9,  1777. 

ARNOLL,  ROKKRT,  Pepperellborough.  Private,  Capt.  Hill's  co.,  Col.  Scammon's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Sept.  27,  177">;  enlisted  May  3,  177"). 

ARONTON,  JOHN.  Corporal;  list  of  men  taken  from  the  Orderly  Book  of  Col.  Israel 
Hutchinson  of  the  27th  regt.,  dated  Fort  Lee,  Nov.  16,  1776  ;  reported  taken  pris 
oner  at  Fort  Washington;  served  in  Capt.  Richardson's  co. 

ARRILL,  DAVID.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "Silver  Eel"  from 
Halifax  to  Boston,  Oct.  18,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

ARRINGTON, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Aronton,  Arrinton.] 

ARRINGTON,  DAVID,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Hutchinson's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  service  in  1776;  enlistment,  12  months;  reported  deserted. 

ARRINTON,  DAVID.  Capt.  Addison  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  John  Mansfield's  regt. ;  order 
for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  14,  177o ;  also,  Private ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  May  14,  177");  service,  2  mos.  22  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's 
(19th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill, 
Oct.  27,  177-"). 

ARRINTON,  JAMKS,  Salem.  Capt.  Addison  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  John  Mansfield's  regt. ; 
order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  14,  177") ;  also,  Corporal ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  May  16,  177") ;  service,  2  mos.  20  days. 

ARRINTON,  JAMES.  Prize  Master,  brigantine  ''Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Fisk;  engaged  July  31,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  16,  1777;  service,  2  mos. 
17  days.  Roll  dated  Boston. 


306  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ARRIXTOX,  JOHN,  Salem.  Capt.  Addison  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  John  Mansfield's  regt. ; 
order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  1775 ;  also,  Private ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  14, 1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  22  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's 
(19th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill, 
Oct.  2; 


ARROX,  JOSEPH,  Chesterfield.  Private  (also  given  Drummer),  Capt.  Isaiah  Stetson's 
(8th)  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  April  26,  1777,  to  Sept.  4,  1777;  reported  deserted  Sept.  4,  1777. 

ARROWSMITH,  EDMOXD.  Lieutenant  of  marines,  sloop  ''Providence;"  list  of  men 
entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "Alexander,"  captured  Sept.  20,  1777;  also, 
Captain  of  marines,  ship  "Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones;  list 
of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "Mellish"  and  brig  "Active"  [year 
not  given] . 

ARRY,  JOHX,  Harwich.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature, 
4ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Harwich;  arrived  at  Springfield  July 
19,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  19,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Clark. 

ARSCALL,  DANIEL.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  sent  from  Halifax  to  Boston  in  the 
cartel  "  Swift,"  Nov.  9,  1777. 

ARSELTIXE,  SAMUEL.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Class  No.  3  of  the  town  of 
Andover,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  Frye- 
burg,  April  15,  1782. 

ARSHER,  JOSEPH,  Sandwich.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  20,  1780; 
reported  died  Jan.  20,  1780. 

ARSHUR,  JOSEPH,  Sandwich.  Private  (also  given  Corporal),  Capt.  Wadsworth's  (2d) 
co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  March  11,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  return  dated  Valley  Forge, 
Jan.  28,  1778. 

ARSKIXS,  JOHX,  Newburyport.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
2d  Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Essex,  Feb.  16,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Moses  Greenleaf's 
co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ARSTOX,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Cobb's  co.,  under  command  of  Capt.  Samuel 
Fisher,  3d  regt.,  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade ;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  detached  for  4  weeks  service. 

ARTER,  JOSEPH,  Truro.  Private,  Capt.  Matthias  Tobey's  co.,  Col.  Aaron  Willard's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  for  mileage  from  Ticonderoga  to  Truro,  dated  Boston,  Jan., 
1777. 

ARTHALOXY,  THOMAS.  Seaman,  State  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George 
Little ;  engaged  Nov.  26, 1782 ;  discharged  March  17,  1783 ;  service,  3  mos.  8  days. 

ARTHER,  MICHAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Remick's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781 ;  enlisted  April  7,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ARTHERLY,  THOMAS,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Luke 
Drury's  regt. ;  marched  Aug.  9,  1781 ;  arrived  at  camp  Aug.  22,  1781 ;  discharged 
Nov.  22,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  20  days,  at  West  Point.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Worces 
ter  Co. 

ARTHERTOX,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1778;  dis 
charged  Feb.  1,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        307 

ARTHERTON,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Nov.  10,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  Feb.  3,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  23 
days,  at  Cambridge;  also,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Plimpton's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  pay  roll 
for  service  from  Feb.  3,  1778,  to  April  3,  1778,  2  mos. 

ARTHERTON,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  15, 1777 ;  discharged  Sept.  29, 1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  1  day ;  company 
marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

ARTHERTON,  JOEL.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  Hutts,  New  Boston ;  enlisted  April  3, 1781 ; 
enlistment,  3  years;  also,  3d  (also  given  8th)  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  muster 
rolls  for  March  and  May,  1782. 

ARTHERTON,  JOHN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Elias  Pratt's  co. ;  enlisted  April  9, 1779 ;  roll  made 
up  to  July  1,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  22  days,  with  guards  at  Rutland. 

ARTHERTON,  JOHN,  Harvard.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Dec.  1,  1779,  to  Dec.  25,  1779,  29  days,  at  Ithode 
Island. 

ARTHERTON,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  Hutts,  New  Boston;  enlisted  March  6, 
1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  3d  (also  given  8th)  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  March  and  May,  1782. 

ARTHERTON,  LEMUEL,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Knap's  co.,  Col.  Read's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  dated  Roxbiiry,  Sept.  26,  1775. 

ARTHERTON,  MATTHEW,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Luke 
Drury's  regt.;  marched  Sept.  18,  1781;  arrived  at  camp  Sept.  27,  1781;  dis 
charged  Dec.  6,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  29  days,  at  West  Point.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Worcester  Co. 

ARTHERTON,  SAMUEL,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Fran 
cis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  Nov.  29, 
1776. 

ARTHERTON,  SAMUEL,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Ide's  co.,  Col.  Daggett's 
regt. ;  service,  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

ARTHERTON,  SAMUEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
(3d)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  Hutts,  New  Boston ;  enlisted  March 
6,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ARTHOL,  JOHN.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
engaged  Feb.  17,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  18  days ;  reported  captured  May  5,  1781. 

ARTHUR, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Alter.  Arther,  Authur.] 

ARTHUR,  HENRY.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "Silver  Eel "  from 
Halifax  to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

ARTHUR,  JOSEPH,  Truro.  Private,  Capt.  John  Chadwick's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ; 
muster  return  dated  Jan.  22,  1778;  mustered  by  Joseph  Otis;  enlisted  from 
Doane's  (2<1  Barnstable  Co.)  regt. ;  reported  deserted  Fel).  13  [year  not  given]. 

ARTHURTON,  JOHN,  Dorchester.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  Patter 
son's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  14  days. 

ARTICLES,  JAMES,  Medfield.  Capt.  Chenery's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  enlisted  April  19, 
1775,  for  8  months ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ; 
marched  April  22,  1777;  discharged  May  10,  1777;  service,  20  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 


308  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ARTICULES,  JAMES,  Medfield.  List  of  men  drafted  to  march  to  Providence,  R.  I., 
agreeable  to  a  warrant  issued  by  Col.  Hawes,  Feb.  4,  1777 ;  marched  April  22, 
1777 ;  returned  June  12,  1777 ;  reported  hired  by  Henry  Harding  to  serve  in  his 
place;  also,  list  of  men  drafted  to  serve  2  months  in  Rhode  Island,  agreeable  to  a 
warrant  issued  by  Col.  Wheelock,  dated  April  27, 1777 ;  reported  hired  by  Nathan 
Collidge  to  serve  in  his  place. 

ARVIX,  JOSEPH,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Allen's  co.,  Gen.  Pomeroy's 
regt. ;  marched  April  20,  177"),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service, 
8  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  27,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Allen's  co., 
Col.  John  Fellows's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  27, 1775 ; 
service,  3  mos.  1  week,  4  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7, 
1775. 

ARVIX,  WILLIAM.    Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Rowlee's  co. ;  pay  roll  dated  July  6,  1775. 

ARVIX,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Yarnum's  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan. 
9,  1776  [service  not  given] . 

ARWIXE,  WILLIAM,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  16  days, on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ART,  JOSHUA,  Harwich.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Harwich 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  8,  1780;  dis 
charged  Dec.  8,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  15  days.  [See  John  Aray.] 

ART,  NATHANIEL,  Athol.  Private,  Capt.  William  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  enlisted  May  15,  1776 ;  service,  2  mos.  17  days ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  travel 
allowance,  etc.,  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  June  18,  1776. 

ARTS,  JACOB.  Capt.  Benjamin  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  30, 1775. 

ASBOX,  MATTHEW.  Private,  Capt.  Webb's  co.,  Col.  Sheppard's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

ASBORXE,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co. ;  enlisted  July  1,  1777;  discharged 
July  8,  1777;  service,  7  days,  guarding  public  stores  at  Springfield,  by  order  of 
Brig.  Danielson. 

ASBORXE,  ISAAC,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co. ;  enlisted  July  1,  1777;  dis 
charged  July  8,  1777 ;  service,  7  days,  guarding  public  stores  at  Springfield,  by 
order  of  Brig.  Danielson. 

ASDELL,  DAXIEL,  Grafton.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  from  Grafton  to  Dorchester  Heights  [probably  in 
Sept.,  1776]. 

ASEL  [  ?] ,  ASA.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Lieut. 
Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  July  3,  1775. 

ASERMAX,  PATRICK.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  George 
Rogers's  (3d  North  Yarmouth)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  regt.,  dated  Dec.  6, 

1777. 

ASGOOD,  AAROX.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  en 
listed  July  26,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  21  days,  guarding 
stores  at  Springfield  and  Brookfield ;  company  detached  from  militia  of  Hamp 
shire  Co. 

ASH, [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Aish.] 

ASH,  ALBAX.  Seaman,  State  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George  Little; 
list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Boston,  Dec.  17,  1782 ;  service  from  May  25,  1782, 
to  Nov.  25,  1782,  6  mos. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        309 

ASH,  BENI.  Private,  Capt.  Eleazer  Crabtree's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  26,  1775;  roll  made 
up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  4  mos.  15  days,  at  Frenchman's  Bay. 

ASH,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Wills's  co.,  Col.  Daniel  Morgan's  (llth  and 
15th)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Oct.,  1778;  roll  endorsed,  "  llth  Virginia  regt." 

ASH,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Artillery  co.,  Col.  John  Allan's  regt.;  enlisted  June  13, 
1778;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  17  days,  at  Machias;  also,  Capt. 
John  Hall's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lincoln  Co.)  regt.;  return  of  men  in 
service  from  Aug.  7  to  Sept.  7,  1779;  inarched  on  expedition  to  Majorbagaduce 
by  order  of  Gen.  Lovel.  Roll  dated  Boston. 

ASH,  BENJAMIN,  Gonldsborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  Henry  Dyer's  co.  of  rangers,  Col. 
John  Allan's  regt.;  enlisted  March  23,  1780;  discharged  May  1,  1780;  service, 
1  mo.  8  days,  in  Eastern  department;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co.,  Col. 
Benjamin  Foster's  (6th  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  24,  1780;  discharged 
Dec.  7,  1780;  service,  1  mo.  14  days;  company  ordered  out  by  Col.  John  Allan 
to  protect  inhabitants  of  Frenchman's  Bay. 

ASH,  GILBERT.  Petition  dated  Boston,  July  12, 1780,  signed  by  Isaac  Sears  and  others, 
asking  that  said  Ash  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  ship  "St.  Tamany  " 
(privateer)  ;  granted  in  Council,  July  25,  1780. 

ASH,  HENRY,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  29, 1777,  by  Gen.  Spencer;  service, 
32  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition. 

ASH,  HENRY,  Taunton.  Cook,  brig  "  Adventure,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Morris ; 
descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Sept.  26, 1780 ;  age,  62  yrs. ;  complexion, 
dark  ;  hair,  black  ;  residence,  Taunton. 

ASH,  JAMES.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel"  from  Halifax 
to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

ASH,  PHINEAS,  Newton.  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's  regt.;  re 
ceipt  for  wages  dated  Cambridge,  June  24,  1775 ;  also,  Private ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.;  also,  Capt.  Sherman's  (4th) 
co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  (later  Loammi  Baldwin's)  38th  regt.;  company  return  dated 
Sewall's  Point.  Sept.  26,  1775;  also,  pay  abstracts  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1775, 
dated  Sewall's  Point;  also,  pay  abstracts  for  Jan.,  Feb.  and  March,  1776. 

ASH,  REUBEN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  regt.; 
discharged  Sept.  24,  1777;  service,  19  days,  at  Machias,  on  three  alarms. 

ASH,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Eleazer  Crabtree's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2o,  1775;  roll  made 
up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  4  mos.  15  days;  stationed  at  Frenchman's  Bay. 

ASH,  SAMTEL.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (6th  Lin 
coln  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Nov.  1,  1780 ;  discharged  Nov.  25,  1780 ;  service,  25  days; 
company  called  out  by  Col.  John  Allan  to  protect  inhabitants  of  Frenchman's  Bay 

ASH,  THOMAS,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Eleazer  Crabtree's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  26,  1775; 
roll  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  4  mos.  15  days;  stationed  at  Frenchman's 
Bay;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Dyar's  co. ;  enlisted  May  28,  1777;  discharged  July  24, 
1777;  service,  1  mo.  26  days;  company  raised  between  Mt.  Desert  and  Machias 
for  expedition  to  St.  Johns;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Fos 
ter's  (Lincoln  Co.)  regt. ;  discharged  Sept.  23,  1777;  service,  20  days,  at  Machias, 
on  three  alarms;  also,  Capt.  Sullivan's  (Volunteer)  co. ;  enlisted  July  28,  1779; 
discharged  Sept.  28,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on  expedition  against  Majorbagaduce; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (6th  Lincoln  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  20,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  20,  1780 ;  service,  2  mos. ;  company 
called  out  by  Col.  John  Allan  to  protect  inhabitants  of  Frenchman's  Bay. 


310  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ASH,  WILLIAM.  Purser,  frigate  ''Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker; 
engaged  Oct.  28,  1778  [service  not  given]. 

ASH,  WILLIAM.  List  of  men  on  the  United  States  brig  "General  Gates,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  John  Skimmer,  entitled  to  prize  shares  [year  not  given] . 

ASHAM,  JOSEPH.  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  statement  of  Continental  balances  certified  Aug. 
8,  1780;  enlistment,  during  war. 

ASHBEY,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Cranston's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27, 1776 ;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 1776 ;  reported 
sick  at  Boston,  Aug.  7,  1776. 

ASHBURX,  JOHX.  Seaman,  brig  "Nancy ;"  list  of  men  from  the  guard  ship  "Rising 
Empire,"  commanded  by  Capt.  William  McCluer,  returned  as  willing  to  join 
Continental  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Hector  McNeill  [no  particu 
lars  of  service  or  date  given] . 

ASHBURXHAM,  JOHX.  Boy,  frigate  "  Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  S.  Nicholson; 
engaged  April  10,  1782;  roll  made  up  to  May  31,  1782;  service,  1  mo.  21  days; 
reported  Capt.  Nicholson's  apprentice. 

ASHBT, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Ashbey.] 

ASHBT,  BENJAMIX.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  (8th)  co.,  3d  Hampshire  Co. 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  April  26,  1776. 

ASHBY,  GEORGE.  List  of  prisoners  brought  toMarblehead  in  the  cartel  "  Pacific"  to  be 
exchanged  for  British  prisoners  as  returned  by  Thomas  Stone,  Commissary  [year 
not  given] . 

ASHBY,  GEORGE.  Petition,  signed  by  Edward  Norris,  asking  that  said  Ashby  be  com 
missioned  as  commander  of  brigantine  "Cutter;"  granted  in  Council,  Nov.  3, 
1780 ;  also,  petition,  signed  by  W.  P.  Bartlett.  asking  that  said  Ashby  be  commis 
sioned  as  commander  of  schooner  "Lively;  "  granted  in  Council,  May  21,  1781. 

ASHBY,  JOHX,  Salem.  Capt.  Abner  Cranson's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  receipts 
for  wages  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Prospect  Hill;  also,  Corporal;  com 
pany  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  reported  on  command  with  the 
carpenters;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect 
Hill,  Nov.  13,  1775. 

ASHEL,  EPHRAIM.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under 
Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  July  3,  1775. 

ASHELEY, .    Lieutenant,  Capt.  James  Nicholas's  co.,  Col.  John  Dagget's  regt. ; 

return  of  men  in  service  3  mos.  under  Gen.  Spencer ;  roll  dated  Taunton,  Jan.  6, 

1778. 

ASHELEY,  DAXIEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  15,  1777;  service,  25  days. 

ASHELL,  BARTHOLOMEW  (also  given  BARXABAS).  Ensign,  Capt.  Amasa  Soper's  co., 
Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  the  Mass.  Line ;  commissioned 
Jan.  30,  1777. 

ASHELY,  WILLIAM,  Sheffield.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Beacon's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  day. 

ASHER,  .     [This  name   also  appears  under  the  form  of  Archer,  Arsher,  Arshur, 

Ashur.] 

ASHER,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Tobey's  co. ;  enlisted  July  12,  1775 ;  service,  6 
mos.  4  days.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  3H 

ASHER,  KENNEDY  (also  given  CANADA)  ,  Rochester.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Con 
tinental  Army  from  Capt.  Jabez  Cottle's  (4th)  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated 
Feb.  19,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Isaac  Pope's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (3d)  regt.; 
enlistment,  during  war;  age,  16  yrs.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Pope's  co.,Col.  Shep- 
pard's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  rolls  for  July,  Aug.,  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778,  and  March 
and  April,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  return  dated  Highlands, 
Feb.  24,  1780;  also,  return  dated  Hutts  near  West  Point,  Jan.  29,  1781;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  May  and  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh ;  reported  on  com 
mand  at  Yerplanck's  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781;  reported  on  com 
mand  at  Yerplanck's  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp 
Peekskill;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  Cantonment,  1st  Brigade,  West  Point. 

ASHLAY,  JOSEPH,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Norton's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathway's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1781 ;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1781 ;  service,  6  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ASHLE,  JOSEPH.  Certificate  of  service  dated  Dartmouth,  Feb.  11,  1779,  signed  by  Capt. 
Amasa  Soper,  certifying  that  said  Ashle  joined  Col.  Marshall's  regt.,  Gen.  Patter 
son's  brigade,  Feb.  15,  1777. 

ASHLE,  PASSUELL  (PERCIVAL).  Certificate  of  service  dated  Dartmouth,  Fell.  11,  1779, 
signed  by  Capt.  Amasa  Soper,  certifying  that  said  Ashle  joined  Col.  Marshall's 
regt.,  Gen.  Patterson's  brigade,  Feb.  15,  1777. 

ASHLEY, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Asheley,  Ashell,  Ashely, 

Ashlay,  Ashle,  Ashly.] 

ASHLEY,  AISNER.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  29,  1777 ;  discharged  July  28,  1777 ;  service,  30  days ;  ordered  out  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Fellows  and  Committee  of  Safety  at  request  of  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler;  also, 
Capt.  Noble's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  15, 
1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780;  service,  4  days ;  marched  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen. 
Fellows  at  the  time  Forts  George  and  Ann  were  taken  by  the  enemy.  Roll  sworn 
to  at  Sheffield. 

ASHLEY,  ABRAHAM,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Rounsewell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Lieut.  Nathaniel  Morton's 
co.,  Col.  Edward  Pope's  regt.;  marched  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  19,  177<>; 
service,  12  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Norton's  co., 
Col.  John  Hathway's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1781 ;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1781 ;  ser 
vice,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ASHLEY,  AZARIAH.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Jabez  Cornish's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1777 ;  service,  9  days,  at  Bennington. 

ASHLEY,  AZARIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Stower's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  26,  1777;  service,  26  days;  marched  to  Saratoga; 
also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  21  to  Oct.  2,  1777,  12  days;  stationed  at 
Stillwater. 

ASHLEY,  AZARIAH.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  James  McKnight's  co.,  Col.  David  Rossiter's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  15,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1780 ;  service,  3  days ;  marched 
to  Bennington  on  an  alarm  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

ASHLEY,  BARNAHAS,  Freetown.  Capt.  Benjamin  Dillingham's  co. ;  list  of  men  who 
arrived  in  camp  from  Dartmouth,  Feb.  15,  1776;  also,  Private,  Lieut.  Nathaniel 
Morton's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Pope's  regt.;  marched  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec. 
19,  1776 ;  service,  12  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 


312  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


ASHLEY,  BARNABAS.  Ensign  and  Lieutenant,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  March  24,  1778;  re 
ported  resigned  March  24,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Amasa  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's 
regt. ;  roll  made  np  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  3,  1776,  to  date  of  arrival  at 
Bennington,  Feb.  10,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Jacob  Wales's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Marshall's 
r-egt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  reported  discharged 
April,  1778. 

ASHLEY,  BENJAMIN.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Morgan's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  John  Mose- 
ley's  (3d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  chosen  by  com 
pany  April  26,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Morgan's  co.,  Col.  Mosely's  regt.;  enlisted 
Oct.  21,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  17,  1776;  service,  28  days;  marched  to  reinforce 
Northern  army,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson  of  Granville; 
roll  dated  West  Springfield ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  21,  1777,  to  Oct. 
17,  1777,  1  mo.  3  days ;  marched  on  an  expedition  to  the  Northward. 

ASHLEY,  DANIEL,  Sheffield.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Fitch's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  2-1,  1777; 
enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March  ir>,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Enoch 
Noble's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  enlisted  June  29,  1777;  discharged  July  21, 
1777;  service,  24  days;  ordered  out  by  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows  and  Committee  of 
Safety  at  request  of  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler;  also,  Capt.  Roswell  Downing's  co.,  Col. 
John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  service  from  Sept.  19,  1777,  to  Oct.  19, 1777, 
1  mo.;  also,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  If),  1780; 
discharged  Oct.  17,  1780;  service,  4  days;  marched  to  the  Northward  when  Forts 
Ann  and  George  were  taken  by  the  enemy,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows ;  also, 
Capt.  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.'s  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  12, 1781 ;  discharged 
Oct.  28,  1781;  service,  16  days;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  Barnes's  Heaths  in 
Stillwater. 

ASHLEY,  DANIEL.  Private,  2d  co.,  Col.  Gideon  Burt's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  service, 
7  days  ;  marched  June  12,  1782,  to  retake  Samuel  Ely,  who  was  rescued  from 
Springfield  jail,  and  also  June  16,  1782,  to  oppose  the  rioters  at  Northampton. 

ASHLEY,  DAVID,  Chicopee.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Munn's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  for  travel  allowance  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  17,  1776. 

ASHLEY,  DAVID.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  (14th)  co.,  Col.  Moseley's  (3d 
Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  Sept.  18, 
1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Levi  Ely's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  21, 1777  ; 
discharged  Oct.  17, 1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  on  an  expedition  to  the  Northward. 

ASHLEY,  DAVID.  Private,  Lieut.  James  Hubbard's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Rossiter's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1777;  service,  4  days;  also, 
Capt.  Joel  Stevens's  co.,  Col.  Rossiter's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  12,  1781;  discharged 
Oct.  25,  1781 ;  service,  13  days ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Saratoga.  Roll  dated 
Pittsfield. 

ASHLEY,  DAVID.  Private,  2d  co.,  Col.  Gideon  Burt's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  service, 
7  days ;  marched  June  12,  1782,  to  retake  Samuel  Ely,  who  was  rescued  from 
Springfield  jail,  and  also  June  16,  1782,  to  oppose  the  rioters  at  Northampton; 
reported  as  belonging  to  the  alarm  list. 

ASHLEY,  ENOCH.  Private,  Capt.  Preserved  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
10  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

ASHLEY,  GILLAM  (also  given  GILHAM),  Westfield.  List  of  men  in  Col.  Shepard's  regt., 
entitled  to  State  bounty  from  Muster  Master  of  Suffolk  Co.,  for  enlisting  for  3  years 
in  Continental  Army,  dated  Council  Chamber,  Feb.  3,  1779;  also,  return  of  men 
enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  John  Kellogg's  co. ;  sworn  to  April  5, 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  313 

ASHLEY,  GILLAM,  continued. 

1779;  joined  Capt.  Keep's  co.  (also  given  Capt.  Knapp's  co.),  Col.  William  Shep- 
ard's  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  reported  a  negro ;  also,  list  of  men  enlisted  from 
Hampshire  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill, 
July  17, 1778 ;  residence,  Westfield ;  reported  not  mustered,  deserted ;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  Reuben  Slayton's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  July, 
Aug.,  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  enlistment,  9  months; 
reported  on  command  with  Dr.  Warrin  in  Oct.,  1778;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Ebenezer 
Sprout's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Providence;  enlisted  Jan.  7,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
men  re-enlisted  between  Sept.  30, 1779,  and  Feb. 23, 1780,  dated  Bud's  Highlands; 
age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  black;  hair,  black;  residence, 
Westfield;  joined  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  also,  Capt.  William  Moor's  co.,  Col. 
Shepard's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
April  1, 1780;  reported  deserted  April  1,  1780;  also,  return  dated  Mountain  Hutts, 
West  Point,  Jan.  23,  1780;  also,  list  of  deserters;  Capt.  Moore's  (late  Fish's) 
co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  age,  20  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  f>  in.;  complexion,  negro; 
residence,  Westfield;  enlistment,  during  war;  deserted  April  1,  1780,  at  the  High 
lands;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Moore's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for 
Oct.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts;  reported  joined  Nov.  If),  1781. 

ASHLKY,  ISRAEL.  Surgeon,  Col.  John  Moseley's  (3d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1777;  service,  27  days,  in  Northern  depart 
ment;  also,  Col.  David  Moseley's  (3d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  12, 
1782;  discharged  June  14,  1782;  service,  3  days,  at  Northampton. 

ASHLEY,  JAMES,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Wood's  (2d)  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177f>,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  John 
Barrows's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  6,  1778;  discharged 
Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth. 

ASHLEY,  JAMES,  Westfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Moseley's,  Capt.  Kellogg' s  and  Lieut.  Saits's  cos.,  Col.  Moseley's  regt.,  dated  Oct. 
26,  1780;  enlistment,  3  months;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Ely's  co.,  Col.  John 
Brown's  regt.;  enlisted  July  20,  1780;  service,  3  mos. ;  reported  killed  Oct.  19, 
1780. 

ASHLEY,  JEPHTHAH,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Rounsevel's  co.,  Col.  David 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  177");  also,  Capt. 
liounsevell's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt.;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  8,  1775. 

ASHLEY,  JOHX,  Chicopee  (also  given  Springfield,  3d  Parish).  Private,  Capt.  Reuben 
Munn's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's  regt. ;  return  of  men  for  travel  allowance  dated 
Roxbury,  Sept.  17,  177G;  also,  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Boston, 
Nov.  26,'  1776. 

ASHLEY,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Ely's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
21,  1777  ;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1777;  service,  17  days,  at  the  Northward. 

ASHLEY,  JOHN.  Seaman  ;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel  "  from  Halifax 
to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

ASHLEY,  JOHN,  Freetown.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  22,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779 ;  also, 
Capt.  Amasa  Soper's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  (10th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
West  Point,  Feb.  1,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  on  command  with  the 
blacksmiths;  also,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  10,  1780. 


314  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ASHLEY,  JOHN.  Private,  2d  co.,  Col.  Gideon  Burt's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  service, 
7  days;  marched  June  12,  1782,  to  retake  Samuel  Ely,  who  was  rescued  from 
Springfield  jail,  and  also  June  16,  1782,  to  oppose  the  rioters  at  Northampton. 

ASHLEY,  JOHN.  Colonel,  Berkshire  Co.  (South)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia; 
commissioned  1773  and  1774. 

ASHLEY,  JOHN,  Jr.  Colonel,  1st  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia; 
commissioned  April  4,  1777;  also,  return  of  officers  of  1st  Berkshire  Co.  regt., 
Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows's  brigade,  dated  July  5,  1779. 

ASHLEY,  JOSEPH,  Freetown.  Private,  Lieut.  Nathaniel  Morton's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Pope's  regt. ;  marched  Dec.  8, 1776;  discharged  Dec.  11,  1776;  service,  4  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Ca.pt.  Amasa  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  made  up  from  Jan.  14, 1777,  to  Feb.  10, 1777 ;  marched  to  Benning- 
ton;  also,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  (10th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  14, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also,  Capt.  Soper's  (4th) 
co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  "West  Point,  Feb.  1, 1779 ;  enlistment, 
3  years ;  reported  on  furlough  Nov.  20  for  60  days. 

ASHLEY,  JOSEPH.  Private,  2d  co.,  Col.  Gideon  Burt's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  service, 
7  days ;  marched  June  12,  1782,  to  retake  Samuel  Ely,  who  was  rescued  from 
Springfield  jail,  and  also  June  16,  1782,  to  oppose  the  rioters  at  Northampton; 
reported  as  belonging  to  alarm  list. 

ASHLEY,  JOSEPH,  Jr.,  West  Springfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ; 
age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  West  Springfield ; 
arrived  at  Springfield  Aug.  4,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  5,  1780,  under  com 
mand  of  Capt.  Samuel  Carr ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
West  Springfield  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  Aug. 
4,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  17  days. 

ASHLEY,  JUSTIN.  Private,  2d  co.,  Col.  Gideon  Burt's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  service, 
7  days ;  marched  June  12,  1782,  to  retake  Samuel  Ely,  who  was  rescued  from 
Springfield  jail,  and  also  June  16,  1782,  to  oppose  the  rioters  at  Northampton. 

ASHLEY,  LEMUEL.  Sergeant  or  Corporal,  Capt.  Daniel  Haws's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  H. 
Parsons's  regt. ;  enlistment  agreement,  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Feb.  24,  1776,  of 
men  from  Worcester  Co.  who  enlisted  into  Continental  Army ;  enlisted  Dec.  5, 
1775. 

ASHLEY,  MICAH,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Rounsevell's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Rounsevel's 
co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5, 
1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  4  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775 ; 
also,  Capt.  Rounsevell's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  8,  1775. 

ASHLEY,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morgan's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  on  an 
expedition  to  the  Northward. 

ASHLEY,  MOSES,  Hartwood.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Paterson' s  regt., 
which  marched  April  23,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from 
Becket  to  Cambridge ;  service,  13  days ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  having 
served  on  picket  guard  May  11,  1775,  under  Maj.  Loammi  Baldwin;  also,  Capt. 
Thomas  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  commissioned  Ensign,  May  27, 
1775;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Captain,  1st  regt.;  list 
of  officers  of  Mass.  Line ;  commissioned  Nov.  5, 1775,  and  confirmed  by  Congress, 
Sept.  6,  1779;  also,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE    REVOLUTION.  315 


ASHLEY,  MOSES,  continued. 

accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  dated 
July  1,  1777;  enlisted  Nov.  13,  1776;  commissioned  Jan.  1,  1777;  reported  sick 
and  absent;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  6,  1778;  also, 
return  of  officers  for  clothing  dated  Boston,  May  25,  1778;  also,  pay  abstracts  for 
Sept.  and  Nov.,  1778,  and  Jan.,  Feb  ,  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence; 
also,  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  16,  1777,  dated  April  15,  1779 ; 
marched  to  Peekskill ;  also,  Major,  5th  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass.  Line ;  com 
missioned  July  28,  1780 ;  also,  Major,  Col.  Itufus  Putnam's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported 
Brigade  Inspector  from  Oct.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  13,  1780;  also,  muster  roll  for  July, 
1780,  dated  Camp  Tenith;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  Garri 
son  at  West  Point;  reported  furloughed  at  Washington  until  April  1,  1781 ;  also, 
Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (late  Thomas  Nixon's)  6th  regt. ;  return  of  officers  for 
commutation  for  5  years  full  pay  in  lieu  of  half  pay,  agreeable  to  act  of  March 
22,  1783;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Stockbridge,  March  29,  1784. 

ASHLEY,  NICHOLS,  Albany.  Capt.  Stephen  Pearl's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles  Wood- 
bridge's  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  26,  1775;  also, 
Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  20,  1775;  service,  2  mos. 
16  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  28,  1775 ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  23,  1775. 

ASHLEY,  NOAH,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Rounsevel's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  lloxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Rounse- 
vell's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  lloxbury,  Nov.  8,  1775. 

ASHLEY,  NOAH.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Sept.  27,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  4  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition. 

ASHLEY,  NOAH,  Middleborough.  List  of  men  enlisted  from  Plymouth  Co.  for  the  term 
of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  July  23,  1778 ;  residence, 
Middleborough;  reported  not  mustered;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Amasa  Soper's  co., 
Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  West  Point,  Feb.  1,  1779;  en 
listed  July  20,  1778  ;  enlistment,  9  months ;  reported  on  3  days  fatigue  duty. 

ASHLEY,  PERCIVAL,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Rounsewell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  Lieut.  Nathaniel  Morton's 
co.,  Col.  Edward  Pope's  regt.;  marched  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1776; 
service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  22,  1777, 
to  July  18,  1779;  reported  hired  a  man  to  take  his  place  April  1,  1779,  who 
deserted  July  18,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Amasa  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  West  Point,  Feb.  1,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  on  fur 
lough  Oct.  19  [year  not  given]  for  2  months. 

ASHLEY,  PERCIVAL,  Freetown.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Norton's  co.,  Col.  John 
Hathway's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1781 ;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1781 ;  service,  6  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ASHLEY,  SIMEON,  Westfield.  Private,  Capt.  Warham  Parks's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4 
days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ASHLEY,  SIMEON,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Eleazer  Hamblen's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1 
week,  1  day;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Jan.  11,  1776. 


316  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ASHLEY,  SIMEON.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathan  Rowley's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robin 
son's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  9,  1777;  discharged  April  3,  1777; 
service,  2  mos.  23  days,  at  Ticonderoga. 

ASHLEY,  SIMEON,  Freetown.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  22,  1777,  to  Nov.  30,  1777 ; 
reported  died  Nov.  30,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Amasa  Soper's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Marshall's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777. 

ASHLEY,  SIMEON.    Deputy  Commissary  of  forage;  list  of  officers  dated  March  17, 1780. 

ASHLEY,  STEPHEN,  Sheffield.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peter  Ingersoll'sco.,  Col.  David  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  19,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  2 
weeks,  2  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  Inger- 
soll's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (9th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money,  dated  Dec.  20,  1775;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Cadwell's  co.,  Col. 
Timothy  Robinson's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776;  discharged 
April 2, 1777;  service,  3  mos.  9  days,  at  Ticonderoga;  enlistment  to  expire  March 
25,  1777.  Roll  dated  Springfield. 

ASHLEY,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1777;  service,  31  days; 
marched  to  Stillwater. 

ASHLEY,  WILLIAM.  Fifer,  Capt.  Elihu  Ly man's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12 
days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

ASHLEY,  WILLIAM,  Sheffield.  Ensign,  Capt.  William  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  17  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Bacon's 
co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  6,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Dec. 
19,  1775;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  23,  1780;  dis 
charged  Nov.  7,  1780 ;  service,  16  days ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  Bennington. 

ASHLEY,  WILLIAM,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Norton's  co.,  Col.  John  Hath- 
way's  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1781;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1781;  service,  11  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ASHLY,  DANIEL,  Sheffield  (also  given  Taconic  Mountains).  Descriptive  list  of  men 
enlisted  from  Berkshire  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival 
at  Fishkill,  May  31,  1778;  Capt.  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Sheffield  or  Taconic  Mountains. 

ASHLY,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  Caleb  Hyde's  regt.,  Gen.  Ros- 
seter's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  20,  1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1781;  service,  9  days, 
at  Stillwater. 

ASHLY,  PERCIVAL.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Norton's  (14th)  co.,  Col.  J.  Hatha- 
way's  (2d  Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Aug. 
10,  1779. 

ASHLY,  SIMEON.  Capt.  Warham  Parks's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  23,  1775. 

ASHMAN, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Ashmun.] 

ASHMAN, .    Recommendation  dated  Blandford,  Sept.  30,  1778,  given  by  William 

Cannon,  certifying  the  ability  of  said  Ashman  to  command  12th  co.,  CoL  John 
Moseley's  (3d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.,  in  the  town  of  Blandford  in  his  place,, 

ASHMAN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloper's  (12th)  co.,  Col.  David  Mosley's  (3d 
Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  12,  1782;  discharged  June  17,  1782;  service, 
6  days ;  marched  to  Northampton  to  support  the  government,  June  12,  1782. 


IN   THE    WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION. 


ASHMUX,  JUSTUS.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloper's  (12th)  co.,  Col.  David  Mosley's 
(3d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  12,  1782;  discharged  June  17,  1782;  ser 
vice,  6  days  ;  marched  to  Northampton  to  support  the  government,  June  12,  1782. 

Asui'OLD,  BARTHOLOMEW,  Salem.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec. 
2,  1780;  enlisted  Sept.  28,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ASHTOX,  BEXJAMIX,  Marblehead.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Francis  Felton's  co. ;  payroll 
for  service  from  Oct.  31,  1775,  to  Dec.  31,  177"),  2  mos.  5  days  ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Felton's  (1st)  co. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Jan.  6, 
177(5;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Felton's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  4,  1776;  pay  rolls 
made  up  to  Nov.  15,  1776. 

ASHTOX,  BEXJAMIX.  2d  Lieutenant,  schooner  "Dolphin,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Edward  Fettyplace,  Jr.;  list  of  officers  and  crew  dated  Boston,  May  26,  1777; 
also,  petition  dated  Boston,  March  29,  1782,  signed  by  Benjamin  Stacey  Glover, 
asking  for  commission  of  said  Ashton  as  commander  of  the  schooner  "Mont 
gomery  "  (privateer) ;  approved  in  Council,  March  29,  1782. 

ASHTOX,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Dennis's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Parke's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  July  31,  1778,  to  Sept.  1,  1778. 

ASHTOX,  JOHX,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  John  Selman's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's 
(21st)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  25,  1775;  service, 
2 1  mos.  5  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  9,  1775;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Marblehead,  Jan.  3,  1776 ;  also, 
Capt.  Francis  Felton's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  8,  1776 ;  pay  rolls  made  up  to  Aug. 
31,  1776. 

ASHTOX,  JOHX.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel 
Souther  ;  engaged  Aug.  17, 1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  21,  1776  ;  service,  4  mos.  4  days. 

ASHTOX,  JOHX.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel 
Souther  [no  particulars  given] . 

ASHTOX,  JOHX.  Prize  Master;  list  of  prisoners  exchanged  at  port  of  Halifax  by  order 
of  Sir  George  Collier,  June  28,  1777,  taken  in  the  snow  "Friendship;"  properly 
belonged  to  "  The  Washington  "  (privateer). 

ASHTOX,  JOHX.  1st  Lieutenant,  schooner  "Scorpion"  (privateer),  commanded  by 
Capt.  Israel  Thorndike;  petition  dated  Salem,  Nov.  7,  1777,  signed  by  Joseph 
White  and  Miles  Greenwood,  asking  that  said  Thorndike  be  commissioned  as 
commander  of  the  "  Scorpion  ;  "  also,  petition  dated  Salem,  July  14,  1778,  signed 
by  Joshua  Dodge,  asking  that  said  Ashton  be  commissioned  as  commander  of 
schooner  "  Hampden  "  (privateer) ;  granted  in  Council,  July  16,  1778. 

ASHTOX,  PHILIP,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Felton's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service 
from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  15,  1776,  2  mos.  15  days. 

ASHTOX,  SAMUEL,  Marblehead.  Capt.  Thomas  Grant's  co.,  Col.  Glover's  regt. ;  receipt 
for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775 ;  also,  Private  ;  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  drafted. 

ASHTOX,  SAMUEL,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  John  Glover's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  18,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  18 
days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775], 

ASHTOX,  SAMUEL,  Marblehead.  Capt.  John  Selman's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's 
(21st)  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775;  also, 
Private ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  30, 1775 ;  service,  2]  mos. ; 
also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  9,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Marblehead,  Jan.  3,  1776. 

ASHTOX,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Hooper's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  8, 1776 ;  service, 
1  mo.  24  days.  Roll  dated  Marblehead. 


318  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ASHTON,  SAMUEL,  Marblehead.  Matross,  Capt.  Edward  Fettyplace's  co. ;  pay  rolls 
for  service  from  March  1,  1776,  to  Sept.  1,  1776,  6  mos. 

ASHTON,  SAMUEL.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel 
Souther;  engaged  Aug.  19,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  21,  1776;  service,  4  mos.  2 
days. 

ASHTON,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  William  Hooper's  co. ;  enlisted  July  17,  1775;  dis 
charged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  28  days;  roll  dated  Marblehead;  also,  pay 
rolls  for  service  from  Jan.  4,  1776,  to  May  31,  1776,  4  mos.  28  days.  Roll  dated 
Marblehead. 

ASHTOX,  WILLIAM.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Massachusetts;"  engaged  Dec.  21,  1777 
[service  not  given] . 

ASHUR,  CHURCH,  Marshpee  (also  given  Sandwich).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Con 
tinental  Army  from  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated 
June  10,  1777;  residence,  Marshpee;  enlisted  for  town  of  Dartmouth;  joined 
Capt.  Dunham's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  also, 
Private,  8th  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  May  20,  1777,  to  March  1,  1778;  reported  died  March  1,  1778. 

ASHUR,  JOSEPH,  Marshpee  (also  given  Marshfield).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Con 
tinental  Army  from  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated 
June  10,  1777;  residence,  Marshpee;  enlisted  for  town  of  Sandwich  (also  given 
Barnstable) ;  joined  Capt.  Wadsworth's  (also  given  Capt.  John  Russell's)  co., 
Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

ASINU.S[  ?  ],  JOHN  CONRAD.  Capt.  Jonathan  Edes's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  list  of  men 
who  received  bounty  for  8  mos.  service  from  April  30,  1777,  to  Dec.  30,  1777. 

ASKENS,  REED,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Gary's 
regt. ;  service,  23  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I. ; 
roll  dated  April  19,  1777. 

ASKILL,  JOHN.  Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel  "  from  Halifax 
to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

ASKIN,  JOHN,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Greenleaf's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt.; 
enlisted  Feb.  14,  1777 ;  roll  made  up  for  44  days  rations  to  date  of  arrival  at  Ben- 
nington. 

ASKINGS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Plumer's  co.,  Col.  William  Jones's  regt.; 
payroll  for  service  from  July  6,  1779,  to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  18  days;  com 
pany  detached  for  service  at  Majorbagaduce  under  Col.  Samuel  McCobb. 

ASKINGS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Plumer's  co.,  Col.  William  Jones's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  July  6,  1779,  to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  18  days;  com 
pany  detached  for  service  at  Majorbagaduce  under  Col.  Samuel  McCobb. 

ASKINS, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Arskins,  Askens,  Askin, 

Askings,  Atkins,  Auskins,  Haskins.] 

ASKINS,  ALEXANDER.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Henry  Hunter's  co.,  Col.  Jones's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  10,  1777 ;  service,  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Sheepscot  River  defending  a  ship 
loading  with  masts. 

ASKINS,  ALEXANDER.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  3,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1779;  service, 6  mos.  11  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Sept.,  1778,  dated  East 
Greenwich;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Warwick, 
Nov.  7,  1778 ;  reported  sick  and  absent. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  319 

ASKINS,  ALEXANDER,  Boston  (also  given  Damariscotta  and  Bristol).  Return  of  men 
enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Benjamin  Lapham's  and  Capt.  Peter 
Cushing's  cos.,  dated  Hingham,  Feb.  17,  1778;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Hingham;  joined  Capt.  Langdon's  (also  given  Capt.  Brown's)  co.,  Col. 
Henry  Jackson's  regt. 

ASKINS,  A  TWO  oi>.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Dexter's  co.,  Col.  Learned's  regt.;  return 
dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Jan.,  1776. 

ASKINS,  CHRISTOPHER.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F. 
Williams;  engaged  May  13,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  4 
days. 

ASKINS,  JAMES.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
engaged  March  20,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  17, 1780 ;  service,  4  mos.  28  days ;  a/.so, 
Gunner's  Mate,  ship  "Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Nevins ;  engaged 
March  19,  1781 ;  discharged  June  12,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  24  days.  Roll  dated 
Boston. 

ASKINS,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  William  Barker's  (also  given  Baker's)  co.,  Col. 
Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.;  enlisted  March  G,  1781;  discharged  March  30,  1781; 
service,  28  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ASKINS,  JOHN.  Wrarrant  to  pay  officers  and  crew  of  the  schooner  "Rachel,"  dated 
June  1,  1784;  service  at  Penobscot. 

ASKINS,  REED.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Packard's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light  In 
fantry)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1779;  service,  2  mos. 
10  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

ASKINS,  REED,  Abington.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  2f>,  1780. 

ASKINS,  REED.  Private,  Capt.  William  Barker's  (also  given  Baker's)  co.,  Col.  The 
ophilus  Cotton's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  6,  1781 ;  discharged  March  30,  1781 ;  ser 
vice,  28  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ASKINS,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Turner's  co. ;  enlisted  March  26,  1776;  dis 
charged  June  10,  1776 ;  service,  2  mos.  15  days.  Roll  dated  Bristol. 

ASKINS,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Hunter's  co.,  Col.  Jones's  regt. ;  service,  2  days, 
at  Sheepscot  River,  defending  a  ship  loading  with  masts ;  roll  dated  Sept.  10, 1777. 

ASKINS,  SAMUEL,  Salem  (also  given  Old  York).  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March 
15,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  James  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  made  up  to  March  20,  1777 ;  also,  muster  return  dated  Camp 
at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  22,  1778;  also,  Capt.  J.  Fray's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  15,  1780. 

ASKINS,  SOLOMON.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Crawford's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  7,  1778;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  3  days. 

ASMOS,  JOHN  C.  Capt.  Jonathan  W.  Edes's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.; 
list  of  men  entitled  to  a  bounty,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  12,  1778. 

ASPANELL,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Armstrong's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt. ;  service,  27 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  made  up  agreeable  to  resolve  of  May  8, 
1781,  for  the  40  days  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

ASPINWALL, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Aspanell,  Aspinwell.] 


320  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS    AND   SAILORS 

ASPIXWALL,  CALEB,  Watertown.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Watertown  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  4, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  6,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  13  days. 

ASPIXWALL,  JOHX,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Endecott's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel 
Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service,  13  days. 

ASPIXWALL,  JOHX,  Jr.,  Stoughton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age, 
16  yrs=;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Stoughton;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  16,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  16,  1780,  under  command  of 
Sergt.  Thomas  Kench ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Stoughton  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  June  25, 
1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  24,  1780 ;  service,  6  mos.  10  days ;  also,  return  of  men 
raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780  ;  enlisted  June  22,  1781. 

ASPIXWALL,  JOSEPH,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Endecott's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel 
Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days. 

ASPIXWALL,  JOSEPH,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  Lyon's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel 
Pierce's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  1,  1778 ;  discharged  April  5,  1778 ;  service,  36  days, 
at  Castle  Island. 

ASPIXWALL,  RICHARD,  Elizabeth  Town.  Private,  Capt.  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  reported  deserted. 

ASPIXWALL,  THOMAS.  Lieut.  Colonel,  Col.  William  Heath's  regt. ;  enlisted  April  19, 
1775;  service,  23  days. 

ASPIXWALL,  WILLIAM.  Surgeon  at  Roxbury  hospital;  examined  and  approved  for 
appointment  by  a  committee,  July  7,  1775. 

ASPINWELL,  CALEB,  "VVatertown.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  18  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Watertown ;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  5,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  5,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Frothingham  of  the  artillery ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

ASSBRIDGE,  JOSEPH.  Seaman  ;  list  of  men  on  board  the  United  States  brig  "  General 
Gates,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Skimmer,  entitled  to  prize  shares;  credited 
with  one  share  in  the  "Polly"  and  "  Montague." 

ASSEY,  BARTHOLOMEW,  Marblehead.  Quartermaster,  ship  "Franklin,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  John  Turner ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Dec.  2,  1780 ; 
age,  25  yrs. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Marblehead ;  cruise  began  Aug.  8, 1780. 

ASTAIX,  CHRISTOPHER.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  North's  regt. ; 
service,  2  days,  from  Sept.  10,  1777,  in  defending  and  retaking  mast-ship  in 
Sheepscot  River. 

ASTAIX,  GEORGE.    Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  North's  regt.;  service, 

2  days,  from  Sept.  10,  1777,  in  defending  and  retaking  mast-ship  in  Sheepscot 
River. 

ASTAIX,  ICHABOD.  Private,  Capt.  Storey's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  April  1, 1780 ;  reported 
deserted  April  1,  1780. 

ASTEN,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Pray's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  June,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh ;  enlisted  Jan.  30, 1781 ;  enlistment, 

3  years;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov., 
1781,  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  321 

ASTEX,  CALEB,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt,  J.  B,  Yarnum's  co.,  Col.  Spaulding's  regt. ; 
abstract  of  equipments  for  train  band  [year  not  given] ;  also,  list  of  men  returned 
as  having  served  2  mos.  near  New  York,  agreeable  to  order  of  Congress  of  Sept. 
17,  1776;  served  in  2d  co.  of  Dracut;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  having  done 
more  than  their  ratable  duty  in  the  2d  co.  of  Dracut,  in  1777. 

ASTEX,  DAVID,  Dracut.  List  of  men  returned  as  having  served  until  Dec.  1,  1776, 
agreeable  to  order  of  Congress,  Aug.  1,  1776;  served  in  2d  co.  of  Dracut;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  John  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allow 
ance;  service  at  Dorchester  Heights  in  Nov.,  1776;  also,  Capt.  J.  B.  Yarnum's 
co.,  Col.  Spaulding's  regt. ;  abstract  of  equipments  for  train  band  for  1777;  also, 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Yarnum's  (2d  Dracut)  co.,  Col.  Macintosh's  regt.,  Gen.  Lovell's 
brigade;  enlisted  July  29,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11, 1778;  service,  1  mo.  IS  days, 
on  an  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

ASTEX,  ICHABOD.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Plumer's  co.,  Col.  William  Jones's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  July  6,  1779,  to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  IS  days;  company 
detached  for  service  at  Majorbagaduce  under  Col.  Samuel  McCobb. 

ASTEX,  ISAAC,  Jr.,  Methuen.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Bodwell's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  Albany  home,  dated  Dec., 
1776. 

ASTEX,  ISAAC,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  David  Whittier's  co.,  Maj.  Benjamin  Gage's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  2,  1777  ;  discharged  Nov.  12,  1777  ;  service,  40  days  ;  marched  to  join 
Northern  army.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

ASTEX,  JOHX,  Methuen.  Capt.  John  Davis's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.;  receipt  for 
advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8, 177") ;  also,  Private ;  company  return  dated 
Cambridge,  Oct.  .">,  177") ;  reported  enlisted  May  6,  177"). 

ASTEX,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  J.  B.  Yarnum's  co.,  Col.  Spaulding's  regt.;  abstract 
of  equipments  for  train  band  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  abstract  of  equipments  for 
1777. 

ASTEX,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  James  Mallon's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  18,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  28  days;  enlistment,  3 
months ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Plymouth  counties  to  reinforce  Continen 
tal  Army. 

ASTEX,  JOXAH,  Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776. 

ASTEX,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  J.  B.  Yarnum's  co..  Col.  Spaulding's  regt.;  abstract  of 
equipments  for  train  band  for  1777. 

ASTEX,  REUBEX.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  "Winch's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  16.  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  14  days,  in  North 
ern  department.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

ASTEX,  WILLIAM.  Lieut.  Abel  Kimball's  co. ;  return  of  men  for  travel  allowance,  etc. ; 
marched  to  Gloucester  Nov.  30,  177"),  to  guard  a  brig  laden  with  warlike  stores 
taken  on  its  way  to  Boston  ;  order  for  pay  sworn  to  at  Andover,  March  22, 
1776. 

ASTEX,  WILLIAM,  Methuen.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Bodwell's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  Albany  home,  dated  Dec., 
1776'. 

ASTEXS,  CALEB,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Zaccheus  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  at  White  Plains,  dated  Oct.  31,  1776;  reported  wounded. 


322  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ASTERMAN,  MATTHIAS,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  John 
Crane's  (3d  Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  muster  roll  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  9, 1781 ;  enlisted 
Feb.,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  a  foreigner;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Feb.,  March  and  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point.  [See  Matthias  Austroman.] 

ASTERN,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  regt.,  Col. 
Commandant  John  Jacobs's  brigade;  enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30, 
1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

ASTIN,  DAVID,  Pepperellborough.  List  of  men  mustered  in  York  Co.  by  Nathaniel 
Wells,  Muster  Master,  dated  June  7,  1777;  Capt.  Winthrop  Sargent's  co.,  Col. 
John  Crane's  regt. ;  residence,  Pepperellborough ;  engaged  for  town  of  Woburn 
by  Col.  Baldwin ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

ASTIN,  EZEKIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simons's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  1  mo., 
at  the  Northward.  Roll  dated  Hancock. 

ASTIN,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bates's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  24,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  10  days;  com 
pany  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ASTIN,  ICHABOD,  Old  York.  List  of  deserters  dated  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  Col.  Michael  Jack 
son's  (8th)  regt.;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft.;  residence,  Old  York;  enlistment, 
during  war ;  deserted  June,  1780. 

ASTINE,  PETER,  Fryeburg.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Farringt on' s  co. ;  marched  Aug.  4, 
1781 ;  discharged  Aug.  8, 1781 ;  service,  5  days,  on  an  expedition  sent  by  the  town 
of  Fryeburg  to  the  relief  of  the  inhabitants  of  Androscoggin  River ;  also,  pay  roll 
for  8  days  service  from  Sept.  17  to  Sept.  24,  1781 ;  company  sent  by  selectmen  of 
Fryeburg  to  guard  frontiers  on  Androscoggin  River. 

ASTINGS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  return  of 
men  in  service  [probably  in  Oct.,  1776]  ;  reported  in  hospital. 

ASTINGS,  JOB.  Private,  Capt.  Ward  Swift's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
6,  1778;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth. 

ASTINS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Wales's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  S.  Williams's  regt.; 
enlisted  Dec.  20,  1776  ;  discharged  March  20,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  13  days.  Roll 
dated  Morristown. 

ASTINS,  JOHN.  Marine,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
engaged  Nov.  4,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  1  day;  reported  captured  May  5,  1781. 

ASTON, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Arston,  Astain,  Asten,  Astern, 

Astin,  Astine,  Astins,  Austin,  Ayston.] 

ASTON,  ASA.  Capt.  Fales's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  marched  to  Slade's  Ferry  in  Jan., 
1778,  for  3  mos.  service. 

ASTON,  BENJAMIN,  Marblehead.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Francis  Felton's  co. ;  enlisted 
July  13,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  27  days,  at  Marblehead. 

ASTON,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Pray's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ASTON,  ICHABOD.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Jones's  co.,  Col.  William  Jones's  regt.; 
marched  June  29,  1779 ;  discharged  July  16,  1779 ;  service,  17  days,  at  Camden. 

ASTON,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Stearns's  co.,  which  marched  from  Watertown 
by  order  of  Gen.  Washington,  to  assist  in  taking  possession  of  Dorchester 
Heights,  in  March,  1776 ;  service,  5  days. 


IN   TUP:   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  323 


ATCHKXSOX,  JOSHUA,  Monson.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Joshua  Shaw's  (15th)  co.,  Col.  John  Bliss's  regt.,  dated  March  29,  1779; 
joined  Capt.  Keep's  co.,  Col.  Shepherd's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ATCHKRSOX,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Peters's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's  regt.;  company 
return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported  deserted. 

ATCHKHSOX,  THOMAS.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Paul  Kevere's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  8,  177S, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  enlisted  Nov.  16,  1777,  as  certified  by  William  Todd ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  8,  1780,  4  mos.  8  days.  Roll 
dated  Boston. 

ATCHIXSOX,  BEXOXI,  Wilbraham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Paul  Langdon's  co.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  discharged  May  2, 1775  ; 
service,  12  days. 

ATCHIXSOX,  BKXOXI.  Capt.  Aaron  Graves's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.;  enlisted 
May  8,  1777 ;  discharged  July  8,  1777  ;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  at  the  Northward. 

ATCHIXSOX,  JOHX.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's 
(3d)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted 
March  28,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  on  command  at  Greenwich. 

ATCHIXSOX,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co. ;  enlisted  March  15,  1779;  dis 
charged  June  15,  1779;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  at  Springrield. 

ATCHIXSOX',  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  King's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug. 
20,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Saratoga. 

ATCHIXSOX,  JOSHUA,  Ludlow.  Descriptive  list  of  men  who  re-enlisted  between  Sept. 
30,  1779,  and  Feb.  23, 1780,  dated  Bud's  Highlands ;  age,  34  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10 
in.;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  light;  residence,  Ludlow ;  joined  Capt.  Webb's  co., 
Col.  William  Shepard's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  David  Holbrook's  co.,  Col. 
Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment, 
during  war;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June-Sept.,  1781;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct., 
1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts. 

ATCHISOX, .     [This   name   also  appears   under  the  form  of  Acheson,   Adcison, 

Archeson,  Atchenson,  Atcherson,  Atchinson,  Atkinson.] 

ATCHISOX,  THOMAS,  New  York.  Private,  Capt.  Hart's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  7,  1775 ;  service,  85  days ; 
also,  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  13,  1775. 

ATCHISOX,  THOMAS.  List  of  men  in  the  26th  regt.  who  engaged  to  continue  in  service 
for  6  weeks  from  Jan.  1,  1777. 

ATHARTOX,  JOEL,  Harvard.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  May  21, 1781 ;  Capt. 
Davis's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt.;  age,  16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  blue;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Harvard;  rank, 
Private ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Attleborough ;  enlisted  April  3,  1781 ;  joined  Capt. 
Watson's  co.,  3d  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ATHAKTOX,  JOHX,  Jr.,  Harvard.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  May  21,  1781 ; 
Capt.  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt.;  age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  com 
plexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes,  gray ;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Harvard ; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Attleborough ;  enlisted  March  6,  1781 ;  joined  Capt.  Watson's 
co.,  3d  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co., 
Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point. 


324  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND    SAILORS 

ATHARTON,  SAMUEL,  Harvard.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  May  21,  1781 : 
Capt.  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  com 
plexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  blue ;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Harvard ; 
rank,  Private ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Attleborough ;  enlisted  March  6,  1781 ;  joined 
Capt.  Watson's  co.,  3d  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ATHEARN,  JONATHAN.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Allen's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Beriah 
Norton's  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  chosen  by  2d  Dukes  Co.  regt.; 
commissioned  April  3,  1776. 

ATHENTON,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1776;  reported  on  command  with  Gen.  Lee. 

ATHERN,  TIMOTHY.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8, 1777 ;  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  John  Pat 
terson's  regt. 

ATHERNTON,  PHILIP,  Mansfield.  Private,  Capt.  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  1,  1780. 

ATHERTON, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Aortherton,  Artherton, 

Arthurton,    Atharton,    Athenton,     Athernton,    Atheton,    Attherton,     Auerton, 
Autherton,  Authurton,  Averton.] 

ATHERTON  (alias  ADDITON),  ABIJAH,  Harpswell.  Private,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co.,  Col. 
Brooks's  (late  Alden's)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  29,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  taken  prisoner  Nov.  9,  1778. 

ATHERTON,  AMOS,  Shirley.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Aaron  Jewett's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (6th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  dated 
Feb.  19,  1778 ;  residence,  Shirley ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Littleton ;  joined  Capt. 
Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or  dur 
ing  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  (15th)  regt.;  Continen 
tal  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1778,  to  July  5,  1779;  reported 
deserted  but  returned  to  service  Jan.  1,  1780;  also,  muster  rolls  for  March,  April 
and  May,  1778,  dated  Valley  Forge;  reported  sick  in  hospital  at  Brookline  in 
March;  sick  in  general  hospital  in  April;  also,  muster  roll  for  July  and  Aug., 
1778,  dated  Camp  Providence;  reported  "struck  out  of  May  roll  and  since 
joined ;  "  also,  muster  rolls  for  Sept.,  1778-June,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  reported 
on  guard  in  Sept.,  1778,  and  Jan.  and  June,  1779;  on  fatigue  in  Oct.,  1778;  on 
command  at  Warwick  in  May,  1779 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1779 ;  reported 
deserted  July  4,  1779;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  muster  roll  dated  West  Point,  March  27,  1780; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Jan. -June,  1780,  dated  Camp  at  Robinson's  Farms;  also, 
muster  roll  for  July,  1780,  dated  Camp  Tenack;  reported  on  forage  guard;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1780,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point;  reported  in 
forage  department;  also,  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  discharged  Feb.  1,  1781. 

ATHERTON,  ASAHEL,  Greenfield.  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's 
regt.;  order  for  cartridges  dated  Cambridge,  June  24, 1775;  also,  Private;  muster- 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  3,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  3  weeks,  4  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775J  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

ATHERTON,  CALEB,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1776;  regiment  raised  for 
defence  of  Boston. 

ATHERTON,  CALEB.  Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards;  receipt 
for  travel  alloAvance  dated  Medway ;  service  from  Nov.  3,  1777,  to  April  3,  1778, 
5  mos.,  at  Cambridge. 


IX  THE  WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  325 

ATHEKTOX,  CONSIDER,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Talbot's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Rob 
inson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days. 

ATHERTOX,  DAVID,  Harvard.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Hill's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col.  Ephraim  Sawyer;  service,  24  days,  from 
Oct.  2  to  Oct.  2G,  1777,  with  Northern  army. 

ATHERTON,  DAVID.  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  July  9,  1778;  discharged  Nov.  9,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  1  day,  at  Cam 
bridge  ;  roll  dated  Lancaster;  also,  Capt.  David  Jewett's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  10,  1778,  to  Dec.  12,  1778,  1  mo.  5  days ;  roll  dated 
Lancaster;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
detachment  of  guards  [year  not  given] . 

ATHERTOX,  EBER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wells's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  in 
Northern  department.  Roll  dated  Shelburne. 

ATHERTOX,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.,  Maj.  Edward  Proctor's 
detachment  of  guards,  serving  at  Dorchester ;  enlisted  Dec.  10,  1777 ;  discharged 
March  1,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  22  days. 

ATHERTOX,  EBEXEZER,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Billings's  and  Lieut.  Lemuel 
Clap's  cos.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days  ;  also, 
Matross;  list  of  men  in  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co.  at  Dorchester  Heights,  which 
was  ordered  to  be  reduced  to  1  sergeant  and  9  matrosses,  Oct.  13,  1780. 

ATHERTOX*,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  detachment  of  guards; 
enlisted  Nov.  1,  1780;  discharged  Feb.  1,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.,  in  and  about  Bos 
ton;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1781,  to  May  6,  1781,  3  mos.  (i  days, 
with  guards  at  Boston,  guarding  Continental  stores  by  order  of  Gen.  Heath. 

ATHERTOX,  ELEAZER  (or  EBEXEZER).  Private,  Lieut.  William  Foster's  co.,  Col. 
Pierce's  regt.;  enlisted  March  3,  1778;  discharged  April  4,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 
3  days,  at  Long  Island. 

ATHERTOX,  EI.IAKIM,  Bolton.  Adjutant,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  enlisted  April 
19,  1775 ;  service,  17  days.  Roll  dated  Boston. 

ATHERTOX",  EZRA,  Ashburnham.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Gates's  co.,  Col.  John 
Whetcomb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11 
days;  left  place  of  rendezvous  May  1,  1775. 

ATHERTOX,  ISAAC,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Hayden's  co.,  Gen.  John 
Thomas's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  1  week,  1  day;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  muster  roll 
for  61  days  from  Sept.  1  [year  not  given],  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury ;  enlisted 
April  19,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Elisha  Mitchell's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Cary's  regt. ;  roll 
made  up  for  5  days,  between  date  of  enlistment  and  date  of  marching,  dated 
April  2,  1776;  also,  Capt.  David  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Cary's  regt.;  enlisted  July 
22,  1780;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ATHERTOX',  ISAAC.  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co.,  Col.  Jeremiah  Hall's  regt. ;  order  for 
wages  for  3  mos.  service  at  Bristol,  R.  I.,  dated  March  7,  1777. 

ATHERTOX,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Snow's  co.,  Col.  llawes's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  24,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  2,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  on  a  secret  expedi 
tion.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Plymouth. 

ATHERTOX,  JOEL,  Harvard.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
(3d)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  April  3,  1781; 
enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Camp  near  Dobbs's 
Ferry;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Peekskill ;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Sept.,  1781,  dated  Continental  Village;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781, 


326  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ATHERTOX,  JOEL,  continued. 

dated  Highlands ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1781,  dated  New  Boston ;  also,  Capt. 
Simon  Jackson's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  June-Nov.,  1782 ;  also, 
Capt.  William  Watson's  (6th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Millen's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  rolls 
for  Dec.,  1782,  and  Jan.,  1783;  also,  order  for  wages  for  Feb.  and  March,  1783, 
dated  Cantonment  near  New  Windsor;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1783;  also, 
Capt.  Tisdale's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Aug. 
and  Sept.,  1783;  also,  list  of  men  in  3d  co.,  3d  regt. ;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1783, 
term  of  enlistment  having  expired. 

ATHERTOX,  JOHN,  Wrentham.  List  of  men  enlisted  from  Suffolk  Co.  for  the  term  of 
9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  14,  1778 ;  returned  as 
received  by  Col.  Rufus  Putnam,  July  20,  1778. 

ATHERTOX,  JOHN,  Harvard.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Gates's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  10£  days;  returned  home  April  28,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Fisher's  co., 
Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  29,  1779;  roll  made  up  to  Dec.  1,  1779; 
service,  4  mos.  2  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  30, 
1779,  to  Jan.  1,  1780,  1  mo.  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

ATHERTOX,  JOHX,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Billings's  and  Lieut.  Lemuel 
Clap's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775;  service,  12  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  John 
Paterson's  (26th)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  16,  1775 ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Lemuel  Clap's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  enlisted  March  4,  1776;  dis 
charged  March  8, 1776 ;  service,  5  days,  at  the  taking  of  Dorchester  Heights  ;  also, 
4th  Corporal ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  March  14  to  March  26, 1776,  12  days ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Ly man's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from 
Dec.  1,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777;  also,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  28  days;  marched  to  Manchester,  Yt.,  to 
join  Northern  army;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.,  Maj.  Edward  Proctor's 
detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  Dec.  10, 1777  ;  discharged  March  1, 1778;  service, 
2  mos.  22  days,  at  Dorchester;  also,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symms's 
detachment  of  guards,  serving  at  Boaton  and  Dorchester  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath ; 
enlisted  Feb.  26,  1778;  discharged  April  26,  1778;  service,  2  mos.;  also,  descrip 
tive  list  of  men  enlisted  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at 
Fishkill,  dated  Dorchester,  June  29,  1778;  Capt.  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt.; 
age,  26  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  gray;  nationality,  American; 
occupation,  husbandman;  residence,  Dorchester;  enlisted  to  serve  under  Gen. 
Washington;  conducted  to  camp  by  Capt.  Davis;  also,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co., 
Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  regt.  of  guards,  at  Dorchester  Heights ;  enlisted  May  12, 
1779;  discharged  Aug.  11,  1779;  service,  3  mos.;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  with 
guards  at  Boston,  from  Aug.  12,  1779,  to  May  1,  1780,  8  mos.  20  days;  also, 
pay  rolls  for  service  with  guards  at  Dorchester  Heights,  from  May  1, 1780,  to  Oct. 
16,  1780,  5  mos.  16  days  ;  also,  return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 
1780;  enlisted  Feb.  13,  1781 ;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Samuel  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  John 
Crane's  (3d  Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  North  Redoubt; 
enlisted  Feb.  15,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ATHERTOX,  JOHN,  Jr.,  Stoughton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peter  Talbot's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel 
Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Robert  Swan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  marched 
June  13,  1776,  to  Squantum  (the  Moon)  when  the  British  fleet  had  left  harbor  of 
Boston;  service,  3  days. 

ATHERTOX,  JOHX,  Jr.,  Harvard.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  18  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Harvard ;  arrived  at  Springfield 


IN"  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  1)27 

ATHEKTOX,  JOHN,  Jr.,  continued, 

July  22,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  22,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  William 
Scott;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Harvard  for  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  19,  17<SO ;  discharged  Dec. 
1"),  1780;  service,  ")  mos.  f>  days;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co.,  Col. 
John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Camp  near  Dobbs's 
Ferry;  enlisted  March  G,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug., 
1781,  dated  Peekskill ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Continental  Village ; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  Highlands;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Dec.,  1781,  dated  New  Boston;  also,  Capt.  Simon  Jackson's  (8th)  co.,  Col. 
Greaton's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  June-Nov.,  1782;  also,  Capt.  William  Watson's 
(6th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Milieu's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1782,  and  Jan., 
1783;  also,  order  for  wages  for  Feb.  and  March,  1783,  dated  Cantonment  near 
New  Windsor;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1783;  also,  Corporal,  4th  co.,  Col. 
Michael  Jackson's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1783. 

ATHERTOX,  JONATHAN,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  John  Prescott's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to  Cambridge ;  service,  8  days ;  also,  Capt.  James 
Burt's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge, 
June  8, 177") ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 177");  enlisted  April  20,  177") ;  service, 
3  mos.  13  days;  also,  Corporal;  receipt  for  wages  for  Aug.,  177"),  dated  Prospect 
Hill;  also,  Private;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  177")]. 

ATHEKTOX,  JOXATHAX,  Greenfield.  Private,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Williams's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  177"),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  177");  service,  15  days;  also,  Capt.  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  sworn  to  at  Deertield,  Dec.  10,  1777;  company 
served  at  Ticonderoga  for  3  mos.  from  Sept.  1,  1776. 

ATHEKTOX,  JOXATHAX,  Harvard.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  1,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777;  also,  pay 
abstract  for  gun  and  blanket  money  dated  Dorchester,  Feb.  12,  1777. 

ATHEKTOX,  JOXATHAX,  Harvard.  Private,  Capt.  Hezekiah  Whitney's  co.,  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt. ;  inarched  July  22,  1777,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  service, 
2  days ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Hill's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ;  marched  March  19, 
1777,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington;  service,  6  days. 

ATHEKTOX,  JOXATHAX,  Shirley.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  16  yrs. ; 
stature,  ")  ft.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Shirley;  arrived  at  Springfield  July 
12,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  12,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Gilbert; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson 
as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Michael  G.  Houdin's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  marched  July  8,  1780;  enlisted  July  12, 
1780;  discharged  Jan,  12,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

ATHERTOX,  JOXATHAX,  2d.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Dean's  co.,  made  up  from  the  3d  and 
7th  cos.  of  Col.  John  Daggett's  (4th  Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service,  2  days,  at  Rhode 
Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

ATHEKTOX,  Jo's,  Harvard.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Fairbanks's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whetcomb's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  177"),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to 
Cambridge ;  service,  4  days. 

ATHERTOX,  JOSEPH,  Harvard.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Gates's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  24£  days ;  returned  home  May  12,  1775. 


328  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

ATHERTOX,  JOSEPH,  Harvard.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  Harvard  to  Dorchester  Heights  [probably  in 
Sept.,  1776]  ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  travel  home  dated  Dorchester  Heights,  Nov. 
30,  1776. 

ATHERTOX,  JOSEPH,  Harvard.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Hill's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  marched  Aug.  19,  1777,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington ;  service,  6  days. 

ATHERTOX,  JOSEPH,  Greenfield.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Taylor's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas 
Dyke's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  dated  Sept.  17, 1776;  also,  pay  abstract  for 
mileage,  etc.,  dated  Dorchester  Heights,  Nov.  28,  1776;  also,  Capt.  John  Wells's 
co.,  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  23,  1776;  dis 
charged  April  1,  1777;  service,  100  days;  inarched  to  Ticonderoga;  enlistment  to 
expire  March  25,  1777 ;  also,  Capt.  "Wells's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  22, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  23, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  2  days, 
in  Northern  department ;  roll  dated  Shelburne ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted 
men  detached  from  3d  or  10th  co.,  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Maj. 
David  Dickinson,  dated  Deerfield,  July  24,  1780 ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in. ; 
complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes,  light;  residence,  Greenfield;  joined  Capt. 
Isaac  Newton's  co. ;  enlistment,  3  months;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Newton's  co., 
Col.  S.  Murray's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct. 
10, 1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  7  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army. 

ATHERTOX,  JOSHUA,  Mansfield.  Private,  Capt.  Abiel  Clap's  co.,  Col.  John  Dagget's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  11  days ;  also,  Capt. 
Silas  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  7  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6, 
1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Braintree, 
Dec.  25,  1775. 

ATHERTOX,  LEMUEL,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Knap's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Head's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  30,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  9 
days  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Rox- 
bury,  Nov.  21,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Pratt's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt.;  enlisted 
March  4,  1776;  discharged  March  11,  1776;  service,  o£  days;  marched  on  an 
alarm  to  Roxbury;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  27,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1776;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of 
Boston;  also,  list  of  men  engaged  for  the  Continental  service  from  Col.  Gill's 
regt. ;  residence,  Stoughton  (also  given  Boston) ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Stoughton  ; 
joined  Capt.  Knap's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  died 
Dec.,  1777. 

ATHERTOX',  MATTHEW.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Newton's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt.; 
enlisted  April  1,  1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2  days,  with 
guards  at  Roxbury. 

ATHERTOX,  MATTHEW.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's 
regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  July  10,  1778;  discharged  July  30,  1778;  service,  21 
days,  at  Cambridge.  Roll  dated  Lancaster. 

ATHERTOX,  MATTHEW,  Bolton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  freckled;  residence,  Bolton;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  27,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  28,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Storer;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.«Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct. 
25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Bolton  for  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  23, 1780  ;  discharged  Dec.  8, 
1780 ;  service,  4  mos.  27  days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        329 

ATHKKTOX,  OLIVER.  Private,  Capt.  Hezekiah  Whitney's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  inarched  July  22, 1777,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  ;  service,  2  days ;  also, 
Capt.  Whitney's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  marched  July  30,  1777,  on  an 
alarm  at  Bennington ;  service,  1  mo.  6  days. 

ATHERTON,  OLIVEH.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days, 
at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Lancaster. 

ATHERTOX,  OLIVER,  Greenfield.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Williams's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775;  service,  10  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  May  1,  1775;  also, 
Capt.  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  20,  1775;  reported  as  belonging  to  Shelburne;  also,  receipt  for 
wages  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Prospect  Hill;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  10th  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  Wells's  (5th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commis 
sioned  Aug.  14,  1780. 

ATHERTOX,  OLIVER.  Surgeon's  Mate,  Col.  John  Rand's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  service 
at  West  Point  from  July  10,  1780,  to  Oct.  22,  1780,  3  mos.  12  days ;  enlistment, 
3  months;  also,  muster  roll  for  July-Oct.,  1780,  dated  Westminster. 

ATHERTOX,  PETER.  Capt.  Robert  Longley's  co.,  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  return  for 
cartridge  boxes  dated  Cambridge,  June  18,  1775. 

ATHERTOX,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  William  Greenleaf's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  3,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  7  days.  Roll 
dated  Lancaster. 

ATHERTOX,  PHILIP,  Mansfield.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Knap's  co.,  Col.  William  Shep- 
pard's  (3d)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  1,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778,  and  March  and  April, 
1779,  dated  Providence  ;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  reported  on  command  at  Boston  in 
March  and  April,  1779 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  20  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Mansfield;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  16,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  16,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Zebulon  King;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  G  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  Private;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Mansfield  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  15, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  12  days;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
enlisted  men;  age,  21  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation, 
laborer ;  residence,  Mansfield ;  enlisted  July  5,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  marched 
to  Boston  to  join  Maj.  Pettingall. 

ATHERTOX^  SAMUEL,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Talbot's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel 
Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days ; 
also,  Capt.  Simeon  Leach's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  enlisted  March  4, 
1776;  service,  5  days;  marched  to  fortify  Dorchester  Heights ;  also,  pay  roll  for 
2  days  service  from  March  21,  1776;  marched  to  Braintree  when  British  ships  lay 
in  Boston  harbor;  also,  Capt.  Robert  Swan's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt. ;  marched  April 
18,  1777,  to  Bristol,  R.  I. ;  service,  24  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ATHERTOX,  SAMUEL,  Attleborough.  Capt.  Jacob  Ide's  co. ;  order  for  wages  for  service 
on  the  alarm  caused  by  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  dated  July  5,  1776. 

ATHERTOX,  SAMUEL,  Harvard.  Receipt  for  mileage  from  Harvard  to  Danbury,  dated 
Dec.  17,  1776;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Samuel  Hill's  co.,  dated  Dec.  17,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Benjamin  Brown's  co.?  Col. 
Jackson's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col. 


330  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ATHERTOX,  SAMUEL,  continued. 

Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April 
1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also,  Capt.  Hartshorn's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  10,  1780;  also, 
Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  March  6,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also, 
Corporal ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Dobbs's  Ferry ;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Peekskill;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Conti 
nental  Village ;  reported  on  duty  at  the  Lines ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov., 
1781,  dated  Highlands;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1781,  dated  New  Boston;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  March  and  May,  1782;  reported  sick  at  Harvard;  also,  Capt. 
Simon  Jackson's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  June-Nov.,  1782; 
reported  sick  at  Harvard;  given  as  Private  on  muster  rolls  for  Aug.-Nov.,  1782. 

ATHERTOX,  THOMAS,  Bolton.  Drummer,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  John 
Whitcomb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
service,  9  days. 

ATHERTOX,  THOMAS,  Duxbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Duxbury ;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  9,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  10,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Daniel 
Shay ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen. 
Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 
1780 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  4,  1780;  discharged 
Jan.  4,  1781;  enlistment,  6  months;  also,  Capt.  Bates's  co.,  14th  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1780. 

ATHERTOX,  URIAH,  Stoughton  or  Stoughtonham.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Smith's  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Stoughton  and  Stoughton 
ham  ;  service,  4  days. 

ATHERTOX,  URIAH,  Jr.,  Stoughtonham.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Pratt's  co.,  Col.  Gill's 
regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  Roxbury  March  4,  1776 ;  service,  4£  days. 

ATHETOX,  OLIVER.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Agnppa  Wells' s  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  10,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777 ;  service,  38  days ;  marched  to  reinforce 
Northern  army  after  the  evacuation  of  Ticonderoga. 

ATKERSOX,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Keep's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days;  enlistment,  3 
months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ATKERSOX,  JOHX,  Maiden.  Matross,  Capt.  Treadwell's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  2,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
reported  as  serving  7  mos.  29  days  as  Matross,  24  mos.  as  Gunner;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

ATKIX,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  David  Kingman's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Gary's  regt.; 
marched  July  30,  1780,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780 ; 
service,  11  days. 

ATKIX,  JOHX,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Greenleaf's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt.;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  14,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
reported  taken  prisoner  Jan.  7,  1777,  at  Hubelton. 

ATKIX,  SAMUEL,  Barrington.  Private,  Capt.  Judah  Alden's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  15,  1780; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

ATKIXGS,  JOHX.  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  co-,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  27,  1775. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  331 


ATKINS, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Adkins,  Aitkens,  Aitkins, 

Akins,  Askins,  Atkin,  Atkings,  Atkinson,  Attkins.] 

ATKINS,  ALEXANDER,  Bristol.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Lincoln  Co.  by  Brig.  Charles 
Gushing,  dated  Pownalborough,  Aug.  20,  1778;  Col.  Jones's  (3d)  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  10, 1778 ;  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  10, 1778,  to  march  to  Providence 
to  reinforce  Col.  Wade's  and  Col.  Jacobs's  regts. 

ATKINS,  ALEXANDER,  Damariscotta.  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  28,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779,  credited  to  town  of  Hingham ;  also,  Lieut.  Hodijah  Bayles's  co.  of  grenadiers, 
Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  Guelph,  Pa.;  also,  pay  roll 
for  June,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  Lieut.  John  Hobby's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's 
regt.;  pay  roll  for  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  pay  rolls  for 
Sept.  and  Dec.,  1778,  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  also,  muster  roll 
dated  Camp  at  Providence,  July  9,  1779;  residence,  Damariscotta;  also,  pay  roll 
for  July,  1779,  dated  Camp  Providence;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779 ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
1,  1780,  to  June  28,  1780;  reported  as  serving  1  mo.  15  days  as  Private,  4  mos. 
13  days  as  Corporal. 

ATKINS,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  15,  1776;  roll 
made  up  to  Feb.  29,  1776;  service,  14  days;  roll  dated  Truro;  also,  pay  rolls  for 
service  from  May  31,  1776,  to  Nov.  22,  1776,  5  mos.  22  days. 

ATKINS,  CHARLES,  Eastham.  Drummer,  Capt.  Matthias  Tobey's  co.,  Col  Aaron  Wil- 
lard's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  to  Ticonderoga,  dated  Boston,  Jan. 
15,  1777. 

ATKINS,  CHARLES.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Godfrey's  co.,  Col.  Zenath  Winslow's 
regt. ;  service,  5  days,  in  Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth. 

ATKINS,  CORNF.LIVS,  Pittsfield.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  3  years,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  29,  1779. 

ATKINS,  CORNELIUS,  Lee  (also  given  Stockbridge  and  Sandwich).  Return  of  men 
enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Jesse  Bradley's  co.  [year  not  given] ; 
residence,  Lee ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Hartwood;  joined  Capt.  Chadwick's  co.,  Col. 
Brewer's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Chadwick's 
co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.;  muster  return  dated  Jan.  22,  1778;  residence,  Stock- 
bridge;  enlisted  for  town  of  Stockbridge ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Means's  co.,  Col. 
Sprout's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  33  mos.  as  Private,  3  mos.  as  Corporal;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Means's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  1780;  residence,  Sandwich;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Pray's  (Light  Infan 
try)  co.,  Sept.  7,  1780;  also,  Capt.  J.  Pray's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  residence, 
Lee;  reported  as  serving  4  mos.  as  Corporal,  8  mos.  as  Private;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  enlisted  men,  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  1,  1781;  Capt.  John  Pray's  co.,  Col. 
Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  light; 
hair,  light;  occupation,  husbandman;  birthplace,  Rochester;  residence,  Lee; 
enlisted  Jan.  1, 1777,  by  Ensign  Mansfield;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Pray's  co.,  Col.  Yose's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point; 
reported  on  guard  at  Newburgh ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Feb.-April,  1781;  re 
ported  on  command  with  light  infantry;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated 
West  Point;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh; 
reported  on  command  with  light  infantry;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept., 
1781;  reported  on  command  with  light  infantry;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and 
Nov.,  1781,  and  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts;  reported  on  furlough 
in  Feb.,  1782. 


332  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ATKINS,  DAVID.  List  of  prisoners  brought  in  the  first  cartel  from  Rhode  Island,  dated 
Providence,  Jan.  18,  1777 ;  returned  by  John  Ayres. 

ATKINS,  DAVID.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Active,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen  Hallet; 
engaged  June  14,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  18  days. 

ATKINS,  EDWARD.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Larrabee's  co. ;  enlisted  July  9,  1775; 
service,  6  mos.  7  days,  on  the  sea  coast  in  Cumberland  Co. 

ATKINS,  EDWARD.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "Silver  Eel"  from 
Halifax  to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

ATKINS,  EDWARD,  Boston.  Schooner  "  Cato."  commanded  by  Capt.  David  Allen; 
descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Sept.  30,  1780;  age,  26  yrs.  1  mo.; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  dark ;  eyes,  black ;  residence,  Boston. 

ATKINS,  GEORGE,  Pittsfield.  List  of  men  who  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  3  years,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  29,  1779. 

ATKINS,  GEORGE,  Lee  (also  given  Sandwich  and  Stockbridge).  Return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Jesse  Bradley's  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence, 
Lee;  enlisted  for  town  of  Hartwood;  joined  Capt.  Chadwick's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Chadwick's  co.,  Col. 
Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  return  dated  Jan.  22, 1778 ;  residence,  Sandwich ;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Stockbridge;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Means's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  19,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
reported  as  serving  29  mos.  12  days  as  Private,  5  mos.  as  Corporal ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  J.  Means's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
1780;  residence,  Sandwich;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Pray's  (Light  Infantry) 
co.,  July  1,  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  J.  Pray's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  resi 
dence,  Lee;  reported  as  serving  4  mos.  as  Corporal,  8  mos.  as  Private;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  AVest  Point,  Jan.  1, 1781 ;  Capt.  John  Pray's 
co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  f)  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  husbandman;  birthplace,  Rochester;  residence, 
Lee;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777,  by  Ensign  Mansfield;  also,  Capt.  Pray's  co.,  Col. 
Yose's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Feb.-April,  1781,  dated  Dobbs's  Ferry;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated 
West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh ;  reported 
deceased. 

ATKINS,  HENRY.  Capt.  John  Popkins's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Jan.  2, 1776. 

ATKINS,  HENRY.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Godfrey's  co.,  Col.  Zenath  Winslow's  regt.; 
service,  2  days,  in  Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth. 

ATKINS,  HENRY.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Dec.  23,  1780,  signed  by  John  Codman  in 
behalf  of  himself  and  others  of  Boston,  asking  that  said  Atkins  be  commissioned 
as  commander  of  brigantine  "  Expedition  "  (privateer)  ;  granted  in  Council,  Dec. 
29,  1780. 

ATKINS,  ISAIAH,  Truro.  Private,  Capt.  Winslow  Lewis's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel 
allowance  to  and  from  camp  at  Cambridge,  dated  Jan.  13,  1776. 

ATKINS,  JOHN,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  (later 
Baldwin's)  38th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  Chelsea,  Oct.  2,  1775 ;  also, 
Capt.  William  Pearson's  (3d)  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  12,  1776 ;  roll  made  up  to  May 
31,  1776;  service,  4  mos.  19  days,  at  Gloucester. 

ATKINS,  JOSEPH.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Dec.  28,  1780,  signed  by  William  and  John 
Shattuck  of  Boston,  asking  that  said  Atkins  be  commissioned  as  commander 
of  ship  "Prosper"  (privateer)  ;  granted  in  Council,  Dec.  29,  1780. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE    REVOLUTION.  333 

ATKINS,  MOSES,  Stockbridge  (also  given  Glass  Works).  Private,  Capt.  Means's  co., 
Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Oct.  10,  1777;  reported  deserted  Oct.  10,  1777;  also,  Corporal, 
Lieut.  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  depreciation  roll  to  make  good  the  depreciation  of 
wages  for  the  first  3  years  service  in  the  Continental  Army  from  1777  to  1780. 

ATKINS,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Ward  Swift's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service, 
4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth,  Sept.  G,  1778. 

ATKINS,  OBABIAH,  Cape  Ann.  Capt.  John  Row's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th) 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  28,  177") ;  also,  Private ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  June  13,  177") ;  service,  1  mo.  21  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  177")]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  9,  177"). 

ATKINS,  PRIMUS,  Lincoln.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  10,  1777,  at  Point  Judith;  service, 
2  mos.  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ATKINS,  PRIMUS.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Robinson's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  1,  1777;  service,  f>  mos.,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ATKINS,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Turner's  co. ;  service,  3  mos.,  from  June  10  to 
Sept.  10,  1776. 

ATKINS,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bumstead's  co. ;  list  of  men  detached  from 
Boston  regt.  to  do  duty  for  5  weeks,  tinder  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  agreeable  to  order 
of  Council  of  May  7,  1777. 

ATKINS,  ROBERT.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Clous- 
ton;  engaged  July  28,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  14,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  17  days. 

ATKINS,  ROBERT.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  re^rt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  July  1"),  1778  ;  discharged  Dec.  12, 1778 ;  service,  4  mos.  27  days, 
at  Boston  and  Cambridge;  reported  drafted,  for  6  months. 

ATKINS,  SAMUEL,  Great  Barrington.  Private,  6th  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  1">,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Isaac  Warren's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  return  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge, 
Jan.  24,  1778;  also,  Capt.  George  Dunham's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  return 
of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  lf>,  1777. 

ATKINS,  SHUBAEL,  Truro.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Godfrey's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  10,  1777  ;  discharged  July  10,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos. 
14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  South  Kingston,  R.  I.  Roll 
dated  Boston  Neck. 

ATKINS.  THOMAS.  List  of  men  who  refused  to  march  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode 
Island,  as  returned  by  Col.  Jabez  Hatch  of  the  Boston  regt.,  dated  Boston,  Sept. 
29,  1777. 

ATKINS,  THOMAS,  Jr.  List  of  men  who  refused  to  march  on  a  secret  expedition  to 
Rhode  Island,  as  returned  by  Col.  Jabez  Hatch  of  the  Boston  regt.,  dated  Boston, 
Sept.  29,  1777- 

ATKINS,  URIAH.  Captain;  petition  asking  for  the  exchange  of  said  Atkins,  a  prisoner 
at  New  York;  granted  in  Council,  Aug.  12,  1777;  also,  list  of  prisoners  returned 
in  exchange  for  prisoners  sent  to  New  York  in  the  cartel  "  Favorite  "  as  reported 
by  Robert  Pierpont,  Commissary ;  exchanged  for  Capt.  John  Johnston. 

ATKINS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hamilton's  co. ;  enlisted  July  7,  1775; 
service,  6  mos.  10  days,  in  Barnstable  Co. 


334  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ATKINS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Hancock's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Sept.  10,  1778; 
credited  to  town  of  North  Yarmouth ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  deceased ; 
also,  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at 
Valley  Forge,  Jan.  6,  1778 ;  enlisted  Feb.  26,  1777. 

ATKINS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Basset's  co.,  Maj.  Zenath  Winslow's  regt.; 
service,  6  days,  in  Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Fahnouth. 

ATKINS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  William  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  5,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1778;  service,  30  days;  marched 
on  an  alarm  by  order  of  Gen.  Lincoln.  [See  William  Watkins.] 

ATKINSON, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Adcison,  Adkins,  Adkin- 

son,  Adkison,  Atchinson,  Atchison,  Atkerson,  Atkins,  Atkison,  Atkisson.] 

ATKINSON,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Little's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  5  days. 

ATKINSON,  AMOS,  Newbury.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Timothy  Bernard's  co.,  Col.  Little's 
regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  June  27,  1775;  also,  Ensign, 
Capt.  Timothy  Barnard's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  (Essex  Co.)  regL ;  list  of  offi 
cers  of  Mass,  militia  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jacob  Gerrish's 
co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age, 
23  yrs.;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  1£  mos.  service  at  Rhode  Island,  under  Maj. 
William  Rogers,  dated  Newbury,  Jan.  25,  1779. 

ATKINSON,  ANTHONY.  List  of  men  belonging  to  the  ship  "Thomas,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Francis  Boardman  [year  not  given]  ;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft. ;  complexion, 
black. 

ATKINSON,  CORNELIUS,  Glass  Works  (Lee).  Private,  Capt.  Dibble's  co.,  Col.  Pater- 
son's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ATKINSON,  EDWARD.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Wil 
liams;  engaged  Dec.  5,  1780;  service,  5  mos.;  reported  captured  May  5,  1781. 

ATKINSON,  ENGLISH,  Blandford.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
(late)  Capt.  William  Knox's  (6th)  co.,  3d  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  March  29, 
1779 ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Blandford ;  joined  Capt.  Bryant's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ; 
enlistment,  during  war;  reported  a  seafaring  man;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Bryant's 
co.,  Col.  Mason's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  1777-79  [no  service 
given];  reported  deserted;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Frothingham's  co.,  Col.  John 
Crane's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  dated  Springfield;  reported  sick  and 
absent ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ATKINSON,  JAMES.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Wendell's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlist 
ment,  during  war. 

ATKINSON,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Little's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  5  days. 

ATKINSON,  JOHN.  Boatswain's  Mate,  sloop  "  Republic,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F. 
Williams;  engaged  June  9,  1776;  reported  deserted  Sept.  9,  1776. 

ATKINSON,  JOHN,  Newbury.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Paul  Moody's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Pickering's  regt. ;  list  of  men  in  service  in  Dec.,  1776,  as  returned  by  Brig.  Michael 
Farley,  dated  Ipswich,  Dec.  24,  1776 ;  marched  through  Providence  to  Danbury, 
Conn. 

ATKINSON,  JOHN.  Private,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot's  corps  of  invalids;  pay  roll  for  ser 
vice  from  July  24, 1778,  to  Aug.  22,  1778,  dated  Boston ;  reported  discharged  Aug. 
22,  1778. 


IN  THE   WAR   OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  335 


ATKINSON,  JOHN,  Boston.  Capt.  Joshua  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ; 
certificate  of  enlistment  given  by  Lieut.  James  Perkins,  dated  Boston,  May  19, 
1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  muster  return  dated  Feb.  3, 1778 ;  residence,  Bos 
ton  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Wilmington ;  reported  discharged. 

ATKINSON,  JOHN.  Seaman,  brig  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Ilaraden ; 
engaged  Oct.  1  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Jonathan  Haraden ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  1, 1777,  to  June  27, 1778, 
7  mos.  27  days ;  reported  sick  at  Martinique. 

ATKINSON,  JOHN,  Maiden.  Gunner,  Capt.  Treadwell's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  2,  1780. 

ATKINSON,  JOHN,  Pelham.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belonging  to  Hampshire  Co. ; 
age,  10  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer; 
residence,  Pelham  ;  enlisted  May  14,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ATKINSON,  JOHN,  Shelburne.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  during 
1781-82,  reported  unfit  for  service;  9th  regt.;  age,  15  yrs.;  stature,  4  ft.  10  in.; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Shelburne ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  disabled. 

ATKINSON,  JOSHUA,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Webb's  co.,  Col.  Sheppard's  regt. ;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  18,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
credited  to  town  of  Monson;  also,  Lieut.  John  Wright's  (late  Capt.  Keep's)  co. ; 
muster  rolls  for  July,  Aug.  and  Oct.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  reported  taking 
care  of  the  sick  in  July  and  Aug. ;  sick  in  hospital  in  Oct. ;  also,  pay  abstract  for 
month  of  Nov.,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  also,  return  dated  Providence, 
Dec.  8,  1778;  reported  on  furlough;  also,  Capt.  Holebrook's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780. 

ATKINSON,  JOSIAH,  Framingham.  Drummer,  Capt.  Simon  Edgell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and  Cambridge ;  service,  14  days. 

ATKINSON,  MATTHIAS.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Little's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  177"),  to  Cambridge;  service,  5  days. 

ATKINSON,  MOSES,  Buxton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Lane's  co.,  10th  regt. ;  enlisted  May 
24,  1775;  roll  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  20  days;  also,  pay  roll 
for  service  from  Nov.  1  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  2  mos.  5  days;  roll  dated  Cape  Ann; 
also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Lane's  (2d)  co. ;  list  of  sea  coast  officers  at  Gloucester; 
commissioned  Dec.  30,  1775;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Lane's  co.,  Col.  Foster's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1776,  to  Feb.  15,  1776,  1  mo.  15  days ;  sta 
tioned  at  Cape  Ann;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  (York 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  April  22,  1780  ;  service,  7  mos.  17  days ;  enlistment,  8  months ; 
regiment  raised  for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts ;  reported  appointed  Adjutant 
Aug.  22,  1780. 

ATKINSON,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Noyes's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  in 
Northern  department. 

ATKINSON,  OBADIAH.  Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  exchanged  from  port  of  Halifax  by 
order  of  Sir  George  Collier,  June  28,  1777 ;  reported  taken  in  a  trading  vessel. 

ATKINSON,  ROBERT.  2d  Lieutenant,  ship  "  Charming  Sally,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Alexander  Holmes  ;  return  dated  Boston,  Aug.  29,  1779. 

ATKINSON,  THEODORE,  Buxton.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's 
(York  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  May  6,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1780;  service,  7  mos. 
3  days ;  enlistment,  8  months ;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of  eastern  Massa 
chusetts. 


336  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


ATKINSON,  THEODORE,  Newbury.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 
1780;  enlisted  June  2,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  1st  co. ;  order  for 
3  months  wages  dated  Oct.  28,  1783. 

ATKINSON,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Elden's  co. ;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Falmouth  on  the  day  it  was  set  on  fire  by  the  enemy ;  marched  to  assist  in  pre 
venting  the  enemy's  landing;  roll  dated  Buxton,  Dec.  14,  1775. 

ATKINSON,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Elden's  co. ;  service,  1£  days;  marched  to 
Biddeford  "  on  an  express  "  from  Col.  Tristram  Jordan,  sent  in  consequence  of 
armed  vessels  appearing  to  be  coming  into  Winter  Harbor;  roll  dated  Buxton, 
Dec.  14,  1775. 

ATKINSON,  THOMAS,  Buxton.  Private,  Lieut.  Daniel  Wheelwright's  co. ;  pay  abstract 
for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  allowed  in  Council,  Aug.  19,  1776;  also,  Capt.  John 
Wentworth's  co.,  Col.  Aaron  Willard's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance 
from  Buxton  to  Bennington,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  6,  1777;  also,  pay  abstract  for 
travel  allowance  from  Fort  Edward  to  Buxton,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  15,  1777. 

ATKINSON,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Cogswell's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt.; 
muster  return  for  the  year  1777  and  to  Jan.  25,  1778 ;  reported  died  Feb.  28,  1777. 

ATKINSON,  THOMAS.  Armorer,  ship  "  Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon  Samson; 
engaged  May  20,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  4  days;  reported  deceased. 

ATKINSON,  WILLIAM,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Hutchinson's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  in  1776  ;  enlistment,  12  months ;  reported  deserted. 

ATKINSON,  WILLIAM,  North  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wentworth's  co. ;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Watertown,  Aug.  20, 1776 ;  also,  return  of  men 
enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Edward  Russell's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Jona 
than  Mitchell's  (2d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Dec.  9,  1777;  joined  Capt. 
Jeremiah  Hill's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ATKINSON,  WILLIAM.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "Silver  Eel"  from 
Halifax  to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

ATKISON,  TIMOTHY.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Winship's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (4th) 
regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1776,  dated  North  Castle;  also, 
receipt  for  wages  dated  Camp  Mt.  Washington,  Sept.  30,  1776;  also,  receipts  for 
wages  for  Oct.,  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1776;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  in  Jan.,  1777, 
dated  Springfield;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Salem,  March  6,  1777. 

ATKISSON.  TIMOTHY.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr.'s  co. ;  enlisted  July  11, 
1775;  service,  6  mos.  5  days;  stationed  at  Salem. 

ATLING,  ISAAC,  Framingham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co. ; 
age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes,  light; 
occupation,  farmer ;  residence,  Framingham  ;  enlisted  March  13,  1782;  enlistment, 
3  years. 

ATLIUGK,  GKORGK,  Pepperell.  Private,  Capt.  Nutting's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  2,  1775. 

ATSATT,  JOHN.  Drummer,  Capt.  Benjamin  Smith's  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  June 
1,  1776,  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  5  mos.  21  days;  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard. 

ATSATT,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Smith's  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from 
June  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  5  mos.  21  days;  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard. 

ATSETTS,  JOHN,  Hatfield.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  337 

ATSETTS,  JOSEPH,  Hatfield.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  G  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

ATTEA, .  Private,  Lieut.  Andrew  Oilman's  co.  of  Indians ;  service,  3  days,  at  Penob- 

scot,  between  July  15  and  Aug.  21,  1779. 

ATTEAXIS, ,  Jr.     Private,  Lieut.  Andrew  Oilman's  co.  of  Indians;  service,  6  days, 

at  Penobscot,  between  July  15  and  Aug.  21,  1779. 

ATTELL,  WILLIAM,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Gallusha's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  (25th) 
regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ATTELTOX,  JAMES.  Cabin  Boy,  brigantine  "Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  F.  Williams;  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Feb.  17,  1777;  also,  brigantine 
"Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Fisk;  service  from  Feb.  17,  1777, 
to  Oct.  16,  1777. 

ATTEQUIX,  SOLOMON.  Private,  Capt.  Matthias  Tobey's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Hallet's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  18,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  2,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  19  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

ATTERSOX,  JAMES,  Boston.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  brought  from  Rhode  Island  on 
the  second  trip,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  23,  1777 ;  reported  taken  in  the  "  Viper." 

ATTHERTOX,  JOXATHAX,  Greenfield.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co.,  Col.  David 
Field's  regt.;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington,  in  Aug.,  1777. 

ATTHIZER,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Parsons's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point ;  enlist 
ment,  during  war;  reported  deserted  March  31,  1781 ;  joined  April  27,  1781. 

ATTKIXS,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  July  13,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778 ;  service,  5  mos.  4  days. 

ATTKIXS,  JAMES,  Truro.  Private,  Capt.  Winslow  Lewis's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel 
allowance  to  and  from  Camp  at  Cambridge,  dated  Jan.  13,  1776. 

ATTLEBEE, .  Order  dated  Aug.  4,  1777,  given  by  Capt.  John  Walton  to  the  train 

band  of  his  company,  to  be  ready  to  march  at  a  moment's  notice  with  6  days 
provisions. 

ATTOOD,  AMOS.  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  (1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb's  (5th)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1783 ;  reported  succeeded  by  Aaron  Barnes. 

ATTSET,  Jonx,  Conway.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  55  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Conway;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  16,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  16,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Zebulon 
King ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Conway  for  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  15, 1780;  discharged  Dec.  5, 
1780 ;  service,  4  mos.  28  days ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel 
Bradford's  (14th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1780. 

ATTSET,  JOSEPH,  Conway.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature, 

5  ft.  2  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Concord;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  16, 
1780;   marched  to  camp  July  16,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Zebulon  Kin<*; 
also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Conway  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  15,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  15, 1780; 
service,  5  mos.  8  days;  also,  Fifer,  Capt.  John  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Brad 
ford's  (14th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1780. 

ATTWELL,  ZACHARIAH,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hiller's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Titcomb's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  11, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  11, 1777  ;  service,  2  mos. 

6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.     Roll  dated  Providence,  R.  I. 


338  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ATTWILL,  WILLIAM,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Eleazer  Lindsey's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Daniel  Gallusha,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  20,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  13  days;  also,  Capt.  Lind 
sey's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Maiden,  Aug. 
3,  1775. 

ATTWILL,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  service,  10  days,  from  July  2  to  July  12,  1778.  Roll  dated  Camp  at 
Winter  Hill. 

ATTWOOD,  ARIEL,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Drake's  co.,  Col.  Drury's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  3,  1781;  arrived  in  camp  Sept.  11,  1781;  discharged 
Nov.  17,  1781 ;  arrived  home  Nov.  27,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  25  days;  marched  to 
North  River. 

ATTWOOD,  ABXER.  Fifer,  Capt.  Thomas  Samson's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt., 
Gen.  Palmer's  brigade;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  from  Sept.  25  to  Oct.  27,  1777,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  against  Newport. 

AmvooD,  CHARLES.  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millerd's  co.,  Col.  Waterman's  regt.;  ser 
vice,  11  days,  between  April  6  and  April  20,  1777. 

ATTWOOD,  DAVID,  Wellfleet.  Private,  Capt.  Winslow  Lewis's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for 
travel  allowance  to  and  from  camp  at  Cambridge,  dated  Jan.  13,  1776. 

ATTWOOD,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Slarrow's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Feb.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  April  10,  1777 ;  marched  on  an  expedition  to 
Ticonderoga. 

ATTWOOD,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Proctor's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Williams's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  10,  1777  ;  discharged  Aug.  12, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  6  days ;  marched 
to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

ATTWOOD,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (Bris 
tol  Co.)  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  service,  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on 
the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780;  marched  to  Tiverton,  II.  I. 

ATTWOOD,  FREEMAN,  Eastham.  Private,  Capt.  Sarmiel  King's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Aug.  1, 1776,  to  Dec.  1, 1776,  4  mos.  4  days, 
at  Hull. 

ATTWOOD,  GEORGE.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Clouston ;  engaged  July  21,  1777 ;  pay  rolls  made  up  to  June  24,  1778. 

ATTWTOOD,  ICHABOD.  Private,  Capt.  Perez  Churchill's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  6,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778;  service,  6  days,  on  an 
alarm ;  marched  to  Dartmouth. 

ATTWOOD,  ISAAC,  Warwick.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  20  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Warwick  ;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  6,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  6,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Taylor  of 
2d  Mass.  Line. 

ATTWOOD,  ISAAC.  Muster  Master's  return  dated  South  Hadley,  signed  by  Noah  Good 
man,  April  18,  1781 ;  enlisted  for  the  town  of  South  Hadley  ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ATTWOOD,  JAMES,  Oxford.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  16  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Oxford;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  3,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  5,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Frothing- 
ham  of  the  artillery. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        339 

ATTWOOD,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  6  days; 
marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Newport,  11.  I. 

ATTWOOD,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  service,  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the 
alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780  ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  II.  I. 

ATTWOOD,  JOSEPH,  Plympton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Attwood's  co.,  Col.  Warren's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to  Marshh'eld;  service,  2 
days. 

ATTWOOD,  JOSEPH,  Oxford.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Oxford;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  3,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  5,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Frothing- 
ham  of  the  artillery. 

ATTWOOD,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Lieut.  Abiel  Whitmarsh's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  marched  to  Tiverton  July  29,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  3 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ATTWOOD,  LEVI.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Samson's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  March  14,  1781 ;  discharged  March  17, 
1781 ;  service,  3  days.  Roll  dated  Plympton. 

ATTWOOD,  MICAH.  Capt.  Peleg  Wadsworth's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  (16th)  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  6,  1775. 

ATTWOOD,  NATHANIEL,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  William  Attwood's  co.,  Col.  War 
ren's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield;  service, 

2  days. 

ATTWOOD,  PHILIP.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Shattuck's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Barnabas  Sears's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1781 ;  service, 

3  mos.  2  days ;  enlistment,  3  months.    Roll  dated  Deerfield. 

ATTWOOD,  RICHARD,  Cape  Cod.  List  of  prisoners  discharged  from  the  prison  ships  at 
Rhode  Island  and  sent  to  Boston  in  the  schooner  "  Speedwell,"  by  Josiah 
Godfrey,  Aug.  6,  1777. 

ATTWTOOD,  SOLOMON.  3d  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1777;  service,  1  mo. 
6  days ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Newport,  R.  I. 

ATTWOOD,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  S.  Nelson's  co.,  Col.  Willard's  regt. ;  pay  abstracts 
for  travel  allowance  from  Fort  Edward  to  Plympton  via  Albany,  allowed  in 
Council,  Jan.  28,  1777;  also,  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Plympton 
to  Skeensborough  via  No.  4  or  Charlestown,  dated  Boston,  Jan.,  1777. 

ATTWOOD,  STEPHEN,  Cape  Elizabeth.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt.;  billeting  roll  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  18,  1775,  to 
date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  11,  1775,  equivalent  to  54  days;  also, 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

ATTWOOD,  SYLVESTER.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  service,  7  days,  at  Rhode 
Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780  ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ATTWOOD,  WILLIAM,  Plympton.  Captain  of  a  co.  in  Col.  Warren's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshh'eld ;  service,  2  days. 

ATTWOOD,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Peleg  Wadsworth's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  (16th) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov. 

6,  1775. 


340  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ATTAVOOD,  WILLIAM.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Nantes,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Corbin 
Barnes ;  engaged  April  3,  1777  [service  not  given] . 

ATTWOOD,  ZENAS.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Sturtevant's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ;  enlisted 
April  28,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Itoll  dated  Halifax. 

ATWARD,  JOSHUA.  List  of  deserters  from  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (9th)  regt.,  dated 
Jan.  25,  1781;  age,  25  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light; 
occupation,  carpenter;  birthplace,  Pelham,  N.  H.;  residence,  Middlesex  Co.; 
enlistment,  3  years ;  deserted  Dec.,  1778. 

ATWATER,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  1, 1777 ;  discharged  July  31, 1777 ;  service,  31  days ; 
company  detached  from  Berkshire  Co.  regt.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at 
Ticonderoga ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  days  service  from  Aug.  14  to  Aug.  19,  1777 ; 
company  detached  to  reinforce  army  at  Bennington. 

ATWATER,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777;  service,  20 
days ;  marched  to  Bennington  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows  and  Committee  of 
Safety  at  the  request  of  Gen.  Stark. 

ATWELL,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Alwell,  Atwill,  Attell, 

Attwell,  Attwill.] 

ATWELL,  HEZEKIAH,  Becket.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  joined  Capt.  Ashley's  co.,  Col. 
Yose's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Ashley's  co.,  Col. 
Joseph  Vose's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1, 
1777,  to  Sept.  21,  1778;  reported  deceased;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  before 
Aug.  16,  1777,  who  inarched  to  Peekskill;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Valley 
Forge,  Jan.  6,  1778. 

ATWELL,  JOHN,  Westminster.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Bigelow's  co., 
Col.  Rand's  regt. ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  light;  occupa 
tion,  cooper;  residence,  Westminster ;  enlisted  June  30, 1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ATWELL,  JOSEPH,  Stoneham.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sprague's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service  [illegible] . 

ATWELL,  NATHAN,  Lynn.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Rufus  Mansfield's  (4th)  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord ;  service,  2  days. 

ATWELL,  THOMAS.  Fifer,  Capt.  A.  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  (Essex  Co.)  regt.; 
enlisted  July  12,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11  days. 

ATWELL,  WILLIAM,  Lynn.  Private;  list  of  men  who  served  at  Concord  battle  and 
elsewhere  belonging  to  Lynn,  now  called  Lynn,  Lynnfield  and  Saugus ;  also, 
Capt.  Daniel  Gallusha's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Maiden,  Dec.  22,  1775. 

ATWELL,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Devereux's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Feb.  3,  1778;  discharged  July  3,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  3  days,  at 
Cambridge ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 

ATWELL,  ZACHARIAH,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Rufus  Mansfield's  (4th)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord;  service,  2  days. 

ATWELL,  ZACHARIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Killer's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ;  service, 
2  mos.  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island,  from  June  11,  1777,  to  Aug.  11, 1777 ; 
reported  remained  in  camp  under  Lieut.  John  Watts. 

ATWHOOD,  JAMES,  Oxford.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Oxford  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  9,  1780 ;  discharged 
Jan.  9,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  341 


ATWHOOD,  JOSEPH,  Oxford.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Oxford  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  9,  1780 ;  discharged 
Jan.  9,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos. 

ATWILL,  THOMAS,  Lynn.  Private;  list  of  men  who  served  at  Concord  battle  and  else 
where  belonging  to  Lynn,  now  called  Lynn,  Lynntield  and  Saugus. 

ATWOD,  BAHNAHAS.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaiah  Tliggins's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt. ; 
marched  Sept.  9,  1778,  on  an  alarm  to  Falmouth;  service,  4  days. 

ATWOD,  HKZEKIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt.; 
marched  Sept.  9,  1778,  on  an  alarm  to  Falmouth;  service,  1  days. 

ATWOD,  RICHAKD.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt.; 
marched  Sept.  9,  1778,  on  an  alarm  to  Falmouth;  service,  4  days. 

ATWOOD,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Atward,  Atwhood,  Atwod, 

Attood,  Attwood.] 

ATWOOD, .     Sailor,  schooner  "Edward,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Arnold; 

portage  bill  for  voyage  from  Boston  to  Virginia;   engaged  Jan.  1,  1777;   dis 
charged  Jan.  26,  1777. 

ATWOOD,  AKIEL,  Rochester.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Rochester 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  6, 1780  ;  discharged 
Dec.  5,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  11  days. 

ATWOOD,  ABIEL,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding' s  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Brad 
ford's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  13,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780, 
to  Feb.  13, 1780 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  24  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Berkley;  arrived  at  Springlield 
July  7,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  7,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix ;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson 
as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also, 
pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Berkley  for  service  in  the  Conti 
nental  Army  during  1780  ;  marched  to  West  Point  July  3,  1780  ;  discharged  Dec. 
10,  1780  ;  service,  ">  mos.  17  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  July,  1780,  dated  Steenrapie ;  reported  on  command  with  wagoners. 

ATWOOD,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bodwell's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  service,  2  mos.  17  days,  between  April  2  and  July  2,  1778,  at  Cambridge; 
also,  pay  roll  for  10  days  service  from  July  2  to  July  12,  1778,  at  Cambridge. 

ATWOOD,  AMOS.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  the  town  of  Haverhill  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  April  10,  1781;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (,">th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
May,  1781,  dated  Wrest  Point;  enlisted  March  13, 1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781,  dated  Camp  near  Dobbs's  Ferry;  reported 
sick  in  hospital;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Peekskill;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Sept.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point;  reported 
on  command  at  the  Lines  in  Feb. ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  March,  1782-Jan.,  1783  ; 
reported  on  command  at  Stanford  in  March,  at  Stony  Point  in  May. 

ATWOOD,  BANGS.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Godfrey's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  30,  1776 ;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1776 ;  service,  1  mo.  24  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Newport. 

ATWOOD,  BANGS,  Harwich.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  2d  Barnstable  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  24,  1778;  joined  Capt.  G. 
Webb's  co.,  Col.  Shephard's  regt. ;  enlistment,  8  months,  to  expire  Jan.  10,  1778; 
reported  deceased. 


342  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ATWOOD,  BARNABAS.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  (2d 
Barnstable  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  7  days,  on  alarms  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth,  in 
Sept.,  1778. 

ATWOOD,  BENJAMIN,  Bradford.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  John  Savory's  co.,  dated  Feb.  13,  1778;  residence,  Bradford;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Bradford  (East  Parish) ;  joined  Capt.  Samuel  Carr's  co.,  Col.  James 
Wesson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Carr's  co.,  Col.  Wes 
son's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  17,  1777,  to 
Sept.  5,  1778 ;  reported  died  Sept.  5,  1778. 

ATWOOD,  BENJAMIN*.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaac  Gage's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Joseph  Webb's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  9,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days ;  en 
listment,  3  months ;  company  detached  from  Col.  Dana's  regt.  to  reinforce  Con 
tinental  Army ;  stationed  near  West  Point,  N.  Y. 

ATWOOD,  CALEB,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  James  War 
ren's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield;  service, 
2  days. 

ATWOOD,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Perez  Churchill's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt.; 
marched  Aug.  1,  1780;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

ATWOOD,  CHARLES.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Rice's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt.; 
service,  19  days,  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  6,  1777. 

ATWOOD,  DAVID,  Barnstable.  Private,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  1, 
1777 ;  discharged  June  18,  1777,  as  unfit  for  service ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ATWOOD,  DAVID,  Boston  (also  given  Cohasset).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Conti 
nental  Army  from  Capt.  Obadiah  Beals's  co.,  dated  Cohasset,  Feb.  16,  1778; 
residence,  Boston;  enlisted  for  town  of  Cohasset;  joined  Capt.  Langdon's  (also 
given  Capt.  Jarvis's)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ATWOOD,  EBENEZER,  Eastham  (also  given  Wellfleet) .  Corporal,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's 
co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  advance  pay,  mileage,  etc., 
made  up  at  Boston,  June  17,  1776 ;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  June  6,  1776, 
to  Dec.  1,  1776. 

ATWOOD,  EBENEZEK.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  marched 
from  Wellfleet  on  an  alarm  to  Faimouth,  Sept.  10,  1778,  by  order  of  Brig.  Jos. 
Otis;  service,  2  days. 

ATWOOD,  EBENEZER.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Jan.  15,  1783,  signed  by  Henry  Mitchell, 
asking  that  said  Atwood  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  brigantine 
"  James  "  (privateer) ;  granted  in  Council,  Jan.  15,  1783. 

ATWOOD,  ELDAD.  List  of  men  drafted  for  Continental  service  for  8  months,  dated  May 
15,  1777. 

ATWOOD,  ELDAD,  Medway.  List  of  men  in  service  at  various  times  subsequent  to 
April  19,  1775,  dated  April  13,  1778. 

ATWOOD,  ELDAD.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.,  Maj.  Edward  Proctor's  detach 
ment  of  guards ;  enlisted  Dec.  10,  1777 ;  discharged  March  1, 1778 ;  service,  2  mos. 
22  days,  at  Dorchester. 

ATWOOD,  ELEAZER,  Wellfleet.  List  of  men  drafted  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
[year  not  given]  ;  reported  paid  bounty  in  lieu  of  service. 

ATWOOD,  ELIAS.  Marine,  brigantine  "  Hawk,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan  Oakes; 
engaged  May  3, 1777 ;  discharged  June  3,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.,  with  the  fleet  under 
Commodore  John  Manley. 


IX  THE  WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  343 

ATWOOD,  ELISHA,  Easthain.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Higgins's  co. ;  enlisted  July  13, 
1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  3  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt. 
Isaiah  Higgins's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  advance 
pay,  mileage,  etc.,  from  June  6,  1776,  made  up  at  Boston,  June  17,  1776. 

ATWOOD,  ELISHA.  Seaman,  sloop  "  Republic,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Wil 
liams;  engaged  June  22,  1776;  discharged  at  Boston  Nov.  18,  1776;  service, 
4  mos.  27  days. 

ATWOOD,  ELISHA.  Marine,  brigantine  "Hawk,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Oakes;  service  from  May  3  to  June  3,  1777,  with  the  fleet  under  Commodore 
John  Mauley. 

ATWOOD,  EVHRAIM,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Pope's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt.;  service,  12  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  also, 
Capt.  James  Nickols's  co.,  Col.  John  Dagget's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  12,  1778;  dis 
charged  April  2,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  21  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment, 
3  months;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  May  19,  1778;  Capt. 
Walker's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Pope's  (2d)  regt.;  age,  41  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.; 
complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  eyes,  black;  residence,  Dighton  (also  given 
Rehoboth) ;  enlistment,  9  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  19,  1778 ; 
mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master;  also,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co., 
Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  (12th)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec.,  1778. 

ATWOOD,  FREEMAX,  Eastham.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  King's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt. ;  service,  2  mos.  8  days,  from  May  23,  1776,  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  at  Hull; 
also,  list  of  men  who  signed  a  petition  for  increase  and  payment  of  wages,  dated 
Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776. 

ATWOOD,  FREEMAN.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Hawk,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Oakes ;  service  from  May  3  to  June  3, 1777,  with  the  fleet  under  Commodore  John 
Manley. 

ATWOOD,  GEORGE.  Mariner,  sloop  "  Swift,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Wigglesworth ; 
service,  3  mos.  14  days;  portage  bill  dated  Plymouth,  Sept.  10,  1776;  engaged 
May  27,  1776;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1776. 

ATWOOD,  GEORGE.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Clouston;  engaged  June  22,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1777;  service,  6  mos. 
9  days. 

ATWOOD,  GIDEOX.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co.;  enlisted  Feb.  12,  1776;  roll 
made  up  to  Feb.  29,  1776  ;  service,  17  days  ;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  May 
31,  1776,  to  Nov.  22,  1776,  5  mos.  22  days;  stationed  at  Truro. 

ATWOOD,  HEZEKIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Goodrich's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  by  order  of  Gen.  Gates,  Sept.  19, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct. 
19,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  1  day ;  also,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hickok's  co.,  Col.  Elisha 
Porter's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Sears;  enlisted  Aug. 
6,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  7  days ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ATWOOD,  ICHABOD.  Private,  Capt.  Perez  Churchill's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt.; 
marched  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

ATWOOD,  ISAAC,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Hammatt's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshlield ;  service,  7  days. 

ATWOOD,  ISAAC,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  5  mos.  service  from  July  31,  1776,  to  Jan.  1,  1777. 

ATWOOD,  ISAAC,  Warwick.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Rich's  (also  given 
Capt.  Procter's)  co.,  Col.  Williams's  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  hair, 
brown ;  residence,  Warwick ;  received  at  Springfield  July  19, 1779,  by  Capt.  James 


MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND    SAILORS 

ATWOOD,  ISAAC,  continued. 

Cooper;  enlistment,  9  months;  also,  Capt.  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  (14th) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  15,  1779;  discharged  April  14,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Pater- 
son  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 1780 ;  also, 
Colonel's  co.,  6th  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  11,  1780, 
4  mos.  11  days ;  marched  July  2, 1780,  to  West  Point ;  also,  Private,  Colonel's  co., 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Peter  Clayes,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  July,  1780;  enlisted  July  6,  1780;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Benjamin  Pike,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  Aug.-Dec.,  1780. 

ATWOOD,  ISAAC,  Warwick.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
9  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Warwick; 
enlisted  April  18,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ATWOOD,  ISAAC,  Boston.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780; 
enlisted  Aug.  28,  1781. 

ATWOOD,  JACOB,  Dracut.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Russell's  co. ;  age, 
17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Dracut;  enlistment, 
3  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Claverack ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Fos 
ter's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  regt.;  enlisted  July  8,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10, 
1780;  service,  3  mos.  3  days;  company  detached  from  7th  Middlesex  Co.  regt.  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army ;  marched  to  Fishkill. 

ATWOOD,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777 ;  service,  29  days,  at  Saratoga. 

ATWOOD,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  William  Tucker's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  12,  1778;  discharged  July  30,  1778 ;  service,  20  days,  including  time 
to  return  home. 

ATWOOD,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt.; 
marched  to  Falmouth  on  an  alarm  Sept.  9,  1778;  service,  4  days. 

ATWOOD,  JAMES,  Templeton.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Edgell's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt. ;  enlisted  June  27, 1778 ;  service,  6  mos.  9  days ;  also,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's 
co.;  muster  roll  dated  Middleton,  R.  I.,  Aug.  27,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Edgell's  co., 
Col.  Jacobs's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Aug.,  1778,  dated  Freetown  ;  enlistment 
to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.-Oct.,  1778,  dated  Freetown. 

ATWOOD,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Hamant's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (2d) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  22,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

ATWOOD,  JAMES,  Oxford.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  (14th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Oct.-Dec.,  1780,  dated  Hutts  near  West  Point;  enlisted 
July  3,  1780;  enlistment,  6  months;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Luke 
Drury's  regt.;  enlisted  July  17,  1781;  arrived  at  West  Point  Aug.  1,  1781;  dis 
charged  Oct.  22,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  13  days ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

ATWOOD,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  2,  1780;  dis 
charged  Jan.  2,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

ATWOOD,  JESSE,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Savory's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Samuel  John 
son's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  Cambridge;  returned  home  April  23,  1775;  service,  4^  days;  also,  pay 
roll  for  5  days  service  from  Nov.  30  to  Dec.  4,  1775;  compan}T  detached  from  2d 
foot  co.  in  Bradford  for  defence  of  Cape  Ann. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION. 


ATWOOD,  JESSE,  Westfield.  Private,  Capt.  Warham  Parks's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Daniel- 
son's  regt.  ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  177");  service,  3  mos. 
4  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  detached  to  go  to 
Quebec  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury, 
Dec.  30,  1775. 

ATWOOD,  JESSE,  Monson.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Feb.  20,  1782;  age, 
17  yrs.  ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  birthplace,  Killingly, 
Conn.;  residence,  Monson;  enlisted  April  4,  1781;  joined  Capt.  Rufus  Lincoln's 
co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Lincoln's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West 
Point;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June,  July  and  Aug.,  1781;  reported  on  command 
at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and 
Nov.,  1781  ;  reported  on  command  with  Col.  Jemmison  ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Dec., 
1781,  and  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  West  Point;  also,  list  of  men  furloughed; 
leave  given  by  Col.  Vose  to  go  from  New  Windsor  to  Middleborough  Feb.  25, 
1783,  for  49  days;  overstayed  35  days  on  account  of  sickness;  also,  list  of  de 
serters  ;  deserted  from  furlough  April  18,  1783  ;  joined  at  New  Windsor  May  20, 
1783;  also,  list  of  men  discharged;  discharged  June  13,  1783,  by  Gen.  Washing 
ton  ;  reported  "  officer's  servant." 

ATWOOD,  JOHN,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  James  War 
ren's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshh'eld;  ser 
vice,  2  days. 

ATWOOD,  JOHN,  Templeton.  Capt.  Jonathan  Holman's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's  regt.  ; 
order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  1775  ;  also,  Private  ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

ATWOOD,  JOHN,  Templeton.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Hamilton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Brewer's  regt.  ;  pay  abstract  for  service  from  Aug.  3  to  Sept.  30,  1776,  1  mo.  29 
days;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Oct.,  1776,  dated  Ticonderoga  Mills;  also,  pay 
abstract  for  mileage  from  Fort  Edward  home,  dated  Brookfield,  Feb.  6,  1777. 

ATWOOD,  JOHN.  Petition  dated  Boston,  May  3,  1777,  signed  by  S.  Sampson  and  others, 
asking  that  said  Atwood  be  commissioned  as  commander  of*  sloop  "American  " 
(privateer)  ;  granted  in  Council,  May  3,  1777. 

ATWOOD,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777  ;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1777  ;  service,  10  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Bennington. 

ATWOOD,  JOHN,  Hampstead.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  22,  1778  ;  age,  33 
yrs.  ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.  ;  complexion,  dark  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Salem. 

ATWOOD,  JOHN,  Templeton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Edgell's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt.  ;  enlisted  June  27,  1778  ;  service,  6  mos.  9  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's 
co.;  muster  roll  dated  Middleton,  R.  I.,  Aug.  27,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Edgell's  co., 
Col.  Jacobs's  regt.  ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.-Aug.,  1778,  dated  Freetown;  enlistment 
to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.-Oct.,  1778,  dated  Freetown. 

ATWOOD,  JOHN.  Mariner,  ship  "Vengeance,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas  Thomas; 
engaged  June  27,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on  expedition  to  Penobscot. 

ATWOOD,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.  ;  enlisted 
May  27,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  31,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  5  days;  company  raised 
for  defence  of  North  River;  also,  Capt.  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  (Worces 
ter  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11 
days  ;  enlistment,  3  months;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Templeton,  June  8, 
1782. 


346  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

ATWOOD,  JOHN,  Jr.,  Templeton.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knolton's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Sparhawk's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
service,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Holman's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  21,  1775 ;  also,  Capt. 
Josiah  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  dis 
charged  Aug.  26,  1777 ;  service,  10  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

ATWOOD,  JOXAH.  Report  of  4  months  wages  allowed  in  a  memorandum  of  orders 
accepted  on  account  of  wages  [year  not  given] . 

ATWOOD,  JOSEPH,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Ayer's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

ATWOOD,  JOSEPH,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Ball's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Pope's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ; 
stationed  at  Warren,  R.  I. 

ATWOOD,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  July  17,  1775;  dis 
charged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  27  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Smith's 
co. ;  pay  roll  for  17  days  service  from  Feb.  12  to  Feb.  29, 1776,  dated  Truro ;  also, 
pay  roll  for  service  from  May  31,  1776,  to  Aug.  31,  1776,  3  mos. ;  also,  Sergeant; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  31,  1776,  to  Nov.  22,  1776,  2  mos.  22  days. 

ATWOOD,  JOSEPH,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ; 
marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Oct.  2,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  29, 
1777,  by  Gen.  Spencer;  service,  29  days. 

ATWOOD,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  27, 1778;  discharged 
July  1,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  4  days;  company  detached  from  militia  of  Hamp 
shire  and  Worcester  counties  to  guard  stores  and  magazines  at  Brookfield  and 
Springfield. 

ATWOOD,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Godfrey's  co.,  Col.  Zenath  Winslow's 
regt. ;  service,  5  days,  in  Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth. 

ATWOOD,  JOSEPH.  Seaman,  schooner  "Active,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Andrew  Gard 
ner  [no  service  given]  ;  roll  dated  Boston,  Oct.  6, 1778 ;  also,  brigantine  "  Active," 
commanded  by  Capt.  Allen  Hallet;  engaged  June  13,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31, 
1779;  service,  2  mos.  19  days. 

ATWOOD,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  William  Tucker's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  10, 1778;  discharged  Jan.  1, 1779 ;  service,  5  mos.  23  days,  including 
time  to  return  home. 

ATWOOD,  JOSEPH,  Oxford.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Pratt's  co.,  Col. 
Davis's  regt.;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence, 
Oxford;  mustered  July  17,  1779;  enlistment,  9  months;  also,  Capt.  Redding's 
co.,  Uth  regt.;  enlisted  July  26,  1779;  discharged  April  25,  1780;  enlistment,  9 
months ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 
1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Uth  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  2  mos.  ser 
vice,  from  Aug.  1,  1780,  to  Oct.  1,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July 
2,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  2,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

ATWOOD,  JOSEPH,  Wellfleet.  Capt.  George  Webb's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt.; 
enlistment,  8  months ;  reported  discharged  [year  not  given] . 

ATWOOD,  JOSEPH,  Jr.,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Savory's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Johnson's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  returned  home  April  23,  1775;  service,  4^  days;  also, 
Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  company  return  dated 
Cambridge,  Sept.  6,  1775. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  347 


ATWOOD,  JOS'H.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776 ;  enlisted  Jan.  13,  1776 ; 
discharged  Nov.  8,  1776. 

ATWOOD,  JOS'H.  Mate,  brig  "Joseph;"  list  of  prisoners  sent  on  shore  at  Sheepscot 
River  and  Townsend  from  British  ship  "  Rainbow,"  dated  Sept.  12,  1777. 

ATWOOD,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  from  Wellfleet  to  Falmouth,  Sept.  10,  1778,  by  order  of  Brig.  Jos. 
Otis ;  service,  2  days. 

ATWOOD,  JOSHUA,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Varnum's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  16,  1777,  to  Dec.  8,  1778; 
reported  deserted. 

ATWOOD,  JOSHUA,  Templeton.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Josiah  Wilder 's  co.,  7th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  21,  1778;  joined 
Capt.  Morse's  (also  given  Capt.  Gates's)  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3 
years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Morse's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  1,  1777,  to  Feb.  1,  1779;  reported  discharged 
and  place  taken  by  Thomas  Atwood. 

ATWOOD,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  David  Bent's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  5,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos,  2  days,  at  the  Northward. 

ATWOOD,  MICAH  (also  given  MICHAEL),  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Wads  worth's 
co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  2,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  7  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  177"). 

ATWOOD,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Gage's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Joseph  Webb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  9,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  detached  from  Col.  Dana's  regt.  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army ;  stationed  near  West  Point,  N.  Y. 

ATWOOD,  NATHAN-,  Oxford.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  16yrs.;  stature,  4 
ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  fanner;  residence,  Oxford;  enlisted 
Nov.  26,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

ATWOOD,  PAUL,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  William  Turner's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  9,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  26  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  ;  enlistment,  5  months  ;  company  raised  in  Essex  Co. 

ATWOOD,  PAUL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Peirce's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men 
dated  March,  1783. 

ATWOOD,  PHILIP.  Private,  Capt.  John  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  27,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777;  service,  1  mo. -i  days,  on  an 
expedition  to  Bennington,  under  command  of  Col.  Job  Gushing. 

ATWOOD,  PHILIP,  Templeton.  Private,  Capt.  William  Henry's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  5,  1777;  discharged  July  5,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  9  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester 
Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  23, 
1778  ;  Capt.  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Sparhawk's  regt. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  ">  ft.  6  in. ; 
complexion,  dark;  residence,  Templeton;  also,  Capt.  Ephraim  Stearns's  co.,  Col. 
John  Rand's  (Worcester  Co.)Tegt. ;  enlisted  July  9,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10, 
1780;  service,  3  mos.  13  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  also,  order  for  wages  dated 
Templeton,  June  8,  1782. 

ATWOOD,  PRINCE.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Clous- 
ton;  engaged  June  22,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1777;  service,  6  mos.  9  days. 

ATWOOD,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  July  17,  1775;  dis 
charged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  27  days. 


348  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

ATWOOD,  SAMUEL,  Bradford.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  John  Savory's  co.,  dated  Feb.  13,  1778;  residence,  Bradford;  enlisted  for 
to\vn  of  Bradford  (East  Parish) ;  joined  Capt.  Samuel  Carr's  co.,  Col.  James 
Weson's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Carr's  co.,  Col. 
"Wesson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  28,  1777, 
to  Sept.  16,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  16,  1777. 

ATWOOD,  SAMUEL,  Wellfleet.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Eddy's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Brad 
ford's  regt.;  muster  return  dated  Jan.  28,  1778;  mustered  by  Perez  Simons; 
reported  "8  months  dead." 

ATWOOD,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Slarrow's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  13  days  in  Aug.,  1778 ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  13  days  in  Sept.,  1778. 

ATWOOD,  SAMUEL,  Oxford.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co.  in 
1779;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Oxford; 
delivered  to  Ensign  T.  Clarke. 

ATWOOD,  SAMUEL.  Boy,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
engaged  Oct.  23, 1780;  service,  6  mos.  12  days;  reported  captured  May  5,  1781. 

ATWOOD,  SOLOMON,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Hammatt's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  7  days. 

ATWOOD,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Tobias  Lord's  co. ;  enlisted  March  5,  1776;  dis 
charged  Nov.  25,  1776;  service,  8  mos.  22  days;  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cum 
berland  Co. 

ATWOOD,  STEPHEN.  List  of  men  belonging  to  1st  co.  of  Rehoboth  who  served  for  5  mos. 
at  York,  dated  July,  1776. 

ATWOOD,  STEPHEN,  Cape  Elizabeth  (also  given  Falmouth).  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's  co., 
Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  1,  1775;  also,  Capt.  George  White's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  15, 1776 ;  roll  made  up  for  96  days  rations,  to  time  of 
arrival  at  Bennington ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Joshua  Jordan's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt., 
dated  Cape  Elizabeth,  Nov.  20,  1778;  joined  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Francis's 
regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tup- 
per's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point. 

ATWOOD,  STEPHEN,  Cape  Elizabeth.  List  of  men  serving  in  armed  vessels,  etc.,  who 
were  lost  between  1776  and  1782 ;  reported  lost  at  sea. 

ATWOOD,  SYLVESTEK,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Pope's  (Bris 
tol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

ATWOOD,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Morse's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt.;  Continen 
tal  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported 
took  place  of  Joshua  Atwood;  also,  Capt.  Gardner's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  June  3,  1780. 

ATWOOD,  WAIT,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Hammatt's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield;  service,  11  days;  also,  Capt. 
Thomas  Mayhew's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mcfe.  8  days;  also,  company  return  dated 
Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Rox- 
bury,  Nov.  8,  1775. 

ATWOOD,  WAIT.  List  of  men  belonging  to  the  brigantine  "  Hazard  "  who  received 
shoes  taken  from  the  prize  ship  "  Live  Oak  "  [year  not  given] . 

ATWOOD,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  May  17,  1775. 


IX   THE    WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTIOX.  849 

ATWOOD,  WILLIAM,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Wadsworth's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  7 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

ATWOOD,  WILLIAM.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Nancy,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Consider 
Rowland  (later  "  Xantes,"  Capt.  Corbin  Barnes);  engaged  Feb.  24,  1777;  dis 
charged  April  2,  1777. 

ATWOOD,  WILLIAM,  Bradford.  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Mallon's  co.,  Essex  Co.  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  11,  1779;  discharged  Xov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  at  Castle 
Island,  under  command  of  Maj.  Gen.  Hancock. 

ATWOOD,  ZACCHEUS.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Xewell's  co.,  Col.  Reyes's  regt.;  enlisted  July 
10,  1777;  pay  abstract  for  bounty  allowed  for  service  from  Oct.  10,  1777,  to  Jan. 
4,  1778,  2  mos.  25  days ;  also,  muster  roll  taken  from  July  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  22, 
1777,  dated  Providence,  II.  I. ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

AUBIX, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Aurburn.] 

AUBIX,  PHILIP.  2d  Lieutenant,  brigantine  "Hancock"  (privateer),  commanded  by 
Capt.  Daniel  McXiel;  petition  signed  by  Philip  Moore  and  Archibald  Mercer, 
asking  that  said  McXiel  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  "Hancock;" 
allowed  in  Council,  Xov.  30,  1776. 

AUBIX,  PHILIP.  Mariner,  ship  "  Vengeance,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas  Thomas; 
engaged  June  27,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on  expedition  to  Penobscot. 

AUBIX,  SOLOMOX.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt. ;  return 
of  men  in  service  in  1775. 

AUBIX,  SOLOMOX,  Xewburyport.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
2d  Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Essex,  Feb.  16,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Moses  Greenleafs 
co.,  Col.  Ebene/er  Francis's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Greenleafs  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  (10th).  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Feb.  21, 1777,  to  Oct.  4,  1778;  reported  died  Oct.  4, 1778 ;  also,  muster 
return  dated  Jan.  25,  1778;  reported  taken  prisoner  at  Hubelton. 

AUDBEKT,  PHILIP.  Marine,  brig  "  Hazard,"  contfiianded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
nationality,  American;  stature,  5  ft.  6£  in.;  engaged  May  14,  1779;  discharged 
Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  24  days. 

AUDBUUT,  PHILIP.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Calender's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  23,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  cred 
ited  to  town  of  AVeymouth ;  reported  as  serving  19  mos.  17  days  as  Corporal,  10 
mos.  21  days  as  Sergeant;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Perkins's  co.,  Col. 
Crane's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Sept. -Dec.,  1777. 

AUDEBEKT, .      [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form   of   Audbcrt,  Audburt, 

Audeburt,  Audiburt.j 

AUDEBKRT, .     Lieutenant,  Lieut.  Col.  Paul   Revere's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  return  of 

officers  for  provisions  from  Sept.  7  to  Xov.  7,  1778,  dated  Castle  Island,  May  8, 
1779. 

AUDEBEUT,  ISAIAH,  Boston.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Calender's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Grid- 
ley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  5,  1775; 
service,  2  mos.  1  day ;  also,  Quartermaster  Sergeant,  Lieut.  William  Perkins's 
co.,  Col.  Gridley's  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Xov.  6,  1775 ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Philip  Marett's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  service, 
1  mo.,  between  Dec.  1,  1776,  and  Eel).  1,  1777;  also,  list  of  officers  of  Mass, 
militia;  appointed  Jan.  1,  1777;  commissioned  March  3,  1777;  also,  list  of  offi 
cers  whose  resignations  were  accepted  by  Council,  Feb.  26,  1779. 


350  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

AUDEBERT,  ISAIAH.  Receipt  for  wages  for  service  to  May  10, 1783,  on  frigate  "  Hague," 
commanded  by  Capt.  John  Manley. 

,  M.    List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  dated  Boston, 
May  11,  1777;  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

PHILIP.    Matross,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stoddard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  service,  2  mos.,  from  May  8  to  July  8,  1777. 

AUDEBERT,  PHILIP.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Samuel 
Ward's  and  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  cos.,  dated  Weymouth,  Jan.  2,  1778;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Weymouth ;  joined  Capt.  William  Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  a  foreigner. 

AUDEBURT,  ISAIAH.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Feb.  26, 1779 ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
David  Bradlee's  (9th)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  84  days  service 
from  time  of  enlistment  to  Aug.  1,  1777;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Winthrop 
Gray's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1779. 

AUDIBERT,  PHILIP.  Marine,  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  J.  Foster  Wil 
liams  ;  reported  disabled  by  a  ball  in  the  vertebrae  of  the  loins  at  Penobscot ; 
pensioned  Aug.  14,  1779. 

AUDIBURT,  ISAIAH.  Midshipman,  frigate  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  S.  Nichol 
son;  engaged  Nov.  20,  1781;  roll  made  up  to  May  31,  1782;  service,  6  mos.  11 
days. 

AUERTON  (?),  TIMOTHY,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Edgel's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and  Cambridge ;  service,  4 
days. 

AUGER,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Orger.] 

AUGER,  JAMES,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  William  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  7 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  26,  1775. 

AUGIN,  ISAAC,  Charlestown.  Drummer,  Capt.  Joseph  Williams's  co.,  Col.  John 
Greaton's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  6,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779 ;  credited  to  town  of  Lynn. 

AUGUSTON, .  Private,  Lieut.  Andrew  Oilman's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  12,  1776;  dis 
charged  Jan.  22,  1778;  service,  15  mos.  10  days;  stationed  at  Penobscot  River; 
reported  an  Indian.  Roll  dated  Boston. 

AUGUSTUS,  .    List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Halifax  to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be 

exchanged  for  British  prisoners ;  reported  a  negro. 

AUGUSTUS,  C>ESAR.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Abner  Bailey  of  Class  No.  1  of 
the  town  of  Newbury,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years, 
dated  Boston,  April  24,  1782. 

AUGUSTUS,  JOHN,  Salem.  Gunner,  brig  "  Union  "  (privateer),  commanded  by  Capt. 
Jonathan  Gardner;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Nov.  3,  1780;  age, 
29  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  brown  ;  residence,  Salem. 

AULDEN,  BARNABAS.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  8  days;  marched 
to  Ticonderoga. 

AULDIN,  AUSTIN.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Bartholomew  York's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phin- 
ney's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  promoted  from  Ensign  to  2d  Lieutenant,  May  18,  1776; 
re-engaged  Nov.  13,  1776,  in  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  also,  Capt.  John  Rice's  (3d)  co. ; 
muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1776. 


IN   THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  351 

AULDREPGE,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  William  Tupper's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  22  days,  in  May  and  June,  1777,  at  Rhode  Island. 

An.muDGE,  ELI.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  28, 1779 ;  discharged  Nov.  22, 1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  at  Claverack. 

AULDS, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Alld,  Allds,  Olds.] 

AULDS,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Willson's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  10,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1777;  service,  4  mos.  20  days,  at 
Rhode  Island. 

AULLPEX,  JOHN,  Medway.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Ho  well's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  from  Dec.  1,  1779,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

AUPAVMUT,  HEXDRICK.  Capt.  William  Goodrich's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Stockbridge,  Feb.  27.  1770. 

AURAL,  RICHAR]).  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  selectmen  of  Wells  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  March  22,  1782. 

Anun'RX,  DAXIEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Lemuel  Stewart's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  55  days 
billeting;  enlisted  June  27,  1775. 

AVSBKX,  WILLIAM,  Tyringham.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Tyringliam  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  1, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  13,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  17  days. 

AUSHVRX,  WILLIAM,  Tyringham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
Dec.  2,  1780;  Capt.  Lankton's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  age,  25 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  occupation,  laborer; 
residence,  Tyringham  ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AUSEREY,  LEARD.  Private,  Lieut.  Andrew  Oilman's  co. ;  service,  15  days,  at  Penobscot 
River ;  discharged  Jan.  22,  1778,  but  did  not  receive  notice  of  it  until  Feb.  7,  1778 ; 
reported  an  Indian. 

AUSGOOD,  BKXJAMIX,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Col.  Moses  Parker's  co.,  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Benjamin  Walker,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
9  days. 

ArsGooi),  JOSEPH,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Col.  Moses  Parker's  co.,  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Benjamin  Walker,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
9  days. 

Avsix,  AMOS.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ephraim  Brookins's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Collar's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  the  Northward  Oct.  13,  1781,  by 
order  of  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr. ;  service,  18  days. 

AVSKEXSOX,  JOHX,  Marblehead.  Man,  ship  "  Franklin,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Turner;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Salem,  Dec.  2,  1780;  age,  17 
yrs. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Marblehead ;  cruise  began  Aug.  8,  1780. 

AUSKINS,  JOHX.  Marine,  "Lincoln  Galley,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Curtis;  en 
gaged  May  19,  1781 ;  discharged  June  20,  1781 ;  service,  1  mo. 

AUSKIXS,  ROBERT.  Lieutenant,  "Lincoln  Galley,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Curtis; 
engaged  March  19,  1781 ;  discharged  July  23,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.  4  days. 

AUSKIXS,  WILLIAM.  Mate,  "Lincoln  Galley,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Curtis; 
engaged  April  1,  1781 ;  discharged  July  23,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  23  days. 

AUSMORE,  JAMES.  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  gun 
and  blanket  money  allowed  by  resolve  of  Nov.,  1776. 

AUSMUS,  JOHX.  Gunner,  Capt.  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Revere's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Nov.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779. 


352  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


Ausoxo,  SCARD.  Private,  Lieut.  Andrew  Oilman's  co. ;  enlisted  Nov.  29,  1776;  dis 
charged  Jan.  22,  1778 ;  service,  13  mos.  23  days,  at  Penobscot  River.  Roll  dated 
Boston. 

AUSTAIX,  BAILEY.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  re-it.;  enlisted  Oct.  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780;  service,  4  days; 
marched  to  the  Northward  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows  at  the  time  Forts  Ann 
and  George  were  taken  by  the  enemy. 

AUSTEX,  ABIATHAK.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Hatha way's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpen 
ter's  regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  from  July  20,  1777,  to  Aug.  24,  1777,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Dighton. 

AUSTEX,  ASA,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
regt.;  service,  22  days,  in  April,  1777,  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Rowland's 
Ferry  and  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey. 

AUSTEX,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  25,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

ArsxEx,  BALEY  (also  given  BALY),  Sheffield.  Private,  Capt.  William  Bacon's  co., 
Col.  Fellows's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775;  service,  17  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Dec.  19,  1775. 

ArsxEX,  BALEY  (also  given  BAILEY).  Private,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Grover's  co.,  Col.  Isaac 
Dean's  (4th  Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  marched  Aug.  5,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780; 
service,  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
Attleborough. 

AUSTEX,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Pray's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AUSTEX,  BEXOXI.  Private,  Capt.  William  Lithgow's  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from 
May  31,  1776,  to  Nov.  23,  1776,  5  mos.  23  days  ;  stationed  at  Falmouth. 

AUSTEX,  BEXOXI,  Brunswick.  Capt.  George  White's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Dec.  25, 1776 ;  roll  made  up  for  87£  days  rations,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Ben- 
nington;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Jonathan 
Mitchell's  (2d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Dec.  10,  1777;  joined  Capt.  George 
White's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  returned  by  Maj.  Larrabee ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  for 
March,  1779,  dated  West  Point. 

AUSTEX,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  West's  co. ;  enlisted  July  4,  1776 ;  discharged 
Dec.  6,  1776;  service,  4  mos.  19  days;  company  raised  for  expedition  against 
Nova  Scotia  and  defence  of  Machias;  also,  list  of  men  in  Capt.  West's  co.  who 
received  bounty  from  Capt.  Stephen  Smith,  Muster  Master  of  Lincoln  Co.,  for 
engaging  in  the  expedition  against  St.  Johns  [year  not  given] . 

AUSTEX,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Fales's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  3,  1779 ;  dis 
charged  Aug.  15,  1779 ;  service,  13  days ;  marched  to  Majorbagaduce  by  order  of 
Gen.  Lovel. 

AUSTEX,  EBEXEZER.  Capt.  Peter  Pitts's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  5,  1775. 

AUSTEX,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  William  Wells' s  co.,  3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt.; 
marched  Oct.  30,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1781 ;  service,  8  days,  on  the  alarm 
of  Oct.  29,  1781,  at  Saratoga. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        353 

AUSTEN,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co.,  Col.  Hopkins's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  ir>,  1776;  discharged  July  31,  1776;  service,  1(5  days,  by  order 
of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows. 

AUSTEN,  EZEKIEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Douglas's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  H,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777 ;  service, 
7  days,  at  Bennington ;  also,  pay  roll  for  24  days  service  from  Sept.  7  to  Sept.  30, 
1777 ;  marched  to  Pawlet.  Roll  dated  Hancock. 

AUSTEN,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  William  Douglas's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1777;  service, 
24  days ;  marched  to  Pawlet.  Roll  dated  Hancock. 

AUSTEN,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.;  en 
listed  June  25,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  8  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Tiverton,  11.  I. 

AUSTEN,  JACOH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  Williams's  regt.;  service,  7 
days,  in  Oct.,  1777,  at  Rhode  Island. 

AUSTEN,  JOHN.  Capt.  Silas  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt.;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Braintree,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

AUSTEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  William  Douglas's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777;  service, 
7  days,  at  Bennington. 

AUSTEN,  JOHN,  Brunswick.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Jonathan  Mitchell's  (2d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Dec.  10,  1777 ;  joined  Capt. 
Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  (also  given  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's)  regt. ;  enlistment, 
3  years;  returned  by  Maj.  Larrabee. 

AUSTEN,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Green's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Noyes's  regt. ; 
enlisted  March  2,  1777 ;  discharged  March  6,  1777 ;  service,  f>  days,  at  South 
Kingston. 

AUSTEN,  NATHANIEL.  Capt.  Peter  Pitts's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  5,  177"). 

AUSTEN,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
regt. ;  roll  made  up  from  April  20  to  May  13,  1777 ;  service  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  stationed  at  Slade's  Ferry,  11.  I. ;  reported  deserted,  no  time  allowed. 

AUSTEN,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  25,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  8  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

AUSTEN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Fellows's  (Artillery)  co.,  Berkshire  Co. 
regt.,  Gen.  Fellows's  brigade;  marched  to  Kingsbury,  N.  Y.,  July  3,  1777;  ser 
vice,  14  days.  Roll  dated  Sheffield. 

AUSTEN,  SOLOMON,  Methuen.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's 
regt.;  roll  made  up  from  date  of  arrived  at  Providence,  R.  I.,  April  27,  1777; 
discharged  June  27,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  10  days.  Roll  dated  Bristol. 

AUSTEN,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  22  days,  at 
Stillwater. 

AUSTEN,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  William  Hooper's  co. ;  payrolls  for  service  from 
June  1,  1776,  to  date  of  discharge,  Nov.  15,  1776;  service,  5  mos.  15  days.  Roll 
dated  Marblehead. 


354  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


AUSTEN,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Green's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Noyes's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Feb.  6,  1777;  discharged  March  6,  1777;  service,  29  days,  at  South 
Kingston ;  also,  list  of  men  discharged  March  6,  1777,  who  received  their  wages, 
etc.,  from  Capt.  Green  at  Charlestown. 

ArsTEx,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Hoskins's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  27,  1780  ;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780  ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days  ;  company 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

AUSTIN, .     [This  name  also  appears  Tinder  the  form  of  Asten,  Astens.  Astin,  Astins, 

Aston,  Ansin,  Austain,  Austen,  Austing,'Austings,  Austins,  Auston,  Osten,  Ostin, 
Osting,  Ostn,  Oston.] 

AUSTIN,  ABEL.  Private,  Lieut.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  Oct.  13, 1780 ;  service,  5  days.  Roll  dated 
Hancock. 

AUSTIN,  ABIATHAK,  Dighton.  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  June  21,  1776;  also,  Private, 
pay  roll  for  2  mos.  23  days  service  prior  to  Aug.  1,  1776;  also,  pay  rolls  for  ser 
vice  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  4  mos. ;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co., 
Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt. ;  service,  21  days,  subsequent  to  April  23,  1777,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Paull's 
co.,  Col.  Daggett's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  25,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  1,  1778;  ser 
vice,  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Berkley,  March  17,  1780. 

AUSTIN,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Ingersoll's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1777;  discharged  July  30,  1777;  service,  30  days;  also, 
Lieut.  Eleazer  Taylor's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777 ;  service,  4  days ;  marched  on  Benning- 
ton  alarm  as  far  as  Pittsfield ;  also,  Capt.  Adam  Kasson's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  14,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  16,  1780 ;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
the  Northward  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

AUSTIN,  ANTHONY,  Sheffield.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  (1st)  co.,  1st  Berk 
shire  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  ;  commissioned  May  6,  1776  ;  also, 
2d  Lieutenant,  1st  Sheffield  co.,  Col.  Hopkins's  (1st  Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of 
officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Oct.  1,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Noble's  co.,  Col. 
John  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  29, 1777 ;  discharged  July  28,  1777  ;  service,  30 
days ;  company  ordered  out  by  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows  and  Committee  of  Safety,  at 
the  request  of  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler;  also,  Capt.  Roswell  Downing's  co.,  Col.  John 
Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1777 ; 
service,  1  mo. ;  also,  Capt.  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  15, 1780; 
discharged  Oct.  17, 1780 ;  service,  4  days ;  marched  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows, 
at  the  time  Forts  George  and  Ann  were  taken  by  the  enemy.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
Sheffield. 

AUSTIN,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fales's  co.,  Col.  J.  Daggett's  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan. 
6,  1778;  discharged  April  1,  1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  26  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  company  drafted  to  serve  under  Gen.  Spencer  for  3  months  from  Jan.  1, 

1778. 

AUSTIN,  AUGUSTINE.  Private,  Lieut.  Jeremiah  Hickok's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  6,  1777;  discharged  July  27,  1777;  service,  22  days;  marched  to 
Kingsbury  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler. 

AUSTIN,  BAILEY,  Sheffield.  Private,  Capt.  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's  regt. ;  company 
return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col. 
John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  7,  1777;  discharged  July  28, 
1777 ;  service,  22  days  ;  marched  to  Kingsbury  near  Fort  Ann  ;  also,  pay  roll  for 
31  days  service  from  Sept.  19,  1777,  to  Oct.  19,  1777;  marched  to  Still  water;  also, 
Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  Bennington,  Oct.  23, 1780;  ser 
vice,  16  days. 


IN   THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  355 


AUSTIN,  BENJAMIN,  Fittstield.  Private,  Capt.  David  Noble's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's 
(26th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177.');  enlisted  April  29  (also  given  22), 
177") ;  service,  2  mos.  6  days ;  marched  to  Cambridge ;  also,  company  return  dated 
Oct.  6,  177");  reported  enlisted  in  the  train  July  1,  177") ;  also,  Capt.  John  Strong's 
co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged 
July  26,  1777;  service,  3  weeks  5  days;  marched  to  Fort  Ann. 

AUSTIN,  BENJAMIN.  Drummer,  Capt.  Moses  Knap's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (3d) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  enlisted  Feb.  9, 
1779;  discharged  March  22,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AUSTIN,  BENJAMIN,  Shrewsbury.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Rice's  co.,  Col. 
Cushing's  regt.;  age,  Slyrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  light;  occupation, 
weaver ;  residence,  Shrewsbury  ;  enlisted  May  10,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AUSTIN,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Fray's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Huts;  enlisted  April  5,  1781. 

AUSTIN,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Fray's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  Hutts;  enlisted  Jan.  30,  1781;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

AUSTIN,  BENONI,  Brunswick.  Private,  Capt.  James  Curtis's  co. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1, 177") ;  enlisted  May  17,  177") ;  service,  3  mos. ;  also,  Capt.  Curtis's  co.,  Col. 
James  Cargill's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  9,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  5  days. 

AUSTIN,  CALEB,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days. 

AUSTIN,  CALEB,  Hatrield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Murray's  co.,  Col. 
Chapin's  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  residence,  Hatfield ;  enlistment, 
9  months ;  marched  to  Fishkill ;  also,  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Hampshire  Co. 
for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  Aug.  4,  1778  ; 
returned  by  Capt.  John  Santford,  of  Col.  Mai  corn's  regt.,  as  received  of  Brig. 
Gen.  Jonathan  Warner. 

AUSTIN,  CALEB.  Landsman,  ship  "Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon  Samson;  en 
gaged  June  17, 1780 ;  discharged  March  12, 1781 ;  service,  8  mos.  25  days ;  reported 
entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  brig  "Tryall,"  if  captured;  also,  Marine,  ship 
"Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Nevins;  engaged  April  18,  1781;  dis 
charged  June  12,  1781;  service,  1  mo.  24  days;  roll  dated  Boston;  also,  Cook, 
sloop  "Defence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Nivens;  engaged  July  9,  1781; 
discharged  Sept.  26,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  17  days. 

AUSTIN,  CODY.    Marine,  frigate  "Boston;"  engaged  March  19  [year  and  service  not 

given] . 

AUSTIN,  DANIEL,  Narragaugus.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Shaw,  Jr.'s  co. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
7,  1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  -4  mos.  3  days;  company  stationed  at 
Gouldsborough,  No.  4,  Narragaugus  and  Pleasant  River. 

AUSTIN,  DAVID,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Trow's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.; 
service,  25  days,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776,  at  Rhode  Island. 

AUSTIN,  DAVID,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days. 

AUSTIN,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Webster's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  at 
Claverack  ;  regiment  raised  in  York  and  Suffolk  counties  to  reinforce  army  under 
Gen.  Washington. 


356  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

AUSTIN,  DAVID,  Saco  (also  given  Pepperellborough) .  Matross,  Capt.  Winthrop  Sar 
gent's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  May  21,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  credited  to  town  of  Woburn ;  also, 
Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental  Arrny  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780, 
to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  deserted  June  20,  1781 ;  also,  return  dated  Park  near 
Morristown,  Jan.  28,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Jan.  10, 
1781,  returned  by  order  of  Gen.  Heath;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  com 
plexion,  dark ;  rank,  Matross ;  enlisted  May  20,  1777,  by  Capt.  Lieut.  Cumpston ; 
joined  Capt.  Sargent's  co.,  3d  Artillery  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

AUSTIN,  EBENEZER,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Pitts's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
6  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's 
co.,  Col.  Pope's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  17,  1776;  service,  12  days,  at 
Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Paull's  co.,  Col. 
Daggett's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  25, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  1, 1778 ;  service,  8  days, 
at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Berkley,  March  17,  1780. 

AUSTIN,  EDWARD.  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt. ;  credited  with  4 
mos.  2  weeks  service  [year  not  given] . 

AUSTIN,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Roswell  Downing's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  19, 1777;  service,  1  mo.;  also, 
Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  15,  1780;  discharged 
Oct.  17,  1780;  service,  4  days;  marched  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows  at  the 
time  Forts  George  and  Ann  were  taken  by  the  enemy.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Sheffield. 

AUSTIN,  ELISHA,  Marlborough.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Cranson's  co.,  Col.  Ezekiel  Howe's  (4th)  regt.;  enlisted  March  24,  1777; 
joined  Capt.  Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  de 
serted  June  1,  1777. 

AUSTIN,  EZEKIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  detached  from  Gen.  Fellows's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  brigade;  enlisted  July  1, 1778;  service,  4  mos.,  at  Albany,  under 
Gen.  Stark. 

AUSTIN,  GEORGE,  Dighton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  mustered  by  James  Leonard, 
Muster  Master,  dated  Oct.  29,  1779;  9th  co..  Col.  Hathaway's  regt. ;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  dark;  residence, 
Dighton ;  enlistment,  9  months,  from  time  of  arrival  at  Springfield ;  reported  de 
livered  to  Lieut.  J.  Grace. 

AUSTIN,  GEORGE.  Private,  Lieut.  Abiel  Whitmarsh's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  July  29,  1780,  to 
Tiverton,  R.  I. 

AUSTIN,  ICHAKOD,  York.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  York  co.  in  1779;  age, 
29  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft. ;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  York;  delivered  to  Lieut.  J. 
Grace. 

AUSTIN,  ISAAC,  Methuen.  Capt.  James  Mallone's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4£  days. 

AUSTIN,  ISAAC,  Jr.,  Methuen.  Capt.  James  Mallone's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4£  days. 

AUSTIN,  ISAIAH.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Lambert;  engaged  Jan.  18,  1778  [service  not  given]. 

AUSTIN  (alias  RAND),  JACK,  Woburn.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town 
of  Woburn  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  12, 
1780;  discharged  Jan.  9,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  8  days;  rank,  Private;  reported 
"no  discharge." 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  357 

AUSTIN,  JACOB,  Raynham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  King's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  177");  service, -3  mos.  5 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  King's  co.,  Col.  IIop- 
kins's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  15,  1776;  discharged  July  31,  1770 ; 
service,  16  days,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows. 

AUSTIN,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Zadok  Buffinton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  reirt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  18,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777,  at  Cambridge;  service,  3  mos. 
13  days,  at  the  Northward. 

AUSTIN,  JAMES,  Watertown.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Barnard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Gard 
ner's  regt  ,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days;  also, 
certificate  of  service  dated  Watertown,  Feb.  10,  1778,  signed  by  Alexander  Shep- 
ard;  service,  6  mos.,  with  guards  at  powder  house  in  Watertown. 

AUSTIN,  JOAB.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Roswell  Downing's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  19, 1777;  service,  1  mo.;  also, 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  15  to  Oct.  17,  1780,  4  days;  marched  by  order  of 
Brig.  Gen.  Fellows,  at  the  time  when  Forts  George  and  Ann  were  taken  by  the 
enemy.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Sheffield. 

AUSTIN,  JOHN,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days. 

AUSTIN,  JOHN,  Worthington.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  5  days. 

AUSTIN,  JOHN,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Gilbert's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  joined  April  27,  1775;  ser 
vice,  4  days ;  also,  Capt.  Silas  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  10  days. 

AUSTIN,  JOHN,  Beverly.  Private,  Capt.  John  Gay's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  2  days  travel  allowance  sworn  to  Nov.  29,  1776. 

AUSTIN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8, 1776 ;  enlisted  March  10, 1776 ;  reported 
on  command  at  Fort  Edward. 

AUSTIN,  JOHN.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Clouston  ; 
engaged  Aug.  19,  1777;  discharged  Jan.  6,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  18  days. 

AUSTIN,  Jonx.  Private,  Sergt.  William  Warland's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (2d) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  25,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  at 
Albany. 

AUSTIN,  JOHN,  Georgetown.  Private,  Capt.  Sewall's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  (late  Brewer's) 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  credited  to  town  of  Brunswick;  reported  transferred  to  invalids  at  Boston, 
March  1,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  subsistence  money  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  dated  Boston,  March  19,  1777; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23,  1778 ;  also,  Lieut. 
Osgood  Carleton's  co.  of  invalids,  Col.  Lewis  Nicola's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service 
at  Boston  from  Nov.  1,  1778,  to  June  13,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  taken  to  Sept.  9, 
1779,  dated  Boston;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  service  at  Boston. 

AUSTIN,  JOHN.  Conductor  of  military  stores;  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt.; 
lists  of  field  and  staff  officers  dated  Cambridge,  June  16  and  June  26,  1775;  a/so, 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  at  Boston  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec. 
31, 1779;  also,  Conductor  of  military  stores  under  Maj.  Barber;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 


358  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND    SAILORS 

AUSTIN,  JOHX.  Recommendation  dated  West  Point,  April  28,  1782,  signed  by  Col. 
Crane  of  the  artillery,  for  the  appointment  of  said  Austin  as  2d  Lieutenant  in  his 
regiment ;  commissioned  May  17,  1782. 

AUSTIN,  JOHN,  Jr.,  Methuen.  Private,  Capt.  James  Mallone's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7£  days. 

AUSTIN,  JOHN,  Jr.,  Methuen.  Private,  Maj.  Samuel  Bodwell's  Co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3£  days.  [Name  crossed  out  on  roll.] 

AUSTIN,  JOHN,  Jr.  Conductor  of  military  stores  in  department  of  field  commissary, 
appointed  May  1,  1778 ;  stationed  with  1st  Mass,  brigade  ;  also,  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  1,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

AUSTIN,  JONAH,  Falmouth  (also  given  Casco  Bay).  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Knight's 
co. ;  enlisted  July  11,  1775  ;  service,  6  mos.  6  days,  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. ; 
also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Peter  Noyes's  (1st 
Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  20,  1778;  residence,  Falmouth;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Falmouth;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  2i>,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  11  mos.  11  days  as  Private,  24  mos.  as  Cor 
poral;  promoted  to  Corporal  Dec.  1,1777;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Wallcutt's  co., 
Col.  Marshall's  (10th)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  rations  from  Jan.  20  to  March  25, 
1777,  65  days;  also,  Corporal;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1779,  dated  West  Point; 
reported  "  on  furlough  Nov.  20  for  90  Days ;  "  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1779, 
dated  West  Point ;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  20,  1780. 

AUSTIN,  JONATHAN,  Methuen.  Private,  Capt.  James  Mallone's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  6£  days. 

AUSTIN,  JONATHAN,  Methuen.  Corporal,  Maj.  Samuel  Bodwell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3^  days.  [Name  crossed  out  on  roll.] 

AUSTIN,  JONATHAN.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  dated 
Boston,  Feb.  2,  1777 ;  Capt.  Walcut's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

AUSTIN,  JONATHAN,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Pope's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt.;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  also, 
Capt.  Walker's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  God 
frey's  brigade;  service,  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780; 
marched  to  Tiverton,  11. 1. 

AUSTIN,  JONATHAN  W.,  Boston.  Major,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  (16th)  regt.; 
engaged  April  20,  1775;  roll  made  up  t<>  July  31,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  18  days; 
also,  list  of  field  officers  of  the  Continental  Army  stationed  at  Cambridge  in  1776. 

AUSTIN,  JONATHAN  W.  Volunteer,  brig  "  Hazard/'  commanded  by  Capt.  J.  F.  Wil 
liams;  engaged  Dec.  21,  1778;  discharged  April  21,  1779;  service,  4  mos.  Roll 
dated  Boston. 

AUSTIN,  JOSEPH,  Suffield.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Peters's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Daniel- 
son's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  13  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov.  20,  1775. 

AUSTIN,  JOSHUA,  Dartmouth  (also  given  Cohasset).  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Kempton's 
co.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  ser 
vice,  5  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  30,  1775;  also,  list  of  men 
mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  dated  Boston,  Aug.  17, 1777;  Capt. 


IX  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION. 


AUSTIN,  JOSHUA,  continued. 

Jiirvis's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  rest. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  Thomas 
Hunt's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  rest.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  July  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  deserted  May 
IT),  1779;  returned  Feb.  4,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Cartwright's  co.,  Col.  Jack 
son's  rest. ;  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  Guelph,  Pa. ;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
June,  July,  Aug.,  Sept.  and  Nov.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's 
rest.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  reported  on  command  at 
Newton;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  ase,  33  yrs. ;  stature,  f>  ft.  9  in.; 
complexion,  dark  ;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  yeoman;  residence,  Dartmouth ;  en 
listed  March  1,  1780,  by  Ensign  Phelon ;  joined  Capt.  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's 
rest.;  enlistment,  durins  war;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  March  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1780;  reported 
joined  from  desertion  April  20,  1780. 

ArsTix,  JOSIAH,  Western  or  Oakham.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cutler's  co.  of  volunteers  ; 
marched  Sept.  21,  1777,  to  join  Gen.  Gates  at  the  Northward;  service,  32  days. 

AUSTIN,  JUDAH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ephraim  Fitch's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Rimonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  rest.;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderosa,  Feb.  2">,  1777;  enlisted 
Dec.  16,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March  IT),  1777. 

AUSTIN,  JUDAII.  Private,  Lieut.  Andrew  Loomiss's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
rest. ;  inarched  Oct.  14,  1780,  on  an  alarm  to  Benninston  ;  service,  4  days. 

AUSTIN,  LKVI.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Rowley's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
rest. ;  enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  26, 1777;  service,  27  days,  at  Fort 
Ann,  on  an  alarm  at  Ticonderosa;  also,  Capt.  Rowley's  co.,  Col. David  Rossiter's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  rest.;  service,  7  days,  at  Benninston,  from  Aug.  13  to  Aus-  20, 
1777;  also,  Capt.  Rowley's  co.,  Col.  Brown's  rest.;  service  from  Sept.  5,  1777,  to 
Sept.  29,  1777,  24  days,  at  the  Northward  of  Pawlet;  also,  Capt.  John  Bacon's 
co.,  Col.  Rosseter's  rest.,  Gen.  Fellows's  brisade ;  marched  Oct.  17,  1780.  to  rein 
force  Gen.  Stark  at  Stillwater ;  service,  4  days  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  4  days  service, 
from  Nov.  5  to  Nov.  7,  1780;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  reinforce  Gen.  Stark  at 
Stillwater;  also,  pay  roll  for  13  days  service,  from  Oct.  13,  1781,  to  Oct.  22,  1781 ; 
inarched  to  reinforce  Gen.  Stark  at  Stillwater. 

AUSTIN,  MOSES,  Salem,  N.  II.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  July  4,  1778 ;  ase,  22 
yrs.;  stature,  f>  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Beverly;  also, 
list  of  men  enlisted  for  9  months  returned  by  Bris-  Gen.  J.  Glover  as  received 
from  Jonathan  Warner,  dated  Fort  Arnold,  July  3,  1778. 

AUSTIN,  NATIIANIKL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Shapleish's  co. ;  enlisted  July  10,  177">; 
roll  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  177") ;  service,  4  mos.,  at  Kittery ;  also,  Capt.  Shapleigh's 
co.,  Col.  Edward  Cutts's  rest.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  1  to  Dec.  31,  177-">, 
2  mos.  ")  days,  at  Kittery  Point. 

AUSTIN,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Snow's  co.,  Col.  Georse  Williams's 
(Bristol  Co.)  rest.;  enlisted  June  22,  1778;  service,  23  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  marched  from  Raynham  to  Taunton,  and  served  at  Providence  in 
Col.  Wade's  rest.,  under  Gen.  Sullivan. 

AUSTIN,  NATIIANIKL,  Dishton  (also  given  Berkley).  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Pitts's  co., 
Col.  Timothy  Walker's  rest.;  muster  roll  dated  Aus-  1,  177-");  enlisted  May  2. 
177") ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  177")]  ;  also, 
Capt.  Zebedee  Reddins's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  rest- ;  P^y  r<)U  f°r  -  1IU)S-  -'* 
days  service  prior  to  Aus.  1,  1776;  also,  Capt.  James  Nickols's  co..  Col.  John 
Dagget's  rest.;  enlisted  Jan.  14,  1778;  discharged  April  2,  1778;  service,  2  mos. 
19  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months;  also,  Capt.  Ebene/er  Paull's 
co.,  Col.  Daggctt's  rest.;  enlisted  Aug.  2.1,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  1,  1778;  ser 
vice,  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Berkley,  March  17,  1780. 


360  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

AUSTIN,  NATHANIEL.  List  of  men  detached  from  Capt.  John  Walton's  co.  to  join  Capt. 
Frost  at  Cambridge  and  to  march  to  Boston,  dated  Cambridge,  Sept.  23,  1778. 

AUSTIN,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780;  service,  4  days; 
marched  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows  at  the  time  Forts  George  and  Ann  were 
taken  by  the  enemy ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Sheffield ;  also,  pay  roll  for  16  days  service 
from  Oct.  23,  1780,  to  Nov.  7,  1780;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  Bennington.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Sheffield. 

AUSTIN,  PASCO.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Lambert ;  engaged  Jan.  18,  1778  [service  not  given] . 

AUSTIN,  PAUL.  Private,  Lieut.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  marched  Oct.  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780;  service,  5 
days,  on  an  alarm.  Roll  dated  Hancock. 

AUSTIN,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  de 
tachment  of  guards;  enlisted  Oct.  1,  1779;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1780;  service,  3 
mos.,  in  and  about  Boston. 

AUSTIN,  PHILIP.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  "Wood's  co.,  Col.  Simon  Gary's  regt.;  ser 
vice,  2  days;  roll  dated  Roxbury,  April  1,  1776. 

AUSTIN,  PHILIP.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co. ;  age,  16  yrs. ; 
stature,  5ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  gray;  occupation, 
blacksmith;  residence,  Massachusetts;  enlisted  April  11,  1782;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

AUSTIN,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Winch's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  16,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  14  days,  in  Northern  department. 

AUSTIN,  ROBERT.  List  of  prisoners  certified  by  the  selectmen  of  Truro,  Sept.  19,  1777, 
as  having  been  returned  from  the  British  ship  "Diamond,"  Capt.  Charles  Field 
ing,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners;  captured  Sept.  6,  1777,  from  the 
"Morning  Star"  (merchant  vessel),  Capt.  John  Combe  of  Newburyport;  also, 
Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  to  be  received  in  exchange  for  British  prisoners  sent  to 
Halifax  in  the  cartel  "  Swift,"  dated  Oct.  9,  1777;  exchanged  for  Andrew  Martin. 

AUSTIN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Kasson's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  at 
Claverack;  enlistment,  3  months. 

AUSTIN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co.,  Col.  Hopkins's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  marched  July  15,  1776,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows;  service,  12  days; 
also,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  marched 
to  Kingsbury  near  Fort  Ann  July  7,  1777;  service,  22  days;  also,  sen-ice  from 
Sept.  19  to  Oct.  19,  1777,  31  days;  marched  to  Stillwater;  also,  Capt.  William 
Fellows's  co.  of  matrosses,  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.'s  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780;  service,  4 days;  marched  on  the  alarm  at 
the  time  Forts  George  and  Ann  were  taken  by  the  enemy;  also,  Capt.  Spoor's  co., 
Col.  Ashley,  Jr.'s  regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  Barnes's  Heaths  in  Stillwater, 
Oct.  12,  1781 ;  service,  11  days. 

AUSTIN,  SETH,  Dighton.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  (9th)  co.,  2d  Bristol 
Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  ;  commissioned  April  26, 1776 ;  also,  Capt. 
Joseph  Diirfee's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ; 
chosen  by  order  of  Sept.  15,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Pope's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt.;  service,  24  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  also, 
Capt.  Walker's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  God 
frey's  brigade;  service,  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780; 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  361 

AUSTIN*,  SHUBAEL.  Drummer,  Capt.  William  Foord's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  21,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  inos.  6  days. 

AUSTIN,  SHUBAEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  Caleb  Hyde's  regt.,  Gen. 
Itosseter's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  20,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1781;  service, 
9  da3rs,  at  Stillwater. 

Ausrix,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  George  Ulmer's  co.,  Col.  James  Hunter's  regt.; 
enlisted  April  10,  1782;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1782;  service,  7  mos.  10  days,  in 
Eastern  department. 

AUSTIN,  THADDEUS.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Barns's  co.,  Col.  David  Moseley's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  2  days,  between  June  12  and  June  17,  1782 ;  marched  to 
quell  the  mob  at  Northampton. 

AUSTIN,  THOMAS.  Seaman,  State  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Wil 
liams;  engaged  June  27,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  16,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  19  days; 
also,  Armorer,  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Williams  ;  engaged  Nov.  18, 
1778;  discharged  April  20,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  2  days.  Roll  dated  Boston. 

AUSTIN,  THOMAS.  List  of  prisoners  brought  to  Marblehead  in  the  cartel  "  Pacific"  to 
be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners ;  returned  by  Thomas  Stone,  Commissary 
[year  not  given] . 

AUSTIN*,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Eaton's  co.,  Coi.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  29  days,  on  an 
expedition  to  the  Northward. 

AUSTIN,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Roe's  co.,  Brig.  Gen.  Henry  Knox's  Artillery 
artificers;  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Christopher  Beack- 
ley's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Flower's  corps,  Brig.  Gen.  Knox's  Artillery  artificers; 
muster  roll  for  April,  1778. 

AUSTIN,  ZEPHANIAH.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  George  King's  (16th)  co.,  1st  Berkshire 
Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  May  6,  1776;  company 
raised  in  Sheffield,  Great  Barrington,  Tyringham  and  New  Marlborough ;  also, 
Capt. Peter  Ingersoll's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July 
1,  1777;  service,  30  days. 

AUSTING,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Brightman's  co.,  Col.  James  Dean's  regt.; 
enlisted  March  8, 1781 ;  service,  6  days;  company  detached  from  Freetown,  Berk 
ley  and  Dighton  for  the  term  of  40  days  unless  sooner  discharged. 

AUSTING,  JAMES,  Old  York.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  co.,  Col.  James  Scam- 
mon's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  4,  177f>;  service,  3 
mos.  5  days;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cam 
bridge,  Oct.  28,  177,"). 

AUSTINGS,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Thatcher's 
regt. ;  service  from  Sept.  2  to  Sept.  4,  1778,  3  days,  with  guards  at  Fort  No.  2, 
Cambridge. 

AUSTINS,  ABIATHAK,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  James  Nickols's  co.,  Col.  John  Dagget's 
regt.;  marched  Jan.  14,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  19  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlist 
ment,  3  months. 

AUSTINS,  GEORGE.  Major's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  31,  1779;  discharged  May  31,  1780; 
enlistment,  9  months. 

AUSTINS,  JOSHUA,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Daniel- 
son's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  177o. 

AUSTON,  BENONI.  Private,  Capt.  William  Lithgow's  co. ;  enlisted  March  13,  1776;  roll 
made  up  to  May  31,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  19  days,  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. 


362  "MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

AUSTOX,  JOHX,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Walker's  regt. ;  company 
return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

AUSTOX,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  4  mos.,  with  Northern  army. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Andover. 

AUSTOX,  SHUBAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joel  Stevens's  co.,  Col.  David  Rossiter's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  25,  1781 ;  service,  13  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Saratoga.  Roll  dated  Pittsfield. 

AUSTOX,  SOLOMOX,  Metlmen.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's 
regt. ;  arrived  at  Providence  April  27,  1777 ;  discharged  June  27,  1777 ;  service,  2 
mos.  10  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Capt.  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  John 
son's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  4  mos., 
with  Northern  army.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Andover. 

AUSTOX,  STEPHEX.  Private  (also  given  Corporal),  Capt.  Pelatiah  Eddy's  co.,  Col. 
Abiel  Mitchel's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams, 
Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  service,  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of 
Aug.  1,  1780;  marched  from  Taunton  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

AUSTROMAX,  MATTHIAS,  Philadelphia.  Matross,  Capt.  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  25,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  return  dated  Greenwich,  Nov.  10,  1779.  [See  Matthias  Asterman.] 

AUTE,  JOHX.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Jonathan  Wild  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  during  war,  dated  Walpole,  April  6,  1782. 

AUTHERTOX,  LEMUEL,  Mansfield.  Private,  Capt.  Abiel  Clap's  co.,  Col.  John  Dagget's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days. 

AUTHEKTOX,  PHILIP.  Discharge  dated  New  York,  Dec.  23,  1783,  signed  by  Maj.  Gen. 
Knox ;  honorably  discharged  from  service,  having  completed  his  term  of  enlist 
ment,  3  years ;  served  in  2d  Mass.  regt. 

AUTHUR,  JOSEPH,  Truro.  Private,  Capt.  Means's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  July  1,  1778;  enlistment, 
during  war;  reported  deserted  July  1,  1778. 

AUTHUKTOX,  PHILIP.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  for  Jan. -Dec.,  1781;  time  allowed 
from  July  5,  1781;  reported  "no  date  of  enlistment;"  also,  return  of  men  in 
service  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1782;  reported  on  command  in  March,  1782;  also,  Capt. 
Jacob  Daniels's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  for  June- 
Dec.,  1782;  reported  transferred  from  6th  co. 

AVAXS,  MAYBERY,  Sharon.  Private,  Capt.  John  McKinstry's  co.,  Col.  Patterson's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  9,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 

AVAXY,  JOHX.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  John  Roberts  of  Class  No.  9  of  the 
town  of  Gloucester  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated 
Boston,  May  10,  1782. 

AVARIEL,  JOSEPH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jabez  West's  co. ;  enlisted  July  17,  1776;  dis 
charged  Dec.  6,  1776 ;  service,  4  mos.  20  days ;  company  raised  for  expedition 
against  Nova  Scotia  and  defence  of  Machias. 

AVARY,  JOHX.  Capt.  Clark's  co.,  10th  regt.;  enlisted  July  6,  1779;  discharged  April 
6,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

AVARY,  TIMOTHY,  Temple.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Ezra  Town's  co., 
Col.  James  Read's  regt.;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  (5  in.;  complexion,  brown ; 
eyes,  gray;  occupation,  farmer;  birthplace,  Townsend ;  residence,  Temple;  rank, 
Private;  enlisted  May  15,  1775;  mustered  July  11,  1775;  reported  died  Aug.  7, 
1775. 


IX  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION. 


AVERAL,  WILLIAM,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  "Warner's  co.,  Col.  Little's  regt.;  coui- 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  177")]  ;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  age,  20  yrs. 

AVKRED,  TIMOTHY,  Norwich.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  prior  to 
May  17,  1777,  from  Capt.  John  Kirkland's  co. ;  joined  Capt.  Wheeler's  co.,  Col. 
Nixon's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Nixon's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  15,  1777,  to 
Sept.  1,  1778;  reported  discharged  Sept.  1,  1778;  hired  a  man  to  take  his  place; 
also,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  return  for  clothing  for  the 
year  1777. 

AVEIIEL  (alias  EVEREL),  EZEKIEL,  Sheepscot  (also  given  Pownalborough) .  Private, 
Capt.  Thomas  Hunt's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (Kith)  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Oct.  11,  1780. 

AVEREL,  JAMES,  Jr.  Capt.  Joseph  Browning's  co.,  Col.  Murray's  regt.;  order  for 
wages  for  3  mos.  service  in  1780,  dated  Palmer,  May  2.1,  1782. 

AVEREL,  JOSEPH.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  John  Scott's  co.,  6th  Lincoln  Co.  regt. ;  service,  14 
days,  between  Aug.  31  and  Nov.  20,  1779,  at  Machias. 

AVERELL,  AMOS,  Topsfield.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Perkins's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2£  days ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept. 
22  to  Nov.  16,  1776,  2  mos.  7  days.  Roll  dated  North  Castle. 

AVERELL,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards  ; 
enlisted  Dec.  1,  1777;  discharged  April  3,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  3  days,  at  Charles- 
town  and  Cambridge. 

AVERELL,  DANIEL.  Receipt  for  mileage  received  of  Capt.  John  Dodge,  dated  Spring 
field,  March  16,  1777. 

AVERELL,  DANIEL.  Receipt  for  mileage  received  of  Capt.  John  Dodge,  dated  Spring 
field,  March  16,  1777. 

AVERELL,  EZEKIEL,  Pownalborough.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer,  Jr.'s  (5th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Braintree,  Jan.  20, 
1778;  residence,  Pownalborough;  enlisted  for  town  of  Braintree;  joined  Capt. 
Langdon's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AVERELL,  ISAAC,  Topsfield.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Perkins's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2.^  days. 

AVERELL,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Heald's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  25,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25.  1779;  service,  2  mos.  1  day,  on  expe 
dition  to  Penobscot. 

AVERELL,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards  ;  enlisted  Nov.  12, 1777  ;  discharged  April  3,  1778  ;  service,  4  mos.  22  days, 
at  Charlestown  and  Cambridge;  also,  muster  roll  for  Eel).,  1778,  dated  Winter 
Hill;  reported  detached  Nov.  5,  1777,  to  guard  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army. 

AVERELL,  NATHANIEL,  Topsfield.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Perkins's  co.,  which  marched 
OTi  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2£  days. 

AVERELL,  SAMUEL.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel  Scott's  (3d)  co.,2d  Lincoln  Co.  regt.; 
list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  July  23  (also  given  Aug.  23),  1776. 

AVERELL,  SAMUEL.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Perkins's  (4th)  co.,  5th  Lincoln  Co. 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  [year  not  given] . 

AVERELL,  SAMUEL.  Lieutenant;  certificate  signed  by  said  Averell  and  others  certifying 
the  service  of  Capt.  Solomon  Walker  at  the  retaking  of  the  mast-ship  in  Sheep- 
Scot  River,  dated  Pownalborough,  Oct.  8,  1777. 


364  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

AVERELL,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Nathaniel  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  25,  1775. 

AVERELL,  WILLIAM  H.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under 
Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  July  3,  1775. 

AVEREY,  WILLIAM,  Westfield.  Private,  Capt.  Parks's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

AVERIL,  EZEKIEL,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Jeduthan  Baldwin's  regt. 
of  artificers;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
Jan.  1,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  discharged. 

AVERIL,  JOSEPH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  regt.; 
service,  3  days,  between  Dec.  4,  1778,  and  Jan.  4,  1779;  also,  list  of  men  in  Capt. 
Jabez  West's  co.  who  received  bounty  from  Capt.  Stephen  Smith,  Muster  Master 
of  Lincoln  Co.,  for  engaging  in  the  expedition  against  St.  Johns  [year  not  given]. 

AVERIL,  PAUL,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lovejoy's  co.,  commanded  by 
Lieut.  John  Adams,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  3£  days. 

AVERILL, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Avariel,  Averal,  Averel, 

Averell,  Averil,  Averrill,  Avery,  Avrell,  Avrill,  Everall.] 

AVERILL,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co.,  Col.  John  Baker's  (3d 
Essex  Co.)  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  April  17,  1775;  reported  released  from 
service  and  place  taken  by  John  Peters. 

AVERILL,  BENJAMIN,  Ipswich.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Ipswich  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  June  22, 1780; 
discharged  Dec.  8,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  28  days. 

AVERILL,  DAVID,  Cape  Ann.  Capt.  John  Row's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th) 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  28,  1775;  also,  Private; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  29,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  8  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

AVERILL,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Pickering's  regt. ;  marched 
Dec.  16,  1776 ;  discharged  March  15,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  16  days. 

AVERILL,  EZEKIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  North's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  2  days,  from  Sept.  10  to  Sept.  12, 1777,  in  defending  and  retaking  a  mast-ship 
loading  in  Sheepscot  River. 

AVERILL,  EZEKIEL,  Sheepscot  (also  given  Milton).  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hunt's 
co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  Oct.  11,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of  Braintree;  also, 
return;  Capt.  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  residence,  Sheepscot;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Broadbay;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Lieut.  Thomas  Lamb's  co.,  Col. 
Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  March,  1778,  dated  Guelph,  Pa. ;  also,  pay  roll  for 
July  and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  pay  rolls  for  Sept.,  1778-April, 
1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  also,  Capt.  Hunt's  co. ;  muster  roll  dated  Pawtuxet,  May 
4,  1779 ;  reported  on  command  at  Newton ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Providence, 
July  9,  1779;  also,  return  dated  Camp  at  Providence,  Dec.  31,  1779. 

AVERILL,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  North's  regt.;  ser 
vice,  2  days,  from  Sept.  10  to  Sept.  12,  1777,  in  defending  and  retaking  a  mast- 
ship  loading  in  Sheepscot  River. 

AVERILL,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  North's  regt.;  service, 
2  days,  from  Sept.  10  to  Sept.  12,  1777,  in  defending  and  retaking  a  mast-ship 
loading  in  Sheepscot  River.  » 


IN  THE  AVAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  365 

AVEKILL,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Libby's  (9th)  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's 
(Lincoln  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  June  23,  1777;  discharged  July  16,  1777;  service, 
23  days,  at  Machias  and  adjacent  rivers,  when  ship  "  Ambuscade"  lay  in  the 
harbor. 

AVEKILL,  SAMUEL.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Perkins's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Buck's  (nth  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned 
July  25,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  North's  regt.;  service, 
2  days,  from  Sept.  10  to  Sept.  12,  1777,  in  defending  and  retaking  a  mast-ship 
loading  in  Sheepscot  River. 

AVERILL,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  North's  regt.;  ser 
vice,  2  days,  from  Sept.  10  to  Sept.  12,  1777,  in  defending  and  retaking  a  mast- 
ship  loading  in  Sheepscot  River. 

AVERRILL,  DANIEL,  Topsfield.  Private,  Capt.  James  Mallon's  co.,  Essex  Co.  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  8,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  at  Castle 
Island,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Hancock. 

AVERTON,  JOHN,  Harvard.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

AVERT, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Avany,  A  vary,  Averey, 

Averill,  Avorey,  Avory,  Avrey,  Avry.] 

AVERT,  ABEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ambrose  Hill's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Miles  Powell's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
10  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

AVERT,  AMOS,  Northfield.  Private,  Capt.  James  Walsworth's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  11  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  ; 
age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation, 
farmer;  residence,  Northfield;  enlisted  March  29,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AVERT,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point;  enlisted  April  8,  1781;  enlist 
ment,  3  years;  reported  deserted  April  8,  1781. 

AVERT,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Nicholas  Crosby's  co.,  Col.  John  Allan's  regt.;  en 
listed  Oct.  8,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  3  days;  company 
raised  for  defence  of  Machias. 

AVERT,  BENJAMIN.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Lambert;  engaged  Jan.  20,  1778  [service  not  given]. 

AVERT,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Mark  Poole's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  pay  abstract  for  service  from  Nov.  12,  1777,  to  Feb.  3,  1778,  at  Charles- 
town  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  3  to  April  5,  1778,  2  mos.  2  days,  with 
guards  at  Cambridge ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1778,  dated  Winter  Hill ;  re 
ported  sick  and  absent. 

AVERT,  BENJAMIN,  Ipswich.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  32  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Ipswich;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  6,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  6,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Taylor  of 
2d  Mass.  Line ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

AVERT,  DAVID,  Pepperell.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nutting's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  9  days. 


3(56  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

AVERY,  DAVID,  New  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Town's  co.,  Col.  Head's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  [probably  Aug.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  May  4,  1775. 

AVERY,  DAVID,  Gageborough  (Windsor).  Chaplain,  Col.  John  Patterson's  (26th)  regt. ; 
engaged  April  22, 1775 ;  roll  made  up  to  May  7, 1775 ;  service,  16  days  [name  crossed 
out  on  roll]  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  7  to  Aug.  1,  1775, 3  mos.  2  days ; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  «/so,list  of  officers  in  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regt.  in  need  of  clothing,  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  22,  1778 ;  also,  return  of  officers 
in  Lieut.  Col.  Ezra  Badlam's  (2d)  regt.  in  service  Sept.  24,  1779,  dated  Boston, 
Dec.  7,  1779;  also,  Col.  Sherburn's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Feb.  15,  1777,  to  March  5,  1780 ;  reported  also  Chaplain  to  4th  Mass. 
brigade. 

AVERY,  DAVID,  Jr.    Receipt  for  bounty  for  3  years  enlistment,  dated  York,  May  8, 1781. 

AVERY,  EDWARD,  Cape  Elizabeth.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  regt. ;  billeting  roll  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  17,  1775,  to  date  of 
marching  to  headquarters,  July  11,  1775,  equivalent  to  55  days;  also,  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  1,  1775. 

AVERY,  EDWARD.  Matross,  Capt.  Abner  Lowell's  co. ;  marched  July  11,  1776;  rolls 
made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1776;  service,  5  mos.  20  days,  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. 

AVERY,  EDWARD,  Jr.,  Cape  Elizabeth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Joshua  Jordan's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.) 
regt.,  dated  Nov.  20,  1778;  joined  Capt.  George  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's 
(also  given  Col.  Paterson's)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  enlisted  in  1777. 

AVERY,  EPHRAIM,  Palmer.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Aaron  Graves 's  co.,  Col.  P3^ncheon's  regt.,  dated  Feb.  9,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Bull's 
co.,  Col.  Sheldon's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AVERY,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
12  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

AVERY,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pride's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Jordan's  (Cum 
berland  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  1, 1779 ;  discharged  Oct.  23, 1779 ;  service,  23  days. 

AVERY,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Parsons's  co.,  Col.  Prime's  regt. ;  enlisted  May 
4,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  19,  1780 ;  service,  7  mos.  16  days,  under  Brig.  Gen. 
Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward.  Roll  dated  North  Yarmouth. 

AVERY,  FREDERICK.  Order  for  wages  dated  North  Windsor,  June  16,  1783 ;  service  in 
Capt.  Jackson's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.,  and  Capt.  Bowman's  co.,  5th  regt. ; 
reported  served  in  place  of  Matthew  Wyman. 

AVERY,  GIDEON.  Capt.  John  Popkins's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Jan.  13, 1776. 

AVERY,  GIDEON.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Foster  Williams ;  engaged  Jan.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Feb.  17,  1777 ;  service, 
28  days. 

AVERY,  JAMES,  Machias.  Quartermaster,  Capt.  Jabez  West's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Eddy's 
regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  14,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  5  days; 
company  raised  at  Cumberland,  N.  S. ;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Preble's 
co.,  Col.  John  Allan's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
July  4,  1777,  to  June  1,  1779,  at  Machias;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  June  1, 
1779,  to  May  1,  1781,  in  Indian  department  at  Machias  ;  also,  petition  dated  Bos 
ton,  March  1, 1781,  signed  by  said  A  very,  asking  for  a  discharge  from  his  commis 
sion  as  Lieutenant  in  Col.  John  Allan's  regt. ;  allowed  in  Council,  March  27, 1781. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       367 


AVEKY,  JOHN.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Lieut. 
Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  July  3,  1775. 

AVEKY,  JOHX.  1st  Lieutenant,  schooner  ''Washington"  (privateer),  commanded  by 
Capt.  William  Preston;  petition  dated  Boston.  Sept.  (>,  1777,  signed  by  said 
Preston,  asking  to  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  "  Washington." 

AVEIIY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Richards's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Marcli  23,  1778;  discharged  April  G,  1778;  service,  15  days,  at  lloxbury  ami 
Boston. 

AVERY,  JOHX,  Gloucester  (also  given  Charlestown).  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Roby'sco., 
Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  29,  1775; 
service,  2  mos.  8  days;  also,  Corporal;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ; 
age,  30  yrs.;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec. 
11,177'");  also,  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Cogswell's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  reirt. ; 
muster  return  dated  Jan.  25,  1778;  residence,  Charlestown ;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Gloucester;  mustered  by  Col.  Barber;  also,  Capt.  Cogswell's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Wes 
son's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  8,  1777,  to  May 
20,  1778 ;  reported  died  May  20,  1778. 

AVERY,  JOHX.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Medway,  July  24,  1779;  age,  18 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light;  enlistment,  9  months. 

AVERY,  JOHX,  Attleborough.  Descriptive  list  of  men  mustered  by  James  Leonard. 
Muster  Master,  dated  Oct.  29, 1779 ;  1st  co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  blue;  residence,  Attleborough ; 
enlistment,  9  months,  from  time  of  arrival  at  Springfield. 

AVEKY,  JOHX,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  William  Henry's  co.,  Worcester  Co.  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  2,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  13  days,  at  Castle 
and  Governor's  Islands. 

AVEKY,  JOHX,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  from  Dedham  (First  Parish) ;  service,  9  days ;  also, 
Capt.  Joseph  Lewis's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's  regt.;  marched  to  Dor 
chester  on  the  alarm  of  March  4,  1776 ;  service,  4  days ;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
men  enlisted  from  Suffolk  Co.  in  1779 ;  Capt.  Battle's  co. ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature, 
f)  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Dedham;  delivered  to  Ensign  Edward 
White ;  also,  list  of  men  received  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  from  Maj.  Stephen 
Badlarn,  Superintendent  of  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Springfield,  Sept.  20,  1779;  also, 
pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Dedham  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  If),  1780;  discharged  Dec.  24, 1780; 
service,  5  mos.  20  days. 

AVERY,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster 
rolls  for  Feb.  and  March,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts;  enlisted  Jan.  8,  1782;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

AVERY,  JONATHAN,  Dedham.  Ensign,  Capt.  Aaron  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Dedham  (First  Parish) ;  service,  9  days ;  also, 
Capt.  Joseph  Lewis's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's  regt.;  marched  to  Dor 
chester  on  the  alarm  of  March  4,  1776 ;  service,  4  days. 

AVERY,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  15,  1775;  dis 
charged  Sept.  27,  1775 ;  service,  12  days,  at  Machias. 

AVERY,  JOSHUA,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's 
(later  Baldwin's)  38th  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2, 
1775;  service,  13  weeks;  also,  company  return  dated  Chelsea,  Oct.  2,  1775;  aJso, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  27,  1775; 
also,  list  of  recruits  for  the  new  establishment,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  30,  1775; 
also,  return  of  men  enlisted  for  1  year  from  last  of  Dec.,  1775;  age,  17  yrs. ;  also, 


368  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

AVERT,  JOSHUA,  continued. 

pay  abstracts  for  Jan.-April,  1776;  also,  pay  abstracts  for  May  and  June,  1776, 
dated  New  York;  also,  Capt.  Dodge's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Cheever;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  in  1776;  also,  list  of  men  in  Col.  Loanimi  Baldwin's 
(26th)  regt.  who  agreed  to  serve  6  weeks  from  Dec.  31,  1776,  dated  Trenton ;  also, 
Capt.  Mark  Pool's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's  regt.;  service,  2  mos.,  on  an 
alarm  at  llhode  Island;  stationed  at  Bristol;  roll  dated  June  28,  1777. 

AVERT,  OLIVER,  Charlemont.  Captain  of  a  company  which  marched  April  21,  1775, 
in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  17  days. 

AVERT,  OLIVER,  Jr.,  Charlemont.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  A  very 's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  com 
pany  raised  in  Shelburne,  Charlemont,  Myrifield ;  reported  enlisted  under  Capt. 
H.  Maxwell,  April  27,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Maxwell's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  5  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775];  reported  at  Quebec;  also,  Capt. 
Lawrence  Kemp's  co.,  Col.  Leonard's  regt.;  enlisted  Feb.  23,  1777;  discharged 
April  10,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  17  days,  at  Ticonderoga ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Tay 
lor's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777; 
service,  38  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army  after  the  evacuation  of 
Ticonderoga. 

AVERT,  RANSFORD,  Southampton  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Pomeroy's  co., 
Col.  John  Dickerson's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777; 
service,  30  days ;  marched  on  an  expedition  to  Saratoga,  under  command  of  Col. 
Ezra  May. 

AVERT,  RICHARD.  Account  of  bounty  paid  by  selectmen  of  Wells  to  said  A  very,  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  dated  Wells,  March  22,  1782 ;  also,  return  of  men 
enlisted  into  Continental  Army  during  1781  and  1782,  reported  unlit  for  service ; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Wells ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  disabled. 

AVERT,  RICHARD,  New  Maryborough.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  April  and  May,  1781,  dated  West 
Point;  enlisted  March  12,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years;  promoted  to  Fifer,  May  20, 
1781 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Collar's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt. ; 
age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark;  occupation, 
laborer  (also  given  clothier) ;  rank,  Fifer ;  birthplace,  Oblong,  N.  Y. ;  residence, 
New  Marlborough;  enlisted  May  20,  1781 ;  joined  Capt.  Bates's  (also  given  Capt. 
Hastings's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Fifer; 
muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated 
Camp  at  Peekskill;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct., 
1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts. 

AVERT,  ROSWELL,  Gageborough  (Windsor).  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co., 
Avhich  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from 
Gageborough  and  Partridgetield ;  service,  14  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the 
army  May  5,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  3  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money,  dated  Nov.  13,  1775. 

AVERT,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Pearson's  (3d)  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  20,  1776; 
rolls  made  up  to  May  31,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  11  days,  at  Gloucester. 

AVERT,  SAMUEL,  Cape  Ann.  Corporal,  Capt.  Mark  Pool's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ; 
service,  2  mos.,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  stationed  at  Bristol,  R.  I. ;  roll 
dated  June  28,  1777. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        369 

AVERT,  SAMUEL,  Lincoln.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.;  age, 
40  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  blue;  occupa 
tion,  farmer  (also  given  housewright) ;  residence,  Lincoln ;  enlisted  March  10, 
1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AVERT,  SAMUEL,  Weston.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Weston 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  reported  discharged  [service 
not  given] . 

AVEKY,  SAMUEL,  Milton.  Petition  dated  Boston,  May  9,  1777,  signed  by  Paul  Dudley 
Sargent  and  John  Winthrop,  Jr.,  asking  that  said  A  very  be  commissioned  as  com 
mander  of  the  schooner  "Eagle"  (privateer),  designed  to  sail  in  the  fleet  com 
manded  by  Commodore  Manley;  allowed  in  Council,  May  10,  1777;  also,  petition 
dated  Boston,  May  26, 1778,  signed  by  Samuel  Jackson,  asking  that  said  A  very  be 
commissioned  as  commander  of  the  sloop  "America"  (privateer);  allowed  in 
Council,  May  26,  1778;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  April  18,  1781,  signed  by 
William  Foster,  asking  that  said  Avery  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  ship 
"  Twin  Sisters  "  (privateer) ;  allowed  in  Council,  April  19,  1781. 

AVERY,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Adams's  co.,  Col.  John  Coller's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  13,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  20,  1781;  service,  12  days;  regiment  ordered  out 
by  Col.  John  Ashley  of  Gen.  Fellows's  brigade,  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward. 

AVERY,  TOU'H.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  July  19,  177-");  discharged 
Dec.  31,  177<">;  service,  5  mos.  25  days. 

AVERT,  WALTER,  Charlemont.  Private,  Capt.  Nahum  Ward's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service, 
1  mo.,  at  the  capture  of  Gen.  Burgoyne. 

AVERY,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Warham  Parks's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  lloxbury,  Dec.  23,  177"). 

AVERY,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Clap's  co.,  Col.  John  Dickinson's  regt.; 
marched  on  Bennington  alarm  to  New  Providence,  Aug.  17,  1777  ;  service,  5  days. 

AVERY,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Kirkland's  co.,  Col.  liuggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777  ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  22  days ; 
company  raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

AVES,  JOHX,  Worcester.  Private,  Capt.  John  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's 
(loth)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  31,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  William  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Sept.  1,  1777;  also,  Lieut.  Daniel  Grout's  co.,  Col. 
Bigelow's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  (late)  Capt. 
Gates's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Providence ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AVEUT,  SETH,  Scituate.  Drummer,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Long  Island,  Sept.  2,  1776. 

Avis, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Aves.] 

Avis,  JOHN,  Worcester.  Private,  Capt.  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  31,  1780; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Jan. -June,  1780,  dated  Robinson's  Farms;  enlisted  March 
31,  1777;  discharged  March  31,  1780;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AVOREY,  WILLIAM,  Westfield.  Private,  Capt.  Warham  Parks's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4 
days. 

AVORT,  EDWARD,  Jr.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  April  5, 1777 ;  reported 
deceased. 


370  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

AVORY,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  "William  Pearson's  (3d)  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from 
June  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  18,  1776,  5  mos.  18  days,  at  Gloucester. 

AYRELL,  WILLIAM,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Moses 
Little's  rest.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  6  days. 

AVREY,  DAVID,  New  Ipswich.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Ezra  Town's  co., 
Col.  James  Read's  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  brown; 
eyes,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  rank,  Private  ;  birthplace,  Townsend;  residence, 
New  Ipswich  ;  enlisted  May  4,  1775 ;  mustered  July  11,  1775. 

AVREY,  ROBERT.  Hand,  schooner  "Plymouth,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Isaac  Bartlett; 
engaged  Dec.  31,  1776;  discharged  April  16,  1777;  roll  made  up  for  1  month 
advance  wages ;  sailed  to  West  Indies  and  back  to  Boston. 

AVRILL,  BRISTER.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Peabody's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  (1st) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1779 ;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  19  days. 
Roll  dated  Middleton. 

AVRILL,  MARK.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Peabody's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  (1st) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  19  days. 
Roll  dated  Middleton. 

AVRY,  GIDEON.  List  of  prisoners  sent  on  shore  at  Sheepscot  River  and  Townsend  from 
British  ship  "Rainbow,"  dated  Sept.  12,  1777;  certified  Nov.  10,  1777,  by  Sir 
George  Collier  that  said  Avry  was  released  by  him  without  receipt. 

AVRY,  ROSAVELL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's 
regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  from  Gageborough  to  Manchester  July  9,  1777,  by 
order  of  Gen.  Schuyler;  service,  22  days. 

AAVKINS,  SAMUEL.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Roxbury,  July  3,  1779 ;  Capt. 
Jennings's  co.,  Boston  regt.;  age,  21  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7%  in.;  complexion, 
sandy;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  gray;  enlistment,  9  months;  received  by  Anthony 
Burke  from  Maj.  Badlam  for  delivery  to  Justin  Ely  at  Springfield;  also,  list  of 
men  who  deserted  from  Capt.  Burke's  co.  on  the  march  from  Boston  to  Spring 
field;  age,  21  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7-i  in.;  complexion,  sandy;  hair,  brown;  eyes, 
gray ;  received  bounty  from  town  of  Boston  for  enlisting  for  9  months  service. 

AWL,  WILLIAM.  Account  of  bounty  paid  him  by  Joseph  Cummings,  chairman  of  Class 
No.  6  of  the  town  of  Topsrield,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3 
years  or  during  war,  dated  Jan.  14,  1782. 

AXDEL,  AAROX.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Howard's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.; 
service,  30  days,  at  the  reduction  of  Gen.  Burgoyne ;  pay  allowed  in  Council,  May 

4,  1778. 

AXDEL,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Brigham's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  1777  dated 
Grafton,  March  6,  1778. 

AXDEL,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  30,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

AXDELL,  MOSES,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Arthur  Dagget's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  Roll  dated  Roxbury  Camp. 

AXDIL,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nichols's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.; 
marched  Sept.  27,  1777,  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  under  Gen.  Gates  at  the 
Northward;  service,  30  days.  Roll  dated  Charl ton. 

AXELL,  HENRY.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Clous- 
ton;  engaged  July  10,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1776;  service,  5  mos.  15  days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        371 


AXTEL,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Newton's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt. ;  enlisted 
April  1,  1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service,  3  nios.  2  days,  with  guards  at 
Roxbury. 

AXTEL,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt. ;  marched 
July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  12£  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

AXTELL,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Asdell,  Axdel,  Axdell, 

Axdil,  Axell,  Axtel,  Axter,  Axtil,  Axtile,  Axtill,  Axtol,  Extel,  Extell,  Kxtels, 
Extil,  Extill.] 

AXTELL,  AARON.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Healy's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light  In 
fantry)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  2  nios. 
6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

AXTELL,  BENJAMIN,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co.,  Col.  George  AVil- 
liams's  regt.;  service,  25  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  177G; 
marched  to  Warren,  R.  I.,  via  Rehoboth. 

AXTELL,  DANIEL,  Grafton.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Drury's  co.,  Gen.  Ward's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days;  also,  Capt.  Manasseh 
Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc., 
dated  Dorchester  Heights,  Nov.  30,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Harrington's  co.,  Col. 
Dike's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  1,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

AXTELL,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Warren's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  Aug.  21,  1777  ;  service,  5  days. 

AXTELL,  EBENEZER,  Berkley.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Bristol  Co.  for  service  at 
Rhode  Island,  as  returned  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master,  July  3,  1778;  Col. 
John  Hathaway's  regt. ;  enlistment,  G  months. 

AXTELL,  EZRA.  Capt.  Samuel  Tubbs's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  20,  1775. 

AXTELL,  HENRY,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Brad 
ford's  (12th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780, 
to  Dec.  30,  1780;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1780,  dated  Steenrapie;  reported 
transferred  to  light  infantry  co.,  July  1,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  (Light 
Infantry)  co.,  14th  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Asa 
Coburn's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooke's  (7th)  regt.;  muster  rolls 
for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts. 

AXTELL,  SAMUEL,  Berkley.  Capt.  Samuel  Tubbs's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov. 
20,  1775;  at  so,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Berkley;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  7, 
1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  7,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix ;  also,  pay 
roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Berkley  for  service  in  the  Continental 
Army  during  1780;  marched  July  3,  1780,  to  West  Point;  discharged  Jan.  7, 
1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  14  days. 

AXTELL,  THOMAS,  Grafton.    Private,  Capt.  Aaron  KimbaU's  co.,  Col.  Artemus  Ward's 

regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  discharged  May  18,  1775; 
service,  32  days. 

AXTELL,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt.; 
service  from  Sept.  25,  1777,  to  Oct.  31,  1777,  1  mo.  6  days,  on  a  secret  expedition. 

AXTELL,  WILLIAM,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Morey's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  de 
scriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Bristol  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the 


372  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

AXTELL,  WILLIAM,  continued. 

time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  17,  1778 ;  Matross  co.,  4th  regt. ;  age,  35 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  eyes,  black;  residence, 
Norton;  also  reported  as  enlisting  from  Capt.  Seth  Smith's  (10th)  co.,  Col.  John 
Daggett's  regt. 

AXTER,  SAMUEL,  Scituate.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Plymouth  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  July  2, 1778 ;  Capt. 
Nicoles's  co.,  Col.  Hatherway's  regt.;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  com 
plexion,  light;  residence,  Scituate;  also,  list  of  men  enlisted  for  the  term  of  9 
months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  dated  Fort  Arnold,  July  3,  1778. 

AXTIL,  DANIEL,  Grafton.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  12,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  28  days, 
at  the  Northward. 

AXTIL,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denney's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  18, 1779;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days ;  enlistment, 
3  months ;  company  detached  to  march  to  Claverack  to  join  Continental  Army. 

AXTILE,  EBENEZER,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  2,  1778 ;  discharged  Jan.  1,1779;  service,  6  mos.,  at  Rhode 
Island;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

AXTILE,  EZRA,  Berkley  (also  given  Middleborough) .  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Tubbs's 
co.,  Col.  Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  7  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

AXTILE,  SAMUEL,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Tubbs's  co.,  Col.  Walker's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  1, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  7  days ;  also, 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

AXTILL,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Howe's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  9  days;  enlistment, 
3  months. 

AXTILL,  HENRY,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Brad 
ford's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779. 

AXTILL,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  William  Howe's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  9  days;  enlistment, 
3  months. 

AXTILL,  SAMUEL,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Brad 
ford's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  July,  1780,  dated  Steenrapie;  enlisted  July  7,  1780; 
enlistment,  6  months  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

AXTOL,  THOMAS,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  James  Nickols's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Pope's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  20  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  16, 
1776 ;  stationed  at  Warren,  R.  I. 

ATARS,  GEORGE,  Boston.  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  1, 1775;  also,  Private;  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  21,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  12  days;  also, 
list  of  men  in  Capt.  Wood's  co.  who  agreed  to  serve  the  month  of  Jan.,  1776, 
dated  Medford ;  also,  pay  abstracts  for  Feb.  and  March,  1776. 

AYER,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Aeors,  Aiars,  Air,  Aire,  Aires, 

Airs,  Ares,  Ayars,  Ayers,  Ayors,  Ayr,  Ayre,  Ayree,  Ayres,  Ayrs,  Eair,  Eares, 
Ears,  Eayers,  Eayr,  Eayres,  Eayrs,  Eyres,  Eyrss.] 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        373 


AVER, .    Sergeant,  Capt.  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Xixon's  regt.  [year  not  given]. 

AYEK,  BENJAMIN,  Buxton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  16  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Buxton;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  20,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  20, 1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Benjamin 
Warren. 

AYEK,  ELIJAH.  Captain,  schooner  "  Neskquawoite  "  (Col.  Allan's  department);  en 
gaged  May  If),  1781 ;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  24  days. 

AYER,  GILBERT.  Capt.  Butler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages  for 
Sept.,  1776;  also,  Private,  Lieut.  Walker's  (late  Butler's)  8th  co.,  Col.  Nixon's 
regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1776,  dated  North  Castle;  also, 
receipts  for  wages  for  Oct.,  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1776. 

AYER,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Belknap's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  1,  1778,  to  Jan.  1,  1779,  2  mos.  4  days. 

AYER,  JAMES,  Haverhill.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Hill's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Samuel  Clements,  Col.  Johnson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  177"),  to  Cambridge;  service,  6  days;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Marsh's  co.,  Maj. 
Gage's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  2,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  7 
days ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

AYER,  JASOX,  Brookfieid.  Private,  Capt.  William  Henry's  co.,  Worcester  Co.  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  2,  1779;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  at  Castle  and 
Governor's  Islands. 

AYER,  JOHN,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.;  company  re 
turn  [probably  Oct.,  177")]. 

AYER,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  1,  1775; 
reported  on  command  at  Ticonderoga. 

AYER,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Romery's  co.,  Col.  Storer's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  4  mos.  3  days;  company  marched 
from  York  Co.  to  Manchester  to  join  army  under  Gen.  Gates. 

AYER,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  (1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb's 
(5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1783;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  served 
in  place  of  Joseph  Brooks ;  on  furlough. 

AYER,  JONATHAN,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Eaton's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  6£  days; 
also,  Captain,  14th  co.,  4th  Essex  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  ;  com 
missioned  July  3,  1780 ;  also,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  (Essex  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  29,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  24  days;  company  raised 
to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

AYER,  JOSEPH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Oilman's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ;  return 
of  men  in  service  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1776,  dated  North  Castle;  also,  receipt  for 
wages  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1776. 

AYER,  JOSEPH.  Gunner,  Capt.  Philip  Marett's  (f)th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artil 
lery)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  7  to  Aug.  1, 1777,  2  mos.  24  days,  dated 
Boston. 

AYER,  LOT.  Capt.  Oilman's  co.,  4th  regt.;  receipt  for  wages  due  Jan.  1  [year  not 
given],  dated  Camp  Mt.  Washington,  Oct.  1,  1776. 

AYER,  MOSES,  Pepperellborough.  Private,  Capt.  John  Elden's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robin 
son's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at  Roxbury,  Feb.  26,  1776;  also,  receipt  for 
travel  allowance  dated  Dorchester,  April  1,  1776. 


374:  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

AYER,  MOSES,  Winthrop.  List  of  men  from  Winthrop  enlisted  for  3  years  "and  not 
returned  to  this  town  "  [year  not  given] . 

AYER,  NATHAN,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  James  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.;  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  May  17,  1775;  also,  Corporal;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  26,  1775. 

AYER,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Marsh's  co.,  Maj.  Gage's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  2,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  7  days;  company  raised  to 
reinforce  Northern  army.  Roll  dated  Haverhill. 

AYER,  RICHARD,  Haverhill.  Captain  of  a  company,  Col.  Johnson's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7i  days. 

AYER,  RICHARD,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  7  days ;  also,  return 
of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  May  17,  1775. 

AYER,  SAMUEL,  Jr.,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Colby's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service, 
2  days;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Merrill's  co.,  Maj.  Gage's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  30, 
1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days ;  company  raised  to  rein 
force  Northern  army. 

AYER,  SIMON,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Ayer's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3£  days. 

AYER,  THOMAS.  Capt.  Nathaniel  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  25,  1775. 

AYER,  THOMAS.  Seaman,  sloop  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Fisk; 
engaged  July  24,  1776  ;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1776.  Roll  dated  Salem. 

AYER,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  McFarland's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt.;  re 
turn  of  men  in  service  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1776,  dated  North  Castle;  also,  receipts  for 
wages  for  Oct.,  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1776. 

AYERS,  .     Corporal,  Col.  Gerrish's  rest. ;   list  of  men   stationed  at  Chelsea  and 

Brookline,  dated  Aug.  3,  1775;  reported  ill  at  Chelsea  of  frequent  hemorrhages 
from  the  lungs. 

AYERS,  AARON,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co.,  Col.  William  Heath's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  14  days. 

AYERS,  BENJAMIN,  Buxton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Buxton  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  14,  1780;  discharged 
Jan.  30,  1781 ;  service,  7  mos.  4  days ;  rank,  Corporal. 

AYERS,  BENJAMIN,  Freetown.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  ;  Capt.  John  Mills's  co., 
Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt.;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  cooper;  birthplace,  Freetown;  residence,  Free 
town  ;  enlisted  July  29,  1780,  by  Lieut.  Nason,  at  West  Point ;  enlistment,  during 
war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781, 
dated  Garrison  at  West  Point ;  reported  deserted  Feb.  5,  1781. 

AYERS,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  sworn  to  at  Deerfield,  Dec.  10,  1777 ;  company  served  at 
Ticonderoga,  3  mos.,  from  Sept.  1,  1776. 

AYERS,  EBENEZER,  Granby.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles 
Woodbridge's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  and  from  Ticonderoga, 
in  1776. 


IX  THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  375 

AYERS,  EDWARD.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct. 
25,  1781,  to  April  24,  1782,  6  mos.,  at  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands;  also,  pay 
roll  for  service  from  Oct.  25,  1782,  to  Dec.  10,  1782,  1  mo.  16  days,  at  Castle  and 
Governor's  Islands. 

AYERS,  ELI.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  rest.;  service 
from  Aug.  2,  1778,  to  Sept.  13,  1778,  1  mo.  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

AYERS,  ELIJAH,  Machias.  Sergeant  and  Courier,  Capt.  John  Prebble's  co.,  Col.  John 
Allan's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Oct.  15,  1777,  to 
June  1,  1779;  employed  at  Machias  in  Indian  affairs;  also,  Mate,  schooner 
"  Neashquowoite,"  doing  shore  duty  at  Machias  ;  Capt.  Ephraim  Chase's  co.,  Col. 
John  Allan's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Dec.  1,  1779,  to  June  1,  1780,  6  mos. 

AYERS,  ELIJAH.  Master's  Mate,  sloop  "  Defence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Nivens ; 
engaged  July  7,  1781 ;  discharged  Sept.  26,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  19  days. 

AYERS,  ELIJAH,  Jr.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Dec.  2,  1782,  signed  by  himself  and  others, 
asking  to  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner  "Hawk;"  approved 
in  Council,  Dec.  3,  1782. 

AYERS,  EI.ISHA,  St.  Johns.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dyar's  co. ;  enlisted  June  24,  1777 ; 
discharged  July  18,  1777;  service,  24  days;  company  raised  between  Mt.  Desert 
and  Machias  for  expedition  to  St.  Johns. 

AYERS,  FREDERICK,  Chesterfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Samuel  Williams's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  17,  1776;  discharged  March  20,  1777; 
service,  3  mos.  14  days,  at  the  Northward ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Con 
tinental  Army  from  Capt.  William  White's  (1st)  co.,  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated 
April  2,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years  from  March,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Day's  co.,  Col. 
Brooks's  (late  Alden's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
May  22,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  rolls  dated  Cherry  Valley,  Feb.  24 
and  May  4,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts;  reported 
prisoner  with  the  enemy. 

AYERS,  HENRY,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Samuel  Ward's  and  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  cos.,  dated  Weymouth,  Jan.  2,  1778; 
residence,  Boston;  enlisted  for  town  of  Weymouth;  joined  Capt.  Brown's  co., 
Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AYERS,  JACOB,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Bald 
win's  (26th)  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  Jan.-May,  1776. 

AYERS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.;  ser 
vice  from  Feb.  3,  1778,  to  April  3,  1778,  2  mos.  2  days,  guarding  Gen.  Burgoyne's 
troops  at  Winter  Hill.  Roll  dated  Bradford. 

AYERS,  JASON.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  5,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  15  days,  at  West  Point ; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

AYERS,  JEDEDIAH,  Belchertown.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  order  of 
general  court  of  June  22,  1780;  Capt.  Dwight's  co. ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5 
in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Belchertown ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

AYERS,  JESSE.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  5,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  15  days,  at  West  Point; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

AYERS,  JOHN,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  23,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  10 
days. 


376  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

AYERS,  JOHN,  Hadley.  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

AYERS,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  (late  Soul's)  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776 ;  enlisted  Dec.  13,  1775. 

AYERS,  JOHX.  Capt.  Barnabas  Sears's  co. ;  receipt  for  ammunition  dated  Camp  at 
Dorchester,  Feb.  15,  1776. 

AYERS,  JOHX,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Turner's  (Independent)  co. ;  enlisted 
May  9,  1775;  discharged  Jan.  21,  1776;  service,  8  mos.  12  days;  enlistment,  8 
months ;  reported  company  stationed  at  Braintree  from  Jan.  1  to  May  22,  1776. 

AYERS,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  pa}-  roll 
for  service  from  July  30,  1777,  to  Sept.  2,  1777,  1  mo.  3  days;  marched  from 
Brookfield  to  Half  Moon  and  Bennington. 

AYERS,  JOHX,  New  Braintree.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Brookfield,  Sept.  15,  1777;  joined 
Capt.  Hanvood's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AYERS,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Holden's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (loth)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  1777  and  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779;  enlisted 
on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  reported  deceased  Aug.  20  [year  not  given] . 

AYERS,  JOHX,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army,  dated  Feb.  14, 
1778;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted  for  town  of  Chelsea;  joined  Capt.  Abraham 
Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Patterson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

AYERS,  JOHX,  Hadley.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27, 1776;  reported  re-engaged  Nov. 
15,  1776,  in  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.,  but  to  remain  in  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt. 
until  Dec.  31,  1776. 

AYERS,  JOHX,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Swan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.,  dated  June  27,  1777;  residence,  Boston; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Stoughton;  joined  Capt.  Abraham  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Vose's  (also  given  Col.  John  Patterson's)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Yose's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  28,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  27  mos.  13  days  as 
Private,  7  mos.  20  days  as  Corporal ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  near  Valley 
Forge,  Jan.  6,  1778 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Nov.,  1778,  and  March  and  April,  1779, 
dated  Providence;  promoted  to  Corporal  May  1,  1779. 

AYERS,  JOHX,  Dedham.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780; 
enlisted  March  20,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AYERS,  JOHX,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army,  dated  Feb.  12, 
1778;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted  for  town  of  Middleton;  joined  Capt.  White's 
co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

AYERS,  JOHX,  Boston.  List  of  men  engaged  for  Continental  service  from  Col.  Gill's 
regt.  [year not  given]  ;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted  for  town  of  Stoughton;  joined 
Capt.  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. 

AYERS,  JONATHAN,  Buxton.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Caleb  Low's  (2d)  co.,  dated  Feb.  14,  1778;  residence,  Buxton;  enlisted  for  town 
of  Danvers;  joined  Capt.  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  Henley's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AYERS,  JONATHAN.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Blanchard's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  March  1,  1779; 
credited  to  town  of  Haverhill;  reported  a  supernumerary  March  1.  1779  (also 
given  Oct.  10,  1778). 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        377 


AYEUS,  JOSEPH,  Wej'mouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Truf ant's  (Independent)  co. ;  en 
listed  May  9,  1775 ;  service,  8  mos. ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money,  dated  Weymouth,  Dec.  30,  1775;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1776,  1  mo.,  at  Weymouth. 

AYEUS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Holden's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  30,  1777,  to  Aug.  20,  1777 ; 
reported  deceased. 

AYERS,  JOSEPH.  Drummer,  Capt.  Edward  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ; 
enlisted  June  11,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779;  service,  8  mos.,  at  North  River; 
roll  dated  Watertown  ;  also,  pay  roll  dated  West  Point,  Nov.  12,  1778 ;  also,  pay 
roll  dated  King's  Ferry,  Jan.  22,  1779. 

AYERS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spurr's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  28,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Highlands,  June  12,  1779. 

AYERS,  JOSEPH,  Worthington.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Col.  Israel  Chapin's 
regt.;  age,  16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Worthing 
ton;  enlisted  July  5,  1780;  joined  Capt.  Webber's  co. ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

AYERS,  JOSIAH,  Weymouth.  Matross,  Capt.  Jona.  W.  Edes's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  1  to  May  8,  1777,  3  mos.  7  days. 

AYERS,  LOT,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  John  Blanchard's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  17,  1777,  to  Oct.  3, 
1777  ;  reported  died  Oct.  3,  1777. 

AYERS,  MICAIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  2,  1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  16  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

AYERS,  NATHAN,  Haverhill.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  [service  not  given]  ;  also, 
Capt.  Timothy  Eaton's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for 
travel  allowance  from  Ticonderoga  home,  in  1776. 

AYERS,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  15, 1777  ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  27  days ;  marched 
to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

AYERS,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symms's  detach 
ment  of  guards,  serving  at  Boston  and  Dorchester  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath;  en 
listed  Feb.  19,  1778;  discharged  April  26,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  7  days. 

AYERS,  NATHANIEL,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Guild's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  2,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1776;  service,  4  mos. 
29  days,  at  Hull;  also,  pay  roll  for  1  mo.  2  days  service,  from  Nov.  1,  1776, 
dated  Hull ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Suffolk  Co.  for  the  term 
of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  13,  1778,  dated  Dor 
chester,  June  29,  1778;  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.;  age,  18  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  gray;  nationality,  American;  occupation, 
husbandman;  residence,  Needham  ;  received  from  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam  and  de 
livered  to  Brig.  Gen.  Jonathan  Warner  at  Fishkill,  by  Capt.  Robert  Davis. 

AYERS,  NATHANIEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  Vinson's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  25,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  North 
River ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Essex  counties ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt. 
Thomas  Newcomb's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Joseph  Webb's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  25,  1781 ; 
discharged  Dec.  5,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  21  days,  at  Peekskill. 

AYERS,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Andrews's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's 
(Middlesex  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service, 
3  mos.  7  days. 


378  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

AYERS,  PETER,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  John  Prescott's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  9  days. 

AYERS,  PETER,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (38th) 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  in  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Chelsea;  also,  Capt.  Dodge's 
co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Gerrish's)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Chel 
sea,  Oct.  2,  1775 ;  enlisted  June  12,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv 
alent  in  money,  dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  27,  1775;  also,  pay  abstract  for  Dec.,  1775; 
enlisted  Dec.  14,  1775  ;  also,  list  of  recruits  for  the  new  establishment  dated  Cam 
bridge,  Dec.  30,  1775;  also,  pay  abstracts  for  Jan.,  April  and  May,  1776. 

AYERS,  PETER,  Jr.  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.; 
list  of  men  enlisted  to  serve  in  the  new  army  dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  16,  1775 ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  Jan.,  Feb., 
April  and  May,  1776;  also,  order  for  travel  allowance  from  Trenton  to  Man 
chester  in  1776,  dated  Manchester,  Nov.  22,  1777. 

AYERS,  RICHARD,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Sept.  6,  1775. 

AYERS,  RICHARD.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Lion,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  Wingate  Newman,  dated  Boston,  July  12,  1781 ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark. 

AYERS,  SAMUEL,  Manchester.  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's 
(38th)  regt. ;  certificate  dated  Chelsea,  July  28,  1776,  signed  by  David  Jones,  Sur 
geon,  certifying  said  Avers  to  be  unfit  for  duty;  also,  Corporal;  list  of  men 
absent  from  muster  dated  Chelsea,  Sept.,  1775;  reported  sick  2  days;  also, 
Capt.  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (late  Gerrish's)  regt.;  company  return  dated 
Chelsea,  Oct.  2,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

AYERS,  SAMUEL,  Falmouth.  Fifer,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co.,  Cumberland  Co.  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  March  1  to  May  31,  1776;  also,  Capt.  George  White's 
co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  13,  1776 ;  roll  made  up  for  3  mos. 
8  days,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington. 

AYERS,  SAMUEL.  Fifer,  Lieut.  Joseph  McLellan's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt.; 
marched  Dec.  6, 1780 ;  discharged  Jan.  16, 1781 ;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  the  East 
ward  ;  company  detached  by  order  of  Gen.  Wadsworth  to  serve  out  balance  of 
8  months  term. 

AYERS,  STEPHEN'.  Capt.  Jonathan  Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  D. 
Brewer's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Belcher- 
town,  March  25,  1776. 

AYERS,  THOMAS,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Moses 
Little's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  6  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  26  yrs.;  discharged 
Oct.  8,  1775;  also,  Capt.  William  Pearson's  (3d)  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  10, 1776;  rolls 
made  up  to  May  31,  1776;  service,  4  mos.  21  days,  at  Gloucester;  also,  pay  roll 
for  1  mo.  22  days  service  between  June  1  and  Aug.  31,  1776,  at  Gloucester. 

AYERS,  WILLIAM,  Weymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  (Independent)  co. ; 
enlisted  July  18,  1775 ;  service,  5  mos.  14  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Weymouth,  Dec.  30,  1775;  also,  pay  roll  for  service 
from  Jan.  1  to  May  15,  1776,  4  mos.  15  days,  at  Weymouth. 

AYERS,  WILLIAM,  Brookfield.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Liscomb's  (9th)  co.,  Col. 
James  Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  com 
missioned  May  31,  1776;  also,  list  of  officers;  drafted  to  serve  in  Capt.  Joseph 
Cutler's  co.  [year  not  given]. 


IN  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  379 

AYERS,  WILLIAM,  Haverhill.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  in  1770 ; 
age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Haverhill;  de 
livered  to  Lient.  Grace;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  co.,  Col.  John  Bai 
ley's  (later  Lieut.  Col.  Sprout's)  2d  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1780-Dee.,  1781; 
enlisted  Sept.  4,  1779;  discharged  June  4,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

AYERS,  WILLIA.M.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from 
Oct.  25,  1781,  to  April  24,  1782,  6  mos.,  at  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands;  also, 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  25,  1782,  to  Jan.  20,  1783,  2  mos.  26  days,  at  Castle 
and  Governor's  Islands. 

AYLSWORTH, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Alesworth,  Alsworth.] 

AYLSWORTH,  ARTHUR.  Capt.  William  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Dec.  19,  1775. 

AYMES,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Ebene/er  Buck's  co.  of  volunteers,  Col.  Josiah  Brewer's 
regt.,  Gen.  Lo veil's  brigade;  enlisted  July  30,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  14,  1779; 
service,  16  days,  on  expedition  to  Penobscot. 

AYMY,  HEMAN.  Matross,  Capt.  Joseph  Balch's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Feb.  1,  1777;  service,  5  mos.  18  days. 

AYNESWORTH,  BENJAMIN,  Brookfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West 
Point,  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
4  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark ;  eyes,  gray;  residence,  Brooktield ;  enlisted 
May  1,  1780,  by  Sergt.  Bartlett;  enlistment,  during  war. 

AYNESWORTH,  LEMUEL,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's 
regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] . 

AYNESWORTH,  MOSES,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's  regt. ; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] . 

AYNGER,  ROBERT,  Billerica.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt. ;  age,  42  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  light ; 
occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Billerica;  rank,  Private;  enlisted  April  28,  1775. 

AYNSWARTH,  DANIEL,  Brookfield.  List  of  men  who  served  to  the  credit  of  the  3d 
precinct  of  Brookfield,  dated  June  30,  1778 ;  credited  with  If  mos.  service. 

AYNSWATH,  MOSES,  Brookfield.  List  of  men  who  served  to  the  credit  of  the  3d  pre 
cinct  of  Brookfield,  dated  June  30,  1778 ;  credited  with  5  mos.  service. 

AYNSWORTH,  ELEMUEL,  Brookfield.  List  of  men  who  served  to  the  credit  of  the  3d 
precinct  of  Brookfield,  dated  June  30,  1778  [service  not  given] . 

AYORS,  AARON.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cousens's  co.,  (late)  Maj.  Littlefield's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  6,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  24,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  on  expe 
dition  to  Penobscot ;  company  raised  in  York  Co. 

AYR,  JAMES.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  North's  regt.;  service 
from  Sept.  10  to  Sept.  12,  1777,  2  days,  defending  and  retaking  a  mast-ship  in 
Sheepscot  River. 

AYR,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ; 
enlisted  Dec.  19,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  Feb.  3,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at 
Winter  Hill. 

AYR,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Eaton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  29  days,  on  expe 
dition  to  the  Northward. 

AYRAVLT, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Ayrult.] 


380  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

AYRAULT,  NICHOLAS,  Sandisfield.  Private,  Capt.  Heman  Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Col 
lar's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  Stillwater  Oct.  14,  1781 ;  service,  11  days. 

AYRE,  AARON.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lakin's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light  In 
fantry)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  11  days  service  in  Sept.,  1779;  also,  pay  abstract 
for  Oct.,  1779. 

AYRE,  ELIJAH.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Nov.  26,  1781,  signed  by  Robert  Sharp  and 
others,  asking  that  said  Ayre  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner 
"Rover"  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council,  Nov.  30,  1781,  that  a  commission  be 
issued. 

AYRE,  JOHN,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Oct.  6,  1780; 
reported  deserted  Oct.  6,  1780. 

AYRE,  SAMUEL.  Fifer,  Capt.  Joseph  Noyes's  co. ;  enlisted  July  14,  1775;  discharged 
Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  2  days,  at  Falmouth. 

AYREE,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
service,  67  days,  in  Jerseys;  pay  allowed  in  Council,  Aug.  12,  1777. 

AYRES,  AARON,  Granby.  Private,  Capt.  John  Cowls's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt., 
which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  ser 
vice,  27  days. 

AYRES,  ADAM.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bumstead's  co. ;  list  of  men  detached  agreeable 
to  order  of  Council  of  May  7,  1777,  from  the  Boston  regt.,  to  serve  for  5  weeks 
under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath. 

AYRES,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  38  days;  marched  to  Moses  Creek  in  July,  1777. 

AYRES,  BENJAMIN,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Yose's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July  29,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

AYRES,  BUENOS,  Brookfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  17 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Brookfield;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  1,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  1,  1780,  under  command  of 
Ensign  Joseph  Miller ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Brookfield  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  June  30, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  7,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  15  days. 

AYRES,  DAVID,  Guilford.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Draper's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Bond's  (late 
Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

AYRES,  EDWARD.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  "Wilder's  co.,  Maj.  Thomas  Lathrop's 
regt.;  enlisted  March  20,  1778;  discharged  April  4,  1778;  service,  16  days,  at 
Hull. 

AYRES,  EDWARD.  Private,  Capt. -Lieut.  William  Bur  beck's  co.,  Col.  John  Hancock's 
regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  11,  1779;  rolls  made  up  to  Oct.  24,  1781;  service,  22  mos.  15 
days,  at  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Gushing' s  co. ;  pay 
roll  for  service  from  April  25  to  Oct.  24,  1782,  6  mos.,  at  Castle  and  Governor's 
Islands. 

AYRES,  ELEAZER,  Granby.  Private,  Capt.  John  Cowls's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt., 
which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service, 
57  days. 

AYRES,  ELEAZER.  Corporal,  Capt.  Phineas  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  service,  4  days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION".        381 


AYRKS,  En.  Private,  Capt.  John  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  7,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777  ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days,  at  the  Northward. 

AYRES,  FREDERICK.  Capt.  Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  list  of 
men  court-inartialled ;  tried  May  14,  1782  (or  3),  by  regimental  court-martial, 
Capt.  Lincoln,  President,  for  disorderly  behavior  and  insulting  Sergt.  Pike;  sen 
tence,  100  lashes;  50  remitted;  also,  list  of  men  discharged;  discharged  June  8, 
1783,  by  Gen.  Washington,  term  of  enlistment  having  expired. 

AYRES,  JAHESH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Francis  Stone's  co.,  Col.  James  Converse's  (Worces 
ter  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  in  Aug.,  1777. 

AYKES,  JAKE/.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Whipple's  co. ;  service,  5  mos.,  between  April 
20  and  Dec.  20,  1780,  with  guards  at  Rutland. 

AYRES,  JACOK,  Manchester.  Capt.  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.;  receipt  foi 
advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  1,  1775;  also,  Private;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  1,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  5  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

AYRES,  JKDKDIAH,  Belchertown.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  19,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780 ;  service, 
2  mos.  29  days  ;  enlistment,  3  months  ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army;  also,  Capt.  Oliver  Coney's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1781; 
discharged  Nov.  15,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days;  enlistment,  3  months- 

AYRES,  JOHN.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  as  returned  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777;  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Francis's 
regt. 

AYRES,  JOHN*,  Penobscot.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Green's  (South  Leicester)  co.,  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Leicester,  Feb.  11,  1778; 
residence,  Penobscot;  enlisted  for  town  of  Leicester;  joined  Capt.  Allen's  co., 
Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1781. 

AYRES,  JOHN,  New  Braintree.  Private,  Maj.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1778,  to  Aug.  31,  1778; 
reported  died  Aug.  31,  1778. 

AYRES,  JOHN,  Hadley.  Private,  Capt.  Harvey's  co.,  Col.  J.  Brewer's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  25,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  1  week,  4  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  South 
Hadley,  May  28,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Wlgglesworth's  regt.; 
also,  Capt.  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co. ;  muster  roll  dated  Valley  Forge,  May  2,  1778 ;  also, 
muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  "Greeneage; "  enlistment,  during  war; 
also,  Capt.  John  K.  Smith's  co. ;  muster  roll  dated  Providence,  May  5,  1779; 
reported  transferred  to  Colonel's  co.,  commanded  by  Capt. -Lieut.  Woodbridge; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  May  5,  1779;  reported  transferred  to  light  infantry. 

AYRES,  JOHN,  Boston.  Corporal,  Capt.  Green's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  1,  1780. 

AYRES,  JOHN,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  10,  1781 ; 
Light  Infantry  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  age,  23  yrs.  10  mos. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
10  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  light;  residence,  Boston;  rank, 
Private;  enlisted  March  11,  1777,  by  Capt.  White;  enlistment,  during  war. 

AYHES,  JOHN.  List  of  prisoners  on  board  the  cartel  "  Hostage,"  to  be  exchanged  for 
British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Stone,  Commissary  [year  not  given]  ; 
taken  in  the  sloop  "Retrieve"  (privateer),  of  Casco  Bay,  by  the  British  ship 
"Milford." 


382  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

AYRES,  JOHN,  Jr.,  New  Braintree.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Brookfield,  Sept.  15,  1777 ;  joined 
Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

AYRES,  JOSEPH,  Cambridge  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Thatcher's  co.,  Col. 
Gardner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

AYRES,  JOSEPH.  Master  Carpenter,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  return 
of  the  staff  dated  Cambridge,  June  16,  1775. 

AYRES,  JOSEPH.  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  refused  to  leave 
Boston,  dated  Boston,  Sept.  22,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Balch's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's 
regt. ;  list  of  men  who  received  bounty  for  8  mos.  service,  from  April  30,  1777,  to 
Dec.  30,  1777. 

AYRES,  JOSEPH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Whipple's  co ,  Col.  James  Converse's 
(Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island,  in  July, 
1777;  marched  to  Providence,  R.  I.;  roll  dated  New  Braintree;  also,  Capt. 
Francis  Stone's  co.,  Col.  Converse's  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Ben- 
nington,  in  Aug.,  1777. 

AYRES,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Sergt.  William  Warland's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (2d) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  25,  1779 ;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  at 
Albany.  . 

AYRES,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spurr's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  Continen 
tal  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  20,  1780. 

AYRES,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon's  co.,  Col.  Setli  Murray's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.;  enlistment,  3 
months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

AYRES,  JOS'H.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  Feb.  12,  1779  ; 
discharged  May  11,  1779;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Boston,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

AYRES,  KEMP.  Wagon  Conductor,  Quartermaster-General's  department  at  Fishkill ; 
return  of  men  in  service  Oct.  14,  1781. 

AYRES,  MARINER.  List  of  men  on  board  the  sloop  "Defence,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
James  Nevins,  dated  July,  1781 ;  reported  a  prisoner. 

AYRES,  MOSES,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co.,  Col.  D.  Brewer's  (9th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  1,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  2 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  King's  co.,  Col.  Rufus 
Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  2,  1775. 

AYRES,  PETER,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Belknap's  (also  given  Capt.  Nathan 
Fisher's)  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  July  21,  1778;  discharged 
Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at 
North  Kingston,  R.  I.;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  for 
July-Aug.,  1778,  dated  East  Greenwich;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1778, 
dated  North  Kingston. 

AYRES,  SAMUEL.  Fifer,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  May 
31,  1776,  to  Aug.  31,  1776,  3  mos.;  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. 

AYRES,  SAMUEL,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Marsters's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Medford ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  descriptive  list 
of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  10,  1781 ;  Capt.  Goodale's  co.,  5th  regt. ; 
age,  44  yrs.  4  mos.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes, 
dark;  residence,  Manchester;  enlisted  as  Corporal  Dec.  11,  1779,  by  Lieut.  Col. 
Newhall;  joined  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  enlistment, 
during  war;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Haffield  White's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  Con- 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  383 

AYRES,  SAMUEL,  continued. 

tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  re 
ported  as  serving  7  mos.  as  Private,  5  mos.  as  Corporal ;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point. 

AYRES,  STEPHEN,  Belchertown.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Warner's  regt.,  which  inarched  April  20,  177;"),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  9£  days;  also,  Capt.  Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  ]). 
Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  177");  service,  1 
mo.  3  weeks,  2  days ;  reported  died  June  18,  177f>. 

AYRES,  STEPHEN.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "Silver  Kel  "  from 
Halifax  to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

AYRES,  THOMAS.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  bv  Capt.  John 
Fisk;  engaged  Sept.  30,  1776;  discharged  Feb.  17,  1777;  service,  4  mos.  17  days. 

AYRES,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Dec.  1,  177(5;  enlisted  Jan.  11,  1770; 
reported  re-engaged  Nov.  15,  1776,  in  Capt.  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's 
regt. 

AYRES,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt. -Lieut.  William  Burbeck's  co.,  Col.  John  Hancock's 
regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Jan.  21,  1780,  to  Oct.  24,  1781,  21  mos.  5  days,  at 
Castle  and  Governor's  Islands;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  enlisted  April 
25,  1782;  discharged  Oct.  24,  1782;  service,  6  mos.,  at  Castle  and  Governor's 
Islands. 

AYRS, •.     Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;   return 

of  men  for  wages  for  March,  1776. 

AYRS,  BUENOS,  Brookrield.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Cam])  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also.  Private,  Capt.  John  Cutler's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  27,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  14  days; 
arrived  at  West  Point  Sept.  3,  1781. 

AYRS,  DAVID.  Capt.  Moses  Draper's  co.,  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  27,  177"). 

AYRS,  FREDERICK,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
11  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Boston; 
enlisted  May,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.; 
enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Capt.  Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  list  of 
prisoners ;  taken  prisoner  Oct.  17, 1781,  at  Croton  Itiver ;  exchanged  June  20,  1782. 

AYRS,  JACOU.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (20th) 
regt.;  return  of  wages  for  March,  1776;  alno,  order  for  travel  allowance  from 
Trenton  to  Manchester  in  1776,  dated  Manchester,  Nov.  22,  1777. 

AYRS,  JOHN,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  5,  1777;  discharged  July  6,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  7  days,  at 
Rhode  Island. 

AYRS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's  regt. ;  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Dec.  24,  1777;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war; 
reported  deserted  Jan.  1,  1777. 

AYRS,  JOSEPH,  New  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  John  Granger's  co.  of  minute-men,  Col. 
Jonathan  Warner's  regt. ;  enlisted  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  weeks  1  day. 

AYRS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt.;  ser 
vice,  2  days,  subsequent  to  March  10,  1776. 

AYRS,  JOSEPH.  Drummer,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  went  to  Noddle's 
Island  Dec.  9,  1776 ;  enlisted  for  York  Dec.  13,  1776. 


384  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

AYRS,  JOSEPH,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ; 
roll  made  up  from  time  of  arrival  at  Providence,  II.  I.,  April  27,  1777;  discharged 
June  27,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Bristol,  June  27,  1777. 

AYRS,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  Feb.,  March  and  June,  1776. 

AYRS,  PETER,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  June,  1776. 

AYRS,  SAMUEL.  Fifer,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co.,  Col.  Mitchell's  regt. ;  discharged 
Nov.  23,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  23  days,  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. 

AYRS,  SAMVEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Hameld  White's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point. 

AYRULT,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Walcott's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt,,  Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows's  brigade;  marched  Sept.  19,  1777,  by  order 
of  Gen.  Gates  to  reinforce  Northern  army ;  discharged  Oct.  4,  1777 ;  service,  16 
days. 

AYSTOX,  JOHN,  Beverly.  Private,  Capt,  Robert  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's 
regt. ;  enlisted  April  25,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll 
dated  Warren. 

AYTON,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Bartholomew  York's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
(18th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  the  year  1776,  dated  Boston;  enlisted  Feb.  12,  1776, 
by  Lieut.  Graves. 


BAAKER,   BEXJAMIX.     List  of  men  in  service  during  June,  1775,  as  shown  on  an 
armorer's  account. 

BAARX,  EBEXEZER.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Gibbs's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  (4th 
Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  marched  to  Falmouth  Sept.  10,  1779,  on  an  alarm;  service, 
3  days. 

BAARS,  JOHX,  Adams.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable  to  act  of  1780 ; 
Capt.  Low's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt.;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  com 
plexion,  light ;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  cordwainer;  residence,  Adams;  enlist 
ment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Pike's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  returns  of  men  in  service  Jan.,  1781-Dec.,  1782;  time  allowed 
from  Feb.  20,  1781 ;  reported  absent  in  Dec.,  1782. 

BAB,  JAMES,  Deer  Island.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  2d 
Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Essex,  Feb.  16,  1778;  residence,  Deer  Island;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Newburyport;  joined  Capt.  D.  Pillsbury's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

BABARIAX,  PETER.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Wil 
liams;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  July  20,  1779;  nationality, 
Italian ;  stature,  5  ft.  3£  in. 

BABAT,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for 
3  mos.  service  in  1780. 

BABE, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bab,  Babbe.] 

BABB,  BEXJAMIX,  Loudon.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable  to  act  of 
1780;  Capt.  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.; 
complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  laborer;  residence,  Loudon;  enlist 
ment,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  who  received  bounty  from  the  town  of  Loudon 
for  enlisting  into  Continental  Army  for  3  years,  dated  April  21,  1781. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  385 

BABB,  JAMES.  Seaman,  schooner  "Diligent,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Lambert; 
engaged  April  8,  1776;  discharged  June  18,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  10  days. 

BAHB,  JAMES,  Casco  Bay.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.,  as  returned  by  N. 
Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  April  27,  1777;  Capt.  Daniel  Pillsbury's 
co.,  Col.  Edward  Wiggles  worth's  regt. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Fillsbury's  co.,  Col. 
Wiggles  worth' s  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  re 
ported  deceased ;  also,  muster  return ;  residence,  Casco  Bay ;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Newburyport. 

BABB,  JAMES,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Paul  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  21,  1777,  to  Dec.  -, 
1777;  reported  deserted  Dec.,  1777. 

BABB,  JAMES,  Falmouth.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Peter 
Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  made  up  on  a  settlement  authorized  by 
resolve  of  April  29,  1778  [name  crossed  out  on  roll] . 

BABB,  JOSEPH.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  as  returned  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
dated  Boston,  Aug.  17,  1777;  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.,  Col.  David  Henley's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co.,  Col.  Hen 
ley's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  April,  1778,  dated  Providence ;  reported  sick  but  present; 
also,  Capt.  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Henley's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778. 

BABB,  JOSEPH,  Tewksbury  (also  given  Peterborough).  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Fox's 
co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
July  9,  1777,  to  May  29,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  deserted;  also,  mus 
ter  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet ;  reported  on  command  at  Newtown. 

BABB,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781;  enlisted  July  20,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Huts;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan., 
1782,  dated  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts; 
also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  during  1781-82,  reported  unfit 
for  service ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Newbury ;  age,  17  yrs.  4  mos. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ; 
disability,  lameness  in  hip;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BABB,  PETER,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Brackett's  co.,  which  marched  April  21, 
177"),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  headquarters ;  service,  5  days; 
also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Pride's  (Falmouth)  co.,  Col.  Fogg's  (Cumber 
land  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  chosen  by  field  officers  Dec.  9, 
1776;  also,  Capt.  John  Starbird's  (6th)  co.,  1st  Cumberland  Co.  regt.;  list  of  offi 
cers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Feb.  1, 1777;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Warren's  co., 
Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  regt.;  marched  July  1,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779; 
service,  2  mos.  25  days;  company  detached  for  expedition  to  Penobscot. 

BABB,  WILLIAM,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Brackett's  co.,  which  marched  April 
21, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  headquarters ;  service,  5  days ; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Edward  Grow's  (York)  co. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1775;  rolls 
made  up  to  Dec.  31, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Philip  Hubbard's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  22, 1776; 
service,  9  mos.  23  days ;  stationed  at  Kittery  Point  and  Old  York. 

BABB,  WILLIAM.  List  of  prisoners  on  board  the  cartel  "Hostage"  to  be  exchanged 
for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Stone,  Commissary  [year  not  given]  ; 
taken  in  the  sloop  "Retrieve"  (privateer),  of  Casco  Bay,  by  the  British  ship 
"Milford." 

BABBAPGK,  JAMES.  Pilot,  ship  "  Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Nevins;  engaged 
March  23,  1781 ;  discharged  June  12,  1781;  service,  2  mos.  20  days,  lloll  dated 
Boston. 


386  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BABBAGE,  CHRISTOPHER.  Ensign ;  list  of  sea  coast  officers ;  commissioned  June  27, 
1776 ;  company  stationed  at  Salem. 

BABBAT,  BENJAMIN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Matthew  Randall's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchell's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  29,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  5  days; 
company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BABBE,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Peekskill;  enlisted  July  20,  1781 ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

BABBET,  ABEL.  Private,  Lieut.  Abiel  Whitmarsh's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ; 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  July  29, 1780,  on  an  alarm;  discharged  July  31,  1780; 
service,  3  days. 

BABBET,  ABIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.;  enlisted 
Jan.  9,  1778;  discharged  April  1,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  21  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  stationed  at  Warwick,  R.  I.  Roll  sworn  to 
at  Swanzey. 

BABBET,  ABIJAH.  Capt.  Esek  Eddy's  co.  of  artificers,  acting  as  boatmen ;  service, 
20£  days,  from  Aug.  11,  1778. 

BABBET,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  William  Marean's  co..  Col.  Stearns's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  March  27,  1778;  discharged  July  29,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  6  days,  guard 
ing  troops  of  convention  at  Cambridge. 

BABBET,  DANIEL,  Athol.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  EdgelFs  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt. ;  enlisted  June  30,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  7  days. 

BABBET,  DANIEL,  Athol.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's  co. ;  enlisted  June  30,  1778; 
roll  dated  Middleton,  Aug.  27,  1778. 

BABBET,  DAVID,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  marched  Oct.  14,  1780;  service,  7  days,  at  the 
Northward;  also,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barnes's  regt.;  marched 
on  an  alarm  to  Saratoga,  Oct.  29,  1781 ;  service,  11  days. 

BABBET,  EBENEZER,  Taunton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Luscombe's  co.,  Col.  Walker's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BABBET,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Rufus  Barney's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  29,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  13  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BABBET,  EDWARD,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Gilbert's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also,  2d 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Israel  Trow's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  (4th)  regt. ;  list  of 
officers  of  Mass,  militia  dated  Attleborough,  March  18,  1776;  commissioned 
March  21,  1776;  also,  petition  for  discharge,  granted  in  Council,  June  16,  1778. 

BABBET,  GIDEON.  Private,  Lieut.  Abiel  Whitmarsh's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  July  29, 1780,  on  an  alarm ;  discharged  July  31, 
1780;  service,  3  days. 

BABBET,  ISAAC,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  James  Nickols's  co.,  Col.  John  Dagget's  regt. ; 
marched  Jan.  10,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  23  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3 
months,  from  Jan.  1,  1778. 

BABBET,  JOHN,  Berkley.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  May  19,  1778 ;  Capt. 
Ebenezer  Paul's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Edward  Pope's  (2d)  regt.;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  eyes,  black;  residence,  Berkley; 
mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master;  enlistment,  9  months  from  time  of 
arrival  at  Fishkill. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        387 

BABBET,  JOHN*,  Lanesborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  Oct.  14,  1780;  service,  7  days,  at  the 
Northward;  also,  pay  roll  for  10  days  service  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward, 
from  Oct.  26,  1780;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barnes's 
regt.;  marched  to  Saratoga  Oct.  29,  1781;  service,  11  days. 

BABBET,  LKVI,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Gilbert's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  10  days. 

BABBET,  SAMUEL,  Brookh'eld.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Worcester  Co.  by  Thomas 
Newhall,  Muster  Master ;  Capt.  Slayton's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  mustered  May 
19,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  by  committee  for  settling 
disputes  between  towns  as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them,  dated  Barre,  June  25, 1778; 
claimed  by  Capt.  Prouty  of  Spencer;  allowed  to  Capt.  Gilbert  of  Brookh'eld. 

BABBKTT,  DANIEL,  Athol.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Edgell's  co.,  Col.  John  Jaeobs's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  30,  1778;  service,  6  mos.;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Aug., 
1778,  dated  Freetown ;  reported  sick  in  hospital;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.-Oct., 
1778,  dated  Freetown ;  reported  sick  and  absent ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1, 1779. 

BABBETT,  EDWAKD,  Norton.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Israel  Trow's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's 
regt. ;  service,  G  days,  at  llhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  177(5. 

BABBETT,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Randall's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchell's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  29, 1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  company 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BABBETT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding' s  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Dec.  1,  1778,  to  Jan.  1,  1779,  1  mo. 

BABBETT,  ZIBA,  Taunton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BABBIDGE, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Babidge,  Babbadge,  Bab- 

bage,  Babbig.j 

BABBIDGE,  CHUISTOPHEK,  Salem.  Ensign,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr.'s  co.;  enlisted 
Jan.  22,  1770;  discharged  July  27,  1776;  service,  6  mos.  3  days,  at  Salem;  pro 
moted  from  Sergeant,  June  27,  1776 ;  reported  transferred  to  the  "  Tyrannicide ;  " 
also,  Gunner,  sloop  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Fisk;  engaged 
July  25,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1777;  also,  Master,  sloop  "Jonathan" 
(of  Salem) ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Oct.,  1780;  age,  38  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Salem;  also,  petition  dated 
Boston,  Feb.  12,  1782,  signed  by  Elisha  Sigourney,  asking  that  said  Babbidge  be 
commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner  "Fly"  (privateer);  ordered  in 
Council,  Feb.  12,  1782,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

BABBIG,  Joux,  Salem.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  sloop  "Race  Horse," 
commanded  by  Capt.  Clifford  Byrne,  dated  June  7,  1780;  age,  23  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Salem. 

BABBIT,  ABEL,  Berkley.  Ensign,  Capt.  Samuel  Tubbs's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  French's  regt. ; 
listpf  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  March  26,  1776;  regiment  raised  in 
Bristol  and  Cumberland  counties;  stationed  at  Winter  Hill,  Feb.  27,  1776;  also, 
2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  return 
of  officers  for  46  days  rations,  from  April  11,  1776  ;  also,  return  of  officers  in  Col. 
Whitney's  regt.;  commissioned  Sept.  7,  1776;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of 
Boston  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  3  mos.  20  days  service  prior  to  Aug.  1,  1776  ;  also,  pay 
rolls  for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  4  mos. 

BABBIT,  ABEL.  Captain,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.;  marched  Aug.  1,  1780;  dis 
charged  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 


388  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BABBIT,  ABEL.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Henry  Brightman's  co.,  Col.  James  Dean's  regt. ; 
enlisted  March  8,  1781;  discharged  March  14,  1781;  service,  6  days;  company 
detached  from  towns  of  Freetown,  Berkley  and  Dighton  for  the  term  of  40  days 
unless  sooner  discharged. 

BABBIT,  ABIJAH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abel  Babbit's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway 's  regt. ; 
marched  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BABBIT,  AMARIAH,  New  Ashford.  Captain,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  marched  to  Manchester  July  9,  1777 ;  discharged  July  24,  1777 ;  service, 
16  days ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  days  service  from  Aug.  14  to  Aug.  19, 1777 ;  marched 
to  Meloomscuyck  near  Bennington ;  also,  certificate  dated  Williamstown,  Oct.  24, 
1777,  given  by  Col.  Simonds,  certifying  that  said  Babbit  served  as  captain  6  days 
at  Bennington;  also,  pay  roll  for  5  days  service  at  the  Northward  on  an  alarm, 
Oct.  14,  1780;  also,  Col.  Barns's  regt. ;  service,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  in  Oct.,  1781. 

BABBIT,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  William  Marean's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt. 
of  guards;  muster  rolls  dated  Cambridge,  May  9  and  June  1,  1778;  enlisted 
March  28,  1778 ;  enlistment,  3  months,  from  April  2, 1778. 

BABBIT,  BEXAJAH.  Capt.  Samuel  Tubbs's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  20,  1775. 

BABBIT,  BEXAJAH  (also  given  BAXAIAH),  Berkley.  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co.,  Col. 
Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  June  21, 
1776;  also,  Corporal;  payroll  for  2  mos.  23  days  service  prior  to  Aug.  1,  1776; 
also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  4  mos. ;  also,  list  of 
men  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776. 

BABBIT,  BEXJAMIX,  Berkley.  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  June  21,  1776;  also,  Private; 
pay  roll  for  2  mos.  13  days  service  prior  to  Aug.  1,  1776  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  1  mo. 
2  days  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776;  reported  died  Sept.  3,  1776. 

BABBIT,  DAVID,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward  Oct.  26, 1780  ;  ser 
vice,  5  days. 

BABBIT,  EBEXEZKH,  Taunton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Robert  Grossman's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Leonard's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775,  to  Roxbury;  service,  12  days;  also,  Capt.  Grossman's  co.,  Col.  George 
Williams's  reijt. ;  service,  24  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 1776 ; 
discharged  Dec.  30,  1776 ;  marched  to  Warren,  R.  I.,  via  Rehoboth. 

BABBIT,  EBEXEZEK,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ; 
marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Oct.  2,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  29, 
1777,  by  Gen.  Spencer ;  service,  29  days. 

BABBIT,  ELIJAH,  Greenwich.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable  to  order 
of  court  of  June  22,  1780 ;  Capt.  Wilson's  co. ;  age,  38  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ; 
complexion,  dark;  residence,  Greenwich;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BABBIT,  ELKAXAH.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co.,  Col.  Symonds's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  from  Lanesborough  to  Manchester  July  9,  1777 ;  service, 
8  days. 

BABBIT,  ELKAXAH.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Babbit's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780; 
service,  6  days. 

BABBIT,  ENISMIS.  Seaman,  schooner  "  Active,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Andrew  Gardner 
[service  not  given] ;  roll  dated  Boston,  Oct.  6,  1778. 


IN  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  389 

BABBIT,  ERASMUS.  Capt.  John  Black's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

BABBIT,  ERASMUS,  Berkley.  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
order  for  advance  pay,  etc.,  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  June  21,  1776;  also,  Private; 
pay  roll  for  2  mos.  23  days  service  prior  to  Aug.  1, 1776 ;  also,  Capt.  James  Briggs's 
co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  marched  from  Dighton  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode 
Island  Oct.  2,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777,  by  Gen.  Spencer;  service,  29  days; 
also,  Capt.  James  Nickols's  co.,  Col.  John  Dagget's  regt. ;  marched  Jan.  13,  1778 ; 
service,  2  mos.  20  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months  from  Jan.  1, 
1778;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (2d) 
regt.,  Gen.  Fellows's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  24,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1779; 
service,  1  mo.  8  days,  at  Claverack.  Roll  dated  Petersham. 

BABBIT,  GIDEON,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Ball's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Pope's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  12  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 
1776 ;  stationed  at  Warren,  R.  I. 

BABBIT,  GIDEON.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Hathaway's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  July  20, 1777 ;  roll  made  up  to  Aug. 
24,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  5  days.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Dighton. 

BABBIT,  GIDEON.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the 
alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  service,  7  days. 

BABBIT,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Pierce's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  20,  1779;  discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  at  Tiver 
ton,  R.  I. 

BABBIT,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Brightman's  co.,  Col.  James  Dean's  regt. ; 
enlisted  March  8,  1781 ;  discharged  March  14,  1781 ;  service,  6  days ;  company 
detached  from  Freetown,  Berkley  and  Dighton  for  the  term  of  40  days  unless 
sooner  discharged. 

BABBIT,  JOEL,  Brookfield.  Private.  Capt.  Jonathan  Carriel's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  enlisted  June  20, 1776 ;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1, 1776 ;  service,  1  mo.  11  days ; 
also,  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.,  1776;  also,  pay  roll  for 
service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1, 1776,  3  mos. ;  roll  dated  Hull ;  also,  pay  roll 
for  1  mo.  4£  days  service  in  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Field's  co.,  Col. 
William  Sheppard's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May 
13,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Slayton's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ; 
muster  return  dated  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  30,  1778;  also,  muster  rolls  for  July, 
Aug.,  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778,  dated  Providence ;  reported  under  confinement  in  Nov. ; 
also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April, 
1779,  dated  Providence ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  12,  1780;  also,  return  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  28,  1780. 

BABBIT,  JOEL,  Marlborough.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co. ; 
age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7£  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes,  blue; 
occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Marlborough;  enlisted  April  12, 1781;  enlistment, 
3  years. 

BABBIT,  JOHN,  Lanesborough.  4th  Corporal,  Capt.  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  28,  1775 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's 
co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  25,  1777; 
service,  26  days ;  stationed  at  Fort  Ann.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Lanesborough. 

BABBIT,  JOHN,  Berkley.  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
petition  for  increase  and  payment  of  wages  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776; 
also,  Private;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  4  mos.; 
also,  Capt.  Philip  Hathaway's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt.;  service,  1  mo.  27  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  sworn  to  Nov.  28,  1777. 


390  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BABBIT,  JOHX,  Pittsfield.  Capt.  William  Francis's  co.,  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde's  regt. ; 
marched  to  Fort  Edward  July  8, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  26, 1777 ;  service,  7  weeks. 

BABBIT,  JOHX,  Berkley.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Bristol  Co.  for  the  term 
of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  18,  1778;  Col.  Pope's 
regt. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Berkley. 

BABBIT,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Babbit's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt. ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  7 
days. 

BABBIT,  JOHX,  France.  Seaman,  brig  ''Adventure,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James 
Morris ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Sept.  26,  1780 ;  age,  14  yrs. ; 
complexion,  negro;  residence,  France. 

BABBIT,  JOHX,  New  Ashford.  Capt.  Stratton's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.; 
return  of  men  drafted  from  Berkshire  Co.  militia  who  marched  to  Horse  Neck 
[year  not  given]  ;  reported  failed  to  join  regiment. 

BABBIT,  LEVI,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1.  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  7  days; 
also,  receipt  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Braintree,  Dec.  21, 
1775. 

BABBIT,  NATHAX,  2d,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Gilbert's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  John 
Daggett's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  joined  April  27, 
1775;  service,  4  days. 

BABBIT,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Marean's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st) 
regt.  of  guards ;  muster  roll  dated  Cambridge,  May  9,  1778 ;  enlisted  March  28, 
1778 ;  enlistment,  3  months,  from  April  2,  1778. 

BABBIT,  NATHAXIEL.  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  July  4,  1778 ;  discharged  July  30,  1778 ;  service,  27  days,  at 
Cambridge.  Roll  dated  Lancaster. 

BABBIT,  NATHAXIEL,  Athol.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  18  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Athol;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  6,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  7,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix;  also, 
pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Athol  for  service  in  the  Conti 
nental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  2,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1780;  ser 
vice,  5  mos.  16  days. 

BABBIT,  SAMUEL,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Carriel's  co.,  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  27,  1776 ;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1776  ;  service,  2 
mos.  5  days ;  also,  receipt  for  wages  dated  Point  Shirley,  June  13,  1776;  also,  pay 
roll  for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  dated  Hull;  also,  pay  roll  for 
1  mo.  4£  days  service  in  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1776;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  Field's  co., 
Col.  Sheppard's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  1.1, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Slayton's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's 
regt.;  muster  return  dated  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  30,  1778;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
July,  Aug.,  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  reported  sick  in 
Pennsylvania  in  July  and  Aug. ;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Sheppard's  regt. ;  also, 
muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence  ;  also,  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  15,  1780;  also,  return  dated 
West  Point,  Jan.  28,  1780. 

BABBIT,  SAMUEL.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Capt.  Thomas  Newell,  chairman  of 
Class  No.  2  of  the  town  of  Leicester,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  3  years,  dated  Worcester,  June  20,  1782. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        391 

BABBIT,  SETH,  Hard  wick.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Hazeltine's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  7  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  entitled  to  receive  a 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Hardwick,  Nov.  2,  1775. 

BABBIT,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  co.,  Col.  James  Convers's  regt.; 
marched  to  Bennington  Aug.  21,  1777,  on  an  alarm;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1777; 
service,  10  days. 

BABBIT,  SXELLUM,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  29,  1777 ;  discharged  Jan.  2,  1778 ;  service,  4  mos.  4  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BABBIT,  URI,  Athol.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  20  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Athol;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  6,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  7,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix ;  also, 
pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Athol  for  service  in  the  Conti 
nental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  2,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1780 ;  ser 
vice,  5  mos.  16  days. 

BABBIT,  URIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Hamilton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  service  from  Aug.  3  to  Sept.  30,  1776,  1  mo.  29  days. 

BABBIT,  URIAH  (also  given  URI),  Athol.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  John  Oliver's  co.,  dated  Feb.  17, 1778;  joined  Capt.  Blanchard's 
co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  10, 1780 ;  also,  list  of  men  mns- 
tsred  in  Worcester  Co.  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master;  Capt.  Blanchard's 
co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  mustered  June  13,  1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BABBIT,  ZIBA,  Tannton.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs' s  regt.; 
enlisted  June  1,  1778;  service,  11  days;  company  detached  to  guard  the  shore  in 
Freetown,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  George  Godfrey ;  also,  Capt.  Pelatiah  Eddy's  co., 
Col.  John  Hathaway's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  March  23,  1779;  discharged 
April  15,  1779;  service,  24  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ; 
complexion,  dark;  residence,  Taunton;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  9,  1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  10,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Daniel  Shay ;  also,  pay 
roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Taunton  for  service  in  the  Continental 
Army  during  1780;  marched  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1780;  service, 
5  mos.  15  days. 

BABBIT,  ZIBA.  Private,  Capt.  John  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1780;  service,  2  mos. 

BABBITT, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Babat,  Babet,  Babett,  Babit, 

Bable,  Babot,  Babbat,  Babbet,  Babbett,  Babbit,  Babbot,  Bobit,  Bobitt,  Bobbet, 
Bobbit.] 

BABBITT,  ABIATHAR.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell' s  co.,  Col.  Keyes's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  10, 
1777;  pay  abstract  for  bounty  allowed  from  Oct.  10,  1777,  to  Jan.  4,  1778,  2  mos. 
25  days ;  also,  list  of  men  who  received  arms  from  the  province  dated  North 
Kingston,  Dec.  15,  1777. 

BABBITT,  AMARIAH.  Captain,  llth  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  7th  Essex  Co.  (also  given  2d 
Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  May  3,  1778. 

BABBITT,  EBEXEZER.  Capt.  Francis  Luscomb's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  27,  177->. 


392  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BABBITT,  EBENEZER.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nehemiah  Pratt's  co.,  Col.  Mitchell's  regt.,  com 
manded  by  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  marched  on  an 
alarm  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  Aug.  2,  1780;  service,  8  days. 

BABBITT,  GIDEON.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co. ;  list  of  men  in  service  at  Rhode 
Island  in  1780. 

BABBITT,  ZIBA,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Drake's  co.,  Col.  Drury's  (Bristol  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  23,  1781 ;  arrived  in  camp  Sept.  1,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1, 
1781 ;  arrived  home  Dec.  10, 1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  19  days ;  marched  to  North  River. 

BABBOT,  ABIATHAR.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt. ; 
enlisted  March  30,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  July  2,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  3  days, 
guarding  troops  of  convention. 

BABBOT,  JOEL,  Brookfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Sept.  15, 1777;  joined  Capt.  Slayton's 
co.,  Col.  Shepherd's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BABBOT,  NATHANIEL,  Athol.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

BABBOT,  URIAH,  Athol.  Private,  Capt.  John  Blanchard's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's 
(9th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  14, 1777,  to  May 
14,  1780 ;  reported  discharged. 

BABCAK,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Lusk's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  13,  1777;  service,  23  days,  with  Northern  army. 

BABCOCK, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Babcak,  Babcok,  Babrock, 

Badcock.] 

BABCOCK,  ABRAHAM.  List  of  men  who  enlisted  for  the  town  of  Granville  for  3  years, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  enlisted  March  19,  1781 ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Elnathan  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  June- 
Sept.,  1781;  enlisted  March  14,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Oct.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts. 

BABCOCK,  AMOS,  Mashpee  (also  given  Barnstable).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Con 
tinental  Army  from  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated 
June  10,  1777;  residence,  Mashpee;  enlisted  for  town  of  Sandwich;  joined  Capt. 
Benson's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war; 
reported  mustered  April  15,  1777. 

BABCOCK,  AMOS,  Towsey.  List  of  men  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book  dated  Head 
quarters,  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  3,  1776;  tried  by  general  court-martial,  Maj.  Morris, 
President ;  charged  with  counterfeiting  bills  of  credit ;  no  evidence  found  against 
him;  acquitted, 

BABCOCK,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millerd's  co.,  Col.  Waterman's  regt.;  ser 
vice,  21  days,  between  Jan.  9  and  Feb.  3, 1777 ;  also,  receipt  for  wages  dated  War 
wick,  1777. 

BABCOCK,  BENJAMIN,  Dartmouth.  Corporal,  Capt.  Robert  Earl's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt.;  service  from  July  29,  1778,  to  Sept.  11,  1778,  1  mo.  14  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BABCOCK,  BENJAMIN.  Corporal,  Capt.  George  Claghorn's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchell's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service, 
3  mos.  2  days ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BABCOCK,  DANIEL,  Pittsfield.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       393 

BABCOCK,  DANIEL,  Murrayfield  (Chester).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Black's  co.,  Col.  Moseley'sregt.,  dated  Oct.  26, 1780;  enlistment, 
6  months ;  raised  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Danderson  ( ? ) ,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Murrayfield  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  Aug.  27, 1780 ;  discharged 
Feb.  27,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  6  days. 

BABCOCK,  DAVID.  Matross,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.; 
abstract  of  wages  made  up  to  Sept.  22,  1778,  excluding  month  of  Aug. ;  enlisted 
April  30,  1778;  service  at  Dartmouth,  3  mos.  23  days. 

BABCOCK,  EASTLAND.  Private,  Capt.  Avery  Parker's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (2d 
Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  6 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BABCOCK,  EBENEZER.  Drummer,  Capt.  Walter  McFarland's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's 
(Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  24,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780 ;  service, 
3  mos.  10  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army;  also,  Capt.  Staples  Chamberlain's  co.,  Col. 
Dean's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  7,  1781 ;  discharged  March  14,  1781 ;  service,  11 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island,  by  order  of  Gov.  Hancock. 

BABCOCK,  ELIAS,  Partridgefield  (also  given  Northampton).  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathan 
Watkins's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  return  made  agreeable  to  order 
of  Council  of  Dec.  26,  1777 ;  residence,  Partridgefield ;  enlisted  for  town  of  North 
ampton  ;  also,  Capt.  A.  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  May  19,  1777,  to  May  19,  1780. 

BABCOCK,  ELISHA,  Littleton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  John  Pater- 
son's  (26th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  discharged  Sept.  27, 
1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  16,  1775. 

BABCOCK,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage  dated  Dec.  1,  1776. 

BABCOCK,  ENOCH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Francis  Stone's  co.,  Col.  James  Converse's  (Worces^ 
ter  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  in  Aug.,  1777,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

BABCOCK,  GEORGE.  Capt.  Thomas  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  30,  1775; 
reported  died  Aug.  23, 1775. 

BABCOCK,  GEORGE.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25,  1777;  enlisted 
Dec.  16,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777. 

BABCOCK,  GEORGE  W.  Commander,  ship  "  General  Mifflin ;  "  descriptive  list  of  officers 
and  crew,  dated  Boston,  Sept.  9, 1780 ;  age,  29  yrs. ;  complexion,  light;  residence, 
Massachusetts;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  June  11,  1781,  signed  by  Thomas 
Harris,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others  of  Boston,  asking  that  said  Babcock  be 
commissioned  as  commander  of  ship  "  Venus  "  (privateer) ;  age,  29  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  ordered  in  Council,  June  11,  1781,  that  a  com 
mission  be  issued;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  May  27,  1782,  signed  by  Samuel 
Tucker  and  others,  asking  that  said  Babcock  be  commissioned  as  commander  of 
schooner  "Hero"  (privateer);  ordered  in  Council,  May  27,  1782,  that  a  com 
mission  be  issued. 

BABCOCK,  ICHABOD.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Green's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Noyes's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  20  days  service  from  Dec.  25,  1776,  to  Jan.  8.  1777;  stationed  at  South 
Kingston. 

BABCOCK,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  John  Armstrong's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt.;  service,  27 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  made  up  agreeable  to  resolve  of  May  8, 
1781,  for  the  40  days  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 


394  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BABCOCK,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Aug.  9,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

BABCOCK,  JETHRO.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  A  very  Parker's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway 's 
(2d  Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  Aug.  3,  1780,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  dis 
charged  Aug.  8,  1780 ;  service,  6  days. 

BABCOCK,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  William  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  marched  on  an  expedition  to  Bennington  Aug.  22,  1777; 
discharged  Aug.  29,  1777 

BABCOCK,  JOHX,  Deerfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Dickinson's  (1st)  co.,  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  Sept.  4,  1777;  joined  Capt. 
Burton's  co.,  Col.  Sherburne's  regt, ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BABCOCK,  JOHX.  Receipt  for  wages  for  8  mos.  service  dated  June  30,  1778,  given  to 
Capt.  William  Douglas. 

BABCOCK,  JOHX,  Hallowell.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Endicott's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.,  dated  June  27,  1777;  residence,  Hallo- 
well;  enlisted  for  town  of  Stoughton;  joined  Capt.  Burton's  co.,  Col.  Sherburne's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BABCOCK,  JOHX,  Vassalborough.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Burton's  co.,  Col.  Henry 
Sherburne's  regt.;  return  dated  Boston,  June  15,  1779;  enlisted  May  27,  1777; 
enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

BABCOCK,  JOHX,  Pownalborongh.  Private,  Col.  Sherburne's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  19,  1777,  to  Nov.  1,  1779;  reported  deserted 
but  returned  later  as  certified  by  Ensign  E.  Phelan  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. 

BABCOCK,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barnes's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  Oct.  28,  1781 ;  service, 
10  days. 

BABCOCK,  JOHX.  Private,  2d  co.,  Col.  Gideon  Burt's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  marched 
June  12,  1782,  to  retake  Samuel  Ely  who  was  rescued  from  Springfield  jail;  ser 
vice,  4  days. 

BABCOCK,  JOHX,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  A  very  Parker's  co.,  Col.  John  Hatliaway's  (2d 
Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  Rhode  Island  Aug.  3,  1780;  dis 
charged  Aug.  8,  1780 ;  service,  6  days. 

BABCOCK,  Jox.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  10  days; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BABCOCK,  JOXAS.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Barnes's  regt. ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  to  Stillwater  Oct.  14,  1781 ;  service,  10  days.  Roll  dated  Par- 
tridgefield. 

BABCOCK,  JOSEPH.  Major,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.;  engaged  Oct.  14,  1779;  dis 
charged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  20  days,  in  the  Continental  Army  under 
Gen.  Washington;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Suffolk  counties. 

BABCOCK,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  White's  co.,Col.  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  3,  1780. 

BABCOCK,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  6,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  1 
day,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

BABCOCK,  LEMUEL,  Braintree.  Ensign,  Capt.  Abner  Crane's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  camp  to  Braintree,  dated  North 
Kingston,  Dec.  31,  1777. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  395 

BABCOCK,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Armstrong's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt.;  service,  27 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  made  up  agreeable  to  resolve  of  May  8, 
1781,  for  the  40  days  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BABCOCK,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Ralph  Thompson's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Webb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  24,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  22  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Middlesex  counties  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army. 

BABCOCK,  NATHANIEL,  Murrayfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Black's  co.,  Col.  Moseley's  regt.,  dated  Oct.  26,  1780;  enlistment,  3 
months;  raised  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Danderson  ( ? ) ,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June,  1780. 

BABCOCK,  PKIMUS.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Lewis's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's 
(1st  Rhode  Island)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  June,  Sept.,  Oct.,  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778, 
Jan.,  Feb.,  1779 ;  enlisted  March  12, 1778 ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  reported  on  fur 
lough  in  Dec.,  1778;  also,  muster  rolls  for  March,  April,  July,  Aug.  and  Oct., 
1779,  dated  East  Greenwich;  reported  absent  with  leave  in  March,  1779;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1779,  dated  Newport. 

BABCOCK,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  Moses  Draper's  co.,  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Gardner's) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec. 
27,  1775. 

BABCOCK,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25, 1777;  enlisted  Dec. 
16,  1776 ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777. 

BABCOCK,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
regt. ;  marched  on  an  expedition  to  Bennington  Aug.  22,  1777  ;  discharged  Aug. 
29,  1777 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  days  service  from  Oct.  13,  1780 ;  marched  to  Pawlet. 

BABCOCK,  SAMUEL.  List  of  men  who  received  their  wages  from  Capt.  Samuel  Thomas 
at  North  Kingston,  Jan.  6,  1777. 

BABCOCK,  SAMUEL,  Partridgefield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Berkshire  Co. 
in  1779;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Partridge- 
field;  delivered  to  Ensign  Clarke. 

BABCOCK,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  Williams's  co.,  12th  regt. ;  enlisted  July  28, 1779;  discharged 
April  28,  1780  ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BABCOCK,  SAMUEL.  Gunner,  ship  "  General  Mifflin,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George 
W.  Babcock ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Sept.  9,  1780 ;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
complexion,  light;  residence,  Massachusetts. 

BABCOCK,  SAMUEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Newcomb's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  23,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days ; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ;  stationed 
partly  at  West  Point  and  partly  at  Rhode  Island. 

BABCOCK,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Armstrong's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt. ;  service, 
27  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  made  up  agreeable  to  resolve  of  May 
8,  1781,  for  the  40  days  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BABCOCK,  SAMUEL.  Sergeant,  2d  co.,  Col.  Gideon  Burt's  regt.;  service,  7  days; 
marched  June  12,  1782,  to  retake  Samuel  Ely  who  was  rescued  from  Springfield 
jail,  and  also  marched  June  16,  1782,  to  oppose  the  rioters  at  Northampton. 

BABCOCK,  SAMUEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Peirce's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and 
men  dated  March,  1783. 


396  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BABCOCK,  SIMEON.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Amos  Green's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Noyes's  regt. ;  ser 
vice  from  Dec.  5,  1776,  to  Jan.  8,  1777,  35  days,  at  South  Kingston ;  also,  Ensign ; 
pay  roll  for  29  days  service  at  South  Kingston  from  Feb.  6  to  March  6,  1777 ;  re 
ported  discharged  at  Charlestown. 

BABCOCK,  SIMEON.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joel  Stevens's  co.,  Col.  David  Rossiter's  regt. ;. 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Saratoga  Oct.  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  25,  1781 ;  ser 
vice,  13  days.  Roll  dated  Pittsfield. 

BABCOCK,  WILLIAM.  Matross,  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artil 
lery)  regt. ;  enlisted  June  10,  1780;  roll  made  up  to  April  1,  1781 ;  service,  9  mos. 
21  days;  also,  list  of  men  entitled  to  clothing  for  the  second  year,  dated  Boston, 
March  20,  1782;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  April  1,  1781,  to  June  10,  1783, 
26  mos.  10  days. 

BABCOCK,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Armstrong's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt. ;  service,. 
15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  made  up  agreeable  to  resolve  of  May 
8,  1781,  for  the  40  days  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BABCOK,  GEORGE.  List  of  men  who  received  their  wages  from  Capt.  Samuel  Thomas 
at  North  Kingston,  Jan.  6,  1777. 

BABEA,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  roll 
for  rations  made  up  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  20,  1777,  to  June  3,  1777. 

BABET,  ISAAC.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Bristol  Co.  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master,, 
for  service  at  Rhode  Island ;  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt. ;  mustered  July  3, 1778 •, 
enlistment,  6  months. 

BABET,  LEVI,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Walker's  regt. ;  company  return 
dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BABET,  NATHAN.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Bristol  Co.  by  James  Leonard,  Muster 
Master,  for  service  at  Rhode  Island;  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.;  mustered  June 
29,  1778 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

BABET,  SAMUEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barnes's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  Oct.  28, 1781,  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows ;  service, 
10  days. 

BABETT,  ERASMUS.  Private,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
service  from  July  31,  1778,  to  Sept.  14,  1778,  1  mo.  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island.  Roll  dated  Petersham. 

BABIDGE,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Fales's  co. ;  marched  to  Majorbagaduce 
by  order  of  Gen.  Lovel,  Aug.  3,  1779 ;  discharged  Aug.  15,  1779 ;  service,  13  days. 

BABIT,  ABEL,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  James  Nickols's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Pope's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  5  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  16, 
1776;  stationed  at  Warren,  R.  I. 

BABIT,  ABNER,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  James  Nickols's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Pope's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service,  13  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  16, 
1776;  stationed  at  Warren,  R.  I. 

BABIT,  ELKANAH,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  James  Nickols's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Pope's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  16, 
1776;  stationed  at  Warren,  R.  I. 

BABIT,  JOHN.  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Oct.  23,  1775. 

BABIT,  JOHN,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  James  Nickols's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Pope's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  5  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  16, 
1776 ;  stationed  at  Warren,  R.  I. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  397 

BABIT,  JOHN.  Fifer,  Capt.  Henry  Tiebout's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st  New 
York)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point. 

BABIT,  LEVI.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ;  service 
from  Sept.  25,  1777,  to  Oct.  31,  1777,  1  mo.  6  days,  on  a  secret  expedition;  also, 
Capt.  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service  from  July  27, 1778,  to  Aug.  13, 
1778,  18  days,  on  an  alarm  at  llhode  Island. 

BAKIT,  THOMAS,  Sturbridge.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  10  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Sturbridge;  mustered  May  15,  1778; 
joined  Capt.  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  Holman's  regt. ;  enlistment,  9  months ;  reported 
drafted. 

BABLE,  UHY,  Athol.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway  Oct. 
25,  1780. 

BABOSON,  LONDON.  Capt.  Isaac  Colton's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  D.  Brewer's) 
9th  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  15,  1775. 
[See  London  Robinson.] 

BABOT,  IRA,  Athol.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Thomas  Lord's  co.,  Col. 
Grout's  regt.;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  occupation, 
farmer;  residence,  Athol;  enlisted  Feb.  8,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BABROCK,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  Williams's  co.,  12th  regt. ;  enlisted  July  28, 1779 ;  discharged 
April  28,  1780 ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BABSON, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bapson,  Batson.] 

BAUSON,  JAMES,  Gloucester.  Petition,  signed  by  Winthrop  Sargent  of  Gloucester  and 
John  Winthrop,  Jr.,  of  Boston,  asking  that  said  Babson  be  commissioned  as  com 
mander  of  the  brigantine  "  General  Mercer  "  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council,  April 
30,  1777,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

BABSON,  JAMES,  Beverly.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Defence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Edmonds;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  21,  1781;  stature,  5  ft. 
8  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Beverly. 

BABSON,  JOHN.  Matross,  Capt.  William  Ellery's  (1st)  co. ;  enlisted  June  17, 1776 ;  rolls 
made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1776;  service,  6  mos.  15  days,  at  Gloucester. 

BABSON,  JOHN.  Mariner,  ship  "Vengeance,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas  Thomas; 
engaged  June  27,  1779;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on  expe 
dition  to  Penobscot. 

BABSON,  JOHN.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Nov.  12,  1779,  signed  by  Daniel  Sargeant,  ask 
ing  that  said  Babson  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  brigantine  "  Ruby  " 
(privateer)  ;  ordered  in  Council,  Nov.  12,  1779,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

BABSON,  NATHANIEL  STEVENS,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  Little's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  13  weeks; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  25  yrs. ;  reported  went  to  Quebec. 

BABSON,  SAM.  Mariner,  ship  "  Vengeance,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas  Thomas; 
engaged  June  27,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on  expedition 
to  Penobscot. 

BABSON,  SAMUEL.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Oct.  19,  1780,  signed  by  said  Babson  in 
behalf  of  himself  and  William  Gee  of  Cape  Ann,  asking  that  he  be  commissioned 
as  commander  of  the  brigantine  "  Ranger"  (privateer)  ;  ordered  in  Council,  Oct. 
19,  1780,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

BABSON,  SOLOMON.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Aug.  9,  1781,  signed  by  John  Babson  in 
behalf  of  himself  and  others  of  Newburyport,  asking  that  said  Solomon  Babson 
be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  brigantine  "  Ruby  "  (privateer) ;  ordered 
in  Council,  Aug.  9,  1781,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 


398  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

BABSOX,  WILLIAM.  2d  Lieutenant,  brigantine  "  Civil  Usage"  (privateer),  commanded 
by  Capt.  John  Smith ;  petition  dated  Boston,  March  28,  1778,  signed  by  John 
Tracey,  asking  that  said  Smith  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  "  Civil 
Usage." 

BABSOX,  ZEBI-LOX.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Dec.  29,  1781,  signed  by  John  Babson  in 
behalf  of  himself  and  others,  asking  that  said  Zebulon  Babson  be  commissioned 
as  commander  of  the  ship  "  Diamond  "  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council,  Dec.  30, 
1781,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

BABSON,  ZEBVLOX.  Captain ;  list  of  prisoners  returned  in  exchange  for  prisoners  sent 
to  New  York  in  the  cartel  "Favorite,"  as  reported  by  Robert  Pierpont,  Commis 
sary  ;  exchanged  for  Capt.  John  Gardner. 

BABTIST,  JOHX,  France.  Seaman,  brig  "Adventure,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James 
Morris ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Sept.  26,  1780 ;  age,  14  yrs. ; 
complexion,  negro;  residence,  France. 

BABTISTBERT,  JEAX,  Scarborough.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  William  Ballard's  co.,  dated  May  29,  1778;  residence,  Scarborough;, 
enlisted  for  town  of  Amesbury  ;  joined  Capt.  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  Handly's  (Henley's) 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BACCHUS, ,  Reading.  Private,  Capt.  Hatch's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Bond's  (late  Gard 
ner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Maiden,  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported  a  negro. 

BACCHVS, ,   Grafton.      Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;    Capt.  Stow's  co.,  Col. 

Wheelock's  regt.;  age,  21  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  black;  occupa 
tion,  farmer;  residence,  Grafton;  enlisted  April  23,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years; 
reported  a  negro. 

BACCOX,  EDMOXD.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  30,1777;  discharged  July  21,  1777;  service,  22  days; 
regiment  called  out  by  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows,  agreeable  to  orders  of  Maj.  Gen. 
Schuyler,  and  ordered  to  march  to  Fort  Ann. 

BACCOX,  TAYLOR.  Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel "  from  Hali 
fax  to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

BACK,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Fry's  regt.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days ;  reported  enlisted  Feb.  14,  1775. 

BACEKES,  JAMES.  Capt.  George  Gould's  co.,  Col.  Paul  D.  Sargent's  (28th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  16, 1775. 

BACEX,  JACOB.  Surgeon,  brigantine  "  Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Clouston ;, 
engaged  Sept.  1-i,  1777;  discharged  March  1,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  25  days. 

BACER  ( ? ),  FREDERICK,  Jr.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Jonathan  Shepard  for  a 
class  of  the  town  of  Springfield,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  dated  Spring 
field,  May  15,  1781. 

BACER,  JOHX.  Capt.  John  Merett's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  (21st)  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

BACER,  JOSEPH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Spinney's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted' 
Oct.  8,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  28  days,  fortifying  port  of 
Boston. 

BACHALER,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cowdry's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards ;  service  from  July  2,  1778,  to  July  16,  1778,  17  days,  at  Winter- 
Kill". 


IN   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  399 

BACHALOR,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cowdry's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrisli's  regt. 
of  guards  ;  service  from  July  2,  1778,  to  July  16,  1778,  17  days,  at  Winter  Hill. 

BACHAS,  CLARK,  Barnstable.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Griffeth's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs 's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  14,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  20  days. 

BACHELDER,  BENJAMIN*,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ithamar  Wright's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days ;  returned  home  April  23, 
1775;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  D.  Brewer's)  9th 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Iloxbury,  Dec.  2, 
1775. 

BACHELDER,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  June  12, 1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1, 1781 ;  service,  5  mos.  21  days ;  company 
raised  for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts. 

BACHELDER,  GEORGE.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Jonathan  Haraden ;  engaged  March  9,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777;  service, 
5  mos.  20  days. 

BACHELDER,  JAMES,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec. 
30,  1775  [service  not  given] . 

BACHELDER,  JAMES.  Col.  Little's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  clothing,  etc.,  dated  March 
22,  1770. 

BACHELDER,  JOSEPH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  4  mos.,  with  Northern 
army.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Andover. 

BACHELDER,  Rrrrs.  Private,  Col.  William  R.  Lee's  regt.;  enlisted  June  20,  1777; 
reported  deserted  Aug.  1,  1777. 

BACHELDER,  SAMUEL,  Slmteslmry.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Aaron  Osgood's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Phineas  Wright's  (also  given  Samuel 
Williams's)  6th  regt.,  dated  May  3, 1778;  joined  Capt.  Coburn's  co.,  Col.  Alden's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  8  months. 

BACHELDER,  THEOPHILUS.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jordan  Parker's  (Artillery)  co.,  Lin 
coln  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  Aug.  21, 1777;  com 
pany  stationed  at  Georgetown. 

BACHELDER,  THEOPHILUS,  Georgetown.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Lincoln 
Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  16, 
1778;  Capt.  McCobb's  co.,  1st  regt.;  age,  38  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.;  complexion, 
dark  ;  residence,  Georgetown ;  reported  rejected. 

BACHELDER,  UZ/IEL,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  John  Peabody's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  sworn  to  Nov.  29,  1776. 

BACHELDER,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  July  13,  1780;  reported 
deserted  July  13,  1780. 

BACHELDOR,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Peabody's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrisli's  (1st) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  19  days. 
Roll  dated  Middleton. 

BACHELDOR,  ASA,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1779;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1780;  service,  5  mos. 
8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BACHELDOR,  BENJAMIN,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  King's  co.,  Col.  D.  Brewer's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  1,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  2  days. 


400  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BACHELDOR,  BENJAMIN.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  during  1781- 
82;  reported  unfit  for  service;  8th  regt. ;  age,  47  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  disa 
bility,  rheumatism;  enlisted  for  town  of  Upton;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BACHELDOR,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Knap's  co. ;  enlisted  March  2, 1781 ;  discharged 
March  15,  1781 ;  service,  17  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Douglas. 

BACHELDOR,  JONATHAN,  Salem.  List  of  men  enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of 
9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  22,  1778. 

BACHELDOR,  NEHEMIAH.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Robert  Cutting's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's 
regt.,  Gen.  Lovell's  brigade ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Aug.  1, 1778 ; 
discharged  Sept.  13,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  16  days. 

BACHELDOR,  SAMUEL,  Pearsontown.  Capt.  Samuel  Whitmore's  co.,  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  [year  not  given] . 

BACHELDOR,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy 
Robinson's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga, 
Feb.  24,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  23,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March  23,  1777. 

BACHELDOR,  SAMUEL,  Shutesbury.  List  of  men  enlisted  from  Hampshire  Co.  for  the 
term  of  8  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  15,  1778;  Col. 
Nixon's  regt. ;  residence,  Shutesbury. 

BACHELDOR,  THEOPHILUS,  Boothbay.  List  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April 
20,  1778,  but  rejected  by  the  Muster  Master  General  as  unfit  for  service. 

BACHELDORE,  AMOS,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Little's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  9,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  3,  1775 ;  discharged  June  3,  1775 ; 
age,  23  yrs. 

BACHELDORE,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at  North  Kingston,  Dec.  8,  1777,  dated  Sturbridge, 
Aug.  31,  1783. 

BACHELELDR,  AMOS.  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  21,  1775. 

BACHELER,  BENJAMIN.  Private, Capt. Peter  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  13  days,  with  Northern  army. 

BACHELER,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  McFaiiand's  invalid  corps;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Dec.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780 ;  reported  transferred  from 
Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (8th)  regt. 

BACHELER,  JOHN  PRESCOTT,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  Hall's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Bond's 
(late  Gardner's)  37th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775; 
reported  transferred  to  the  train  May  1,  1775. 

BACHELER,  JONATHAN,  Reading.  Capt.  John  Flint's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.; 
list  of  men  dated  May  15,  1775. 

BACHELER,  THEOPHILUS.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards;  enlisted  July  13,  1778;  discharged  Nov.  15,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  4 
days. 

BACHELLER,  BENJAMIN,  Upton.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Richardson's  co.,  Col. 
Dyke's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  Dorchester  Heights,  dated 
Nov.  28,  1776;  credited  with  2  days  allowance. 

BACHELLER,  JOHN,  Reading.  Captain  of  a  co.  in  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days ;  also,  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  14  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Cambridge,  Sept.  25,  1775. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  401 


BACHELLKU,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards ;  service,  10  days,  from  July  2  to  July  12,  1778.  Roll  dated  Camp  at 
Winter  Hill. 

BACHELLEU,  JOSEPH,  Marblehead.  Corporal,  Capt.  Lock's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Bond's 
(late  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  G,  177,") ; 
reported  as  taking  the  place  of  Thomas  Cutter,  who  was  discharged  Oct.  f>,  177-">. 

BACHELLER,  Rrrrs.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  dated 
Boston,  June  22,  1777;  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  enlistment, 

3  years. 

BACHELLER,  THEOPHILVS,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Killer's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Titcomb's  regt. ;  roll  made  up  from  date  of  arrival  at  Providence,  K.  I.,  May  G, 
1777 ;  discharged  July  6,  1777  ;  service,  2  mos.  G  days. 

BACHELLER,  THEOPHILUS.  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  service,  10  days,  from  July  2  to  July  12,  1778.  Roll  dated  Camp  at 
Winter  Hill. 

BACHELLER,  WILLIAM.  Surgeon,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  rations 
from  Aug.  21  to  Dec.  12,  1777. 

BACHELLOR,  DAVID.  Captain,  Col.  Wood's  regt.;  order  for  wages,  mileage,  etc.,  dated 
Northbridge,  April  (5,  1779. 

BACHELLOR,  DAVID.  Col.  Wood's  regt.;  order  for  wages,  mileage,  etc.,  dated  North- 
bridge,  April  6,  1779. 

BACHELLOR,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Reyes's 
regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  20  to  Aug.  20,  1777,  dated  North  Kingston, 
Dec.  3,  1777;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Dec.  1,  1777,  to  Jan.  2,  1778,  1  mo. 
2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Providence. 

BACHELLOR,  JOHN,  Jr.,  Beverly.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Hutchinson's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  from  Danvers;  service,  2  days. 

BACHELLOR,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards ;  service  from  April  2,  1778,  to  July  3,  1778,  3  mos.  2  days.  Roll  dated 
Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 

BACHELLOR,  NEHEMIAH.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Silas  Taylor's  (3d)  co.,  4th  Middlesex 
Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  chosen  by  1st  co.  in  Stow;  commis 
sioned  July  5,  1776. 

BACHELLOR.  WILLIAM.  Surgeon,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  horse 
rations  dated  June  .">,  1778;  service,  113  days. 

BACHELOK,  AMOS,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177o;  enlisted  May  3,  177-">;  service,  4  weeks 

4  days;  reported  service  ended  June  3,  177"). 

BACHELOR,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Newton's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt.;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  2  days,  from  April  1  to  July  2,  1778,  with  guards  at  Roxbury. 

BACHELOR,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spurr's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (Gth)  regt.; 
enlisted  July  3,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  13,  1780;  service,  .">  mos.  12  days;  enlist 
ment,  G  months. 

BACHELOR,  ARCHIBALD,  Danvers  (probably).  Sergeant,  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

BACHELOR,  BENJAMIN,  Upton.  Private,  Capt.  Bachelor's  co.,  Col.  Read's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  177'")]. 


402  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BACHELOR,  CORNELIUS,  Littleton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Reed's  co.,  Col.  William 
Prescott's  regt.,  which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  6  days ; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  98  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Sept.  28,  1775. 

BACHELOR,  DAVID,  Northbridge.  Captain,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ;  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  7th  co.,  3d  Worcester  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of 
Mass,  militia  [year  not  given] . 

BACHELOR,  ENOCH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Philip  Ammidon's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt. ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  March  4,  1781 ;  discharged  March  18,  1781 ;  service, 
14  days. 

BACHELOR,  EPHRAIM,  Pearsontown.  Private,  Capt.  Stuart's  co.,  Col.  Phinney's  (31st) 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775;  enlisted  May  16,  1775. 

BACHELOR,  ISRAEL,  Wenham.  Private,  Capt.  Billy  Porter's  co.,  Col.  John  Baker's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

BACHELOR,  ISRAEL.  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  regt.;  return 
dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  8,  1775;  also,  Sergeant,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  list  of 
men  who  agreed  to  serve  6  weeks  from  Dec.  31,  1776,  dated  Trenton. 

BACHELOR,  JAMES,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  William  Farrington's  (2d)  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord;  service,  2  days. 

BACHELOR,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  invalid  corps ;  stationed  at 
Boston;  pay  abstract  for  Oct.-Dec.,  1780;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BACHELOR,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  McNall's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Pierce's 
regt. ;  enlisted  May  17, 1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  18  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ; 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

BACHELOR,  JOHN  P.,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Dec.  12,  1779,  to  April  27, 
1780 ;  reported  deserted  April  27,  1780. 

BACHELOR,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards ;  enlisted  July  13, 1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  14, 1778 ;  service,  5  mos.  3  days. 

BACHELOR,  JOSEPH,  Marblehead.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lock's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Gardner's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  5  [year  not  given] . 

BACHELOR,  NEHEMIAH,  Stow.  Private,  Capt.  William  Whitcomb's  co.,  Col.  James 
Prescott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BACHELOR,  PERRIN,  Upton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Stephen  Sadler's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Roxbury ;  service,  5  days ;  also,  Ensign,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's  regt. ;  engaged  Dec. 
1,  1776  [service  not  given]  ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Baldwin's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.; 
list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  company  agreed  to  serve  at  Dorchester  Heights 
until  March  1,  1777. 

BACHELOR,  PRINCE,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  A.  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  (late 
Brewer's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
Feb.  10,  1778 ;  reported  died  Feb.  10, 1778 ;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co.,  Col. 
Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  return  made  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  Dec.  26, 1777. 

BACHELOR,  THEOPHILUS,  Lynn.  Ensign  ;  list  of  men  who  served  at  Concord  battle  and 
elsewhere  belonging  to  Lynn,  now  Lynn,  Lynnfield  and  Saugus. 

BACHELOR,  WILLIAM.  Surgeon,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.;  engaged  Aug.  21, 1777; 
discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  23  days. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  403 


BACHELOR,  WILLIAM.  List  of  men  who  deserted  from  9th  regt.  between  Jan.  1  and 
Dec.  24,  1780,  dated  West  Point. 

BACHELTER,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Varnum's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Jan.  3,  1776  [service  not  given] . 

BACKHOUSE,  ICHABOD.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Bradley's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ; 
enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  22,  1777;  service,  22  days. 

BACHILDER,  JOSEPH,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Hutchinson's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  in  1770;  enlistment,  12  months;  reported  deserted. 

BACHILLOR,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's  (1st 
Rhode  Island)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Dec.  24,  1777;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777; 
enlistment,  during  war;  reported  deserted  Jan.,  1777. 

BACHILO,  PETER.  Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  delivered  to  Col.  Gabriel  Johonnot  by 
Charles  Waller,  Commissary  of  Prisoners,  at  Rhode  Island,  March  17,  1778. 

BACHLICOR,  WILLIAM.  List  of  men  who  re-enlisted  for  the  war  between  Oct.  22  and 
Nov.  24,  1779,  as  returned  by  Maj.  Joseph  Pettengill,  of  the  9th  battalion  ;  received 
State  and  Continental  bounties. 

BACHLOR,  DANIEL,  Beverly.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Defence,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Edmonds  ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  21,  1781 ;  stature, 
f)  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Beverly. 

BACHLOR,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Feb.  18,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  May  18,  1778;  service,  3  mos.,  at 
Bunker  Hill. 

BACHOLTER,  BENJAMIN,  Pepperellborough.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Davis's  co.,  Col. 
Joseph  Prime's  (York  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  May  3,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1780; 
service,  7  mos.  6  days ;  enlistment,  8  months ;  company  raised  for  defence  of 
eastern  Massachusetts. 

BACHOPE,  JAMES.  Seaman,  sloop  "Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul 
Jones;  list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "Alexander,"  captured 
Sept.  20,  1776;  also,  2d  Mate,  ship  "Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  J.  P.  Jones; 
list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "Mellish"  and  brig  "Active" 
[year  not  given] . 

BACKUS,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wendell's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan  .-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlist 
ment,  during  war;  reported  on  command  at  New  Windsor  in  Jan.,  Feb.  and 
March,  1781. 

BACKUS,  LEBBEUS,  Pittsfield.  Lieut.  Stephen  Crawford's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  marched 
to  Ticonderoga  April  25,  1777,  and  were  dismissed  May  22, 1777 ;  service,  4  weeks. 

BACK,  ISAAC,  Chesterfield.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Webster's  co.,  Gen.  Pomroy's  regt., 
which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
0  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army. 

BACK,  MITCHEL.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Berkshire  Co.  by  Trueman  Wheeler,  Muster 
Master;  mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778;  enlistment,  3  years 
or  during  war. 

BACKCUS,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  White's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  Sept.  0,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778; 
service,  6  days.  Roll  dated  Middleborough. 

BACKEN,  SIMEON.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams's 
regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  15,  1776;  discharged  March  18,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  14  days. 
Roll  dated  Morristown. 


404  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BACKEX,  TIMOTHY.    Private,  Lieut.  Jeremiah  Colburn's  co.,  Brig.  Gen.  "Wadsworth's 

brigade;  enlisted  Jan.  27,  1781;  discharged  March  10,  1781;  service,  1  mo.  11 
days,  at  Camden. 

BACKEXSPRIXG,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Wil- 
liams's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  31,  1776;  discharged  March  18,  1777;  service,  2  mos. 
29  days.  Roll  dated  Morristown. 

BACKER,  -RIAH.  Matross,  Capt.  Aimer  Lowell's  (Artillery)  co. ;  pay  roll  for  3  mos. 
service  from  Jan.  1  to  March  31,  1777,  at  Falmouth. 

BACKER,  EBEXEZER,  Ipswich.  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  (Volunteer)  co.,  Maj.  Smith's 
(3d  Essex  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  30,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1777,  at  Cam 
bridge;  service,  1  mo.  10  days;  company  marched  Oct.  2,  1777,  to  reinforce  Gen. 
Gates  at  the  Northward. 

BACKER,  ELIJAH,  Amherst.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt.,  dated  March  24,  1779;  joined  Capt. 
Robert  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BACKER,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  March  and  June,  1776. 

BACKER,  JACOB,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Griffetlf  s  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  26,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days ;  reported  died  Aug.  26,  1778. 

BACKER,  JAMES,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Randall's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  June  18,  1777. 

BACKER,  JESSE.  Drummer,  Capt.  Stephen  Webster's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  U,  1779 ;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  at  Clav- 
erack ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Suffolk  counties  to  reinforce  army  under 
Gen.  "Washington. 

BACKER,  JOHN.  Capt.  Winship's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  list  of  men  who  returned 
equipments  used  in  1776,  dated  Chatham,  Feb.  4,  1777. 

BACKER,  JOHX,  Salem.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  sloop  "  Race  Horse," 
commanded  by  Capt.  Clifford  Byrne,  dated  June  7,  1780;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5 
ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Salem. 

BACKER,  JOSEPH.  List  of  men  drafted  in  York  Co.  as  returned  by  Col.  John  Frost  of 
the  2d  York  Co.  regt.,  dated  May  7,  1777;  Capt.  Samuel  Grant's  co. 

BACKER,  JOTHAM.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Wheelwright's  co.,  Col.  Ebenexer  Francis's 
regt.;  roll  made  up  for  rations  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  15,  1777,  to  date  of 
marching,  March  22,  1777. 

BACKER,  NICHOLAS,  Pembroke.  Matross,  Capt.  Daniel  Lothrop's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Boston, 
June  3,  1776;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  June  3,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  5 
mos.  2  days;  also,  Gunner;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  1, 1777,  to  May 7, 1777, 
3  mos.  7  days. 

BACKER,  NOAH.  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  5,  1775. 

BACKER,  SAMUEL.  Gunner,  Lieut.  John  Calender's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  enlistment,  during 
war. 

BACKER,  SAMVEL.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  (1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb's 
(5th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1782,  and  Jan.,  1783;  reported  joined  "from 
late  10th." 


IN   TUP:   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  405 


BACKER,  SARGENT.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(6th)  regt. ;  return  of  wages  for  Dec.,  1782. 

BACKER,  THOMAS.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Winship's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  (5th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  22,  1775. 

BACKER,  WILLIAM.  Ensign,  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  4,  1780;  reported  formerly  a  Sergeant. 

BACKET,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hooper's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from 
Aug.  30,  1776,  to  Nov.  24,  1776,  2  mos.  23  days,  at  Falmouth.  [See  Daniel 
Brackett.] 

BACKHOUSE,  CLARK,  Barnstable.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  June  9,  1779;  Capt.  Crocker's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  age,  27  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in  ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Barnstable  ;  enlistment,  9  months ; 
delivered  to  Capt.  J.  Tisdale;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Brad 
ford's  (14th)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1779;  discharged  May  (i,  1780;  enlistment, 
9  months ;  also,  receipt  for  equipments  given  to  Capt.  James  Tisdale,  dated 
Springfield,  Aug.  22,  1779. 

BACKIS,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Smalley's  co.,Maj.  Zenas  Winslow'sregt. ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth  in  Sept.,  1778 ;  service,  6  days. 

BACKKESS,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Porter's  co.,  Col.  David  Rossiter's  regt. ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Berkshire  Oct.  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1780;  ser 
vice,  4  days. 

BACKLEYST,  BENJAMIN,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days. 

BACKMAN,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Zebedee  lledding's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's 
regt.;  roll  made  up  for  21  days  rations  from  May  9  to  June  1  [year  not  given], 
sworn  to  June  2,  1777. 

BACKON,  ABEL,  Hatfield.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt., 
which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service, 
7  days. 

BACKON,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  25,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  company  raised 
for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts. 

BACKSTER,  DAVID.  Corporal,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  16,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BACKSTER,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  16,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days; 
enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BACKSTOR,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simons's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  1  mo., 
in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated  Hancock. 

BACKUN,  EHENEZER.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
regt.;  enlisted  March  19,  1779;  discharged  April  12,  1779;  service,  25  days,  at 
Rowland's  Ferry. 

BACKUS, .  [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bacekes,  Bachas,  Bach- 
house,  Bachus,  Backcus,  Backhouse,  Backkess,  Backis,  Bakkus,  Bechus,  Beckus, 
Bukhonse,  Bukus.] 

BACKUS,  CLARK.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  marched 
Oct.  4,  1777,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. ;  service,  28  days. 


406  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BACKUS,  JAMES,  Roxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Gould's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's  regt. ;  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BACKUS,  LEBBEUS,  Pittsfield.  Capt.  William  Francis's  co.;  list  of  men  who  marched 
to  Fort  Edward  July  8,  1777,  and  were  dismissed  Aug.  26, 1777 ;  service,  7  weeks ; 
also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joel  Stevens's  co.,  Col.  David  Rossiter's  regt. ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  at  Saratoga  Oct.  12, 1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  25,  1781 ;  service,  13  days. 

BACKUS,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  White's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
marched  to  Howland's  Ferry,  R.  I.,  Dec.  8,  1776,  on  an  alarm;  service,  5  days. 

BACKUS,  SOLOMON,  Sheffield.  Private;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town 
of  Sheffield  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  to  West 
Point  June  27,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  19,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  26  days;  also,  list 
of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as 
having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also, 
receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  selectmen  of  Sheffield  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  dated  Jan.  1,  1781. 

BACKUS,  TIMOTHY,  Sheffield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.;  joined  Capt.  Samuel  Bartlett's  co.,  Col. 
Weston's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Col.  Millen's  co.,  Col. 
James  Wesson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  12, 
1777,  to  Jan.  13,  1780 ;  reported  discharged ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men 
raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  Capt.  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt. ; 
age,  29  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.  1  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  occupation, 
laborer;  residence,  Sheffield;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BACKWITH,  DAVID,  Pittsfield.  Matross,  Capt.  Joseph  Chadwick's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  27,  1775;  service, 
1  mo.  7  days. 

BACON, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Baccon,  Bacen,  Backen, 

Backon,  Backun,  Baken,  Baker,  Bakin,  Bakon,  Beacon.] 

BACON, .  Lieutenant;  list  of  men  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book,  dated  Head 
quarters,  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  4,  1776;  service  in  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.;  reported 
deceased. 

BACON,  ABEL,  Whately.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  8,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiva 
lent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Dorchester,  Nov.  25,  1775. 

BACON,  ABEL.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Marsh's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.; 
mustered  July  13,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  2,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  21  days,  at  Fort 
Plains,  Tryon  Co.,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Stark. 

BACON,  ABEL.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Shattuck's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Barnabas  Sears's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  8, 1781 ;  service, 
3  mos.  2  days ;  enlistment,  3  months.  Roll  dated  Deerfield. 

BACON,  ABEL,  Whately.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Salmon  White's  co.,  dated  Feb.  16,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Daniels's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's 
regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Japheth  Daniels's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  return  for  wages  for  June-Dec.,  1782;  time  allowed 
from  Nov.  24,  1782;  also,  1st  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  return  of 
men  entitled  to  eighty  dollars  gratuity  for  serving  during  war,  taken  to  1782 ; 
also,  discharge  dated  June  9,  1783,  signed  by  Gen.  Washington. 

BACON,  ABEL.  Order  for  wages,  etc.,  signed  by  said  Bacon  [year  not  given]  ;  payable 
to  Merodach  Smith. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  HE  VOLUTION.        407 


BACON,  AKIJAH,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Dyke's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  Dorchester  Heights,  dated  Nov.  28,  1776; 
credited  with  2  days  allowance. 

BACON,  AKIJAH,  Bedford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Moore's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19, 177") ;  service,  13  days  ;  also,  list  of  men  in  Col.  Baldwin's  regt., 
dated  May  1,  1775;  also,  Capt.  John  Blanc-hard's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  22,  1777,  to  Jan.  25,  1778 ; 
reported  died  Jan.  25,  1778. 

BACON,  AmjAH.  Capt.  Joseph  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barnes's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  Oct.  28,  1781,  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows ;  service,  10  days. 

BACON,  ABNER.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Stow's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt.; 
return  of  men  stationed  at  Ticonderoga,  in  1776;  reported  discharged  Nov. 
11,  1776. 

BACON,  ABNER.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mayo's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  4,  1777 ;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778 ;  service,  5  mos.,  at 
Cambridge. 

BACON,  AMOS,  Wrentham.  Drummer,  Capt.  Elijah  Pond's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days. 

BACON,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Stower's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  marched  to 
Saratoga  June  30,  1777  ;  discharged  July  26,  1777 ;  service,  26  days. 

BACON,  ASA,  Ashh'eld.  Corporal,  Capt.  Simeon  Hazeltine's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's 
(8th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  2, 1775;  service,  3  mos. 
7  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  27,  1775. 

BACON,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Newell's  co.,  detached  from  Gen.  Warner's  brigade,  Col. 
Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  3,  1778;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1778;  service, 
15  days,  guarding  troops  of  convention  from  Rutland  to  Enfield,  t!onn. 

BACON,  BACHELDER,  Barnstable.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlin's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  advance  pay,  etc.,  dated  Boston,  June  15,  1776  ; 
also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  June  6,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  4  mos.  26  days, 
dated  Castle  Island ;  also,  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776 ;  also,  list  of  men  who  signed  a 
petition  for  increase  of  wages,  dated  Naushon,  Aug.  10,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Ham 
lin's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.  of  guards;  marched  April  9,  1778;  roll  made 
up  to  July  6,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  26  days,  at  Cambridge;  enlistment,  3  months 
from  April  2,  1778. 

BACON,  BATCHELOR.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  service  from  Feb.  5,  1777,  to 
April  20,  1777,  2  mos.  15  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BACON,  BENJAMIN,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Warner's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days. 

BACON,  BENJAMIN,  Bedford.  Private,  Lieut.  Moses  Abbott's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  5  days ;  also,  list  of  men 
between  the  ages  of  sixteen  and  sixty  who  are  liable  to  bear  arms,  as  returned  to 
Col.  Green,  dated  Bedford,  May  15,  1775. 

BACON,  BENJAMIN.  Drummer,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jon 
athan  Haraden ;  engaged  March  15,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1777;  service,  5 
mos.  16  days. 

BACON,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Salmon  White's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ;  marched 
to  Saratoga  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  30  days.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Hath'eld. 

BACON,  BENJAMIN.  Matross,  Sergt.  Benjamin  Felt's  co. ;  service,  3  mos.,  from  Jan.  1 
to  March  31,  1779,  at  a  fort  at  Salem. 


408  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BACOX,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Merry's  co.,  Col.  Hyde's  regt. ;  marched 
to  the  Westward  Oct.  30,  1781,  under  Maj.  Oliver  Root;  service,  7  days. 

BACON,  BENJAMIN.  Capt.  Stephen  Webb's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men  dated 
Oct.  28,  1783. 

BACON,  BENJAMIN,  Jr.,  Bedford.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Moore's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  [name  crossed  out  on  roll] . 

BACON,  BENJAMIN,  Jr.,  Salem.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Winship's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  (5th) 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  22,  1775;  also,  Drummer; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Sept. -30,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  22,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Winship's  (4th)  co.,  Col. 
Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1776,  dated  North 
Castle ;  also,  receipts  for  wages  for  Oct.,  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1776  ;  also,  return  of  men 
in  service  in  Jan.,  1777,  dated  Springfield. 

BACON,  DANIEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Duglass's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25, 1777 ;  enlisted  Dec. 
16,  1776 ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777. 

BACON,  DAVID,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sibley's  co.,  which  marched  April  21, 
1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Braintree ;  service,  7  days. 

BACON,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  James  Davis's  co. ;  enlisted  July  1,  1775;  rolls  made 
up  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  dated  Barnstable ;  service,  6  mos.  5  days. 

BACON,  DAVID,  Stoughtonham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Edward  Bridge  Savel's  (1st)  co.,  Col. 
Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days; 
also,  Capt.  Savell's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  Dorchester  Hills 
March  4,  1776 ;  service,  5  days ;  also,  pay  roll  for  2  days  service  from  March  22, 
1776;  marched  to  Braintree  on  an  alarm;  also,  Capt.  Lewis  Whiting's  co.,  Col. 
Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Aug.  27, 1776 ; 
age,  45  yrs. ;  also,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ;  return  dated  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  11,  1776. 

BACON,  DAVID,  Barnstable.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlin's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Feb.  2,  1776;  roll  made  up  for  6  days  to  time  of  marching;  also, 
Capt.  Hamlin's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  advance  pay, 
etc.,  dated  Boston,  June  15,  1776;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  June  6,  1776,  to 
Nov.  1, 1776, 4  mos.  26  days ;  roll  dated  Castle  Island  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  Dec.,  1776. 

BACON,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Read,  Jr.'s  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
service,  2  mos.  22  days,  between  Dec.,  1776,  and  March,  1777.  Roll  dated 
Uxbridge. 

BACON,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  John  Howard's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  19  days,  at  the  reduction  of  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army ;  Council  warrant  drawn 
May  4,  1778,  for  payment  of  company. 

BACON,  DAVID.  Sergeant  of  marines,  State  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
F.  Williams;  engaged  July  1,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  16,  1778;  service,  3  mos. 
15  days. 

BACON,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Sargent's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  July  2,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778 ;  service,  5  mos.  14  days. 
Roll  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 

BACON,  DAVID.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  from  Windsor  Oct.  20, 1780,  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows ;  service,  3  days ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  3  days  service  from  Oct.  26  to  Oct.  28,  1780 ;  marched  on  an 
alarm  from  Windsor  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  409 

BACON,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Brintnal's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  1  day,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BACON,  DAVID,  Bedford.  Private,  Lieut.  Moses  Abbott's  co.,  which  marched  on  tho 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  7  days  ;  also,  list  of  men  in  Col. 
Baldwin's  regt.,  dated  May  1,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  between  the  ages  of  sixteen 
and  sixty  who  are  liable  to  bear  arms,  as  returned  to  Col.  Green,  dated  Bedford, 
May  15,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Moor's  co. ;  list  of  men  detached  for  Rhode  Island 
expedition,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Col.  William  Thompson,  dated  Billerica,  Aug. 
2,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Yarnam's  co. ;  order  for  wages  payable  to  Jonathan  Lane, 
dated  Bedford,  Sept.  7,  1787. 

BACON,  EBENEZER,  Brooktield.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Harwood's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  1  week  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Brook- 
field,  Nov.  21,  1775. 

BACON,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye'sco. ;  enlisted  Jan.  25, 1776;  roll  made 
up  to  Feb.  3,  1776;  service,  9  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands;  also,  pay  rolls  for  ser 
vice  from  April  5,  1776,  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  7  mos.  17  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BACON,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  May's  co. ;  service,  2  mos.,  between  Sept. 
and  Nov.,  1776,  at  New  York. 

BACON,  EBENEZER,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Ide's  co.,  Col.Daggett's  regt.; 
service,  17  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

BACON,  EBENEZER,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  George 
Williams's  regt. ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  Sept.  25,  1777;  discharged  Oct. 
29,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  6  days. 

BACON,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  marched 
on  a  secret  expedition  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  Oct.  4,  1777;  service,  28  days. 

BACON,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlin's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.  of 
guards;  marched  April  9,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  July  6,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  26 
days,  at  Cambridge ;  enlistment,  3  months  from  April  2,  1778. 

BACON,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  17,  1778,  to  Sept.  9,  1778,  24  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

BACON,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  George  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  marched 
on  an  alarm  at  Bedford,  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth,  Sept.  6,  1778;  service,  4 
days. 

BACON,  EBENEZER.  Seaman;  list  of  men  in  Capt.  Andrew  Gardner's  crew,  dated 
Boston,  Oct.  6,  1778. 

BACON,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lothrop's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.; 
service,  2  days,  guarding  men  from  the  "  Somerset"  from  Barnstable  to  Plym 
outh  ;  roll  dated  Nov.  9,  1778. 

BACON,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co. ;  enlisted  May  3,  1779;  dis 
charged  Nov.  2,  1779;  service,  6  mos.,  at  Falmouth. 

BACON,  EBENEZER,  Attleborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  Enoch  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Isaac 
Dean's  regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  July  31,  1780;  discharged 
Aug.  8,  1780 ;  service,  10  days. 

BACON,  EBENEZER,  Brookfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Brooktield,  Sept.  15,  1777;  resi 
dence,  Brookfield;  enlisted  for  town  of  Western;  joined  Capt.  Coburn's  co.,  Col. 


410  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BACON,  EBENEZER,  continued. 

Alden's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Newell's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  James  Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.) 
regt.,  dated  Feb.  21,  1778;  residence,  Brookfield;  enlisted  for  town  of  Brookfield; 
joined  Capt.  Lane's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Spurr's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  May  7,  1777,  to  Jan.  1,  1778;  reported  discharged. 

BACON,  EDMOND.  Private,  Capt.  Zebulon  Norton's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  14,  1777;  service,  23  days,  at 
the  Northward. 

BACON,  EDMOND.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Powell's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days, 
at  New  Haven,  Conn. 

BACON,  EDMUND.  Private,  Capt.  Thompson  J.  Skinner's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barnes's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  the  Westward  Nov.  1,  1781,  by  order  of 
Gen.  Stark ;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1781 ;  service,  10  days. 

BACON,  EDWARD,  Westminster.  Corporal,  Capt.  Noah  Miles's  co.,  Col.  John  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  11£  days;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's  co. ;  company  marched  to 
East  Hoosuck  under  Maj.  Bridge  on  the  alarm  of  the  battle  of  Bennington,  and 
were  there  dismissed;  service,  10  days,  in  Aug.,  1777;  also,  pay  roll  for  27  days 
service;  company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army  under  Maj.  Bridge  by 
resolve  of  Sept.  22,  1777. 

BACON,  EDWARD,  Westminster.  Lieutenant;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  com 
missioned  Oct.  26,  1779;  company  detached  from  brigades  of  Middlesex  and 
Worcester  counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Oct.  9, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Cowdin's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct. 
26,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  at  New  York;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ;  also,  2d  Lieu 
tenant,  1st  Westminster  co.,  Col.  Rand's  (8th  Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers 
of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  July  6,  1780. 

BACON,  EDWARD.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Nov.  30,  1781,  signed  by  Stephen  Higginson 
and  others,  asking  that  said  Bacon  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  ship 
"Adventure  "  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council,  Nov.  30,  1781,  that  a  commission 
be  issued. 

BACON,  EDWARD.  Petition  signed  by  prisoners,  asking  to  be  exchanged  for  British 
prisoners ;  granted  in  Council,  Nov.  2,  1782. 

BACON,  EDWARD,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  George  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  at  Bedford,  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth,  Sept.  6, 1778;  service,  5  days. 

BACON,  ELEAZER,  Natick.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days. 

BACON,  ELEAZER.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Fisk's  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt. ;  marched 
July  28,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island ;  roll  dated  Natick  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  7  days  service  at  Rhode  Island  on  an 
alarm;  marched  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780.  Roll  dated  Natick. 

BACON,  ELIAS,  Wrentham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Oliver  Pond's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also,  Ensign,  Capt.  Pond's  co.,  Col. 
Joseph  Read's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  May  18,  1775 ;  also, 
2d  Lieutenant;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  12  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        411 

BACON,  ELIJAH,  Partridgefield  (Peru).  Fifer,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  John 
Patterson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  10, 1775;  service, 
2  mos.  27  days;  alxo,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  177")]  ;  also,  receipt  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  13, 177") ;  also,  Capt.  Watkins's 
co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George, 
Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  sick  in  general  hospital;  also,  return 
of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  William  Fletcher's  co. ;  joined 
Capt.  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt. 
A.  Williams's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Sergeant  Major;  payroll  for 
6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Partridgefield  for  service  in  the  Continental 
Army  during  1780;  marched  July  6,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1780;  service, 
5  mos.  15  days ;  also,  Fifer,  Capt.  Joseph  Peirce's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and 
men  dated  March,  1783. 

BACON,  ELIJAH,  Bedford.  Private,  Lieut.  Moses  Abbott's  co.,  which  inarched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  10  days;  also,  list  of  men  between 
the  ages  of  sixteen  and  sixty  who  are  liable  to  bear  arms,  as  returned  to  Col. 
Green,  dated  Bedford,  May  15,  1775. 

BACON,  ELIJAH,  Natick.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also,  Capt. 
Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc., 
dated  Boston,  Nov.  27,  1776. 

BACON,  ELIJAH.  Capt.  Esek  Eddy's  co.  of  artificers,  acting  as  boatmen ;  pay  roll  for 
20  days  service  from  Aug.  8,  1778. 

BACON,  ELIJAH.  Capt.  Henry  Porter's  co. ;  return  for  clothing  [year  not  given]  ; 
endorsed  "  Northampton  Co." 

BACON,  ELIJAH,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Fisk's  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt.; 
marched  July  28,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  6  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  roll  dated  Natick ;  also,  pay  roll  for  7  days  service  from  Aug.  3  to  Aug. 
7,  1780,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Natick. 

BACON,  ELIPHALET.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "Lion,"  com 
manded  by  Capt.  Wingate  Newman,  dated  Boston,  July  12,  1781 ;  age,  15  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  2  in. ;  complexion,  light. 

BACON,  EPHRAIM,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Warner's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days. 

BACON,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Dec.  10,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  28,  1776;  service,  22  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  stationed  at  Providence,  R.  I. 

BACON,  EPHRAIM.  Corporal,  Capt.  Daniel  Eames's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.; 
marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3 
days. 

BACON,  EPHRAIM,  Jr.,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Dedham  (4th  Parish) ;  service,  4  days. 

BACON,  GEORGE,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  2  days;  also,  Capt.  Fuller's  co., 
Col.  Thatcher's  regt. ;  service,  5  days,  from  March  4,  1776. 

BACON,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Jan.  12,  1778;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  22 
days,  at  Cambridge. 


412  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BACON,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  19,  1778;  discharged  April  16,  1778;  service,  29  days,  at  Roxbury;  also, 
muster  roll  dated  Newton,  July  27,  1778. 

BACOX,  GEORGE,  Roxbury.  Marine,  ship  "  Warren,"  commanded  by  Capt.  J.  Salton- 
stall ;  age,  29  yrs. ;  reported  wounded  in  right  arm ;  pensioned  Aug.  14,  1779. 

BACOX,  HEZEKIAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  (Suffolk 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  29,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BACOX,  ISAAC,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co.,  Col.  William  Heath's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days. 

BACOX,  ISAAC.  Enlistment  agreement  dated  June,  1776,  signed  by  said  Bacon  and 
others,  engaging  to  serve  until  Dec.  1,  1776,  and  to  march  to  Charlestown,  N.  H. 

BACOX,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Stow's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt. ; 
list  of  men  stationed  at  Ticonderoga  in  1776. 

BACOX,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  George  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  marched  on  an 
alarm  at  Bedford,  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth,  Sept.  6,  1778;  service,  8  days. 

BACOX,  ISAIAH.  Capt.  Esek  Eddy's  co.  of  artificers,  acting  as  boatmen;  service,  16 
days,  from  Aug.  11,  1778. 

BACOX,  ISAIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (Worces 
ter  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  19,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12 
days,  at  Claverack;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BACOX,  ISAIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Hartwell's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  March  1, 
1780 ;  discharged  April  23,  1780 ;  service,  1  mo.  23  days,  at  Rutland. 

BACOX,  ISAIAH,  New  Braintree.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Hunter's  co., 
Col.  Keyes's  regt.;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  occu 
pation,  farmer;  residence,  New  Braintree;  enlisted  March  10,  1781;  enlistment, 
3  years. 

BACOX,  ISRAEL.  Corporal,  (late)  Capt.  George  King's  co.,  Col.  Hopkins's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  15,  1776 ;  discharged  Aug.  4,  1776 ;  service,  20  days,  at 
the  Highlands,  N.  Y. 

BACOX,  JABEZ.  Private,  Capt.  James  Davis's  co. ;  enlisted  July  14,  1775;  rolls  made 
up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  22  days,  on  the  sea  coast.  Rolls  dated 
Barnstable. 

BACOX,  JACOB,  Needham.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Caleb  Kingsbery's  co.,  Col.  Aaron 
Davis's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  1  day; 
reported  killed. 

BACOX,  JACOB,  Plymouth.  Surgeon's  Mate;  Col.  James  Scammon's  (York  Co.)  30th 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Aug.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  June  3,  1775;  also,  pay 
roll  of  field  and  staff  officers ;  engaged  June  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days. 

BACOX,  JACOB.  Surgeon;  list  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  R.  I.,  in  the  prison  ship 
"  Lord  Sandwich  "  and  landed  at  Bristol  March  7, 1778  ;  also,  list  of  prisoners  sent 
in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel  "  from  Halifax  to  Boston,  Oct.  8.  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

BACOX,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barnes's  regt.;  marched 
from  Lanesborough  to  Saratoga  on  an  alarm,  Oct.  29,  1781 ;  service,  11  days. 

BACOX,  JAMES,  Guilford.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Draper's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Bond's 
(late  Gardner's)  37th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  7,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec. 
27,  1775 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army,  sworn  to  April  14, 
1779;  residence,  Guilford;  enlisted  for  town  of  Northtield;  enlistment,  3  years  or 
during  war. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        413 


BACOX,  JAMKS,  Brimfield.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Ilealey's  co.,  Col.  Learned's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  April  27,  177");  service,  3  mos.  1 
week, 4  days;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Charles's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Tieonderoga,  Feb.  24, 1777; 
enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777. 

BACOX,  JAMES,  Fartridgeh'eld  (Peru).  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co.,  Col. 
Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8, 
1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  sick  in  general  hospital;  also,  return  of 
men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  William  Fletcher's  co. ;  residence, 
Partridgeh'eld ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Partridgefield  (also  given  Southampton); 
joined  Capt.  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  A. 
Williams's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Sprout's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  March  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  1,  1780;  residence,  Richmond. 

BACOX,  JAMKS.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Flower's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  7,  1777,  to  April  1,  1778; 
reported  died  April  1,  1778;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Flower's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Stillwater,  Sept.  15,  1777 ;  mustered  at  Van 
Schaick's  Island,  Sept.,  1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  on  command  at  Fishkill 
hospital ;  also,  muster  rolls  dated  Albany,  Nov.  10, 1777,  and  Jan.  2, 1778 ;  reported 
on  command  at  Fishkill ;  also,  muster  rolls  dated  Albany,  Feb.  4  and  March  9, 
1778 ;  reported  on  command  at  Fishkill,  March  9,  1778 ;  also,  Private ;  muster 
rolls  dated  Albany,  April  16  and  May  13, 1778 ;  reported  on  command  at  Fishkill ; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Fort  Constitution,  June  15,  1778;  reported  deceased. 

BACOX,  JAMKS.  Private,  Capt.  William  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Symonds's  regt.;  marched 
on  an  alarm  to  Pawlet,  Oct.  13,  1780;  service,  6  days. 

BACON*,  JAIIKD,  Brookfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Brookfield,  Sept.  15,  1777;  residence, 
Brookfield;  enlisted  for  town  of  Western. 

BACOX,  JAIUI?,  Brookfield.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Packard's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Packard's 
co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  D.  Brewer's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  27,  1775 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co.,  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated 
Feb.  17,  1778;  joined  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  enlisted  in  1777;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  Capt.  John  Spurr's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  7,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  roll 
dated  Camp  near  Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1779,  dated 
Highlands  ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
April  9,  1780;  reported  discharged  April  9,  1780. 

BACOX,  JKRKMIAH,  Roxbury.  Private,  Capt.  William  Draper's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  William 
Heath's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  15  days. 

BACOX,  JKKKMIAH,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Dedham  (4th  Parish);  service,  6  days;  also, 
Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt.;  marched  Sept.  27,  1776; 
service,  1  mo.  26  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  stationed  at  Newport,  11.  I. ; 
roll  sworn  to  at  Falmouth;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Aaron  Guild's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel 
Robson's  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  30,  1776  ;  roll  made  up  for  13  days  to  time  of  march 
ing  ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  York  counties  ;  service  at  Dorchester  Heights  ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Kbenezer  Battle's  co.,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's  regt. ;  marched 
to  Roxbury  March  23,  1778;  discharged  April  9,  1778;  service,  18  days. 


414  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BACON,  JESSE.  Private,  Capt.  Ralph  Thompson's  co.,  Suffolk  Co.  regt.;  enlisted  Oct. 
8,  1779 ;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  at  Castle  Island,  under 
Maj.  Gen.  Hancock. 

BACON,  JESSE,  Dedham.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ; 
enlisted  March  24,  1781. 

BACON,  JOHN,  Richmond.  Corporal,  Capt.  David  Rosseter's  co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  23,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
returned  home  May  22,  1775;  service,  31  days;  also,  list  of  men  in  Capt.  Rossi- 
ter's  co.,  which  came  forward  with  Col.  Patterson,  but  did  not  enlist. 

BACON,  JOHN,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Harlow's  co.,  which  marched  April  20, 
1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  7  days ; 
also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Rider's  co.,  Col.  Lothrop's  regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island  Dec.  11,  1776;  service,  10  days;  stationed  at  Bristol,  R.  I.;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Plymouth  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from 
the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  10, 1778 ;  Capt.  Rider's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's 
regt. ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Plymouth. 

BACON,  JOHN,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  11,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  25 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  25,  1775. 

BACON,  JOHN,  Dudley.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Healy's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Larned's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days. 

BACON,  JOHN,  Needham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co.,  Col.  William  Heath's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

BACON,  JOHN,  Needham.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Kilton's  co.,Col.  John  Paterson's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  May  27, 
1775;  also,  1st  Lieutenant;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  April  24, 1775; 
service,  3  mos.  14  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BACON,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Stow's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt.; 
return  of  men  stationed  at  Ticonderoga  in  1776. 

BACON,  JOHN.  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Robinson's  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages  for 
service  from  Feb.  5  to  April  1,  1776,  dated  Chelmsford. 

BACON,  JOHN.  Lieutenant;  certificate  dated  Needham,  April  22,  1776,  signed  by  Capt. 
Caleb  Kingsbury,  certifying  that  said  Bacon  served  in  his  co.  April  19,  1775,  and 
was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Menotomy ;  also,  list  of  men  who  received  money  from 
the  public  treasury  for  losses  at  battles  of  Lexington  and  Bunker  Hill,  allowed  in 
Council,  June  13,  1776;  reported  paid  to  executors. 

BACON,  JOHN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Amos  Rathburn's  co.,  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde's  regt. ;  service 
from  July  8  to  July  26,  1777,  19  days,  with  Northern  army;  also,  Lieut.  Ezekiel 
Crocker's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  4  days,  from 
Aug.  16  to  Aug.  20,  1777 ;  company  raised  and  ordered  to  march  to  Bennington 
by  Maj.  Hyde;  also,  Capt.  Rathburn's  co.,  Col. Brown's  regt. ;  marched  Sept. 21, 
1777,  by  order  of  Gen.  Gates;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  24  days;  also,  2d 
Lieutenant,  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned 
March,  1778;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ambrose  Hill's  (llth)  co.,  3d  Berkshire 
Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  2d 
Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  Jan.  27,  1779. 

BACON,  JOHN,  Bedford.  Private,  Capt.  Farmer's  co.,  Col.  Reed's  regt. ;  marched  to 
reinforce  Northern  army  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  20,  1777;  service,  22 
days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  415 


BACOX,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Sturtevant's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ;  marched 
April  28,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  5  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Itoll  dated  Halifax. 

BACOX,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ; 
marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Newport,  K.  I.,  Sept.  25,  1777;  discharged  Oct. 
31,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  G  days. 

BACOX,  JOHX.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Raymond's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  18,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  8  days;  company 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months  at  Claverack. 

BACOX,  JOHX.  Corporal,  Capt.  Caleb  Moulton's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ;  service, 
17  days,  in  June,  1778;  also,  pay  roll  for  Aug.,  1778. 

BACOX,  JOHX.  Marine,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker; 
engaged  April  9,  1779;  reported  deserted  April  12,  1779. 

BACOX,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11 
days ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BACOX,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  James  Cooper's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  (14th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1780-Jan.,  1781,  dated  Hutts  near  West  Point;  enlisted 
July  1,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  26,  1780;  enlistment,  6  months;  reported  on  com 
mand  with  Col.  Green  (?)  at  Carolina. 

BACOX,  JOHX,  Barre.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knowlton's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  return 
of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  14,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777;  also,  Capt.  William 
Henry's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  5, 1777 ;  discharged  July  5,  1777 ; 
service,  2  mos.  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Nyc's 
co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ;  marched  to  reinforce  army  at  Bennington 
under  Gen.  Stark,  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  25,  1777;  service,  10  days; 
also,  Capt.  Nye's  co.,  Maj.  Jonas  Wilder's  regt.;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern 
army  Sept.  26, 1777  ;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777 ;  service,  29  days ;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agree 
able  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark ; 
residence,  Barre;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  1,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  2, 

1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Phineas  Parker;   also,  pay  roll  for  6  months 
men  raised  by  the  town  of  Barre  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ; 
marched  June  30,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  26,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  10  days. 

BACOX,  JOHX.  Captain,  Col.  Rosseter's  (3d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of 
Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Oct.  4,  1780;  also,  Col.  David  Rosseter's  regt.,  Gen. 
Fellows's  brigade;  marched  to  reinforce  Gen.  Stark  at  Stillwater  Oct.  17,  1780; 
discharged  Oct.  19,  1780;  service,  4  days;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  5 
to  Nov.  7,  1780,  4  days ;  company  marched  to  reinforce  Gen.  Stark  at  Stillwater; 
also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  13  to  Oct.  20, 1781, 11  days,  at  Stillwater ;  also, 
Col.  Caleb  Hyde's  regt.,  Gen.  Rosseter's  brigade  ;  service  from  Oct.  20  to  Oct.  28, 

1781,  9  days,  at  Stillwater. 

BACOX,  JOHX.  Captain,  Col.  Thayer's  (Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass, 
militia;  commissioned  July  24,  1780;  company  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army;  also,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  (Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted 
July  24,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island  ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BACOX,  JOHX,  2d.  Order  for  wages  for  3  mos.  service  in  1780  payable  to  John  Wil 
liams,  dated  Barre,  June  3,  1782. 

BACOX,  JONAH.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battelle's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men  dated 
March  7,  1783;  service  at  Roxbury  in  1778. 


416  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BACON,  JONAS,  Bedford.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Bedford ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  8, 
1780;  mapched  to  camp  July  9,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Jackson  of  the 
artillery ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 
1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  marched  July  4, 1780;  enlisted  July 
8,  1780 ;  discharged  Jan.  8,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

BACON,  JONATHAN,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Kilton's  co.,  Col.  John  Pater- 
son's  (26th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  April  25, 1775 ;  service, 
3  mos.  13  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Oct.  27,  1775; 
also,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  (West)  co.  of  Needham,  Col.  William  Macintosh's 
regt. ;  service,  4  days,  in  March,  1776,  taking  and  fortifying  Dorchester  Heights. 

BACON,  JONATHAN.  Corporal,  Capt.  David  Batcheller's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
(3d  Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Dec.  8,  1776; 
service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Providence.  Roll  dated  Northbridge. 

BACON,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Wood's  regt. ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  April  18,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  May  7,  1777;  ser 
vice,  21  days. 

BACON,  JONATHAN.  Drummer,  Capt.  Moses  Ashley's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  June,  1777;  enlisted  Feb.  11,  1777  ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BACON,  JONATHAN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symms's  detach 
ment  of  guards ;  enlisted  Feb.  19, 1778;  discharged  May  19, 1778 ;  service,  3  mos., 
at  Boston  and  Dorchester  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath. 

BACON,  JONATHAN.  Capt.  George  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  marched  on  an 
alarm  at  Dartmouth,  Bedford  and  Falmouth,  Sept.  6,  1778;  service,  3  days. 

BACON,  JONATHAN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Marshall  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Denny's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  23,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
11  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  and  ordered  to  Claverack.  Roll 
dated  Upton. 

BACON,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt., 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Sprout  after  Jan.  1,  1781;  muster  roll  for  Jan., 
1780-Dec.,  1781 ;  enlisted  March  29,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BACON,  JONATHAN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Read's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  (Worces 
ter  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  12,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
8  days,  at  West  Point;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army. 

BACON,  JONATHAN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Edward  Seagraves's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  June  19,  1778 ;  discharged  July  12,  1778 ; 
service,  26  days.  Roll  dated  Uxbridge. 

BACON.  JONATHAN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Caleb  Moulton's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Eliphalet  Hastings,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  13, 1778;  discharged 
Feb.  24,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  22  days;  also,  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort 
Clinton ;  also,  pay  roll  for  Dec.,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

BACON,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  David  Batchellor's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780; 
service,  15  days. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        417 


BACON,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Fisk's  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt.  •  marched 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service, 
7  days.  Roll  dated  Natick. 

BACON,  JONATHAN,  Whately.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belonging  to  Hampshire 
Co.;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  1  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation, 
farmer;  residence,  Whately;  enlisted  March  29,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BACON,  JONATHAN.  Capt.  Perez  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Badlam's  regt. ;  return  of  men  for 
clothing  dated  Northfield,  April  23,  1787. 

BACON,  JOSEPH,  Sherborn.  Ensign,  Capt.  Henry  Leland's  co.,  Col.  John  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177");  service,  11  days;  also, 
Captain,  9th  Sherborn  co.,  f>th  Middlesex  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass, 
militia;  commissioned  March  27,  1776. 

BACON,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Symonds's  co.  of  matrosses ;  enlisted  July  16, 
1776;  service,  2  mos.  15  days;  company  raised  in  Salem. 

BACON,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Erastus  Sargent's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  discharged  March  22,  1777;  service,  97 
days,  at  Ticonderoga;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777. 

BACON,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Jan.  25, 
1776,  to  Fel).  29,  1776,  9  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service 
from  April  5,  1776,  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  7  mos.  17  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands;  also, 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  5  to  April  20,  1777,  2  mos.  15  days,  at  Elizabeth 
Islands;  also,  list  of  men  who  signed  a  petition  for  increase  of  wages,  dated 
Naushon,  Aug.  10,  1777. 

BACON,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Rowley's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  26,  1777;  service,  27  days; 
company  raised  on  an  alarm  at  Ticonderoga  for  service  at  Fort  Ann ;  also,  Capt. 
Asa  Stower's  co.,  Col.  Brown's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  2, 
1777 ;  service,  12  days,  at  Stillwater. 

BACON,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Lieut.  Joseph  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ; 
marched  to  Bennington  Aug.  21,  1777,  on  an  alarm;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1777; 
service,  11  days. 

BACON,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Miles  Greenwood's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  11,  1777 ;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778 ;  service,  4  mos.  23 
days.  Rolls  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 

BACON,  JOSEPH.  Drummer,  Lieut.  Hezekiah  Ware's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  (4th 
Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  Rhode  Island  June  20,  1778 ;  dis 
charged  July  14,  1778;  service,  25  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Metcalf's  co.,  Maj. 
Seth  Bullard's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island 
July  27,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  13  days. 

BACON,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co. ;  enlisted  May  2, 1779 ;  discharged 
Nov.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.,  at  Falmouth. 

BACON,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  de 
tachment  of  guards  ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  4  to  Aug.  3,  1779,  3  mos.,  in 
and  about  Boston. 

BACON.  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Browning's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  21,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  2  mos. 
27  days  ;  enlistment,  3  months  ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ; 
also,  order  for  wages  dated  Palmer,  May  25,  1782. 


418  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BACON,  JOSEPH,  Partridgefield  (Peru).  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  Capt.  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occu 
pation,  laborer;  residence,  Partridgefield;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  order  for 
wages  for  service  in  4th  co.,  6th  regt.,  in  1781  and  1782,  payable  to  Lieut. 
Kibbey,  dated  Partridgefield,  June  18,  1784. 

BACON,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th) 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Jan.,  1781,  to  Jan.,  1783 ;  time  allowed  from 
March  21,  1781. 

BACON,  JOSIAH,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Sept.  6,  1775. 

BACON,  JOSIAH,  Hutchinson  (Barre).  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Black's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  20,  1775;  service, 
1  mo.  29  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  killed  at 
Bunker  Hill  June  17,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Hutchinson,  Oct.  4,  1776. 

BACON,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Asa  "Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Dec.  1,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  11,  1775; 
reported  exchanged  for  Benjamin  Holden  Sept.  2,  1776. 

BACON,  JOSIAH.  Clerk,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  engaged  May  9,  1776; 
roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  23  days;  roll  dated  Boston;  also, 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  1  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  3  mos. ;  also,  Clerk  and  Lieuten 
ant  of  fireworkers,  Col.  Crafts's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  to 
Feb.  1,  1777,  3  mos. ;  reported  as  serving  1  mo.  in  colony  service,  2  mos.  in  Con 
tinental  service ;  also,  Clerk,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Feb.  1, 
1777,  to  Aug.  1,  1777,  6  mos. 

BACON,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Rowlee's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt.;  en 
listed  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  on  an  expe 
dition  to  the  Northward. 

BACON,  JOSIAH.  Capt.  David  Jewett's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted 
Nov.  10,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  6  days.  Roll  dated  Lan 
caster. 

BACON,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  "Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Jan.  1,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  22  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3 
months.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Taunton. 

BACON,  JOSIAH.  Capt.  David  Jewett's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ;  service 
from  Nov.  10  to  Dec.  12,  1778,  1  mo.  6  days. 

BACON,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's  regt. ; 
marched  to  Roxbury  March  23,  1778 ;  discharged  April  9,  1778 ;  service,  18  days ; 
also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Everett's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.,  Gen.  Lo veil's  brigade; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Aug.  1,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  14,  1778; 
service,  1  mo.  15  days. 

BACON,  JOSIAH,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  John  Hath- 
a way's  regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  March  25,  1779 ;  discharged 
April  15,  1779;  service,  21  days;  also,  Capt.  Enoch  Robinson's  co.,  Capt.  Com 
mandant  Samuel  Fisher's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  12, 1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  11, 1779 ; 
service,  1  mo.  1  day ;  company  detached  for  4  weeks  service  at  Rhode  Island ; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  6  months,  agreeable 'to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.; 
complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Attleborough;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  9, 1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  11,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Bancroft;  also,  pay 
roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Attleborough  for  service  in  the  Conti- 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  419 

BACON,  JOSIAH,  continued. 

nental  Army ;  marched  July  6,  1780 ;  discharged  Jan.  8,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos. 
2  days;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt. ;  marched  on 
an  alarm  at  Ilhode  Island  March  G,  1781 ;  discharged  March  14,  1781 ;  service,  11 
days. 

BACON,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Hartwell's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  service  with 
guards  at  Rutland  in  1779  and  1780. 

BACON,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  John  Hand's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11 
days;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BACON,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Benson's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Rufus 
Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point; 
enlisted  July  9,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  10,  1781 ;  enlistment,  G  months. 

BACON,  JOSIAH,  Jr.,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  from  Dedham  (4th  Parish) ;  service,  12  days ; 
also,  Capt.  Aaron  Guild's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Itobson's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  30,  1776; 
roll  made  up  for  13  days  to  time  of  marching;  service  at  Dorchester  Heights; 
regiment  raised  in  York  and  Suffolk  counties. 

BACON,  JOSIAH,  Jr.,  Hutchinson  (Barre).  Private,  Capt.  John  Black's  co.,  Col.  Jona 
than  Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  26,  1775;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Bent's  co.,  Col.  Grout's  regt. ;  age,  26  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Barre; 
enlisted  April  14,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BACON,  JUDAH,  Barnstable.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlin's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar 
shall's  regt.;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Boston,  June  27,  1776;  also,  pay  roll 
for  service  from  date  of  enlistment,  June  13,  1776,  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  19  days ; 
roll  dated  Castle  Island;  also,  payrolls  for  Aug.-Nov.,  1776;  also,  list  of  men 
mustered  in  Barnstable  Co.  by  James  Otis,  Muster  Master,  dated  March  14,  1777; 
Capt.  John  Russel's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  mustered  March  10, 1777 ; 
enlistment,  during  war ;  also,  Corporal,  6th  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  24,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported 
enlisted  Feb.  24,  1777 ;  joined  May  20,  1777,  also  reported  as  serving  27  mos. 
7  days  as  Private,  7  mos.  as  Corporal ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  24,  1780;  reported  discharged  Feb.  24,  1780. 

BACON,  KENELM,  Marshfield.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec.,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  at  Ilhode  Island. 

BACON,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  marched 
on  a  secret  expedition  to  Tiverton,  It.  I.,  Oct.  4,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1777; 
service,  28  days. 

BACON,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Crocker's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  2, 1777 ;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1777  ;  service,  5  mos.  18  days,  at  Rhode 
Island  and  sundry  places  in  Massachusetts. 

BACON,  LOT,  Sandwich  (also  given  Barnstable).  Private,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  22,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  Sept.  30,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  at 
Martha's  Vineyard;  also,  Capt.  Russell's  co.,  Maj.  Barachiah  Bassett's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  30  to  Nov.  22,  1776,  1  mo.  22  days,  at  Martin's 
(Martha's)  Vineyard;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated  June  10,  1777;  resi 
dence,  Sandwich  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Sandwich  ;  joined  Capt.  Russell's  co.,  Col. 
Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  also,  6th  co.,  Col. 


420  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BACON,  LOT,  continued. 

Bradford's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  10,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  enlisted 
Jan.  16,  1777 ;  roll  made  up  for  rations  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington,  March 
21,  1777,  2  mos.  16  days;  marched  from  Boston;  also,  return  dated  April  2, 1779; 
enlisted  Jan.  17,  1777;  joined  April  6,  1777. 

BACON,  LOT.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  co.  of  invalids ;  Col.  Lewis  Nichola's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Boston,  Sept.  9,  1779 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Oct.  2, 
1779;  stationed  at  Boston;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  stationed  at  Boston; 
reported  sick  and  absent. 

BACON,  MICHAEL,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt. ;  return  dated  Cambridge,  June  18, 1775 ;  also,  Private ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  June  15,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  19  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  22,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Hopestill  Hall's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel 
Robinson's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  30,  1776;  service,  22  days. 

BACON,  MICHAEL.  Drummer,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's 
regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Weld;  service  from  Dec.  11,  1776,  to  Dec.  30, 
1776,  19  days,  at  Castle  Island. 

BACON,  MICHAEL.  Matross,  Capt.  Daniel  Lothrop's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  enlisted  June  15,  1776 ;  rolls  made  up  to  May  7,  1777 ;  reported 
as  serving  Nov.,  1776,  in  colony  service,  Dec.,  1776,  and  Jan.,  1777,  in  Continen 
tal  service. 

BACON,  MICHAEL.  Private,  Capt.  James  Morton's  co.,  Col.  Pierce's  regt. ;  marched 
to  Governor's  Island  March  3,  1778 ;  discharged  April  4,  1778 ;  service,  32  days. 

BACON,  MOSES,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co.,  Col.  William  Heath's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  also,  Capt. 
Samuel  Kilton's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  (26th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775 ;  enlisted  April  26,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  12  days ;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Camp  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Oct.  27,  1775;  also,  Capt.  John  Gay's  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  sworn  to  Nov.  29, 
1776;  credited  with  allowance  for  1  day. 

BACON,  MOSES,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Dedham  (4th  Parish);  service,  7  days;  also, 
Capt.  Battle's  co.,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  5  days  rations 
and  mileage  in  March,  1776 ;  service  in  taking  and  fortifying  Dorchester  Heights ; 
also,  Capt.  Battle's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col. 
Weld ;  service  from  Dec.  11  to  Dec.  30, 1776,  19  days,  at  Castle  Island ;  also,  Capt. 
Battle's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.;  marched  to  Roxbury  March  23,  1778;  dis 
charged  April  9,  1778 ;  service,  18  days. 

BACON,  MOSES,  Wellfleet.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Doane's  (2d  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Chatham,  March  4,  1777;  reported  on 
board  a  Continental  frigate. 

BACON,  NATHAN*,  Bedford.  Private,  Lieut.  Moses  Abbott's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  15  days;  also,  list  of  men  between 
the  ages  of  sixteen  and  sixty  wko  are  liable  to  bear  arms,  as  returned  to  Col. 
Green,  dated  Bedford,  May  15,  1775. 

BACON,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Sept.  26,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  27  days; 
stationed  at  Newport,  R.  I.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Falmouth. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION. 


BACON,  XATHAX.  Seaman,  brigan tine  "  Active,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen  Hallet; 
engaged  May  8,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  24  days. 

BACOX,  XATHAXIKL.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  McClellan's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  7,  1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  18  days, 
on  expedition  to  Penobscot.  Roll  dated  Gorham. 

BACOX,  NOAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hartwell's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  5  days ;  company  marched  from  Lincoln  March  4,  1776,  to  fortify  Dorches 
ter  Heights ;  also,  list  of  men  detached  from  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  to  relieve  the 
guards  at  Cambridge  ;  served  in  Capt.  Farrar's  co.  from  Lincoln  [year  not  given] . 

BACOX,  XOAH.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.  of 
guards  ;  enlisted  April  2,  1778 ;  discharged  July  3, 1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days,  at 
Cambridge  ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BACOX,  XOIOIAX.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Gage's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Joseph  "Webb's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1781;  service,  2  mos.  25  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  detached  from  Col.  Dana's  regt.  to  join  Continental 
Army  ;  stationed  near  West  Point,  X.  Y. 

BACOX,  OLIVER,  Bedford.  Drummer,  Lieut.  Moses  Abbott's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  4  days ;  also,  list  of  men 
between  the  ages  of  sixteen  and  sixty  who  are  liable  to  bear  arms,  as  returned  to 
Col.  Green,  dated  Bedford,  May  15,  1775. 

BACOX,  OLIVER,  Xatick.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days. 

BACOX,  OLIVER.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Fisk's  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt.;  marched 
to  Rhode  Island  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  7  days.  Roll 
dated  Xatick. 

BACOX,  OLIVER.  Seaman  ;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel "  from  Hali 
fax  to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

BACOX,  OLIVER,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Fisk's  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt. ; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  July  28, 1780 ;  discharged  July  31, 1780 ;  service,  6  days. 
Roll  dated  Xatick. 

BACOX,  ORKIS.  Private,  Capt.  George  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  marched  on 
an  alarm  at  Bedford,  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth,  Sept.  6,  1778;  service,  4  days; 
also,  Capt.  Xathaniel  Lothrop's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service,  2  days,  guard 
ing  men  from  the  "  Somerset"  from  Barnstable  to  Plymouth;  roll  dated  Xov.  9, 
1778. 

BACOX,  PHILO,  "Whately.  Private,  Capt.  Salmon  White's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.; 
marched  to  Ticonderoga  May  10,  1777 ;  discharged  July  10,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos. 
10  days;  also,  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt.;  marched  to  Saratoga 
Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777 ;  service,  30  days ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Hat- 
field  ;  also,  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Hampshire  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  July  18,  1778;  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col. 
Chapin's  regt. ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  hair,  brown ;  residence,  Whately ; 
also,  Capt.  Joshua  L.  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col.  Xathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted  June 
25, 1779;  discharged  Dec. 25, 1779;  service,  6  mos.  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ; 
complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Whately;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  6,  1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  7,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6 
months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Whately  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army 
during  1780;  marched  July  6,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  5,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  7 
da  vs. 


422  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BACON,  PRINCE.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamblin's  co. ;  enlisted  July  12,  1775;  rolls 
made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  19  days. 

BACON,  PRINCE,  Nantucket.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
John  Bridge's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Nantucket; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Lexington;  joined  Capt.  Pope's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.; 
enlistment,  during  war. 

BACON,  PRINCE,  Sandwich  (also  given  Barnstable).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Conti 
nental  Army  from  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated 
June  10,  1777 ;  residence,  Sandwich ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Sandwich ;  joined  Capt. 
Pope's  co.,  Col.  Shepherd's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Isaac  Pope's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  William  Sheppard's  (3d)  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  May  25,  1779;  reported 
deserted;  also,  muster  rolls  for  July,  Aug.,  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778,  and  March  and 
April,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence ;  enlisted  Nov.  30,  1776 ;  also,  list  of  de 
serters  ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  brown ;  resi 
dence,  Barnstable;  enlistment,  during  war;  deserted  May  25, 1779,  at  Providence. 

BACON,  RALPH,  Plymouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Nathaniel  Goodwin's  co.,  dated  Feb.  21, 1778  ;  joined  Capt.  George  Donham's  co., 
Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BACON,  RETIRE,  Peterborough.  Private,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Corey's  co.,  Col.  William 
Prescott's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  16,  1775;  service, 
77  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BACON,  REUBEN,  Bedford.  Private,  Lieut.  Moses  Abbott's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  5  days. 

BACON,  REUBEN,  Bedford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Moore's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  21  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also, 
list  of  men  in  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.,  dated  May  1,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  between 
the  ages  of  sixteen  and  sixty  who  enlisted  into  the  army,  as  returned  to  Col. 
Green,  dated  Bedford,  May  15,  1775. 

BACON,  REUBEN.  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Jan.  26, 
1776. 

BACON,  RICHARD,  Ashburnham.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Bullard's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775,  from  Natick ;  service,  6  days. 

BACON,  RUFUS,  Charlton  (also  given  Dudley).  Fifer,  Capt.  William  Campbell's  co., 
Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7, 1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  21, 
1775 ;  also,  Drum  Major,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt. ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  Dec.  10,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  13  days; 
also,  Drummer,  Capt.  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777; 
discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  24  days;  also,  Drum  Major,  Capt. 
Reuben  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  17,  1781 ;  arrived  at 
West  Point  Aug.  1,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  21  days; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

BACON,  SAMUEL,  Bedford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Moore's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days ;  also,  list  of  men  between  the  ages  of 
sixteen  and  sixty  who  are  liable  to  bear  arms,  as  returned  to  Col.  Green,  dated 
Bedford,  May  15,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  in  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.  [year  not  given]. 


IN  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION. 


BACON,  SAMUEL,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Hammatt's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to  Marshtield;  service,  11  days;  also,  Corporal, 
Capt.  Thomas  Mayhew's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  1,  177");  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return 
dated  Oct.  7,  177")  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Itoxbury,  Nov.  8,  1775. 

BACON,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Savory's  co.  ;  enlisted  Nov.  30,  1775;  discharged 
Dec.  4,  1775;  service,  5  days;  company  detached  from  2d  Foot  co.  in  Bradford 
for  defence  of  Cape  Ann. 

BACON,  SAMUEL,  Barnstable.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Davis's  co.  ;  enlisted  July  1,1775; 
rolls  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  5  days,  on  the  sea  coast;  also, 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlin's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.  ;  abstract  for 
advance  pay  dated  Boston,  June  15,  1776;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  date  of 
enlistment,  June  6,  1776,  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  26  days  ;  roll  dated  Castle  Island; 
also,  pay  rolls  for  Aug.-Nov.,  1776. 

BACON,  SAMUEL.  Adjutant,  1st  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned 
Aug.  7,  1776  ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Schuyler  at  Ticon- 
deroga. 

BACON,  SAMUEL.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  James  Prentiss's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's 
regt.  ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Saratoga  home  ;  approved  in  Coun 
cil,  Jan.  28,  1777. 

BACON,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  15,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  23  days;  company 
raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BACON,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Eaton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.  ; 
marched  to  the  Northward  Aug.  15,  1777  ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777  ;  service,  3 
mos.  16  days. 

BACON,  SAMUEL,  Rowley.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  11,  1778;  age, 
21  yrs.  ;  stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  sandy;  eyes,  light;  residence, 
Rowley. 

BACON,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  regt.;  en 
listed  Sept.  25,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  9  days;  company 
detached  to  fortify  the  posts  in  and  about  Boston. 

BACON,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Powell's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days, 
at  New  Haven,  Conn. 

BACON,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Ayer's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  (Essex 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  7,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  15 
days  ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army.  Roll  dated  Haverhill. 

BACON,  SETH,  Wrentham.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Bacon's  co.,  which  marched 
April  30,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2|  days. 

BACON,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Winch's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.  ;  enlisted 
Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  25  days,  in  Northern 
department.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

BACON,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Everett's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.,  Gen. 
Lovell's  brigade  ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Aug.  1,  1778  ;  discharged 
Sept.  li,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days. 

BACON,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  (Suffolk 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  26,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  8 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  ;  enlistment,  3  months. 


424  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BACON,  SIMEON.  Private,  Capt.  John  Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Leonard's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  inarched  to  reinforce  Northern  army  May  7, 1777  ;  discharged  July  8, 1777 ; 
service,  2  mos.  10  days;  enlistment,  2  months. 

BACON,  SIMEON.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Graves's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ;  en 
listed  May  8,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  at  the 
Northward. 

BACON,  SIMEON,  Ware.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  billeting 
money  [year  not  given] . 

BACON,  SIMEON,  Jr.,  Ware.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  bil 
leting  money  [year  not  given] . 

BACON,  SIMON.  Seaman  ;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel  "  from  Halifax 
to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

BACON,  SIMON.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (Worces 
ter  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  19,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12 
days,  at  Claverack;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BACON,  SOLOMON.  List  of  men  between  the  ages  of  sixteen  and  sixty  who  are  liable  to 
bear  arms,  as  returned  to  Col.  Green,  dated  Bedford,  May  15,  1775. 

BACON,  SOLOMON,  Hutchinson  (Barre).  Private,  Capt.  John  Black's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Auir.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  20,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  13  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BACON,  STEPHEN,  Jr.,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co.,  Col.  William 
Heath's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days; 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Kilton's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Camp  No.  3,  Nov.  20,  1775. 

BACON,  TAYLOR.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr.'s  co. ;  enlisted  July  20,  1776; 
discharged  Aug.  7,  1776 ;  service,  18  days,  at  Salem ;  reported  transferred  to  the 
"Lee." 

BACON,  THEOPHILUS.  Fifer,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Aug.  24,  1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  3,  1778;  service,  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BACON,  THOMAS,  Wrentham.  Captain  of  a  company  which  marched  April  30,  1775,  in 
response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2|  days. 

BACON,  THOMAS,  Bedford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Moore's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  6  days ;  also,  list  of  men  between  the  ages  of 
sixteen  and  sixty  who  are  liable  to  bear  arms,  as  returned  to  Col.  Green,  dated 
Bedford,  May  15,  1775. 

BACON,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Jan.  25  to 
Feb.  3,  1776,  9  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  April 
5  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  7  mos.  17  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BACON,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Joel  Green's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Junel,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  31,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  8  days,  at  Peekskill  and 
White  Plains  ;  enlistment,  8  months. 

BACON,  THOMPSON,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  B.  Varnum's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's 
regt.,  Gen.  Lovell's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778; 
service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BACON,  THOMPSON,  Bedford  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Fanner's  co.,  Col. 
Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  Feb.  20,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  May  20, 
1778;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Bunker  Hill;  also,  list  of  men  detached  from  Capt. 
Moor's  co.  for  an  expedition  to  Rhode  Island,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Col.  William 
Thompson;  list  dated  Billerica,  Aug.  2,  1778. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  425 


BACOX,  THOMPSON.  Private,  Capt.  Zaccheus  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  nios.  8  days,  Roll 
dated  Suffolk  Co. 

BACOX,  TIMOTHY,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co.,  Col.  William  Heath's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177f);  service,  8  days. 

BACOX,  TIMOTHY.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1776 ;  reported  sick  in  general  hospital. 

BACON,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Winch's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1777;  service,  2  nios.  15  days,  in 
Northern  department.  lloll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

BACON,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Roger  Libby's  co.  detached  from  Cumberland  Co. 
militia,  under  command  of  Nathaniel  Jordan,  Esq.;  joined  Oct.  1,  1779;  dis 
charged  Oct.  23,  1779;  service,  23  days,  at  the  Eastward. 

BACOX,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Andrews's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  8,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1780;  service,  3  nios.  24  days,  at  the 
Eastward,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Wads  worth.  Roll  sworn  to  in  York  Co. 

BACOX,  TIMOTHY.  Account  of  bounty  paid  him  by  Thomas  Porter,  Chairman  of  Class 
No.  7  of  the  town  of  Topsfield,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
3  years  or  during  war,  dated  Jan.  14,  1782;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Green's 
co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781,  dated 
Camp  at  Peekskill ;  enlisted  July  8,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  also,  muster  rolls 
for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  Jan.,  Feb.  and  March.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts ;  reported 
on  command  with  woodchoppers  in  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781. 

BACOX,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Peirce's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men 
dated  March,  1783. 

BACOX,  WILL.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Lieut. 
Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  June  22,  1775. 

BACOX,  WILLIAM,  Wai  pole.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Sabin  Man's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days;  also, 
return  of  officers  in  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt.,  dated  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  11, 
1776. 

BACOX,  WILLIAM,  Natick.  Ensign,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days. 

BACOX,  WILLIAM,  Roxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Daniel- 
son's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  June  22, 1775 ;  service,  4  days ; 
also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  reported  deserted  June  26, 
1775;  not  mustered. 

BACOX,  WILLIAM,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge  May  17,  1775 ;  also,  receipt  for  advance 
pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  12,  1775  ;  also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Sept. 
6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  Gage's  co.,  Maj.  Gage's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  30,  1777; 
discharged  Nov.  6,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  with  Northern  army. 

BACOX,  WILLIAM,  Sheffield.  Captain  of  a  company  in  Col.  John  Fellows's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service,  17  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  a/so,  list  of  officers  in 
camp  at  Roxbury,  May  23,  1775;  also,  list  of  officers  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  May 
31,  1775;  commissioned  June  7,  1775;  also,  returns  for  rations  dated  Roxbury, 
June  5-July  3,  1775;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  6,  1775. 


426  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND    SAILORS 

BACOX,  WILLIAM.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Oliver  Clap's  (10th)  co.,  Col.  Ephraim 
Wheelock's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  ;  commissioned 
April  21,  1776;  also,  list  of  officers  dated  Wrentham,  April  8,  1776. 

BACOX,  WILLIAM,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Larned's 
regt.,  which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  15  days ;  also,  Capt. 
Barth'o  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Learned's  regt.;  return  for  billeting  money; 
marched  from  home  Dec.  9,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Baldwin's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt.;  return  of  men  in  sen-ice  from  Dec.  1-i,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777;  also,  Capt. 
March  Chase's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  Sept. 
26,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  Oct.  26,  1777;  service,  30  days;  company  marched  to 
Saratoga  to  reinforce  Northern  army;  also,  Capt.  John  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Wade's 
(Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  join  Gen.  Sullivan  at  Providence  June  20, 
1778;  service,  26  days;  also,  Capt.  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  John  Holman's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  at  Providence  21  days,  dated  June  22,  1778. 

BACOX,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Perry's  co.,  Col.  Hawse's  regt. ;  marched  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Aug.  7,  1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  12, 1778 ;  service,  1  mo. 
7  days. 

BACOX,  WILLIAM,  Marblehead.  Captain;  return  of  officers  of  several  companies  who 
made  choice  of  John  Glover  as  Colonel;  commissioned  June  22,  1775;  also,  Col. 
John  Glover's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  on 
furlough;  also,  Colonel,  5th  Essex  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  com 
missioned  Sept.  20,  1779. 

BACOX,  AVILLIAM,  Boston  (also  given  Roxbury) .  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Conti 
nental  Army  from  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  and  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  cos.,  Col. 
William  Mclntosh's  (1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Weymouth,  Jan.  2,  1778;  resi 
dence,  Boston ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Weymouth ;  joined  Capt.  James  Jones's  co., 
Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Drummer,  Major's  co., 
Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  3, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel 
Barber,  dated  Boston,  June  8,  1777;  Capt.  Langdon's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's 
regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Fifer,  Capt.  Peter  Dolliber's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's 
regt.;  payrolls  for  June,  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  pay  roll 
for  Sept.,  1778;  also,  Private;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.,  1778,  and  Feb.,  1779,  dated 
Garrison  at  Pawtuxet;  also,  Fifer,  1st  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for 
March,  1779;  reported  in  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1779,  as  a  Private, 
afterwards  assigned  to  drum  by  Gen.  Sullivan,  and  ordered  to  receive  drum 
mer's  pay  for  those  months;  also,  Maj.  Lemuel  Trescott's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Jack 
son's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  also,  Drummer;  pay 
roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  also,  return 
dated  Camp  at  Providence,  Dec.  31,  1779 ;  also,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  3,  1780. 

BACOX,  WILLIAM,  Worcester.  Private,  Capt.  John  Pierce's  (15th)  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  31, 1777, 
to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  Capt.  William  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Sept.  1,  1777  ;  enlisted  March  31,  1777  ;  enlistment,  3 
years;  also,  muster  return  dated  Feb.  4,  1778;  also,  Lieut.  Daniel  Grout's  co., 
Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  (late)  Capt. 
Gates's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Providence;  also,  Capt.  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  31,  1780;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Jan.-June,  1780,  dated  Robinson's  Farms;  reported  discharged  March  31,  1780. 

BACOX,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Mann's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  (4th 
Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  July  28,  1780;  dis 
charged  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  13  days. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  427 


BACON,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Ileuben  Sibley's  co,,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt. ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780; 
service,  12£  days. 

BACON,  WILLIAM,  Salem.  Doctor,  ship  "  Franklin,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Tur 
ner  ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  age,  28  yrs. ;  com 
plexion,  light;  residence,  Salem;  cruise  began  Aug.  8,  1780. 

BACON,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt. ;  marched 
to  llhode  Island  March  3,  1781 ;  discharged  March  17,  1781 ;  service,  15  days ; 
company  detached  to  serve  under  Maj.  Gen.  Lincoln  for  40  days  campaign,  by 
order  of  Gov.  Hancock. 

BACON,  WILLIAM.  Seaman,  State  ship  "Tartar,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Cath- 
cart;  engaged  July  28,  1782;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1782;  service,  3  mos.  24  days; 
also,  receipt  for  wages  signed  by  Susan  Bacon. 

BACON,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and 
men  dated  April  11,  1783. 

BACOR,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlin's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's  regt.; 
enlisted  Feb.  2,  1776 ;  roll  made  up  for  6  days  to  time  of  marching. 

BACOU,  BENJAMIN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simons's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  1 
mo.,  in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated  Hancock. 

BACOU,  BENNI.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlen's  (Artillery)  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.; 
service,  2  days,  guarding  prisoners  from  the  ship  "Somerset"  from  Barnstable 
to  Plymouth,  Nov.  9,  1778. 

BACOU,  BINNEY.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlin's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's  regt.;  en 
listed  Feb.  2,  1776 ;  roll  made  up  for  6  days  to  time  of  marching. 

BACOU,  COUNELITS,  Lancaster.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Fortunatus  Eager's  co.,  2d  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  17, 1778;  joined 
Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BACOU,  EBEXEZEU.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlen's  (Artillery)  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Freeman's  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth,  in  March,  1779;  also, 
pay  roll  for  2  days  service  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth,  in  April,  May  or  Sept.,  1779. 

BACOU,  KENELM,  Marshfield.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  11,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  ir>,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  8 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BACOU,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt.;  en 
listed  Sept.  26,  1776;  service,  f>7  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Newport, 
Nov.,  1776,  and  sworn  to  at  Falmouth,  Barnstable  Co. 

BACOU,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777 ;  discharged 
Oct.  21.  1777;  service,  2  mos.;  marched  to  Manchester,  Vt.,  thence  to  Allington, 
thence  to  Stillwater,  by  order  of  Gen.  Lincoln;  joined  Gen.  John  Ashley's  regt. 
and  marched  to  Botton's  Rills. 

BACOU,  SOLOMON.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simons's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777;  service,  7 
days,  in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated  Hancock. 

BACOU,  STEPHEN.  Warrant  to  pay  officers  and  crew  of  the  sloop  "  Bethian,"  dated 
June  1,  1784;  service  at  Penobscot. 

BACOU,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simons's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  1  mo., 
in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated  Hancock. 


428  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BACOR,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simons's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  11,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777 ;  service,  7 
days,  in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated  Hancock. 

BADCOCK, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Babcock,  Badcok,  Badcox, 

Badkok,  Bardcock.] 

BADCOCK,  ABRAHAM,  Granville.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature, 
5ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  black;  hair,  black;  occupation,  farmer;  enlisted  Feb. 
25,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Elnathan  Haskell's  co.,  Col. 
William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point; 
enlisted  March  14,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BADCOCK,  AMOS,  Sandwich.  Private,  Capt.  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  15,  1777,  to  Dec.  10, 
1779;  also,  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.,  1778;  also,  list  of  deserters  dated 
Nov.  20,  1780;  age,  43  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  black;  hair,  black; 
residence,  Sandwich ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  deserted  Oct.,  1778 ;  reported  an  Indian. 

BADCOCK,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Lealand's  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8, 
1780;  service,  14  days.  Roll  dated  Sherborn. 

BADCOCK,  BENJAMIN,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Tucker's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  7  days  ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Con 
tinental  Army  from  Capt.  Bradley's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.,  dated  June 
27,  1777;  joined  Capt.  John  Spurr's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt. ;  enlistment, 
3  years;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Spurr's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  frpm  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Nov.  1,  1777;  reported  died  Nov. 
1,  1777. 

BADCOCK,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Knowlton's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  return  of  men 
in  service  from  Jan.  1  to  March  1,  1777. 

BADCOCK,  BENJAMIN,  Northampton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Hampshire 
Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  22, 
1778 ;  Capt.  Clapp's  co.,  Col.  Chapin's  regt. ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  com 
plexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  residence,  Northampton. 

BADCOCK,  BENJAMIN,  Jr.,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Yose's  co.,  Col.  Robertson's 
regt. ;  service,  15  days ;  marched  to  Roxbury  after  Concord  fight  and  there  did 
service  before  formation  of  standing  army ;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Vose's  co. ;  pay 
roll  for  12  days  service  on  the  sea  coast  from  April  13  to  April  26,  1776. 

BADCOCK,  BERIAH.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under 
Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  July  3,  1775. 

BADCOCK,  DANIEL,  Pittsfield.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Pitts- 
field  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  27,  1780; 
discharged  Jan.  27,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  5  days. 

BADCOCK,  DAVID,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Kempton's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also, 
Capt.  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days. 

BADCOCK,  EBEXEZER,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Vose's  co.,  Col.  Robertson's  regt.; 
service,  15  days ;  marched  to  Roxbury  after  Concord  fight  and  there  did  service 
before  formation  of  standing  army ;  also,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Gill's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  4,  1776 ;  service,  5  days ;  inarched  to  Dorchester  Neck 
when  the  forts  were  erected  on  the  Heights;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Josiah  Yose's 
co. ;  pay  roll  for  12  days  service  on  the  sea  coast  from  April  13  to  April  26,  1776. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE    REVOLUTION.  429 

BADCOCK,  EUEXEZER,  Slierborn.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas 
Dike's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  27,  1776;  also, 
Capt.  Joseph  Griffith's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  22,  1778;  ser 
vice,  6  inos.  12  days;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel 
Belcher's  co. ;  marched  Sept.  7,  1779;  discharged  Oct.  4,  1779;  service,  1  mo.,  at 
Castle  Island,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Hancock;  company  raised  in  Suffolk  Co. 

BADCO(CK,  ELISHA,  Milton.  Matross,  Capt.  Daniel  Vose's  (train  band)  co.,  Col.  Rob 
inson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 177"),  to  Roxbury ;  service, 
14  days;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  April  2(5,  177") ;  service,  3  mos.  12  days. 

BADCOCK,  ENOCH.  Private,  Capt.  James  Endicott's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.; 
marched  June  13, 1776,  to  Moon  Island  when  the  British  fleet  was  driven  out  of 
Boston  harbor ;  service,  3  days. 

BADCOCK,  EXOCH,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Francis's 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  Nov.  29,  1776. 

BADCOCK,  GEORGE,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Kempton's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service,  5  days. 

BADCOCK,  GEORGE,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Tucker's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  6  days. 

BADCOCK,  GEORGE.  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Lemont's  co. ;  enlisted  July  18,  1775;  roll 
made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  26  days;  stationed  at  Georgetown. 

BADCOCK,  GEOKGE.  Private,  Capt.  William  Badcock's  co.,  Col.  Pierce's  regt.;  enlisted 
March  1,  1778;  discharged  April  3,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  4  days,  at  Castle  Island. 

BADCOCK,  ITHAMAR,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Vose's  co.,  Col.  Robertson's  regt.; 
service,  15  days ;  marched  to  Roxbury  after  Concord  fight  and  there  did  service 
before  formation  of  standing  army;  also,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  co.,  Col.  Benja 
min  Gill's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  4,  1776;  service,  5  days ;  marched  to  Dorchester 
Neck  when  the  forts  were  erected  on  the  Heights;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Vose's  co. ; 
pay  roll  for  12  days  service  on  the  sea  coast  from  April  13  to  April  26,  1776. 

BADCOCK,  ITHAMAR.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Richards's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.; 
marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct. 
28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Dedham. 

BADCOCK,  ITHAMAR.  Private,  Capt.  James  Endicott's  co.,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's 
regt. ;  marched  to  Roxbury  March  20,  1778 ;  discharged  April  17,  1778 ;  service, 
29  days.  Roll  dated  Stoughton,  March  12,  1782. 

BADCOCK,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ;  en 
listed  June  10,  1778 ;  discharged  Feb.  24,  1779 ;  service,  8  mos.  26  days ;  company 
raised  to  fortify  and  secure  the  passes  of  North  River,  N.  Y. ;  also,  pay  rolls  for 
June-Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton;  also,  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778, 
dated  King's  Ferry. 

BADCOCK,  JERE-MIAH.  1st  Corporal,  Capt.  Timothy  Heald's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  30,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  27  days, 
on  Penobscot  expedition. 

BADCOCK,  JETHRO.  2d  Lieutenant,  6th  co.,  2d  Bristol  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass. 
militia ;  commissioned  Aug.  10,  1779. 

BADCOCK,  Jonx,  Manchester.  Capt.  Benjamin  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  1,  1775  ;  also,  Private  ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  18,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  19  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6, 1775  ;  also,  Capt.  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Israel 
Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 


430  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BADCOCK,  JOHN,  continued. 

Winter  Hill?  Dec.  30,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  taken  from  the  Orderly  Book  of  Col 
Israel  Hutchinson  of  the  27th  regt.,  dated  Fort  Lee,  Nov.  16, 1776;  reported  taken 
prisoner  at  Fort  Washington ;  served  in  Capt.  Kimball's  co. 

BADCOCK,  JOHX,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Tucker's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Vose's  co. ;  pay  roll 
for  12  days  service  on  the  sea  coast  from  April  13  to  April  26,  1776. 

BADCOCK,  JOHX,  Manchester.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Essex 
Co.  [year  not  given] . 

BADCOCK,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  William  Badcock's  co.,  Col.  Pierce's  regt.;  enlisted 
March  1,  1778;  discharged  April  3,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  4  days,  at  Castle  Island. 

BADCOCK,  JOXAS,  Northborough.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas 
Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  to  Dorchester  Heights  [probably  in 
Sept.,  1776]  ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  home,  dated  Dorchester 
Heights,  Nov.  30,  1776;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Moses  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  1,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BADCOCK,  JOSEPH,  Milton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Vose's  (train  band)  co.,  Col.  Robin 
son's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service, 
1-4  days. 

BADCOCK,  JOSEPH.  1st  Major,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  (3d  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  offi 
cers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Feb.  7,  1776;  also,  return  of  officers  who 
marched  to  Dorchester  Heights  on  the  alarm  of  March  4,  1776 ;  also,  pay  roll  for 
12  days  service  from  March  14,  1776,  guarding  mouth  of  Milton  River;  also,  Col. 
Wrilliam  Mclntosh's  regt.;  engaged  March  19,  1778;  discharged  April  5,  1778; 
service,  18  days,  at  Roxbury  Lines  and  Boston. 

BADCOCK,  JOSEPH,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  15,  1775;  service,  17  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Kimball's  co., 
Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  30,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Hatfield  White's  co.,  Col. 
Rufus  Putnam's  (4th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
March  3,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  paid 
him  by  Aaron  Lee  for  the  town  of  Manchester  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  three  years,  dated  Boston,  May  29,  1782 ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin 
Pike's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  June-Dec., 
1782;  time  allowed  from  May  29,  1782;  also,  Col.  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  accounts 
of  certificates  for  arrears  of  pay,  etc.,  paid  Feb.  3,  1784. 

BADCOCK,  LEMUEL,  Wrentham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Gay's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's 
regt. ;  travel  allowance  for  2  days,  sworn  to  Nov.  29,  1776. 

BADCOCK,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt.;  marched  to 
Castle  Island  March  1,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  4  days. 

BADCOCK,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  July  26,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778; 
service,  1  mo.  17  days. 

BADCOCK,  LEMUEL,  Dorchester.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy  ;  residence,  Dorchester ;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  5, 1780 ;  receipted  for  by  Capt. -Lieut.  John  Callender  of  3d  Artillery  bat 
talion  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Dorchester  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  1,  1780 ;  discharged 
Dec.  23,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  4  days. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  431 

BADCOCK,  MALACHI.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Lealand's  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  28, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780; 
service,  14  days.  Roll  dated  Sherborn. 

BADCOCK,  MOSES.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Cathcart;  engaged  June  30,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  8 
days. 

BADCOCK,  NAHUM,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Yose's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  177")]  ;  encamped  at  Fort  No.  2;  also,  Capt.  Vose's 
co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  22,  1775. 

BADCOCK,  NAHUM.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Knox's  (Artillery)  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  service  [probably  between  Jan.  and  April,  1770]  near  Boston. 

BADCOCK,  NATHAN,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Tucker's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  177");  service,  5  days. 

BADCOCK,  NATHAN  (also  given  NATHANIEL).  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Ely's  co.,  Col.  John 
Brown's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  9,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1780;  service,  2  mos. 
21  days  ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BADCOCK,  NICHOLAS,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Burnham's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's 
co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3, 
1775;  service,  12  weeks  6  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  9,  1775;  age,  20 
yrs. ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  21,  1775. 

BADCOCK,  NICHOLAS.  List  of  men  taken  from  the  Orderly  Book  of  Col.  Israel  Hutch- 
inson  of  the  27th  regt.,  dated  Fort  Lee,  Nov.  16,  1776 ;  reported  taken  prisoner 
at  Fort  Washington ;  served  in  Capt.  Kimball's  co. 

BADCOCK,  NICHOLS.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under 
Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  July  3,  1775. 

BADCOCK,  REUBEN,  Northborough.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Wood's  co.,  Gen.  Ward's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.; 
order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  13,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,1775;  service,  3  mos.  13  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7, 1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Jan.  5,  1776;  also,  Lieut.  Seth  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Job 
Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  at  Hadley;  service,  7  days; 
company  called  out  on  an  alarm  to  assist  Northern  army. 

BADCOCK,  Rurus,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  4  days  service  performed  after  Concord  right  and  before  forma 
tion  of  standing  army ;  also,  Quartermaster,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt. ; 
receipts  for  provisions  for  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.,  dated  Ticonderoga,  Aug.  24-Nov. 
20,  1776. 

BADCOCK,  SAMUEL.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  at  Pros 
pect  Hill  under  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  July  16,  1775. 

BADCOCK,  SAMUEL,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Draper's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Bond's  (late 
Gardner's)  37th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also, 
Capt.  Josiah  Vose's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  12  days  service  on  the  sea  coast  from  April 
13  to  April  26,  1776. 

BADCOCK,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.; 
marched  to  Manchester,  Vt.,  to  join  Northern  army  Aug.  14, 1777  ;  service,  3  mos. 
28  days.  Roll  dated  Suffolk  Co. 


432  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BADCOCK,  SETH,  Milton.  Bombardier,  Maj.  Thomas  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Grid- 
ley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  16,  1775; 
service,  2  mos.  3  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Iloxbury  Camp,  Sept.  29, 
1775  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Iloxbury,  Dec. 
27,  1775. 

BADCOCK,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Knox's  (Artillery)  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  [probably  between  Jan.  and  April,  1776]  near  Boston ; 
also,  Capt.  Noah  Nichols's  co.,  Col.  Jeduthan  Baldwin's  regt.  of  Artillery  artificers, 
Gen.  Knox's  brigade;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  17, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BADCOCK,  SETH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Stephen  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Knox's  (Artillery)  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  [probably  between  Jan.  and  April,  1776]  near  Boston. 

BADCOCK,  SETH,  Milton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  27  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Milton;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  8,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  9,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Jackson 
of  the  artillery ;  also,  Private ;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Milton  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  1,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  24,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  4  days. 

BADCOCK,  STEPHEN,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Yose's  co.,  Col.  Robertson's  regt.; 
service,  15  days ;  marched  to  Roxbury  after  Concord  fight  and  there  did  service 
before  formation  of  standing  army. 

BADCOCK,  WILLIAM,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Marsters'sco.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Medford ;  service,  3  days. 

BADCOCK,  WILLIAM,  Milton.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Oliver  Vose's  co.,  Col.  Robertson's 
regt.;  service,  15  days;  marched  to  Roxbury  after  Concord  fight  and  there  did 
service  before  formation  of  standing  army ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Seth 
Stower's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  com 
missioned  Feb.  21, 1776. 

BADCOCK,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  William  Pearson's  (3d)  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  24, 
1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  18,  1776;  service,  9  mos.  25  days,  at  Gloucester. 

BADCOCK,  WILLIAM.  Captain,  East  Milton  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  (3d  Suffolk 
Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  March  25,  1776 ;  also, 
Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  for  3  mos.  with  reinforce 
ments  to  Continental  Army. 

BADCOCK,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detach 
ment  of  guards ;  enlisted  May  11,  1779;  discharged  June  19,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
9  days,  at  Dorchester  Heights;  also,  Capt.  Clap's  co.,  Maj.  Heath's  detachment 
of  guards;  enlisted  Aug.  11,  1779;  discharged  May  1,  1780;  service,  8  mos.  21 
days,  in  and  about  Boston  ;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Clap's  co.,  at  Dorchester  Heights, 
which  was  reduced  to  1  sergeant  and  9  matrosses,  Oct.  13, 1780 ;  also,  Matross  (also 
given  Private),  Capt.  Clap's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detachment  of  guards; 
pay  roll  for  3  mos.  service  from  Aug.  1  to  Oct.  31,  1780,  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

BADCOK,  JOSEPH,  Manchester.  Certificate  dated  Danvers,  Jan.  26,  1779,  signed  by 
Capt.  Haffield  White,  certifying  said  Badcok  to  have  been  a  soldier  in  his  company 
of  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt.,  from  Jan.,  1777,  and  not  absent  except  on  furlough. 

BADCOX,  DAVID,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's  regt. ; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported  died  Aug.  23,  1775. 

BADDEN,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.; 
service  from  Oct.  2  to  Dec.  13,  1778,  2  mos.  11  days,  with  guards  at  Boston  and 
Cambridge ;  company  drafted  for  6  mos.  service. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  433 

BADDISHELL,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch 
Hallet's  (Barnstable  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  25,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780; 
service,  2  mos.  11  days;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BADKKX,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776; 
reported  died  May  23,  1776. 

BADEX,  THOMAS,  Roxbury.  Capt.  Draper's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt.;  re 
ported  discharged  Oct.  25,  1776. 

BADEX,  THOMAS.  Boy,  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
stature,  5  ft.  1  in. ;  nationality,  American ;  engaged  May  10,  1779 ;  discharged 
Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  28  days. 

BAUER,  DAXIEL.  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  25,  1775. 

BADGELEY,  STEPHEN*,  Nobletown.  Private,  Capt.  John  McKinstry's  co.,  Col.  John 
Paterson's  (26th)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Oct. 
26,  1775. 

BADGE u, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bader,  Eager,  Bagger, 

Bagor.] 

BADGER,  BENJAMIN,  Reading.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bacheller's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  13  days; 
also,  list  of  men  in  the  Reading  train  band  under  Capt.  John  Walton,  May  13, 
1775. 

BADGER,  BEXJAMIX,  Bradford.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joshua  Reed's  co.,  Col.  John  Robin 
son's  (Infantry)  regt.;  enlisted  July  8,  1777;  discharged  Jan.  4,  1778;  service, 
5  mos.  27  days;  also,  muster  roll  for  July-Dec.,  1777,  dated  North  Kingston; 
enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1778. 

BADGER,  DAXIEL,  Templeton.  Capt.  Joel  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt. ; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  near  Charlestown  Road,  June  8,  1775;  also, 
Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
12  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BADGER,  DANIEL,  Cape  Ann.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer' s  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  6,  1775;  service,  25 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Trescott's 
co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticouderoga,  Nov.  27, 
1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  sick  in  camp. 

BADGER,  ELISHA,  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Miles's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Ticonderoga  [year  not  given]  ;  re 
ported  deserted;  also,  list  of  men  dated  Concord,  Dec.  20,  1776. 

BADGER,  GIDEOX,  Putney  (also  given  Westminster).  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Moore's 
co.,  which  marched  April  23,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  ser 
vice,  14  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  4,  1775;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  deserted. 

BADGER,  GIDEOX.  Capt.  llastings's  co.,  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.;  receipt  for  wages  for 
Aug.,  1775,  dated  Prospect  Hill. 

BADGER,  GIDEON,  South  Brimfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  16  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer ;  residence, 
South  Brimfield  ;  enlisted  May  15  (also  given  April  15),  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Pope's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  muster 


434  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BADGER,  GIDEOX,  continued. 

roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated 
Peekskill;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts ;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  Cantonment,  1st  Brigade,  West  Point. 

BADGER,  HENRY.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
regt. ;  marched  to  Bennington  Aug.  22, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29, 1777 ;  also,  Pri 
vate,  Capt.  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Symonds's  regt.;  marched  on  an  alarm  by  order 
of  Gen.  Lincoln  Sept.  5,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1778;  service,  30  days,  at  the 
Northward. 

BADGER,  JOHN,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Barnard's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Amesbury  (East  Parish)  ;  service,  10  days. 

BADGER,  JOHN,  Natick.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  5  days ;  also,  Capt.  Morse's 
co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  24, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  14  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  21,  1775. 

BADGER,  JOHN.  List  of  men  who  served  in  Northern  department,  dated  July  8,  1776; 
credited  to  town  of  Cambridge;  reported  as  having  been  paid  by  subscription 
from  those  out  of  the  alarm  list. 

BADGER,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Winch's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Sept.  17, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777  ;  service,  2  mos.  16  days,  in  Northern 
department.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

BADGER,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.,  Maj.  Edward  Proctor's  detach 
ment  of  guards;  service  from  Dec.  10,  1777,  to  March  1,  1778,  2  mos.  14  days,  at 
Dorchester;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Boston,  June,  1780;  Capt. 
Marston's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Procter's  (Boston)  regt.;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
3  in. ;  complexion,  brown;  enlistment,  6  months  from  July,  1780. 

BADGER,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt. 
of  guards ;  enlisted  April  2, 1778  ;  discharged  July  2, 1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days, 
at  Cambridge ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Boston,  May  14, 

1778. 

BADGER,  JOHN,  Natick.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Griffeth's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  16  days;  reported  died  Sept.  13,  1778. 

BADGER,  JOHN.  Carpenter,  ship  "  Vengeance,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas  Thomas ; 
engaged  June  27,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on  expedition 
to  Penobscot. 

BADGER,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Walter  McFarland's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  (Middle 
sex  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  7 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BADGER,  JOHN,  Boston.  Matross,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised 
by  the  town  of  Boston  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched 
July  2,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  22,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  2  days. 

BADGER,  JOHN.  Collier  and  Woodcutter,  Quartermaster-General's  department  at  Fish- 
kill  ;  return  of  men  in  service  Oct.  14,  1781 ;  reported  drafted  from  Mass,  levies. 

BADGER,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Gage's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Joseph  Webb's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  10,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  5  days,  near 
West  Point ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  detached  from  Col.  Dana's  regt. 
to  join  Continental  Army. 

BADGER,  JOHN.    List  of  men  returned  by  Capt.  Cranston  [year  not  given]. 


IN   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  435 


BADGER,  JOXATHAX.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  at  Pros 
pect  Hill  under  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  July  16,  177"). 

BADGER,  JOSEPH,  Partridgefield  (Peru).  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  "VVatkins's  co.,  which 
marched  April  22,  177;"),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  from  Gage- 
borough  and  Partridgeh'eld ;  service,  14  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army 
May  5,  1775;  also,  Capt.  "VVatkins's  co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  177") ;  service,  3  mos.  3  days;  also,  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  177")]  ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Nov.  13,  1775. 

BADGKK,  JOSIAH,  South  Brimfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  29  yrs.; 
stature,  5ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  fresh  ;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer ;  residence, 
South  Brimfield;  enlisted  May  15,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BADGER,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Zebulon  Norton's  co.,  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  11,  1777;  discharged  July  27,  1777;  service,  1(5  days; 
also,  Capt.  Norton's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July 
27,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  14,  1777;  service,  23  days,  at  the  Northward. 

BADGER,  LEMUEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Symonds's  regt.; 
marched  to  Pawlet  on  the  alarm  of  Oct.  13, 1780;  service,  6  days. 

BADGER,  NATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  William  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
regt. ;  marched  to  Bennington  Aug.  22,  1777  ;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777  ;  also,  pay 
roll  for  service  from  Sept.  5  to  Oct.  1,  1778,  30  days,  at  the  Northward;  marched 
on  an  alarm  by  order  of  Gen.  Lincoln. 

BADGER,  NATHAXIEL,  Raby  (also  given  Littleton).  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Gilbert's 
co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May 
20,  1775 ;  service,  73  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Sept.  28, 1775 ; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct. 
30,  1775. 

BADGER,  NATHAXIEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Wales's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  S.  Williams's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  20,  177G ;  discharged  March  23,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days. 
Roll  dated  Morristown. 

BADGER,  OBADIAH,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Barnard's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Amesbury  (East  Parish) ;  service,  G  days. 

BADGER,  OBADIAH.  List  of  men  who  signed  a  petition  for  payment  of  wages,  dated 
Cambridge,  Jan.  15,  1776 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  a  part  of  5  months  wages  [year  not 
given] . 

BADGER,  OBADIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  19,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  26  days. 

BADGER,  OBADIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
(Essex  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  6,  1780  ;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos. 
18  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BADGER,  SAMUEL,  Boston.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  brought  the  second  trip  from 
Rhode  Island,  as  returned  by  John  Ayres,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  23,  1777;  reported 
taken  in  the  "  Viper." 

BADGER,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Shed's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Gerrish's  (1st)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  18, 1779 ;  discharged  Dec.  2, 1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  at  Claverack. 

BADGER,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Green's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780; 
service,  3  mos.  7  days;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BADGER,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Tay's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men 
dated  Jan.  23,  1784. 


436  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

BADGER,  SAMUEL,  Reading.  List  of  men  who  were  on  board  the  sloop  "Woolf  " 
(privateer)  and  were  carried  to  New  York  [year  not  given] . 

BADGER,  SAMUEL,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  William  Green's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  regt. ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780; 
service,  3  mos.  7  days ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BADGER,  STEPHEN,  Amesbury.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Essex  Co.,  sworn  to  Feb.  11,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Blaisdell's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt.;  enlistment,  8  months,  to  expire  Jan.  10,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Blais 
dell's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wiggles  worth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  1  ino.  7  days  ser 
vice  from  May  24,  1777,  dated  Boston ;  reported  as  having  been  refused  payment 
of  wages  due  previous  to  July  1, 1777,  by  Jonathan  Trumbull,  P.  M.  G.,  at  Albany, 
on  account  of  not  having  joined  regiment  at  Peekskill  before  said  date. 

BADGER,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  3,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  company  detached 
to  fortify  a  post  at  Boston. 

BADGER,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cogswell's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ; 
pay  abstracts  for  Dec.,  1775,  Feb.,  March,  April  and  May,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  1, 
1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  who  lost  articles  at  the  evacuation  of  New  York  Sept.  14, 
1776. 

BADGER,  TIMOTHY,  Watertown  (also  given  Haverhill).  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Cogswell's 
(2d)  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  12,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  Childs's 
co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  list  of  men  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777,  returned  by 
Nathaniel  Earlier,  Muster  Master ;  also,  Capt.  Cogswell's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  12,  1780. 

BADGER,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Ayer's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  (Essex 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  15, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  10, 1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  7  days ; 
company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army.  Roll  dated  Haverhill. 

BADGER,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sprague's  (9th)  co.,  Col.  Loammi 
Baldwin's  (late  Gerrish's)  38th  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1775;  enlisted 
Aug.  15,  1775 ;  also,  company  return  dated  Chelsea,  Oct.  2,  1775. 

BADGER,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  brought  the  second  trip  from 
Rhode  Island,  as  returned  by  John  Ayres,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  23,  1777 ;  reported 
taken  in  the  "  Viper." 

BADGER,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Shed's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Gerrish's  (1st)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  18, 1779 ;  discharged  Dec.  2, 1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  at  Claverack. 

BADGER,  WILLIAM,  Wrentham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  detached  from  Lieut.  Shepard's 
co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  30,  1781 ;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  com 
plexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Wrentham ;  enlisted  Aug.  7, 1781 ;  enlistment,  3  months ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Webb's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
20, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  22  days ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BADGER,  WILLIAM,  Reading.  List  of  men  who  were  on  board  the  sloop  "Woolf" 
(privateer)  and  were  carried  to  New  York  [year  not  given] . 

BADKOK,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  enlisted 
May  15,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  7,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  28  days,  at  Peekskill; 
enlistment,  8  months;  reported  sick  in  hospital  during  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1778. 

BADLAM, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bedlam,  Bedlum.] 

BADLAM,  EZRA,  Milton  (also  given  Dorchester).  4th  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel  Yose's 
(train  band)  co.,  Col.  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  14  days ;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artil- 


IN  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  437 

BADLAM,  EZRA,  continued. 

lery)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  June  23,  1775 ;  also,  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  April  26,  177");  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also, 
company  return  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Oct.  8,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  officers  in  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  (2Gth)  regt.,  dated  Camp  at  Mile  Square,  Oct.  20,  1775 ;  also, 
receipt  for  wages  for  Jan.,  1776,  dated  Chelsea;  reported  appointed  Jan.  1,  1776; 
also,  lists  of  men  on  weekly  returns  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Feb.  7, 1776,  Fort  No. 
1,  Cambridge,  Feb.  16,  1776,  Chelsea,  Feb.  23,  1776;  also,  return  for  Feb.,  1776, 
dated  New  York,  April  19, 1776 ;  also,  list  of  men  dated  Fort  No.  1,  March  2, 1776 ; 
also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Feb.,  1776,  dated  Cambridge,  March  29,  1776 ;  also,  pay 
abstract  for  March,  1776,  dated  New  York,  April  19,  1776 ;  also,  pay  abstracts  for 
April,  May  and  June,  1776,  dated  New  York;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  hav 
ing  lost  articles  at  the  evacuation  of  New  York  Sept.  14,  1776 ;  also,  return  of 
men  in  service  Sept.  21,  1776,  dated  New  Jersey  "  English  Neighborhood;  "  also, 
return  of  men  in  service  Sept.  28,  1776,  dated  Fort  Constitution;  also,  returns 
dated  Fort  Constitution,  Oct.  5  and  Oct.  12,  1776;  also,  return  of  men  in  service 
Dec.  16,  1776,  dated  East  Town ;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  Dec.  26,  1776,  on 
expedition  to  Trenton,  dated  Mixh'eld,  Penn.;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel,  2d  regt.;  list 
of  officers  of  Mass.  Line;  commissioned  July  7,  1777;  also,  Col.  John  Bailey's 
(2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779;  also,  return  of  officers  for  clothing  dated  Dorchester,  Sept.  28,  1778; 
also,  receipt  for  clothing  dated  Boston,  Oct.  6,  1778 ;  also,  list  of  officers  in  need  of 
clothing,  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  22,  1778 ;  also,  order  for  clothing  dated  Dorches 
ter,  Nov.  6,  1778;  also,  list  of  officers  dated  Boston,  May  19,  1779;  also,  list  of 
settlements  of  rank  of  Continental  officers  made  at  West  Point  by  a  board  held 
for  the  purpose  and  confirmed  by  Congress  Sept.  6,  1779 ;  also,  list  of  officers  in 
service  Sept.  24,  1779,  dated  Boston ;  also,  Major  and  Lieut.  Colonel,  Col.  James 
"Wesson's  regt. ;  depreciation  roll  to  make  good  the  depreciation  of  wages  for  the 
first  three  years  service  in  the  Continental  Army  from  1777  to  1780;  reported 
made  up  in  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also, 
petition  dated  Camp  at  Verplanck's  Point,  Oct.  15,  1782,  signed  by  Col.  Michael 
Jackson,  stating  that  said  Badlam  was  dismissed  in  Aug.,  1782. 

BADLAM,  NORTON.  Capt.  Stephen  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Knox's  (Artillery)  regt.;  return 
of  men  in  service  [probably  between  Jan.  and  April,  1776]  near  Boston. 

BADLAM,  SAMUEL,  Weymouth.  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  co. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Weymouth,  Dec.  30,  1775;  also,  2d  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Trufant's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  May 
22,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  6  mos.  9  days. 

BADLAM,  STEPHEN,  Milton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Vose's  (train  band)  CO.,  Col. Rob 
inson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Roxbury;  service, 
14  days. 

BADLAM,  STEPHEN,  Dorchester.  Captain-Lieutenant,  Maj.  Thomas  Pierce's  co.,  Col. 
Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  6,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  3  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Sept.  29, 1775. 

BADLAM,  STKPHKX.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt.; 
service,  4  days,  subsequent  to  March  10,  1776. 

BADLAM,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co.,  Col.  David  Cushing's  regt.; 
service,  3  days,  in  Aug.,  1777,  at  Hull. 

BADLAM,  STEPHEN.  Letter  dated  Dorchester,  June  27,  1778,  written  by  said  Badlam  as 
Superintendent  of  Suffolk  Co.  to  Gen.  Warner,  at  Fishkill,  concerning  the  raising 
of  recruits. 

BADLAM,  STEPHEN.  Major,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  receipt  for  clothing  for  officers  dated 
Boston,  Nov.  14,  1778;  also,  receipt  dated  Nov.  19,  1781. 


438  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AKD   SAILORS 

BADLAM,  STEPHEN.  Official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives  dated 
June  12,  1780;  chosen  to  the  office  of  joint  Muster  Master  with  Col.  Nathaniel 
Barber  for  the  county  of  Suffolk ;  appointment  concurred  in  by  the  Council,  June 
12,  1780. 

BADLAM,  SYLVANUS,  Sherborn.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Aaron  Gardner's  co.,  5th  Middlesex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Dec.  12,  1777;  joined 
Capt.  Brewer's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  28,  1781 ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  com 
plexion,  light;  hair,  dark;  residence,  Sherborn;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777,  at  Ticon- 
deroga,  by  Capt.  Brewer;  joined  Capt.  Williams's  co.,  2d  regt.;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

BADLAM,  SYLVESTER,  Sherborn.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
1st  or  9th  co.,  Col.  Bullard's  regt.,  dated  Feb.  17,  1778 ;  joined  Capt.  Brewer's  co., 
Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BADLAM,  WILLIAM,  Milton.  Fifer,  Capt.  Daniel  Vose's  (train  band)  co.,  Col.  Robin 
son's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service, 
14  days. 

BADLAM,  WILLIAM,  Sherborn.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Aaron  Gardner's  co.,  Col.  Bullard's  (5th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Dec. 
12,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Brewer's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war; 
also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  invalid  corps,  Col.  Nichola's  regt. ;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  21,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
stationed  at  Boston. 

BADLAM,  WILLIAM,  Dorchester.  Fifer,  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  12  days ;  also,  Gunner,  company  return  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Oct. 
8,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Sewall's 
Point,  Dec.  26,  1775;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Knox's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  [probably  between  Jan.  and  April,  1776] 
near  Boston;  also,  list  of  men  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book,  dated  Head 
quarters,  Ticonderoga,  Sept.  20,  1776;  appointed  Quartermaster  of  the  corps  of 
artillery  vice  Gardner  advanced. 

BADOONAH,  MOSES.  Private,  3d  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for 
March  and  May,  1782. 

BADOONER,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  Highlands;  enlisted  Feb.  1, 
1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1781,  dated  New  Boston; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  Hutts,  New  Boston. 

BADORTHA, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bedortha.] 

BADORTHA,  LL-THER.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Thrall's  co.,  Col.  M.  Willet's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  21,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  9,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  29  days,  on 
Mohawk  River;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BADSLEY,  STEPHEN,  Nobletown.  Private,  Capt.  John  McKinstry's  co.,  Col.  Patter 
son's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  6, 1775;  service,  3  mos. 
3  days. 

BADL-MAH,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Continental  Village ;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1781; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

BADUXAH,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Lieut.  Caleb  Crafts's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt. ;  service, 
25  days,  at  Dorchester  Heights,  from  July  4  to  July  28,  1778. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        439 

BADUNAH,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Simmer's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1780;  enlisted  July  9,  1780;  enlistment,  6  months. 

BADUNKK,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Peekskill ;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1781;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

BAIAVELL,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Holden's  (later  Capt.  Wottles's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1781;  time  allowed  from  April 
8,  1781. 

BAEL,  SAMUEL,  Jr.  Capt.  Thomas  Grant's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  25,  177"). 

BAFFOUD,  JAMES,  Newburyport  (also  given  Salem  and  New  Salisbury).  Descriptive 
list  of  men  enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of 
their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  18,  1778;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  com 
plexion,  light ;  residence,  Newburyport. 

BAGEK,  DANIEL,  Templeton.  Private,  Capt.  Joel  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doo- 
little's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days. 

BAGEK,  SAMUEL.  Quartermaster  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bui- 
lard's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  18,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  24 
days,  at  Stillwater. 

BAGEK,  STEPHEN,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Bodwell's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
"Wiggles worth's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  Albany  home,  dated  Dec., 
1776. 

BAGEK,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  enlisted 
April  6,  1778 ;  roll  made  up  to  July  4,  1778  ;  service,  2  mos.  29  days ;  also,  muster 
roll '  dated  Winter  Hill,  May  11,  1778;  a/so,  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  2  to 
July  12,  1778,  10  days. 

BAGG, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Baggs,  Bogge,  Boggs.] 

BAGG,  AAKON.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co. ;  service,  6  days,  in  Aug..  1777; 
marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck  on  an  alarm. 

BAGG,  DANIEL,  Pittsfield.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  (also  given  Lieut.  Stephen 
Crawford's)  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  marched  to 
Ticonderoga  and  Saratoga  April  26,  1777,  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates;  dis 
charged  May  22,  1777 ;  service,  25  days.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

BAGG,  DANIEL,  Jr.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  David  Moseley's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  John  Mose- 
ley's  (3d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  chosen  by  com 
pany  April  26,  1776. 

BAGG,  DAVID,  Pittsfield.  Capt.  William  Francis's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  marched  to 
Albany  Jan.  14,  1776,  by  order  of  Gen.  Schuyler,  and  were  dismissed  Jan.  1!). 
1776;  service,  5  days;  also,  Lieut.  James  Hubbard's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  went 
to  Manchester  July  18,  1777,  and  were  dismissed  July  28,  1777;  service,  1  week  3 
days. 

BAGG,  ISKAEL.  Private, Capt.  Levi  Ely's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept. 
21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1777;  service,  17  days,  at  the  Northward. 

BAGG,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Ely's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  at  the  Northward. 

BAGG,  JOSEPH.  1st  Lieutenant,  1st  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  (2d  Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  list 
of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  April  25,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Joseph 
Barus's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  inarched  to  Sara- 


440  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BAGG,  JOSEPH,  continued. 

toga  April  26,  1777,  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  ;  discharged  May  19, 1777;  ser 
vice,  24  days;  also,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co. ;  service,  6  days,  in  Aug.,  1777; 
marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck  on  an  alarm. 

BAGG,  JUDAH,  West  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  5  days ; 
reported  discharged. 

BAGG,  JUDAH.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  24,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  13  days,  at  the 
Northward. 

BAGG,  MARTIX,  Pittsfield.  Capt.  William  Francis's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  marched  to 
Williamstown  Sept.  13,  1776,  and  were  dismissed  Sept.  21,  1776;  service,  8  days; 
also,  Sergeant,  Lieut.  James  Hubbard's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Rossiter's  regt.; 
marched  to  Manchester  July  18,  1777;  discharged  July  28,  1777;  service,  1  week 
3  days ;  also,  Lieut.  Hubbard's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  marched  to  Bennington  Aug. 
19,  1777,  and  were  dismissed  Aug.  2-4,  1777 ;  also,  list  of  men  in  Capt.  Francis's 
co.  who  went  to  Stillwater  Sept.  30,  1777,  and  were  dismissed  Oct.  10,  1777 ;  ser 
vice,  1  week  -4  days ;  also,  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Joel  Stevens's  co.,  Col.  Rosseter's  regt. ; 
service  on  an  alarm  at  Fort  Edward  from  Oct.  15  to  Oct.  18,  1780,  3  days ;  also, 
pay  roll  for  service  on  an  alarm  from  Oct.  18  to  Oct.  21,  1780,  3  days. 

BAGG,  OLIVER,  West  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also, 
Capt.  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775 ;  enlisted  April  28, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days ;  also,  company  return  dated 
Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  26, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Morgan's  co.,  Col.  John  Mosely's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson  of  Gran- 
ville;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army  Oct.  21,  1776;  returned  Nov.  17, 
1776;  service,  28  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles 
Woodbridge's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  24,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service, 
3  mos.  13  days,  in  Northern  department. 

BAGG,  PHIXEAS,  Pittsfield.  Capt.  William  Francis's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  marched  to 
Albany  Jan.  1-4,  1776,  by  order  of  Gen.  Schuyler,  and  were  dismissed  Jan.  19, 
1776;  service,  5  days;  also,  Lieut.  William  Barber's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt.; 
list  of  men  who  marched  to  New  York  Sept.  30,  1776,  and  were  dismissed 
Nov.  17,  1776;  service,  7  weeks;  also,  Private,  Capt.  William  Francis's  co.,  Maj. 
Caleb  Hyde's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  marched  to  Fort  Edward  July  8,  1777,  and 
were  dismissed  Aug.  26,  1777 ;  service,  7  weeks ;  also,  list  of  men  who  enlisted 
Oct.  26,  1779,  to  reinforce  Continental  Army,  and  were  dismissed  Nov.  30,  1779. 

BAGG,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Ely's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  21, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  11, 1777 ;  service,  27  days,  in  Northern  department. 

BAGG,  WALTER,  West  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Danielson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May -4,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  -4  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

BAGGER,  GIDEOX.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Pope's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781;  enlisted  April  15,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BAGGER,  JOHX,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  16  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Boston;  arrived  at  Springfield  July 
5,  1780;  reported  receipted  for  by  Capt. -Lieut.  John  Callender  of  3d  artillery 
battalion. 


IX  THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  441 


BAGGLE,  ABIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Pomeroy's  co.,  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  1,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Oct.  31, 1778;  regiment  detached  from  Gen.  Daniel- 
son's  brigade  to  serve  under  Gen.  Stark  in  Northern  department. 

BAGGS,  DANIEL.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  David  Mosely's  co.,  Col.  JohnMosely's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson;  marched  to  rein 
force  Northern  army  Oct.  21,  1776;  returned  Nov.  17,  177G;  service,  28  days. 
Roll  dated  Westfield. 

BAGGS,  JOSEPH,  Lanesborough.  2d  Lieutenant,  14th  co.,  2d  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  list 
of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  May  3,  1776. 

BAGGS,  NOBLE.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams's 
regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  If),  1776;  discharged  March  18, 1777;  service,  3  mos.  11  days. 
Roll  dated  Morristown. 

BAGLEY, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Baggie,  Baglie,  Bagly, 

Begley.] 

BAGLEY,  AAKON,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Currier's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Merriell's 
regt.,  which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177f>;  service,  7  clays;  also,  Capt. 
Moses  Nowell's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt.;  roll  made  up  from  time  of  arrival  at 
Providence,  It.  I.,  May  4,  1777;  discharged  July  4,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  9  days. 

BAGLEY',  ABEL,  Salisbury  (also  given  Amesbury).  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co., 
Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ;  roll  made  up  from  time  of  arrival  at  Providence,  It.  L,  May 
4,  1777;  discharged  July  4,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  9  days. 

BAGLEY,  ABEL,  Salisbury.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Page's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  177f) ;  service,  19£  days. 

BAGLEY,  ABEL,  Salisbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 177f> ;  service,  7  days ;  also,  receipt 
for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  28,  1775;  also,  company  return 
dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BAGLEY,  ABIAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co. ;  enlisted  May  18, 1781 ;  discharged 
Aug.  18,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  at  Springfield;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BAGLEY,  ABIJAH.    Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Pomeroy's  co. ;  return  for  Sept.,  1778. 

BAGLEY,  ABNEK.  Private,  Sergt.  John  Bagley's  co. ;  enlisted  May  7,  1782;  roll  made 
up  to  July  20,  1782;  service,  2  mos.  13  days,  with  guards  at  Falmouth. 

BAGLEY,  ANDREW,  Peterborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dud 
ley  Sargent's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

BAGLEY,  BENJAMIN.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co.,  Col.  John  Dagget's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Aug.  24,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  3,  1778; 
service,  11  days. 

BAGLEY,  BENJAMIN,  Falmouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  20,  1778;  joined  Capt. 
George  White's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Pri 
vate,  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  18,  1777,  to  July  7,  1777;  reported  taken  pris 
oner  July  7,  1777;  also,  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt.;  roll  made  up  for 
62  days  rations  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  18,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at 
Bennington. 

BAGLEY,  CUTTING,  Rowley.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Feb.  20,  1782  ;  age, 
19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6£  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  brown  ;  occupation,  farmer; 
residence,  Rowley  ;  enlisted  Aug.  2, 1782 ;  joined  Capt.  Rufus  Lincoln's  co.,  Lieut. 


442  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAGLET,  CUTTING,  continued. 

Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  list  of  deserters;  Capt. 
Lincoln's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  deserted  June  13  [year  not  given]  from 
New  "Windsor. 

EAGLET,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Noyes's  co. ;  enlisted  July  11, 1775 ;  roll  made 
up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  5  days,  at  Falmouth. 

BAGLET,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Tiebout's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.-March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported 
exchanged  March  18,  1781,  for  William  Rude. 

BAGLEY,  JACOB.    List  of  men  who  delivered  firelocks,  dated  Jan.  6,  1776. 

BAGLET,  JOHN.  Col.  Sherman's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  took  the  prescribed  oath  dated 
Middlesex,  July  1,  1775. 

BAGLET,  JOHN,  Williamsburg.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ; 
return  for  travel  allowance  granted  Sept.  12,  1776 ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  travel 
allowance  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  27,  1776 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Con 
tinental  Army  from  Capt.  Samuel  Fairfield's  co.,  dated  Feb.  10,  1778;  joined 
Capt.  Jonathan  Allen's  (also  given  Goodman's)  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  also,  Maj.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  reported  deserted  Jan.  1,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  Goodale's  co.,  Col.  Put 
nam's  regt. ;  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778;  mustered  by  Col.  Wood- 
bridge;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July  18,  1780,  to 
Oct.  18,  1780;  reported  deserted  Oct.  18,  1780;  also,  list  of  deserters  dated  Nov. 
20,  1780;  age,  26  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  resi 
dence,  Williamsburg ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  deserted  Oct.  16, 1780 ;  reported  "  came 
in  on  act  of  grace  of  July  last." 

BAGLEY,  JOHN,  Candia.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cogswell's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  10,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  22 
days;  also,  Capt.  Cogswell's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Gerrish's)  38th 
regt.;  return  for  Aug.,  1775;  also,  company  return  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Sept. 
27,  177");  also,  pay  abstract  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Sewall's  Point;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's  Point,  Nov.  9, 
1775 ;  also,  pay  abstracts  for  March,  April  and  May,  1776 ;  also,  list  of  men  re 
turned  as  having  lost  articles  at  the  evacuation  of  New  York,  Sept.  14, 1776;  also, 
list  of  men  who  agreed  to  serve  6  weeks  from  Dec.  31,  1776,  dated  Trenton;  also, 
Capt.  Cogswell's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  furnished  their  own 
arms,  sworn  to  at  Haverhill,  July  30,  1777 ;  also,  list  of  men  under  command  of 
Col.  Jacobs  formerly  of  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.,  who  returned  guns  at  Chatham 
[year  not  given]  ;  service,  6  weeks;  also,  Capt.  Cogswell's  co. ;  return  of  men  in 
service  for  6  weeks  [year  not  given] . 

BAGLEY,  JOHN.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Thorn,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  Richard  Cowell,  dated  Marblehead,  Sept.  14,  1780 ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ; 
complexion,  dark. 

BAGLEY,  JOHN.  Sergeant,  commanding  a  detachment  of  guards  at  Falmouth ;  enlisted 
May  7,  1782;  roll  made  up  to  July  20,  1782;  service,  2  mos.  13  days. 

BAGLEY,  JONATHAN.  Colonel,  Essex  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  field  officers  of  Mass,  militia; 
commissioned  in  1767;  regt.  made  up  of  men  from  Amesbury,  etc. ;  also,  lists  of 
field  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  in  1769,  1773  and  1774;  Stephen 
Emery  also  reported  Colonel  at  the  same  time  of  the  same  regt. 

BAGLEY,  JONATHAN,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Barnard's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Amesbury  (East  Parish) ;  service,  6  da3's. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        443 

BAGLEY,  JONATHAN-.  Private,  Capt.  John  Kirkland's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777  ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  17  days ; 
company  raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BAGLEY,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  service  from  Feb.  3, 1778,  to  April  2, 1778,  2  mos.  2  days,  guarding  prison 
ers  after  surrender  of  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army.  Roll  dated  Winter  Hill. 

BAGLEY,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co. ;  enlisted  May  18,  1781 ;  dis 
charged  Aug.  18,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  at  Springfield. 

BAGLEY,  JOSEPH,  Salisbury.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Caleb  Cushing's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  4  days. 

BAGLEY,  JOSIAH.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st  New  York)  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  Jan.-March,  1781;  appointed  March  1,  1780;  reported  on  command  at 
Fort  Edward;  also,  returns  dated  West  Point,  March  22  and  March  29,  1781; 
reported  on  command  at  Fort  Edward;  also,  returns  dated  West  Point,  May  1, 
May  11,  May  24  and  June  1,  1781;  reported  on  command  at  Saratoga.  [See 
Joseph  Begley.] 

BAGLEY,  ORLANDO,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Matthias  Hoit's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days. 

BAGLEY,  ORLANDO,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Currier's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Merriell's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days. 

BAGLEY,  PETER,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Currier's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Merriell's 
regt.,  which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  also,  Capt. 
Currier's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge, 
July  1,  1775;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  16,  1775;  also,  Sergeant, 
Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ;  roll  made  up  from  date  of  arrival 
at  Providence,  II.  I.,  May  4, 1777 ;  discharged  July  4,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  20, 1778  ;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779 ;  service,  5  mos.  18  days,  at  North  Kingston, 
II.  I.;  also,  muster  roll  for  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  East  Greenwich;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Jan.-Oct.,  1778,  dated  East  Greenwich;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan. 
1,  1779;  also,  return  of  men  who  served  in  boats  on  expedition  against  Newport; 
service,  7  days ;  endorsed  "  1778." 

BAGLEY,  PHILIP,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  James  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  [service  not  given]  ;  also, 
return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge  May  17, 1775;  also,  company  return  [proba 
bly  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Cambridge,  Sept.  20,  1775. 

BAGLEY,  SAMUEL,  Williamsburg.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Thayer's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  28,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Thayer's  co.,  Col. 
Fellows's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.,  1775. 

BAGLEY,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Russell  Kellogg's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington,  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  19, 
1777;  service,  5  days;  also,  Lieut.  Kellogg's  co..  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  20,  1777  ;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777 ;  service,  30  days,  on  expedition  to  Saratoga 
and  Stillwater. 

BAGLEY,  SARGENT,  Amesbury.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Matthias  Hoit's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  9  days. 


444  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

BAGLEY,  SETH,  Salisbury.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Caleb  Cushing's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  6  days. 

BAGLEY,  THOMAS,  Salisbury.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Caleb  Cushing's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  6  days. 

BAGLEY,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  service  from  Feb.  3,  1778,  to  April  2,  1778,  2  mos.  2  days,  guarding  pris 
oners  after  surrender  of  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army.  Roll  dated  Winter  Hill. 

BAGLEY,  THOMAS,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ; 
roll  made  up  from  date  of  arrival  at  Providence,  R.  I.,  May  4,  1777;  discharged 
July  4,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days. 

BAGLEY,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.  j 
enlisted  July  8,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.,  at  North  King 
ston,  R.  I. 

BAGLEY,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  (Essex 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  4,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  20 
days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BAGLEY,  TIMOTHY,  Amesbury.     Corporal,  Capt.  John  Currier's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Mer- 

riell's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days. 

BAGLEY,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  service  from  Feb.  3,  1778,  to  April  2,  1778,  2  mos.  2  days,  guarding  pris 
oners  after  surrender  of  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army.  Roll  dated  Winter  Hill. 

BAGLEY,  TIMOTHY,  Tewksbury.  Capt.  Samuel  Tay's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Webb's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Sept.  12, 1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1, 1781 ;  service,  3  mos. ;  enlistment,  3  months ; 
company  raised  in  Middlesex  and  Suffolk  counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ; 
also,  certificate  dated  W^oburn,  March  29,  1784,  signed  by  Capt.  Tay,  stating  that 
the  name  Bagley  should  have  been  written  Bay  ley  on  roll  for  above  service. 

BAGLIE,  ABIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Pomeroy's  co.  detached  from  Gen.  Dauielson's 
brigade;  pay  abstract  for  Oct.,  1778. 

BAGLY,  ABEL.  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  13,  1775. 

BAGLY,  BENJAMIN.  Muster  Master's  return  made  by  John  Cushing,  Muster  Master 
for  Essex  Co.,  dated  Boxford,  Dec.  8,  1779;  enlisted  for  town  of  Newburyport; 
enlistment,  9  mjmths. 

BAGLY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cogswell's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  Feb.,  1776. 

BAGLY,  ORLANDO,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Barnard's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Amesbury  (East  Parish) ;  service,  6  days. 

BAGLY,  ORLANDO,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Bodwell's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Wigglesworth's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  Albany  home,  dated  Dec., 
1776. 

BAGLY,  SAMUEL,  Williamsburg.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11 
days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Dor 
chester,  Nov.  7,  1775. 

BAGLY,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov. 22, 1779;  service,  1  mo. 20  days;  regiment 
detached  from  militia  of  Suffolk  and  Essex  counties  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen. 
Washington. 


IX  THE  AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  4A5 

BAGXAL,  BKXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's 
(Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  inarched  April  6,  1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service, 
2  mos.  28  days,  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

BAGXAL,  RICHARD,  Plymouth.  Corporal,  Capt.  Mayhew's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  177") ;  also,  Lieutenant,  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec. 
31,  1780;  also,  return  dated  Totoway,  Oct.  16,  1780;  also,  returns  dated  "West 
Point,  Jan.  26,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  with  detachment;  also,  returns  dated 
German  Hutts  and  West  Point,  March  30,  1781,  and  April  6,  1781 ;  reported  on 
command  with  detachment;  also,  returns  dated  West  Point,  May  25,  June  1  and 
June  15,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  at  the  Lines  since  May  28,  1781. 

BAGXALL, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bagnal,  Bagnell,  Bgnall.] 

BAGXALL,  RICHARD,  Plymouth.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abraham  Hammatt's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshtield ;  service,  11  days;  also, 
Capt.  Thomas  Mayhew's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  8,  1775;  also,  Ensign,  Col. 
John  Brooks's  (late  Ichabod  Alden's)  7th  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  commissioned  Jan.  1,  1777;  also, 
Lieutenant ;  return  dated  Boston,  Jan.  5, 1779 ;  also,  Ensign,  Capt.  Benjamin  War 
ren's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  (6th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Cherry  Valley ;  also,  depreciation  roll  to  make  good  the  depreciation  of  wages  for 
the  first  three  years  in  the  Continental  Army  from  1777  to  1780 ;  reported  absconded ; 
also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Aaron  Holden's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  list  of  pro 
motions  in  Continental  Army  ;  commissioned  April  16, 1780 ;  also,  list  of  officers  ; 
recommended  for  appointment  as  Lieutenant  to  a  position  vacant  July  1,  1779; 
commissioned  Sept.  16,  1780;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Jonas  Parker's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on 
command  at  East  Town  in  Feb.  and  March ;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Maynard's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported 
on  command  at  the  Lines ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781 ;  reported  on 
command  with  Col.  Scammell;  also,  returns  dated  Peekskill,  June  22-29,  1781; 
reported  detailed  at  the  Lines  since  May  18, 1781 ;  also,  returns  dated  Phillipsburgh, 
July  7- Aug.  10,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  also,  returns  dated  Peeks- 
kill,  Oct.  5  and  Oct.  12,  1781 ;  reported  on  duty  with  Col.  Swift;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781 ;  reported  sick  and  absent ;  also,  returns  dated  York  Huts, 
Dec.  1-28,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1781;  reported  sick  and  absent  in 
Massachusetts;  also,  returns  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  25  and  Jan.  31,  1782;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782;  reported  sick  in  Massachusetts;  also,  returns  dated 
West  Point,  Feb.  15-July  5, 1782 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Feb.-May,  1782 ;  reported 
sick  in  Massachusetts ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1782 ;  also,  list  of 
officers;  commissioned  July  1,  1779;  reported  resigned  July  26  (also  given  Aug. 
3),  1782. 

BAGXALL,  ROBERT.  Conductor,  (late)  Deputy  Quartermaster-General's  department  at 
Boston;  enlisted  June  1,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  23,  1780;  service,  28  mos.;  re 
ported  also  served  as  Wagon  Master. 

BAGXALL,  THOMAS,  Boston.  List  of  enlisted  men;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Wellrleet  [year  not  given] . 

BAGXALL,  THOMAS,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  Sargent's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  12, 1778,  to  Oct.  27, 
1780;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  deserted  Oct.  27,  1780. 

BAGXELL,  RICHARD.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Maynard's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  sworn  to  at  Peekskill;  also, 
return  dated  Aug.  25,  1781 ;  reported  under  arrest  in  camp. 


446  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAGNET,  DANIEL,  Nantucket  (also  given  Sandwich).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Barnstable  Co.,  dated  May  10,  1778;  residence,  Nan- 
tucket ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Barnstable  (also  given  Sandwich) ;  mustered  March 
f>,  1777;  joined  Capt.  John  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.,  enlist 
ment  to  expire  Jan.,  1780 ;  reported  killed  in  battle  July  6,  1777. 

BAGNIT,  DANIEL,  Mashpee.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated  June  10,  1777;  residence, 
Mashpee;  enlisted  for  town  of  Sandwich ;  joined  Capt.  Lament's  co.,  Col.  Brad 
ford's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years,  or  during  war. 

BAGOR,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detachment  of  guards;  enlisted 
May  12,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  11,  1780;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Boston;  enlistment, 
3  months. 

BAIKER,  ELIJAH,  Raynham.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  3, 1775  ;  service,  3  mos.  5  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BAIL,  MATTHIAS,  Old  York.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  co.,  Col.  James  Scam- 
mon's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  21,  1775;  service, 
11  days. 

BAIL,  THOMAS.  Manchester.  Capt.  Benjamin  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  1,  1775;  also,  Private;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  18, 1775  ;  service,  2  mos.  19  days  ;  also,  company 
return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Israel 
Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Winter  Hill,  Dec.  30,  1775. 

BAILE,  THOMAS,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Nov.  25,  1777; 
reported  transferred  to  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  also,  depreciation  roll  to 
make  good  the  depreciation  of  wages  for  the  first  three  years  service  in  the  Conti 
nental  Army  from  1777  to  1780 ;  reported  deserted. 

BAILES,  ELIAS.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Tiebout's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jt.n.-March,  1781,  dated  West  Point. 

BAILES,  LONDON.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1781 ;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  on  command 
at  Dobb's  Ferry. 

BAILEVY,  ALEXANDER.  Ensign,  Capt.  Paul  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Jan.  3,  1778; 
reported  resigned  Jan.  3, 1778  ;  also,  muster.roll  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Sept. 
1,  1777.  [Also  given  as  Alexander  Francois  Charles  DeBaillivy.] 

BAILEY, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bagley,  Bagly,  Bail,  Baile, 

Bailis.  Baily,  Bale,  Baley,  Baiy,  Bayle,  Bayley,  Baylies,  Bayly,  Bealey,  Bealy, 
Belloy.] 

BAILEY,  AAKON,  Lynn.  Private;  list  of  men  who  served  at  Concord  battle  and  else 
where  belonging  to  Lynn,  now  called  Lynn,  Lynnfield  and  Saugus. 

BAILEY,  ABNER.  Private,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d 
Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  service,  15  days,  in  Dec.,  1776;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I., 
on  an  alarm.  Roll  dated  Scituate. 

BAILEY,  ADAM  (also  given  ADAMS),  Bridgewater.  Quartermaster,  Gen.  John  Thomas's 
(also  given  Col.  Bailey's)  regt. ;  receipts  for  rations,  etc.,  dated  Roxbury,  June  11, 
1775-Aug.  3,  1775;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Josiah 
Hayden's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  61  days  from  Sept.  1  [year 
not  given],  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury;  appointed  April  19,  1775;  also,  Captain,  2d. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       447 

BAILEY,  AL>AM,  continued. 

regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass.  Line ;  commissioned  Nov.  1, 1778 ;  also,  Paymaster, 
Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  dated  Dorchester,  Sept.  28,  1778;  also, 
list  of  officers  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  22,  1778;  also,  list  of  officers  dated  Boston, 
May  19,  1779;  also,  Captain,  Lieut.  Col.  Ezra  Badlam's  (2d)  regt. ;  return  of 
officers  in  service  Sept.  24,  1779,  dated  Boston ;  reported  succeeded  Capt.  Jacob 
Allen  ;  also,  list  of  settlements  of  rank  of  Continental  officers  made  at  West  Point 
by  a  board  held  for  the  purpose  and  confirmed  by  Congress  Sept.  G,  1779 ;  also, 
Captain  and  Paymaster,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Captain,  Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d) 
regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Sprout  after  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  muster  roll  for  1780 
and  1781 ;  appointed  Nov.  1, 1778 ;  also,  4th  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  (2d) 
regt. ;  return  dated  Philadelphia,  July  11,  1783;  also,  returns  dated  Philadelphia, 
Aug.  1,  Aug.  8  and  Aug.  15,  1783;  reported  attending  general  court-martial. 

BAILEY,  AMARIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Ilewit  Root's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  8,  1777 ;  discharged  July  27,  1777 ;  service,  19  days,  at 
Fort  Edward. 

BAILEY,  AMHERST.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Newton's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  1, 1778 ;  discharged  July  2, 1778  ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days,  with  guards 
at  Itoxbury. 

BAILEY,  AMHERST.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Wilder's  co.,  CoK  Samuel  Denney's  (2cl) 
regt.;  service  from  Oct.  27,  1779,  to  Dec.  1,  1779,  1  mo.  5  days,  at  Claverack. 
Roll  dated  Albany. 

BAILEY,  AMOS,  Rowley.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service,  5  days  ;  also,  receipt  for  provisions  dated  Cam 
bridge,  April  21,  1775  ;  also,  Sergeant  (also  given  Sergeant  Major),  Capt.  Mighill's 
co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  (later  Baldwin's)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  en 
listed  April  24, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  15  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sewall's 
Point,  Sept.  26,  1775;  also,  Ensign,  Capt.  Mighill's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Bald 
win's  (26th)  regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  rations  from  Jan.  1,  1776,  to  April  1,  1776, 
dated  New  York  ;  reported  as  2d  Lieutenant  in  March  ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant;  pay 
abstracts  for  April  and  May,  1776;  also,  pay  abstract  for  June,  1776,  dated  New 
York;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  Nov.  1,  1776,  dated  White  Plains;  also,  re 
turn  of  men  in  service  Dec.  26,  1776,  on  expedition  to  Trenton,  dated  Mixfield, 
Penn.;  also,  Capt.  Silas  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
June  29,  1777. 

BAILEY,  ARCHIBALD,  Swanzey.  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  who  marched  to  Horse  Neck  [year  not  given]  ;  reported  drafted 
from  Bristol  Co.  militia,  but  failed  to  join  regiment. 

BAILEY,  BEXJAMIX,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Stockbridge's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  21  days. 

BAILEY,  BEXJAMIX,  New  Providence.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Patterson's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  12  days. 

BAILEY,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  7  days  wages  before  marching  to  Roxbury,  Feb.  12,  1776. 

BAILEY,  BEXJAMIX.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d 
Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  service,  15  days,  in  Dec.,  1776;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I., 
on  an  alarm.  Roll  dated  Scituate. 

BAILEY,  BEXJA.MIX.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph Bellows's  co.,  Maj.  Bridge's  regt.;  marched 
to  Bennington  Aug.  22,  1777,  on  an  alarm,  by  order  of  Gen.  Stark  and  Col.  War 
ner;  service,  9  days. 


448  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAILEY,  BEXJAMIX,  Middleton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy ;  residence,  Middleton ;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  5,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  6,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Tay 
lor  of  2d  Mass.  Line ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BAILEY,  BEXJAMIX,  Lunenburg.  Capt.  Josiah  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's 
(24th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill, 
Dec.  23,  1775;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
David  Carlile's  co.,  8th  "Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Jan.  9, 1778 ;  residence,  Lunen 
burg;  enlisted  for  town  of  Wellfleet;  joined  Capt.  Jones's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's 
regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Hastings's  (6th)  co.,  Col. 
Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Aug.  7, 1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,C&pt.  James  Jones's  co.,Col.  Jackson's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  Guelph,  Pa. ;  also,  pay  rolls  for  June,  July  and  Aug., 
1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Pawtuxet;  also,  pay 
roll  for  Nov.,  1778;  also,  pay  rolls  for  Feb.  and  March,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet; 
also,  Capt.  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated 
Pawtuxet;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Providence,  July  13,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Thomas 
Turner's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Oct.  4,  1780. 

BAILEY,  BEXJAMIX,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Artemus  How's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  10  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April 
28,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  order  for 
advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  13, 1775 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ; 
enlisted  April  26,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Jan.  5,  1776 ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered 
in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  March  2,  1777; 
Capt.  Wellington's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's 
co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,  Jau.  25,  1781 ;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ; 
complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes,  blue;  residence,  Bolton;  enlisted  Nov.  16, 
1776,  by  Capt.  Wellington;  joined  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

BAILEY,  CALEB,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Stockbridge's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  21  days. 

BAILEY,  CALVIX.  Private,  Capt.  David  Jewett's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  10,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  5  days. 
Roll  dated  Lancaster. 

BAILEY,  CHAIILES,  Hanover.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated  May  26,  1777;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  10,  1778; 
reported  drafted;  also,  list  of  prisoners  on  board  the  guard  ship  "Adams;" 
received  July  31,  1777. 

BAILEY,  DANIEL,  Woolwich.  Private,  Capt.  John  Burnam's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jack 
son's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  2,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Woolwich;  credited  to  town  of  Ipswich;  also,  Capt. 
John  Bailey's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  service  from  March  2  to  May  26,  1777. 

BAILEY,  DANIEL,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  Farmer's  co.,  Col.  Reed's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1777;  service,  41  days;  marched  to  reinforce 
Northern  armv. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  449 

BAILKY,  DANIEL,  Medford.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Lieut. 
Stephen  Hall's  co.,  1st  Middlesex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  19,  1778;  joined  Capt. 
Bancroft's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Corporal,  Capt. 
James  Bancroft's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  March  4,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  invalided; 
also,  Lieut.  Osgood  Carlton's  co.  of  invalids;  Col.  Lewis  Nichola's  regt. ;  pay 
rolls  for  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1779;  stationed  at  Boston;  reported  transferred  from 
Col.  Jackson's  regt.  Sept.  1,  1779;  also,  Capt.  McFarland's  invalid  corps;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  4,  1780;  re 
ported  discharged. 

BAILEY  (?),  DANIEL.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Lieut.  John  Hayden  for  a 
class  of  the  town  of  Hopkinton  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
3  years,  dated  Hopkinton,  June  12,  1781. 

BAILEY,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Gage's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men 
dated  Dec.  20,  1782;  reported  deserted. 

BAILEY,  DAVID,  Tewksbury.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's 
(27th)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  list  of  men  who  received 
money  from  public  treasury  for  losses  at  battles  of  Lexington  and  Bunker  Hill; 
allowed  in  Council,  June  13,  1776. 

BAILEY,  DAVID,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  Farmer's  co.,  Col.  Reed's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  29,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1777 ;  service,  41  days ;  marched  to  reinforce 
Northern  army. 

BAILEY,  DAVID,  Spencertown.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Berkshire  Co.  by  Trueman 
Wheeler,  Muster  Master,  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778;  Capt.  Abra 
ham  Watson's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during 
war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Watson's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  16.  1780;  reported  deserted 
Feb.  16, 1780. 

BAILEY,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Ingersoll's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  (1st  Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  service,  12  days,  in  Oct.,  1781,  at  Stillwater,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen. 
John  Fellows. 

BAILEY,  EHENEZER,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Artemus  How's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April 
25,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  order  for 
advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  13,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775  ;  enlisted  May  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Jan.  5,  1776;  also,  descriptive  list 
of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  31  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft.  1  in.;  complexion,  ruddy; 
residence,  Bolton;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  27,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July 
28,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Storer ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised 
by  the  town  of  Bolton  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780  ;  marched 
July  24,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  24,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  11  days;  also,  Capt. 
Jonathan  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.  [year  not  given]. 

BAILEY,  EBENEZER,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ames's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  June  26,  1778;  service,  24  days;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6 
months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.; 
complexion,  light;  residence,  Bridgewater;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  12,  1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  12,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Gilbert ;  also,  list  of 
men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  hav 
ing  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  Capt. 


450  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


BAILEY,  EBEXEZER,  continued. 

Adams  Bailey's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.  (commanded  by  Lieut.  Col. 
Sprout  after  Jan.  1,  1781) ;  muster  roll  for  1780  and  1781 ;  enlisted  July  12,  1780; . 
enlistment,  6  months;  reported  deserted  Jan.  2,  1781. 

BAILEY,  EDWARD.  Private,  Capt.  Pyam  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lo veil's  regt. ; 
company  assembled  at  Dorchester  March  4,  1776 ;  service,  4  days ;  also,  pay  roll 
for  4  days  service  between  March  11  and  March  29,  1776;  company  assembled  to 
guard  the  shores. 

BAILEY,  EDWARD,  East  Hoosac  (also  given  Williamstown) .  Private,  Capt.  Samuel 
Sloan's  co.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  from  Williamstown ;  service,  14  days;  also,  Capt.  Sloane's  co.,  Col.  John 
Patterson's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  6, 1775; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  5, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  4  days ; 
also,  Capt.  Isaac  Warren's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  deserted  Aug. 
1,  1780,  but  no  service  reported  later  than  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  dated  Camp 
at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778. 

BAILEY,  EDWARD.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  from  Worcester  Co. ;  age,  36  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  occupation,  farmer;  birth 
place,  Great  Britain ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Springfield ;  enlisted  Dec.  20,  1781 ; 
joined  Capt.  Hastings's  (also  given  Capt.  Bates's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts. 

BAILEY,  EDWARD.  List  of  men  who  received  bounty  from  the  town  of  Roxbury  for 
enlisting  into  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1782. 

BAILEY,  ELIJAH,  Chesterfield.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  25,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Dec.  1,  1776;  service,  6  mos. 
13  days ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  Boston. 

BAILEY,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  8,  1777 ;  discharged  July  8,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  7  days ;  marched 
to  Ticonderoga. 

BAILEY,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Drew's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh ;  enlisted  Jan.  15,  1781; 
enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Continental  Village; 
also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  and  Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts ;  re 
ported  on  command  at  the  Block  House  in  Jan.,  1782. 

BAILEY,  ELIPHALET,  Sherborn.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  9  days. 

BAILEY,  ELIPHALET.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ames's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt. ;  marched  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  June  26,  1778 ;  service,  24  days. 

BAILEY,  ELIPHALET.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  CarjT's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  30, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780 ; 
service,  11  days. 

BAILEY,  ELIPHALET,  Natick.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
(5th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Gard 
ner's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  10,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Con 
tinental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age, 
25  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Natick;  arrived  at 
Springfield  Aug.  1, 1780 ;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  2, 1780,  under  command  of  Lieut. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  451 


BAII.KY,  ELIPHALET,  continued. 

Benjamin  Tike;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  mnster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  G  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Natick  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged 
Jan.  28,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  8  days;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from 
Middlesex  Co.;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light; 
eyes,  blue;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Natick;  enlisted  May  1,  1781;  enlist 
ment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers' s  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(6th)  regt. ;  return  for  Jan.-I)ec.,  1781;  time  allowed  from  April  1,  1781;  also, 
return  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1782;  reported  absent  Aug. -Nov.,  1782;  also,  Capt.  John  K. 
Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  return  for  Sept.-Dec.,  1782;  reported  trans 
ferred  from  6th  co. 

BAILEY,  ENOCH.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master,  dated  Boston,  June  22,  1777;  Capt.  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  Lee's  regt.;  re 
ported  transient;  enlisted  for  town  of  Topsh'eld;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BAILEY,  ENOCH,  Ipswich  (also  given  Manchester).  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col. 
Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  7, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779 ;  reported  promoted  to  Sergeant,  Feb.  1,  1778 ;  deserted  Oct. 
27,1778;  returned  April  1, 1779;  deserted  again  June  5, 1779 ;  family  at  Lancaster, 
Penn. ;  also,  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  appointed  Dec. 
25,  1777;  joined  from  desertion  on  Gen.  Washington's  pardon  April  [year  not 
given] . 

BAILEY,  ENOCH,  Salem.  List  of  men  who  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year  not 
given]  ;  residence,  Salem;  enlisted  for  town  of  Rehoboth. 

BAILEY,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Dec.  1,  1776. 

BAILEY,  EPHRAIM,  Rutland.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  David  Bent's  and  Capt.  Phineas  AValker's  cos.,  dated  Feb.  23,  1778;  joined 
Capt.  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  invalid  corps;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  2,  1780;  stationed  at  Boston;  transferred  from 
Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  reported  discharged. 

BAILEY,  EPHRAIM,  Shrewsbury.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  age,  27  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  tailor;  residence,  Shrews 
bury;  enlisted  for  town  of  Holden;  enlisted  April  17  (also  given  April  7),  1782; 
joined  Capt.  Eliphalet  Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  enlistment, 
3  years;  also,  Capt.  Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  list  of  men  fur- 
loughed;  leave  given  by  Gen.  Patterson  to  go  from  New  Windsor  to  Shrewsbury, 
Dec.  16,  1782,  for  60  days ;  overstayed  1  day. 

BAILEY,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  5th  co..  7th  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  Jan.,  1783; 
reported  not  mustered  but  entitled  to  pay,  agreeable  to  order  of  Feb.  22,  1783. 

BAILEY,  E/EKIEL,  Rowley.  Private.  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also,  Capt.  Mighill's  (1st)  co.,  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Gerrish's)  38th  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  April  23,  1775;  service.  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  return  of  men  absent  from 
muster  dated  Chelsea,  Sept.,  1775;  reported  sick  11  days;  also,  company  return 
dated  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  26,  1775;  also,  return  for  Jan.,  1776,  dated  Sewall's 
Point;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Silas  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt.;  pay  roll  for 
2  mos.  service  dated  June  29,  1777. 


452  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 


BAILEY,  GEORGE.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master,  dated  Boston,  May  11,  1777;  Capt.  Bailey's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

BAILEY,  GEORGE,  Rowley.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  2  mos.  service  dated  June  29,  1777. 

BAILEY,  GIDEON.  Mate,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker; 
engaged  Dec.  16,  1778  [service  not  given]  ;  reported  in  the  "  Mermaid." 

BAILEY,  HENRY,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Endecott's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robin 
son's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BAILEY,  HENRY.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  Crane's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ; 
marched  from  Stoughton  to  Braintree  March  22,  1776 ;  service,  2  days. 

BAILEY,  HENRY,  Greenwich.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  18  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Greenwich ;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  18,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  18,  1780,  under  command  of  Joseph 
Brown ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct. 
25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Greenwich  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  17,  1780;  discharged 
Jan.  18,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  9  days. 

BAILEY,  HENRY,  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.  of  guards ;  assembled 
May  18, 1781 ;  roll  made  up  to  March  31, 1783 ;  service,  22  mos.  14  days,  at  Spring 
field  ;  company  made  up  of  rejected  recruits  raised  for  Continental  Army  for  3 
years ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  April  1  to 
June  30,  1783,  3  mos.,  at  Castle  Island;  reported  one  of  the  rejected  recruits  sent 
from  Springfield  for  fort  duty. 

BAILEY,  HUDSON,  Falmouth.  3d  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co.,  Col.  Mitchell's 
(Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  payrolls  for  service  from  March  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  23, 
1776,  8  mos.  23  days,  at  Falmouth ;  also,  Capt.  Clarke's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tup- 
per's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  promoted  to  Ensign;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Thomas's  co., 
Col.  Tapper's  regt.;  muster  return  dated  Jan.  26,  1778;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col. 
Tupper's  (15th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  West  Point,  April  5,  1779;  enlisted 
Dec.  12,  1776;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Lieutenant,  Col.  Tupper's  (llth)  regt.; 
list  of  officers  of  Mass.  Line ;  commissioned  July  4, 1780 ;  also,  list  of  officers  dated 
Sept.  15,  1780;  reported  on  furlough,  time  expired;  also,  Ensign,  Col.  Tupper's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  to  Sept.  26,  1780;  reported 
name  struck  off  roll  Sept.  26,  1780. 

BAILEY^  ISAAC,  Lunenburg.  Private,  Capt.  George  Kimball's  co.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of.  April  19,  1775;  service,  10  days;  also, 
Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug. 
1,  1775 ;  enlisted  April  27,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  12  days. 

BAILEY,  ISRAEL,  Stoughton.  Drummer,  Capt.  James  Endecott's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel 
Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Theophilus  Crane's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  inarched 
to  Braintree  March  22, 1776 ;  service,  2  days ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Stephen  Penni- 
man's  co.,  Col.  Dyke's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  gun  and  blanket  money  sworn  to  in 
Suffolk  Co.,  May  5,  1777. 

BAILEY,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Gary's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  1, 1780; 
service,  3  days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        453 


BAILEY,  JACOBUS,  Woolwich.  Capt.  McCobb's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  receipt  for 
advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  26,  1775 ;  also,  Private ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  June  9, 1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  24  days ;  also,  company  return 
dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BAILEY,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Noyes's  co. ;  enlisted  July  11,  1775;  roll  made 
up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  5  days,  at  Falmouth. 

BAILEY,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Ilaynes's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Dec.  1,  177(5;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  dis 
charged  July  26,  1776. 

BAILEY,  JAMES,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  (27th)  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BAILEY,  JAMES,  Tewksbury.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  J.  Baldwin's  co.,  Middlesex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Billerica,  Feb.  16,  1778. 

BAILEY,  JAMES,  New  Rutland.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Jan.  1,  1781; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  occupation,  yeoman;  resi 
dence,  New  Rutland;  enlisted  Dec.  31,  1776,  at  Ticonderoga,  by  Capt.  Chadwick; 
joined  Capt.  James  Means's  co.,  2d  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Means's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of  Ipswich ;  also, 
Sergeant,  Capt.  J.  Means's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  ac 
counts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

BAILEY,  JAMES,  Woolwich  (also  given  Ipswich).  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Bancroft's 
co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
March  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  John  Bailey's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's 
regt.;  service  from  March  10  to  May  26,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Bancroft's  co.,  Col. 
Jackson's  regt.;  return  dated  April  9,  1779;  reported  enlisting  men  with  Lieut. 
Wade;  also,  Capt.  Seward's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

BAILEY,  JAMES,  Hardwick.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Hastings's  co.,  Col. 
Rice's  regt.;  age,  19yrs.;  stature,  5ft.  2£  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown; 
occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Hardwick;  enlisted  March  27,  1781;  joined  Capt. 
William  Mills's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Benjamin  Warren's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1781; 
also,  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov., 
1781,  dated  York  Hutts  ;  also,  list  of  men  court-martialled  ;  tried  Nov.  28,  1781,  by 
regimental  court-martial,  Capt.  King,  President,  on  charge  of  stealing  rum;  sen 
tence,  fifty  lashes ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1781,  and  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated 
York  Huts. 

BAILEY,  Joux,  Lancaster.  Drummer,  Capt.  Andrew  Marsters's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Medford;  service,  3  days. 

BAILEY,  JOHX,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  Walk*'s  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  (27th)  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BAILEY,  JOHN.  Private-,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co.,  Cumberland  Co.  regt.;  payroll 
made  up  from  March  1,  1776;  reported  deserted  March  6,  1776. 

BAILEY,  JOHN,  Hanover.  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  61  days  service  from  Sept.  1  [year  not  given] ,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury ;  also, 
Colonel;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  2d  regt. ;  commissioned  July  1,  1775; 
also,  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ; 
also,  Colonel,  Maj.  Gen.  Thomas's  division;  list  of  field  officers  of  Continental 
Army  in  1776 ;  also,  2d  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  order  for  clothing  dated  Camp  at  White  Plains, 


454  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BAILEY,  JOHN,  continued, 

Aug.  19, 1778  [name  crossed  out  on  order]  ;  also,  return  of  officers  dated  Dorches 
ter,  Sept.  28  and  Oct.  22,  1778 ;  also,  certificate  signed  by  said  Bailey  dated  Little 
ton,  Feb.  1.  1779;  also,  list  of  officers  dated  Boston,  May  19,  1779;  also,  list  of 
settlements  of  rank  of  Continental  officers  made  at  West  Point  by  a  board  held 
for  the  purpose  and  confirmed  by  Congress  Sept.  6,  1779 ;  also,  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  deranged. 

BAILEY,  JOHN*.  List  of  men  who  received  money  from  the  public  treasury  for  losses 
at  the  battles  of  Lexington  and  Bunker  Hill ;  warrant  allowed  in  Council,  June 
13,  1776. 

BAILEY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Pickering's  regt. ;  marched  Dec. 
16,  1776;  discharged  March  15,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  16  days;  also,  receipt  for 
mileage  dated  Springfield,  March  16,  1777. 

BAILEY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  North's  regt.;  service, 
2  days,  from  Sept.  10,  1777,  in  defending  and  retaking  a  mast-ship  in  Sheepscot 
River. 

BAILEY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  co.,  Maj.  Gage's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  30, 
1777;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  8  days. 

BAILEY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  George  Rogers's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Jordan's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  23,  1779;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.,  at  Falrnouth. 

BAILEY,  JOHN.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Flint's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  16,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  11,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  9  days,  in  fortifying 
passes  of  North  River,  N.  Y. ;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Lawrence's  co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt. ; 
pay  rolls  for  June,  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton;  also,  (late)  Capt. 
Lawrence's  co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  West  Point ;  also, 
Lieut.  Flint's  co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  West  Point. 

BAILEY,  JOHN,  Newbury.  Major's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  9, 1779 ;  discharged  May  9, 1780 ; 
enlistment,  9  months. 

BAILEY,  JOHN,  Falmouth.  Capt.  David  Bradish's  co. ;  billeting  roll  from  date  of  enlist 
ment,  May  23,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  8, 1775,  equivalent 
to  46  days ;  also,  Capt.  Bradish's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  (31st)  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  on  furlough;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  15,  1775. 

BAILEY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  (Essex 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  5,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  18 
days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BAILEY,  JOHN,  Maiden.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  18  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Maiden;  marched  to  camp 
under  command  of  Capt.  Parker ;  roll  dated  Nov.  16,  1780. 

BAILEY,  JOHN,  Rowley.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  10, 
1781 ;  Capt.  White's  (also  given  Capt.  Goodale's)  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ; 
age,  39  yrs.  6  mos.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes, 
dark;  residence,  Rowley;  enlisted  April  7, 1779,  by  Col.  Putnam;  rank,  Private; 
enlistment,  during  war. 

BAILEY,  JOHN,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Loammi 
Baldwin's  (late  Gerrish's)  38th  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sewall's  Point, 
Sept.  26,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  dated  Chelsea,  Sept.,  1775;  reported  sick  23 
days;  also,  pay  abstracts  for  Jan.-April,  1776;  reported  discharged;  also,  Capt. 
Haffield  White's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 


IN   TUP]   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  455 

BAILHV,  JOHN*.  Private,  Capt.  John  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  (15th)  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  9,  1780,  to  March  8,  1780; 
reported  deserted  March  8,  1780 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.-June,  1780,  dated 
Robinson's  Farms ;  reported  prisoner  of  war,  Feb.  3,  1780. 

BAILEY,  JOHN*,  Abington.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James  Hatch, 
Muster  Master ;  Capt.  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ;  mustered  July  25, 
1779;  also,  Drum  Major,  Col.  Jacobs's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  15,  1779;  discharged 
Nov.  15,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  1  day,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BAILEY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Bowker's  co.,  Col.  "Webb's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug. 
18, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  30, 1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  22  days ;  enlistment,  3  months  ; 
company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BAILEY,  JOHN,  Holden.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Worcester  Co.  by  Thomas  Newhall, 
Muster  Master;  Capt.  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  mustered  Sept.  4,  1777; 
enlistment,  during  war ;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bige 
low's  (loth)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Aug.  30, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  9  mos.  1  day  as  Drummer,  19  mos.  as 
Private ;  reduced  to  the  ranks  June  1,  1778 ;  also,  Lieut.  Daniel  Grout's  co.,  Col. 
Bigelow's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  (late)  Capt. 
William  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779, 
dated  Providence;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

BAILEY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Parsons's  co.,  Col.  Prime's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  4, 
1780 ;  discharged  Jan.  3,  1781 ;  service,  8  mos.,  at  the  Eastward,  under  Brig.  Gen. 
Wadsworth.  Roll  dated  North  Yarmouth. 

BAILEY,  JOHX,  Woolwich.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  2d 
Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Essex,  Feb.  16,  1778;  residence,  Woolwich;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Newburyport;  joined  Capt.  John  Bailey's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's 
regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Burnam's  co.,  Col.  Jack 
son's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  10,  1777,  to 
March  29,  1778 ;  reported  deceased  May  29,  1778. 

BAILEY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Haffleld  White's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  Feb.,  March  and  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on 
command  with  the  infantry. 

BAILEY,  Jonx,  Holden.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  10, 
1781;  age,  17  yrs.  8  mos.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark; 
eyes,  light;  residence,  Holden;  enlisted  June  17,  1777,  by  Col.  Bigelow;  rank, 
Private;  joined  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  enlistment,  during 
war;  reported  joined  from  the  15th  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's 
co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-May,  1781,  dated  West 
Point;  reported  taken  prisoner  Feb.  3,  1780;  joined  Jan.  1,  1781;  on  furlough 
Jan.-April,  1781 ;  sick  at  Holden  in  May ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July, 

1781,  dated  Camp  near  Dobbs's  Ferry ;  reported  sick  at  Holden  ;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill;  reported  deserted  Aug.  1,  1781. 

BAILEY,  JOHX,  Greenwich.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
(3d)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Camp  near  Dobbs's  Ferry;  enlisted 
April  3,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1781,  and  Jan., 

1782,  dated  Hutts,  New  Boston;  also,  3d  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  muster  roll 
for  March,  1782;  reported  on  command  at  the  Lines;  also,  muster  roll  for  May, 
1782 ;  also,  Capt.  Simon  Jackson's  3d  (also  given  8th)  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ; 
muster  rolls  for  June-Nov.,  1782;  also,  Capt.  William  Watson's  (6th)  co.,  Col. 
Greaton's  regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Millen ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April, 
1783;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Cantonment  near  New  Windsor,  March  13, 
1783. 


456  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAILEY,  JOHN,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co.,  Col.  Mitchell's  (Cumberland 
Co.)  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  March  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  23,  1776,  8  mos.  23 
days,  at  Falmouth. 

BAILEY,  JOHN,  Jr.,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co.,  Col.  John 
Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781, dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Jan. 

25,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Camp  near 
Dobbs's  Ferry ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1781,  dated  New  Boston ;  also,  3d  co.» 
Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  March  and  May,  1782;  also,  Capt.  Simon 
Jackson's  3d  (also  given  8th)  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  June- 
Nov.,  1782;  also,  Capt.  William  Watson's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.,  com 
manded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Millen ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1783 ;  also,  order  for 
wages  dated  Cantonment  near  New  Windsor,  March  13,  1783. 

BAILEY,  JONAS.  Private,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Hallet's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BAILEY,  JONATHAN,  Bridgewater.  Matross,  Capt.  Daniel  Lothrop's  co.,  Col.  John 
Bailey's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  April  10,  1775,  to  May  2,  1775,  23  days; 
also,  Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  6  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Lothrop's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BAILEY,  JONATHAN.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  rations  dated  Camp  near  New  York,  Aug.  9,  1776. 

BAILEY,  JONATHAN,  Townsend.  Private,  Capt.  John  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance;  service  at  Dorchester  Heights,  Nov.,  1776. 

BAILEY,  JONATHAN,  Billerica.  Private,  Capt.  William  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  West  Point,  Feb.  1,  1779;  enlisted  June  7, 
1778;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BAILEY,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denney's  (2d) 
regt.;  service  from  Oct.  27,  1779,  to  Dec.  1,  1779,  1  mo.  5  days,  at  Claverack. 
Roll  dated  Albany. 

BAILEY,  JONATHAN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Ames's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Carey's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780; 
service,  11  days. 

BAILEY,  JONATHAN,  Jr.,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Savory's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Sam 
uel  Johnson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge; 
returned  home  April  23,  1775  ;  service,  2j  days. 

BAILEY,  JOSEPH,  Barnstable.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamilton's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Otis's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshtield ;  service,  2 
days. 

BAILEY,  JOSEPH,  Bridgewater.  Corporal,  Capt.  Daniel  Lothrop's  (Artillery)  co.,  Col. 
John  Bailey's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  April  10,  1775,  to  May  2,  1775,  23 
days;  also,  Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  9  days  ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  artillery  June  8, 1775 ;  also,  2d  Bom 
bardier,  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  June  8,  1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  25  days ;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Oct.  8,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Nov.  21,  1775. 

BAILEY,  JOSEPH,  Jr.,  Roxbury.  Capt.  Daniel  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct. 

26,  1775;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  25,  1781; 
age,  26  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  gray;  enlisted 
Nov.  21,  1776,  by  Capt.  Foster;  joined  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  enlist 
ment,  during  Avar. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION".        457 


BAILEY,  JOSEPH,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Briggs's  co.,  which  inarched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  177");  service,  4  days. 

BAILKY,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Stephen  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Knox's  (Artillery)  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  service  [probably  between  Jan.  and  April,  1776]  near  Boston. 

BAILKY,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Parker's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Sept.  21,  177G;  service,  1  mo.  29  days. 

BAILKY,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symms's  detachment 
of  guards;  enlisted  Feb.  19,  1778;  discharged  April  2(5,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  7 
days,  at  Boston  and  Dorchester,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath. 

BAILEY,  JOSEPH,  Natick.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hovey's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt. ;  service  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  in  Dec.,  1779 ;  discharged  Dec.  22, 1779 ; 
service,  25  days. 

BAILEY,  JOSEPH.  Boy,  "  Lincoln  Galley,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Curtis  ;  engaged 
June  1,  1781 ;  discharged  June  25,  1781 ;  service,  24  days. 

BAILEY,  JOSEPH,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  William  Warner's  (6th)  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777 ; 
reported  died  July  10,  1778;  also,  3d  co.,  10th  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service, 
15  mos.  27  days  [year  not  given]. 

BAILEY,  JOSEPH,  Lancaster  (also  given  Roxbury).  Private,  Capt.  John  Jones's  co., 
Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27, 
1775  ;  service,  3  mos.  12  days  ;  also,  certificate  dated  July  1,  1775,  stating  that  said 
Bailey  lost  articles  at  Bunker  Hill  June  17,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Foster's  co., 
Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.;  residence,  Roxbury;  enlisted  for  town  of  Rox 
bury;  mustered  by  Col.  Barber  [year  not  given];  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Job 
Simmer's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  as  serving  6  mos.  as  Private,  6  mos. 
as  Corporal. 

BAILEY,  JOSHUA.  Steward,  "Lincoln  Galley,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Curtis; 
engaged  March  19,  1781 ;  discharged  July  23,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.  4  days. 

BAILEY,  JOSHUA,  Jr.,  Wroolwich.  Corporal,  Capt.  Burnam's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jack 
son's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  2,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of  Ipswich;  also,  Capt.  John  Bailey's  co.,  Col. 
Jackson's  regt. ;  service  from  March  15  to  May  26,  1777. 

BAILEY,  JOSHUA,  Jr.,  Marlborough.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age, 
17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy ;  residence,  Marlborough  ;  arrived 
at  Springfield  July  13,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  13,  1780,  under  command  of 
Capt.  Thomas  Pritchard. 

BAILEY,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Noyes's  co. ;  enlisted  July  13,  1775;  roll  made 
up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  3  days,  at  Falmouth. 

BAILEY,  JOSIAH,  Woolwich.  Private,  Capt.  Pool's  (Independent)  co. ;  return  of  men 
in  service  at  Hull,  March  1,  1777;  age,  23  yrs. 

BAILEY,  JOSIAH,  Woolwich.  Capt.  McCobb's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  receipt  for 
advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  26,  1775 ;  also,  Private ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  9, 1775;  service,  1  mo.  24  days;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt. 
Bancroft's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  March  5,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of  Ipswich  ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  John  Bailey's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  service  from  March  10, 
1777,  to  May  26,  1777;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's 
regt.;  return  dated  April  9,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years. 


458  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BAILEY,  LONDON.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill. 

BAILEY,  LORING.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  (3d  Hingliam)  co.,  Col.  Solomon 
Lovell's  regt. ;  service  from  March  15  to  March  16,  1776,  1  day,  at  Hingham. 

BAILEY,  Lovis,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Ayer's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service.  5  days. 

BAILEY,  LUTHER,  Hanover.  Corporal,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  14  days ;  also,  Adjutant, 
Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Josiah 
Hayden's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  61  days  from  Sept.  1  [year 
not  given],  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury;  enlisted  April  19,  1775;  also,  Captain,  2d 
Plymouth  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass.  Line;  commissioned  Aug.  11,  1777; 
also,  Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  Adjutant ;  order  for  clothing  dated  Camp 
at  White  Plains,  Aug.  19,  1778 ;  also,  return  of  officers  dated  Dorchester,  Sept.  28, 
1778;  also,  return  for  clothing  dated  Boston,  Oct.  6,  1778;  also,  list  of  officers  in 
need  of  clothing  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  22,  1778;  also,  Captain;  list  of  officers 
dated  Boston,  May  19, 1779 ;  also,  list  of  settlements  of  rank  of  Continental  officers 
made  at  West  Point  by  a  board  held  for  the  purpose  and  confirmed  by  Congress 
Sept.  6,  1779 ;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Ezra  Badlam's  (2d)  regt. ;  return  of  officers  dated 
Boston,  Dec.  7, 1779;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  pay  abstract  for  3  mos.  service  dated  Boston,  May 
10,  1781 ;  ordered  by  Col.  John  Crane  of  Mass,  ai'tillery  to  march  to  camp  with 
recruits ;  also,  petition  dated  House  of  Representatives,  Jan.  29,  1782,  signed  by 
said  Bailey  and  others,  asking  for  clothing;  allowed  Feb.  1,  1782. 

BAILEY-,  MOSES,  Andover.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joshua  Holt's  co.,  which  inarched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  1£  days. 

BAILEY,  MOSES.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  co.,  Maj.  Gage's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept. 
30,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  8  days;  also,  1st  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  John  Abbott's  (llth)  co.,  4th  Essex  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass, 
militia;  commissioned  Oct.  7,  1779. 

BAILEY,  NATHAN,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Holt's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  1£  days. 

BAILEY,  NATHAN.  4th  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  North's  regt. ; 
service,  2  days,  from  Sept.  10,  1777,  guarding  and  retaking  a  mast-ship  in  Sheep- 
scot  River ;  also,  Capt.  Timothy  Heald's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  25,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  1  day,  on  Penobscot 
expedition. 

BAILEY,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  James  Hosley's  co.  of  volunteers,  Col.  Jonathan 
Reed's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  9,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  15 
days ;  company  raised  in  Townsend,  Pepperell  and  Ashby  to  reinforce  army 
under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates ;  reported  formerly  Sergeant  in  local  militia. 

BAILEY,  NOAH,  Natick  (also  given  Sudbury  and  Stow).  Private,  Capt.  Gardner's  co., 
Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West 
Point,  Jan.  10,  1781;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair, 
dark;  eyes,  dark;  residence,  Sudbury;  enlisted  by  Col.  Putnam  March  20,  1779; 
rank,  Private;  joined  Capt.  Trotter's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  enlistment,  during 
Avar. 

BAILEY,  NOAH,  Haverhill.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  23  yrs. ; 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  459 

BAILEY,  NOAH,  continued. 

stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Haverhill;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  Oct.  4,  1780;  marched  to  camp  Oct.  26,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Cary  ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  to\vn  of  Haverhill  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  inarched  June  29, 1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  13, 1780 ; 
service,  5  mos.  26  days. 

BAILEY,  OLIVER,  Hardwick.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  5, 1777 ;  discharged  July  6, 1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days, 
at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  at  the 
Northward. 

BAILEY,  PAUL.  Private,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth 
Co.)  regt. ;  service,  15  days,  in  Dec.,  1776 ;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 
Roll  dated  Scituate. 

BAILEY,  PRINCE,  Hanover.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  2d 
Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated  Nov.  7,  1777 ;  joined  Capt.  Seth  Drew's  co.,  Col.  John 
Bailey's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  age,  28  yrs. ;  also,  Private,  5th  co.,  Col. 
Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  27,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Drew's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  return  dated  Camp 
at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  27,  1780. 

BAILEY,  RICHARD,  Hollis.  Capt.  Archelaus  Towne's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th) 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  6,  1775 ;  also,  Private ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  9,  1775;  service,  3  mos. ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  20,  1775. 

BAILEY,  RICHARD.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel  Scott's  (3d)  co.,  2d  Lincoln  Co.  regt. ; 
list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Aug.  23  (also given  July  23),  1776; 
also,  Capt.  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  North's  regt.;  service,  2  days,  from  Sept.  10, 
1777,  defending  and  retaking  a  mast-ship  in  Sheepscot  River;  also,  Capt.  Timothy 
Heald's  co.,  Cot.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt.;  enlisted  June  30,  1779;  discharged 
Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  27  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

BAILEY,  ROBERT.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Harris's  (also  given  Holmes's)  2d  co., 
4th  Cumberland  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Sept., 
1777;  also,  Capt.  Harris's  co.,  Col.  Pike's  (Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  pay  roll  for 
service  from  Sept.  27,  1779,  to  Oct.  23,  1779,  26  days,  at  Falmouth. 

BAILEY,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt. ;  order  for  advance 
pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  6,  1775. 

BAILEY,  SAMUEL,  Rowley.  Fifer,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Loammi 
Baldwin's  (late  Gerrish's)  38th  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  23,  1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  13  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sewall's 
Point,  Sept.  26,  1775;  also,  return  for  Jan.,  1776. 

BAILEY,  SAMUEL,  Weymouth.  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co.,  Col.  David  Cush 
ing's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  20,  1777 ;  roll  made  up  to  March  1, 1778 ;  service,  2  mos. 
10  days,  at  Fort  Hill,  Boston,  with  Maj.  Edward  Procter's  detachment  of  guards. 

BAILEY,  SAMUEL,  Woohvich.  Private,  Capt.  Pool's  (Independent)  co. ;  return  of  men 
in  service  at  Hull  March  1,  1777 ;  age,  16  yrs. 

BAILEY,  SAMUEL,  Western.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  19,  1778;  Capt. 
Broad's  co.,  Col.  Bullard's  regt.;  age,  26  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  residence, 
Weston. 


460  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAILEY,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway 's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  service  at  Rhode  Island,  dated  Little  Compton,  April  10,  1779 
(service  probably  5  or  6  mos.  by  statement  of  Israel  Fisher,  who  furnished  the 
return). 

BAILEY,  SAMUEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  Vinson's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.;  enlisted 
Oct.  20,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  North  River; 
regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Suffolk  counties. 

BAILEY,  SAMUEL.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  William  Burbeck's  co.,  Col.  John  Hancock's  regt. ; 
pay  rolls  for  service  from  Jan.  5,  1780,  to  Oct.  24,  1781,  19  mos.  21  days,  at  Castle 
and  Governor's  Islands ;  reported  promoted  from  Private  Nov.  1, 1780 ;  also,  Capt. 
Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Oct.  25,  1781,  to  Oct.  24,  1783, 
24  mos.,  at  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands ;  also,  warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men 
for  service  at  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands  prior  to  Jan.  24,  1784;  also,  pay  roll 
for  service  from  April  25,  1785,  to  Oct.  24,  1785,  6  mos.,  at  Castle  and  Governor's 
Islands ;  also,  warrants  to  pay  officers  and  men  for  service  at  the  Castle  from  Oct. 
25,  1785,  to  Jan.  24,  1786,  and  from  April  25  to  July  25,  1786. 

BAILEY,  SAMUEL,  Framingham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co. ; 
age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6£  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  gray;  eyes,  brown; 
occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Framingham;  enlisted  Feb.  2,  1782;  enlistment, 
3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(late  Xixon's)  6th  regt.;  return  for  June-Dec.,  1782;  time  allowed  from  Feb.  2, 
1782 ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Pike's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  return  for  June- 
Dec.,  1782 ;  reported  received  from  6th  co. 

BAILEY,  SAMUEL,  Jr.,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Holt's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  1£  days ;  also,  Capt.  Charles 
Furbush's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv 
alent  in  money,  dated  Andover,  Aug.  8,  1776 ;  service  and  death  at  Bunker  Hill 
certified  by  Capt.  Furbush. 

BAILEY,  SETH,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Soper's  (North)  co.,  2d  Plymouth  Co. 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Marshfield ;  service,  3  days. 

BAILEY,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Anthony  Thomas's  (Plymouth 
Co.)  regt.;  marched  to  Cohasset  March  5,  1776,  on  an  alarm;  service,  4  days. 
Roll  dated  Hanover. 

BAILEY,  SETH,  Bridgewater.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Eliakim  Howard's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Mitchel's  regt. ;  marched  to  Braintree  Neck  March  4,  1776  ;  service,  6  days. 

BAILEY,  SHUBAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cowdin's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Nov.  1,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  2  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  New  York. 

BAILEY,  SHUBAEL,  Leominster.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  age,  21  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Leom 
inster;  enlisted  Jan.  15  (also  given  25),  1781;  joined  Capt.  Rufus  Lincoln's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Lincoln's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  June-Sept.,  1781 ;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  list  of  men  court-martialled ; 
tried  Nov.  11,  1782,  by  regimental  court-martial,  Capt.  King,  President,  for 
absence  without  leave;  punishment  referred  to  the  commander;  reported  par 
doned  ;  also,  list  of  men  discharged ;  discharged  June  16,  1783,  by  Gen.  Washing 
ton,  having  procured  a  man  to  serve  in  his  place. 

BAILEY,  SILAS,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Artemas  How's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days. 


IX  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  4()1 

BAILEY,  SILAS,  Jr.,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Artemas  How's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  24  days;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Oct.  and 
Nov.,  dated  Bolton,  Dec.  4,  1776,  given  to  Capt.  Jonathan  Houghton  ;  also,  2d 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Marion's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  (2d  Worces 
ter  Co.)  regt.  ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  ;  commissioned  June  17,  1779. 

BAILEY,  SPENCER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Savory's  co.  ;  enlisted  Nov.  30,  1775;  discharged 
Dec.  4,  1775  ;  service,  5  days  ;  detachment  from  2d  Foot  co.  of  Bradford  ;  marched 
for  defence  of  Cape  Ann. 

BAILEY,  STEPHEN,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Artemas  How's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  13  days. 

BAILEY,  STEPHEN,  Fitchburg.  Private,  Capt.  John  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 


BAILEY,  STEPHEN,  Leominster.  Private,  Lieut.  Amos  Fairbanks's  co.,  Col.  Job  Gush- 
ing's  regt.  ;  enlisted  Sept.  5,  1777  ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777  ;  service,  3  mos.  5  days. 

BAILEY,  STEPHEN*,  Fitchburg.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's  co.  ;  enlisted  June  20, 
1778  ;  pay  roll  dated  Middleton,  II.  I.,  Aug.  27,  1778. 

BAILEY,  STEPHEN.  Capt.  Esek  Eddy's  co.  of  artificers,  acting  as  boatmen;  service,  24 
days,  from  Aug.  8,  1778. 

BAILEY,  THADDEUS,  Pownalborough.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
North's  regt.  ;  service,  3  days,  from  Sept.  10,  1777,  defending  and  retaking  a  mast- 
ship  in  Sheepscot  River  ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Lincoln  Co.  to  march  to 
Providence  to  reinforce  Col.  Wade's  and  Col.  Jacobs's  regts.,  as  returned  by 
Brig.  Charles  Gushing,  Aug.  20,  1778;  Col.  North's  (2d)  regt.;  enlisted  July  6, 
1778;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Heald's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  30,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  27  days,  on 
Penobscot  expedition. 

BAILEY,  THOMAS,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  John  Vinton's  (Grenadier)  co.,  Col.  Ben 
jamin  Lincoln's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3 
days. 

BAILEY,  THOMAS.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  11.  1.,  in  the  prison  ship  "  Lord 
Sandwich"  and  landed  at  Bristol,  March  7,  1778. 

BAILEY,  THOMAS,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's 
regt.  ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  reported  deserted  Jan.,  1780. 

BAILEY,  THOMAS,  Jr.  Lieutenant,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.  ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported 
retired  Jan.  1.  1781. 

BAILEY,  TIMOTHY,  Kinderhook.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Stebbins's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  16,  1775;  service, 
16  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BAILEY,  TIMOTHY,  Bolton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Artemas  How's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  9  days. 

BAILEY.  TIMOTHY.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Hal- 
let's  regt.;  enlisted  June  29,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  7 
days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Con 
tinental  Army;  reported  entered  service  Aug.  1,  1780. 

BAILEY,  TOM.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  8,  1778;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  23  days,  at 
East  Greenwich;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  dated  North 
Kingston,  Nov.  6,  1778. 


462  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BAILEY,  WILLIAM,  Andover.  Capt.  Charles  Furbush's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  30,  1775;  also,  Private; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  27,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  10  days: 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov. 
21,  1775. 

BAILEY,  WILLIAM,  Cohasset.  Private,  Capt.  Stowers's  (Independent)  co. ;  return  of 
men  in  service  at  Hull,  March  1,  1777 ;  age,  15  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft. 

BAILEY,  WILLIAM.  Rowley.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  2  mos.  service  dated  June  29,  1777. 

BAILEY,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  (10th)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  list 
of  men  who  received  bounty  for  8  mos.  service  from  April  30, 1777,  to  Dec.  30, 1777. 

BAILEY,  WILLIAM,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's 
(15th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779, 
dated  West  Point ;  enlisted  Dec.  27,  1776 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  on  com 
mand  at  the  Lines. 

BAILEY,  WILLIAM.  Drummer,  Capt.  William  North's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's 
(16th)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  31  to  Aug.  1,  1780,  2  mos. 

BAILEY,  WILLIAM.  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
(Essex  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  8, 1780;  discharged  Oct.  10, 1780;  service,  3  mos. 
14  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BAILEY,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Hallet's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BAILEY,  WILLIAM.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams ; 
engaged  Sept.  18,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  17  days;  reported  captured  May  5,  1781. 

BAILEY,  WILLIAM,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pride's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's 
(Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  May  14, 1780;  discharged  Dec.  6,  1780;  service, 
6  mos.  22  days,  at  the  Eastward;  enlistment,  8  months. 

BAILEY,  WILLIAM,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co.,  Col.  Mitchell's  regt.; 
pay  rolls  for  service  from  July  6,  1776,  to  Nov.  23,  1776,  4  mos.  19  days,  at  Fal 
mouth,  Cumberland  Co. 

BAILEY,  WOOPBURY.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bodwell's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards;  service  from  July  2,  1778,  to  July  12,  1778,  10  days,  at  Cambridge. 
[See  Woodbridge  Bayley.] 

BAILIES,  HODIJAH.  Major,  Artillery  artificers'  regt.,  and  Aide-de-camp  to  Gen.  Lincoln  ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

BAILIES,  LONDON.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1781 ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BAILIES,  ROBERT,  Northborough.  Private,  Capt.  Dow's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  July  11,  1780;  also, 
Corporal,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  statement  of  Continental  balances;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

BAILIS,  LONDON.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point. 

BAILIS,  ROBERT,  Northborough.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Timothy  Brigham's  co.,  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  14,  1778;  joined 
Capt.  Daniel  Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.;  enlistment  to  expire 
July  3,  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  Continental 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       463 

BAILIS,  ROBERT,  continued. 

Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July  11,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster 
roll  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Sept.  1,  1777;  also,  muster  roll  for  March  and 
April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  reported  sick  in  general  hospital. 

BAILIS,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Green's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1781,  dated  Camp  Phillipsburgh ;  reported  on  command 
at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1781;  reported  on  command  at  West 
Point;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill ;  re 
ported  on  command  at  West  Point  in  Aug. ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov., 
1781,  and  Jan.,  Feb.  and  March,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts;  enlisted  April  22,  1781. 

BAILY,  ANDREW,  Peterborough.  Corporal  Capt.  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's  (28th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Oct.  6,  177"). 

BAILY,  BENJAMIN,  Dartmouth.  Fifer,  Lieut.  Robert  Earl's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  May  1,  1777 ;  service,  13  days. 

BAILY,  BENJAMIN,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co. ;  marched  to 
Meloomscuyck  Aug.  H,  1777,  on  an  alarm ;  service,  6  days. 

BAILY,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  credited 
to  town  of  Bolton ;  also,  Capt.  Wellington's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  service  to 
Nov.  1, 1778;  also,  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Providence,  May  5,  1779. 

BAILY,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Gage's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Joseph  Webb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  30,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  stationed  at  West  Point ;  company 
detached  from  Col.  Dana's  regt.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ;  reported  deserted. 

BAILY',  EBENEZER.  Capt.  Gates's  co. ;  receipt  for  mileage,  etc.,  from  Albany  home, 
dated  Marlborough,  March  14,  1777. 

BAILY,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Keith's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt. ;  service  from 
Sept.  25,  1777,  to  Oct.  30,  1777,  1  mo.  5  days;  marched  to  Tiverton,  11.  I.,  on  a 
secret  expedition. 

BAILY,  EBENEZER,  Bolton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BAILY,  EBENEZER,  Bridgewater.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Bridgewater  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  10, 
1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  25  days,  at  West  Point. 

BAILY,  EDWARD,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.;  marched  to 
Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm ;  service,  6  days. 

BAILY,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  James  Cooper's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Jan.  15,  1781;  enlistment, 
during  war;  also,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Drew's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  June,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh;  enlistment,  3  years;  also, muster  roll  for 
Aug.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1781,  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts. 

BAILY,  FRYE.  List  of  men  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book,  dated  Headquarters, 
Ticonderoga,  Sept.  24,  1776 ;  rank,  Ensign ;  (late)  Col.  Badlam's  regt. ;  reported 
discharged. 

BAILY,  ISAAC,  Lunenburg.    Private,  Capt.  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Whitcomb's  (23d)  regt.; 

company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 
BAILY,  ISRAEL,  Stoughton.    Sergeant,  Capt.  Stephen  Penriiman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ; 

return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  1,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777;  reported  promoted 

to  Sergeant,  Jan.  1,  1777. 


464  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BAILY,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light  Infantry) 
regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  July  28,  1779;  discharged  Jan.  31, 
1780;  service,  6  mos.  6  days. 

BAILY,  JOSEPH.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ; 
company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  June  23,  1775;  reported  enlisted  June  8, 
1775,  from  Capt.  Lothrop's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt. 

BAILY,  JOSEPH,  Westminster.  Private,  3d  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  13,  1777,  to  July  10,  1778;  reported 
died  July  10,  1778. 

BAILY,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hovey's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  13,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  22,  1779;  service  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BAILY,  JOSHUA.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct. 

25,  1780. 

BAILY,  JOSHUA,  Marlborough.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

BAILY,  Juxius.  Private,  Capt.  William  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  June  7,  1778;  enlistment,  9 
months. 

BAILY,  OLIVER.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co.,  Col.  Keyes's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  12,  1777 ;  bounty  allowed  for  service  from  Dec.  12,  1777,  to  Jan.  4,  1778,  23 
days;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Providence,  Dec.  22,  1777. 

BAILY,  SAMUEL,  Rowley.  Fifer,  Capt.  Robert  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's 
regt. ;  service,  2  days ;  marched  to  camp  and  home  again ;  roll  sworn  to  Nov. 
29,  1776. 

BAILY,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Lieut.  Amos  Fairbanks's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  6,  1777 ;  inarched  Sept.  8,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service, 
3  mos.  5  days,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth;  company  drafted  from  militia  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army  at  the  Northward. 

BAILY,  THOMAS.  List  of  men  engaged  for  Continental  service  [year  not  given]  ;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Braintree ;  joined  Capt.  Niles's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ; 
reported  a  transient. 

BAIX,  BARXABAS.  List  of  deserters  from  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (8th)  regt.,  dated  Jan. 
25,  1781;  age,  30  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  occu 
pation,  farmer;  enlisted  Feb.  5,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  deserted  April  3, 
1777 ;  reported  a  foreigner. 

BAIX,  DAXIEL,  Old  York.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  3, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days. 

BAIXESTER,  JASHER,  Brookfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Danforth's 
co.,  Col.  Rice's  regt.;  age,  27  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  occu 
pation,  farmer;  residence,  Brookfield ;  enlisted  Jan.  23, 1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BAIRD, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bard,  Bards,  Beard,  Bird.] 

BAIRD,  DAXIEL,  Worcester.  Capt.  Edward  Crafts's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artil 
lery)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8, 1775 ;  also,  Sergeant ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  6,  1775;  service,  8  weeks;  reported 
discharged  June  29,  1775 ;  also,  certificate  of  service  in  support  of  an  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Jan.  2,  1776 ;  also,  Capt. 
William  Todd's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt.;  return  dated  Boston,  Dec.  16,  1776. 

BAIRD,  DAXIEL.  Private,  Capt.  David  Chadwick's  co. ;  service,  5  days,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Sept.  23,  1777 ;  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  465 

BAIRD,  JAMKS.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  to  be  received  in  exchange  for  British  pris 
oners  sent  to  Halifax  in  the  cartel  "  Swift,"  dated  Oct.  9, 1777  ;  reported  exchanged 
for  James  Iliponham. 

BAIKD,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloper's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Nov.  1,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  26  days,  at  Claverack; 
enlistment,  3  months  ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BAIKD,  JAMES,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  William  Knox's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt. ; 
marched  to  Ticonderoga  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  Oct.  21,  1776;  service,  28 
days,  under  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Blandford. 

BAIKD,  Jonx,  Rehoboth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  7, 1777 ;  residence,  Rehoboth  ; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Marblehead;  joined  Col.  William  Lee's  regt.;  enlistment, 
3  years. 

BAIRD,  JOHN,  Boston  (also  given  Philadelphia).  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  July  1, 
1778;  reported  died  July  1,  1778;  reported  mustered  to  serve  in  Capt.  Pettingill's 
co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. 

BAIKD,  Jonx.  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Ely's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug. 
9,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  21  days;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BAIRD,  JOSEPH,  Blandford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ferguson's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Daniel- 
son's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  177"),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  1!), 
177"),  from  Blandford  and  Murray  field;  service,  10  days;  also,  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  30,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  week,  1  day. 

BAIKD,  NATHAXIEL.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  enlisted  May  1, 
1781 ;  rolls  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1783 ;  service,  20  mos. 

BAIKS,  DANIEL,  Egg  Harbor.  Sailor,  brig  "Lexington,"  commanded  by  Capt.  David 
Smith,  Jr.;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Oct.  2,  1780;  age,  26  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Egg  Harbor. 

BAIT,  AMBROSE.  Private,  Capt.  Raymond  DeGuiscard's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers 
and  men  dated  April  24,  1782. 

BAITES,  BENJAMIN,  Salem.  Matross,  Capt.  Samuel  Trevett's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Grid- 
ley's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  June  21,  1775;  enlisted  Jime  8,  1775;  service, 
13  days. 

BAITES,  CLEMENT,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  15,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1776;  service, 
2  mos.  16  days;  al.w,  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  2  days. 

BAITES,  DANIEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Boston,  Aug.  U,  1778 ;  drafted  July  29,  1778,  for  6  weeks. 

BAITES,  DAVID,  Jr.,  Button.  Private,  Capt.  James  Greenwood's  co.,  Col.  Learned's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Roxbury ;  service,  2  days. 

BAITES,  SETH,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  15,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1776;  service,  2  mos. 
16  days. 

BAITS,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  John  Dickinson's  regt. ; 
marched  to  Bennington  Aug.  17,  1777,  on  an  alarm;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1777; 
service,  8  days. 

BAITS,  CLEMENT.  List  of  men  who  signed  a  petition  for  increase  and  payment  of 
wages,  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776. 


406  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAITS,  JOHN,  Portsmouth.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  America," 
commanded  by  Capt.  John  Somes,  dated  June  9, 1780 ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
5  in. ;  residence,  Portsmouth. 

BAITS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Rufus  Lincoln's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781 ;  enlisted  April  20,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3 
years ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  sworn  to  at  West  Point. 

BAITS,  SETH.  List  of  men  who  signed  a  petition  for  increase  and  payment  of  wages, 
dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776. 

BAITS,  THEODORE,  Athol.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

BAITTS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Tobey's  co. ;  enlisted  July  21,  1775;  service, 
5  mos.  23  days.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

BAITTS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Rufus  Lincoln's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  sworn  to  at  AVest  Point;  enlisted  April  20, 1781 ; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

BAITTS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Tobey's  co. ;  enlisted  July  21,  1775;  service, 
5  mos.  23  days.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

BAIZON,  SAMUEL,  Salem.  Cooper,  brig  "  Prospect,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph  Vesey ; 
descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June  20,  1781 ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5 
ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  occupation,  cooper;  residence,  Salem. 

BAKAR,  RUFUS.  Private,  Capt.  James  Hill's  co.,  Col.  Williams's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
service  from  Sept.  29,  1777,  to  Oct.  30,  1777,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
Rehoboth. 

BAKEN,  DANIEL.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Lemuel  Stewart's  co. ;  enlisted  May  3,  1775; 
returned  May  23,  1775;  service,  25^  days;  marched  on  an  expedition  against 
Ticonderoga  and  Crown  Point. 

BAKEN,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  July  11,  1778  ;  discharged  Nov.  9, 1778 ;  service,  4  mos.,  at  Cam 
bridge.  Roll  dated  Lancaster. 

BAKEN,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Clark's  co.,  Barnstable  Co.  regt.;  enlisted 
July  1,  1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  5  days. 

BAKER, .      [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Baaker,  Bacer,  Backer, 

Bacor,  Baiker,  Bakar,  Bakor,  Barker,  Boker,  Buker,  Parker.] 

BAKER,  ,  Barnstable.    Private,  Capt.   Micah  Hamilton's   co.,  Col.  Joseph  Otis's 

regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield;  service,  2 
days. 

BAKER, ,  Scituate.    Sergeant,  Capt.  S.  Nelson's  co.,  Col.  Aaron  Willard's  regt.; 

pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Scituate  to  Skeensborough  via  No.  4  or 
Charlestown,  dated  Boston,  Jan.,  1777;  also,  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance 
from  Fort  Edward  to  Scituate  via  Albany,  dated  Jan.  28,  1777. 

BAKER, ,  Dorchester.    Private,  Capt.  Luke  Howell's  co.,  Col.  Tyler's  regt. ;  service, 

20  days,  in  Dec.,  1779,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BAKER, .    Quartermaster,  Col.  Armand's  independent  corps ;  list  of  officers  entitled 

to  draw  clothing,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Aug.  23,  1779. 

BAKER, .    Captain,  7th  co.,  27th  regt. ;  return  of  officers  [year  not  given]. 

BAKER,  -IN,  Dorchester.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Oliver  Billings's  and  Lieut.  Lemuel  Clap's 
co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775; 
service,  5  days. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  467 

BAKER,  AARON,  Pittsfield.  Capt.  William  Francis's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  went  to  Still- 
water  Sept.  30,  1777,  and  were  dismissed  Oct.  10,  1777 ;  service,  1  week  4  days. 

BAKER,  AKKL,  Walpole.  Private,  Capt.  Sabin  Man's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days. 

BAKER,  ABEL,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Anthony  Thomas's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  177"),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamberlain's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Iloxbury,  Nov.  9,  1775. 

BAKER,  ABEL,  Marshfield.  Private,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's 
regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  21,  1776;  service,  2  mos. 

BAKER,  ABEL,  Wrentham.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  (9th)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  travel  allowance  from  Wrentham  to  camp  at  Boston, 
sworn  to  Dec.  7,  1776;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Nov.  9,  1776,  to  May  8, 
1777,  5  mos.  28  days. 

BAKER,  ABEL,  Bolton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  7,  1778;  Capt. 
Nurse's  (also  given  Capt.  Houghton's)  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ;  age,  21  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  dark;  residence,  Bolton. 

BAKER,  ABEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Luke  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denney's  (2d)  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  27,  1779;  roll  made  up  to  Dec.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  at 
Claverack.  Roll  dated  Albany. 

BAKER,  ABEL.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Peters's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  regt.;  received 
orders  to  march  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Aug.  3,  1780;  arrived  in  camp 
Aug.  5,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  7  days. 

BAKER,  ABEL,  Whately.  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  list  of  deserters  dated 
Camp  Ten  Eyck,  Aug.  27,  1780 ;  deserted  May  20,  1777,  from  Capt.  Daniels's  co. ; 
rank,  Private. 

BAKER,  ABIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbank's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Sept.  30,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  Oct.  31, 
1777;  service,  1  mo.  2  days.  Roll  dated  Wrentham. 

BAKER,  ABIJAH,  Chatham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  16  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Chatham ;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  24,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  24,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Soper ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Chatham  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  13, 1780;  discharged  Jan.  14, 1781; 
service,  6  mos.  15  days. 

BAKER,  ABNER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Kirkland's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  22  days ;  com 
pany  raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BAKER,  ABNER,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  7  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  11,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Isaac 
Wood's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island  July  20, 1777 ;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  27, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  6  days ; 
also,  Lieut.  John  Doty's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  marched  on  an 
alarm  at  Dartmouth  May  6,  1778  ;  discharged  May  7,  1778 ;  service,  2  days  ;  also, 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  5  to  Sept.  11,  1778,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dart 
mouth;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Plymouth  Co.  in  1779;  age,  24 


468  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BAKER,  ABNER,  continued. 

yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Rochester;  delivered  to 
Capt.  L.  Bailey;  also,  Capt.  Pope's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.; 
enlisted  July  10,  1779;  discharged  April  20,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.; 
complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Rochester;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  23,  1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  23,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  John  Williams;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as 
having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay 
roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Rochester  for  service  in  the  Conti 
nental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  16,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1780;  ser 
vice,  5  mos.  10  days. 

BAKER,  ABRAHAM.  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt. ; 
service  from  Jan.  9  to  Feb.  3,  1777,  26  days ;  also,  receipt  for  wages  dated  War 
wick,  1777. 

BAKER,  ABRAHAM.  Musician,  Capt.  Thomas  Rice's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt.; 
service,  30  days,  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  6,  1777. 

BAKER,  ABSOLOM,  Williamstown.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloan's  co.,  which  marched 
April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days;  also, 
Capt.  Sloan's  co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's  (26th)  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated 
Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  6,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  5, 1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  3,  Charles- 
town,  Oct.  27,  1775. 

BAKER,  ABSOLOM.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Israel  Harris's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  the  Northward  on  an  alarm  by  order  of  Gen. 
Fellows  Oct.  26,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1780;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  ALEXANDER.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt. ;  service  with 
detachment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes,  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks 
in  guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  by  order  of  Coun 
cil  of  May  12,  1777. 

BAKER,  ALLEN,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Jewett's  troop  of  horse,  Col.  John 
Baker's  (3d)  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Medford; 
service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  AMOS,  Wrentham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Pond's  co.,  Maj.  Metcalf's  regt. ; 
marched  to  Providence  and  Warwick,  R.  I.,  Dec.  8,  1776,  on  an  alarm;  service, 
24  days. 

BAKER,  AMOS,  Lincoln.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hartwell's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's 
regt.;  service,  5  days;  company  called  out  March  4,  1776,  to  fortify  Dorchester 
Hills;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  return  of  men  in 
service  from  Dec.  20,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BAKER,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  George  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  16,  1777 ;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  24  days,  in  Northern 
department. 

BAKER,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Nov.  3,  1777 ;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778 ;  service,  5  mos.,  at  Cambridge. 

BAKER,  ANDREW.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Independence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon 
Sampson;  engaged  Aug.  23,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1777;  service,  4  mos. 
7  days ;  0/50,  roll  dated  Plymouth,  Sept.  23,  1776 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  2  mos.  25  days 
service  from  Jan.  1, 1777;  also,  Council  warrant  dated  Council  Chamber,  Feb.  21, 
1778,  drawn  for  four  pounds  to  be  paid  said  Baker  for  2  months  pension  from  Dec. 
19,  1777,  to  Feb.  19,  1778;  reported  wounded  on  brigantine  "  Independence." 


IN   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  4(59 


BAKER,  ANTHONY.  Private,  Capt.  Elihu  Gifford's  co.,  Col.  Turner's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  26,  1781;  discharged  Xov.  27,  1781;  service  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island; 
regiment  raised  in  Bristol  and  Barnstable  counties ;  enlistment,  5  months ;  also, 
certificate  of  service  signed  by  Capt.  Gifford,  dated  Dartmouth,  Feb.  1C,  178.1. 

BAKKK,  ASA.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co.  of  volunteers,  Col.  John  Baker's 
(3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  April  17,  1775. 

BAKKK,  ASA,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Ross  Wy man's  (Artillery)  co.,  Col.  Jona 
than  "Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177'),  to  Cambridge; 
service,  9  days;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  177r>;  enlisted  April  28,  177r>;  service,!  mo.  21  days;  reported  enlisted 
in  the  train;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Samuel  Gridley's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  16, 1775;  service, 

1  mo.  8  days ;  also,  receipt  for  advance   pay  dated  Cambridge,  Aug.  5,  1775 ; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Nov.  (!,  1775. 

BAKER,  ASA.  Enlistment  agreement  dated  April  26,  1775,  signed  by  said  Baker  and 
others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve  until  Dec.  31,  1775;  Capt.  Stearns's  co.,  Col. 
Doolittle's  regt. 

BAKER,  ASA.     Capt.  Job  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.;  muster  return 

[year  not  given]  ;  reported  deserted. 

BAKER,  BARZILLAI.  Private,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co.,  Maj.  Barachiah  Bassett's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  28,  1776 ;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  22,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  24  days,  at 
Martha's  Vineyard. 

BAKER,  BARZILLAI,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Freeman's  regt. ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  27,  1777 ; 
service,  1  mo.  4  days. 

BAKER,  BARZILLAI.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Crocker's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  1,  1777  ;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1777 ;  service,  5  mos.  19  days,  at  Rhode 
Island  and  sundry  places  in  Massachusetts. 

BAKER,  BENEY,  Barnstable.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  39  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  farmer;  enlisted  April 
2,  1781 ;  residence,  Barnstable ;  joined  Capt.  Hastings's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  Hastings's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's 
regt. ;  list  of  men  furloughed ;  leave  given  by  Col.  Vose  to  go  from  New  Windsor 
to  Barnstable  Feb.  14,  1783.  for  54  days ;  overstayed  4  days. 

BAKER,  BEXEY  (also  given  BENNY  and  BINNEY)  ,  Barnstable.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted 
men;  age,  30  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation, 
laborer;  residence,  Barnstable ;  enlisted  April  2, 1781 ;  joined  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's 
co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West 
Point ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781, 
dated  Camp  at  Peekskill ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts ;  reported  taken  prisoner  at  Croton  River, 
Oct.  17,  1781;  exchanged  June  20,  1782. 

BAKER,  BENJAMIN,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Artemas 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  10  days. 

BAKER,  BENJAMIN,  Barnstable.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamilton's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Otis's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield;  service, 

2  days. 


470  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAKER,  BENJAJIIN.  Private,  Capt.  James  Davis's  co. ;  enlisted  July  1,  1775;  rolls 
made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  5  days,  on  the  sea  coast.  Roll  dated 
Barnstable. 

BAKER,  BENJAMIN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Stephen  Dana's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Thatcher's  regt. ; 
marched  to  Roxbury  March  4,  1776 ;  service,  5  days.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Middle 
sex  Co. 

BAKER,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Charles's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  24, 
1777;  enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777;  reported  on 
duty. 

BAKER,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  9, 1777 ;  discharged  July  31, 1777 ;  service,  23  days ; 
company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Ticonderoga. 

BAKER,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Col.  Joab  Stafford's  Independent  co.  of  volunteers; 
marched  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  service,  6  days ;  fought  in  battle  near  Bennington  Aug. 
16,  1777 ;  company  raised  in  New  Providence,  Lanesborough,  East  Hoosuck  and 
Gageborough. 

BAKER,  BENJAMIN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Douglas's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777 ;  service, 
7  days,  at  Bennington. 

BAKER,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Marsh's  co.,  Maj.  Gage's  regt.;  enlisted 
Oct.  2,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days ;  company  raised  to 
reinforce  Northern  army.  Roll  dated  Haverhill. 

BAKER,  BENJAMIN,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  David 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  7,  1775;  service,  1 
mo.  3  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
men  enlisted  from  Bristol  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their 
arrival  at  Fishkill,  July  23,  1778 ;  5th  co. ;  age,  40  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  com 
plexion,  dark ;  residence,  Dartmouth ;  reported  not  mustered. 

BAKER,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Jamej  Berry's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ;  en 
listed  July  20,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  21  days;  also,  pay 
roll  for  Sept.,  1778.  dated  Fort  Clinton;  also,  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778, 
dated  King's  Ferry. 

BAKER,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  George  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  marched 
on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth,  Bedford  and  Falmouth  Sept.  6,  1778;  service,  5  days; 
also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lothrop's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  service,  2  days,  guard 
ing  men  from  the  "  Somerset"  from  Barnstable  to  Plymouth;  roll  dated  Nov.  9, 
1778. 

BAKER,  BENJAMIN.  List  of  men  who  were  ordered  by  Council  to  do  duty  in  the  1st 
co.  of  Shrewsbury,  dated  Dec.  3,  1778. 

BAKER,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Fal 
mouth  Sept.  13,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  17,  1779;  service,  5  days;  company  de 
tached  from  militia. 

BAKER,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cook's  (16th)  co.,  Col.  Hathaway's  (2d  Bristol 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  8, 1780 ;  service,  2  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  reported  marched  on  a  secret  expedition.  Roll  sworn  to 
at  Dartmouth. 

BAKER,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  marched  to  Castleton  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  Oct.  14,  1780,  on 
an  alarm ;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1780 ;  service,  5  days. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        471 

BAKER,  BENONI.  Matross,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlen's  (Artillery)  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.; 
service,  11  days,  in  Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth,  Falmouth  and  Bedford. 

BAKEH,  BENOXI,  Eastham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  16  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  2  in. ;  complexion,  freckled ;  residence,  Eastham ;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  18,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  18,  1780,  under  command  of  Joseph 
Brown;  also,  list  of  men  discharged  by  order  of  Council,  dated  July  26,  1780; 
discharged  on  account  of  extreme  youth. 

BAKER,  BEXONI.  Private,  Capt.  Elihu  Gifford's  co.,  Col.  Turner's  regt. ;  enlisted  July 
19,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  27,  1781 ;  service  on  an  alarm  at  Ilhode  Island ;  enlist 
ment,  5  months ;  regiment  raised  in  Barnstable  and  Bristol  counties. 

BAKER,  BERIAH,  North  Yarmouth.  Capt.  John  Worthier 's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phin- 
ney's  (31st)  regt.;  billeting  roll  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  14,  177"),  to  date  of 
marching  to  headqiiarters,  July  11,  1775,  equivalent  to  58  days;  also,  Private; 
company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported 
enlisted  May  14,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Nov.  2,  1775. 

BAKER,  BERIAH.  Ileceipt  for  wages  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1775,  given  to  Lieut.  Crispus 
Graves,  dated  Cambridge,  Feb.  20,  1776. 

BAKER,  BERIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Cranston's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776 ;  enlisted  Feb.  9,  1776 ; 
reported  re-engaged  Nov.  13,  1776,  in  Capt.  Blodget's  co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt. 

BAKER,  BERIAH,  North  Yarmouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  John  Gray's  (1st  North  Yarmouth)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  (2d 
Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  7,  1777 ;  reported  joined  a  regt.  of  horse ;  en 
listment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Crafts's  co.,  Col.  Sheldon's 
regt. of  dragoons;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  1,  1777, 
to  Nov.  30,  1778. 

BAKER,  BETHUEL,  Lanesborough.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John 
Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  30, 1777 ;  discharged  July  21, 1777 ;  service,  22  days, 
at  Fort  Ann;  also,  Capt.  Zebulon  Norten's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  14,  1777;  service,  23  days,  at 
the  Northward;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  (2d 
Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  April  25, 
1778;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt.; 
list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  Oct.  8,  1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Barns's 
co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt.;  marched  Oct.  14,  1780;  service,  7  days,  at  the  North 
ward;  also,  pay  roll  for  10  days  service;  marched  to  the  Northward  Oct.  26, 
1780,  on  an  alarm. 

BAKER,  BINNEY,  Barnstable.  Private,  Capt.  Matthias  Tobey's  co.,  Col.  Aaron  Wil- 
lard's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  to  Ticonderoga,  dated  Boston,  Jan. 
15,  1777 ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  Fort  Edward  to  Barnstable,  dated 
Boston,  Jan.,  1777. 

BAKER,  BRADFORD,  Marshfield.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John 
Bailey's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage;  reported  in  Brig.  Gen.  Thomas's  bri 
gade,  Jan.  10,  1776. 

BAKER,  BRADFORD.  List  of  men  who  signed  a  petition  for  increase  and  payment  of 
wages,  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776. 

BAKER,  BRADFORD,  Scituate.  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Point  Shirley,  June  13,  1776;  also,  Private; 
enlisted  May  1,  1776 ;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1776;  service,  6  mos. 


472  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

BAKER,  CALEB,  Dorchester.  List  of  men  engaged  for  the  Continental  service  from  Col. 
Gill's  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined  Capt.  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. 

BAKER,  CHRISTOPHER.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hicks's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  en 
listment,  during  war. 

BAKER,  CORNELIUS,  Rockingham.  Private,  Capt.  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  Whitcomb's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  10,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  24 
days ;  reported  enlisted  in  the  train  June  10,  1775 ;  also,  Bombardier,  Capt. 
Calender's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug. 
1,  1775;  enlisted  June  10,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  24  days;  also,  Lieut.  William 
Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  6,  1775. 

BAKER,  CORNELIUS,  Wenham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  John 
Baker's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days; 
also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Dodge,  Jr.'s  (6th)  co.,  3d  Essex  Co.  regt.;  list 
of  officers  of  Mass,  militia,  dated  Ipswich ;  commissioned  May  7, 1776 ;  also,  Capt. 
Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  Winter  Hill; 
company  detached  Nov.  5,  1777,  to  guard  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army. 

BAKER,  CORNELIUS,  Lancaster.  Corporal,  Capt.  Job  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Put 
nam's  (4th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777, 
to  Feb.  1,  1780. 

BAKER,  CYPRIAN.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  28,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29, 1777 ;  marched  to  Bennington  to  rein 
force  Gen.  Stark. 

BAKER,  DANIEL,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Anthony 
Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19, 1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  DANIEL,  Montague.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Williams's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775, 
from  Conway ;  service,  15  days. 

BAKER,  DANIEL,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Dedham  (1st  Parish)  ;  service,  2  days;  also,  Capt. 
Aaron  Guild's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robson's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  29,  1776;  roll  made 
up  for  14  days  to  time  of  marching ;  service  at  Dorchester  Heights ;  regiment  raised 
in  Suffolk  and  York  counties. 

BAKER,  DANIEL,  Acton.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ; 
called  out  March  4,  1776,  to  fortify  Dorchester  Heights ;  service,  6  days. 

BAKER,  DANIEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's  regt., 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Weld;  service  from  Dec.  11  to  Dec.  30,  1776,  19  days, 
at  Castle  Island ;  reported  absent  without  leave  Dec.  26,  1776. 

BAKER,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Richards's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.;  marched 
to  Roxbury  and  Boston  March  23, 1778 ;  discharged  April  6,  1778 ;  service,  15  days. 

BAKER,  DANIEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Everett's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.,  Gen. 
Lovell's  brigade;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Aug.  1, 1778;  discharged 
Sept.  14,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days. 

BAKER,  DANIEL.  List  of  men  ordered  by  Council  to  do  duty  in  the  1st  co.  of  Shrews 
bury,  dated  Dec.  3, 1778. 

BAKER,  DANIEL,  Cohasset.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780; 
enlisted  Aug.  25,  1781. 


IX  THE  WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  473 

BAKKR,  DAVID,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Crowell's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  DAVID,  lloxbury.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Draper's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  AVilliam 
Heath's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  15  days; 
also,  Capt.  Hopestill  Hall's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  31, 
1776;  service,  21  days;  roll  dated  Dorchester. 

BAKER,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  return  of 
men  in  service  from  Jan.  27  to  March  1,  1777;  reported  discharged  Feb.  15,  1777. 

BAKER,  DAVID,  Littleton.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Laurance's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Heed's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  2(5,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  9,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  15  days, 
with  army  under  Gen.  Gates;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Mid 
dlesex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill, 
June  21,  1778;  3d  co.,  Col.  Reed's  regt.;  age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  resi 
dence,  Littleton. 

BAKER,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  James  Morton's  co.,  Col.  Pierce's  regt. ;  enlisted  March 
3,  1778;  discharged  April  8,  1778;  service,  36  days,  at  Governor's  Island. 

BAKER,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nickerson's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt. ; 
service,  9  days,  in  Sept.,  1778;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  on  an 
alarm. 

BAKER,  DAVID,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Rob 
inson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days;  re 
ported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Elijah  Vose's  co.,  Col.  Heath's 
(36th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  encamped  at  Fort  No.  2; 
also,  Capt.  Vose's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  22,  1775;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Nathan  Dix's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  ac 
counts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  28,  1777;  reported  resigned  Dec.  28, 
1777. 

BAKER,  DAVID.  Capt.  Moses  Draper's  co.,  Col.  Badlam's  regt.;  return  for  clothing 
dated  Northtield,  April  23,  1787. 

BAKER,  EBENEZER,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Harwood's  co.,  Col.  Learned's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BAKER,  EBENEZEK.  Private,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ; 
service,  12  days,  in  March,  1776;  company  ordered  to  guard  the  shore  at  the 
mouth  of  Milton  River ;  roll  dated  Dorchester ;  also,  pay  roll  for  3  days  service  in 
March,  1776,  guarding  the  Lines  near  Dorchester  Heights ;  also,  Capt.  Seth  Sum- 
ner's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt.;  enlisted  March  1,  1778;  discharged  April  4,  1778; 
service,  1  mo.  4  days,  at  Castle  Island. 

BAKER,  EBEXEZEK.  Captain  of  a  company,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  marched  on  a  secret 
expedition  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  Oct.  4,  1777;  service,  28  days. 

BAKER,  EBKXEZER.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Free 
man's  regt.;  inarched  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  Sept.  6,  1778; 
service,  11  days;  also,  Lieutenant  in  command  of  a  company,  Col.  Freeman's 
regt.;  service,  8  days,  in  Sept.,  1779,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth. 

BAKER,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlen's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  2  days  service  in  Nov.,  1778;  detached  to  guard  prisoners 
from  the  "Somerset"  from  Barnstable  to  Sandwich  and  Plymouth;  also,  Capt. 
Hamlen's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Hallet's  regt.;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island 
Aug.  6,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  28  days;  enlistment,  3 
months ;  company  detached  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 


4:74:  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


BAKER,  EBENEZER.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Crocker's  (2d)  co.,  Barnstable  Co.  regt.; 
list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  June  21,  1779, 

BAKER,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  1,  1779;  discharged  May  1,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BAKER,  EDMOXD  (also  given  EDMUND),  Haverhill.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men; 
age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  cord- 
wainer;  residence,  Haverhill;  rank,  Private;  enlisted  Nov.,  1779,  by  Capt.  Dix; 
joined  Capt.  Blanchard's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war; 
also,  Capt.  Nathan  Dix's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Nov.  1,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  J.  Blan 
chard's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

BAKER,  EDWARD,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Crowell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Elisha 
Hedge's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt. ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to 
Rhode  Island  Sept.  27,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  4  days. 

BAKER,  EDWARD.  List  of  men  who  re-enlisted  for  the  war  between  Oct.  22  and  Nov. 
24,  1779,  and  received  State  and  Continental  bounties  as  returned  by  Maj.  Joseph 
Pettengill  of  9th  Mass,  battalion. 

BAKER,  ELDRIDGE.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Chapman's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  Sept.  6,  1778;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  ELEAZER,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Crowell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  ELEAZER.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt., 
Gen.  Palmer's  brigade;  marched  on  a  setret  expedition  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  Sept. 
29,  1777 ;  service,  32  days. 

BAKER,  ELEAZER.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble' s  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  21, 1777;  discharged 
Oct.  21,1777;  service,  60  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  marched  to  Manchester, 
Vt.,  thence  to  Allington,  thence  marched  to  Stillwater  by  order  of  Gen.  Lincoln 
and  joined  Col.  John  Ashley's  regt.;  marched  to  Bolton's  Rill  and  there  served 
until  discharged. 

BAKER,  ELEAZER.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Doty's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  May  6, 1778 ;  discharged  May  7, 1778 ;  service, 
2  days;  also,  payroll  for  service  from  Sept.  5  to  Sept.  11,  1778,  6  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Dartmouth.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Plymouth  Co. 

BAKER,  ELEAZER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nickerson's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt. ; 
service,  5  days,  in  Sept.,  1778 ;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  on  an  alarm. 

BAKER,  ELEAZER,  Amherst.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Hampshire  Co.  in 
1779;  age, 30 yrs.;  s.tature, 6ft. ;  complexion, dark ;  residence,  Amherst ;  delivered 
to  Lieut.  J.  Grace ;  enlistment,  8  months. 

BAKER,  ELEAZER,  Shutesbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  31  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Shutesbury;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  25,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  25,  1780,  under  command  of 
Capt.  Park ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

BAKER,  ELEAZER.  Col.  William  Shephard's  (4th)  regt. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and 
men  [year  not  given] . 


IN  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  475 

BAKER,  ELI.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  Pawlet  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Lincoln  Sept.  7,  1777;  dis 
charged  Sept.  30,  1777 ;  service,  24  days ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  12  to 
Oct.  19,  1780,  11  days;  marched  to  the  Northward  on  an  alarm  by  order  of  Gen. 
Fellows ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  26  to  Oct.  27,  1780,  3  days ;  marched 
to  the  Northward  on  an  alarm  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

BAKEK,  ELIJAH,  Duxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Wadsworth's  co.,  Col.  James 
Warren's  (2d)  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3 
days;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Elijah  Crocker's  co.,  Brig.  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  20,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  2  weeks, 
5  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  9,  1775;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Calvin  Partridge's  (9th)  co.,  1st  Plymouth  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass, 
militia;  commissioned  June  6,  1776;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Partridge's  co., 
Col.  Joseph  Cushing's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia,  dated  Hanover,  Dec. 
26,  1776;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  9th  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  (1st  Plymouth 
Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Oct.  28,  1778. 

BAKER,  ELIJAH,  Amherst.  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  B.  R.  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Charlestown,  July  27,  1775;  also,  Private; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  8, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  1  day ;  also, 
company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  28,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  26,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Robert 
Oliver's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  April  1,  1777,  to  May  1,  1779;  reported  discharged  May  1,  1779. 

BAKER,  ELIJAH,  Raynham.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Walker's 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  27, 
1775. 

BAKER,  ELIJAH,  Amherst.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  enlisted  May  25, 1776 ;  rolls  made  up  to  Dec.  1, 1776 ;  service,  6  mos.  12  days ; 
regiment  raised  for  defence  of  Boston. 

BAKER,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  Williams's  regt. ;  service,  7  days, 
in  Oct.,  1777,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Snow's  co.,  Col. 
George  Williams's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  June  22,  1778 ;  service,  23  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  from  Raynham  to  Taunton  and  served  at 
Providence,  R.  I.,  in  Col.  Wade's  regt.,  under  Gen.  Sullivan. 

BAKER,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  James  Endicott's  co.,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's  regt.; 
enlisted  March  20,  1778;  discharged  April  5,  1778;  service,  18  days;  marched  to 
Roxbury ;  roll  dated  Stoughton,  March  12,  1782. 

BAKER,  ELIJAH,  Partridgefield.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re 
turned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BAKER,  ELIJAH,  Chatham.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

BAKER,  ELIJAH.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  towns  of  Erving  and  Shutes- 
bury  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  25,  1780; 
discharged  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  9  days. 

BAKER,  ELIJAH.  Captain,  Col.  William  Turner's  regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  July 
10,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.  24  days. 

BAKER,  ELIJAH,  Jr.,  Stoughtonham.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Bridge  Savel's  (1st)  co., 
Col.  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7 
days;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Payson's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.;  muster  roll 


476  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAKER,  ELIJAH,  Jr.,  continued. 

dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  also,  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Dec.  29,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Savell's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt. ;  marched 
to  Dorchester  Heights  March  4,  1776 ;  service,  5  days ;  also,  pay  roll  for  2  days 
service  from  March  22, 1776 ;  marched  to  Braintree  on  an  alarm ;  also,  Capt.  Robert 
Swan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  marched  to  Bristol  April  18, 1777 ;  service, 
24  days. 

BAKER,  ELIPHALET,  Dedham.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  4  days  ;  also,  Capt.  David 
Fairbanks's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt. ;  marched  to  Roxbury  March  4,  1776;  ser 
vice,  4  days. 

BAKER,  ELISHA,  Sunderland.  Private,  Capt.  Noadiah  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles 
Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service, 
35  days. 

BAKER,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millerd's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt.; 
service  from  Jan.  9  to  Feb.  3,  1777,  31  days;  also,  receipt  for  wages  dated  War 
wick,  1777. 

BAKER,  ELISHA.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  co.,  Col.  B.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Xov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  25  days ; 
company  raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  rations  dated 
Camp  at  Scarsdale,  Dec.  7,  1777. 

BAKER,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Lot  Crowell's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt.; 
service,  3  days,  in  Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth. 

BAKER,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Harris's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  the  Northward  on  an  alarm  by  order  of  Gen.  Fel 
lows  Oct.  12,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1780;  service,  11  days;  also,  pay  roll  for 
service  from  Oct.  26  to  Oct.  28,  1780,  3  days ;  marched  to  the  Northward  on  an 
alarm  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

BAKER,  ELISHA.     Surgeon,  Col.  Asa  Barns's  regt.;  service  from  Oct.  to  Nov.,  1781. 

BAKER,  ELISHA.  Capt.  Henry  Porter's  co. ;  return  for  clothing  [year  not  given]; 
endorsed  "Northampton  co." 

BAKER,  ELISHA,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1777;  service, 
24  days;  marched  to  Pawlet  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Lincoln. 

BAKER,  ELISHA,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co.,  Col.  Symonds's  regt. ; 
marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm ;  ser 
vice,  6  days. 

BAKER,  ELLIS,  lloxbury.  Capt.  John  Baker,  Jr.'s  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's  regt.; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Brookline,  July  22,  1775 ;  also,  Sergeant ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  9  days;  also, 
Capt.  Joseph  Pettingill's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Gerrish's)  38th  regt. ; 
company  return  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  27,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Nov.  19, 1775 ;  also, 
list  of  men  who  agreed  to  serve  the  month  of  Jan.,  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Dec. 
24,  1775;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  James  Swan's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt  ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  ;  commissioned  Oct.  9, 1776;  also, 
pay  rolls  for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  4  mos. ;  Nov.  roll  dated 
Boston;  also,  Capt.  Philip  Marett's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  ser 
vice  between  Dec.  1,  1776,  and  Feb.  1,  1777,  1  mo.;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Gray's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  ;  commis 
sioned  Jan.  1  (also  given  March  3  and  April  18),  1777;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        477 

BAKER,  ELLIS,  continued. 

Jonathan  W.  Edes's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt.;  par  rolls  for  service  from  May 
8,  1777,  to  Oct.  1,  1777,  4  mos.  24  days;  also,  Captain-Lieutenant,  Capt.  Perez 
dialling's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  payrolls  for  service  from  Sept.  1,  177S, 
to  Dec.  31,  1778,  4  mos. ;  also,  order  for  rations  dated  Boston,  Dec.  21, 1778 ;  also, 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Feb.  26,  1779; 
reported  as  serving  19  mos.  as  Lieutenant,  6  mos.  25  days  as  Captain-Lieutenant; 
also,  list  of  officers  whose  resignations  were  accepted  in  Council,  Feb.  20,  1779. 

BAKER,  ENOCH,  Pittsfield.  Capt.  William  Francis's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  marched  to 
Williamstown  Sept.  13,  1770,  and  were  dismissed  Sept.  21,  1770;  service,  8  days; 
also,  Lieut.  William  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  marched 
to  New  York  Sept.  30,  1776,  and  were  dismissed  Nov.  17,  1776;  service,  7  weeks; 
also,  Capt.  Francis's  co.,  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  marched  to 
Fort  Edward  July  8,  1777,  and  were  dismissed  Aug.  26,  1777;  service,  7  weeks; 
also,  Private,  Lieut.  Joel  Stevens's  co.,  Col.  David  Ilosseter's  regt. ;  marched  on 
an  alarm  at  Fort  Edward  Oct.  If),  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  18, 1780 ;  service,  3  days ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  18  to  Oct.  21,  1780,  3  days,  on  an  alarm. 

BAKER,  ENOCH.  Capt.  King's  co.,  10th  regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1779;  discharged  April 
25,  1780 ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BAKER,  ESQUIRE.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  16  mos.  service  at  Dorchester,  7  mos.  at  New  York  [year  not  given]  ; 
reported  as  belonging  to  alarm  list. 

BAKER,  EZEKIEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
service  from  Sept.  28,  1777,  to  Oct.  18,  1777,  28  days ;  marched  to  reinforce 
Northern  army  at  the  reduction  of  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army. 

BAKER,  EZEKIEL,  Pelliam.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable  to  Act  of 
June,  1780;  Col.  Porter's  regt.;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  4  ft.  10  in.;  complexion, 
light;  residence,  Pelham;  mustered  by  Maj.  John  Chester  Williams;  enlistment, 
3  months;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  3 
days ;  enlistment,  3  months  ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BAKER,  EZRA,  Littleton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Reed's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  also,  Cor 
poral,  Capt.  Samuel  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  May  19,  1775;  service,  74  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Cam 
bridge,  Sept.  28,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  30,  1775. 

BAKER,  EZRA.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Powell's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.; 
enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at  New 
London,  Conn.;  also,  Capt.  Israel  Harris's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  the  Northward  on  an  alarm  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows 
Oct.  12,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1780;  service,  11  days. 

BAKER,  FRANCIS.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Xe well's  co.,  Col.  Symonds's  regt. ;  marched 
from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm;  service,  0 
days;  also,  Capt.  Timothy  Read's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barns's  regt.;  marched  from 
Lanesborough  to  Stillwater  Oct.  13,  1781 ;  service,  10  days. 

BAKER,  GKOKGE,  Dorchester  (probably).  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Holden's  co.,  com 
manded  by  Lieut.  Preserved  Baker,  Col.  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  10  days. 

BAKER,  GEORGE,  Westborough.  Captain  of  a  company  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  13£  days. 


478  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BAKER,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Rice's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt. ; 
service,  32  days,  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  6,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Squire  Mil- 
lerd's  co.,  Col.  Waterman's  regt. ;  service,  10  days,  between  April  6  and  April  20, 

1777. 

BAKER,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  April  26, 1777 ;  discharged  May  19, 1777 ;  service,  24  days ; 
marched  to  Saratoga  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

BAKER,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detach 
ment  of  guards;  enlisted  May  25,  1779;  discharged  June  25, 1779;  service,  1  mo., 
at  Dorchester  Heights ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  1  to  July  2,  1780,  2 
mos.  2  days,  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

BAKER,  GEORGE,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Howell's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  July  19,  1779;  service,  4  mos.  12 
days;  also,  pay  roll  for  the  month  of  Dec.,  1779;  service  on  an  alarm  at  RJiode 
Island ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Dorchester  for  ser 
vice  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  1,  1780;  discharged 
Dec.  6,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  16  days. 

BAKER,  GEORGE,  Needham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  31  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Needham;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  16,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  16,  1780,  under  command  of  Sergt.  Thomas 
Kench. 

BAKER,  GEORGE.     List  of  State  pensioners;  pensioned  Feb.  6,  1804,  for  life. 

BAKER,  HEMAN,  Yarmouth.  Drummer,  Capt.  Jonathan  Cro well's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  HEMAX.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Gray's  co. ;  enlisted  July  19, 1775 ;  discharged 
Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  16  days.  Roll  dated  Barnstable. 

BAKER,  HEMAN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nickerson's  co.,  Col. Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt.; 
service,  9  days,  in  Sept.,  1778 ;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  on  an  alarm. 

BAKER,  HENRY,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Bullock's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car 
penter's  regt. ;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  roll  made 
up  to  Dec.  12,  1776;  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Hill's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's 
regt. ;  service,  3  mos.,  from  Dec.  28,  1776,  at  Bristol. 

BAKER,  HEZEKIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Crocker's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  2,  1777 ;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1777;  service,  5  mos.  18  days,  at  Rhode 
Island  and  sundry  places  in  Massachusetts. 

BAKER,  HOLLISTER.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Dickinson's  regt., 
commanded  by  Maj.  Jonathan  Clapp;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Ticonderoga  July 
9,  1777;  service,  39  days;  also,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777 ;  service,  30  days,  on  an  expedi 
tion  to  Still  water  and  Saratoga. 

BAKER,  ICHABOD.  Seaman,  sloop  "Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  H.  Hacker; 
list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  "  Mellish  "  and  "Active"  [year  not 

given] . 

BAKER,  IRA.  Private,  Capt.  Thompson  J.  Skinner's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barnes's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  1,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1781;  service,  10  days; 
marched  to  the  western  frontiers  on  an  alarm  by  order  of  Gen.  Stark. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  479 

BAKER,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  David  Cowden's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
(4th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  Aug.  17,  1777; 
discharged  Aug.  20,  1777;  service,  6  days;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  French's  co.,  Col. 
David  Wells's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service, 
1  mo.,  in  Northern  department;  also,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmore's  co.,  Col.  Elisha 
Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  24,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31, 
1779;  service,  1  mo.  13  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

BAKER,  ISAAC.  Mariner,  brigantine  "Speed"  (privateer),  commanded  by  Capt.  Ben 
jamin  Cox  ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June  17,  1780 ;  age,  16  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  complexion,  light. 

BAKER,  ISAAC,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Hinman's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barns's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  Oct.  15,  1781 ;  service,  7  days. 

BAKER,  ISAIAH,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Crowell's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  ISHMAEL,  Duxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  1  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  2  days; 
also,  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  3, 1777;  joined  April 
4,  1777;  reported  mustered  out  June,  1777. 

BAKER,  ISRAEL.  Capt.  Zenas  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.; 
enlisted  July  8,  1777 ;  discharged  July  27,  1777 ;  service,  20  days ;  marched  to 
Fort  Edward;  also,  Corporal,  Lieut.  Eleazer  Taylor's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  as  far  as  Pittsfield  Aug.  17, 1777  ;  discharged 
Aug.  20,  1777;  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Adam  Kasson's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's 
regt. ;  ordered  out  on  an  alarm  by  Gen.  Fellows  Oct.  14,  1780;  service,  6  days,  at 
the  Northward;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ephraim  Brookins's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Collar's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  20,  1781 ; 
service,  12  days,  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward,  by  order  of  Col.  John  Ashley. 

BAKER,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Zenas  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  8,  1777;  discharged  July  17,  1777;  service,  10  days; 
marched  to  Fort  Edward. 

BAKER,  ISRAEL  H.,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  3d  Plymouth  Co.  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined  Capt. 
Porter's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also.  Ser 
geant,  Capt.  Simon  Jackson's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  muster 
rolls  for  June,  Aug.,  Sept.  and  Nov.,  1782;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Capt. 
William  Watson's  (6th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Millin's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for 
March  and  April,  1783 ;  reported  sick  at  Bridgewater  in  March,  1783. 

BAKER,  JABEZ,  Dedham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Dedham  (4th  Parish) ;  service,  12  days. 

BAKER,  JABEZ.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  6  days  rations  and  mileage  in  March,  1776 ;  service  in  taking  and 
fortifying  Dorchester  Heights. 

BAKER,  JACOB,  Chelsea.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sprague's  (9th)  co.,  Col.  Loammi 
Baldwin's  (late  Gerrish's)  38th  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
July  8, 1775 ;  service,  24  days ;  also,  list  of  men  in  need  of  blankets,  dated  Chelsea, 
Aug.  11,  1775;  also,  company  return  dated  Chelsea,  Oct.  2,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  30,  1775 ;  also,  list  of 
men  who  agreed  to  serve  the  month  of  Jan.,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Itichard  Dodge's 
co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  Jan.,  April  and  May,  1776; 
also,  order  for  travel  allowance  dated  Chelsea,  Oct.  18,  1777. 


480  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


BAKER,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co.,  Maj.  Barachiah  Bassett's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  22,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  22,  1776;  service,  3  mos.,  at 
Martha's  Vineyard. 

BAKER,  JACOB.  Matross,  Capt.  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  9,  1778,  to  Aug.  13,  1778;  reported 
deserted. 

BAKER,  JACOB,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Sirnonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  marched  Oct.  14,  1780;  service,  7  days. 

BAKER,  JACOB,  Jr.,  Lincoln.  Private,  Capt.  William  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Pierce's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days. 

BAKER,  JAMES,  Lincoln.  Private,  Capt.  William  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Pierce's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

BAKER,  JAMES,  Hattield.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt., 
which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service, 
7  days. 

BAKER,  JAMES,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel 
Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  12  days  ; 
also,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  enlisted  March 
14,  1776 ;  discharged  March  26,  1776 ;  service,  12  days. 

BAKER,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Randell's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Hull,  June  20,  1776 ;  also,  return  of  men  in  service 
from  Aug.  1  to  Nov.  1,  1776;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  Nov.,  1776,  1  mo. 
2  days. 

BAKER,  JAMES.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Rice's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  34  days,  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  6,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Squire  Millerd's 
co.,  Col.  Waterman's  regt.;  service,  10  days,  between  April  6  and  April  20,  1777. 

BAKER,  JAMES.  Capt.  William  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt. ;  receipt  for  mileage, 
etc.,  dated  Sheffield,  March  24,  1777. 

BAKER,  JAMES.  Capt.  John  King's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  29, 
1777;  discharged  July  27,  1777;  service,  29  days,  under  Gen.  Schuyler. 

BAKER,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fales's  co.,  Col.  J.  Daggett's  regt. ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Jan.  6,  1778;  discharged  April  1,  1778;  service,  2 
mos.  26  days ;  company  drafted  to  serve  under  Gen.  Spencer  for  3  mos.  from  Jan. 
1,  1778. 

BAKER,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt. ;  enlisted  June 
4,  1778;  discharged  July  15,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  11  days;  ordered  to  Albany  by 
Gen.  Fellows. 

BAKER,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  July  26,  1778;  discharged  Aug.  16,  1778;  service,  22 
days. 

BAKER,  JAMES.  Capt.  Micah  Chapman's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  marched  on  an 
alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  Sept.  6,  1778 ;  service,  8  days. 

BAKER,  JAMES,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  14,  1778 ;  service,  5  mos.  19  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment  to 
expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

BAKER,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co.  detached  from  the  militia;  marched 
Sept.  13,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  17,  1779;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Falmouth. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUT1OX.        481 

BAKKK,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Willcox's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  If),  1780 ;  service,  2  days. 

BAKKK,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Kbenezer  Thayer's  (Suffolk 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  9,  1780;  service,  3  nios.  6 
days,  at  West  Point;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army ;  reported  wages  paid  to  the  town  of  Franklin. 

BAKKK,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  Pratt' s  co.,  Col.  Mitchell's  regt.,  under  com 
mand  of  Col.  James  "Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  marched  to  Tiver- 
ton,  It.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780;  service,  8  days. 

BAKKK,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ; 
enlisted  March  3,  1781 ;  discharged  March  17,  1781 ;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

BAKKK,  JAMES,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's 
regt. ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  29, 1777  ;  discharged 
Oct.  29,  1777,  by  Gen.  Spencer;  service,  32  days;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in 
Bristol  Co.  for  service  at  Rhode  Island,  as  returned  by  James  Leonard,  Muster 
Master,  July  7,  1778;  Col.  George  Williams's  regt.;  enlistment,  G  months;  aim, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  order  of  general  court  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ; 
Capt.  Blake's  co.,  3d  regt.;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light; 
hair,  light;  eyes,  blue;  occupation,  cooper;  residence,  Taunton;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

BAKKK,  JAMES.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Abijah  Gale,  chairman  of  class  No.  2 
of  the  town  of  "Westborough,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3 
years,  dated  Worcester,  May  9,  1782. 

BAKKK,  JAMKS,  Pelham.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  177") ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  177") ;  also, 
Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  "Woodbridge's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for 
travel  allowance  to  and  from  Ticonderoga  in  1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Dickinson's  co., 
Col.  Porter's  regt. ;  credit  bill  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Thomson's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated 
South  Hadley,  May  28,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Daniel  Shay's  co.,  Col.  Ilufus  Put 
nam's  (4th)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Shay's 
co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March 
3,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778;  mus 
tered  by  Col.  Woodbridge ;  also,  Light  Infantry  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  2,  1780;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6 
months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  33  (?)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ; 
complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Pelham ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  9,  1780;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson 
as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also, 
pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Pelham  for  service  in  the  Conti 
nental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June  25,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1780; 
service,  6  mos.  8  days;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Feb.  20,  1782; 
age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  dark  (also  given  light)  ;  hair,  dark 
(also  given  light);  occupatipn,  farmer;  rank,  Corporal;  residence,  Pelham ;  en 
listed  April  4  (also  given  May  15),  1781 ;  joined  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Day's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also, 
Corporal ;  muster  rolls  for  June,  July  and  Aug.,  1781 ;  reported  promoted  to  Cor 
poral  June  1,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Continental 
Village;  reported  on  command  at  Jersey;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Feb., 


482  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAKER,  JAMES,  continued. 

1782,  dated  York  Huts ;  reported  on  command  at  the  Lines  in  Oct.  and  Nov., 
1781;  also,  list  of  deserters;  deserted  March  20,  1782,  from  furlough;  joined  at 
West  Point  April  9,  1782  ;  also,  list  of  men  discharged ;  discharged  June  10,  1783, 
by  Gen.  Washington,  having  procured  a  man  to  serve  in  his  place. 

BAKER,  JAMES,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Withington's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  JAMES,  Jr.,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Billings's  and  Lieut.  Lemuel 
Clap's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775;  service,  9  days;  also,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Gill's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  4,  1776;  discharged  March  8, 1776;  service,  5  days,  at 
the  taking  of  Dorchester  Heights;  also,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Gill's 
regt. ;  service,  12  days,  in  March,  1776,  guarding  the  shores  at  the  mouth  of  Mil 
ton  River. 

BAKER,  JAMES,  Jr.  1st  Lieutenant,  3d  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Freeman's  (Barnstable  Co.) 
regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  April  23,  1778;  also,  1st 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Nicholson's  (9th)  co.,  1st  Barnstable  Co.  regt.;  list  of 
officers  of  Mass,  militia  [year  not  given] . 

BAKER,  JEDEDIAH,  Northfield.  Private,  Capt.  Eliakim  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days. 

BAKER,  JEDEDIAH,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Kellogg' s  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BAKER,  JEDEDIAH,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpen 
ter's  regt.;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  Aug.  5,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780; 
service,  5  days,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780. 

BAKER,  JEREMIAH,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Draper's  co.,  Col.  Davis's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Dedham  (3d  Parish)  ;  ser 
vice,  2  days. 

BAKER,  JEREMIAH.  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  service,  1  day,  on 
an  alarm,  Nov.  21,  1776,  dated  Warwick ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Millard's  co.,  Col. 
John  Waterman's  regt. ;  service  from  Dec.  4,  1776,  to  Jan.  9,  1777,  36  days. 

BAKER,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Richards's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt. ;  marched 
to  Roxbury  and  Boston  March  23, 1778 ;  discharged  April  6, 1778 ;  service,  15  days. 

BAKER,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battelle's  co. ;  service  from  July  2  to  July 
17,  1778,  15  days,  guarding  Continental  stores  at  Watertown. 

BAKER,  JEREMIAH.  Capt.  Esek  Eddy's  co.  of  artificers,  acting  as  boatmen;  service, 
15^  days,  from  Aug.  11,  1778. 

BAKER,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nickerson's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's 
regt. ;  service,  9  days,  in  Sept.,  1778 ;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  on  an 
alarm. 

BAKER,  JOHN,  Dorchester  (probably).  Clerk,  Capt.  William  Holden's  co.,  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Preserved  Baker,  Col.  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775 ;  service,  6  days. 

BAKER,  JOHN,  Manchester.  Corporal,  Capt.  Andrew  Marsters's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Medford;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  JOHN,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  John  Prescott's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  9  days. 

BAKER,  JOHN*,  Medway.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Partridge's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days. 


THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  483 


BAKER,  JOHN,  Sudlmry.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Barns' s  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  13  weeks 
6  days. 

BAKER,  JOHN,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Cyprian  How's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  16 
days. 

BAKER,  JOHN.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard  under  Maj. 
Loainmi  Baldwin,  May  11,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Jonas  Hubbard's  co. ;  list  of  men 
returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard  under  Maj.  Baldwin,  May  23,  1775. 

BAKER,  JOHN,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Barns's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  7  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  26, 
1775;  also,  Capt.  Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct., 

1775] . 

BAKER,  JOHN.  Order  for  wages  for  1  month  drawn  on  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb  in  favor  of 
Capt.  Ezra  Newhall,  dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  1775. 

BAKER,  JOHN,  Rockingham  (also  given  Walpole) .  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Stiles's  co., 
Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May 
15,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  22  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  10, 1775. 

BAKER,  JOHN,  Beverly.  Captain,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775]. 

BAKER,  JOHN,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  John  Merrett's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775  ;  enlisted  July  1,  1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days ;  also, 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BAKER,  JOHN,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  William  Farrington's  (2d)  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord ;  service,  2  days ;  also,  Capt.  Ezra  New- 
hall's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted  May  6, 
1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days  ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  Capt. 
Newhall's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Nov.  4,  1775. 

BAKER,  JOHN,  Topsfield.  Private,  Capt.  John  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  29,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  8  days; 
also,  Fifer;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  12  yrs. ;  enlisted  May  2, 
1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  11, 1775 ; 
also,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted  July 
11,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  6  days,  at  Winter  Hill. 

BAKER,  JOHN,  Topsfield.  Captain;  petition  dated  Cambridge,  May  25,  1775,  signed  by 
said  Baker  and  others,  asking  that  Moses  Little  and  Isaac  Smith  lie  respectively 
commissioned  as  Colonel  and  Lieutenant  Colonel ;  also,  list  of  officers  in  Col.  Moses 
Little's  (Essex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  June  15,  1775;  stationed  at  Cambridge;  reported 
commissioned  June  27,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April 
24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ; 
age,  41  yrs. 

BAKER,  JOHN,  Ipswich  (also  given  Salem).  Capt.  Ebenezer  Winship's  co.,  Col.  John 
Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  10, 1775 ;  also, 
Sergeant ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  1, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  8 
days  ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  30, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  22,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Winship's  (4th)  co.,  Col. 
Nixon's  (4th)  regt.;  return  for  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1776,  dated  North  Castle;  also, 
receipts  for  wages  for  Oct.,  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1776;  also,  return  of  men  in  service 
Jan.,  1777,  dated  Springfield. 


484  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAKER,  JOHN.  Seaman,  ship  "Versailles,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph  Chapman; 
portage  bill  for  voyage  from  Boston  to  Nantes,  France,  and  back  to  Boston; 
engaged  Jan.  3,  1777;  service,  1  mo. 

BAKER,  JOHX.    Order  for  wages  for  Oct.  and  Nov  ,  1776,  dated  Morristown. 

BAKER,  JOHN.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Clouston; 
engaged  Feb.  4,  1777 ;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  4,  1777  ;  service,  6  mos. 

BAKER,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  mounted  troops,  Col.  Job  Cushing's 
regt. ;  marched  Aug.  21,  1777,  to  reinforce  Northern  army  by  order  of  Gens.  Lin 
coln  and  Stark ;  service,  5  days ;  proceeded  to  Hadley  and  were  there  counter- 
ordered. 

BAKER,  JOHX.  List  of  men  dated  Boston,  Sept.  29,  1777,  who  refused  to  march  on  a 
secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island,  as  returned  by  Col.  Jabez  Hatch  of  the  Boston 
regt. 

BAKER,  JOHX.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Warren's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3  days.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

BAKER,  JOHX.  2d  Lieutenant,  brigantine  "General  Gates"  (privateer),  commanded 
by  Capt.  Joseph  Tilden ;  petition  dated  Boston,  Feb.  9,  1778,  signed  by  William 
Shattuck,  asking  that  said  Tilden  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  "  Gen 
eral  Gates." 

BAKER,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Miles  Greenwood's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  11,  1777 ;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778 ;  service,  4  mos.  23 
days.  Rolls  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 

BAKER,  JOHX.  Capt.  Jonathan  Procter's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  Nov.  12,  1777;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  22  days,  at 
Cambridge  and  Charlestown. 

BAKER,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bod  well's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards  ; 
service  between  April  2  and  July  2, 1778, 2  mos.  18  days,  at  Cambridge ;  also,  pay 
roll  for  10  days  service  from  July  2  to  July  12,  1778,  at  Cambridge. 

BAKER,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battelle's  co. ;  service  from  July  2  to  July  17, 
1778,  If)  days,  guarding  Continental  stores  at  Watertown. 

BAKER,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt., 
Gen.  Warner's  brigade;  service  from  Nov.  3,  1778,  to  Nov.  19,  1778,  17  days; 
company  detached  to  escort  troops  of  convention  to  Enfield,  Conn.,  and  to  rein 
force  guards  in  the  barracks  at  Rutland,  under  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish. 

BAKER,  JOHX,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  John  Whet- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
service,  8  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's 
co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April 
27,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  4  days;  reported  enlisted  in  the  train  May  28,  1775;  also, 
Capt.  John  Popkin's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  receipt  for 
advance  pay  dated  Winter  Hill,  July  14,  1775 ;  also,  Matross ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1, 1775  ;  enlisted  May  28, 1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days ;  also,  company  return 
dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Sept.  27,  1775 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's 
co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  July  16,  1776; 
service  at  Hull;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  June  20,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  5 
mos.  13  days  ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  John 
White's  co.,  2d  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Dec.  20,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Briant's 
co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Bryant's  co.,  Col. 
Mason's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Frothingham's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artil- 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  -185 

BAKER,  JOHN,  continued. 

lery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  dated  Springfield;  also,  return  dated 
Springfield,  Nov.  1, 1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Bryant's  co. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  March  1, 1780 ;  reported  discharged  March  1, 1780. 

BAKER,  JOHX,  Amsterdam.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Rambler," 
commanded  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Lovett,  dated  May  27, 1780 ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft. ;  complexion,  brown  ;  residence,  Amsterdam. 

BAKEK,  JOHN,  South  Brimfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  9,  1779;  Capt.  Winchester's  co.,  Col.  Bliss's  regt.;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  4  in.;  hair,  light;  residence,  South  Brimfield;  delivered  to  Capt.  James 
Cooper;  enlistment,  9  months;  also,  Maj.  Oliver's  co.,  3d  regt.;  enlisted  July  10, 
1779;  discharged  April  10,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BAKER,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  B.  Read's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  John  Benson,  Col. 
Nathan  Tyler's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island 
July  29,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  1,  1780;  service,  7  days. 

BAKER,  JOHX,  Barre.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  G  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

BAKER,  JOHX.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Simon  Larned's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ; 
muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  and  Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts;  enlist 
ment,  during  war ;  reported  joined  in  place  of  Ebenezer  Stoddard  who  was  trans 
ferred  Nov.  10,  1781. 

BAKER,  JOHX,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co.,  Col.  Symonds's 
regt. ;  marched  to  Manchester  July  9,  1777,  on  an  alarm;  service,  21  days;  also, 
Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co. ;  marched  to  Pawlet  Sept.  5,  1777,  on  an  alarm ;  service, 
27  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ;  marched  on  an 
alarm  at  Berkshire  Oct.  13,  1780;  service,  6  days;  also,  Capt.  Noah  Hinman's 
co.,  Col.  Asa  Barns's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  15,  1781;  service,  10 
days. 

BAKER,  JOHX,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
Boyd's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dee.  23,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Guild's  co.,  Col. 
Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  enlisted  May  16,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1776; 
service,  5  mos.  15  days,  at  Hull;  also,  pay  roll  for  1  mo. 3  days  service  from  Nov. 
1,  1776,  dated  Hull;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Aug.  24,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  3,  1778; 
service,  11  days. 

BAKER,  JOHX.  Capt.  A/.ariah  Alvord's  co.,  Col.  Badlam's  regt.;  return  of  clothing 
dated  Northrield,  April  23,  1787. 

BAKER,  JOHX,  Marlborough.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Cranson's  co.,  Col.  E/ekiel  Howe's  (4th)  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined 
Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BAKER,  JOHX,  Westborough  (probably).  List  of  men  returned  as  belonging  to  train 
band  [year  not  given] . 

BAKER,  JOHX.     Private,  Capt.  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt.  [year  not  given]. 

BAKER,  JOHX,  Jr.,  Dorchester  (also  given  Roxbury).  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Hopestill 
Hall's  (2d)  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days; 
also,  Captain,  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  at  Brookline 
July  7,  1775;  also,  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Brookline  July  14,  1775;  r/Avo,  Cap 
tain  of  main  guard  at  Prospect  Hill,  under  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  July  16,  1775  ; 


486  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAKER,  JOHN,  Jr.,  continued. 

also,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  24, 1775 ; 
service,  3  mos.  9  days ;  also,  returns  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's  Point,  Aug.  10,  19 
and  25,  1775;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Baldwin's  (late  Gerrish's)  38th  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  rations  from  July  1  to  Sept.  14,  1775,  dated  Chelsea ;  also,  list  of  men  dated 
Oct.  18,  1775. 

BAKER,  JOHX,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.; 
service,  3  days,  in  March,  1776,  guarding  the  Lines  near  Dorchester  Heights ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  12  days  service  in  March,  1776,  guarding  the  shores  at  the  mouth 
of  Milton  River.  Roll  dated  Dorchester. 

BAKER,  JOHX,  Jr.,  Pittsfield.  Capt.  David  Noble's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  enlisted  Dec. 
31,  1775;  marched  to  Boston,  thence  via  New  York  to  Canada,  and  served  until 
Dec.  31,  1776,  1  yr. ;  also,  Capt.  William  Francis's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  marched 
to  Stillwater  Sept.  30,  1777,  and  were  dismissed  Oct.  10,  1777;  service,  1  week 

4  days. 

BAKER,  JOHN,  Jr.,  Topsfield.  Private,  Capt.  John  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  20,  1775;  service,  2  mos. 
17  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  enlisted  May 
2, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  11, 1775. 

BAKER,  JOHX  F.,  Shrewsbury.    Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature, 

5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer ;  residence,  Shrews 
bury ;  enlisted  March  30,  1782;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BAKER,  JOXADAB.  Private,  Capt.  William  Thurlo's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
service  from  July  30,  1778,  to  Sept.  13, 1778, 1  mo.  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

BAKER,  JOXADAB.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Boutell's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
11  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BAKER,  JOXATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Powell's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  22, 1779;  discharged  Aug.  26, 1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at 
New  Haven,  Conn. 

BAKER,   JOXATHAX.     Private,  Capt.  Abraham   Andrews's    co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's 

(Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780 ;  service, 
3  mos.  7  days. 

BAKER,  JOXATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  14, 1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1, 1781 ;  service,  2 mos.  18 days;  company 
raised  for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts. 

BAKER,  JOXATHAX.  Petition  dated  Boston,  March  22,  1780,  signed  by  William  Shat- 
tuck,  asking  that  said  Baker  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  ship 
"  Favorite  "  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council,  March  22,  1780,  that  a  commission 

be  issued. 

BAKER,  JOXATHAX,  Barnstable.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Barn- 
stable;  enlisted  April  2,  1781;  joined  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  (also  given  Capt. 
Hastings's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781, 
dated  West  Point ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781 ;  reported  on  com 
mand  with  Col.  Scannel;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Peeks- 
kill;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Feb.,  1782, 
dated  York  Huts. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH,  Beverly.  Private,  Capt.  Larkin  Thorndike's  (1st)  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord ;  service,  2£  days. 


IX  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  487 

BAKKU,  JOSEPH,  Dedhani.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Guild's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  13  days;  also,  Corporal, 
Capt.  Guild's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  (36th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2, 
Oct.  5,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  3,  1775. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH,  Ashfield.  Private,  Lieut.  Samuel  Bartlet's  co.,  which  marched  April 
22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also,  Capt. 
Ebenezer  Webber's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ; 
enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated 
Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Dorchester,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH,  Littleton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  20,  1775;  service,  73  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Sept.  28,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  30,  1775. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Cyprian  Howe's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
service,  7  days ;  also,  Capt.  Cranson's  co.,  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  company  return 
dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH,  Rchoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Bullock's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car 
penter's  regt. ;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  roll  made 
up  to  Dec.  22,  1776 ;  service,  14  days. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Charles's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  24, 1777; 
enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776 ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH.  Capt.  Gates's  co. ;  receipt  for  mileage,  etc.,  from  Albany  home,  dated 
Marlborough,  March  14,  1777. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  May's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.;  en 
listed  May  6,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  12  days;  enlistment, 
2  months.  Roll  dated  South  Brimfield. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH,  Kittery.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Grant's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's 
regt. ;  service,  2  mos.  12  days,  prior  to  July  18, 1777,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Low's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  5,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1777;  service,  27  days,  at  Pawlet. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt.; 
marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  29,  1777,  under  Maj.  Gen. 
Spencer;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nickerson's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt. ; 
service,  9  days,  in  Sept.,  1778 ;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Fal mouth  on  an  alarm. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Winchester's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  13  days, 
in  Northern  department. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Josiah  Keith's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Aug.  25,  1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  3,  1778 ;  service,  9 
days. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  July  14,  1778 ;  discharged  Nov.  9,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  27  days, 
at  Cambridge ;  roll  dated  Lancaster ;  also,  Capt.  David  Jewett's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's 
regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  10,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  6  days. 
Roll  dated  Lancaster. 


488  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAKER,  JOSEPH,  Monson.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Stebbins's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Spar- 
hawk's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  15,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  3  days ;  company  detached 
to  reinforce  Gen.  Sullivan  and  ordered  to  Boston. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH,  Brimfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  9,  1779;  Capt.  Charles's  co.,  Col.  Bliss's  regt. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
5  in. ;  hair,  dark;  residence,  Brimfleld;  enlistment,  9  months;  reported  received 
at  Springfield  July  19,  1779,  by  Capt.  James  Cooper. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH.  Capt.  King's  co.,  10th  regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1779;  discharged  April 
25,  1780 ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Hull's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  15,  1779 ;  discharged  April  15,  1780 ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Tew's  co.,  Col.  John  Hatha way's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Aug.  4,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780; 
service,  4  days. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH.  Sailor  on  board  the  "  Eagle,"  commanded  by  Capt.  William  Groves ; 
descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June  17,  1780 ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  com 
plexion,  light. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11 
days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  also,  order  for  wages  for  service  at  West  Point  in 
1780,  dated  Petersham. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  inarched  to  Castleton  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  Oct.  14,  1780,  on 
an  alarm ;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1780 ;  service,  5  days. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH,  Attleborough.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re 
turned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH,  Brimfield.  Private,  Col.  Hazen's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Capt.  M.  White's 
co.,  Col.  Hazen's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Oct.-Dec.,  1780. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH  (also  given  Jr.),  Littleton.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Gilbert's  co., 
Col.  William  Prescott's  regt. ;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  June  25,  1775;  also, 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  30,  1775;  service,  92  days;  also, 
company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Sept.  28,  1775;  also,  order  for  recompense  for 
losses  at  Bunker  Hill,  dated  Littleton,  April  2,  1776;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Jewett's  co.,  Col.  Reed's  (6th  Middlesex  Co.) 
regt.,  dated  Littleton,  Sept.  17,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  co.,  Col.  John 
Bailey's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  April  1, 1779 ;  reported  resigned  April 
1,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Darby's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  at 
Valley  Forge  Jan.  25,  1778;  also,  order  for  clothing  payable  to  Lieut.  Col.  Ezra 
Badlam,  dated  Camp  at  White  Plains,  Aug.  19,  1778 ;  also,  return  for  clothing 
dated  Dorchester,  Sept.  28,  1778;  also,  return  for  clothing  dated  Boston,  Oct.  6, 
1778 ;  also,  list  of  officers  in  need  of  clothing,  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  22, 1778 ;  also, 
certificate  signed  by  said  Baker,  dated  Littleton,  Feb.  1,  1779;  also,  list  of  officers 
dated  Boston,  May  19, 1779 ;  reported  not  recommended  on  the  new  establishment. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  detach 
ment  of  guards  [year  not  given] . 

BAKER,  JOSEPH,  Westborough  (probably).  List  of  men  returned  as  belonging  to 
alarm  list  [year  not  given] . 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  489 

BAKER,  JOS'H.  Matross ;  list  of  men  in  a  Canadian  regt.  who  did  not  receive  gratuity 
granted  by  resolve  of  Jan.  15,  1781. 

BAKKK,  JOSHUA,  Medtield.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him.  by  a  committee  of  the  town  of 
Medtield  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  July  11, 
1781;  enlisted  July  11,  1781. 

BAKER,  JOSIAH,  Falmouth.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Noyes's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  regt. ;  billeting  roll  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  in,  177"),  to  date  of 
marching  to  headquarters,  July  13,  177"),  equivalent  to  59  days;  also,  list  of  offi 
cers;  recommended  by  Council,  Oct.  6,  1775,  to  be  commissioned  by  Gen.  Wash 
ington;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  encamped  at  Fort  No.  2, 
Cambridge. 

BAKER,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Warner's  co.,  Col.  lluggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  18,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  21  days,  with 
Northern  army. 

BAKER,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nickerson's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt. ; 
service,  9  days,  in  Sept.,  1778;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  on  an 
alarm. 

BAKER,  JOTHAM,  York.  Muster  Master's  receipt  dated  York,  Feb.  27,  1777;  age,  21 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  York ;  joined  Capt.  Daniel 
Wheelwright's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. 

BAKER,  JI-DAH,  Yarmouth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Cro well's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  JUDAH,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Crowell's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  JUDAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nickerson's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt.; 
service,  9  days,  in  Sept.,  1778;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  on  an 
alarm. 

BAKER,  KENELM,  Marshneld  (also  given  Scituate).  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's 
co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  Thomas's  brigade;  pay  abstract  for 
mileage;  reported  in  service  Jan.  10,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co., 
Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Point  Shirley,  June  13, 
1776 ;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  May  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  7  mos.  2  days ; 
also,  list  of  men  who  signed  a  petition  for  increase  and  payment  of  wages  dated 
Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776;  also,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  24,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days, 
at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  detached  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army. 

BAKER,  LEMUEL  (or  SAMUEL).  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim 
Wheelock's  regt. ;  marched  to  Warwick,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  ser 
vice,  16  days. 

BAKER,  LEMUEL,  Gouldsborough.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Libber's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Foster's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  15,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1777;  service,  10 
days,  at  Machias. 

BAKER,  LEMUEL,  Township  No.  4.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Dyer's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Foster's  (Lincoln  Co.)  regt.;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1777;  service,  7  days,  at 
Machias,  during  Aug.,  Sept.  and  Oct.  when  British  ships  lay  in  the  harbor;  also, 
Capt.  John  Hall's  co.,  Col.  Foster's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Aug.  7 
to  Sept.  7,  1779,  1  mo.;  marched  on  expedition  to  Majorbagaduce  by  order  of 
Gen.  Lovel.  Return  dated  Boston. 

BAKER,  LKVI.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  enlisted  March  21,  1781; 
rolls  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1783 ;  service,  21  mos.  6  days. 


490  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAKER,  LEWIS.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Ebenezer  Gray,  Chairman  of  a  class 
of  the  town  of  Pelham,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years, 
dated  Springfield,  April  29,  1782. 

BAKER,  LEWIS.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's 
(8th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1783. 

BAKER,  LUKE,  Boston.  Private,  Gen.  John  Hancock's  Independent  Boston  co.,  com 
manded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Henry  Jackson ;  service  from  April  15,  1777,  to  May  5, 
1777,  21|  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BAKER,  LYMAN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Williams's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  John 
Greaton's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1779 ;  enlisted  March  1, 1777 ;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

BAKER,  LYMAN.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibbel's  co.,  Col.  Rossiter's  (3d  Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  marched  on  an  alarm  Oct.  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1780;  service,  4 
days. 

BAKER,  LYMAN.  Private,  Capt.  Joel  Stevens's  co.,  Col.  David  Rossiter's  regt. ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  at  Saratoga  Oct.  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  25, 1781 ;  service,  13  days. 
Roll  dated  Pittsfield. 

BAKER,  LYMAN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  Caleb  Hyde's  regt.,  Gen. 
Rosseter's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  20,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1781;  service,  9 
days,  at  Stillwater. 

BAKER,  MICAH,  Medfield.  List  of  men  who  received  money  for  "turns  done  in  last 
wars  in  the  days  of  Capt.  Morse  the  1st  and  Capt.  Coolidge,"  dated  Nov.  17, 
1776  ;  also,  list  of  men  who  marched  to  Rhode  Island  July  22,  1777,  on  an  alarm ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ;  marched 
to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm ;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  2  days. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Wrentham. 

BAKER,  MICHAEL.  Fifer,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at 
Castle  Island  Dec.  26,  1776 ;  endorsed  "  Col.  Weld's  regt." 

BAKER,  MICHAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  July  6,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  6  days, 
at  Boston  and  Cambridge ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

BAKER,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  July  17,  1775 ;  discharged 
Dec.  31,  1775 ;  service,  5  mos.  27  days. 

BAKER,  MOSES,  Wellfleet.  Capt.  Winslow  Lewis's  co. ;  return  for  travel  allowance  to 
and  from  camp  at  Cambridge,  dated  Jan.  13,  1776 ;  also,  Gunner,  Capt.  John 
Gill's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  blanket  money, 
etc.,  dated  Boston,  May  6,  1777 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  1  to  May  8, 
1777,  3  mos.  7  days. 

BAKER,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Rice's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  32  days,  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  6,  1777. 

BAKER,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  Nov.  12,  1777;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  22  days,  at 
Charlestown  and  Cambridge;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  Winter  Hill; 
company  detached  Nov.  5,  1777,  to  guard  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army. 

BAKER,  MOSES,  Oxford.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  ruddy ;  residence,  Oxford;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  1, 
1780;  marched  to  camp  July  1,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Joseph  Miller; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Pater- 


IN  THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  491 


BAKER,  MOSES,  continued. 

son  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Oxford  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  9,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1780; 
service,  5  mos.  6  days. 

BAKEK,  MOSES,  Jr.,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Kbenezer  Bridge's 
(27th)  regt. ;  enlisted  April  25,  1775 ;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
14  days.  [See  Moses  Barker.] 

BAKEK,  NATHAN  (also  given  NATHANIEL)  .  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving 
on  picket  guard  May  23,  1775,  under  Maj.  Baldwin  ;  Capt.  Jonas  Hubbard's  co. ; 
also,  receipt  for  bayonets  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's  Point,  Aug.  28,  1775. 

BAKER,  NATHAN.  Capt.  William  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt. ;  receipt  for  mileage, 
etc.,  dated  Sheffield,  March  24,  1777. 

BAKEK,  NATHAN,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Barns's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service,  9  days;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men 
raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778;  Capt.  Cranson's  co.,  Col.  Howe's 
regt.;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Marl- 
borough;  enlistment,  9  months ;  also,  return  of  men  in  Capt.  Cranston's  co.  [year 
not  given]  ;  stationed  at  White  Plains. 

BAKEK,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co.  detached  from  militia;  marched 
on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth  Sept.  13, 1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  17, 1779 ;  service,  5  days. 

BAKEK,  NATHAN,  New  Providence  (also  given  Lanesborough).  Return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Shubael  Willmarth's  co.  [year  not  given]  ; 
joined  Capt.  Isaac  Warren's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  John  Bayley's  regt.;  enlistment,  3 
years;  also,  Private,  6th  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  April  12, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  return  dated  Camp  at  Valley 
Forge,  Jan.  24, 1778 ;  also,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  12,  1780. 

BAKEK,  NATHAN  (also  given  NATHANIEL),  Walpole.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Con 
tinental  Army  from  Capt.  Oliver  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk 
Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  17,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Goodell's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

BAKER,  NATHAN,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chenery's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days;  also, 
Capt.  Seth  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775 ;  enlisted  April  28, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  11  days ;  also,  company  return  dated 
Roxbury,  Sept.  26, 1775;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.,  dated 
Sept.  8,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Nathan  Goodale's  co.,  Col.  Ilufus  Putnam's  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Major  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  May  15,  1777;  reported  died 
May  15,  1777;  also,  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778. 

BAKER,  NATHAN,  West  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Williams's  co.,  Col.  John 
Paterson's  regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19, 1775,  from  Stockbridge  and  West  Stockbridge  to  Cambridge ;  service,  13  days  ; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4 
days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  discharged  Oct.  6, 
1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  No.  3, 
Charlestown,  Dec.  23,  1775 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  Act  of 
1780  ;  Capt.  Hall's  co.,  Col.  Rossiter's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  age,  38  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  collier;  residence,  West 
Stockbridge;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  dated  West  Stock- 
bridge,  July  28,  1781. 


492  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BAKER,  NATHAN,  Jr.,  Adams.  Private,  Lieut.  Jeremiah  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barns's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  Oct.  13,  1781,  and  joined  Gen.  Stark 
at  Saratoga ;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1781 ;  service,  16  days. 

BAKER,  NATHANIEL,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  William  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days ;  also,  Sergeant, 
Capt.  Daniel  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug. 
1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  also,  company  return  dated 
Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Pros 
pect  Hill,  Dec.  22,  1775. 

BAKER,  NATHANIEL,  Lincoln.  Private,  Capt.  William  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Pierce's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt. 
John  Hartwell's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  service,  5  days ;  company  called 
out  March  4,  1776,  to  fortify  Dorchester  Heights. 

BAKER,  NATHANIEL,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co.  of  Provincials; 
return  of  men  in  service  June  5, 1775 ;  marched  to  Cambridge ;  also,  Capt.  Wade's 
co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10, 
1775;  service,  11  weeks  5  days;  also, company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ;  age, 
19  yrs.;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  21, 
1775 ;  reported  wounded  at  battle  of  Bunker  Hill. 

BAKER,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Belding's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  24  days,  at  the  North 
ward. 

BAKER,  NATHANIEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abel  Richards's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt. ; 
marched  to  Roxbury  and  Boston  March  23,  1778;  discharged  April  6,  1778;  ser 
vice,  15  days. 

BAKER,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co.  detached  from  militia  ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth  Sept.  13, 1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  17, 1779 ;  service,  5  days. 

BAKER,  NATHANIEL.  Fifer,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlen's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Hallet's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Aug.  6,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780; 
service,  2  mos.  28  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  detached  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army. 

BAKER,  NEWELL.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Berkshire  Oct.  20,  1780 ;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  NICHOLS  (also  given  NICHOLAS),  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamber- 
lin's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  ser 
vice,  14  days;  also,  Capt.  Chamberlain's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov.  9,  1775;  also,  Corporal; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  the  taking  of  Dorchester  Heights  March  5,  1776 ;  ser 
vice,  5  days. 

BAKER,  NICHOLAS.  Matross,  Capt.  Daniel  Lothrop's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  1, 1776,  to  Feb.  1, 1777,  3  mos. ;  reported  as  serving 
1  mo.  in  colony  service,  2  mos.  in  Continental  service. 

BAKER,  NOAH.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  at  Prospect 
Hill,  July  16,  1775,  under  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin. 

BAKER,  NOAH,  Sunderland.  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  co.,  Col.  J.  Brewer's  regt. ;  order 
for  cartridges  dated  Cambridge,  June  24,  1775 ;  also,  Private ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  16,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  2  weeks,  6  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION".        493 


BAKER,  OLIVER.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Rice's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt.;  ser 
vice,  29  days,  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  6,  1777. 

BAKER,  OLIVER.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1777;  service,  2  mos.;  enlistment,  3  months;  com 
pany  marched  to  Manchester,  Vt.,  thence  to  Allington,  thence  to  Stillwater,  by 
order  of  Gen.  Lincoln;  joined  Gen.  John  Ashley's  regt.  and  marched  to  Bolton's 
Hills. 

BAKER,  PARDON.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Rice's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  14  days,  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  6,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Squire  Millard's 
co.,  Col.  Waterman's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Jan.  9  to  Feb.  3,  1777, 
23  days ;  also,  receipt  for  wages  dated  Warwick,  1777. 

BAKER,  PATL.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Rathburn's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  2f>,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  16, 
1776 ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  Berkshire 
Co.  regt.,  Gen.  Fellows's  brigade  ;  enlisted  July  1, 1778 ;  service,  4  mos.,  at  Albany, 
under  Gen.  Stark. 

BAKER,  PAUL,  Yarmouth.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Yarmouth;  arrived  at  Springfield  Aug. 
28,  1780;  marched  to  camp  Oct.  1,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Lynde;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as 
having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  Pri 
vate,  Capt.  Zdbulon  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  marched  Aug.  1, 1780 ;  discharged  Jan.  29, 1781 ; 
enlistment,  6  months. 

BAKER,  PETER,  Cape  Cod.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  exchanged  at  Newport,  R.  I., 
Feb.  11, 1777. 

BAKER,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  Keep's  co.,  Col.  William  Sheppard's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  17,  1777,  to  July  2,  1777;  reported 
deserted.  [See  Peter  Barker.] 

BAKER,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nickerson's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt. ; 
service,  9  days,  in  Sept.,  1778 ;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  on  an  alarm. 

BAKER,  PETER,  Littleton.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Aaron  Jewett's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (6th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  dated 
Feb.  19,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  also,  Private,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Samuel  Darby's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at  Valley  Forge 
Jan.  25,  1778. 

BAKER,  PETER,  Jr.,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Crowell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  PHILEMON,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
AVade's  regt.;  enlisted  June  22,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1779,  for  service  at 
Rhode  Island  ;  reported  missing  since  Aug.  28,  1778 ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Hamant's 
co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  June  and  July,  1778,  dated  Middleton ; 
also,  Capt.  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  AVade's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March-Sept.,  1778, 
dated  Fast  Greenwich  ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

BAKER,  PHILEMON,  Charlton.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Nichols's  co.,  Col.  Ilolman's  regt.;  mustered  July  1  [year  not  given]; 
enlistment,  9  months. 


494  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BAKER,  PHILO.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Elisba  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
13  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

BAKER,  PRESERVED,  Dorchester.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abraham  Wheeler's  co.,  Col. 
Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
12  days. 

BAKER,  PRESERVED,  Dorchester  (probably).  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Holden's  co., 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Preserved  Baker,  Col.  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  12  days. 

BAKER.  PRESERVED,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Daniels's  (3d)  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury;  service,  10  days;  also,  Sergeant, 
Capt.  Benjamin  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Dyke's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel 
allowance  to  Dorchester  Heights,  dated  Nov.  28,  1776 ;  credited  with  2  days 
allowance;  also,  2d  Lieiitenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Baldwin's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas 
Dike's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  1,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777,  at 
Dorchester  Heights. 

BAKER,  PRESERVED,  Jr.,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Ben 
jamin  Gill's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  7,  1776;  discharged  March  8,  1776;  service,  2 
days,  at  the  taking  of  Dorchester  Heights ;  also,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co.,  Col. 
Gill's  regt.;  service,  12  days,  in  March,  1776;  ordered  to  guard  the  shores  at  the 
mouth  of  Milton  River;  also,  Capt.  Seth  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt. ;  ordered 
to  march  to  Moon  Island  June  12,  1776 ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service 
from  March  1  to  April  8,  1778,  1  mo.  8  days,  at  Castle  Island. 

BAKER,  PRINCE.  2d  Lieutenant.  Capt.  Hendry  Hunter's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  William 
Jones's  (3d  Lincoln  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia,  dated  Bristol,  July 
1,  1777;  commissioned  Aug.  21  (also  given  Aug.  26),  1777;  also,  Capt.  Hunter's 
co.,  Col.  Jones's  regt.;  service,  2  days,  from  Sept.  10,  1777,  defending  a  ship 
loading  with  masts  in  Sheepscot  River. 

BAKER,  REUBEN,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Crowell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  REUBEN.  Enlistment  agreement  dated  April  26,  1775,  signed  by  said  Baker 
and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve  until  Dec.  31,  1775;  Capt.  Stearns's  co.. 
Col.  Doolittle's  regt. 

BAKER,  REUBEN.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard,  May  11, 
1775,  iinder  Maj.  Loammi  Baldwin. 

BAKER,  REUBEN.  List  of  men  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book,  dated  Headquarters,. 
Ticonderoga,  Oct.  16, 1776;  charged  with  mutiny;  tried  by  general  court-martial, 
Brig.  St.  Clair,  President,  and  found  guilty ;  ordered  to  receive  twenty  lashes  on 
the  bare  back  and  pick  oakum  for  a  week. 

BAKER,  REUBEN,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Job.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service, 
-3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  reported 
enlisted  in  the  train  June  16,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  13,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  dated  Dec.  3,  1778; 
ordered  by  Council  to  do  duty  in  the  1st  co.  of  Shrewsbury. 

BAKER,  REUBEN,  Kingston.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Winship's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt.; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  1775 ;  also,  Private ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  7,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775 ;  reported  deserted. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  495 

BAKER,  REUBEN,  Adams.  Private,  Capt.  Michael  G.  Houdin's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Put 
nam's  (5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  1, 
1780;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for 
the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  mus 
ter,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BAKER,  REUBEN,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Hinman's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barns's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  marched  Oct.  15,  1781;  service,  7  days. 

BAKER,  REUBEN,  Jr.,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Crowell'sco.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  REUBEN,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Clark's  co.,  Barnstable  Co.  regt.;  service,  5 
mos.  20  days,  between  July  1  and  Dec.  31,  1775. 

BAKER,  REYNOLDS.  Private,  Capt.  "William  Douglas's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25, 1777 ;  enlisted  Dec. 
16, 1770  ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15, 1777 ;  reported  left  sick  at  Albany  Dec.  18, 
1770,  and  also  sick  at  Hancock;  also,  pay  roll  for  7  days  service  at  Bennington 
from  Aug.  14  to  Aug.  20,  1777. 

BAKER,  RICHARD,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Crowell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  RICHARD.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nickerson's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's 
regt. ;  service,  9  days,  in  Sept.,  1778 ;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  on 
an  alarm. 

BAKER,  RICHARD,  Dracut.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
J.  B.  Varnum's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Spaulding's  regt.,  dated  1777;  joined  Lieut. 
Chambers's  (also  given  Capt.  Lane's)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years 
or  during  Avar;  also,  Private,  8th  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  25, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also, 
Capt.  Jabez  Lane's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  1777-79,  dated  Camp 
at  Peekskill,  Feb.  16, 1779 ;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Hackensack,  July  7, 1779 ; 
also,  Maj.  Joseph  Thompson's  co.,  6th  regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  June-Oct.,  1779; 
reported  sick  in  hospital  at  Fishkill  from  last  of  March;  also,  Maj.  Peter  Har- 
wood's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1779;  reported 
discharged  March  25,  1780;  also,  return  for  clothing  dated  Peekskill,  Dec.  5, 
1779;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
March  25,  1780 ;  reported  discharged  March  25,  1780 

BAKER,  RICHARD,  Haverhill.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army;  age,  37  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Haverhill; 
arrived  at  Springfield  Oct.  i,  1780;  marched  to  camp  Oct.  26,  1780,  under  com 
mand  of  Lieut.  Gary;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Haverhill  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  Sept.  26, 
1780;  discharged  Feb.  9,  1781 ;  service,  -4  mos.  26  days. 

BAKER,  RICHARD,  Danvers.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ; 
enlisted  July  12, 1781 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Green's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's 
(1st)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Peekskill;  enlisted 
July  11,  1781;  enlistment,  6  months  (also  given  3  years) ;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  and  Jan.,  Feb.  and  March,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts ;  re 
ported  on  command  with  the  boats  in  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781 ;  also,  return  of  1st 
regt. ;  reported  at  New  "Windsor  hospital,  Feb.,  1783;  also,  certificate  dated  May 
13, 1783,  signed  by  Azariah  Egleston,  stating  that  said  Baker  was  discharged  from 
1st  regt.,  but  had  not  received  pay  for  his  services  for  1781  and  1782,  and  for  but 
3  mos.  in  1783. 

BAKER,  RICHARD,  Jr.,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  James  Hatch's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Pembroke  (West  Parish)  to  Scituate  and 
Marshfield ;  discharged  April  29,  1775;  service,  11  days. 


496  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAKEH,  ROBERT,  Beverly.  Private,  Lieut.  Peter  Shaw's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

BAKER,  ROBERT,  Monson  (also  given  Brimfield).  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Colton's  co., 
Col.  David  Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  July  20, 1775 ; 
service,  10  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
Colton's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  9th  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  1,  1775. 

BAKER,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Charles's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga,Feb.  24, 1777; 
enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776 ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777. 

BAKER,  ROBERT,  Monson.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5 
ft.  Gin.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer ;  residence,  Monson; 
enlisted  April  12, 1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's 
(10th)  regt.;  enlisted  April  30,  1781;  rolls  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1783;  service,  13 
mos.  20  days;  reported  transferred  to  corps  of  invalids.  June  20,  1782;  also,  re 
turn  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  during  1781-82,  reported  unfit  for  ser 
vice  ;  10th  regt. ;  age,  32  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  residence,  Monson ;  enlistment, 
3  years ;  reported  disabled. 

BAKER,  Rrrrs,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Bullock's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpen 
ter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  July  27,  1778; 
discharged  Sept.  10,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  16  days. 

BAKER,  SAM,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Burn  ham's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Hutchinson's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  William  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Crowell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL,  Oxford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Town's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury;  service,  6  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the 
army  ;  also,  Capt.  William  Campbell's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  week,  5  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL,  Old  York.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  -i,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  5  days  ; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct. 
28,  1775. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Artemus  How's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April 
25,  1775;  also,  Sergeant;  receipt  for  wages  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1776,  given  to  Capt. 
Jonathan  Houghton,  dated  Bolton;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Sergeant's  co. 
detached  from  Col.  Whitney's  and  Col.  Stearns's  regts  ;  marched  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island  May  5,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  7  days,  under  Gen.  Spencer;  roll 
sworn  to  at  Boston;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Smith's 
regt.  [year  not  given] . 

BAKKII,  SAMUEL,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Haws's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also,  Capt. 
Samuel  Cowell's  co.,  Col.  L.  Robinson's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  29,  1776;  service, 
2  mos.  -i  days ;  regiment  raised  in  York  and  Suffolk  counties.  Roll  dated 
Roxbury. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        497 

BAKER,  SAMUEL,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  David  Fairbanks's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service,  2  days;  also,  Capt.  Fair 
banks's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.;  marched  to  Iloxbury  March  4,  1776;  service, 
4  days. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  George  Rogers's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  (2d 
Cumberland  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  4  days,  in  Nov.,  1775,  at  fort  at  Falmputh. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL,  Dorchester.  Capt.  Thomas  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Knox's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Iloxbury,  Dec.  16,  177"). 

BAKEK,  SAMUEL,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Gill's  regt. ;  service,  1  day,  from  March.  8,  1776,  at  the  taking  of  Dorchester 
Heights;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  March  14  to  March  26,  1776,  12  days. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  13,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Clous- 
ton  ;  engaged  June,  1776 ;  reported  deserted. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL  (or  LEMUEL).  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  Co.,  Col.  Fphraim 
Wheelock's  regt. ;  marched  to  Warwick,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  177G ;  ser 
vice,  16  days. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL,  Lincoln.  Private,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's 
regt. ;  marched  Feb.  4,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  28  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Moses 
Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  20,  1776, 
to  March  1,  1777 ;  also,  list  of  men  enlisted  or  drafted  by  Capt.  Samuel  Farrar  of 
Col.  Brooks's  regt.,  dated  Lincoln,  Aug.  14,  1777. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Bullock's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car 
penter's  regt.;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  roll  made 
up  to  Dec.  22,  1776 ;  service,  14  days. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  McFarland's  co.,  4th  regt. ;  receipt  for  money  due  prior  to 
Jan.  1,  1776,  dated  Camp  at  Mt.  Washington;  also,  Private,  Capt.  McFarland's 
(7th)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1776, 
dated  North  Castle  ;  reported  discharged  Nov.  20,  1776. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL,  Wellfleet.  Matross,  Capt.  John  Gill's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artil 
lery)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  1  to  May  8,  1777,  3  mos.  7  days. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  George  Minott's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  25  days,  in 
Northern  department. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL,  Harwich.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Free 
man's  regt. ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Oct.  1,  1777;  ser 
vice,  31  days;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Bangs's  co.,  2d  Barnstable  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  24,  1778;  joined  Capt.  G.  AVebb's 
co.,  Col.  Shephard's  regt.;  enlistment  to  expire  1780. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Pierce's  regt.;  enlisted 
March  1,  1778;  discharged  April  3,  177H;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  at  Castle  Island. 
Roll  dated  Dorchester. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  George  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  at  Bedford,  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  Sept.  6,  1778 ;  service,  8  days. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nickerson's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt. ; 
service,  3  days,  in  Sept.,  1778  ;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  on  an  alarm. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wentworth's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  July  26,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  27  days,  at 
Cambridge. 


498  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BAKER,  SAMUKL.  Private,  Capt.  George  Webb's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (3d) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  discharged  Nov.  1, 
1778 ;  enlistment,  8  months. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lothrop's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  ser 
vice,  2  days,  guarding  men  from  the  "  Somerset,"  from  Barnstable  to  Plymouth; 
roll  dated  Barnstable,  Nov.  9,  1778. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  July  29,  1780 ;  discharged 
Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  1-4  days. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Berkshire  Oct.  13,  1780;  service,  6  days;  also,  payroll 
for  2  days  service ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Berkshire  Oct.  27,  1780. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  (1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb's  (5th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1783 ;  reported  succeeded  by  Richard  Wood. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL,  Newburyport.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  William 
Turner's  regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Aug.  9,  1781 ;  discharged 
Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  26  days  ;  enlistment,  5  months. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (llth)  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  8,  1782; 
roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1783 ;  service,  11  mos.  23  days. 

BAKER,  SAMUEL,  Jr.,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel 
Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  9  days ; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Yose's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  (36th) 
regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  encamped  at  Fort  No.  2 ;  also,  Capt. 
Vose's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  22,  1775;  also,  enlistment  agreement  dated  June, 
1776,  signed  by  said  Baker  and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  march  to  New 
York  and  to  continue  in  service  until  Dec.  1, 1776,  unless  sooner  discharged ;  also, 
return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  Ben 
jamin  Gill's  regt.,  dated  June  27,  1777;  joined  Capt.  William  Perkins's  co.,  Col. 
John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Bombardier,  Lieut.  John 
Calender's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  March  17,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Perkins's  co.,  Col. 
Crane's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1777:  reported  on  command  at 
Red  Bank  in  Oct. ;  also,  Gunner;  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1777;  reported 
preferred  Nov.  1,  1777;  also,  Bombardier,  Lieut.  Calender's  co.,  Col.  Crane's 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  Capt.  Slewman's  co., 
Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780, 
to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Jan.  11,  1781;  age, 
30  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  fair;  residence,  Dorchester;  enlisted 
March  17,  1777,  by  Capt.  Perkins;  rank,  Corporal;  joined  Capt.  John  Slueman's 
co.,  3d  Artillery  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BAKER,  SARGENT,  New  Salem.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belonging  to  Hamp 
shire  Co.;  age,  33  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occu 
pation,  blacksmith  ;  residence,  New  Salem  ;  enlisted  March  15,  1781 ;  enlistment, 
3  years ;  also,  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  list  of  men  on  a 
wage  account  from  Jan.  1,  1781,  to  Jan.  1,  1782;  also,  pay  roll  made  up  from 
Jan.  1,  1782,  to  Jan.  1,  1783;  service,  12  mos. 

BAKER,  SETH,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Crowell's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  SETH.  Captain,  llth  co.  (also  4th  co.  in  Yarmouth  militia),  1st  Barnstable  Co. 
regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia,  dated  Sandwich,  March  6,  1777;  commis 
sioned  March  19  (also  given  March  10),  1777. 


IN   THE   AVAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION  499 


BAKER,  SKTII,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  James  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ; 
marched  from  Dighton  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Oct.  2,  1777 ;  dis 
charged  Oct.  29,  1777,  by  Gen.  Spencer;  service,  29  days. 

BAKER,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Chapman's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  Sept.  G,  1778;  service, 3  days; 
also,  Capt.  John  Nickerson's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  service.  3  days,  in  Sept., 
1778;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  on  an  alarm. 

BAKER,  SETH,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Earl's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  July  29,  1778 ;  roll  made  up  to  Sept. 
10,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  13  days. 

BAKER,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.,  Gen. 
Godfrey's  brigade ;  enlisted  Oct.  23,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  12, 1778 ;  service,  1  mo. 
22  days ;  marched  to  Dorchester  Heights. 

BAKER,  SETH,  Berkley.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  f),  1780;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Berkley;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  18, 1780 ;  inarched  to  camp  July  18,  1780,  under  command  of  Joseph  Brown  ; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Pater- 
son  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Zebulon  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks' s  (7th)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  marched  July  12,  1780;  enlisted 
July  18, 1780 ;  discharged  Jan.  17, 1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months  ;  also,  1st  Corporal, 
Capt.  Henry  Brightman's  co.,  Col.  James  Dean's  regt.;  enlisted  March  8,  1781 ; 
discharged  March  14,  1781;  service,  6  days;  company  detached  from  Freetown, 
Berkley  and  Dighton,  for  the  term  of  40  days  unless  sooner  discharged. 

BAKER,  SETH.  Marine,  sloop  "Providence;"  list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in 
the  "  Loyalty  "  and  "  Wreck  "  [year  not  given]. 

BAKER,  SETH,  3d,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Crowell's  co.,  which  inarched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  SHERERIAH,  Upton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Stephen  Sadler's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to 
Roxbury ;  service,  8  days;  also,  Capt.  David  Batchelor's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
12  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  24,  1775. 

BAKER,  SHUHAEL,  Jr.,  Yarmouth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Crowell's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  Ensign,  Capt.  John 
Nickerson's  (3d  Yarmouth)  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt. ;  list 
of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  appointed  Sept.  29,  1775;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Nickerson's  (9th)  co.,  1st  Barnstable  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia; 
chosen  by  co.  April  11, 1776 ;  commissioned  April  21,  1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Nickerson's 
co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt. ;  service,  10  days,  in  Sept.,  1778;  marched  to 
Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  on  an  alarm  ;  also,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co. ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth  Sept.  13, 1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  17, 1779 ;  service,  5  days ; 
company  detached  from  militia. 

BAKER,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  April  29,  1777;  discharged  May  19,  1777;  service,  21 
days;  inarched  to  Saratoga  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

BAKER,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Gleason's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  return 
dated  North  Kingston,  June  26,  1777. 

BAKER,  SILAS.  Corporal,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Berkshire  Oct.  13,  1780;  service,  6  days. 


500  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAKER,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Willcox's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  Oct.  15  to  Oct.  17,  1780,  2  days. 

BAKER,  SILAS,  Maryborough.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  July  5, 1778 ;  Capt. 
Cranson's  co.,  Col.  Howe's  regt.;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion, 
light ;  residence,  Marlborough ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  by  Jonathan 
"Warner,  dated  Fort  Arnold,  July  3,  1778;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Amasa  Cranston's 
co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt. ;  enlisted  Nov.  3,  1779 ;  discharged  Nov.  23, 1779; 
service,  1  mo.  1  day,  at  Claverack ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7^  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  eyes,  blue;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Marlborough; 
enlisted  April  15,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BAKER,  SILAS,  Jr.,  Franklin.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 
1780;  enlisted  April  21, 1781;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  name  afterwards  found 
to  be  Isaac  Hathaway. 

BAKER,  SIM.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battelle's  co. ;  service  from  July  2  to  July  17, 
1778,  15  days,  guarding  Continental  stores  at  Watertown. 

BAKER,  SIMEON,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Marsters's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Medford;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  SIMEON*.  Private,  Capt.  James  Prentiss's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Saratoga  home ;  approved  in  Council  Jan.  28, 
1777. 

BAKER,  SIMEON,  Wellfleet.  Matross,  Capt.  John  Gill's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artil 
lery)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  1  to  May  8,  1777,  3  mos.  7  days. 

BAKER,  SIMEOX.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Thomas  Parrat's  co. ;  service  from  June  25  to  July 
1,  1777,  7  days,  at  Machias. 

BAKER,  SIMEOX.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Snow's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt. ;  marched  from  Raynham  to  Taunton  June  22,  1778 ;  service,  23  days, 
at  Providence,  R.  I.,  in  Col.  Wade's  regt.,  under  Gen.  Sullivan. 

BAKER,  SIMEOX.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Smalley's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  6  days,  in  Sept.,  1778;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth. 

BAKER,  SIMEOX.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  marched 
from  Wellfleet  on  an  alarm  Sept.  10, 1778,  by  order  of  Brig.  Jos'h  Otis ;  service,  2 
days,  at  Falmouth. 

BAKER,  SIMEOX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ; 
service,  3  mos.  3  days,  from  April  1,  1778 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Winter 
Hill,  June  1,  1778;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  July  2  to  Dec.  14,  1778,  5 
mos.  14  days,  at  Cambridge. 

BAKER,  SIMEOX  (also  given  SIMON),  Hadley.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Samuel  Cook's  (also  given  Capt.  Smith's)  co.,  4th  Hampshire 
Co.  regt.,  dated  Nov.  7,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co.,  Col.  John 
Greaton's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Watson's  co.,  Col. 
Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Williams's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col. 
Greaton's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1779 ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  1,  1780. 

BAKER,  SIMEON.  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  Pratt's  co.,  Col.  Mitchell's  (Bristol  Co.) 
regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade; 
inarched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aiig.  2,  1780;  service,  8  days. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        501 

BAKKK,  SIMEOX.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Peabody's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  (Essex  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  5,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  18  days; 
enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BAKKK,  Sxow,  Pembroke.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Elijah  Cushing's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  from  Pembroke  (West  Parish)  to  Marshtield;  ser 
vice,  2  days;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  James  Hatch's  (8th)  co.,  2d  Plymouth 
Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Aug.  25,  1778. 

BAKEK,  SOLOMOX,  Jericho  (Hancock).  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Kuggles  Woodbridge's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177.1;  enlisted  May  25, 
1775;  service,  2  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  28,  1775. 

BAKER,  SOLOMOX,  Becket  (also  given  Jericho).  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Williams's  co., 
Col.  John  Paterson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  July  18, 1775 ; 
service,  13  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775];  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Dec.  23, 
1775. 

BAKEK,  SOLOMOX.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Rowley's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  13,  1777;  service,  23  days,  at 
Stillwater. 

BAKEK,  SOLOMOX.  Private,  Capt.  William  Douglas's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777;  service, 
7  days,  at  Bennington. 

BAKEK,  SOLOMOX,  Pittsh'eld.  Private,  Capt.  William  Francis's  co.,  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde's 
regt. ;  marched  to  Fort  Edward  July  8,  1777 ;  dismissed  Aug.  26,  1777  ;  service,  7 
weeks ;  also,  list  of  men  who  went  to  Albany  July  10,  1778,  and  were  dismissed 
Dec.  1,  1778;  service,  20  weeks;  reported  drafted;  also,  list  of  men  under  Lieut. 
Joel  Stevens,  who  marched  to  New  Haven  July  20,  1779,  and  wrere  dismissed  Aug. 
25,  1779. 

BAKEK,  SOLOMOX,  Edgecomb.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  (late 
Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  16, 
1777,  to  May  31,  1779;  reported  deserted;  also  reported  as  serving  12  mos.  as 
Sergeant,  15£  mos.  as  Private ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Wigglesworth's  (4th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Valley 
Forge  ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  Green 
wich;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  also,  Colonel's 
co.,  commanded  by  Captain-Lieutenant  Christopher  Woodbridge,  Col.  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779;  reported  furloughed  April 
11,  1779,  for  4  days,  by  Maj.  Porter;  also,  list  of  deserters;  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  (13th)  regt.;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair, 
black;  birthplace,  Massachusetts  Bay;  residence,  Edgecomb;  rank,  Private; 
deserted  from  Capt.  Woodbridge's  co.  June  1,  1779. 

BAKEK,  SOLOMOX.  Private,  Capt.  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for 
2  mos.  service  at  Dorchester,  and  3  mos.  at  New  York  ;  reported  as  belonging  to 
alarm  list  [year  not  given] . 

BAKEK,  SQUIKE,  Marblehead.  Capt.  Nicholson  Broughton's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775;  also,  Private; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  16,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  21  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  20, 1775  ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  dated 
Nov.  7,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Corporal,  8th  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's 
(6th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  15  mos.  as  Private,  19  mos.  as  Corporal;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Lane's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  near 


502  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


BAKER,  SQUIRE,  continued. 

Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779;  also,  Maj.  Joseph  Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ; 
pay  abstracts  for  June-Oct.,  1779;  also,  Maj.  Peter  Harwood's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's 
regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1779 ;  also,  return  for  clothing  dated 
Peekskill,  Dec.  5,  1779;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  1,  1780;  reported  discharged  March  1,  1780. 

BAKER,  STEPHEN,  Old  York.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  co.,  Col.  James  Scam- 
mon's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  4, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
5  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge, 
Oct.  28,  1775. 

BAKER,  STEPHEN,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co. ;  marched  to  East 
Hoosac  Aug.  17,  1777,  on  an  alarm;  service,  7  days. 

BAKER,  STEPHEN,  Harwich.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Free 
man's  regt. ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Oct.  1,  1777;  ser 
vice,  31  days. 

BAKER,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  with 
Northern  army.  Roll  dated  Sudbury.  • 

BAKER,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Zadok  Buffinton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  19,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777,  at  Cambridge;  service,  3  mos. 
12  days,  at  the  Northward. 

BAKER,  STEPHEN,  Berkley.  Capt.  James  Nickols's  co.,  Col.  John  Dagget's  regt.; 
marched  Jan.  10,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  23  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment, 
3  months  from  Jan.  1,  1778. 

BAKER,  STEPHEN,  Taunton.  Seaman,  ship  "Resource,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Israel 
Thorndike  ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June  21, 1780 ;  age,  24  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Taunton. 

BAKER,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Babbit's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780; 
service,  7  days. 

BAKER,  STEPHEN,  Marlborough.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Marlborough ;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  13,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  13,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Thomas  Pritchard;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Marlborough  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  9, 
1780;  discharged  Jan.  13,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  16  days;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
William  Hull's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1780; 
enlisted  July  13,  1780 ;  reported  on  duty. 

BAKER,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Brightman's  co.,  Col.  James  Dean's  regt.; 
enlisted  March  8,  1781;  discharged  March  14,  1781;  service,  6  days;  company 
detached  from  Freetown,  Berkley  and  Dighton,  for  the  term  of  40  days  unless 
sooner  discharged. 

BAKER,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lakin's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light 
Infantry)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  20, 1779;  service,  2  mos. 
5  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BAKER,  SYLVANVS,  Yarmouth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Crowell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  Gray's  co. ; 
enlisted  July  8,  1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  28  days.  Roll 
dated  Barnstable. 


IX   TUP]   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  503 

BAKKU,  SYLVAXUS,  Hardwick.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Simeon  Samson  ;  engaged  Nov.  11,  1777;  discharged  May  20,  1778;  service,  6  mos. 
9  days;  also,  roll  for  advance  pay  dated  Boston,  Nov.  13,  1777. 

BAKER,  SYLVAXUS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nickerson's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's 
regt.;  service,  9  days,  in  Sept.,  1778;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  on 
an  alarm. 

BAKEH,  SYLVAXUS,  Jr.,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Crovvell's  co.,  which 
inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  Capt.  Joshua 
Gray's  co. ;  enlisted  July  8,  177") ;  discharged  Dec.  31,  177");  service,  5  mos.  28 
days;  roll  dated  Barnstable;  also,  Fifer,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Freeman's  regt. ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  27,  1777 ; 
service,  1  mo.  4  days. 

BAKER,  THADDEUS.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
12  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

BV.KER,  THEODORE,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Crowell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  Gray's  co. ; 
enlisted  July  10,  1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  roll  dated  Barnstable;  also, 
Capt.  John  Grannis's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1776 ;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  31,  1776 ; 
service,  14  days,  at  Tarpaulin  Cove,  Elizabeth  Islands ;  also,  Capt.  Grannis's  co., 
commanded  by  Lieut.  James  Blossom  ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  1  to  Nov. 
21,  1776,  2  mos.  21  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BAKER,  THEOPHILUS.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Gray's  co. ;  enlisted  July  15,  1775 ;  dis 
charged  Dec.  31,  1775.  Roll  dated  Barnstable. 

BAKER,  THEOPHILUS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nickerson's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's 
regt.;  service,  9  days,  in  Sept.,  1778;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  on 
an  alarm. 

BAKER,  THOMAS,  Colrain.  Private,  Capt.  Hugh  McClennen's  (McClallen's)  co.,  Col. 
Samuel  Williams's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19, 1775,  from  Colrain  and  Shelburne ;  service,  10  days ;  reported  enlisted 
into  the  army  May  1,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Robert  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doo- 
little's  (24th)  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Charlestown,  June  27,  1775; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  1, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  8  days ; 
also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  23,  1775. 

BAKER,  THOMAS,  Duxbury.  Corporal,  Capt.  Elijah  Crocker's  co.,  Brig.  Gen.  John 
Thomas's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  5  days  ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  9,  1775. 

BAKER,  THOMAS,  Groton  (also  given  Littleton).  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Farwell's  co., 
Col.  William  Prescott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  ser 
vice,  18  days ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  20, 1775  ;  service,  73  days  ;  reported  lost  articles 
in  battle  at  Charlestown,  June  17,  1775;  also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge, 
Sept.  28,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Cambridge,  Oct.  30,  1775. 

BAKER,  THOMAS,  Stoughtonham.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Bridge  Savel's  (1st)  co.,  Col. 
Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days; 
also,  Capt.  Lothrop's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury, 
Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Savell's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt.;  marched  to  Dorchester 
Heights  on  the  alarm  of  March  4,  1770 ;  service,  5  davs. 


504  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAKER,  THOMAS,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  William  Campbell's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775  ;  service, 
3  mos.  1  week,  5  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Dec. 
21,  1775. 

BAKEK,  THOMAS.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Winship's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (4th) 
regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1776,  dated  North  Castle;  also, 
receipts  for  wages  for  Oct.,  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1776;  also,  return  of  men  in  service 
Jan.,  1777,  dated  Springfield;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Hartford,  Feb.  17, 1781. 

BAKEK,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Lane's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Foster's  regt.;  enlisted 
Jan.  12,  1776 ;  roll  made  up  to  Feb.  15,  1776  ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  at  Cape  Ann ; 
also,  Capt.  Daniel  Giddings's  co.,  Col.  Foster's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  9  mos.  2  days 
service  from  Feb.  15,  1776,  at  Gloucester. 

BAKEK,  THOMAS,  Salem.  List  of  prisoners  returned  from  New  York  in  the  schooner 
"  Speedwell  "  Aug.  3,  1777. 

BAKEK,  THOMAS,  Marblehead.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  7,  1777;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

BAKER,  THOMAS.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  28  days;  marched  to  Manchester,  Vt.,  to 
join  Northern  army.  Roll  dated  Suffolk  Co. 

BAKER,  THOMAS,  Marlborough.  Capt.  Gates's  co. ;  receipt  for  mileage,  etc.,  from 
Albany  home,  dated  Marlborough,  March  14,  1777 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  William 
Morse's  co.  of  volunteers,  Col.  Jonathan  Read's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  2,  1777;  dis 
charged  Nov.  8,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days ;  marched  to  assist  Gen.  Gates. 

BAKER,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
15,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  24  days. 

BAKER,  THOMAS,  Marlborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Cole's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt.;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Oct.  17,  1778;  enlistment  to  expire 
Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  18  days. 

BAKER,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  Lyon's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Pierce's 
regt. ;  enlisted  March  27,  1778 ;  discharged  April  5,  1778 ;  service,  10  days,  at 
Castle  Island. 

BAKER,  THOMAS.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st) 
regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  April  14,  1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service,  2  mos. 
19  days,  at  Cambridge ;  enlistment,  3  months  from  April  2,  1778 ;  also,  muster 
roll  dated  Boston,  May  14,  1778. 

BAKER,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ; 
enlisted  Sept.  6,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  16,  1778;  service,  12  days.  Roll  dated 
Winter  Hill. 

BAKER,  THOMAS,  Oxford.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  13,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  22  days, 
at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  roll  dated  East  Greenwich; 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Hamant's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Middleton, 
Aug.  27,  1778 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17, 1778 ;  also,  mus 
ter  roll  for  Sept.  and  Oct.,  dated  East  Greenwich  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Nov., 
1778,  dated  Warwick. 

BAKER,  THOMAS,  Sherborn.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  1st 
or  9th  co.,  Col.  Bullard's  regt.,  dated  Feb.  17,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Nathaniel  Alex 
ander's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported 
mustered  by  Maj.  Barber;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Alexander's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles- 


IX  THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  505 

BAKF.R,  THOMAS,  continued. 

worth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge;  reported 
on  "  weeks  command ;  "  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1778, 
dated  Camp  near  White  Plains ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  Oct.,  1778 ;  also,  Maj.  John 
Porter's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.,  commanded  by  Maj.  John  Porter; 
muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779;  enlisted  April  14  [year  not  given]; 
reported  deserted. 

BAKER,  THOMAS,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Vose's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775J  ;  encamped  at  Fort  No.  2;  a/so,  Capt. 
Vose's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  22,  177") ;  also,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co.,  Maj. 
Nathaniel  Heath's  detachment  of  guards ;  enlisted  May  13, 1779 ;  discharged  Aug. 
12,  1779;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Dorchester  Heights;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  5,  1780;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence, 
Dorchester ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  8,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  9,  1780, 
under  command  of  Lieut.  Jackson  of  the  artillery;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months 
men  raised  by  the  town  of  Dorchester  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during 
1780;  marched  July  1,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1780;  service,  (5  mos.  4  days. 

BAKEK,  THOMAS.  Boy,  ship  "  Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Nevins;  engaged 
May  16, 1781 ;  discharged  June  12, 1781 ;  service,  27  days ;  roll  dated  Boston  ;  also, 
pay  abstract  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon 
Samson,  dated  May  31,  1785. 

BAKER,  THOMAS  MARSHALL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Farrar's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Nathan  Tyler's  (3d  Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm 
of  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  21,1777;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  at  Providence, 
It.  I. ;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  llobert  Taft's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  enlisted  for  the 
alarm  at  Bennington  of  Aug.  21,  1777;  also,  Captain,  10th  co.,  3d  Worcester  Co. 
regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Jan.  30,  1778;  also,  Col. 
Benjamin  Haws's  regt. ;  company  detached  for  service  in  Rhode  Island  from  last 
of  July  to  Sept.,  1778;  engaged  for  6  weeks;  roll  dated  Upton,  Aug.  26,  1779; 
also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  28,  1779,  to  Sept.  12,  1779,  1  mo.  17  days,  at 
Rhode  Island;  roll  dated  Upton  ;  also,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct. 
18, 1779  ;  discharged  Nov.  23, 1779  ;  service,  1  mo.  16  days ;  enlistment,  3  months  ; 
company  ordered  to  Claverack  on  Hudson  River;  roll  dated  Upton;  also,  Col. 
Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  July  26,  1780 ;  dis 
charged  Aug.  8,  1780  ;  service,  16  days. 

BAKER,  TIMOTHY,  Littleton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Reed's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  1  day. 

BAKER,  TIMOTHY,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Crowell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  3  days. 

BAKER,  TIMOTHY,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  David  Fairbanks's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  2  days. 

BAKER,  TIMOTHY,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  William  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

BAKER,  TIMOTHY,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  "William  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  17  days. 

BAKER,  TIMOTHY.  Capt.  James  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Easton's  regt.;  list  of  men  who  en 
listed  May  10,  1775;  marched  to  Canada  and  served  until  Dec.  30,  1775,  33  weeks 
4  days;  enlisted  for  town  of  Pittsfield ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Noble's  co.,  Col. 
Benedict  Arnold's  regt. ;  service  from  May  10  to  June  24, 1775,  6  weeks  3  days. 


506  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BAKER,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Minott's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Cambridge,  Jan.  12,  1776. 

BAKER,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  David  Fairbanks's  co..  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt. ; 
service,  2  days;  company  inarched  to  Roxbury  March  -i,  1776;  Capt.  Fairbanks 
reported  to  be  of  Dedham. 

BAKER,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Zachariah  Fitch's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  service  from  Aug.  23  to  Sept.  30,  1776,  1  mo.  9  days. 

BAKER,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robin 
son's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  23,  1776;  discharged  April  1,  1777; 
service,  3  mos.  10  days ;  marched  to  Ticonderoga ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  23, 
1777. 

BAKER,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Lieut.  James  Hubbard's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Rossiter's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1777;  discharged  July  27,  1777;  service,  9  days,  at  the 
Northward. 

BAKER,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Jewett's  co.,  Col.  Job  dialling's  (Middlesex 
Co.)  regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  July  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug. 
2,  1777;  service,  8  days. 

BAKER,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nickerson's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's 
regt.;  service,  9  days,  in  Sept.,  1778;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  on 
an  alarm. 

BAKER,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nickerson's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's 
regt. ;  service,  7  days,  in  Sept.,  1778 ;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  on 
an  alarm. 

BAKER,  TIMOTHY.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Munroe's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  2  mos. 
26  days  service  from  Jan  7  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  Capt.  Munroe's  co.,  Col. 
Sprout's  reirt. ;  receipt  for  wages,  etc.,  dated  Stow,  July  2,  1779 ;  service  in  Rhode 
Island  in  1778. 

BAKER,  TIMOTHY,  Sutton.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Burbank's  co.,  Col. 
Davis'sregt. ;  age,  16yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. ;  complexion,  light ;  occupation,  farmer ; 
residence,  Sutton;  enlisted  Feb.  14.  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BAKER,  TIMOTHY,  Jr.,  Littleton  (also  given  Shirley).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Con 
tinental  Army  from  Capt.  Aaron  Jewett's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (6th 
Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  19,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Sanmel  Darby's  (2d)  co., 
Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war ;  also,  Drummer,  2d 
co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  10, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Darby's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  return  of  men 
in  service  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  25,  1778;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bradford's 
co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  April  17,  1780. 

BAKER,  TITUS,  Ipswich.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780; 
enlisted  March  17,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BAKER,  WILLIAM,  New  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Soul's  co.,  Col.  John 
Fellows'e  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775,  from  Sandish'eld  and  New  Marlborough;  service,  17  days;  also,  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  a/so,  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  1,  1775. 

BAKER,  WILLIAM,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Rogers's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co.,  Col. 
Moses  Little's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  ser 
vice,  12  weeks  6  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  9,  1775;  age,  20  yrs.; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  21,  1775. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       507 

BAKER,  WILLIAM,  Marshfield.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Dyke's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  mileage  and  travel  allowance  to  and  from  camp,  dated  Nov.,  1776; 
service  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

BAKER,  WILLIAM,  Haverhill.  Fifer,  Capt.  McCobb's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  1,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  5  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  McFarland's 
(7th)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1776, 
dated  North  Castle;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Dec.,  1776;  also,  Fifer,  Lieut.  Col. 
Nixon's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  Jan.,  1777,  dated  Springfield. 

BAKER,  WILLIAM.  List  of  men  who  returned  equipments  used  in  1776,  dated  Chatham, 
Feb.  2,  1777. 

BAKER,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  William  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25, 1777  ;  enlisted  Dec. 
16,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777;  reported  on  command  as  a  car 
penter. 

BAKEB,  WILLIAM,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col.  Brown's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  marched  from  Stockbridge  on  the  evacuation  of  Ticonder 
oga  July  8,  1777;  discharged  July  21,  1777;  service,  14  days,  under  Maj.  Caleb 
Hyde. 

BAKER,  WILLIAM.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Francis's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  22,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  13,  1777;  service,  23  days. 

BAKER,  WILLIAM.  List  of  men  drafted  by  Capt.  Simon  Hunt  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army,  agreeable  to  directions  of  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks,  dated  Acton,  Aug.  14, 1777. 

BAKER,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Williams's  regt. ;  service 
from  Oct.  7,  1777,  to  Oct.  23,  1777,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.  Roll  dated  Rehoboth. 

BAKER,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  Berkshire  Co.  regt.,  Gen.  Fellows's 
brigade;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  service,  4  mos.,  at  Albany,  under  Gen.  Stark. 

BAKER,  WILLIAM.  Master  at  Arms,  frigate  ''Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Tucker ;  engaged  Dec.  30,  1778  [service  not  given] . 

BAKER,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Calvin  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Jacobs's  regt.;  inarched  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Oct.  27,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
5  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  detached  from  1st  and  2d  Plymouth  Co. 

regts. 

BAKER,  WILLIAM,  Haverhill.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Nathaniel  Marsh's  (1st)  co.,  Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  12,  1778;  joined 
Capt.  M.  Fairh'eld's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years, 
to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peter  Page's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(late  Wigglesworth's)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
March  5,  1777,  to  March  30,  1778;  reported  promoted  to  Ensign  March  30,  1778; 
also,  Corporal,  (late)  Capt.  Fail-field's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  return  of 
men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  McNall's 
co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Valley 
Forge;  also,  Ensign,  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  March  30,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  McNall's  co., 
Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778  ;  also,  Capt.  Page's  co.,  Col. 
Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence; 
reported  promoted  to  Ensign  April  1,  1779;  also,  Ensign,  Capt.  John  K.  Smith's 
co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Providence;  also,  Capt.  Smith's  (7th)  co.,  Maj.  John  Porter's  (13th)  regt.;  return 
of  officers ;  also,  return  for  clothing  dated  Camp  Lower  Salem,  Aug.  28,  1779. 


508  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BAKER,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the 
alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780;  service,  7  days. 

BAKER,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Willcox's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  Oct.  15  to  Oct.  17, 1780,  2  days. 

BAKER,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  Castleton  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  Oct.  14,  1780,  on 
an  alarm;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1780;  service,  5  days. 

BAKER,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Gould's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
(Essex  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  6, 1780;  discharged  Oct.  10, 1780;  service,  3  mos. 
17  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ; 
also,  pay  abstract  for  3  mos.  service  in  1780,  dated  Ipswich. 

BAKER,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  William  Foord's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  21,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days. 

BAKER,  WILLIAM,  East  Hoosac.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Enos.  Parker's  co.,  Berkshire  Co.  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined  Col. 
Warner's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BAKER,  WILLIAM,  Tyringham.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Lankton's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined  Capt.  Lee's  co., 
Col.  Hazen's  regt. 

BAKER,  WILLIAM,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  Berkshire  Co.  regt.,  Gen. 
Fellows's  brigade;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  service,  4  mos.,  at  Albany,  under  Gen. 
Stark. 

BAKER,  WINDSOR,  Scituate.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army,  dated 
Jan.,  1781;  enlisted  Dec.  18,  1779,  by  Capt.  Jacob  Wales;  joined  6th  co.,  10th 
regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war;  also, Private,  Col. Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ; 
rolls  made  up  from  Jan.  1,  1781,  to  Jan.  1,  1783,  2  years. 

BAKER,  ZACH.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Warren's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  regt.; 
marched  July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  on 
expedition  to  Penobscot.  Roll  dated  Falmouth. 

BAKER,  ZACHARIAH,  Falmouth.  Capt.  David  Bradish's  co. ;  billeting  roll  from  date 
of  enlistment,  May  16,  1775,  to  date  of  inarching  to  headquarters,  July  8,  1775, 
equivalent  to  53  days;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Bradish's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  28,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
William  Crocker's  co.,  Col.  Mitchell's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  May  31, 
1776,  to  Nov.  23,  1776,  5  mos.  23  days,  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. 

BAKER,  ZEBEDIAH.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Jeremiah  Blanchard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  12,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779;  service,  8  mos.;  enlist 
ment,  8  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Peekskill ;  also,  Capt.  David  Whittier's 
co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  July,  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton ; 
also,  Lieut.  Blanchard's  co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778, 
and  Jan.,  1779,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

BAKER,  ZEBULO.V,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Soper's  (North  Hanover)  co.,  2d 
Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  Snow's  co.,  Col. 
Hawes's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  24,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  on  a  secret  expedi 
tion.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Plvmouth. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        509 

BAKEU,  ZEPHAXIAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nickerson's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's 
regt. ;  service,  9  days,  in  Sept.,  1778 ;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  on 
an  alarm ;  also,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co. ;  inarched  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth 
Sept.  13,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  17,  1779;  service,  5  days;  company  detached 
from  militia. 

BAKER,  ZIRA,  Walpole.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Bnllard's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service,  10  days ;  also,  Capt.  John 
Gay's  co.,  Col.  Ebenexer  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  1 
day,  sworn  to  Nov.  29,  1770;  also,  Capt.  Oliver  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's 
regt. ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  discharged 
Oct.  28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days. 

BAKEWELLS,  THOMAS.  Capt.  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay 
dated  Cambridge,  June  6,  1775. 

BAKIN,  JOSIAH.  Return  for  rations  from  May  9  to  Oct.  2,  1776,  dated  Boston,  Dec.  9, 
1776. 

BAKIX,  WILLIAM,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service,  7  days. 

BAKKUS,  JAMES,  Roxbury.  Private,  Capt.  George  Gould's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley 
Sergeant's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  1,  1775;  service, 
1  mo.  3  days. 

BAKOR,  JONADAH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  29,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  23  days ;  enlist 
ment,  3  months. 

BAKOR,  SOLOMON.  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co.,  Col.  B.  R.  Woodbridge's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  13,  1775. 

BAKROVS,  PHILO.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at  New 
London,  Conn. 

BAL,  PETER.  List  of  men  who  received  bounty  from  the  town  of  Newbury  for  enlisting 
into  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 
1780. 

BALAM  ( ? ) ,  MICHAEL.  Capt.  Richardson's  co. ;  list  of  men  in  service  during  June,  1775, 
as  shown  on  an  armorer's  account. 

BALANTINE,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hicks's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.-March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  en 
listment,  during  war. 

BALAR,  AHEL.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Plimpton's  co.,  Col.  Hawes's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 
Roll  dated  Medheld. 

BALARD,  BENJAMIN.  Musician,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Nov.,  1778,  dated  North  Kingston;  enlistment  to 
expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

BALARD,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  John  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
service  from  Sept.  28,  1777,  to  Oct.  18,  1777,  28  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  North 
ern  army  at  the  reduction  of  Gen.  Burgoyne. 

BALARD,  JOSHTA.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  21,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  25,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9 
days,  at  New  London,  Conn.  Roll  dated  Belchertown. 

BALAIID,  PHILIP,  Montague.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Grover's  co.,  Col.  Williams's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  10  days. 


510  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BALCH,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Balsh,  Bolch.] 

BALCH, .     Captain,  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  returns  for  rations  dated  Oct.  19-Nov. 

23,  1776. 

BALCH,  ARCHELAUS,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Cambridge,  Sept.  6,  1775. 

BALCH,  BENJAMIN,  Danvers.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Edmund  Putnam's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days;  also,  Chaplain,  Col.  Doolittle's 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  frigate  "Boston," 
commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker;  engaged  Oct.  28,  1778  [service  not  given]. 

BALCH,  BENJAMIN,  Landsman.  Frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Tucker;  engaged  Dec.  1,  1778  [service  not  given]. 

BALCH,  CALEB,  Beverly.  2d  Lieutenant,  Lieut.  Peter  Shaw's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service,  2  days;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Robert 
Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Smith's  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commis 
sioned  March  13,  1776 ;  regiment  raised  as  a  temporary  reinforcement  to  serve 
until  April  1  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  Capt.  John  Woodbury's  (4th  Beverly)  co.,  Col. 
Henry  Herrick's  (8th  Essex  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commis 
sioned  April  2,  1776. 

BALCH,  CORNELIUS,  Topsfield.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Gould's  co.,  Col.  John  Baker's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BALCH,  DAVID,  Topsfield.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Gould's  co.,  Col.  John  Baker's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

BALCH,  DAVID.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ; 
enlisted  Nov.  12, 1777 ;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778 ;  service,  4  mos.  22  days,  at 
Charlestown  and  Cambridge;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  Winter  Hill; 
company  detached  Nov.  5,  1777,  to  guard  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army. 

BALCH,  DAVID,  3d,  Topsfield.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Gould's  co.,  Col.  John  Baker's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

BALCH,  DAVIS,  Jr.,  Topsfield.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Gould's  co.,  Col.  John  Baker's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days. 

BALCH,  FREEBORN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Dec.  19,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  Feb.  3,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15 
days,  at  Winter  Hill ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  between  Feb.  3  and  April  3,  1778, 
1  mo.  5  days,  guarding  Gen.  Burgoyne's  troops  at  Winter  Hill.  Roll  dated 
Bradford. 

BALCH,  ISRAEL.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Lieut. 
Col.  Loammi  Baldwin  July  3,  1775;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  (3d) 
co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (38th)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Sept.,  1775. 

BALCH,  ISRAEL,  Topsfield.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Gould's  co.,  Col.  John  Baker's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days ;  also,  Capt.  John 
Baker's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  7  days  ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ; 
age,  21  yrs. ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec. 
11,  1775. 

BALCH,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  20  days;  regiment  de 
tached  from  militia  of  Essex  and  Suffolk  counties  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen. 
Washington. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        511 


BALCH,  JOSEPH,  Boston.  Captain,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  list  of  offi 
cers  of  Mass,  militia  ;  commissioned  May  10,  1776 ;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from 
date  of  enlistment,  May  9,  1776,  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  2  mos.  24  days,  dated  Boston; 
also,  3d  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  Oct.  9,  1776;  also, 
pay  rolls  for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Feb.  1,  1777,  6  mos. ;  reported  as  serv 
ing  Nov.,  1776,  in  colony  service,  Dec.,  1776,  and  Jan.,  1777,  in  Continental  ser 
vice;  also,  return  of  rations  drawn  for  Capt.  Gill's  and  Capt.  Balch's  cos.  at  the 
Castle,  from  Aug.  21  to  Nov.  27, 1776;  also,  returns  of  officers  dated  Boston,  Nov. 
29,  1776;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
Boston,  April  18,  1777;  chosen  Captain  in  Col.  Crafts's  regt.;  appointment  con 
curred  in  by  Council,  April  18,  1777  ;  also,  2d  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for 
service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Nov.  30,  1777,  10  mos.;  also,  list  of  officers  commis 
sioned  [year  not  given]  ;  reported  resigned  and  place  taken  by  John  Ingersoll. 

BALCH,  ROHERT,  Topslield.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Gould's  co.,  Col.  John  Baker's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service,  5  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Robert 
Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  2  days  service,  sworn  to 
Nov.  29,  1776;  marched  to  camp  and  home  again. 

BALCH,  ROYEU  (?),  Topsrield.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Gould's  co.,  Col.  John  Baker's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also,  Capt. 
John  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  Nov.  12,  1777; 
rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  22  days,  at  Charlestown  and 
Cambridge. 

BALCH,  SAMUEL,  Plymouth.  Private,  Lient.  Stephen  Churchill's  co.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshrield ;  service, 
7  days. 

BALCH,  SAMUEL.  Private  ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Lieut. 
Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  July  3,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main 
guard  at  Prospect  Hill  under  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  July  16,  1775. 

BALCH,  SAMUEL,  Topsneld.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Gould's  co.,  Col.  John  Baker's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also,  Capt. 
John  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  en 
listed  May  23  (also  given  May  2),  1775;  service,  2  mos.  14  days;  also,  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv 
alent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  11,  1775. 

BALCH,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Gould's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  (Essex  Co.)  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  8,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  15  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BALCH,  THOMAS,  Dedham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Luke  Howell's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  29, 1779 ;  roll  made  up  to  Dec.  31, 1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  5  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BALCKOM,  DANIEL,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Knap's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Reed's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8, 1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  day. 

BALCKOM,  DAVID,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Knap's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Reed's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  day. 

BALCKOM,  ELIAS,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Knap's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Reed's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1 
day. 

BALCOM, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Balcon,  Balckom,  Balcomb, 

Balcum,  Balkcom,  Balkcum,  Balkom,  Balk\im,  Bolcam,  Bolcom,  Bolcum,  Bolc- 
kom,  Bolhom,  Bolkam,  Bolkcom,  Bolkom,  Bolkum.] 


512  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BALCOM,  ASAHEL,  Sudbury.  Corporal,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  3  days;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt. 
Asahel  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Read's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  28,  1777;  ser 
vice,  41  days,  with  Northern  army. 

BALCOM,  DAXIEL,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hunt's  (Sth)  co.,  Col.  Henry 
Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  28,  1777, 
to  May  lf>,  1779;  reported  deserted  May  15,  1779;  also,  Capt.  James  Jones's  co., 
Gen.  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  Guelph,  Pa. ;  also,  pay  rolls 
for  June,  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778, 
dated  Pawtuxet;  also,  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778;  also,  pay  rolls  for  Feb. -April, 
1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  reported  on  command  at  Newtown  in  April;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

BALCOM,  DAVID,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Morey's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177-"> ;  service,  5  days. 

BALCOM,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Trow's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  ser 
vice  between  May  14  and  July  6,  1777,  1  mo.  5  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BALCOM,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  22,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  11  days,  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BALCOM,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Trow's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780; 
service,  9  days.  Roll  dated  Norton. 

BALCOM,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Clark's  co.,  Barnstable  Co.  regt. ;  service  between 
July  1  and  Dec.  31,  1775,  5  mos.  27  days. 

BALCOM,  ELIJAH,  Douglas.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Baldwin's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  14, 1776,  to  March  1, 1777;  reported  discharged 
Jan.  27,  1777. 

BALCOM,  ELIJAH,  Uxbridge  (also  given  Mendon).  Private,  Capt.  Seagraves's  co.,  Col. 
Read's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Japheth  Daniels's 
co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  April  13, 1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1779,  dated  High 
lands  ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  pay  abstract  for  Jan.-June,  1780;  reported 
deserted;  also,  return  for  clothing  dated  Peekskill,  Dec.  1,  1780;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  29,  1781 ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft. ; 
complexion,  light  (also  given  dark);  hair,  brown;  eyes,  light  ^  residence,  Men 
don;  rank,  Private;  enlisted  Jan.  9,  1779,  by  Lieut.  Benjamin  Lynde ;  joined 
Capt.  Daniels's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  enlistment,  during 
war;  also,  Capt.  Daniels's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  return  for  wages,  etc., 
for  Jan.-Dec.,  1781 ;  reported  deserted  May  1,  1781. 

BALCOM,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Lawson  Buckminster's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Aimer  Perry's 
regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  5, 
1780 ;  service,  12  days. 

BALCOM,  JOHX,  Douglas.  Private.  Capt.  Barth'o  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Learned's  regt. ; 
return  for  billeting ;  marched  from  home  Dec.  9,  1775. 

BALCOM,  JOHX,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at  Roxbury  [probably  1776]  ;  also,  Capt.  Wheeler's 
co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Read's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  28,  1777;  service,  41  days,  with 
Northern  army. 

BALCOM,  JOSEPH.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard  May  23, 
1775,  under  Maj.  Baldwin. 


IX  THE   WAR   OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  513 

BALCOM,  JOSEPH,  Sudbury.  Corporal,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  inos. 
15  days ;  reported  as  serving  2  inos.  15  days  as  Private,  1  mo.  as  Corporal ;  pro 
moted  to  Corporal  July  3,  1775;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775;  also, 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  order  for 
advance  pay  dated  Hull,  July  15,  1776 ;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Aug.  1  to 
Dec.  1,  1776,  4  mos.  2  days;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Ezekiel  Howe's  (4th)  regt.  [year  not  given]  ; 
joined  Capt.  Holden's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Sergeant, 
Capt.  Abel  Holden's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1, 1777,  to  Nov.  12,  1777;  reported  promoted 
to  Ensign;  also,  Ensign,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Nov. 
12,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  7th  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
Nov.  and  Dec.,  1777,  dated  Albany;  also,  Capt.  Holden's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.; 
return  for  clothing  dated  Boston,  April  30,  1778;  also,  muster  roll  for  1777-78, 
dated  Camp  at  Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1779,  dated 
Highlands;  reported  sick  in  general  hospital  at  Eishkill ;  also,  letter  dated  West 
Point,  May  5,  1781,  signed  by  Lieut.  Col.  Smith,  recommending  said  Balcom  as 
Lieutenant  in  his  regt. ;  commissioned  June  15, 1781 ;  also,  Ensign,  Capt.  Holden's 
(later  Capt.  Wottles's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  return  for  wages,  etc.,  for 
Jan.-Dec.,  1781 ;  reported  served  as  Lieutenant  in  April;  also,  Lieutenant,  Lieut. 
Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  dated  April  23, 1782 ;  commissioned 
April  20,  1781. 

BALCOM,  MICAH,  Concord.  Private,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer 
Brooks's  regt.;  enlisted  March  4,  1776;  service,  6  days;  marched  to  Roxlmry 
for  defence  of  Boston. 

BALCOM,  MICAH  (also  given  MICHAEL),  Sudbury.  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Hull,  July  16,  1776;  also, 
Private;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  June  13,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  5  mos.  19  days. 

BALCOM,  MICAH.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  24  days,  with 
Northern  army.  Roll  dated  Sudbury. 

BALCOM,  MICAH,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  John  Gleason's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt. ;  return  dated  North  Kingston,  June  26,  1777. 

BALCOM,  MICAH  (also  given  MICHAEL),  Jr.,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Has 
kell's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  enlisted  July  4,  1776;  roll  made  up  to 
Nov.  1,  1776;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  1  mo. 
1  day. 

BALCOM,  PELATIAH.    Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Robinson's  regt.  [year  not 

given] . 

BALCOM,  SAMUEL,  Douglas.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Barth'o  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Learned's 
regt. ;  return  for  billeting ;  marched  from  home  Dec.  9,  1775. 

BALCOM,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Chesterfield,  March  13,  1777;  service  with 
Northern  arm}'  at  Ticonderoga;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  Harwood's  co.,  Col.  John 
Dickinson's  regt.;  enlisted  July  19,  1777;  discharged  July  31,  1777;  service, 
15  days;  marched  to  Manchester  on  an  alarm  to  join  forces  under  Col.  Warner. 
Roll  dated  Chesterfield. 

BALCOM,  SAMUEL,  Douglas.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BALCOM,  WILLIAM.  Boy,  State  ship  "Tartar,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Cathcart; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  June  4  to  Nov.  11,  1782,  5  mos.  7  days,  dated  Boston. 


514:  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BALCOMB,  ALEXANDER.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Hodges' s  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's 
regt. ;  service  from  Sept.  25  to  Oct.  31,  1777,  1  mo.  6  days;  marched  on  a  secret 
expedition;  also,  Capt.  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service  from  July  27 
to  Aug.  13,  1778,  18  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BALCOMB,  DAVID,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  White's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpen 
ter's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  18,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  8,  1778;  service,  22  days,  on 
an  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BALCOMB,  ELIAS,  Mansfield.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  White's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpen 
ter's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  18,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  8,  1778;  service,  22  days,  on 
an  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BALCOMB,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Stockwell's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  28,  1777  ;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days ;  marched  to  Ben- 
nington  to  reinforce  Gen.  Stark. 

BALCOMB,  JOSEPH.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Goodenow's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.  [year  not 
given] . 

BALCOX,  JOSEPH.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Peter  Clayes's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Calvin  Smith's  regt.;  return  for  wages,  etc.,  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1782;  reported  on 
command  in  April,  1782. 

BALCUM,  DAXIEL.  Private,  2d  co.,  7th  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  Jan.,  1783;  re 
ported  not  mustered  but  entitled  to  pay,  agreeable  to  order  of  Feb.  22,  1783. 

BALCUM,  JOSEPH,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nixon's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Pierce's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also,  Ser 
geant.  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  enlisted  June 
13,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1776 ;  service,  1  mo.  18  days. 

BALDAX,  SELAH,  Conway.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's  regt. ;  company 
return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BALDEX,  ISAAC,  Dunstable.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BALDEX,  JOSEPH,  Maiden.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Dana's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  arrived  at  camp  May  10,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  7  days. 

BALDEX,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  David  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  30,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  3  days;  company  de 
tached  to  fortify  posts  in  and  about  Boston. 

BALDEX,  SAMUEL,  Maiden.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hovey's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  24,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  7  days, on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BALDEX,  THOMAS.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt., 
Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade ;  enlisted  Oct.  5,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service, 
2  mos.  10  days ;  marched  to  Dorchester  Heights. 

BALDEX,  WILLIAM,  Westborotigh.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  from  Westborough  to  Dorchester  Heights 
[probably  in  Sept.,  1776] . 

BALDERAGE,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
1st  Holliston  co.,  dated  Feb.,  1778  ;  residence,  Boston ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Hollis- 
ton ;  joined  Capt.  Orringh  Stoddard's  co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's  regt. ;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

BALDEWIX,  EXOCH,  Newton.  Capt.  Nathan  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  William  Bond's  (late 
Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  29,  1775. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  515 


BALDIX,  DAVID,  Harvard.  Private,  Capt.  James  Myrick's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  6,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days,  at 
and  about  Boston. 

BALDIX,  ELKAXER.  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  en 
listed  July  10,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  16, 1778;  service,  5  nios.7  days.  Roll  dated 
Winter  Hill. 

BAI.DIX,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  July,  1780;  reported  joined  July  3,  1780;  credited  with  29 
days  service. 

BAI.DIX,  MICHAEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts ;  enlisted  Oct.  5,  1781 ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

BALDIX,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  Warren's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt. ;  discharged 
Nov.  3,  1776  [service  not  given]. 

BALDING,  JONATHAN,  Northh'eld.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  June  9,  1779;  Capt.  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Williams's  regt.;  age,  28  yrs.; 
stature,  f>  ft.  8  in.;  hair,  black;  residence,  Northfield;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BALDING,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Williams's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  service  from  Sept.  29,  1777,  to  Oct.  30,  1777,  at  Tiverton,  11. 1.  Roll  dated 
llehoboth. 

BALDING,  OLIVER.  Private,  Capt.  William  Foord's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  21,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days. 

BALDREE,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Cranson's  co.,  Col.  Whitcomb's  (23d)  regt.;  receipt 
for  wages  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Prospect  Hill. 

BALDRIDGK,  WILLIAM.  Seaman,  State  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F. 
Williams;  engaged  June  30,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  16,  1778;  service,  3  mos. 
16  days. 

BALDRIDGE,  WILLIAM.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777;  Capt.  Stoddard's  co.,  Gen.  Gush- 
ing's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Orringh  Stoddard's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  15,  1777,  to  Jan.  15,  1778; 
also,  Capt.  Stoddard's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1777,  dated 
Camp  near  Valley  Forge ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  reported  sick  at  Albany ;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  dated  Providence. 

BALDWELL,  SAMUEL,  Egremont.  Private,  Capt.  John  Holms's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  177"),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  1  mo.  4  days. 

BALDWEN,  SAMUEL,  Northbridge.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Richardson's  co., 
Col.  Dyke's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  Dorchester  Heights,  dated 
Nov.  28,  1776;  credited  with  2  days  allowance. 

BALDWEN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1780;  service,  6  days;  marched 
from  Windsor  to  Shaftesbury  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

BALDWIN, .    [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Baldan,  Balden,  Baldwind, 

Baldwine,  Balwin,  Bauldin,  Baulding,  Bauldwin,  Bawlden,  Bawldwin,  Bawlwin, 
Bayldind,  Boldin,  Boldwin,  Boldwind.] 

BALDWIN,  .     Captain ;    list  of  prisoners  taken  by  Lieut.  Gen.  Burgoyne,  dated 

Albany,  Oct.  24,  1777  ;  exchanged  for  British  prisoner  Capt.  Montgomery  of  the 
9th  regt. 


516  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BALDWIN,  .    Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Coe's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  (Hampshire  Co.) 

regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  21, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  23, 1777 ;  service,  33  days ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  by  order  of  Gen.  Gates  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BALDWIN,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  23,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  1  day.  Roll 
dated  North  Castle. 

BALDWIN,  AMOS.  Sergeant,  serving  as  volunteer,  Capt.  Benjamin  Barns's  co.,  Col. 
David  Moseley's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  service  between  June  12  and  17,  1782, 
4  days ;  marched  to  quell  the  mob  at  Northampton. 

BALDWIN,  ASA,  Spencer.  2d  Major,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (1st  Worcester  Co.)  regt. ; 
list  of  field  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  Feb.  2, 1776 ;  also,  pay  roll  for 
service  from  Sept.  27  to  Oct.  18,  1777,  1  mo.  8  days;  also,  pay  roll  for  5  days  ser 
vice;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army  Aug.  19,  1777;  also,  1st  Major,  1st 
Worcester  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  field  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Feb.  6, 
1778 ;  also,  resignation  dated  Spencer,  March  9,  1779 ;  accepted  in  Council,  April 
U,  1779. 

BALDWIN,  ASA,  Spencer.  Private,  Capt.  John  Cutler's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's  regt. ; 
marched  Aug.  20,  1781 ;  joined  regiment  at  West  Point  Aug.  28, 1781 ;  discharged 
Nov.  7,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  25  days. 

BALDWIN,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Pollard's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  5  days. 

BALDWIN,  BENJAMIN,  Stockbridge  (also  given  London).  Private,  Capt.  William  Good- 
rich's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response 
to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  14  days ;  also,  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  3  days. 

BALDWIN,  BENJAMIN,  Billerica.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  10  days ;  also,  Capt. 
Jonathan  Stickney's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  also,  company  return 
dated  Sept.  25,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  16,  1775. 

BALDWIN,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co.,  Col.  Hopkins's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  15,  1776 ;  discharged  Aug.  5,  1776 ;  service,  21  days,  by  order 
of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows. 

BALDWIN,  BENJAMIN,  Billerica.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co. 
for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  19,  1778 ; 
Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Spaulding's  regt. ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  resi 
dence,  Billerica. 

BALDWIN,  BENJAMIN,  Billerica.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co.,  7th  Middlesex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  16,  1778;  joined 
Capt.  Elijah  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  Private,  7th  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  April  7,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Lieut.  Osgood  Carleton's 
invalid  corps  at  Boston,  Col.  Lewis  Nicola's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Sept.  and 
Oct.,  1779;  reported  transferred  May  1,  1778;  also,  Capt.  McFarland's  invalid 
corps;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  transferred  from  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  reported  deceased. 

BALDWIN,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wood's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  regt.; 
marched  from  London  to  Stilhvater  Oct.  15,  1781,  on  an  alarm;  discharged  Oct. 
26,  1781 ;  service,  11  days. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       517 

BALDWIN*,  BENJAMIN*,  Jr.,  Billerica.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stickney's  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April 
30,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  9  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  16, 

1775. 

BALDWIN,  CYRUS.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Simpkins's  (8th  Ward)  co.,  Col.  Henry 
Bromh'eld's  (Boston)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Nov. 
25,  1776. 

BALDWIN,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Zenas  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Hopkins's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  marched  to  the  Highlands,  N.  Y.,  July  15,  1776,  on  an  alarm;  discharged 
July  31,  1776;  service,  16  days. 

BALDWIN,  DAVID,  Lancaster.  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt.;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Hull,  July  15,  1776;  also,  Private;  pay  rolls 
for  service  from  June  20,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776;  service,  5  mos.  13  days. 

BALDWIN,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  William  Greenleaf's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  3,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  7  days.  Roll 
dated  Lancaster. 

BALDWIN,  DAVID.  Quartermaster  Sergeant,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ;  engaged  Sept. 
21,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  1  day,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BALDWIN,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  David  Prouty's  co.,  Maj.  Asa  Baldwin's  divi 
sion,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  Sept.  27,  1777 ;  dis 
charged  Oct.  IS,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo. ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 
Roll  dated  Spencer. 

BALDWIN,  EBENEZER.  Capt.  Azariah  Alvord's  co.,  Col.  Badlam's  regt.;  return  for 
clothing  dated  Northfield,  April  23,  1787. 

BALDWIN,  ELEAZEK.  Private,  Capt.  John  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  regt.,  Col. 
Commandant  John  Jacobs's  brigade ;  enlisted  July  25,  1780  ;  discharged  Oct.  30, 
1780;  service,  3  mos.  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BALDWIN,  ENOCH,  Newton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Fuller's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Bond's  (late 
Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BALDWIN,  EZRA.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Coo's  co.,  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson;  enlisted  Oct.  21,  1776;  re 
turned  Nov.  17,  1776;  service,  28  days;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Northern 
army.  Roll  dated  Granville. 

BALDWIN,  EZRA.  List  of  men  drafted  to  reinforce  the  army  and  to  be  ready  at  a 
moment's  notice  until  March  1,  1777,  dated  Wilmington,  Nov.  25,  1776;  also,  list 
of  men  who  performed  two  turns  of  service  to  the  credit  of  the  town  of  Wilmington 
[year  not  given] . 

BALDWIN,  EZRA,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Barns's  co.,  Col.  David  Moseley's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  service  between  June  12  and  17,  1782,4  days;  marched 
to  quell  the  mob  at  Northampton. 

BALDWIN,  FREDERICK,  Spencer.  Private,  Capt.  Joel  Green's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  6  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  13,  1775. 

BALDWIN,  FREDERICK.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathan  Harrington's  co.,  Maj.  Reed's  de 
tachment  of  guards;  enlisted  March  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2  days,  at  Rutland. 

BALDWIN,  FREDERICK.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Grout's  co.,  Col.  Enoch  Hallet's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  11,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  19  days;  com 
pany  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 


518  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BALDWIN,  HENRY.  Enlistment  agreement  dated  April  26, 1775,  signed  by  said  Baldwin 
and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve  until  Dec.  31,  1775;  Capt.  Stearns's  co., 
Col.  Doolittle's  regt. 

BALDWIN,  HENRY,  Jr.,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Artemus 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  9  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  11  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7, 1775 ;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  13,  1775. 

BALDWIN,  ISAAC.  6th  Captain,  Col.  Sargent's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  dated  Cambridge, 
April  24,  1775. 

BALDWIN,  ISAAC,  Woburn.  Private,  7th  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  7,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  cred 
ited  to  town  of  Billerica;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  Camp  near  Peekskill ;  also,  Capt. 
Thomas  Barnes's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  June 
and  July,  1779;  reported  transferred  to  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.  July  1,  1779;  also, 
Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  Aug.-Oct.,  1779; 
also,  Lieut.  Col.  Daniel  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  Nov. 
and  Dec.,  1779,  dated  Soldier's  Fortune;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  June  7,  1780;  reported  discharged  June  7,  1780; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

BALDWIN,  JABEZ.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's 
regt.;  enlisted  March  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2  days  (probably  at  Rutland). 
Iloll  dated  Holden. 

BALDWIN,  JABEZ.  Private,  Capt.  William  Tucker's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  12, 1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  21  days,  including 
time  to  return  home. 

BALDWIN,  JABEZ.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  McNall's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Pierce's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  17,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  at  Tiverton,  It.  I.,  on  an 
alarm. 

BALDWIN,  JABEZ.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Grout's  co.,  Col.  Enoch  Hallet's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  11,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  19  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BALDWIN,  JABEZ,  Spencer.  Drummer,  Capt.  John  Cutler's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's 
regt. ;  marched  Aug.  20,  1781 ;  joined  regiment  at  West  Point  Aug.  28,  1781 ;  dis 
charged  Nov.  28,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  16  days. 

BALDWIN,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Hewit  Root's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  8,  1777;  discharged  July  21,  1777;  service,  13  days,  at  Fort 
Edward;  also,  Capt,  Ephraim  Fitch's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.;  enlisted  July  21, 
1777  ;  discharged  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  service,  25  days. 

BALDWIN,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Pollard's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  23,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  Claver- 
ack ;  enlistment,  3  months  ;  company  detached  to  join  Continental  Army.  Roll 
dated  Billerica. 

BALDWIN,  JACOB,  Dunstable.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion, 
freckled;  residence,  Dunstable;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  3,  1780;  marched  to 
camp  July  3,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Daniel  Frye  of  the  artificers;  also, 
pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Dunstable  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June  28,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  9,  1780; 
service,  5  mos.  22  days;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co.,  6th  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  9,  1780,  4  mos.  9  days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        519 

13.vi.mvix,  JACOH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  David  llosseter's  regt.,  Gen. 
John  Fellows's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1781;  service, 
1.3  days,  under  Gen.  Stark  at  Stilhvater. 

BALDWIX,  JACOB.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Barns's  co.,  Col.  David  Moseley's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  June  12  to  June  17,  1782,  6  days  ;  marched  to  quell 
the  mob  at  Northampton. 

BALDWIN,  JAMES,  Woburn.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Belknap's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  "Woburn  via  Concord  to  Cambridge ;  service,  1 
day. 

BALDWIN-,  JAMKS.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Fitch's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co. )  regt. ;  enlisted  July  8, 1777;  discharged  Aug.  14, 1777 ;  service,  37  days ;  also, 
Lieut.  Andrew  Loomiss's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.;  marched  to  Ticonderoga  May 
31,  1778,  on  an  alarm  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows;  discharged  June  3,  1778; 
service,  4  days;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  14  to  Oct.  17,  1780,  4  days; 
marched  on  an  alarm  to  Bennington ;  also,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  John  Ash 
ley,  Jr.'s  regt.;  service  from  Oct.  12  to  Oct.  23,  1781,  11  days;  marched  on  an 
alarm  to  Barnes's  Heaths  in  Stilhvater. 

BALDWIN,  JEDUTHAN,  Brookfield.  Colonel  and  Engineer  of  a  regiment  of  artificers ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
also,  return  of  officers  dated  Brookfield,  May  11,  1780  [name  cancelled  on  roll]  ; 
also,  list  of  officers  dated  Steenrapie,  N.  J.,  Sept.  18,  1780. 

BALDWIN,  JEREMIAH,  Billerica.  Capt.  Solomon  Pollard's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  dated  May  1,  1775;  also,  Private;  list  of 
men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  at  Cambridge  under  Maj.  Baldwin,  May 
15,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stickney's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt. ; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  26,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  also,  company  return 
dated  Cambridge,  Sept.  25,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  16,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Farmer's  co.,  Col.  Reed's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  29, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  8, 1777 ;  service,  41  days ;  company 
marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BALDWIN,  JOEL.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Harris's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  service  from  Oct.  26  to  Oct.  28,  1780,  3  days;  marched  on  an 
alarm  to  the  Northward  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

BALDWIN,  JOHN,  Brattleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Draper's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Wil 
liam  Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill, 
Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Pros 
pect  Hill,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

BALDWIN,  JOHN,  Weston.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Miles's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  from  Ticonderoga,  dated  Feb.  16,  1777- 

BALDWIN,  JOHN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Moore's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  April  2,  1778;  discharged  July  3,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2  days, 
at  Cambridge,  guarding  troops  of  convention;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BALDWIN,  JOHN,  Andover.  Capt.  Charles  Furbush's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt. ; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  30,  1775;  also,  Private;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  27,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  10  days;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  21, 1775; 
also,  Capt.  Stephen  Abbot's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (15th)  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  19,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles  worth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allow 
ance  from  Albany  home,  dated  March  7,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Farnum's 
co.,  Col.  Ebeuezer  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  49  days  rations  from  date  of 


520  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BALDWIN,  JOHN,  continued. 

enlistment,  Feb.  19,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington ;  also,  Capt.  Abbot's 
co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlist 
ment,  3  years ;  reported  sick  at  Andover ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  19,  1780 ;  reported  discharged. 

BALDWIN,  JOHN,  Ipswich.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ; 
enlisted  Aug.  21,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BALDWIN,  JONAS,  Townsend.  Private,  Lieut.  Daniel  Sherwin's  co.,  Col.  James  Pres- 
cott's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  Cambridge ;  discharged  April  23, 1775 ;  service,  5  days ;  also,  Capt.  James 
Hosley's  co.  of  volunteers,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777; 
discharged  Nov.  2,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days ;  company  raised  in  Townsend, 
Pepperell  and  Ashby  to  reinforce  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

BALDWIN,  Jos.  Volunteer,  ship  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Elisha  Hinman;  de 
scriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Boston,  Nov.,  1780;  age,  23  yrs. ;  com 
plexion,  light;  residence,  Massachusetts. 

BALDWIN,  JOSEPH,  Townsend.  Private,  Capt.  James  Hosley's  co.,  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  dis 
charged  April  20,  1775 ;  service,  2  days ;  reported  marched  to  Concord. 

BALDWIN,  JOSEPH,  Maiden.  Private,  Capt.  Hatch's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Bond's  (late  Gard 
ner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Maiden,  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Stephen 
Dana's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.;  arrived  in  camp  March  20,  1776;  discharged 
April  16,  1776 ;  service,  28  days,  at  the  Lines  in  Boston. 

BALDWIN,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  James  Hosley's  co.  of  volunteers,  Col.  Jonathan 
Reed's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  9,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  15 
days;  company  raised  in  Townsend,  Pepperell  and  Ashby  to  reinforce  Maj.  Gen. 
Gates. 

BALDWIN,  JOSEPH,  Jr.,  Townsend.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Hosley's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (6th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  dated 
Littleton,  May  29,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Hugh  Maxwell's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  John 
Bailey's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  year^;  also,  Private,  1st  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  26,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Maxwell's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Valley 
Forge  Jan.  24,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Bradford's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  26,  1780. 

BALDWIN,  JOSHUA,  Tewksbury.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Brown's  co.,  Col.  David 
Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days; 
also,  Captain,  East  Tewksbury  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Spaulding's  (7th  Middle 
sex  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  May  31, 1776;  also, 
petition  dated  Tewksbury,  June  16,  1780,  signed  by  said  Baldwin,  asking  the 
acceptance  of  his  resignation  as  Captain  in  Col.  Jonathan  Brown's  (7th  Middle 
sex  Co.)  regt. ;  accepted  in  Council  June  19,  1780. 

BALDWIN,  JOSIAH,  Paxton.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Moore's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doo- 
little's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  19  days. 

BALDWIN,  JOSIAH,  Westhampton.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belonging  to  Hamp 
shire  Co.;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occu 
pation,  farmer;  residence,  Westhampton;  enlisted  May  1,  1781;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

BALDWIN,  LEVI,  Spencer.  Private,  Capt.  John  Woolcott's  co.  of  rangers,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Brookfield  and  Spencer;  service,  12 
days ;  also,  Capt.  Green's  co.,  Col.  Learned's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  David  Prouty's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  (Worcester  Co.) 


IN   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION  521 

BALDWIN,  LKVI,  continued. 

regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days ; 
marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army  by  order  of  Gen.  Warner;  also,  Capt.  Josiah 
White's  co.,  Col.  Gushing' s  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  5, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777 ; 
service,  3  mos.  4  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  North 
ern  army  under  Gen.  Gates. 

BALDWIX,  LBVI,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Bliss's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  (22d) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  26, 
1775;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Ilealy's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light 
Infantry)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  22, 1779;  discharged  Nov.  22, 1779;  service,  2  mos. 
7  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BALDWIN,  LOAMMI,  Woburn.  1st  Major,  Col.  David  Green's  (2d  Middlesex  Co.) 
regt.;  service  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  30  days;  also,  list  of  officers  dated 
Cambridge,  May  11,  177");  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard;  also,  Lieutenant 
Colonel,  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's  regt.;  engaged  May  19,  177");  service,  2  mos.  13 
days;  also,  Major;  list  of  officers  dated  Cambridge,  May  23,  1775;  returned  as 
serving  on  picket  guard;  also,  lists  of  officers  dated  Cambridge,  May  18  and  31, 
177"),  returned  as  performing  fatigue  duty ;  also,  Lieutenant  Colonel ;  list  of  officers 
dated  July  2,  177"),  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard;  also,  list  of  officers  dated 
Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  July  15,  1775,  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  ;  also, 
return  for  wages  for  Aug.,  1775;  also,  petition  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  20,  1775, 
signed  by  said  Baldwin,  asking  for  commissions  for  officers  in  his  regiment ;  also, 
leave  of  absence  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  8, 1775 ;  3  days  absence  afterwards 
extended  to  G  days ;  allowed  by  Gen.  Heath  ;  also,  Col.  Gerrish's  (38th)  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  rations  from  July  1  to  Dec.  31, 1775,  dated  Chelsea ;  also,  Colonel,  26th 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  rations  from  Jan.  1  to  April  1, 1776,  dated  New  York ;  also, 
receipt  for  firearms  dated  Cambridge,  April  1,  1776;  also,  receipt  for  muskets 
dated  Peekskill,  Dec.  2,  1776 ;  also,  letter  delivered  at  Morristown  asking  an  inter 
view  with  Gen.  Lee  dated  Camp  at  Chatham,  Dec.  10,  1776;  also,  receipt  for  fire 
arms  dated  Trenton,  Jan.  1,  1777;  also,  order  for  money  taken  at  Trenton,  dated 
Chatham,  Jan.  12,  1777;  also,  return  for  mileage,  etc.,  for  the  year  1776,  dated 
Rowley;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Wenham,  Sept.  1,  1779. 

BALDWIN,  MICAH,  Billerica  (also  given  Woburn).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Conti 
nental  Army  from  Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co.,  7th  Middlesex  Co.  regt.,  dated 
Feb.  16, 1778 ;  joined  Capt.  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ; 
also,  Private,  7th  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  ((5th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  April  9,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Dan 
forth's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15, 
1777,  dated  Camp  near  Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Barnes's 
(Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  June  and  July,  1779; 
reported  transferred  to  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.  July  1, 1779;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's 
co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  Aug. -Oct.,  1779 ;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Daniel 
Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1779,  dated 
Soldier's  Fortune;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
1,  1780,  to  April  9.  1780;  reported  discharged  April  9,  1780;  also,  return  for  cloth 
ing  dated  Peekskill,  Dec.  5,  1780. 

BALDWIN,  MICAH  (also  given  MICHAKL  and  MITCHKLL).  Account  of  bounty,  dated 
Billerica,  Oct.  7,  1781,  paid  said  Baldwin  by  a  class  in  Billerica  for  enlisting  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  1  year  (also  given  3  years)  ;  enlisted  Oct.  5,  1781 ;  also,  Pri 
vate,  Capt.  John  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (-4th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for 
Oct. -Dec.,  1781,  dated  York  Huts;  also,  muster  roll  for  Felt.,  1782,  dated  West 
Point;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BALDWIN,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Ilix's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt«; 
marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  It.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service, 
16  clavs. 


522  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BALDWIN,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  (late  Capt.  Soul's)  co.,  Col.  Asa 
Whitcomb's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  NOT.  27, 1776 ;  enlisted 
Dec.  7,  1775. 

BALDWIN,  POMP.  Private,  Capt.  Tay's  co.,  Col.  Webb's  regt,;  warrant  to  pay  officers 
and  men  dated  Nov.  12,  1784. 

BALDWIN,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  with 
Gen.  Warner's  brigade  in  Northern  department ;  roll  dated  Dracut ;  also,  Lieut. 
John  Flint's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.;  enlisted  June  16,  1778;  discharged 
Feb.  11,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  9  days,  fortifying  the  passes  at  North  River;  also, 
Capt.  Asa  Lawrence's  co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  June,  July  and  Aug., 
1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Lawrence's  co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  West  Point;  also,  Lieut.  Flint's  co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  West  Point. 

BALDWIN,  SAMUEL,  Spencer.  Private,  Capt.  John  Woolcott's  co.  of  rangers,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Brookfleld  and  Spencer;  service, 
9  days;  also,  Capt.  Joel  Green's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt.;  muster, roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  14  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  13,  1775. 

BALDWIN,  SAMUEL,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co.,  Col.  L.  Robinson's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  29,  1776 ;  service,  2  mos.  4  days ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk 
and  York  counties.  Roll  dated  Roxbury. 

BALDWIN,  SAMUEL,  Maiden.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Blaney's  co. ;  service  from 
June  13  to  June  16,  1776,  3  days;  marched  to  Point  Shirley  by  order  of  Gen. 
Lincoln. 

BALDWIN,  SAMUEL.  Chaplain,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  who  served 
for  15  days  in  Dec.,  1776,  on  an  alarm  at  Bristol,  It.  I.,  dated  Scituate. 

BALDWIN,  SAMUEL,  Northbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Wood's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  10  days ;  also,  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Barth'o  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Learned's  regt. ;  return  for  billeting ;  marched 
from  home  Dec.  9,  1775;  also,  2d  Lieutenant;  list  of  officers  dated  Camp  at  Rox 
bury,  Jan.  18,  1776;  commissioned  Feb.  1,  1776;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Josiah  Wood's  (7th)  co.,  3d  Worcester  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia; 
commissioned  July  9,  1776;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Richardson's 
co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  Jonathan  Warner's  brigade;  marched 
to  camp  Aug.,  1776;  return  dated  Dorchester;  company  raised  for  defence  of 
Boston;  also,  return  dated  Dorchester,  Sept.  21,  1776;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Dike's 
regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  1,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777;  reported 
stationed  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

BALDWIN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cannon's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ; 
marched  to  Ticonderoga  May  6,  1777 ;  returned  July  14,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  10 
days.  Roll  dated  Blandford. 

BALDWIN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Coe's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3 
days;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  reinforce  Northern  army  by  order  of  Gen.  Gates. 

BALDWIN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  David  Prouty's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  28,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  8 
days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army  by  order  of  Gen.  Warner ;  roll  dated 
Spencer;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  White's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept. 
5,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  enlistment,  3  months; 
company  raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army  under  Gen.  Gates.  Roll  sworn  to  in. 
Worcester  Co. 


IN  THE  WAK  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        523 

BALDWIN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Wilson's  CO.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  21, 1779;  discharged  Nov.  23, 1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  Claver- 
ack  ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  in  New  York.  Iloll  sworn 
to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

BALDWIN,  SAMUEL,  Maiden.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hovey's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  service  at  Rhode  Island  in  Dec.,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  2.1,  1779;  service, 
29  days. 

BALDWIN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
regt. ;  service  from  Oct.  13  to  Oct.  19,  1780,  6  days ;  marched  from  Windsor  to 
Shaftesbury ;  also,  Lieut.  John  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt.;  service  from  Oct. 
20  to  Oct.  23,  1780,  3  days ;  inarched  on  an  alarm  from  Windsor  by  order  of  Gen. 
Fellows ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  20  to  Oct.  28,  1780,  3  days ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  from  Windsor  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

'BALDWIN',  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Plymouth 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  26,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  8 
days  ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BALDWIN',  SAMUEL,  Windsor.  Private,  Capt.IIezekiah  Green's  co.,  Col.  Barns's  retrt. ; 
marched  to  Saratoga  Oct.  13,  1781,  on  an  alarm;  service,  16  days. 

BALDWIN,  SIMOX,  Spencer.  Private,  Capt.  John  Woolcott's  co.  of  rangers,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177."),  from  Brookfield  and  Spencer;  service,  9 
days;  also,  Capt.  Joel  Green's  co.,  Col.  Kbenezer  Learned's  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  177-");  enlisted  April  2,"),  177");  service,  3  mos.  14  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  177")]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  13,  1775. 

BALDWIX,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co.,  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  9,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo. 
9  days ;  inarched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BALDWIN-,  STEPHEN'.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Henry's  co.  of  guards  detached  from  militia  ; 
enlisted  Jan.  7,  1779;  discharged  March  31,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  26  days,  guard 
ing  troops  of  convention  at  Rutland. 

BALDWIX,  STEPHEN'.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Barns's  co.,  Col.  David  Moseley's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  June  12  to  June  17,  1782,  6  days ;  marched 
to  quell  the  mob  at  Northampton. 

BALDWIN',  THADDEUS.  Drummer,  Capt.  Isaac  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denncy's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  15  days; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  company  detached  to  march  to  Claverack  to  join  Conti 
nental  Army. 

BALDWIN*,  THEOPIIILUS,  Great  Barrington.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  agreeable 
to  Act  of  1780 ;  Lieut.  Person's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  age,  26 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  silver 
smith;  residence,  Great  Barrington ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BALDWIN,  THOMAS,  Billerica.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  10  days. 

BALDWIN,  THOMAS,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Bliss's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's 
(22d)  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury, 
Oct.  26,  1775. 

BALDWIN,  THOMAS.  Corporal,  Capt.  Reuben  Petty's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams's 
regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  discharged  March  19,  1777;  service, 3  mos.  12  days. 


524  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BALDWIN,  WILLIAM,  Billerica.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stickney's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  (27th)  regt.,  hich  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6 
days ;  also,  Sergeant ;  receipt  for  advance  pajr  dated  Cambridge,  June  26,  1775 ; 
also,  Sergeant  Major;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  14  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775 ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  16,  1775. 

BALDWIN,  WILLIAM,  Eastham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  service  rom  Dec.  13,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BALDWIN,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Rowley's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Rob 
inson's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  9,  1777;  discharged  April  3,  1777; 
service,  2  mos.  23  days,  at  Ticonderoga ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777. 

BALDWIN,  WILLIAM.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Farmer's  co.,  Col.  Reed's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept. 
29,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1777;  service,  41  days;  company  marched  to  rein 
force  Northern  army. 

BALDWIN,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  White's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  18,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777  ;  service,  3  mos.  21  days ;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army  under  Gen.  Gates. 
Roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

BALDWIN,  WTILLIAM.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  1,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  12  days, 
with  guards  at  Boston  and  Cambridge ;  company  drafted  for  6  months. 

BALDWIN,  WILLIAM.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Shed's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Gerrish's  (1st) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  at 
Claverack. 

BALDWIN,  WILLIAM,  Pelham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  30  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Pelham;  arrived  at  Springfield 
Aug.  27, 1780  ;  marched  to  camp  Sept.  7, 1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Simonds ; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Pater- 
son  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BALDWIN,  WILLIAM.  Petition  dated  Boston,  May  30,  1782,  signed  by  David  Masury 
and  others,  asking  that  said  Baldwin  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the 
schooner  "  Heyder  Ally"  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council,  May  30,  1782,  that  a 
commission  be  issued;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  Dec.  31,  1782,  signed  by  Ben 
jamin  Carpenter  and  others,  asking  that  said  Baldwin  be  commissioned  as  com 
mander  of  the  schooner  "Thrasher"  (privateer);  ordered  in  Council,  Dec.  31, 
1782,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

BALDWIN,  ZEKUKKAKEL,  Western.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  White's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cush 
ing's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  5,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  4 
days;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army  under 
Gen.  Gates. 

BALDWIND,  JOI;L.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Harris's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  service  between  Oct.  12  and  Oct.  19,  1780,  6  days;  marched  to 
the  Northward  on  an  alarm  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

BALDWINS,  SAMUEL.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Bart'o  Wood  bury' s  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  Jan.  18,  1776;  engaged  to  serve  until  last  of  Jan., 
1776. 

BALE,  JOHN.  Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  to  be  received  in  exchange  for  British  prisoners 
sent  to  Halifax  in  cartel  "Swift,"  dated  Oct.  9,  1777;  exchanged  for  William 
Croghe,  Seaman. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        525 

BALK,  Jo's.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Grow's  co. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1775;  roll  made  up 
for  service  from  Nov.  1  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  5  days;  company  raised 
in  York. 

BALE,  JOSIAH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Edward  Grow's  co. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1775;  roll  made 
up  for  service  from  Nov.  1  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  5  days;  company 
raised  in  York. 

BALK,  THOMAS.  List  of  men  from  Rhode  Island  who  enlisted  into  Col.  Sherburne's 
regt.,  having  been  previously  paid  by  Lieut.  Alexander  for  enlisting  for  15  months 
for  State  of  Rhode  Island;  list  dated  Bristol,  July  28,  1777. 

BALE,  WILLIAM,  Belchertown.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  order  of 
court  of  June  22,  1780;  Capt.  Dwight's  co. ;  age,  35  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.; 
complexion,  dark;  residence,  Belchertown;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BALKSS,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Read's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  12,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
8  days,  at  West  Point ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army. 

BALEY,  ABIJAH,  Mansfield.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  White's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  John 
Dagget's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Roxbury ;  service,  4  days. 

BALEY,  ABIJAH.  Private,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Grover's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  (4th  Bristol 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  5,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  4  days; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
Attleborough. 

BALEY,  ALEXANDER.  Seaman,  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F. 
Williams;  engaged  Nov.  20,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  20, 1778;  service,  1  mo.  Roil 
dated  Boston. 

BALEY,  AMARIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Goodrich's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  19, 1777;  discharged  Oct.  19, 1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  day; 
marched  by  order  of  Gen.  Gates. 

BALEY,  BENJAMIN,  Mansfield.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  White's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  John 
Dagget's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Roxbury ;  service,  9  days. 

BALEY,  BENJAMIN,  Lunenburg.  Private,  Capt.  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BALEY,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Dean's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  (4th  Bristol 
Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  service, 
25  days. 

BALKY,  BENJAMIN,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co. ;  marched  to 
Pawlet  Sept.  5,  1777,  on  an  alarm;  service,  27  days. 

BALKY,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Grover's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  (4th  Bris 
tol  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  5,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  4  days ; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1, 1780.  Roll  dated  Attleborough. 

BALEY,  BENJAMIN,  Pownalborough.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year 
not  given]  ;  residence,  Pownalborough  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Newbury. 

BALEY,  BENJAMIN,  Jr.,  Bolton.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  David  Nurse's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt.,  dated  Jan.  2,  1778;  joined  Capt. 
Willington's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BALEY,  BKNONI.  List  of  men  reported  as  belonging  to  the  alarm  list  of  Capt.  Benjamin 
Muuroe's  (6th)  co.,  4th  regt.,  dated  Dec.,  1776;  age,  between  50  and  60  yrs. 


526  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BALEY,  CJESAR,  Deerfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  age,  32  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
Tin.;  complexion,  black  ;  hair,  black  ;  occupation,  farmer ;  residence,  Deerfield; 
enlisted  April  3,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BALEY,  DANIEL,  Pownalborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  Josiah  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim 
Doolittle's  (24th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Nov.  11, 
177"). 

BALEY,  DANIEL,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  arrived  at  Rhode  Island  May  17,  1777;  discharged  July  9,  1777;  service,  2 
mos.  2  days.  Roll  dated  Warwick  Neck. 

BALEY,  DAVID,  Methuen.  Private,  Capt.  John  Davis's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  5,  1775 ;  enlisted  Feb.  14,  1775. 

BALEY,  DUDLEY,  Methuen.  Private,  Capt.  John  Davis's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  5,  1775 ;  enlisted  Feb.  1-i,  1775. 

BALEY-,  EBENEZER,  Bolton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  7,  1778 ; 
Capt.  Nurse's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft. ;  complexion, 
light;  residence,  Bolton. 

BALEY,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Jacobs's  regt.;  service 
from  Oct.  31  to  Dec.  1,  1778. 

BALEY,  EBENEZEK,  Bridgewater.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  [year  not 
given]  ;  Capt.  John  Ames's  co.,  Col.  Gates's  regt.;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1, 
1779. 

BALEY,  EDWARD,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloan's  co.,  Col.  John  Pater- 
son's  (26th)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Oct.  27,  1775. 

BALEY,  EDWARD,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Durfee's  co.,  Col.  Pope's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Dec.  7,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  19,  1776;  service,  12  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BALEY,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Dickinson's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1777;  service,  8  days,  at  Bennington. 

BALEY,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  21,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
12  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.  Roll  dated  Chesterfield. 

BALEY,  ELIJAH,  Chesterfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature, 
5ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer ;  residence,  Chester 
field;  enlisted  March  15,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BALEY,  ELIPHALET,  Sherborn.  Private,  Capt.  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BALEY,  ELIPHALET.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Snow's  co.,  Col.  Hawes's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  24,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  on  a  secret  expedition.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
Plymouth. 

BALEY,  ENOCH.  Sergeant,  Ensign  Jabez  Barney's  co.,  Col.  William  S.  Smith's  regt. ; 
service  from  Oct.  31  to  Dec.  1,  1778,  1  mo.  [Name  crossed  out  on  roll.] 

BALEY,  EZEKIEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
enlisted  April  1,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  July  4,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  4  days. 

BALEY,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  15, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30, 1777 ;  service,  4  mos.,  in  Northern  department. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        527 

BALEY,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards  ;  enlisted  July  19,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service,  4  nios.  28  days. 

BALKY,  HENRY.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Montagues  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  15  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BALEY,  HUDSON,  Falmouth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Thomas's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Tupper's  regt. ;  muster  return  dated  Jan.  26,  1778;  mustered  by  Col.  Varrick. 

BALEY,  ISAAC,  Nantucket.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Barn- 
stable  Co.,  dated  May  10,  1778;  residence,  Nantucket;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Barnstable;  joined  Capt.  John  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  enlistment, 
9  months,  to  expire  Jan.,  1780. 

BALEY,  ISRAEL,  Stoughton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Francis's 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  Nov.  29,  1770. 

BALEY,  JAMES,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  20,  1775;  service,  2  mos. 
17  days. 

BALEY,  JAMES.  Capt.  John  Black's  co. ;  order  for  cartouche  box,  signed  by  CoL 
Jonathan  Brewer,  dated  Cambridge,  June  23,  1775. 

BALEY,  JAMES.  Fifer,  Capt.  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's  regt.,  Gen.  John  Fel- 
lows's  brigade;  service,  5  mos.,  at  New  York  and  White  Plains;  dismissed  Dec. 
1,  1776. 

BALEY,  JAMES,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  arrived  at  Rhode  Island  May  17,  1777;  discharged  July  9,  1777;  service,  2 
mos.  2  days.  Roll  dated  Warwick  Neck. 

BALEY,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  4  mos.,  with  Northern  army. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Andover. 

BALEY,  JAMES,  Barre.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Benjamin  Nye's  and  Capt.  William  Henry's  cos.,  7th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated 
Dec.  29,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Shattuck's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.;  enlistment,  dur 
ing  Avar. 

BALEY,  JEREMIAH.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Joseph  Whiting  of  Class  No.  1  of 
the  town  of  Franklin  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years, 
dated  Boston,  April  16,  1782. 

BALEY,  JOEL,  Hollis.  Capt.  Archelaus  Towne's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  20,  1775. 

BALEY,  JOHN,  Tewksbury.  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt. ; 
order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  6,  1775;  also,  Private;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3  rnos.  11  days. 

BALEY,  JOHN,  Maiden.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Maiden  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  Nov.  6,  1780 ;  discharged 
May  17,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  11  days. 

BALEY,  JOHN,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  (later 
Baldwin's)  38th  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  1,  1775 ;  ser 
vice,  5  weeks  2  days;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1775;  reported  trans 
ferred  to  Capt.  Mial's  co.  June,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Haffield  White's  co.,  Col.  Rufus 
Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point. 

BALEY,  JOHN,  Greenwich.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  age,  40  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
7  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Greenwich; 
enlisted  April  4,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 


528  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BALEY,  JOHN,  Greenwich.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  49  (also  given  46) 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  blue;  occupation, 
yeoman  (also  given  farmer) ;  residence,  Greenwich ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Danvers ; 
enlisted  April  3,  1781;  joined  Capt.  Watson's  co.,  3d  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Peekskill;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated 
Continental  Village;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  Highlands; 
also,  Capt.  William  Watson's  (6th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Milieu's  (3d)  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  Dec.,  1782;  also,  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's 
(3d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1783 ;  also,  3d  co.,  3d  regt. ;  reported 
discharged  Oct.  11,  1783,  for  inability. 

BALEY,  JOHN,  Woolwich.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year  not 
given]  ;  residence,  Woolwich ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Newburyport. 

BALEY,  JOHN,  Jr.,  Bridgewater.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  May  21,  1781; 
Capt.  Watson's  co.,  3d  regt. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  f>  ft.  1  in. ;  complexion,  light; 
hair,  light;  eyes,  gray;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Bridgewater ;  enlisted  Jan. 
25,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co.,  Col. 
John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Peekskill ;  reported  on  command  in  New  Jersey ; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Continental  Village;  reported  on  com 
mand  with  forage  magazines;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated 
Highlands  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  Hutts,  New  Boston  ;  also,  Capt. 
William  Watson's  (6th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Millen's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec., 
1782;  also,  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (3d)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1783;  also,  3d  co.,  3d  regt. ;  reported  discharged 
Oct.  28,  1783,  term  of  enlistment  having  expired. 

BALEY,  JONAS.  Capt.  White's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  dated  Lancaster,  March  11,  1776; 
service  from  Dec.  8,  1775,  to  Jan.  17,  1776. 

BALEY,  JONAS,  Lancaster.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  7,  1778;  Capt. 
Ager's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt.;  age,  26  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  dark; 
residence,  Lancaster. 

BALEY,  JONATHAN,  Lancaster.  Ensign,  Capt.  Daniel  Robbins's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
returned  May  1,  1775 ;  service,  14  days. 

BALEY,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Shattuck's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt. ;  pay 
roll  dated  Cambridge,  March,  1776;  service,  6  days. 

BALEY,  JONATHAN,  Townsend.  Private,  Capt.  John  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  arrived  at  Rhode  Island  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  9,  1777;  service,  2 
mos.  10  days.  Roll  dated  Warwick  Neck. 

BALEY,  JONATHAN,  Billerica.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  19,  1778; 
Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Spaulding's  regt. ;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  resi 
dence,  Billerica. 

BALEY,  JONATHAN,  Lancaster.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  7, 1778 ;  Capt. 
Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt, ;  age,  44  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft.  1  in. ;  complexion, 
dark ;  residence,  Lancaster. 

BALEY,  JOSEPH,  Roxbury.  Private, 'Capt.  Moses  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  15  days  ;  also,  Capt. 
Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  (36th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No,  2,  Cam 
bridge,  Oct.  5,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  5,  1775. 


THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  529 


BALKY,  JOSKPK,  Kinderhook.  Private,  Capt.  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  6,  177"). 

BALEY,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Knox's  (Artillery)  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  [probably  between  Jan.  and  April,  177(5]  near  Boston. 

BALKY,  JOSEPH,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Sprout's 
regt. ;  marched  to  Bristol,  11.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1770  ;  service,  9  days. 

BALKY,  JOSEPH,  Lancaster.  Capt.  John  Jones's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt.; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  1,  177");  also,  Private;  company 
return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  G,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiva 
lent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  14,  177");  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  2d  Worcester  Co.  regt., 
dated  Worcester,  Feb.  17,  1778 ;  joined  Capt.  Samuel  Foster's  co.,  Col.  John 
Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

BALEY,  JOSEPH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Newcomb's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt. ;  service  from  Sept.  28,  1777,  to  Oct.  31,  1777,  35  days ;  marched  on  a  secret 
expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BALEY,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.,  Maj.  Edward  Proctor's  detach 
ment  of  guards ;  service  between  Dec.  10, 1777,  and  March  1, 1778,  2  mos.  14  days, 
at  Dorchester. 

BALEY,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Burnam's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ; 
return  dated  April  9,  1779. 

BALEY,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  McCobb's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  10,  1781 ;  roll  made  up  to  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  5  mos.  20  days,  near  Penob- 
scot  River. 

BALEY,  JOSIAH,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Robbins's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  returned  May 
1,  1775;  service,  14  days. 

BALEY,  LEVI.  Private,  Capt.  John  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  regt. ;  com 
pany  detached  to  guard  forts  in  and  about  Boston  Sept.  25, 1778 ;  discharged  Dec. 
31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  9  days. 

BALKY,  MATTHEW.  Private,  Capt.  Ralph  Thompson's  co.,  Suffolk  Co.  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  1,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  Castle  Island, 
under  Maj.  Gen.  Hancock. 

BALEY,  MOSES,  Wenham.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's 
regt.;  enlisted  April  25,  1777;  service.  2  mos.  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll 
dated  Warren. 

BALEY,  NATHAN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Archibald  McAllister's  co.,  Col.  William  Jones's 
regt.;  service,  2  days,  in  retaking  mast-ship  "  Gruell  "  and  guarding  same;  roll 
dated  New  Castle,  Sept.  15,  1777- 

BALKY,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Eaton's  co..  Col.  Johnson's  regt.;  service  from  Aug. 
15  to  Oct.  15,  1777,  2  mos. 

BALKY,  NATHAN,  Tewksbury.  List  of  men  drafted  from  the  militia  to  march  to  Horse 
Neck  under  Col.  Brooks  [year  not  given]  ;  drafted  to  serve  in  Capt.  Kidder's  co. ; 
reported  failed  to  join  regiment. 

BALEY,  NATHANIEL.  Quarter  Gunner,  Capt.  William  Ellery's  (1st)  co. ;  enlisted  June 
22,  1770;  rolls  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1770;  service,  0  mos.  10  days,  at  Gloucester. 

BALEY,  NOAH,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Kidder's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
company  return  [year  not  given]  ;  stationed  at  White  Plains. 


530  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BALEY,  ROBERT,  New  Gloucester.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Phinney's  regt. ; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  May  15,  1775. 

BALEY,  ROLAND.  Private,  Capt.  SethPratt's  co.,  Col.  James  Williams's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  10, 1780;  service,  8  days,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an 
alarm. 

BALEY,  SAMUEL,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co.,  Col.  William  Heath's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days. 

BALEY,  SAMUEL,  Lancaster.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Robbins's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
returned  May  1,  1775;  service,  14  days. 

BALEY,  SAMUEL,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  11  days. 

BALEY,  SAMUEL,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  (West  Needham)  co.,  Col. 
William  Mclntosh's  regt. ;  service,  4  days,  in  March,  1776,  in  taking  and  fortify 
ing  Dorchester  Heights. 

BALEY,  SAMUEL.  Drummer,  Lieut.  John  Dean's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  (4th  Bristol 
Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 1776 ;  service,  20  days. 

BALEY,  SAMUEL,  Stoughton.  Matross,  Capt.  John  Gill's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artil 
lery)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  1  to  May  8,  1777,  3  mos.  7  days. 

BALEY,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  marched 
April  17, 1777 ;  service,  25  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  dated  Dorches 
ter;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  ser 
vice,  2  mos.  9  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army ;  reported  deserted  Oct. 
23, 1777. 

BALEY,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Trow's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.;  enlisted 
Jan.  12,  1778;  discharged  March  31,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  20  days,  under  Maj. 
Gen.  Spencer  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  drafted  for  3  months. 

BALEY,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  H odges's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service  from 
July  27  to  Aug.  13,  1778,  18  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BALEY,  SAMUEL,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
John  Ford's  (14th)  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb. 
16,1778;  enlisted  for  town  of  Pembroke;  joined  Capt.  Benjamin  Burton's  co., 
Col.  Henry  Sherborn's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

BALEY,  SAMUEL.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Middlesex  Co. 
[year  not  given]  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Lincoln. 

BALEY,  SETH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Ames's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt. ;  marched 
to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  9,  1776 ;  service,  15  days. 

BALEY*,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Pratt' s  co.,  Col.  James  Williams's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  10,  1780;  service,  8  days,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an 
alarm. 

BALEY,  SHUBAEL,  Leominster.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  20,  1778 ; 
Capt.  Joslin's  co.,  Col.  Stearns's  regt.;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  com 
plexion,  dark;  residence,  Leominster. 

BALEY,  SHUBAEL.  Private.  Lieut.  James  Tisdale's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1778,  dated  White  Plains;  enlisted  Jan.  16,  1778;  enlist 
ment,  9  months. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        531 

BALEY,  SHUKAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Rufus  Lincoln's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781 ;  enlisted  Jan.  15,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3 
years ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  sworn  to  at  West  Point. 

BALKY,  SILAS,  Bolton.  Major,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  service,  15  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island  ;  marched  by  order  of  Council  of  July  21,  1777 ;  also,  pay 
roll  for  7  days  service  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  by  order  of  Commandant  of 
Worcester  Co.  brigade,  dated  Aug.  19,  1777;  roll  dated  Harvard,  Feb.  24,  1778. 

BALEY,  STEPHEN,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Edgell's  co.,  Col.  John 
Jacobs's  regt.;  enlisted  June  26,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  10  days;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Jan.-Aug.,  1778,  dated  Freetown;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Jan.-Oct.,  1778,  dated  Freetown. 

BALEY,  STEPHEN,  Fitchburg.  Private,  Capt.  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BALEY,  THOMAS,  Haverhill  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Eaton's  co.,  Col.  John 
son's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5£  days. 

BALEY,  TIMOTHY.  Capt.  Joseph  Stebbins's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

BALEY,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hooper's  co. ;  enlisted  April  13,  1776; 
roll  made  up  to  Nov.  24,  1776;  service,  7  mos.  12  days,  at  Falmouth. 

BALEY,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  July  19,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778 ;  service,  4  mos.  28  days. 

BALEY,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Lieut.  Joseph  McLellan's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt.; 
enlisted  Dec.  6,  1780 ;  discharged  Jan.  15, 1781 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  at  the  East 
ward  ;  company  detached  by  order  of  Gen.  Wadsworth  to  serve  out  balance  of  8 
months  term. 

BALEYS,  LONDON,  Dighton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Bristol  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  19,  1778;  Col. 
Pope's  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  black ;  residence, 
Dighton. 

BALIES,  ROBERT,  Northborough.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Brigham's 
co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt.;  age,  35  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
occupation,  cordwainer;  residence,  Northborough;  enlisted  May  5,  1781;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

BALIS,  EDWARD,  East  Hoosac.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co.,  Berkshire  Co.  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined  Capt.  War 
ren's  co.,  Col.  Bayley's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BALIS,  LONDON.  Capt.  Bates's  co.,  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  list  of  men  court-mar 
tialed;  tried  Feb.  24,  1782,  by  regimental  court-martial,  Capt.  Mills,  President; 
charged  with  killing  a  hog  for  an  inhabitant;  sentence,  100  lashes;  pardoned; 
also,  Capt.  King's  (also  given  Capt.  Hastings's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
list  of  men  discharged;  discharged  June  10,  1783,  by  Gen.  Washington,  term  of 
enlistment  having  expired ;  reported  servant  to  an  officer. 

BALKCOM,  BEXALEEL,  Douglas.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Carriel's  co.,  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Hull,  Sept.  23, 
1776;  also,  pay  roll  for  1  mo.  4  days  service  in  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1776. 

BALKCOM,  DAVID,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Wade's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  21,  1778;  discharged  July  13,  1778;  service,  22  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  reported  21  days  levies. 


532  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 


BALKCOM,  DAVID,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged  July  30,  1780;  service,  6 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BALKCOM,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt.; 
inarched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  Aug.  4,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780; 
service,  7  days. 

BALKCOM,  ELIJAH.  Drummer,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt.; 
inarched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780; 
service,  10  days. 

BALKCOM,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt.; 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  Aug.  4,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780; 
service,  7  days. 

BALKCOM,  SAMUEL,  Plantation  No.  5.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  John 
Patterson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10, 177") ;  service, 
2  mos.  27  days. 

BALKCOM,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt. ; 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  Aug.  4,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8, 1780; 
service,  7  days. 

BALKCUM,  BEZALEEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Carrier s  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  1  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  3  mos.  Roll  dated  Hull. 

BALKNAP,  ABEL,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Newhall's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  5,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  3  days. 

BALKXAV,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779:  service,  1  mo. 
9  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.  Roll  dated  Monson. 

BALKOM,  MICAH,  Sudbury.  Capt.  Benjamin  Munroe's  co. ;  list  of  men  dated  Jan.  21, 
1778;  reported  deserted. 

BALKUM,  ELIJAH,  Uxbridge.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Samuel  Read's  co.,  dated  March  G,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Daniels's  co.,  Col. 
Nixon's  regt. ;  enlistment  to  expire  1780. 

BALL, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bal,  Baul,  Bawl,  Boll,  Bull.] 

BALL,  AAKON.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Lord's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  1,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  20,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  27  days,  at  the  taking  of 
Gen.  Burgoyne ;  reported  marched  from  Tarrytown  to  Athol  homeward. 

BALL,  AAKOX.  Private,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (2d)  regt., 
Gen.  Fellows's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  24,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  8  days,  at  Claverack.  Roll  dated  Petersham. 

BALL,  ABIJAH,  Taunton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  service,  1  mo.  23  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Provi 
dence,  R.  I. ;  roll  made  up  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  April,  1777. 

BALL,  ABIJAH,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Randall's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar 
shall's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  June  18, 1776  ; 
also,  pay  rolls  for  Juue-Nov.,  1776;  C//.SY;,  Capt.  Ichabod  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  John 
Hathaway's  regt.;  service,  20  days,  in  April,  1777;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I., 
by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Bristol  Co.  by 
James  Leonard,  Muster  Master,  dated  Sept.  16,  1777;  Capt.  James  Cooper's  co., 
Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  reported  drafted  for  8  months  Sept.  5,  1777 ;  also,  Capt. 
Josiah  King's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  25,  1778;  discharged 
Sept.  1.  1778;  service,  8  davs,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 


IX   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  533 


BALL,  AHIJAH.  Capt.  Nehemiah  Pratt's  co.,  Col.  Mitchell's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.,  com 
manded  by  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  marched  to 
Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  service,  8  days. 

BALL,  ARXEK,  Fitzwilliam.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Capron's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  l)oo- 
little's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177-");  enlisted  May  10,  177.1;  service, 
21  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  177")]. 

BALL,  AHXKU.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Andrews's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  (Middle 
sex  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
7  days. 

BALL,  AKKAHAM,  Templeton.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knolton's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Spar- 
hawk's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  10  days. 

BALL,  AHRAHAM,  Upton.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Sadler's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt., 
which  marched  April  20,  177"),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Rox- 
bury ;  service,  8  days. 

BALL,  AIUIAHAM,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Wheelock's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  15  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BALL,  ADONIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  John  Hand's  (Worces 
ter  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
11  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  also,  order  for  wages,  etc.,  dated  Athol. 

BALL,  BKXJAMIX,  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  27,  1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  24  days  ;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775;  reported  deceased. 

BALL,  BKXJAMIX,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.,  Maj.  Gen. 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Wheelock's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  15  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BALL,  BKXJAMIX.    List  of  men  in  service  at  Ticonderoga,  in  177(5. 

BALL,  BKXJAMIX.  Corporal,  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  22,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  17  days;  com 
pany  raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BALL,  BKXJAMIX*,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Varnam's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  1,  1780; 
reported  discharged. 

BALL,  BKXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  regt.,  Col. 
Commandant  John  Jacobs's  brigade;  enlisted  July  25,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30, 
1780;  service,  3  mos.  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BALL,  BKXJAMIX,  Townsend.  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Hosley's  co.,  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service, 
9  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  27,  1775;  alsot  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Henry  Farwell's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  98  days;  also,  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  list  of  officers ;  commissioned  June  25,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Hugh 
Maxwell's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Feb.  23,  1778;  reported  resigned  Feb.  23,  1778; 
also,  return  dated  Camp  near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778. 

BALL,  BKXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Bowker's  co.,  Col.  Webb's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  18,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  22  days;  enlistment,  3 
months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 


534  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


BALL,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.  [year 
not  given] . 

BALL,  BEXJAMIX  GOTT,  Chesterfield  (also  given  Brookfield).  Private,  Capt.  Robert 
Webster's  co.,  Gen.  Pomroy's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  6  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army ; 
also,  Capt.  Robert  Webster's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775 ;  enlisted  April  27, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  12  days ;  also,  company  return  dated 
Dorchester,  Oct.  8,  1775;  reported  went  to  Quebec  Sept.  9,  1775;  also,  return  of 
men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Newell's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  James 
Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  21,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Reuben 
Slayton's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Field's  co.,  Col.  Sheppard's  (4th)  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving 
20  mos.  19  days  as  Corporal,  14  mos.  11  days  as  Sergeant;  also,  Capt.  Slayton's 
co.,  Col.  Shepard's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  return  dated  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  30,  1778; 
also,  muster  roll  for  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  also,  Ser 
geant;  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  receipt  for 
wages  dated  Brookfield,  April  14,  1779;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  reported  on  command 
at  Boston  Neck;  also,  receipt  for  wages  dated  Brookfield,  June  13,  1779;  also, 
Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Sheppard's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  return  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  28,  1780 ; 
also,  return  for  gratuity  dated  Highlands,  Feb.  24, 1780 ;  also,  Capt.  James  Cooper's 
co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point ;  reported 
on  command  with  infantry  ;  also,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Drew's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ; 
muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh ;  reported  on  command 
with  infantry ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  with  light 
infantry;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Continental  Village;  reported 
on  command  with  infantry;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts;  reported  on  furlough 
in  Dec.,  1781. 

BALL,  Bosxox,  Concord.  List  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  9,  1779,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent,  Nov.  24, 1779. 

BALL,  BRIGGS,  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  Lawson  Buckminster's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Sam 
uel  Peirce's  regt.;  enlisted  May  17,  1779;  discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
18  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Tiverton,  R,  I.;  also,  Capt. 
Thomas  Hovey's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  12,  1779;  dis 
charged  Dec.  22,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BALL,  BRIGGS.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
engaged  March  6,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  11  days. 

BALL,  CHARLES.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co. ;  enlisted  April  26,  1780;  dis 
charged  Dec.  27,  1780;  service,  8  inos.,  with  guards  at  Springfield;  enlistment,  8 
months. 

BALL,  DAXIEL.  Enlistment  agreement  dated  April  26,  1775,  signed  by  said  Ball  and 
others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve  until  Dec.  31,  1775;  joined  Capt.  Stearns's 
co.,  Col.  Doolittle's  regt. 

BALL,  DAXIEL,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Andrews's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Shrewsbury  (2d  Parish)  to  Cambridge ;  service, 
9  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Jona 
than  Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  13, 1775. 


IX  THE  WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  535 

BALL,  DANIEL,  Williamsburg  (also  given  Spencer).  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Thayer's  co., 
which  marched  April  21,  177"),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service, 
1  mo.  3£  days;  also,  Capt.  Joel  Green's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt.;  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  15,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  22  days;  also, 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775];  reported  went  to  Canada;  also,  Capt. 
Jonathan  Carrier s  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated 
Point  Shirley,  June  13,  1776;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  May  17,  1776,  to 
Nov.  1,  1776,  5  mos.  15  days,  dated  Hull;  also,  pay  roll  for  1  mo.  4  days  service 
in  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1776. 

BALL,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Ingoldsby's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Sept.  12,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  28  days. 

BALL,  DANIEL,  Spencer.  Private,  Capt.  David  Prouty's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's 
(Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  28,  1777;  service, 
1  mo.  8  days ;  company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army  by  order  of  Gen. 
Warner;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co.  for  the  term  of 
9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  7  (also  given  June  19), 
1778;  Capt.  Prouty's  co.,  Col.  Denny's  regt.;  age,  29  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.; 
complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Spencer ;  reported  mustered  May  9, 1778,  by  Thomas 
Newhall,  Muster  Master. 

BALL,  DANIEL,  Stockbridge  (also  given  West  Stockbridge) .  Return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Increase  Hewins's  co. ;  joined  Capt.  John 
Chadwick's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  reported 
mustered  by  Trueman  Wheeler,  Muster  Master,  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June 
1,  1778;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Means's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  10,  1777,  to  July  1,  1778 ;  reported 
deserted  July  1,  1778;  also,  muster  return  dated  Jan.  22,  1778;  reported  on  com 
mand  at  Albany. 

BALL,  DAMREL,  Spencer.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Bemiss's  co.,  Col. 
Washburn's  regt.;  age,  16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupa 
tion,  farmer;  residence,  Spencer;  enlisted  Jan.  12,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BALL,  EBENEZER,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Joel  Green's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  3, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days ; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  13,  1775. 

BALL,  EBENEZER,  Hollis.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dow's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  14 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  20,  1775. 

BALL,  EBENEZER,  Townsend.  Private,  Capt.  James  Hosley's  co.,  Col.  William  Pres 
cott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  dis 
charged  May  7,  1775;  service,  21  days;  also,  Capt.  Henry  Haskell's  co.,  Col. 
Prescott's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Jan. 
13,  1776. 

BALL,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Shattuck's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt.;  pay 
roll  dated  Cambridge,  March,  1776;  service,  6  days. 

BALL,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lakin's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  North  Kingston,  Dec.  18,  1777;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1777;  enlist 
ment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1778 ;  returned  by  Andrew^  Brown,  Deputy  Muster  Master; 
also,  pay  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Groton. 

BALL,  EBENEZER,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Fish's  co.,  Col.  William  Shep- 
ard's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  Eel).  1,  1779 ; 
reported  died  March  28,  1777. 


MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BALL,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Longley's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  26,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  company 
detached  to  fortify  posts  in  and  about  Boston. 

BALL,  EBENEZER,  Jr.,  Townsend.  Private,  Capt.  James  Hosley's  co.,  Col.  William 
Prescott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge  and 
Lexington ;  discharged  April  20,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

BALL,  ELEAZER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  4  days,  on  expe 
dition  to  Bennington  under  command  of  Col.  Job  Gushing. 

BALL,  ELEAZER.  Private,  Capt.  William  Marean's  co.,  Col.  Stearns's  (also  given  Col. 
Jonathan  Heed's)  1st  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  March  27,  1778;  discharged  July 
29,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  6  days,  at  Cambridge,  guarding  troops  of  convention; 
enlistment,  3  months  from  April  2,  1778. 

BALL,  ELEAZER,  Rutland.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Walker's  co.,  Col. 
Grout's  regt.;  age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence, 
Rutland;  marched  July  21,  1779;  enlistment,  9  months;  reported  mustered  by 
Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master,  July  12,  1779;  delivered  to  Ensign  J.  Hubble; 
also,  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  enlisted  July  23, 
1779;  discharged  April  23,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  com 
manded  by  Lieut.  Benjamin  Heywood,  6th  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  July,  Aug. 
and  Sept.,  1779;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Matthew  Chambers, 
6th  regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1779;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  com 
manded  by  Capt.-Lieut.  Peter  Clayes;  pay  abstract  for  Jan.-June,  1780 ;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6 
months  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  20  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.; 
complexion,  freckled;  residence,  Rutland;  arrived  at  Springh'eld  July  7,  1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  7,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix;  also,  list  of  men 
raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having 
passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for 
6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Rutland  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army 
during  1780 ;  marched  July  5,  1780 ;  discharged  Jan.  6,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos. 
9  days. 

BALL,  ELI,  Brookfield  (also  given  Medway).  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated 
Feb.  20,  1782;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5£  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark; 
occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Brookfield;  enlisted  June  8,  1782;  joined  Capt. 
William  Mills's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BALL,  ELIJAH,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  John  Whet- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  9£  days. 

BALL,  ELIJAH.  1st  Lieutenant,  5th  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  (2d  Worcester  Co.)  regt. ; 
list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  June  17,  1779. 

BALL,  ELIJAH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Greenleaf's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  3,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  7  days.  Roll 
dated  Lancaster. 

BALL,  EUSEBIUS.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12 
days,  at  New  London,  Conn.;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon's  co.,  Col.  Seth 
Murray's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
5  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ; 
also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Strong's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  10,  1781 ;  marched  to  Albany  Aug.  17,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1781 ;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  10  days,  at  Saratoga. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        537 


BAM,,  GIDKOX,  Granville.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Keep's  co.,  Col.  William  Sheppard's 
(3d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Keep's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  John  Wright, 
Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July  and  Aug.,  1778  ;  also,  Corporal ;  mus 
ter  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  enlistment,  3  years;  also, 
Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  reported  transferred  to  light  infantry  ; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  reported  on  command  at  North  King 
ston ;  also,  Capt.  George  Webb's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  1,  1780; 
also,  return  taken  to  Dec.  31,  1780,  dated  West  Point;  reported  discharged  March 
1,  1780. 

BALL,  ISAAC.  Sergeant;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard  under  Maj. 
Baldwin,  May  23,  1775. 

BALL,  ISAAC,  Athol.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Dexter's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Dexter's  co., 
Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted  April  24,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  14  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BALL,  ISAAC,  Southborough.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Fay's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19, 1775  ;  service,  5  days  ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  ;  also,  Ser 
geant,  Capt.  Fay's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ; 
enlisted  April  24,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  15  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Dor 
chester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Asa  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cnsh- 
ing's  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  10 
days ;  marched  to  Manchester  and  Bennington  on  an  alarm  ;  roll  dated  Shrews 
bury ;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Ingoldsby's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  1,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  29  days,  at  the  North 
ward  ;  also,  pay  abstract  dated  Scarsdeal,  Nov.  30,  1777. 

BALL,  ISAAC,  Stockbridge.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Aaron  Rowley's  co.,  Maj.  Rossiter's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Feb.  23,  1777;  discharged  April  7,  1777;  service,  1  mo. 
13  days,  at  Ticonderoga;  also,  Capt.  Job  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col.  Brown's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  8, 1777 ;  discharged  July  26, 1777 ;  service,  19  days ; 
marched  under  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde  on  the  evacuation  of  Ticonderoga;  also,  Capt. 
Ezra  Whittelsey's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Rossiter's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  service 
from  Aug.  13  to  Aug.  18,  1777,  5  days;  marched  to  Bennington  ;  also,  2d  Lieuten 
ant,  Capt.  Isaac  Marsh's  (1st  Stockbridge)  co.,  Col.  Rosseter's  (3d  Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  April  23,  1778 ;  also,  Capt. 
John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  18, 1780; 
discharged  Oct.  23,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  10  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  com 
pany  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BALL,  ISKAKL.  Capt.  Dexter's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay 
dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  20,  1775. 

BALL,  ISKAEL,  Spencer.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Dyke's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  Dorchester  Heights  dated  Nov.  28, 
1776;  credited  with  3  days  allowance. 

BALL,  JAHKZ.  Ensign,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  Providence. 

BALL,  JACOK.  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  gun  and 
blanket  money  allowed  by  resolve  of  Nov.,  1776. 

BALL,  JAMES,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Grossman's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Leon 
ard's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  Roxbury  ;  service,  7  days. 


538  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

BALL,  JAMES,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  11  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Wood's  co., 
Col.  Ward's  regt.;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  13,  1775;  also, 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  30,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  9  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Jan.  5,  1776. 

BALL,  JAMES,  Lanesborough.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Newell's  (2d)  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined  Capt.  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Living 
stone's  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  reported  enlisted  into  New  York  troops. 

BALL,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Randell's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Jan.  7, 1778 ;  discharged  April  1, 1778  ;  service,  2  mos.  26  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

BALL,  JAMES.  Matross,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  7,  1778 ;  roll  made  up  to  Sept.  22,  1778,  excluding  the  month  of 
August;  service,  3  mos.  15  days,  at  Dartmouth. 

BALL,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  13,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  23,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  12  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

BALL,  JAMES.    List  of  men  returned  by  Capt.  Cranston  [year  not  given] . 

BALL,  JEHEMIAH,  Jr.,  Townsend.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  James  Hosley's  (2d  Townsend) 
10th  co.,  6th  Middlesex  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned 
April  24,  1776;  also,  Capt.  John  Nutting's  co.,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's  regt., 
Gen.  Lovel's  brigade;  enlisted  July  30,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service, 
1  mo.  17  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BALL,  JOHN,  Spencer.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Warner's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  13  days. 

BALL,  JOHN,  Stockbridge.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Goodrich's  co.,  Col.  John  Pater- 
son's  regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  from  Stockbridge  and  Glass  Works  to  Cambridge ;  service,  13  days. 

BALL,  JOHN,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Miles's  co.,  Col.  John  Whitcomb's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  11£ 
days. 

BALL,  JOHN,  Northborough.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Wood's  co.,  Gen.  Ward's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  10  days;  also,  Lieut.  Seth 
Rice's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  25, 
1777,  at  Hadley;  service,  7  days;  company  called  out  on  an  alarm  to  reinforce 
Northern  army. 

BALL,  JOHX,  Westborough.  4th  Sergeant,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.,  Maj.  Gen. 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12<£  days; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  30,  1775. 

BALL,  JOHN,  Marblehead.  Capt.  John  Merrett's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt.; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775;  also,  Private;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  16,  1775;  service,  2|  mos.;  also,  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  29,  1775. 

BALL,  JOHN.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  April  26, 1777  ;  discharged  May  20, 1777 ;  service,  25  days ;  ordered 
to  Saratoga  by  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE    REVOLUTION.  539 

BALI.,  JOHN.  List  of  men  from  Rhode  Island  who  enlisted  into  Col.  Sherlmrne's  regt., 
having  been  previously  paid  by  Lieut.  Alexander  for  enlisting  for  15  months  for 
State  of  Rhode  Island ;  list  dated  Bristol,  July  28,  1777. 

BALL,  JOHN.  Sailor,  schooner  "  Marblehead,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Dugard; 
portage  bill  for  voyage  from  Boston  to  Bilboa  ;  engaged  Jan.  22,  1777 ;  discharged 
May  18,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days ;  roll  made  up  for  advance  pay,  1  mo. 

BALL,  JOHN.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  returned  in  the  cartel  "Swift"  from  Halifax 
to  Boston,  Nov.  9,  1777. 

BALL,  JOHN,  Pownalborough  (also  given  Woolwich).  Capt.  Samuel  McCobb's  co.,  Col. 
Nixon's  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  2(5,  177");  also, 
Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  20,  177");  service,  2  mos.  5 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  7,  177");  also,  Capt.  Amos 
Wheeler's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ;  receipts  for  wages  for  Sept. -Dec., 
1776 ;  also,  return  dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  9,  1776. 

BALL,  JOHN,  Boston.  Sergeant,  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.;  enlisted  Feb.  20,  1778; 
enlistment,  during  war;  reported  deserted  June  10,  1778. 

BALL,  JOHN,  Grafton.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Job  Gushing' s  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  12,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  28  days,  at  the 
Westward;  also,  receipt  for  wages  dated  Westborough,  July  21,  1778. 

BALL,  JOHN,  Ballstown.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's 
(8th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  2,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  24  mos.  29  days  as  Corporal,  9  mos.  as  Ser 
geant;  also,  Capt.  John  Bayley's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  service  from  March  2 
to  May  26,  1777,  3  mos.  2  days;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  1, 
1780;  reported  deserted  April  1,  1780;  also,  list  of  deserters  dated  Jan.  25,  1781 ; 
age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation, 
farmer;  residence,  Ballstown,  Lincoln  Co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1780,  at  West  Point; 
enlistment,  during  war;  deserted  April  1,  1780. 

BALL,  JOHN,  Westminster  (also  given  Templeton).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Conti 
nental  Army  from  Capt.  Josiah  Wilder's  (also  given  Capt.  William  Edgell's  and 
Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's)  co.,  8th  (also  given  7th)  Worcester  Co.  regt. ;  sworn  to 
Feb.  21,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (4th)  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Morse's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  15,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Gardner's  co.,  Col.  Put 
nam's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
May  15,  1780. 

BALL,  JOHN,  Dorchester.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780; 
enlisted  Aug.  16,  1781. 

BALI.,  JOHN.     Col.  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.;   receipt  for  money  dated  Boston,  Nov. 

1,  1785. 

BALL,  JONAS,  Marblehead.  Capt.  Merrett's  co.,  Col.  Glover's  regt.;  receipt  for  advance 
pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775 ;  also,  Private,  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  drafted. 

BALL,  JONAS,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  William  Courtis's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  16,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  21 
days  ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Beverly,  Jan.  6,  1776. 

BALL,  JONAS.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Clouston; 
engaged  Feb.  4,  1777 ;  roll  made  up  to  July  9,  1777 ;  service,  5  mos.  5  days. 


540  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BALL,  JOXATHAX,  Stockbridge.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Goodrich's  co.,  Col.  John 
Patterson's  regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 

19,  1775,  from  Stockbridge  and  Glass  Works  to  Cambridge ;  service,  13  days ; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days. 

BALL,  JOXATHAX,  Southborough.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Fay's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  5  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also, 
Capt.  Fay's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  company  return  dated 
Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BALL.  JOXATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Newton's  (Cavalry)  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1777;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Bennington. 

BALL,  JOXATHAX,  Concord.  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  receipt  for 
advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  26,  1775;  also,  Private;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775;  also,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer 
Brooks's  regt. ;  marched  from  Concord  to  Roxbury  March  4,  1776,  for  defence  of 
Boston;  service,  6  days;  also,  Capt.  Charles  Miles's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  from  Ticonderoga,  sworn  to  Feb.  16,  1777. 

BALL,  JOXATHAX,  Bolton.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Sawyer's  co.,  Col. 
Whitney's  regt. ;  age,29yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  occupation, 
farmer;  residence,  Bolton;  enlisted  June  23,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BALL,  JOSEBIUS,  Northampton.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Cook's  co. ; 
age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Northampton  ; 
enlisted  July  4,  1780 ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  reported  detached  from  Col.  Israel 
Chapin's  regt. 

BALL,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1777;  service,  10  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Bennington. 

BALL,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  David  CLadwick's  co. ;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Bennington,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Sept.  23,  1777. 

BALL,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co.,  detached  from  militia  of  Hampshire 
and  Worcester  counties ;  enlisted  Jan.  7, 1778  ;  discharged  April  29, 1778 ;  service, 
3  mos.  23  days,  guarding  stores  and  magazines  at  Springfield  and  Brookfield. 

BALL,  JOSEPH,  Worcester.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Bigelow's  co.,  Col.  Artemas  Ward's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days ;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  Hubbard's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
enlisted  from  Worcester  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their 
arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  19,  1778;  Capt.  Whitney's  (also  given  Capt.  Whiting's 
and  Lieut.  Nathaniel  Harrington's)  co.,  Col.  Denney's  regt.;  age,  27  yrs.;  stat 
ure,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Worcester;  reported  mustered  by 
Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master,  May  9,  1778. 

BALL,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  William  Howe's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  17,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  3  days;  enlistment,  3 
months. 

BALL,  JOSEPH,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knowlton's  co.,  Col.  Dyke's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Dorchester  home,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov. 

20,  1776 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Newell's 
(7th)  co.,  Col.  James  Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  21,  1778; 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        541 


BALL,  JOSKI-H,  continued. 

joined  Capt.  Reuben  Slayton's  co.,Col.  William  Shepard's  (3d)  rest.;  enlistment, 
3  years  or  during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Field's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col. 
Sheppard's  (4th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  2i, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Slayton's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  muster  re 
turn  dated  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  30, 1778  ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  July,  Aug.,  Oct.  and 
Nov.,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  reported  transferred 
to  Capt.  John  Wright's  (Light  Infantry)  co. ;  also,  Capt.  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Shep 
ard's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  reported 
on  command  at  North  Kingston;  also,  Capt.  George  Webb's  (Light  Infantry) 
co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  return  for 
gratuity  dated  Highlands,  Feb.  24,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Webb's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's 
regt.;  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1780,  dated  West  Point;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Feb.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  Hutts,  1st  brigade. 

BALL,  JOSEPH,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's 
regt. ;  marched  Aug.  9,  1781 ;  enlisted  Aug.  18,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1781 ; 
service,  3  mos.  20  days,  at  West  Point;  enlisted  for  town  of  Southborough.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

BALL,  JOSKPII.  Private,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs' s  (Light  Infantry) 
regt.;  marched  Sept.  lf>,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  3  days; 
also,  pay  roll  sworn  to  at  Bolton,  Dec.  23,  1779. 

BALL,  JOSHTA.  Capt.  Charles  Furbush's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Nov.  21. 1773. 

BALL,  JOSIAH,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  David  Pixley's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  20,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  July  26,  1777;  service,  27  days,  in 
Northern  department. 

BALL,  JOSIAH,  Jr.    Capt.  Gershom  Nelson's  co. ;  list  of  men  dated  July  19,  1776. 

BALL,  LKBUKUS,  Granville.  Captain  of  a  company  which  marched  April  20,  177"),  in 
response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service,  9  days ;  reported  enlisted  into 
the  army  April  29,  177;") ;  also,  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  in 
camp  at  Roxbury,  May  22,  177") ;  also,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.;  list  of 
officers  in  camp  at  Roxbury,  May  27,  1773;  commissioned  May  27,  1773;  also, 
receipt  for  ammunition  dated  Roxbury,  June  12,  1773;  also,  return  for  rations 
dated  Roxbury,  June  24,  1773;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1773;  enlisted 
April  29,  1773;  service,  3  mos.  10  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury, 
Oct.  6,  1773  ;  also,  list  of  field  officers  of  Mass,  militia  [year  not  given]  ;  regiment 
raised  in  Hampshire  and  Worcester  counties;  also,  Major;  list  of  field  officers  of 
Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Nov.  1,  1777;  also,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (3d) 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  reported  as  serving  10  mos.  as  Captain,  26  mos.  as  Major;  promoted  to 
Major  Sept.,  1778;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  order  for  clothing  dated 
Camp  at  Valley  Forge,  May  1,  1778;  also,  muster  roll  for  July  and  Am;.,  1778, 
dated  Providence;  also,  Major,  Col.  Shepard's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March 
and  April,  1779,  dated  Cam])  at  Providence;  reported  on  command  at  Boston; 
also,  return  for  clothing  dated  Salem,  Aug.  28,  1779;  also,  list  of  settlements  of 
rank  of  Continental  officers  made  at  West  Point  by  a  board  held  for  the  purpose, 
and  confirmed  by  Congress,  Sept.  6,  1779;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Oct.  27,  1780;  also,  Col.  David  Moseley's  (3d 
Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  engaged  June  12,  1782;  discharged  June  14,  1782;  service, 
7  days,  at  Northampton. 

BALL,  LK.MVKI..  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  regt.; 
discharged  July  13,  1777 ;  service,  16  davs,  at  Machias,  on  three  alarms. 


MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BALL,  LEVI.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Capt.  Ebenezer  Mason,  Chairman  of  Class 
No.  2  of  the  town  of  Spencer,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3 
years,  dated  Worcester,  June  7,  1782. 

BALL,  MOSES,  Athol.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Dexter's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  13  days;  also,  Capt.  Thomas 
Lord's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged 
Aug.  26,  1777 ;  service,  10  days ;  marched  from  Athol  to  Bennington ;  also,  Capt. 
Wing  Spooner's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  5, 1777  ;  discharged  Nov. 
30,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  25  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co., 
Col.  Sparhawk's  (7th)  regt.,  Gen.  Warner's  brigade;  service  from  Nov.  3,  1778,  to 
Nov.  19,  1778,  17  days ;  company  detached  to  escort  troops  of  convention  to 
Enfield,  Conn.,  and  to  reinforce  guards  in  barracks  at  Rutland,  under  Col.  Jacob 
Gerrish. 

BALL,  NAHUM.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Whitney's  regt.;  ser 
vice  from  May  4,  1777,  to  July  4,  1777,  2  mos.  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  under 
Maj.  Gen.  Spencer;  roll  sworn  to  in  Boston;  also,  Capt.  Seth  Newton's  co.,  Col. 
Abijah  Stearns's  regt.;  enlisted  April  1,  1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service, 
3  mos.  2  days,  with  guards  at  Roxbury  and  Boston  ;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Sibley's 
co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  marched  July  30,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12, 
1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BALL,  NATHAN,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  John  Wliitcomb's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  6  days. 

BALL,  NATHAX,  Princeton.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Lyon's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  24, 1778 ;  discharged  July  13, 1778  ;  service,  26  days,  at  Rhode  Island ; 
roll  dated  Groton;  also,  Capt.  Mirick's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt.;  list  of  men 
mustered  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  until  Jan.  1, 1779,  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Mtister 
Master  for  Worcester  Co. ;  mustered  Oct.  27  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Ebenezer  Belknap's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  27, 1778;  dis 
charged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island; 
stationed  at  North  Kingston,  R.  I. 

BALL,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11 
days;  enlistment,  3  months;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Hubbardston,  Aug.  12, 
1782. 

BALL,  NOAH,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Kempton's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also, 
Capt.  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775 ;  enlisted  May  6,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  30,  1775. 

BALL,  NOAH.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Dillingham's  co. ;  enlisted  April  17,  1776;  ser 
vice,  7  mos.  19  days,  at  Dartmouth. 

BALL,  NOAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Kirkland's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  18  days;  com 
pany  raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army ;  reported  sick  at  New  City. 

BALL,  NOAH.  Matross,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  6, 1778 ;  roll  made  up  to  Sept.  22, 1778,  excluding  the  month  of  Aug. ;  service, 
1  mo.  16  days,  at  Dartmouth. 

BALL,  NOAH.  4th  Sergeant,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  10,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  23  days,  guard 
ing  stores  at  Springfield  and  Brooklield;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  com 
pany  detached  from  Hampshire  Co.  militia. 


TN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       543 

BALL,  OBADIAH,  Jr.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Reed's  (2d)  co.,  2d  Lincoln  Co. 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  Aug.  12,  1778. 

BALL,  PETER,  Waltham.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Gardner's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and  Lexington; 
service,  3  days. 

BALL,  PHINEAS.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Grout's  co.,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Thomas 
Parker,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt.;  enlisted  July  7,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  9,  1780, 
at  West  Point;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  marched  to  Claverack. 

BALL,  REUBEN,  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Winter  Hill,  Jan.  15,  1776. 

BALL,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  James  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  5  days  service  at  Dorchester,  March  4,  1776. 

BALL,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.,  Gen.  Lovell's 
brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11, 1778;  service,  1  mo.  14  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BALL,  REUBEN.    List  of  men  who  were  with  Col.  Buttrick  at  Rhode  Island,  in  1778. 

BALL,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Pollard's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  23,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days;  marched 
to  Claverack  ;  company  detached  to  join  Continental  Army ;  enlistment,  3  months. 
Roll  dated  Billerica. 

BALL,  RICHARD,  Cambridge.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Saunders's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley 
Sergeant's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  15,  1775;  service, 
16  days. 

BALL,  SAM.  Corporal,  Capt.  Eleazer  Crabtree's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  26,  1775;  roll  made 
up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  4  mos.  15  days,  at  Frenchman's  Bay. 

BALL,  SAMUEL,  South  Hadley.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  25,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Dec.  1,  1776;  service,  6  mos. 
12  days ;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of  Boston ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Montague's  (also  given  Capt.  Smith's)  co.,  Col. 
Porter's  (4th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.,  dated  June  30,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Josiah 
Smith's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  (10th)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or 
during  war;  also,  Private,  2d  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  15,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Smith's  co., 
Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  clothing  for  1778 ;  also,  order  for  wages  for 
service  at  the  Northward,  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  26, 1779 ;  also,  muster  rolls  dated 
West  Point,  Feb.  1  and  May  3,  1779;  also,  2d  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Feb.  15, 1780 ;  reported 
discharged  Feb.  15,  1780. 

BALL,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  service  at  Machias  at  various  times ;  roll  made  up  for  rations ; 
ordered  to  be  paid  in  Council,  July  27,  1778. 

BALL,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Heald's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  30,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  27  days,  on 
expedition  to  Penobscot. 

BALL,  SAMUEL  (also  given  Jr.),  Worcester.  Private,  Capt.  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  17,  1777, 
to  July  9, 1779;  reported  deserted;  also,  Capt.  William  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Sept.  1, 1777  ;  enlistment,  3  years; 
reported  on  command  at  Worcester;  also,  Lieut.  Daniel  Grout's  co.,  Col.  Bige 
low's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  (late)  Capt.  William 
Gates's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 


544  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BALL,  SAMUEL,  continued. 

Providence;  also,  Capt.  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  May  5,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780 ;  reported  deserted  July  9, 
1779;  joined  again,  availing  himself  of  the  pardon  granted  May  5,  1780. 

BALL,  SAMUEL,  Princeton.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  ;  Capt.  Hart  well's  co.,  Col. 
Whitney's  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  occupation, 
blacksmith  ;  residence,  Princeton ;  enlisted  March  16,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BALL,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Bowman's  co.,  Col.  Ilufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ; 
muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported 
on  command  at  Verplanck's  Point,  Feb.-April,  1781 ;  having  lost  time  by  deser 
tion  must  serve  until  Feb.  11,  1782. 

BALL,  SAMUEL.  List  of  prisoners  on  board  the  cartel  "  Hostage"  to  be  exchanged  for 
British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Stone,  Commissary  [year  not  given]  ; 
taken  in  a  prize  brig  of  the  "  General  Putnam"  (privateer)  by  the  British  ship 
"  Milford." 

BALL,  SILAS,  Leverett.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickenson's  co.,  Col.  B.  R.  Wood- 
bridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Amherst ;  ser 
vice,  11  days;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  1, 1775;  service, 
3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  28,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill, 
Oct.  26.  1775. 

BALL,  SILAS,  Southborough.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Fay's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also, 
Capt.  Fay's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Dor 
chester,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BALL,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Newton's  (Cavalry)  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1777;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Bennington. 

BALL,  SILAS,  Leverett.  List  of  enlisted  men  detached  from  6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt., 
agreeable  to  order  of  court  of  Jure  22,  1777,  dated  Warwick;  Capt.  Seth  Pierce's 
co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt.;  rank,  Surgeon;  enlistment,  3  months,  from  time 
of  arrival  at  Claverack;  also,  Surgeon's  Mate,  Col.  Murray's  (2<1  Hampshire  Co.) 
regt.;  engaged  July  4,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  14  days; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

BALL,  THOMAS,  Rutland.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Eustis's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  12  days ;  also,  Capt.  Adam 
Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Camp  at 
Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Nov.  29,  1775 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  David  Bent's  and  Capt.  Phineas  Walker's  cos.,  dated  Feb.  23,  1778;  joined 
Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war; 
also,  Colonel's  eo.,  Col.  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Feb.  14, 1777,  to  July  21,  1777;  reported  killed  in  battle  July  20, 1777; 
also,  Capt.  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  return  for  clothing  for  1777. 

BALL,  THOMAS,  Colrain.    List  of  men  [year  not  given] . 

BALL,  THOMAS  BKOOKS,  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  John  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  26,  1775;  service, 
2  mos.  10  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Gideon  Par 
ker's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Jan.  1,  1776; 
also,  Capt.  Edmund  Munro's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  4,  1777,  to  Feb.  13,  1778;  reported  discharged 
Feb.  13,  1778.  [Also  given  Thomas  Brooks.] 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       545 


BALL,  WILLIAM,  Lancaster.  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Hull,  July  16, 1776 ;  also,  Private ;  pay  rolls  for 
service  from  June  8,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  5  nios.  25  days;  also,  Capt.  William 
Greenleaf  s  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  22 
to  Aug.  26,  1777,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Greenleaf  s  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  3,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1777;  service,  2  nios. 

BALL,  WILLIAM  HUDSON,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Barnard's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Amesbury  (East  Parish) ;  service, 
f)  days. 

BALL,  ZERUBBABEL,  Rutland.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  ;  Capt.  Walker's  co., 
Col.  Grout's  regt. ;  age,  37  yrs. ;  stature,  f)  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence, 
Rutland  ;  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master,  July  12,  1779 ;  marched 
July  21,  1779;  enlistment,  9  months;  also,  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  23,  1779;  discharged  April  23,  1780 ;  enlistment, 
9  months ;  a  ho,  Colonel's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Benjamin  Heywood,  Col. 
Nixon's  regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  July-Sept.,  1779;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  com 
manded  by  Lieut.  Matthew  Chambers,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  Nov. 
and  Dec.,  1779;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  commanded  by  Capt.-Lieut.  Peter  Clayes ; 
pay  abstract  for  Jan.-June,  1780 ;  also,  Lieut.  Benjamin  Miles's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Grout's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  21,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  4,  1781;  service,  14  days; 
company  detached  to  escort  prisoners  of  war  to  be  exchanged  Dec.  26,  1780,  from 
Rutland  to  New  London. 

BALLAMY,  JOHN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Philip  Hubbard's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  1,  1776;  service, 
2  mos.  13  days,  at  Kittery  Point  and  Old  York. 

BALLANTINE,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Balantine,  Ballentine, 

Bollendine.] 

BALLANTINE,  EBENEZER.  Surgeon's  Mate,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  Oct.-Dec.,  1780,  dated  Boston,  June  22,  1781 ;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1781 ;  also,  return  of 
men  in  service  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1782. 

BALLARD, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Balard.  Ballerd,  Ballord, 

Bellard,  Bllrd,  Bollard,  Bullard.] 

BALLAKD,  AROYEL.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  March  3,  1781 ;  discharged  March  17,  1781 ;  service,  15  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BALLARD,  BARTHOLOMEW.  Seaman,  sloop  "Defence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James 
Nevins ;  engaged  July  3,  1781 ;  discharged  Sept.  26,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  23 
days. 

BALLARD,  BENJAMIN,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  John 
Whetcomb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
service,  8  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's 
co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April 
27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BALLAKD,  BENJAMIN,  Boston.  Capt.  Abel  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt. ; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Charlestown,  June  26,  1775 ;  also,  Private ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  13  days;  also, 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money,  dated  Oct.  28,  1775. 

BALLARD,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Barnes's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (4th) 
regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1776,  dated  North  Castle;  also, 
receipts  for  wages  for  Sept.-Dec.,  1776;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Peekskill, 
Jan.  10,  1777. 


546  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BALLARD,  BEXJAMIX,  Boston.  Private,  Captc  Amos  Cogswell's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  James 
Wesson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1.  1777,  to 
Jan.  20,  1779 ;  reported  died  Jan.  20,  1779 ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BALLARD,  BEXJAMIX,  Lancaster.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Daniel  Goss's  co.,  2d  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  18, 1778 ;  joined  Capt. 
Fail-field's  (also  given  Capt.  Joseph  McXall's)  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wiggles  worth's 
regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peter  Page's  co.,  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Feb.  19,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  (late)  Capt.  X.  Fairrield's  co.,  Col. 
Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777. 

BALLARD,  BEXOXI.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Tiebout's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
Xew  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted 
Dec.  25,  1780 ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  reported  sick  at  Saratoga. 

BALLARD,  BOSTOX,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Lyon's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.,  dated  June  27,  1777;  residence,  Boston; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Stoughton;  joined  Capt.  Robert  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Ichabod 
Alden's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  6th  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  (late 
Alden's)  6th  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  22, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Stacy's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Fort  Alden  ;  reported  on  command 
at  Albany ;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  22,  1780. 

BALLARD,  BOSAVKLL,  Lenox.  Private,  Capt.  Dibble's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  on  command  at  Quebec. 

BALLARD,  BRISTO.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  John  Allen's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Oct.  7,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  5  days,  at  Machias. 

BALLARD,  BRISTOL.  Private,  Capt.  Nicholas  Crosby's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  22, 1777  ;  discharged  Sept.  4, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Machias ; 
enlistment,  6  months ;  company  raised  for  expedition  against  St.  John,  X.  S.  Roll 
dated  Penobscot. 

BALLARD,  BRISTOL,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  25  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  negro;  residence,  Boston;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  2,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  3,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Daniel 
Frye  of  the  artificers;  reported  enlisted  from  Capt.  Welles's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Procter's  (Boston)  regt. 

BALLARD,  BRISTOL,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  July  22, 1780 ;  Capt. 
Welles's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Procter  s  (Boston)  regt.;  age,  25  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7 
in.;  complexion,  black ;  residence,  Boston ;  enlistment, 3  months ;  to  serve  under 
Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  Hodgdon's  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Thayer's  (Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  31, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  30, 
1780 ;  service,  3  mos. 3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ; 
company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BALLARD,  BRISTOL,  Boston.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ; 
enlisted  Dec.  23  (also  given  Dec.  30),  1780. 

BALLARD,  DAXE,  Xew  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co.,  Col.  B.  R.  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  Aug.  7, 1775 ;  also,  company  return 
dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Sept.  29, 1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv 
alent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  23,  1775 ;  also,  Lieut.  John 
Trask's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.;  enlisted  March  21,  1777;  discharged 
April  10,  1777;  service,  21  days;  marched  to  Ticonderoga;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer 
Goodale's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  24,  1777;  discharged  Oct., 
18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  day;  marched  to  join  Xorthern  arm}-. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        547 


BALLAKD,  DANIEL,  New  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Goodall's  co.,  Col.  B.  11. 
Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  tlie  alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service, 
7  days ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  having  served  on  picket  guard  May  11, 177"), 
under  Maj.  Loammi  Baldwin;  also,  Capt.  John  King's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  29,  177") ;  also,  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  April  26,  177");  service,  3  mos.  13  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Cambridge,  Sept.  29,  177") ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  23,  177"). 

BALLAKD,  DEAN.  Seaman  ;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel  "  from  Hali 
fax  to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

BALLAKD,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Bartholomew  York's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
(18th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1770 ;  enlisted 
May  12  (also  given  22),  1776;  discharged  Aug.  28,  1776. 

BALLAKD,  EBENEZEK,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wentworth's  co.,  Col.  Aaron 
Willard's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Boston  to  Bennington, 
dated  Boston,  Jan.  6,  1777. 

BALLAKD,  EBENEZEK,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Hill's  co.,  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Samuel  Clements,  Col.  Johnson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  177"),  to  Cambridge ;  service,  6  days ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in 
Suffolk  Co.  to  serve  in  Capt.  John  Langdon's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.,  as 
returned  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  Aug.  3, 1777;  enlist 
ment,  3  years;  also,  Light  Infantry  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  22,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Lang 
don's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  payroll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  Lancaster;  also,  pay 
rolls  for  June,  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  pay  roll  for  Sept., 
1778,  dated  Pawtuxet;  also,  Lieut.  Thomas  H.  Condy's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet ;  also, 
pay  roll  for  March,  1779;  also,  Capt.  William  Scott's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Garrison  at  Pawtuxet;  also,  Ensign  Wil 
liam  llickard's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Providence,  July 
8,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Scott's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll 
for  Oct.,  1779;  also,  return  dated  Camp  at  Providence,  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Fox's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  (16th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780 ;  reported  deserted  Dec.  12, 1779 ;  returned 
April  10,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  April- 
July,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Huts,  West  Point,  Jan.  28, 
1781 ;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  dark ;  occupation, 
carpenter;  rank,  Private;  residence,  Haverhill;  enlisted  July  23,  1777;  joined 
Capt.  Fox's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  mustered 
by  Col.  Jackson;  also,  list  of  men  returned  by  committee  for  settling  disputes 
between  towns  as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them;  claimed  by  Tewksbury;  credited 
to  Haverhill. 

BALLAKD,  EBKNEZER,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  Hodgdon's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Thayer's  (Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  26,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780; 
service,  3  mos.  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months  ;  com 
pany  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BALLAKD,  EBENE/ER,  Boston.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 
1780;  enlisted  Jan.  30,  1781 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Pike's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Calvin  Smith's  (late  Nixon's)  6th  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  for  Jan.,  1781- 
Dec.,  1782;  time  allowed  from  Jan.  30,  1781;  reported  on  command  in  April, 
1782;  also,  power  of  attorney  dated  Boston,  March  1,  1784,  given  to  Ebenezer 
Graves  of  Boston  by  said  Ballard  to  collect  wages  due  to  him  as  a  soldier  in  Col. 
Smith's  regt.  in  1781  and  1782. 


548  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BALLARD,  ELISHA,  Marblehead.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Francis  Felton's  co. ;  enlisted  July 
19,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  21  days,  at  Marblehead;  also,  receipt  for  advance  pay 
dated  Marblehead,  Sept.  26,  1775 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  31  to  Dec. 
31,  1775,  2  mos.  5  days. 

BALLARD,  FREDERICK,  Andover.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Andover,  June 
2,  1778;  Capt.  Lovejoy's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  (4th  Essex  Co.)  regt. ;  age, 
16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Andover;  enlistment,  9 
months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  19,  1778 ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Stephen  Abbot's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (15th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  West 
Point,  April  5,  1779 ;  reported  discharged  March  19,  1779. 

BALLARD,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Stone's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  27,  1777;  service,  29  days;  marched  to  Bennington  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen. 
Warner;  reported  deserted  Aug.  20,  1777.  Roll  dated  Oxford. 

BALLARD,  JEREMIAH,  New  Salem.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Taylor's  co.,  Brig. 
Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  dated  Brimfield,  Aug. 
28, 1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Taylor's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dyke's  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  mileage,  etc.,  dated  Dorchester  Heights,  Nov.  28,  1776;  also,  Captain,  Col. 
David  Wells's  regt.;  enlisted  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  20,  1777;  service,  2 
mos.  10  days,  with  Northern  army;  also,  10th  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams's 
(6th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  Dec.  30,  1778;  enlisted  May 
10,  1776.  Roll  dated  Warwick. 

BALLARD,  JOEL.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Wellington's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Oct.  1,  1776; 
reported  on  command  with  Gen.  Lee. 

BALLARD,  JOHN,  Hatfield.  Private,  Capt.  Perez  Graves's  co.,  which  marched  April 
21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Ware;  service,  2  days. 

BALLARD,  JOHN,  Oxford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Town's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  14f  days ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
Gregg's  co.,  Col.  James  Cargill's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  25,  1775;  discharged  Dec. 
31,  1775;  service,  4  mos.  17  days;  company  stationed  at  St.  George's,  Waldo- 
borough  and  Camden. 

BALLARD,  JOHN,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  John  Prescott's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  13  days ;  also,  Capt.  Andrew  Has- 
kell's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775; 
also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  (12th)  regt. ;  enlisted  Nov. 
20,  1775;  reported  deceased. 

BALLARD,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Plummer's  co. ;  enlisted  March  5,  1776; 
discharged  Dec.  10,  1776;  service  at  St.  George's. 

BALLARD,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  1,  1775; 
reported  deserted  Sept.  1,  1776. 

BALLARD,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  May  1,  1776; 
reported  died  Oct.  20,  1776. 

BALLARD,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Rowlee's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25, 1777; 
enlisted  Dec.  12,  1776 ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777 ;  reported  sick  at  Mt. 
Independence. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        549 

BALLARD,  JOHN.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt. ;  service  with 
detachment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes,  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks 
in  guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  by  order  of  Coun- 
cil  of  May  12,  1777. 

BALLARD,  JOHN*.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nicholas  Crosby's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  4,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  at 
Machias ;  enlistment,  6  months  ;  company  raised  for  expedition  against  St.  John, 
N.  S. ;  roll  dated  Penobscot ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  John  Allen's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  1,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  12  days,  at 
Machias. 

BALLARD,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co.,  detached  from  militia  of  Hamp 
shire  and  Worcester  counties;  enlisted  Jan.  9, 1778;  discharged  July  1,  1778;  ser 
vice,  5  mos.  22  days,  guarding  stores  and  magazines  at  Brookh'eld  and  Springfield. 

BALLARD,  JOHN,  "Westfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Hampshire  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  10,  1778; 
Capt.  John  Kellogg's  co.,  Col.  Moseley's  regt.;  age,  31  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.; 
complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  residence,  Westfield. 

BALLARD,  JOHN.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  John  Holman's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  for  21  days  at  Providence,  11.  I.,  dated  June  22,  1778; 
also,  Capt.  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  June  20, 
1778 ;  service,  26  days ;  marched  to  join  Gen.  Sullivan  at  Providence.  Roll  dated 
Sutton. 

BALLARD,  JOHN.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Kingsbury's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  2(5,  1777 ;  roll  made  up  to  Oct.  26,  1777 ;  service,  30  days ; 
marched  from  Worcester  Co.  to  reinforce  Northern  army  under  Gen.  Gates ;  also, 
pay  abstract  dated  Oxford,  Dec.  6,  1777;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Elias  Pratt's 
(15th)  co.,  Col.  Holman's  (5th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass. 
militia ;  commissioned  Sept.  25,  1778. 

BALLARD,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Keep's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  regt.;  enlisted 
Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days;  enlistment,  3 
months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BALLARD,  JOHN,  South  Brimfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age, 
22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 7  in. ;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  South  Brimfield ;  arrived 
at  Springfield  July  11,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  11,  1780,  under  command  of 
Capt.  George  Webb ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  'also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  South 
Brimfield  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.,  1780;  service,  5  mos.,  at  West  Point. 

BALLARD,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777;  service, 
6  days  ;  marched  to  reinforce  army  at  Bennington;  also,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co., 
Col.  Symonds's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  3,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  27,  1777;  service, 
27  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Bennington. 

BALLARD,  JONATHAN,  Andover.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Andover;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  1,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  2,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Phineas  Parker;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 


550  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BALLARD,  JONATHAN,  continued. 

Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Andover  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  June  26,  1780 ;  discharged 
Dec.  6,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  21  days. 

BALLARD,  JONATHAN,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  John  Peabody's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  sworn  to  Nov.  29,  1776; 
also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's 
(1st)  co.,  Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  17,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Benjamin  Farnum's 
co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt.;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Stephen 
Abbot's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (15th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Feb.  20,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Farnum's  co.,  Col. 
Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  48  days  rations  from  date  of  enlistment,  Feb.  20, 
1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington;  also,  Capt.  Farnum's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's 
regt.;  muster  return  dated  Jan.  24,  1778;  reported  unfit  for  duty  for  want  of 
clothes ;  also,  Capt.  Abbot's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  West 
Point,  April  5,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  20,  1780;  reported  discharged;  also,  return 
of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  residence,  Andover  (South 
District)  ;  enlisted  June  13,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

BALLARD,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Peekskill;  enlisted  May  22,  1781; 
enlistment,  3  years;  reported  joined  from  Capt.  Bowman's  co.  Aug.  1,  1781 ;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Sept.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point;  reported 
transferred  to  the  Infantry  co.  March  1,  1781. 


BALLARI 


au>,  Jo's.     Private,  Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards; 
service  from  Feb.  3,  1778,  to  April  3,  1778,  2  mos.,  at  Cambridge. 

BALLARD,  JOSEPH,  Lynn.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Rufus  Mansfield's  (4th)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord;  service,  2  days. 

BALLARD,  JOSEPH  REA.  Boy,  sloop  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Fisk; 
engaged  June  19, 1776;  roll  made  up  to  Sept.  30,  1776,  dated  Salem;  also,  brigan- 
tine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Fisk;  roll  made  up  for  service 
from  Sept.  30,  1776,  to  Jan.  1,  1777,  3  mos. ;  also,  Seaman;  pay  roll  for  service 
from  Jan.  1  to  Feb.  17,  1777,  1  mo.  17  days. 

BALLARD,  JOSHUA,  Natick.  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  17,  1775. 

BALLARD,  JOSHUA,  Hadley.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  L.  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  June  25,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1779;  service,  6  mos. 
7  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Capt.  Oliver  Coney's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  12,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  15,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  10  days;  enlistment, 
3  months. 

BALLARD,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Trask's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Feb.  26,  1777 ;  discharged  April  10,  1777 ;  service,  44  days ;  marched  to 
Ticonderoga. 

BALLARD,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Goodale's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Wil- 
liams's  regt.;  enlisted  July  11,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  1  mo. 
9  days  ;  marched  to  join  Northern  army. 

BALLARD,  LUKE.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co. ;  enlisted  March  7,  1779;  dis 
charged  June  7,  1779;  service  with  guards  at  Springfield. 

BALLARD,  LUKE.  Private,  Capt.  John  Sherman's  co.,  Col.  Gideon  Burt's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  16,  1782;  service,  4  days,  at  Springfield  and  Northampton,  quelling  the 
insurgents. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        551 

BALLARD,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Ballard's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  20,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  with 
Northern  army.  Roll  dated  New  Salem. 

BALLARD,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Aug. 22, 1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  17  days;  company 
raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BALLAKD,  NATHANIEL,  Barre.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Cam])  Toto- 
^vay,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BALLARD,  PHILIP,  Montague.  Capt.  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's  regt. ;  receipt  for 
advance  pay  dated  Charlestown,  June  27,  1775;  also,  Sergeant;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted  May  1,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  8  days ;  also,  company  return 
dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BALLARD,  ROSWELL,  Lenox.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibbell's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19.  1775; 
service,  13  days;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  -i  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Lenox,  Oct.  8,  177(5. 

BALLARD,  SAMUEL,  Charlemont  (also  given  Lancaster) .  Return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Samuel  Taylor's  (5th)  co.,  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ; 
residence,  Charlemont;  enlisted  for  town  of  Charlemont  (also  given  Bedford); 
joined  Capt.  Fail-field's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  en 
dorsed  "Col.  David  Field's  return;"  also,  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Page's  co.,  Col. 
Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Feb.  20,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  (late)  Capt.  M.  Fail-field's  co., 
Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  also, 
Capt.  Joseph  McNall's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778, 
dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Page's 
co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Providence;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Capt.  Fowle's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  15,  1780; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780  ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ; 
complexion,  dark;  residence,  Charlemont;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  16,  1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  16,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Zebulon  King;  also, 
pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Charlemont  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  13,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  16,  1781; 
service,  6  mos.  12  days;  also,  list  of  men  returned  by  committee  for  settling 
disputes  between  towns  as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them ;  said  Ballard  claimed  by 
Bedford  ;  credited  to  Charlemont. 

BALLARD,  SAMUEL.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel  "  from 
Halifax  to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

BALLARD,  SHERKHIAH,  Western.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co. 
for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  July  3,  1778; 
Capt.  Cyrus  llich's  (also  given  Capt.  Joseph  Cutler's)  co.,  Col.  Converse's  regt. ; 
age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  AVestern ;  mustered 
by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master,  May  19,  1778. 

BALLARD,  SHEREKIAH,  Jr.  (also  given  ZKRIAH),  South  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Amos 
Walbridge's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's  regt. ;  list  of  men  in  need  of  blankets;  cer 
tified  July  25,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  13,  1775; 
service,  2  mos.  23  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt. 
Walbridge's  co.,  Col.  llufus  Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt.;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Itoxbury,  Nov.  4,  1775. 


552  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BALLARD,  SILAS,  Western  (or  Oakham).  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cutler's  co.  of  volun 
teers;  enlisted  Sept.  24,  1777;  service,  32  days;  marched  to  join  Gen.  Gates  at 
the  Northward. 

BALLARD,  SYLVANUS,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Edgell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and  Cambridge ;  service,  4  days. 

BALLARD,  SYLVANUS.  Private,  Capt.  T.  Mellen's  co.,  Col.  A.  Perry's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  10,  1780;  service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

BALLARD,  TIMOTHY,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Edgell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and  Cambridge;  service,  4  days ;  also, 
Capt.  Edgel's  co.,  Col.  Wylly's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  and 
from  camp  dated  Jan.  14,  1776 ;  stationed  at  Roxbury. 

BALLARD,  TIMOTHY,  Hopkinton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Baldwin's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  19,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BALLARD,  TIMOTHY.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Winch's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  15  days,  in 
Northern  department.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

BALLARD,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Perry's  co.,  Col.  Hawse's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  28,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  17  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BALLARD,  TOXEY.  Private,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11  days,  at  West 
Point ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BALLARD,  WILLIAM.  Private,  ship  "Vengeance,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas 
Thomas;  engaged  June  27,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on 
expedition  to  Penobscot. 

BALLARD,  WILLIAM  HUDSON,  Amesbury  (also  given  New  Boston).  Captain,  Col. 
James  Frye's  (Essex  Co.)  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  May  17, 
1775;  reported  recruiting;  also,  list  of  officers  dated  Cambridge,  May  20,  1775; 
ordered  in  Council  May  20,  1775,  to  be  commissioned;  reported  recruiting;  also, 
certificate  signed  by  said  Ballard  dated  Cambridge,  June  18, 1775 ;  also,  7th  regt. ; 
list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  July  1,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  who 
received  money  from  public  treasury  for  losses  at  battles  of  Lexington  and  Bun 
ker  Hill ;  warrant  allowed  in  Council  June  13, 1776 ;  also,  4th  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Nov.,  1776,  dated  Ticonderoga ;  appointed  Jan. 
1,  1776;  reported  re-engaged  Nov.  13,  1776,  in  Col.  Alden's  regt.,  to  serve  during 
war,  but  to  serve  in  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.  until  Dec.  31, 1776 ;  also,  list  of  officers 
who  lost  clothing  on  the  evening  of  Dec.  25, 1776 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Essex  Co.  regt.,  sworn  to  Feb.  11,  1778;  residence,  New 
Boston;  enlisted  for  town  of  Amesbury;  joined  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  enlistment, 
3  years;  also,  Captain  and  Major,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (late  Alden's)  7th 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  reported  as  serving  30  mos.  as  Captain,  6  mos.  as  Major;  served  in  Col. 
Bigelow's  regt.  the  last  6  mos.  of  1779 ;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt. ; 
return  dated  Boston,  Jan.  5,  1779;  also,  1st  co.,  Col.  Alden's  (6th)  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Cherry  Valley ;  also,  list  of  settlements  of 
rank  of  Continental  officers  made  at  West  Point  by  a  board  held  for  the  purpose, 
and  confirmed  by  Congress  Sept.  6,  1779 ;  also,  6th  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ; 
return  dated  Sept.  9,  1780;  reported  promoted  July  1,  1779;  also,  Major,  Col. 
Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Nov.  26, 
1779 ;  also,  Col.  Bigelow's  (15th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Major  and  Captain,  Col.  Bigelow's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.-June,  1780,  dated  Robinson's  Farms ;  also,  muster  roll 


IN   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  553 

BALLARD,  WILLIAM  HUDSOX,  continued. 

for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1780,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point ;  reported  absent  at  Fish- 
kill;  also,  Major;  pay  abstract  for  Oct.-Dec.,  1780,  dated  Boston;  reported 
deranged  Jan.  1,  1781. 

BALLAHD,  ZACCHEUS,  Oxford.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Kingsbery's  co.,  Col.  Jona 
than  Holman's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  1  mo.  13  days  service  dated  Providence,  Jan. 
20,  1777;  also,  Capt.  William  Moore's  co.,  Col.  William  Sheppard's  (4th)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  5,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  177!); 
also,  Capt.  Thomas  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  return  dated  Feb.  3, 
1778 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  July  and  Aug.,  1778 ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  reported 
on  furlough;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  reported  trans 
ferred  to  corps  of  invalids  Nov.  1,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Moor's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  20, 
1780;  reported  discharged  April  20,  1780;  also,  return  dated  Mountain  Hutts, 
West  Point,  Jan.  23,  1780. 

BALLAST,  JOHN.  Boy,  sloop  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Fisk ;  engaged 
June  25,  1776;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1776. 

BALLAV,  ASA.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jesse  Ballau's  (Southwest  Wrentham)  co.,  Col. 
Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned 
Feb.  28,  1780. 

BALLAU,  JESSE.  Captain,  Southwest  Wrentham  co.,  Col.  Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.) 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  Feb.  28,  1780. 

BALLEX,  Joiix,  Ware.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

BALLEXTINE,  EBEXEZER.  Surgeon's  Mate,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

BALLEXTIXE,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hicks's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

BALLEXTIXE,  WILLIAM  GAY.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1777;  discharged  July  25,  1777;  service, 
15  days;  company  called  out  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler;  marched  to  Man 
chester,  Vt.,  "  on  the  grants." 

BALLERD,  FREDERICK.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  4  mos.,  with  Northern 
army.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Andover. 

BALLERD,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  22, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  17  days ;  company  raised 
to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BALLES,  EBEXEZER.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  White's  (4th 
Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  9 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Rochester. 

BALLET,  AUXER,  Yarmouth.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BALLET,  HEMAX,  Yarmouth.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BALLEW,  JESSE.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Kollock's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ;  marched 
from  Wrentham  to  Warwick,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  service,  5  days. 


554  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BALLINGALL,  ALEXANDER.  Quartermaster,  sloop  "Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
J.  P.  Rathlmrn;  list  of  men  who  have  prize  shares  in  the  schooner  "Loyalty," 
etc.  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  Quartermaster,  ship  "  Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Paul  Jones;  list  of  men  who  have  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "Hellish"  and 
brig  "  Active  "  [year  not  given] . 

BALLIS,  LONDON,  Taunton.  Certificate  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  4,  1779,  signed  by  H. 
Sewall,  P.  C.  of  Musters,  stating  that  said  Ballis  enlisted  into  Capt.  Redding's 
co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.,  for  the  term  of  3  years  from  Jan.  2,  1779. 

BALLIS,  LONDON,  Taunton.  Pescriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt. ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  black ;  hair,  black ; 
residence,  Taunton;  mustered  by  Capt.  Haskell;  enlisted  Oct.,  1779;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

BALLISS,  LONDON.  Private,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Pec.  1,  1778,  to  Jan.  1,  1779,  1  mo. 

BALLOCK,  ISRAEL,  Guilford.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Pexter's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  16,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  20 
days. 

BALLONER,  MOSES  KEZIAH.  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  statement  of  Continental  balances 
[year  not  given]  ;  reported  Moses  Whitier  certified  in  his  stead. 

BALLORD,  EBENEZER,  Boston.  Pescriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  July  22,  1780; 
Capt.  Wise's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Procter's  (Boston)  regt. ;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
11  in.;  complexion,  brown;  residence,  Boston;  enlistment,  3  months;  marched 
under  Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows. 

BALLORD,  FREDERICK.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777 ;  service,  4  mos. 

BALLORD,  SAMUEL,  Brookfield.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Cutler's  co. ;  list  of  offi 
cers  of  Mass,  militia  [year  not  given]  ;  drafted  from  Col.  James  Converse's  regt. 

BALLORD,  STEPHEN,  Blandford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ferguson's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Panielson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  ser 
vice,  2  mos.  3  weeks,  5  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Pec.  28,  1775. 

BALLORD,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloper's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Nov.  5,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  22  days,  at  Claverack; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BALLORD,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Pavid  Brewer's  (10th)  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  28, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1780 ;  service,  14  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 
Roll  dated  Framingham. 

BALLORD,  WILLIAM  HUDSON,  Amesbury.  Captain,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.;  company 
return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BALLOS,  JOSEPH.  2d  Major,  8th  Worcester  Co.  regt. ;  official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the 
House  of  Representatives,  dated  June  24,  1779 ;  commissioned  June  24,  1779. 

BALLOT,  .      [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Balue,  Belew,  Ballau, 

Ballew,  Ballue,  Bullow,  Blalou.l 

BALLOT,  ASA.  Lieutenant,  commander  of  a  company  in  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  13  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BALLOT,  ELIAS.  Private,  Capt.  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Simorids's  regt.;  marched  to  Paw- 
let  on  the  alarm  of  Oct.  13,  1780;  service,  6  days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       555 

BALLOT,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Symonds's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  13,  1780;  service,  6  days;  marched  to  Pawlet. 

BALLRICK,  FRANCIS.  List  of  men  enlisted  or  drafted  by  Capt.  Samuel  Farrar  of  Col. 
Brooks's  regt.,  dated  Lincoln,  Aug.  14,  1777. 

BALLS  (or  BATTS),  JOHN.  Ensign,  Capt.  James  Frentiss's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Saratoga  home,  approved  in  Coun 
cil,  Jan.  28,  1777. 

BALLUE,  JESSE,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Kollock's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days. 

BALSH,  ARCHELAUS.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  May  17,  177;"). 

BALSH,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  18  days. 

BALSTER,  JOEL,  Watertown.  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  8,  1780. 

BALSTER,  JOEL,  Upton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

BALSTON, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Balstone.] 

BALSTON,  BENJAMIN.  Certificate  dated  Feb.  2,  1779,  signed  by  Col.  John  Bailey,  stat 
ing  that  said  Balston  served  in  Capt.  Dunham's  co.  and  was  in  camp  on  or  before 
Aug.  15,  1777;  also,  Private,  Lieut.  Osgood  Carleton's  co.  of  invalids,  Col.  Lewis 
Nicola's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Oct.  2,  1779;  stationed  at  Boston;  also,  pay 
roll  for  Oct.,  1779 ;  stationed  at  Boston  ;  reported  on  furlough  ;  also,  Capt.  McFar- 
land's  invalid  corps ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780, 
to  Feb.  29, 1780 ;  reported  discharged  Feb.  29, 1780 ;  credited  to  town  of  Plymouth ; 
transferred  from  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BALSTON,  JOSEPH,  Penobscot.  Private,  Capt.  John  Lane's  co.,  10th  regt. ;  enlisted  July 
15,  1775;  roll  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  24  days;  also,  payroll 
for  service  from  Nov.  1  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  2  mos.  5  days;  roll  dated  Cape  Ann; 
also,  Capt.  Lane's  co.,  Col.  Foster's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Jan.  1  to 
Feb.  15,  1776,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Cape  Ann. 

BALSTONE,  BENJAMIN,  Plymouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Benjamin  Kidder's  co.,  1st  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  21,  1778;  joined 
Capt.  George  Dunham's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BALVE,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Harrington's  co. ;  enlisted  March  31,  1778;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  2  days,  with  guards  at  Rutland  under  Maj.  Reed. 

BALUE,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Whitney's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
service  from  July  31,  1778,  to  Sept.  14,  1778,  1  mo.  18  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Worcester. 

BALUK,  SAMTEL.  Private,  Capt.  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt.;  marched  to 
Pawlet  Oct.  18,  1780,  on  the  alarm  of  Oct.  13,  1780;  service,  6  days. 

BALWIX,  JKDTTHAN.  Lieutenant  Colonel;  list  of  men  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly 
Book,  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  19,  1776;  served  as  1st  Engineer  at 
the  works  at  Ticonderoga. 

BAIAVIN,  JOSIAH,  Winchendon.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co. 
for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  19,  1778; 
Capt.  Bowington's  co.,  Col.  Sparhawk's  regt.;  age,  34  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.; 
complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Winchendon. 


556  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAIAVIN,  LEVI,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Bliss's  co.,  Col.  Walker's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days. 

BALWIX,  THOMAS,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Bliss's  co.,  Col.  Walker's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  20,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  17  days. 

BALWIN,  WILLIAM,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  Col. 
Nicholas  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  home,  dated  Dorchester 
Heights,  Nov.  30,  1776. 

BALY,  ABRAHAM.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  5, 1778 ;  service,  21  days,  fortifying  posts  in  and  about  Boston ;  reported  died 
Oct.  25,  1778. 

BALY,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Shubael  Willmark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  April  26;  discharged  May  19  [year  not  given, 
probably  1778];  service,  24  days;  ordered  by  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  to  march  to 
Saratoga. 

BALY,  BENJAMIN,  Middleton.  Private ;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town 
of  Middleton  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June  27, 
1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  7,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  23  days. 

BALY,  DUDLEY.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  William 
Edgell's  (8th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Westminster,  Dec.  26,  1777;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Westminster;  enlistment,  8  months;  reported  "  time  expired." 

BALY',  ELIPHALET.  Private,  Capt.  EdAvard  Farmer's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Feb.  20,  1778 ;  roll  made  up  to  May  20,  1778  ;  service,  3  mos.,  at 
Bunker  Hill. 

BALY,  ELIPHALET.  Private,  Capt.  Staples  Chamberlain's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  13, 1781 ;  discharged  March  14, 1781 ;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island,  by  order  of  Gov.  Hancock. 

BALY,  JOHN,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  (later  Baldwin's) 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Chelsea,  Oct.  2,  1775 ;  reported  discharged. 

BALY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  William  Pearson's  (3d)  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from 
June  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  18,  1776,  5  mos.  18  days,  at  Gloucester. 

BALY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  George  Roger's  co.,  Col.  Jordan's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for 
service  at  the  Eastward,  in  1779. 

BALY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Crane's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  3, 1779 ;  service,  11  days, 
at  Boston ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  reported  failed  to  pass  muster  or  was  transferred. 

BALY,  JONATHAN,  Brookline.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.,  Col.  William  Heath's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  23  days. 

BALY,  JOSEPH,  Westminster.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  William  Edgell's  co.,  8th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Dec.  26,  1777;  joined 
Capt.  Warner's  co. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BALY,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Staples  Chamberlain's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt.;  enlisted 
March  10,  1781 ;  discharged  March  14,  1781 ;  service,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island,  by  order  of  Gov.  Hancock. 

BALY,  NOAH,  Natick.  Private,  Capt.  Morse's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's  regt. ;  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BALY,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  April  1,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  July  4,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  3 
days,  at  Cambridge. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       557 

BALT,  SHURAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Rufus  Lincoln's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  West  Point ;  enlisted  Jan.  15, 1781 ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

BALY,  TIMOTHY,  Bolton  (or  Princeton) .  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Mirick's  co. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  1,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  27  days;  marched  to  Saratoga  to 
reinforce  Gen.  Gates. 

BALYS,  NICHOLAS.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co.,  Col.  Mitchell's  (Bristol  Co.) 
regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade; 
enlisted  Aug.  3,  1780;  service,  8  days  ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  It.  I. 

BAMBO,  THOMAS,  Philadelphia.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  brought  the  second  trip 
from  Rhode  Island,  as  returned  by  John  Ayres,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  23, 1777 ; 
taken  in  a  brig. 

BAMKKICK, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bambrock,  Bemrick.] 

BAMBRICK,  RICHARD.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Fry's  regt.; 
enlisted  March  4,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  May  31,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  28  days. 

BAMBRICK,  RICHARD,  Rowley.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Peabody's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Ticonderoga  home, 
in  1776. 

BAMBROCK,  RICHARD,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Colton's  co.,  Col.  John 
Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Nov.  15, 
1777,  to  Feb.  1,  1778;  reported  deserted. 

BAMFORD,  THOMAS,  Medford.  List  of  men  drafted  from  the  town  of  Medford  to.  go  to 
Noddle's  Island  and  to  march  to  Cambridge  to  join  Capt.  John  Walton,  dated 
Medford,  Dec.  9,  1776. 

BAMISTKR,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Woolcott's  co.  of  rangers,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Brookfield  and  Spencer ;  service,  12  days. 

BAMP,  DANIEL,  Jr.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  the  town  of  Wareham  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Arm}"  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  March  26,  1781. 

BAMP,  JONATHAN.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  the  town  of  Wareham  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  March  26,  1781. 

BANCRAF,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Feb.  24, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  17  days. 

BANCRAFT,  ABEL.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Swan's  (Artillery)  co.,  6th  Middlesex 
Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  Oct.  19,  1778. 

BANCRAFT,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's 
regt.;  enlisted  March  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2  days,  at  Rutland.  Roll  dated 
Holden. 

BANCRAFT,  CLARK,  Fitchburg  (also  given  Lunenburg).  Private,  Capt.  Haffield  White's 
co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt.;  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778;  mus 
tered  by  Col.  Barrett;  reported  transferred  to  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  also,  list  of 
men  who  deserted  from  9th  regt.  between  Jan.  1,  1780,  and  Dec.  24,  1780,  dated 
West  Point. 

BANCRAFT,  DANIEL,  Warwick.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Warwick  ;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  6,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  6,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Taylor  of 
2d  Mass.  Line  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Warwick 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  to  West  Point  July  2, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  16  days;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Japheth  Daniels's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  July, 
1780 ;  enlisted  July  6,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  1  to  Dec.  8,  1780. 


558  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAXCRAFT,  EBEXEZER.  Major,  Col.  Eleazer  B rooks 's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from 
Sept.  27,  1776,  to  Nov.  16,  1776,  63  days,  dated  North  Castle;  also,  Lieutenant 
Colonel,  Brig.  Gen.  Eleazer  Brooks's  (7th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of 
Mass,  militia  dated  Boston,  April  20,  1780;  commissioned  April  21,  1780. 

BAXCRAFT,  EDMUND,  Pepperell.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nutting's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  2,  1775. 

BAXCRAFT,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Healy's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light 
Infantry)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21, 1779;  service,  2  mos. 
6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BAXCRAFT,  JAMES,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Newhall's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  15  days. 

BAXCRAFT,  JAMES,  Lynn.  Sergeant,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  21,  1777,  to  Oct.  6,  1777;  reported  promoted 
to  Ensign  ;  also,  Ensign  ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Oct.  7, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Bancroft's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's 
regt. ;  return  dated  April  9,  1779. 

BAXCRAFT,  JOB.  Private,  Capt.  Miles  Greenwood's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Nov.  11,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  Feb.  2,  1778;  service,  2  mos. 
22  days.  Roll  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 

BAXCRAFT,  JOHX,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Newhall's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  15  days. 

BAXCRAFT,  JOHX,  Lynn.  Matross,  Capt.  Callender's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  (Artillery) 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  19,  1775;  service,  12  days. 

BAXCRAFT,  JOHX,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Eliot's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also,  Ser 
geant,  Capt.  Isaac  Bolster's  co.,  Col.  Learned's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Rox- 
bury,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BAXCRAFT,  JOHX.  Private,  Lieut.  Nathaniel  Sartwell's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  19  days  service  in  July,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Slarrow's  co.,  Col. 
Wood's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  3  days  service  in  Aug.,  1778. 

BAXCRAFT,  JOXAS,  Ward  or  Auburn  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  John  Crowl's  co.,  Col. 
Learned's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days. 

BAXCRAFT,  JOXAS.  Private,  Capt.  David  Chadwick's  co. ;  service,  5  days,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Sept.  23,  1777;  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm. 

BAXCRAFT,  JOXAS,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  David  Chadwick's  co. ;  service,  5  days,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  Sept.  23,  1777 ;  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm. 

BAXCRAFT,  JOXATHAX,  Conway.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Taylor's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas 
Dyke's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  dated  Dorchester  Heights,  Nov.  28, 
1776. 

BAXCRAFT,  JOXATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  David  Chadwick's  co. ;  service,  5  days,  agreea 
ble  to  resolve  of  Sept.  23,  1777 ;  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm. 

BAXCRAFT,  JOXATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Joel  Green's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.;  en 
listed  June  1,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  31,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  5  days,  at  Peeks- 
kill  and  White  Plains ;  enlistment,  8  months. 

BAXCRAFT,  JOXATHAX,  Pepperell.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,. 
Jan.  10,  1781;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark;, 
eyes,  blue ;  residence,  Pepperell ;  enlisted  as  Sergeant  by  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith 
March  15,  1777,  from  the  15th  regt.;  joined  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's; 
(5th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       559 


BANCRAFT,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  26,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  17  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Ithode  Island. 

BANCRAFT,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ilolman's  regt.; 
marched  to  Providence,  II.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  10,  1776 ;  service,  21  days. 

BANCRAFT,  NATHANIEL,  Shrewsbury.  Corporal,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  April  28,  177");  service,  3  mos.  11  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  177"). 

BANCRAFT,  NATHANIEL.  Iteceipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Liphe  Adams,  Chairman  of 
Class  No.  4  of  the  town  of  Newbury,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  3  years,  dated  Boston,  June  20,  1782;  also,  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tup- 
per's  (10th)  regt. ;  enlisted  May  20,  1782;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1783  ;  service,  7 
mos.  12  days. 

BANCRAFT,  RAHAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Howard's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.; 
return  for  travel  allowance  from  Saratoga  home,  allowed  in  Council,  March  12, 
1777. 

BANCRAFT,  RAHAM.  Muster  Master's  receipt  dated  South  Hadley,  April  18,  1781 ;  en 
listed  for  the  town  of  South  Hadley;  enlistment,  3  years;  returned  by  Noah 
Goodman. 

BANCRAFT,  HAYHAM.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  enlisted  March 
22,  1781;  rolls  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1783;  service,  10  mos.  5  days;  reported  died 
Jan.  31,  1782. 

BANCRAFT,  ROHERT.  Capt.  Frederick  Pope's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  11,  177"). 

BANCRAFT,  ROBERT,  Stoughton.  Matross;  corps  of  Artillery  artificers  under  Capt. 
Patten  and  Capt.  Bryant  at  West  Point ;  statement  of  Continental  balances  [year 
not  given]  ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BANCRAFT,  SAMUEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Merriraan's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's 
(3d)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  lf>,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  14 
days. 

BANCRAFT,  SAMUEL,  Warwick.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re 
turned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  2f),  1780;  also,  payroll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Warwick  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  West 
Point  July  2,  1780;  discharged 'Dec.  13,  1780;  service,  f>  mos.  21  days;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Abel  Holden's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  July,  1780 ;  enlisted  July  6, 1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service 
from  Aug.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  13,  1780. 

BANCRAFT,  THADDEUS,  Warwick.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable  to 
order  of  court  of  June  22,  1780,  dated  Warwick  ;  Capt.  Setli  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Seth 
Murray's  regt. ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence, 
Warwick;  rank,  Private;  mustered  July  18,  1780;  enlistment,  3  months  from 
time  of  arrival  at  Claverack ;  reported  detached  from  6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ; 
also,  Capt.  Tierce's  co.,  Col.  Murray's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  15, 
1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  company  raised  to  rein 
force  Continental  Army.  Roll  dated  Leverett. 

BANCRAFT,  THADDEUS,  Groton.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Bigelow's  (Ifrth)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1780,  dated  Garrison  at 
West  Point;  enlisted  July  7,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1780;  enlistment,  6 
mouths. 


560  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


BANCRAFT,  THOMAS.  Capt.  Frederick  Pope's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  11,  1775. 

BANCRAFT,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Robert  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  (24th)  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  23, 1775. 

BANCROFF,  JOSKPH.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  March  1,  1781; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

BANCROFFT,  LEMUEL.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Aaron  Coe's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  21, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  5, 1777  ;  service,  15  days ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  to  reinforce  Northern  army  by  order  of  Gen.  Gates ;  reported 
left  service  as  "  Express." 

BANCROFT. .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bancraf,  Bancraft,  Ban- 

croff,  Bancrofft,  Banercraft,    Bankcroft,  Bankraft,  Barenet,  Becroft,   Bencraft, 
Bencroft,  Boncraft,  Boncroft.] 

BANCROFT,  ABEL,  Groton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Henry  Farwell's  co.,  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days. 

BANCROFT,  BENJAMIN,  Weston.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Lamson's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathan  Ful 
ler's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return 
dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  29,  1775;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Charles  Miles's 
co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  from  Ticonderoga 
[year  not  given] . 

BANCROFT,  BENJAMIN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abijah  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt. ; 
marched  July  30,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  ll£  days. 

BANCROFT,  CALEB.  Capt.  Jonas  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Frye's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance 
pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  9,  1775. 

BANCROFT,  CALEB,  Reading.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Bancroft's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  (27th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  10  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  25, 1775 ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  4,  1775. 

BANCROFT,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Cadwallader  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. 
of  guards  ;  enlisted  Nov.  4,  1777 ;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778 ;  service,  4  mos. 
30  days,  at  Cambridge  No.  2,  guarding  troops  of  convention. 

BANCROFT,  CLARK.  Private,  Capt.  Gideon  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  from  Jan.  1,  1776. 

BANCROFT,  CLARK,  Fitchburg  (also  given  Lunenburg  and  Concord).  Private,  Capt. 
John  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  20,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  16  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct. 
6,  1775;  also,  receipts  for  wages  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Prospect  Hill; 
also,  receipt  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Charlestown, 
Sept.  14,  1775 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
William  Thurlo's  co.,  8th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Dec.  20,  1777;  residence, 
Fitchburg;  enlisted  for  town  of  Fitchburg;  joined  Capt.  Morse's  co.,  Col.  Put 
nam's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Maj.  Joseph  Pettingill's  co.,  Col.  James 
Wesson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  May  25,  1780;  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  age,  22  yrs.; 
stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Lunenburg. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       561 


BANCROFT,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Elihu  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
13  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

BANCROFT,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jotharn  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (2d) 
regt.,  Gen.  Fellows's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  24,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1779; 
service,  1  mo.  8  days,  at  Claverack.  Roll  dated  Petersham. 

BANCROFT,  EARL.  Private,  Lieut.  Enoch  Cooper's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  28,  1777;  discharged  July  lf>,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  19  days;  marched 
on  expedition  to  Ticonderoga  May  9,  1777. 

BANCROFT,  EARL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  24,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  13  days,  in 
Northern  department. 

BANCROFT,  EARLY,  West  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Stebbins's  co.,  Col. 
Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  28,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  20  days;  com 
pany  detached  to  reinforce  Gen.  Sullivan  and  ordered  to  Boston. 

BANCROFT,  ERENKZER,  Dunstable.  Captain,  serving  as  volunteer,  Capt.  Reuben  Butter- 
lield's  co.,  Col.  David  Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775, 
to  Cambridge;  also,  Col.  Ebene/er  Bridge's  (Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers 
to  be  commissioned  May  27,  1775;  also,  receipt  of  commission  dated  Watertown, 
May  27,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775;  also,  2d  Major, 
Col.  Simeon  Spaulding's  (7th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  mili 
tia;  commissioned  Feb.  8,  1776;  also,  1st  Major,  7th  Middlesex  Co.  regt. ;  official 
record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  June  20, 1778 ;  chosen  and 
approved  June  20, 1778 ;  also,  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  (Middlesex 
Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  June  28,  1780,  to  Oct.  30,  1780,  4  mos.  8  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  marched  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  rations 
dated  Camp  Buttshill,  Oct.  31,  1780. 

BANCROFT,  EDMUND,  Reading.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Eaton's  co.,  Col.  Green's 
reijt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service,  7  days;  reported  as 
belonging  to  train  band. 

BANCROFT,  EDMUND,  Pepperell.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Nutting's  co.,  Col.  William 
Prescott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  0  days; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,1775;  service,  3  mos.  8 
days;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's 
(15th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.-Aui!;.,  1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island  ;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1777;  reported  died  June  25,  1777. 

BANCROFT,  ENOCH.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co.,  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  9,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  1  mo. 
9  days  ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BANCROFT,  ESAU,  Lynn.  Seaman,  ship  "Pilgrim,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph  Rob 
inson;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  2,  1780;  age,  12  yrs.; 
stature,  4  ft.  (5  in.;  complexion,  black;  residence,  Lynn. 

BANCROFT,  JACOK,  Sutton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  f>  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Sutton;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  '27,  1780;  marched  to  cam])  July  28,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Storer. 

BANCROFT,  JAMI-.S.  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Bancroft's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days. 


562  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BANCROFT,  JAMES,  Lynn.  Lieutenant,  Col.  John  Mansfield's  regt. ;  commissioned  June 
7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Gideon  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages 
dated  Cambridge,  June  26,  1775;  also,  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge, 
July  4,  1775  ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  6,  1775;  service, 
3  nios.  2  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.;  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ;  also,  Capt.  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's 
(19th)  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at 
Winter  Hill,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

BANCROFT,  JAMKS,  Lynn.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  1st 
Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  16,  1778;  joined  Capt.  James  Bancroft's  co.,  Col. 
Michael  Jackson's  (8th)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  also,  Ensign, 
Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  dated  West  Point,  Nov.  8,  1779;  also,  list  of 
officers  promoted  in  the  Continental  Army ;  commissioned  Nov.  26,  1779 ;  also, 
Lieutenant,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  promoted  in  the  Continental 
Army  ;  commissioned  July  4,  1780 ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780 ;  reported  served  4  mos.  20  days  as  Ensign, 
7  mos.  10  days  as  Lieutenant;  also  reported  as  agent  of  the  8th  regt. ;  also,  Lieut. 
Col.  Ezra  Badlam's  (8th)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  dated  Phillipsburgh,  July  18,  1782 ; 
enlisted  May  12,  1780. 

BANCROFT,  JAMES.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Francis's  co.,  Essex  Co.  regt.;  list  of 
officers  of  Mass,  militia  [year  not  given] . 

BANCROFT,  JAMES,  Reading.  Sergeant;  list  of  men  reported  as  belonging  to  the  train 
band  under  Capt.  Thomas  Eaton  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
John  Bacheller's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also,  Ensign,  Capt.  Batchelor's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  (Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  to  be  commissioned  May  27,  1775  ; 
also,  2d  Lieutenant;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  14  days  ;  also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Sept.  25,  1775  ;  also, 
Captain,  4th  co.,  2d  Middlesex  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  dated 
Woburn ;  commissioned  May  6,  1776;  also,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.,  Brig. 
Gen.  Bricket's  brigade;  returns  dated  Ticonderoga,  Sept.  3,  Oct.  4  and  Nov.  2, 
1776 ;  also,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pa}-  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  dated  Boston,  Nov.  20, 
1778;  also,  return  dated  April  9,  1779;  reported  absent  on  account  of  sickness; 
also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  12, 
1780 ;  reported  resigned. 

BANCROFT,  JAMES,  Jr.  Capt.  Gideon  Foster's  co.,  Col.  John  Mansfield's  regt.;  receipt 
for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  26,  1775;  also,  4th  Sergeant;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3  mos.;  also,  Capt.  John 
Baker's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also, 
Capt.  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  27,  1775. 

BANCROFT,  JOB,  Reading  (also  given  Lynn).  Private,  Capt.  John  Flint's  co.,  Col. 
David  Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
2  days;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  co.,  Col.  John  Mansfield's  regt.;  order  for 
advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8, 1775 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ; 
enlisted  May  8,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos. ;  reported  enlisted  from  2d  Parish  in  Read 
ing;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6, 1775;  also,  Capt.  Prince's  co.,  Col.  Israel 
Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Dec.  21,  1775. 

BANCROFT,  JOB.  Private,  Capt.  Miles  Greenwood's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  3  to  April  3,  1778,  2  mos.  1  day,  dated 
Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        563 

BANCROFT,  JOEL,  Granville.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co.,  which  marched  April 
20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army  April  29,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Ball's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Daniel- 
son's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  10  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  22,  1775. 

BANCROFT,  JOEL.  Sergeant,  serving  as  volunteer,  Capt.  Benjamin  Barns's  co.,  Col. 
David  Moseley's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  service,  4  days,  between  June  12  and 
June  17,  1782;  marched  to  quell  the  mob  at  Northampton. 

BANCROFT,  JOHN,  Fitchburg.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Woods's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days. 

BANCROFT,  JOHN,  Sutton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaac  Bolster's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12 
days. 

BANCROFT,  JOHN,  Lynn.  Capt.  Ezra  Newhall's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.;  order  for 
advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  1775;  also,  Private;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  also,  Private  and 
Corporal;  company  returns  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Newhall's  co.,  Col. 
Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Winter  Hill,  Nov.  4,  1775. 

BANCROFT,  JOHN,  Lynn.  Capt.  Enoch  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  John  Mansfield's  regt.; 
order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  1775;  also,  Private;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  12,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  13  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  reported  enlisted  in  the  train  July  19,  1775 ;  also, 
Capt.  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  27,  1775 ;  also,  Matross,  Lieut. 
William  Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Nov.  6, 1775. 

BANCROFT,  JOHN,  Granville.  Private,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co.,  which  marched  April 
20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  9  days ;  reported  en 
listed  into  the  army  April  29,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Ball's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Daniel- 
son's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  10  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  22,  1775. 

BANCROFT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Wing  Spooner's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  5,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  5  days. 

BANCROFT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Addison  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  18, 1779;  discharged  Nov.  22, 1779;  service,  1  mo.  16  days,  at  Claver- 
ack ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Suffolk  counties  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen. 
Washington. 

BANCROFT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Peabody's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Commandant 
Enoch  Putnam's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  8,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1781;  service,  2 
mos.  13  days ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Plymouth  counties  to  reinforce  Con 
tinental  Army. 

BANCROFT,  JONAH.  Private,  Lieut.  Joseph  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  21, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  26, 1777 ;  service,  11  days ;  marched 
to  Bennington  on  an  alarm ;  also,  Capt.  John  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Sparhawk's 
regt.,  commanded  by  Maj.  Jonas  Wilder ;  enlisted  Sept.  27, 1777;  discharged  Oct. 
18,  1777;  service,  29  days,  in  Northern  department. 


564  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BANCROFT,  JONAS,  Ward  or  Auburn  (probably).  4th  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Growl's  co., 
Col.  Learned's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8 
days. 

BANCROFT,  JONATHAN,  "Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's  co.,  Col.  Asa 
Whitcomb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ; 
service,  11£  days. 

BANCROFT,  JONATHAN,  Dunstable.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Leonard  Butterh'eld's  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cam 
bridge;  service,  10  days. 

BANCROFT,  JONATHAN,  Western.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt.;  enlisted  May  5,  1777;  discharged  July  7,  1777;  service,  2  mos. 
5  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BANCROFT,  JONATHAN.  Receipt  for  wages  for  3  mos.  service,  given  to  Capt.  Butterfield, 
dated  July  11,  1777. 

BANCROFT,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  10, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  12.  1777  ;  service, 
1  mo.  8  days,  in  Northern  department. 

BANCROFT,  JONATHAN,  Chelmsford.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Ford's  (Volunteer)  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Reed's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777  ;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1777;  service, 
1  mo.  13  days ;  marched  Sept.  30,  1777,  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BANCROFT,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Wil 
liam  White,  Col.  Miles  Powell's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  23,  1779; 
discharged  Sept.  1, 1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn. 

BANCROFT,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  William  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1780 ;  service,  6  days ;  marched 
from  Windsor  to  Shaftesbury  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

BANCROFT,  JONATHAN,  Pepperell.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt,  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  bleed's  (6th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Little 
ton,  Sept.  17,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's 
(15th)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  10,  1777,  to  Dec. 
31, 1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.-Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Jan.-Aug.,  1777,  dated  Camp  Stillwater;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Nov.,  1777,  dated  Camp  near  Gulf;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1777-May,  1778, 
dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge ;  reported  on  command  with  Clothier  General's 
guard  in  April  and  May,  1778;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp 
Greenwich ;  reported  on  command  with  Clothier  General ;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
July,  1778-June,  1779,  dated  Camp  Providence;  reported  on  command  with 
Clothier  General's  guard;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Salem; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1779,  dated  Bedford;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1779, 
dated  Camp  Peekskill;  also,  muster  roll  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1779,  dated  High 
lands;  also,  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  0/50,  Private, 
Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.-June,  1780,  dated 
Camp  Robinson's  Farms ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  July,  1780,  dated  Camp  Tenack ;  reported  promoted  from  Private 
July  1,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BANCROFT,  JOSEPH,  Reading.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Eaton's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days;  reported  as 
belonging  to  train  band;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  James  Bancroft's  (4th)  co., 


IN    THE   WAR   OF   THE    REVOLUTION.  565 

BANCROFT,  JOSEPH,  continued. 

2d  Middlesex  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  dated  Woburn ;  commis 
sioned  May  6,  1776;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abraham  Foster's  (4th)  co.,  2d 
Middlesex  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  ;  commissioned  Aug.  '20,  1777. 

BANCROFT,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Andrew  Elliot's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777 ;  service,  30  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern 
army  at  the  taking  of  Gen.  Burgoyne. 

BANCROFT,  JOSEPH.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jesse  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  taken  to  March  3,  1778,  dated  Bunker  Hill;  enlisted  Feb.  18, 
1778;  reported  detached  as  guards  to  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army. 

BANCROFT,  JOSEPH,  Groton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co., 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  light;  eyes,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Groton;  enlisted 
March  9  (also  given  March  1),  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  June 
and  July,  1781,  dated  Camp  near  Dobbs's  Ferry;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781, 
dated  Camp  Peekskill;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Bowman's  co.  Aug.  1,  1781. 

BANCROFT,  JOSHUA,  Reading.  List  of  men  returned  as  belonging  to  the  train  band 
under  Capt.  Thomas  Eaton  [year  not  given] . 

BANCROFT,  KENDALL,  Fitchburg.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Woods's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  177'),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
177.");  service,  9  days;  also,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  from  Fitchburg  to  Dorchester  Heights  [probably  in 
Sept.,  1776]  ;  also,  Capt.  William  Thurlow's  co.,  Maj.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  22,  1777;  service,  9  days;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  by 
order  of  Gen.  Stark  and  Col.  Warner;  dismissed  by  Gen.  Lincoln  after  proceed 
ing  90  miles;  also,  Capt.  John  White's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt.;  enlisted 
April  f>,  1778 ;  discharged  June  20,  1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  19  days,  at  and  about 
Boston. 

BANCROFT,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777;  service,  4 
days ;  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm. 

BANCROFT,  LEMUEL,  Granville.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co.,  which 
inarched  April  20,  177'"),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service,  9 
days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  29,  177");  also,  Capt.  Ball's  co.,  Col. 
Timothy  Danielson's  regt.;  list  of  officers  in  camp  at  Roxbury,  May  22,  177'") ; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177.");  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  10 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Warham 
Parks's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's  regt. ;  raised  in  Hampshire  and  Worcester  counties; 
list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  [year  not  given] .  [See  Samuel  Bencraft.] 

BANCROFT,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1777;  service,  10  days; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

BANCROFT,  NATHANIEL,  Lynn.  Captain  of  a  company  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775  ;  service,  2  days. 

BANCROFT,  NATHANIEL,  Shrewsbury.  Corporal,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  reirt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester, 
Nov.  13,  1775. 

BANCROFT,  NATHANIEL.  Enlistment  agreement  dated  April  26,  1775,  signed  by  said 
Bancroft  and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve  until  Dec.  31,  1775;  joined 
Capt.  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's  regt. 


566  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BANCROFT,  NATHANIEL,  Western.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Josiali 
Whitney's  regt.;  enlisted  May  5,  1777;  discharged  July  7,  1777;  service,  2  mos. 
5  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BANCROFT,  RAHAM,  Ward  or  Auburn  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  John  Growl's  co.,  Col- 
Learned's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days. 

BANCROFT,  RAHAM,  Worcester.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Fay's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's 
(32d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  June  1,  1775;  service,  2  mos. 
5  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BANCROFT,  RAHAM.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Pomeroy's  co.,  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  Gen. 
Danielson's  brigade;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Oct.  31,  1778;  service 
in  Northern  department  under  Gen.  Stark. 

BANCROFT,  RAHAM,  Warwick.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belonging  to  Hampshire 
Co. ;  age,  44  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark  ;  occupation, 
farmer;  residence,  Warwick;  enlisted  April  18,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BANCROFT,  ROBERT,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  30,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BANCROFT,  ROBERT,  Stoughton.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Lyon's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.,  dated  June  27,  1777;  joined  Capt. 
Bussey's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  a  foreigner;  also, 
Matross,  Capt.  Benjamin  Frothingham's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d  Artillery) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  also,  return  for  gratuities  dated  Park  near  Morristown,  Jan.  28,  1780. 

BANCROFT,  ROBERT.  Matross,  Capt.  Bryant's  co. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

BANCROFT,  ROBERT,  New  Concord.  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  served  3  years 
[year  not  given] . 

BANCROFT,  SAMUEL  (also  given  Jr.).  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  (9th)  co., 
Col.  John  Moseley's  (3d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia; 
commissioned  April  26,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Cooley's  co.,  Col.  Moseley's  regt.,  com 
manded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson;  enlisted  Oct.  21,  1776;  discharged 
Nov.  17,  1776 ;  service,  28  days,  with  Northern  army.  Roll  dated  Granville. 

BANCROFT,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Dix's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  service  from  July  2,  1778,  to  July  8,  1778,  7  days,  at  Fort  No.  2,  Cam 
bridge;  also,  Capt.  Dix's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.,  Gen.  Lovell's  brigade; 
enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  David  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  24,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  9  days,  fortify 
ing  posts  in  and  about  Boston ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Peabody's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's 
(1st)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9 
days.  Roll  dated  Middleton. 

BANCROFT,  SAMUEL,  Warwick.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Warwick ;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  6,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  6,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Tay 
lor  of  2d  Mass.  Line. 

BANCROFT,  STEPHEN,  Granville.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  26  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Granville;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  10,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  11,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign 
Bancroft;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       567 

BANCROFT,  STEPHEN,  continued. 

1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Granville  for  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Dec. 
31,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  25  days. 

BAXCKOFT,  THADDEUS,  Groton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  26  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  11  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Groton ;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  9,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  11,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Ban 
croft;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Groton  for  service  in 
the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  8,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  19, 
1780;  service,  4  mos.  23  days;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col. 
Timothy  Bigelow's  (15th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Aug.-Oct.,  1780;  enlisted  July 
7,  1780;  reported  on  extra  duty  with  the  sick. 

BANCROFT,  THOMAS.  List  of  men  who  enlisted  into  the  service  for  3  years,  dated  Nov. 
16,  1776. 

BANCROFT,  THOMAS,  Stoughton.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Lyon's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.,  dated  June  27,  1777;  joined  Capt. 
Childs's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  reported  a  foreigner;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Childs's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  8,  1777,  to  Jan.  27,  1778;  reported 
deserted. 

BANCROFT,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Butterfield's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776; 
discharged  March  16,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  15  days. 

BANCROFT,  WILLIAM,  Ward  or  Auburn  (probably).  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Growl's  co., 
Col.  Learned's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12 
days. 

BANCROFT,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickenson's  co. ;  list  of  men  returned  as 
serving  on  picket  guard  under  Maj.  Baldwin,  May  23,  1775. 

BANCROFT,  WILLIAM,  Conway.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  9,  1775;  service,  3  mos. ;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BANCROFT,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  10, 1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service, 
1  mo.  8  days,  in  Northern  department. 

BANCROFT,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  20,  1780;  service,  3  days;  marched  from  Windsor  on  an  alarm  by 
order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

BANCROFT,  WILLIAM,  Groton.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Holden's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (6th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  joined  Capt. 
Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during 
war;  also,  Ensign,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  March  31,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col. 
Bigelow's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  March-June,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  mus 
ter  roll  for  July,  1779 ;  reported  on  command  at  Pound  Ridge ;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Aug.,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Salem;  reported  transferred  to  Light  Infantry; 
also,  Light  Infantry  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  (15th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1779, 
dated  Lower  Salem;  also,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Dow's  (Light  Infantry) 
co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.-June,  1780,  dated  Robinson's  Farms ; 
also,  Capt.  Michael  G.  Houdin's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1780,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point ;  also,  15th  regt.,  Gen. 
Glover's  brigade ;  return  of  men  in  service  Dec.  14,  1780,  dated  Boston ;  also,  Capt. 


568  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BANCROFT,  WILLIAM,  continued. 

Joshua  Benson's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster 
rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point ;  reported  on  furlough  at 
Groton,  to  expire  April  1,  1781 ;  also,  returns  of  officers  dated  Garrison  at  West 
Point,  May  4-25,  1781. 

BANCROFT,  WILLIAM.  Ensign ;  recommendation  dated  Boston,  April  20,  1782,  signed 
by  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  recommending  to  Gov.  Hancock  that  said  Bancroft  be 
commissioned  Lieutenant  in  place  of  Lieut.  Clap  promoted  April  9,  1782 ;  allowed 
in  Council,  May  1,  1782;  also,  letter  dated  Hutts  at  New  Boston,  June  20,  1782, 
signed  by  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  stating  that  said  Bancroft  resigns  his  position  as 
Lieutenant  May  25,  1782. 

BAND,  MOSES.  List  of  men  stationed  at  Boston  [year  not  given]  ;  reported  a  black 
smith. 

BAND,  PEARTICIOUS  (also  given  PARTIOUS),  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Don- 
nell's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d  Artillery)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  6,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  enlistment,  during  war;  also, 
return  dated  Greenwich,  Nov.  10,  1779;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Feb.-April,  1781, 
dated  West  Point;  reported  a  foreigner;  enlisted  by  Sergt.  Maj.  Tracy. 

BAND,  WHARF,  Lunenburg.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780.  [See  Wharf  Hand.] 

BANE,  ABRAHAM  (also  given  ABNER),  York.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Grow's  (York) 
co.;  enlisted  July  10,  1775;  roll  made  up  for  service  from  Nov.  1,  1775,  to  Dec. 
31,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Philip  Hubbard's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  22,  1776;  rolls  made  up 
for  9  mos.  23  days  service  at  Kittery  Point  and  Old  York;  also,  list  of  enlisted 
men  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  York ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Easton ;  also,  Cor 
poral,  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  July  15,  1777,  to  March  11,  1779;  reported  deserted  Marcli  11,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Joshua  Trafton's  co.,  Col.  Sherburne's  regt. ;  muster  roll  taken  from  July 
21,  1778,  to  Aug.  21,  1778,  dated  Camp  "  Middle  Town  ;  "  enlistment,  3  years. 

BANE,  DANIEL.  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  28,  1775;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Philip  Hubbard's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  22,  1776 ;  rolls  made  up  for  9 
mos.  23  days  service  at  Kittery  Point  and  Old  York. 

BANE,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (6th  Lin 
coln  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Nov.  16, 1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1780 ;  service,  18  days ; 
company  ordered  out  by  Col.  John  Allan  to  protect  inhabitants  of  Frenchman's 
Bay. 

BANE,  JOHN.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.,  as  returned  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16,  1777;  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. 

BANE,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co.  of  volunteers;  service  from  July  28, 
1779,  to  Sept.  28,  1779,  2  mos.,  on  expedition  against  Majorbagaduce. 

BANE,  JOHN,  Jr.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  (5th)  co.,  6th  Lincoln  Co. 
regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  July  11,  1776;  also,  Capt. 
Sullivan's  co.  of  volunteers ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  28,  1779,  to  Sept.  28, 
1779,  2  mos.,  on  expedition  against  Majorbagaduce;  also,  Capt.  Sullivan's  co., 
Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (6th  Lincoln  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  20, 1780;  discharged 
Dec.  19,  1780 ;  service,  2  mos. ;  ordered  out  by  Col.  John  Allan  to  protect  inhabi 
tants  of  Frenchman's  Bay. 

BANE,  LEWIS.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Edward  Grow's  (York)  co. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1775; 
roll  made  up  for  service  from  Nov.  1  to  Dec.  31,  1775. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        569 

BANK,  NEHEMIAH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Edward  Grow's  (York)  co. ;  enlisted  July  10, 1775  ; 
roll  made  up  for  service  from  Nov.  1  to  Dec.  31,  1775 ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Philip  Hubbard's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  4,  1776;  rolls  made  up  for  10  mos.  11  days 
service  at  Kittery  Point  and  Old  York. 

BAM:,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Micali  Hamblin's  co. ;  enlisted  July  10, 1775;  roll  made 
up  to  Nov.  1,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  20  days. 

BANE,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  in  1776. 

BANEKCRAFT,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Lieut.  Joseph  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Spar- 
hawk's  regt.;  marched  to  Bennington  Aug.  21,  1777,  on  an  alarm;  discharged 
Aug.  26,  1777;  service,  11  days. 

BANESTEK,  ANDREW.  Fifer,  Capt.  Joseph  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  19, 1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at  Claver- 
ack ;  company  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  for  3  mos.  service. 

BANESTEK,  CHRISTOPHER.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Robert  Webster's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's 
regt.;  list  of  officers  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  June  10,  1775;  commissioned  June  7, 
1775. 

BANESTEK,  DANIEL,  Warwick.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BANESTEK,  JAMES,  Sutton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BANESTEK,  LEVI,  Wilbraham.  Fifer,  Capt.  Malcolm  Henry's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Henry's  co.,  Col.  Rufus 
Putnam's  (late  D.  Brewer's)  9th  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Roxbnry,  Dec.  23,  1775. 

BANESTER,  NATHAN,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Artemas 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  18  days. 

BANESTER,  PETER,  Rehoboth.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BANESTEK,  SETH,  Brookfield.  Adjutant,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt.;  company  re 
turn  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Brigade  Major,  Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d) 
regt.;  returns  for  clothing  dated  Dorchester,  Sept.  28  and  Oct.  22,  1778;  also, 
Captain,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  return  of  absent  officers  dated  West 
Point,  June  14, 1782;  reported  on  command  at  Springfield  by  leave  of  Gen.  Heath 
from  Dec.,  1780. 

BANESTEK,  THOMAS,  Brooktield.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Worcester  Co.  militia  to  go 
to  Horse  Neck  under  Col.  Converse  [year  not  given]  ;  drafted  to  serve  under  Capt. 
Abner  How  of  Brooklield  but  failed  to  join  regiment. 

BANESTER,  WILLIAM.  Fifer,  Capt.  Joseph  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Wood! midge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  21  days, 
in  Northern  department. 

BANESTOR,  THOMAS.  Capt.  Thomas  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt.;  enlisted 
March  30,  1778 ;  roll  made  up  to  July  2,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  3  days,  guarding 
troops  of  convention. 

BANG,  BENJAMIN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Berry's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt. ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth  Sept.  7,  1778 ;  service,  7  days ; 
company  made  up  from  Harwich  militia. 


570  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BANG,  DAVID,  Shutesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  28,  1775. 

BANG,  EDWAHD.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Berry's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  "NVinslow's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth  Sept.  7,  1778;  service,  7  days; 
company  made  up  from  Harwich  militia. 

BANG,  NATHAN,  Gorham.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Alexander  McLallan's  co.,  Cumberland  Co.  regt.,  dated  Nov.  23,  1778;  joined 
Capt.  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  enlistment  to  expire  Dec.  1, 1779;  return 
made  to  Capt.  Bryant  Morton  of  the  State  committee. 

BANG,  THOMAS.  Capt.  Charles  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  18,  1775. 

BANGANT,  DANIEL,  Sandwich.  Private,  6th  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  15,  1777,  to  July  10,  1777 ; 
reported  killed. 

BANGEN, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bergen.] 

BANGEN,  CORNELIUS,  Salem.  Gunner,  Capt.  Sargent's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  16,  1777,  to  Oct.  22,  1779 ; 
reported  as  serving  22  mos.  22  days  as  Matross,  7  mos.  15  days  as  Gunner; 
deserted  Oct.  22,  1779. 

BANGLE,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Leonard  Bleeker's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Goose 
Van  Schaick's  (1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated 
West  Point ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BANGS, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bang,  Bayrigs,  Bougs.j 

BANGS,  ,  Cambridge  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Thatcher's  co.,  Col.  Gard 
ner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  1  day ;  reported 
a  scholar  [probably  a  student] . 

BANGS, .     Carpenter,  brig  "  Reprisal,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Brown;  taken 

by  a  British  frigate  Feb.  19  ( ?),  1778;  list  of  men  dated  Boston  Harbor,  on  board 
brig  "  Reprisal,"  Feb.  10,  1778. 

BANGS,  ABIJAH,  Harwich.  Captain,  3d  (also  given  8th)  Harwich  co.,  2d  Barnstable 
Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  April  20,  1776;  also,  list 
of  officers  chosen  from  Col.  Freeman's  and  Col.  Doane's  regts.  to  reinforce  the 
Lines  in  and  about  Boston;  endorsed  "letter  from  Joseph  Otis,  Sept.,  1776;" 
also,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's  regt.;  return  for  travel  allowance  sworn  to  Nov. 
26,  1776;  company  raised  for  defence  of  Boston;  also,  return  of  men  in  ser 
vice  from  Dec.  1,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777;  stationed  at  Dorchester  Heights;  re 
ported  commissioned  Dec.,  1776;  also,  pay  abstract  for  gun  and  blanket  money, 
dated  Boston,  Feb.  24,  1777 ;  also,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt. ;  marched  on  a 
secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Oct.  1,  1777;  service, 31  days;  also,  Maj. Zenas 
Winslow's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  7  days  service  in  Sept.,  1778;  marched  on 
alarms  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  2  days  service  from  Nov. 
7, 1778,  guarding  prisoners  from  the  ship  "  Somerset  "at  Harwich  and  from  thence 
to  Yarmouth ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  2  days  service  from  Nov.  9,  1778,  guarding 
prisoners  from  the  ship  "  Somerset"  at  Harwich  and  from  thence  to  Barnstable. 

BANGS,  ADNAH,  Hardwick.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Hazeltine's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  16  days ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Bil- 
lings's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  en 
listed  May  4,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  4  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7, 
1775. 


X  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  571 


BANGS,  ALLEN,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Crowell's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19, 177") ;  service,  3  days  ;  also,  Capt.  John  Nickerson's  co.,  Col. 
Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt. ;  service,  6  days,  in  Sept.,  1778 ;  marched  to  Dartmouth 
and  Falmouth  on  an  alarm. 

BANGS,  BARNABAS,  Gorham.  Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  which  marched  April 
21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177");  service,  24  days;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army  May  15,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  regt. ;  billeting  roll  from  time  of  his  enlistment  to  date-  of  marching  to 
headquarters,  July  5,  1775,  equivalent  to  75  days ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Cumberland 
Co. ;  also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Nov.  2,  1775. 

BANGS,  BARNABAS.  Clerk  (also  given  Private),  Capt. Bryant  Morton's  co.,  Col. Mitch 
ell's  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  27,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  25,  1776;  service,  9  mos. 
29  days,  at  Cape  Elizabeth  and  Scarborough. 

BANGS,  BABNABAS.  Matross,  Capt.  Abner  Lowell's  (Artillery)  co. ;  service  from  July 
15,  1776,  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  5  mos.  16  days,  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. 

BANGS,  CHEAPMAX  (also  given  CHIPMAN),  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  co., 
Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  marched  to  Dorchester  Neck  when  the  forts  were 
erected  on  the  Heights  March  4,  1776 ;  service,  5  days ;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Yose's 
co. ;  service  from  April  13  to  April  26,  1776,  12  days,  on  the  sea  coast. 

BANGS,  DAVID,  Shutesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickenson's  co.,  Col.  "Woodbridge's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Amherst;  service,  11 
days. 

BANGS,  DAVID,  Jr.,  Shutesbury.  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Rug- 
gles  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  22, 
1775;  also,  Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  8  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

BANGS,  DEAN,  Harwich.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  return 
of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  13,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777 ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  gun 
and  blanket  money  dated  Boston,  Feb.  24,  1777. 

BANGS,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  AVinslow's  (2d 
Barnstable  Co.)  regt.;  service,  5  days,  in  Sept.,  1778;  marched  on  alarms  at 
Bedford  and  Falmouth ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  2  days  service  from  Nov.  7,  1778, 
guarding  prisoners  from  the  ship  "Somerset"  at  Harwich  and  from  thence  to 
Yarmouth. 

BANGS,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  May  31, 
1776,  to  Nov.  22,  1776,  5  mos.  22  days,  at  Truro. 

BANGS,  ELISIIA,  Lenox.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Hyde's  co.,  Col.  James  Easton's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  10,  1775 ;  service,  5  days ;  marched  to  Ticonderoga  on  an  alarm. 

BANGS,  ELISIIA.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  "Whittelsey's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1777;  service,  24  days,  at 
the  Northward. 

BANGS,  ENOCH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  104  days  service,  allowed  in  Council,  Aug.  12, 1777;  served  3  mos.  in  Jersey. 

BANGS,  ISAAC.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Godfrey's  co.,  Col.  Gary's  regt.;  list  ot 
officers  of  Mass. militia;  commissioned  Feb. 21, 1776;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
army  until  April,  1776;  also,  list  of  officers  [probably  in  service  during  1775  and 
1776] . 

BANGS,  ISAAC.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Berry's  (1st  Harwich)  3d  co.,  2d  Barn- 
stable  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  April  20,  1776. 


572  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BANGS,  ISAAC.  Surgeon's  Mate,  frigate  "  Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Tucker ;  engaged  March  8,  1779  [service  not  given] . 

BANGS,  JAMES,  Williamsburg.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abel  Thayer's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  7  days ;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army  April  28, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.,  1775. 

BANGS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Berry's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth  Sept.  7,  1778;  service,  6  days; 
company  made  up  from  Harwich  militia. 

BANGS,  JOHN,  Montague.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  16  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Montague;  arrived  at  Spring- 
lield  July  9,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  10,  1780,  under  command -of  Capt. 
Daniel  Shay ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Montague 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  9,  1780;  dis 
charged  Dec.  13,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  11  days. 

BANGS,  JONATHAN,  Yarmouth.  Corporal,  Capt.  Matthias  Tobey's  co.,  Col.  Aaron 
vVillard's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc  ,  to  Ticonderoga,  dated  Boston, 
Jan.  15,  1777. 

BANGS,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nickerson's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's 
regt. ;  service,  3  days,  in  Sept.,  1778 ;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  on  an 
alarm. 

BANGS,  JOSEPH,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Cro well's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BANGS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Gray's  co. ;  enlisted  July  8,  1775;  discharged 
Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  28  days.  Iloll  dated  Barnstable. 

BANGS,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co.,  detached  from  militia;  marched 
on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth  Sept.  13,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  17,  1779;  service, 
5  days. 

BANGS,  JOSHUA.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Job  Crocker's  co.,  Col.  Doane's  regt.;  list  of  men 
returned  by  Brig.  Otis,  dated  Barnstable,  Jan.  7,  1777. 

BANGS,  JOSHUA,  New  Casco.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wentworth's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for 
travel  allowance  dated  Watertown,  Aug.  20,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Wentworth's  co., 
Col.  Aaron  \Villard's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  New  Casco  to 
Bennington,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  6,  1777;  also,  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance 
from  Fort  Edward  home,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  15,  1777. 

BANGS,  JOSHUA,  Falmouth  (also  given  Ticonderoga,  Barnstable  and  Casco).  Return 
of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland 
Co.)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  20,  1778;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Daniel 
Lane's  co.,  Col.  John  Brooks's  (late  Alden's)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also,  list  of  men  mustered 
by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  also,  Capt. 
Lane's  co.,  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt.;  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Jan. 
14,  1778;  also,  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Cherry  Valley; 
enlisted  Dec.  1,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Holden's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descrip 
tive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Feb.  20,  1782;  Light  Infantry  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J. 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light  (also 
given  dark)  ;  hair,  light  (also  given  dark)  ;  occupation,  seaman ;  residence, 
Casco;  enlisted  April,  1779;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  mustered  by  Capt. 
Lane;  also,  Capt.  William  White's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's 


IN   THE   WAli   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  573 


BANGS,  JOSHUA,  continued. 

regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's 
(Light  Infantry)  co. ;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.,  17<Sl-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts; 
also,  Sergeant,  Light  Infantry  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  list  of  men  fur- 
loughed;  leave  given  by  Gen.  Patterson  Dec.  17,  1782,  to  go  from  New  Windsor 
home  to  Casco  Bay  for  f>0  days;  reported  deserted  from  furlough  Feb.  28,  1783. 

BANGS,  NATHAN,  Hardwick.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Ilazeltine's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  177;") ;  service,  10  days. 

BANGS,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  1,  177-"); 
reported  re-engaged  Nov.  20,  1776. 

BANGS,  NATHAN,  Gorham.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Alexander  McLellan's  co.,  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated 
Feb.  23,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Josiah  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years,  to  expire  Dec.,  1779;  return  made  to  Capt.  Briant  Morton, 
one  of  State  committee;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Sewell's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  April  ID,  1779; 
reported  died  April  1T>,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  subsistence  money  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  dated  Boston,  March  19,  1777; 
also,  muster  return  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23, 1778 ;  mustered  by  Maj. 
Insley. 

BANGS,  NATHANIEL,  Barre.  Private,  Capt.  William  Henry's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  5, 1777 ;  discharged  July  f>,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.8  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

BANGS,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Reyes's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1777 ;  roll  made  up  to  Dec.  22,  1777,  dated  Providence, 
R.  I.;  enlistment,  6  months;  return  made  by  Andrew  Brown,  Deputy  Muster 
Master;  also,  list  of  men  who  received  arms  from  the  province,  dated  North 
Kingston,  Dec.  1-1,  1777  ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  bounty  allowed  from  Oct.  10, 1777, 
to  Jan.  4,  1778,  2  mos.  25  days. 

BANGS,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  Salmon  White's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  marched 
to  Ticonderoga  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  10,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  10  days. 
Roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

BANGS,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  Russell  Kellogg' s  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777;  service,  5  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Bennington  ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Boston;  also,  Lieut.  Kellogg's  co.,  Col. 
Ezra  May's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  11,  1777;  service,  30 
days;  marched  to  Stillwaterand  Saratoga. 

BANGS,  REUBEN,  Williamsburg.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fairrield's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Sparhawk's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  23,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  25  days,  at  Dorchester. 

BANGS,  SOLOMON.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  Maj.Xenas  Winslow's  (2d  Burn- 
stable  Co.)  rei^t. ;  service,  5  days,  in  Sept.,  1778;  marched  on  alarms  at  Bedford 
and  Falmonth. 

BANGS.  THOMAS,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  Loring's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177-");  enlisted  May  4,  177");  service,  3  mos.  f>  days;  also,  Capt. 
Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  177"). 

BANGS,  THOMAS,  Gorham  (also  given  Falmouth).  Drummer,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's 
co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.;  billeting  roll  from  time  of  enlistment  to  date 
of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  5,  177"),  equivalent  to  16  days;  roll  sworn  to 
in  Cumberland  Co. ;  also,  Private ;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  7, 
177") ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  2, 
Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775. 


MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND    SAILORS 


BANGS,  THOMAS,  Harwich.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  gun  and  blanket  money,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  24,  1777;  also,  return  of 
men  in  service  from  Dec.  13,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777 ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  2  days 
service  from  Nov.  9,  1778,  guarding  prisoners  from  the  ship  "  Somerset "  at  Har 
wich  and  from  thence  to  Barnstable. 

BANGS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Smalley's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt.; 
service,  4  days,  in  Sept.,  1778;  inarched  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth. 

BANGS,  THOMAS,  Gorham.  Capt.  Samuel  Whitmore's  co.,  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  mileage  [year  not  given] 

BANGS,  ZENAS.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Gray's  co. ;  enlisted  July  17,  1775;  discharged 
Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  18  days.  Roll  dated  Barnstable. 

BANISER,  ELI.  Capt.  Isaac  Colton's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  D.  Brewer's)  9th 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  15, 

1775. 

BANISTER,  AARON.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Walker's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detach 
ment  of  guards;  enlisted  Nov.  1,  1779;  discharged  Feb.  1,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 

4  days,  at  Boston ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BANISTER,  ANDREW.  Fifer,  Capt.  William  Tucker's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  8,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  25  days,  including 
time  to  return  home. 

BANISTER,  ANDREW.    Receipt  for  3  months  bounty  dated  Brookfield,  Oct.  20,  1779. 

BANISTER,  BARZILLAI.  Corporal,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  (late  Soul's)  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776 ;  enlisted 
Nov.  20,  1775. 

BANISTER,  BENONI,  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Gideon  Burt's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Danielson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  raos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  22,  1775. 

BANISTER,  BENONI,  Longmeadow.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Munn's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas 
Dike's  regt. ;  return  for  travel  allowance  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  17,  1776. 

BANISTER,  BENONI.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Cadwell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robin 
son's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776;  discharged  April  2,  1777; 
service,  3  mos.  9  days,  at  Ticonderoga;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777. 
Roll  dated  Springfield. 

BANISTER,  BENONI.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1777  ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777  ;  service,  3  mos.  26  days, 
in  Northern  department,  under  Gen.  Gates. 

BANISTER,  BENONI,  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  L.  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col. 
Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  16,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1779;  service, 

5  mos.  20  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BANISTER,  BENONI.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  10  days  service  in  May  and  June,  1778;  also,  pay  rolls  for  Aug.,  Sept., 
Oct.  and  Dec.,  1778;  also,  order  for  wages  for  service  in  Col.  Wood's  regt.,  dated 
Springfield,  March  8,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Carpenter's  co. ;  enlisted  June  16,  1780; 
roll  made  up  to  Sept.  16,  1780;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  at  Springfield;  en 
listment,  8  months. 

BANISTER,  BEZALEEL,  Chesterfield.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Webster's  co.,  Gen.  Pom- 
roy's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775 ;  service,  1  mo. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        575 

BANISTER,  BEZALEEL.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777 ;  service,  29  days,  on  expedition 
to  Stilhvater  and  Saratoga. 

BANISTER,  CATO.  Private,  Capt.  John  Holden's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  East  Greenwich;  enlistment, 
during  Avar. 

BANISTER,  CHRISTOPHER,  Chesterfield.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Robert  Webster's  co.,  Gen. 
Pomroy's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775;  service,  6  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Webster's 
co.,  Col.  Fellows's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct. 
8, 1775 ;  also,  Captain,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  8,  1777  ;  discharged 
July  8,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  7  days;  marched  to  Ticonderoga;  also,  Col.  Ezra 
May's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777 ;  service,  29  days, 
on  expedition  to  Stilhvater  and  Saratoga. 

BANISTER,  ELI,  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Colton's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  20,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  16 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Ephraim 
Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1777  ;  discharged 
Nov.  30,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  26  days,  in  Northern  department  under  Gen. 
Gates;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  L.  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  16,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  reported  deserted 
Oct.  18,  1779. 

BANISTER,  JESSE,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ithamar  Wright's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April 

27,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Harwood's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  week,  5  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiva 
lent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  20,  1775;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Asa  Dan- 
forth's  co.  of  volunteers,  Col.  Convers's  regt. ;  marched  to  join  Gen.  Gates's  army 
Sept.  23,  1777 ;  service,  31  days ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Loring  Lin 
coln  for  a  class  of  the  town  of  Brookfield  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  3  years,  dated  Brookfield,  April  9,  1781 ;  service  to  begin  Jan.  3,  1781. 

BANISTER,  JOHN,  Brookfield.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knowlton's  co.,  Brig.  Gen. 
Jonathan  Warner's  brigade;  list  of  nominations  submitted  in  a  letter  signed  by 
Brig.  Warner,  dated  July  29,  1776;  also,  letter  dated  Brookfield,  Aug.  17,  1776, 
signed  by  Col.  James  Converse,  stating  that  said  Banister  complies  with  orders  to 
march  but  declines  taking  his  commission  until  further  orders ;  also,  Capt. 
Knowlton's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  return  of  men  dated  Dorchester;  marched  to 
camp  Aug.  18,  1776;  company  raised  for  defence  of  Boston;  also,  pay  abstract 
for  travel  allowance  from  Dorchester  home  to  Brookfield,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov. 
20, 1776. 

BANISTER,  JOHN.  Captain,  Brookfield  Artillery  co.,  Col.  Convers's  (4th  Worcester  Co.) 
regt.,  Brig.  Warner's  brigade  ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  June 

28,  1776 ;  also,  Col.  Job  Gushing' s  regt. ;   pay  abstract  for  service  in  Northern 
department  from  Aug.  26  to  Oct.  12,  1777  ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  rations  from  Oct. 
13  to  Dec.  8,  1777;    service  in  Northern  department;   also,  pay  abstract  dated 
Scarsdeal,  Nov.  30,  1777. 

BANISTER,  JOSEPH,  AVilbraham.  Private,  Capt.  Paul  Langdon's  co.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  discharged  May  1,  1775; 
service,  11  days. 

BANISTER,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Graves's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  8,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  at  the 
Northward. 


576  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


BANISTER,  LEVI,  Wilbraham  (also  given  Springfield).  Private,  Capt.  Paul  Langdon's 
co.,  which  marched  April  20, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  dis 
charged  May  1, 1775 ;  service,  11  days ;  also,  Fifer,  Capt.  Henry's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  June  4, 1775 ;  service,  2  mos. ;  also, 
Drummer,  Capt.  Charles  Colton's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  March  1,  1779;  enlistment, 
3  years  ;  reported  deserted  but  returned  July,  1780 ;  also,  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's 
co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July 
20,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

BANISTER,  LEVI.  Lieut.  Col.  Hull's  co. ,3d  regt. ;  enlisted  July  15,  1779;  discharged 
April  15,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months.  [Name  crossed  out  on  roll.] 

BAXISTER,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Whitney's  regt.; 
service  from  May  4,  1777,  to  July  4,  1777,  2  mos.  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  under 
Maj.  Gen.  Spencer.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

BANISTER,  NATHAN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Asa  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cu  string's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days ;  marched  to  Man 
chester  and  Bennington  on  an  alarm.  Roll  dated  Shrewsbury. 

BANISTER,  PETER,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Franklin's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  1, 1779 ;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1779 ;  service,  6  mos.,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island  ;  enlistment,  6  months,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for 
6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Rehoboth  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army 
during  1780 ;  marched  to  West  Point  July  7,  1780 ;  discharged  Jan.  10,  1781 ;  ser 
vice,  6  mos.  13  days;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in  Bristol  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BANISTER,  SETH,  Brookfield.  List  of  men  who  served  to  the  credit  of  the  3d  precinct 
of  Brookfield,  dated  June  30,  1778 ;  credited  with  19  mos.  service. 

BANISTER,  SETH.  Captain,  4th  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass.  Line;  commissioned 
April  1,  1778;  also,  Captain  and  Brigade  Major,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  13,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  reported  as  serving  as  Paymaster  until  April  2,  1777.  as  Brigade  Major 
until  July  25,  1779,  and  as  Captain  until  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Brigade  Major,  Col. 
John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.;  (late)  Gen.  Learned's  brigade;  order  for  clothing  to  be 
delivered  to  Lieut.  Col.  Ezra  Badlam,  dated  Camp  at  White  Plains,  Aug.  19, 
1778  (name  crossed  out  on  order) ;  also,  list  of  officers  dated  Boston,  May  19, 
1779;  also,  letter  dated  Brookfield,  Dec.  26,  1780,  signed  by  Isaac  Pope,  stating 
that  said  Banister  has  not  received  his  clothing  for  1779;  also,  4th  regt.,  Gen. 
Glover's  brigade ;  return  of  men  in  service  Dec.  14,  1780,  dated  Boston;  also,  4th 
(Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  return  for  arms,  etc.,  dated  May  27, 
1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh ;  reported  on  furlough  ; 
also,  3d  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1781 ;  reported  on  com 
mand  at  Springfield;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh;  re 
ported  on  command  at  Springfield ;  also  reported  on  furlough ;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill;  reported  on  comman'd  at  Springfield; 
also  reported  on  furlough;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Continental 
Village;  reported  on  command  at  Springfield  by  the  General's  orders;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts;  reported  on  command 
at  Springfield  by  order  of  Gen.  Heath  ;  also,  returns  of  officers,  dated  Cantonment 
1st  Brigade,  Feb.  22-April  12,  1782  ;  also,  return  dated  York  Hutts,  May  10, 1782 ; 
also,  return  dated  Cantonment  1st  Brigade,  May  24,  1782  ;  also,  returns  dated  Ver- 
planck's  Point,  Sept.  20-Oet.  25,  1782;  also,  return  dated  Camp  near  Windsor, 
Dec.  6,  1782;  reported  on  command  at  Springfield  from  Dec.,  1780,  by  order  of 
Gen.  Heath;  also,  Adjutant,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.  [year 
not  given] . 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       577 


BANISTER,  SETH,  Jr.,  Brookfield.  Corporal.  Capt.  Ithamar  Wright's  CO.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army 
April  27,  1775. 

BANISTER,  SOLOMON,  Brookfield.  List  of  men  who  served  to  the  credit  of  the  3d 
Precinct  of  Brookfield,  dated  June  30,  1778;  credited  with  9|  mos.  service;  also, 
Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hamilton's  co.  of  volunteers  from  3d  Precinct  of 
Brookfield;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1779,  to  Feb.  12,  1779,  1  mo.  12  days,  under 
Lieut.  Joseph  Olmstead,  guarding  stores  at  Brookfield. 

BAXISTER,  THOMAS,  Jr.,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  co.,  Col.  John 
Bailey's  regt.  (commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Sprout  after  Jan.  1,  1781)  ;  muster  roll 
for  2  years  from  Jan.  1,  1780;  enlisted  Jan.  23,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  re 
ported  as  belonging  to  1st  Parish  of  Brookfield. 

BAXISTKK,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  8,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  7  days; 
marched  to  Ticonderoga. 

BAMSTEK.  WILLIAM.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  21, 1779 ;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779  ;  service, 
1  mo.  12  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.  Roll  dated  Chesterfield. 

BAXITTIST,  SAMUEL.  Receipt  for  shoes  given  by  said  Banittist  to  Capt.  William  Per 
kins,  dated  July  21,  1778.  [Name  crossed  out  on  receipt.] 

BANK,  THOMAS.  Capt.  Daniel  Pomeroy's  co.,  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  Gen.  Danielson's 
brigade;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1778;  service  in  Northern 
department  under  Gen.  Stark. 

BAXKCROFT,  JAMES.  Captain,  8th  regt. ;  commissioned  July  16, 1776 ;  list  of  settlements 
of  rank  of  Continental  officers  made  at  AVest  Point  by  a  board  held  for  the  pur 
pose  and  confirmed  by  Congress  Sept.  6,  1779. 

BANKER, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bunker.] 

BANKER,  JAMES.  Matross,  Capt.  John  Doughty 's  co.,  Col.  John  Lamb's  (2d  Artillery) 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point ;  reported  on  command 
after  deserters  in  Feb.  and  March,  1781 ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BAXKER,  JOHX,  Brookfield  (also  given  New  York).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Con 
tinental  Army  from  Capt.  N.  Hamilton's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Converse's  (4th  Worcester 
Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  18,  1778 ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Brookfield  (also  given  West 
ern)  ;  joined  Capt.  Coburn's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also, 
Corporal,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.,  Col.  John  Brooks's  (late  Alden's)  regt.;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
reported  as  serving  6  mos.  as  Private,  30  mos.  as  Corporal;  also,  Capt.  Coburn's 
co.,  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt. ;  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Jan.  12,  1778; 
mustered  by  Capt.  Newhall;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Stacy's  co.,  Col.  Alden's 
(6th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Fort  Alden ;  reported 
on  command  at  Albany. 

BAXKER,  WILLIAM.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Boston,  June,  1780;  Lieut. 
Moore's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Procter's  (Boston)  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ; 
complexion,  dark;  enlistment,  6  months. 

BAXKES,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  John  Crawford's  co.,  Col.  James  Convers's  regt.;  ser 
vice  from  July  23  to  July  26,  1777,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BAXKES,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Crawford's  co.,  Col.  James  Convers's  regt.; 
service  from  July  23  to  July  26,  1777,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BANKES,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Ralph  Karll's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Reyes's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  2,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  2,  1777;  service.  1  mo.  Roll  dated  Camp 
Providence. 


578  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BANKRAFT,  ROBERT,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Frederick  Pope's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  26,  1775;  service,  1  mo. 
8  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] . 

BANKRAFT,  THOMAS,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Frederick  Pope's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,1775;  enlisted  June  27, 1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days ; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BANKS,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bank,  Bankes.] 

BANKS,  JAMES,  Oakham.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Worcester  Co.  militia  to  go  to  Horse 
Neck  under  Col.  Converse  who  did  not  join  regiment ;  drafted  to  serve  under 
Capt.  Abner  How  of  Brookfield  [year  not  given] . 

BANKS,  JEREMIAH,  York  (also  given  Kittery).  List  of  men  mustered  in  York  Co.  by 
J.  Bragdon,  Muster  Master,  dated  Feb.  20, 1777 ;  Capt.  Daniel  Wheelwright's  co., 
Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.;  reported  received  State  and  Continental  bounties; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Wheelwright's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt. ;  roll  made  up  for 
rations  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  18,  1777,  to  date  of  marching,  March  22, 
1777 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  com 
plexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  residence,  Old  York;  enlisted  April,  1779,  by  Capt. 
Francis;  joined  Capt.  Thomas  Francis's  co.,  llth  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war; 
reported  deserted  March,  1780. 

BANKS,  JEREMIAH,  Scarborough.  Fifer,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hill's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phin- 
ney's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8, 1776 ;  enlisted  Dec. 
4,  1775;  reported  discharged  July  31,  1776;  also,  Capt.  John  Wentworth's  co. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Watertown,  Aug.  20,  1776;  also,  Capt. 
Wentworth's  co.,  Col.  Aaron  Willard's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance 
from  Scarborough  to  Bennington,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  6,  1777;  also,  pay  abstract 
for  travel  allowance  from  Fort  Edward  home,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  15,  1777 ;  also, 
Matross,  Capt.  Wentworth's  co.,  Col.  Peter  Noyes's  regt.;  return  of  men  at  Fort 
Hancock,  Cape  Elizabeth;  reported  mustered  by  Col.  Noyes  May  20,  1777;  also, 
return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Roger  Lobby's  co.,  Cum 
berland  Co.  regt.,  dated  Nov.  25,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Skillings's  co. ;  enlistment, 
9  months;  also,  Fifer,  Capt.  Thomas  Hodsdon's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  14,  1778 ;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779 ;  service,  9  mos.  3  days ;  enlist 
ment,  8  months;  roll  dated  Berwick;  also,  pay  rolls  for  July-Sept.,  1778,  dated 
West  Point;  also, pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  and  Jan.,  1779,  dated  King's 
Ferry;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabee's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.;  marched  July 
9,  1779,  on  an  expedition  to  Penobscot ;  discharged  Sept.  12, 1779;  service,  2  mos. 
3  days. 

BANKS,  JEREMIAH,  Old  York.  Private  on  board  the  "America"  (privateer),  com 
manded  by  Capt.  William  Coffin ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  dated  Oct. 
11, 1780 ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Old  York. 

BANKS,  JOHN,  Grafton  (also  given  Alstead).  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Drury's  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  10  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also, receipt 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  3,  1775. 

BANKS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Savory's  co. ;  enlisted  Nov.  30,  1775;  discharged 
Dec.  3,  1775 ;  service,  4  days ;  detached  from  2d  Foot  co.  in  Bradford  for  defence 
of  Cape  Ann. 

BANKS,  JOHN,  New  York.  Conductor  of  military  stores  in  department  of  Field  Com 
missary  ;  appointed  April  12,  1777  ;  stationed  at  West  Point. 

BANKS,  JOHN,  Pepperellborough.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Grow's  (York)  co. ;  enlisted 
July  10, 1775  ;  roll  made  up  to  Dec.  31, 1775;  service,  5  mos.  21  days ;  also,  descrip 
tive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  York  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of 


IX   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  579 

BANKS,  JOHN,  continued. 

their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  4,  1778;  Capt.  Pike's  co.,  3d  regt. ;  age,  20  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Pepperellborough ;  also,  Capt. 
Nathaniel  Cousens's  co.,  (late)  Maj.  Littletield's  (York  Co.)  regt,;  enlisted  July 
G,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  24,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  on  expedition  against 
Penobscot. 

BANKS,  Joiix,  Kittery.  Private,  Capt.  Francis's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  March  30,  1779; 
reported  deserted  March  30,  1779. 

BANKS,  JONATHAN,  Wells  (also  given  Sanford).  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sayer's  co., 
Col.  James  Scammon's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177-");  enlisted  May  3, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  reported  discharged  July  2,1,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
James  Hubbard's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  (24th)  regt.;  company  return 
dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  10,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  30,  1775. 

BANKS,  MOSES,  Scarborough.  Capt.  John  Rice's  co. ;  billeting  roll  from  date  of  enlist 
ment,  May  15,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  4,  1775,  equivalent 
to  50  days;  also,  Quartermaster,  Capt.  Bracket's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
(31st)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775;  enlisted  May  7,  1775;  also, 
list  of  officers  recommended  by  Council,  Oct.  6,  1775,  to  be  commissioned  by  Gen. 
Washington ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant  and  Quartermaster,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hill's  co., 
Col.  Phinney's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776; 
enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  cashiered  July  26,  1776. 

BANKS,  PELATIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sayer's  co.  (commanded  by  Lieut.  Samuel 
Young  after  Aug.  3,  1779),  (late)  Maj.  Littlefield's  detachment  from  York  Co.; 
enlisted  July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on  Penobscot 
expedition. 

BANKS,  RICHARD.    Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sayer's  co.  (commanded  by  Lieut.  Samuel 
Young  after  Aug.  3,  1779),  (late)  Maj.  Littletield's  detachment  from  York  Co.; 
enlisted  July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on  Penobscot 
.   expedition. 

BANKS,  THOMAS,  Hatfield.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  7  days;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  8,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Dec.  18,  1775;  also,  re 
ceipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  selectmen  of  Hatfield,  dated  July  24, 1778 ;  marched 
to  Albany. 

BANKS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Crawford's  co.,  Col.  James  Converse's  regt. ; 
marched  to  Bennington  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  20,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777; 
service,  5  days. 

BANKS,  WILLIAM,  Oakham.  Private,  Capt.  Ralph  Earll's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  2,  1777;  discharged  Jan.  4,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  2  days. 
Roll  dated  Providence  and  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

BANKS,  WILLIAM,  Richmond.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Berkshire  Co.  by  Truemau 
Wheeler,  Muster  Master,  dated  June  5,  1778;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BANKS,  WILLIAM,  Ipswich.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780; 
enlisted  July  4,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BANKS,  ZACCHEUS  (also  given  ZACHAIUAH),  Charlestown.  Capt.  Benjamin  Bullard's 
co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May 
3,  1775;  service,  3  mos. ;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 


580  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BAXKS,  ZACHARIAH  (also  given  ZACCHEUS),  Boston.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk 
Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16,  1777 ;  Capt. 
Wellington's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles  worth's  regt. ;  also,  list  of  enlisted  men  returned 
by  Col.  Benjamin  Gill,  June  27,  1777;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Weston;  enlistment,  during  war ;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co., 
Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  15,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co., 
Col.  Edward  Wiggles  worth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Valley 
Forge;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  "  Greenage ; "  also,  Capt. 
John  K.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April, 
1779,  dated  Providence ;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co. ;  also, 
Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April, 
1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Capt. 
Matthew  Chambers's  co.,  Lieiit.  Col.  Smith's  (later  Nixon's)  6th  regt.;  returns 
for  wages,  etc.,  for  Jan.,  1781-Dec.,  1782;  reported  sick  in  hospital  in  June,  1782; 
also,  Capt.  Japheth  Daniels's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  return  for  wages,  etc., 
for  June-Dec.,  1782 ;  reported  transferred  from  6th  co. ;  also,  discharge  dated  June 
9,  1783,  signed  by  Gen.  Washington;  honorably  discharged  from  position  as 
Drummer  in  6th  regt. ;  total  service,  7  yrs.  3  mos. 

BAXKS,  ZEBEDIAH,  Old  York.  Private  on  board  the  "America"  (privateer),  com 
manded  by  Capt.  William  Coffin ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Oct. 
11,  1780;  age,  26  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Old 
York. 

BAXLEY,  BARXABAS.  Seaman,  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Wil 
liams;  engaged  May  12,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9  days;  reported  as  one  of  the  crew 
placed  on  board  the  ship  "  Putnam  "  or  who  left  the  brig  on  her  arrival  at  Boston. 

BANNER,  CHRISTOPHER,  Abington.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BAXXESTER,  JESSE.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Goodale's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point;  enlisted  Jan. 
23,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BAXXESTER,  NATHAN*.  Corporal,  Capt.  Reuben  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  marched  July  30,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  discharged  Sept.  12, 
1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days. 

BAXXET,  ISAAC,  Pelham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  21  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Pelham;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  9,  1780. 

BAXXISTER, .      [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bainester,  Bamis- 

ter,  Banester,  Banestor,  Baniser,  Banister,  Bannester,  Bansnester,  Banvenster, 
Bonister.] 

BAXXISTER,  AXDREAV.  Fifer,  Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  5,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  15  days,  at  West 
Point;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BAXXISTER,  BAR.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Bannister's  co.,  Col.  John  Dickinson's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Ausr.  17, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1777 ;  service,  8  days ;  marched 
to  Bennington  to  reinforce  army.  Roll  dated  Chesterfield. 

BAXXISTER,  BEXOXI,  Springfield  (2d  Parish).  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Munn's  co.,  Col. 
Nicholas  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Boston,  Nov. 
26,  1776. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       581 

BAXXISTER,  BEXOXI.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Graves's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  8,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  2  nios.  10  days,  at  the 
Northward. 

BAXXISTER,  BEXOXI.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.; 
time  of  arrival  at  camp  (7  days  after  enlistment)  July  9,  1778;  discharged  Jan. 
27,  1779;  service,  7  mos.  10  days,  at  North  River;  enlistment,  8  months;  also, 
Capt.  Carpenter's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  17,  1780 ;  discharged  Feb.  17,  1781 ;  service, 

5  mos.,  with  guards  at  Springfield. 

BAXXISTER,  BEXOXI.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Woodbridge's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  service 
at  Rhode  Island  in  1779. 

BAXXISTER,  CHRISTOPHER,  Chesterfield.  Captain,  (1st  Chesterfield)  9th  co.,  2d  Hamp 
shire  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  April  5,  177G  ;  also, 
Col.  John  Dickinson's  regt. ;  marched  to  Bennington  Aug.  17,  1777,  on  an  alarm; 
discharged  Aug.  22,  1777;  service,  8  days;  also,  2d  Major,  2d  Hampshire  Co. 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  May  30,  1778. 

BAXXISTER,  JOHN.  Captain,  4th  regt. ;  commissioned  April  1,  1778;  list  of  settlements 
of  rank  of  Continental  officers  made  at  West  Point  by  a  board  held  for  the  purpose 
and  confirmed  by  Congress  Sept.  6,  1779. 

BAXXISTER,  Jonx.  Seaman;  list  of  men  on  the  United  States  brig  "General  Gates," 
commanded  by  Capt.  John  Skimmer,  entitled  to  prize  shares  [year  not  given]  ; 
entitled  to  one  share  in  the  "Montague." 

BAXXISTER,  LEMUEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Christopher  Bannister's  co.,  Col.  John  Dickin 
son's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1777;  service,  8  days; 
marched  to  Bennington  to  reinforce  the  army.  Roll  dated  Chesterfield. 

BAXXISTER,  LEVI.  Capt.  Henry's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's  regt. ;  list  of  men  in  need 
of  blankets ;  certified  July  25,  1775. 

BAXXISTER,  PETER,  Rehoboth.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  G  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  G  in.;  complexion,  negro;  residence,  Rehoboth;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  10,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  11,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign 
Bancroft;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  in  Bristol  Co.,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  dated  Taunton,  May  22,  1781 ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 

6  in.;  complexion,  black ;  occupation,  laborer;  residence,  Rehoboth;  conducted 
to  Springfield  by  John  Burt ;  delivered  to  Col.  Shepard ;  enlisted  April  18,  1781 ; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

BAXXISTER,  SETH,  Brookfield.  Adjutant,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt. ;  engaged  April 
19,  177");  roll  made  up  to  April  21,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also,  list  of  officers; 
commissioned  May  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  3  mos.  15  daj^s  service 
from  April  21,  1775  ;  also,  Captain,  4th  Light  Infantry  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's 
(4th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec. 
31,  1780  ;  also,  return  of  officers  dated  Verplanck's  Point,  Sept.  13, 1782;  reported 
on  command  at  Springfield  from  Dec.,  1780,  by  order  of  Gen.  Heath. 

BAXXISTER,  SOI.OMOX.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co.,  detached  from  militia  of 
Hampshire  and  Worcester  counties;  enlisted  Jan.  1,1778;  discharged  July  1, 
1778;  service,  G  mos.,  guarding  stores  and  magazines  at  Springfield  and  Brook- 
field. 

BAXXISTER,  THOMAS,  Brookfield.  Fifer,  Capt.  Edmund  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt.;  enlisted  May  5,  1777;  discharged  July  6,  1777;  service,  2  mos. 9 
days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BAXXS,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Rowley's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  22,  1777  ;  discharged  Aug.  13,  1777  ;  service,  23  days,  at  Still- 
water. 


582  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BANOT,  AAROX.  Private,  C apt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1777,  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge;  enlisted  May  15,  1777; 
enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  10,  1778;  reported  sick  at  "Roden;."  also  reported  sick 
at  Paxton  Sept.  1,  1777. 

BAXSFORD,  JOSEPH.  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men 
dated  Aug.  7,  1782. 

BAXSXESTER,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells' s  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  10,  1777 ;  discharged  July  8,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  8  days ;  marched 
to  Ticonderoga. 

BANSOX,  JACOB,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Norton's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathway's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  4, 1781 ;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1781 ;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

BAXSOX,  JOHX,  Freetown.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Norton's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathway's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2, 1781 ;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1781 ;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

BAXT,  JOSIAH,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Edgell's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and  Cambridge;  service,  17  days. 

BAXT,  WILLIAM.  List  of  men  belonging  to  an  Independent  co.  formed  at  Boston,  dated 
Dec.  7,  1776. 

BAXTER,  LEVI.  Capt.  Allen's  co. ;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  April  22,  1780; 
enlistment,  9  months. 

BAXTLE,  NILES.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Herrick's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows's  brigade;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct. 
18,  1777;  service,  27  days;  ordered  by  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  to  reinforce  Northern 
army.  Roll  dated  Tyringham. 

BAXTLEY,  JOHX,  Littleborough.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Millen's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  5,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779. 

BAXTOM,  JOHX,  Beverly.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780; 
enlisted  March  13,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BAXTOX,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Bradley's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  30,  1777 ;  discharged  July  26,  1777 ;  service,  27  days. 

BAXTOX,  JOXAS,  Wilbraham.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Colton's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
(2d)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Jan. 
23,  1778;  mustered  by  Col.  Woodbridge;  reported  deserted  but  returned;  addi 
tional  service  from  Jan.  23,  1778,  to  Nov.  1,  1778;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BAXVEXSTER,  THOMAS,  Jr.,  Brookfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Dan- 
forth's  co.,  Col.  Rice's  regt. ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light; 
occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Brookfield;  enlisted  Jan.  23,  1781;  enlistment, 
3  years. 

BAOLS,  EBEXEZER.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Stephen  Churchill's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt.;  enlisted  March  9,  1781;  discharged  March  31,  1781;  service,  23  days,  at 
Newport,  R.  I. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  by  order  of  the  governor. 
[See  Ebenezer  Bolss.] 

BAPARIAX,  PETER.  Seaman,  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams ; 
engaged  May  10,  1779;  roll  made  up  to  Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  28  days. 

BAPOLDT,  GEORGE.  List  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Boston  for  service  in  the  Conti 
nental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       583 

BAPSOX,  ABRAHAM.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Fales's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  3,  1779;  dis 
charged  Aug.  15,  1779 ;  service,  13  days ;  marched  on  expedition  to  Majorbaga- 
duce  by  order  of  Gen.  Lovel. 

BAPSOX,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  George  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  en 
listed  March  4,  1776;  service,  5  days.  Roll  dated  Watertown. 

BAPSOX,  SAMUEL,  Cape  Ann.  Captain;  reported  as  having  been  confined  on  a  guard 
ship  in  England  and  as  proceeding  later  to  Halifax,  having  obtained  his  discharge ; 
from  thence  was  conveyed  by  the  shallop  "Sea  Flower"  of  Yarmouth,  N.  S., 
Capt.  Solomon  Rider,  and  landed  at  Piscataqua  June,  1777. 

BAPTISDIAGO,  MICHAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Clark's  co.,  Barnstable  Co.  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  service  from  July  1  to  Dec.  31,  1775. 

BAPTISE,  JOHX,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  June,  1780;  Capt. 
Kneeland's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Procter's  (Boston)  regt. ;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
7  in.;  complexion,  brown;  residence,  Boston;  enlistment,  6  months,  from  July, 

1780. 

BAPTISS,  JOHX,  Harwich.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  return 
of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  13,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BAPTIST, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Babtist,  Baptise,  Baptiss, 

Batest,  Battist,  Batturst.] 

BAPTIST,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Ambrose  Bears's  co.  of  Indians,  Col.  Jonathan  Eddy's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  20,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  27  days,  at 
Fort  Cumberland,  N.  S. 

BAPTIST,  JOHX.  Marine,  ship  "  General  Putnam,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel  Waters ; 
engaged  July  15,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  22  days. 

BAPTIST,  JOHX,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Day's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4|  in. ;  complexion,  dark; 
hair,  black  ;  occupation,  mariner ;  residence,  Boston ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Brim- 
field  ;  enlisted  March  29,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BAPTIST,  MICHAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Ambrose  Bears's  co.  of  Indians ;  Col.  Jonathan 
Eddy's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  20,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  27 
days,  at  Fort  Cumberland,  N.  S. 

BAR,  HEW.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  5,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  15  days,  at  West  Point; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

BAR,  JOHX.  Gunner,  ship  "G.  Pickering,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan  Haraden; 
ship  reported  taken  by  the  British  while  on  a  cruise  to  the  West  Indies ;  roll 
sworn  to  Nov.  10,  1780. 

BAR,  JOHX,  Boston.  Private,  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.;  enlisted  July  24,  1777;  en 
listment,  3  years;  reported  deserted  March  1,  1778. 

BAR,  MATTHEW.  Captain,  14th  co.,  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass, 
militia,  dated  Deerfield ;  reported  commissioned  May  3,  1776. 

BARBADOES,  ISAAC,  Woburn  (also  given  Shrewsbury) .  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Mun- 
ro's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  April  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  1,  1777;  reported  deceased. 

BARBAXK,  NATHAX,  Marblehead.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Marblehead  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  served  in  Col.  Wil 
liam  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  service,  6  mos. 

BARBAR,  SIMEOX.  Private,  Capt.  William  Wells's  co.,  3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  30,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1781;  service,  8  days,  on  the  alarm  of  Oct.  29, 
1781,  at  Saratoga. 


584:  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BARBARICK,  JOHN.  Corporal,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot's  corps  of  invalids;  pay  roll  for 
service  from  May  31  to  Oct.  1,  1778,  dated  Boston  ;  also,  Lieut.  Osgood  Carleton's 
co.  of  invalids,  Col.  Lewis  Nicola's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  stationed  at 
Boston. 

BARBAROW,  JOHN.  Petition  dated  Boston,  May  2,  1782,  signed  by  himself  and  others, 
asking  that  he  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner  "  Hawk  "  (pri 
vateer)  ;  ordered  in  Council,  May  2,  1782,  that  a  commission  lie  issued. 

BARBECK,  LAZARUS.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Worcester  Co.  by  Thomas  Newhall 
[year  not  given]  ;  Capt.  Belknap's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt. ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BARBER, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Barbar,  Barbor,  Bar  bur, 

Barbour,  Berber,  Berbur.] 

BARBER,  ALEXANDER  (also  given  ELLECK).  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Slocum's  co.,  Col. 
Christopher  Greene's  (1st  Rhode  Island)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated 
East  Greenwich  ;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  on  command  at  North  Kings 
ton  ;  also,  Capt.  E.  Lewis's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Greene's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Nov. 
and  Dec.,  1779,  dated  Newport,  R.  I. ;  reported  absent  without  leave. 

BARBER,  ANDREW,  Princeton.  Private,  Capt.  Boaz  Moore's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doo- 
little's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  re 
ported  enlisted  into  the  army. 

BARBER,  ANDREW,  Rutland  (also  given  Hubbardston).  Capt.  Jonathan  Holman's  co., 
Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  10, 
1775;  also,  Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  14  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775  ;  also, 
return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  William  Marean's  (7th 
Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  joined  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's 
(6th)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  14, 1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before 
Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  Soldier's  Fortune,  Feb.  15,  1779;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col. 
Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1779,  dated  Camp  Highlands ;  reported 
furloughed  May  10, 1779,  for  30  days  by  order  of  Gen.  McDougall ;  also,  Colonel's 
co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Benjamin  Heywood,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  abstracts 
for  June-Sept.,  1779;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Matthew  Cham 
bers,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1779;  also,  Colonel's 
co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Feb.  14,  1780;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  commanded  by  Capt.  Lieut.  Peter 
Clayes,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Jan.-June,  1780 ;  reported  discharged 
Feb.  14,  1780. 

BARBER,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Wright's  (late  Capt.  Caleb  Keep's)  co.,  Col. 
William  Shepard's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July  and  Aug.,  1778;  enlisted  May 

1  [year  not  given] ;  enlistment,  8  (also  given  9)  months;  reported  wounded;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778,  dated  Providence  ;  reported  sick  and  absent 
in  Oct.,  1778;  deserted  Nov.  30,  1778. 

BARBER,  BENJAMIN,  Woolwich  (also  given  Ipswich).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  dated 
Ipswich,  Felt.  17, 1778  ;  residence.  Woolwich  ;  enlieted  for  town  of  Ipswich ;  joined 
Capt.  John  Bailey's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Bayley's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  March 

2  to  May  26,  1777,  3  mos.  2  days. 

BARBER,  BENJAMIN.  List  of  men  from  Rhode  Island  who  enlisted  into  Col.  Sherburne's 
regt.,  having  been  previously  paid  by  Lieut.  Alexander  for  enlisting  for  15  months 
for  State  of  Rhode  Island ;  list  dated  Bristol,  July  28,  1777. 


IX  THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  585 

BAKU  Kit,  BENJAMIN.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Alexander  Hodgdon  in  behalf  of 
a  committee  of  the  town  of  Boston,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  3  years,  dated  Boston,  June  1,  1782. 

BARBER,  BENJAMIN.  Marine,  frigate  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  S.Nicholson; 
engaged  Dec.  6,  1781;  roll  made  up  to  May  31,  1782;  service,  5  mos.  23  days; 
engagement,  5  months. 

BARKER,  CALEB.  Volunteer,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker; 
engaged  March  1,  1779;  reported  died  June  10,  1779. 

BARBER,  CALEB,  Boston.  2d  Lieutenant,  Col.  David  Henley's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Camp  near  Morriatown,  April  [year  illegible,  probably  1780]  ;  reported  resigned ; 
also,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  [service  not 
given]  ;  reported  resigned. 

BARBER,  DANIEL,  Fittsh'eld.  Lieut.  William  Barber's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt.;  list 
of  men  who  marched  to  Xew  York  Sept.  30,  1776,  and  were  dismissed  Nov.  17, 
1776;  service,  7  weeks;  also,  Private,  Capt.  William  Francis's  co.,  Maj.  Caleb 
Hyde's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  marched  to  Fort  Edward  July  8,  1777,  and  were 
dismissed  Aug.  26,  1777;  service,  7  weeks;  also,  Capt.  Rufus  Allen's  (Artillery) 
co.,  Col.  David  Rosetter's  regt. ;  service  from  Oct.  14  to  Oct.  17,  1780,  3  days,  on 
an  alarm ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  18  to  Oct.  21,  1780,  3  days,  on  an 
alarm. 

BARBER,  DANIEL,  Jr.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Row's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt.;  receipt  for 
advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  28,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  who  received 
money  from  the  pxiblic  treasury  for  losses  at  battles  of  Lexington  and  Bunker 
Hill;  warrant  allowed  in  Council,  June  13,  1776.  [Also  given  Daniel  Barber 
Tarr.] 

BARBER,  DAVID  F.  Petition  signed  by  prisoners,  asking  to  be  exchanged  for  British 
prisoners ;  request  granted  in  Council,  Nov.  2,  1782. 

BARBER,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Keep's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  regt.;  en 
listed  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21, 1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days;  enlistment, 
3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARBER,  EBENEZER,  Jr.,  Ludlow.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  3,  1780  ;  age, 
17  yrs. ;  stature,  3  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Ludlow;  arrived  at 
Springfield  Aug.  15,  1780;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  16,  1780,  under  command  of 
Capt.  Burbank  ;  also,  Private ;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town 
of  Ludlow  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  12, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1780;  service,  4  mos.,  at  AVest  Point. 

BARBER,  ELIAS.  Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  to  be  received  in  exchange  for  British  pris 
oners  sent  to  Halifax  in  the  cartel  "  Swift,"  dated  Oct.  9,  1777;  exchanged  for 
Peter  Lightness,  Seaman. 

BARBER,  ELIAS.  Seaman-,  list  of  prisoners  returned  in  exchange  for  British  prisoners 
sent  to  New  York  in  cartel  "Favorite,"  as  returned  by  Robert  Pierpont,  Com 
missary  [year  not  given]  ;  exchanged  for  William  Petty,  Seaman. 

BARBER,  ELIAS.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "Thorn,"  com 
manded  by  Capt.  Richard  Cowell,  dated  Marblehead,  Sept.  11,  1780;  stature,  5 
ft.  2  in. ;  complexion,  light. 

BARBER,  ELISHA,  Sherborn.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  King's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  29,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Dec.  1,  1776;  service,  5  mos.  5 
days,  at  Hull ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  22  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Sherborn;  arrived  at  Spring- 
Field  July  20,  1780;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  9,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 


586  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BARBER,  ELISHA,  continued. 

Daniel  Lunt ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Sherborn 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  Aug.  2,  1780;  dis 
charged  Dec.  16,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  24  days. 

BARBER,  EPHRAIM,  Marlborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Barns's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army 
April  26,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  13  weeks  6  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money,  dated  Marlborough,  Dec.  25,  1775;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Robert 
Cutting's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.,  Gen.  Lovell's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1, 1778; 
discharged  Sept.  13,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARBER,  FRANCIS.  Capt.  Hubbard's  co. ;  list  of  men  detached  from  Col.  Brooks's  regt. 
to  relieve  guards  at  Cambridge  [year  not  given] . 

BARBER,  GEORGE,  Medway.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Partridge's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BARBER,  ISAAC.  Ensign,  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Asa  "Whitcomb's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1776 ;  reported  dismissed  July  31,  1776 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Cranston's  co., 
Col.  "Whitcomb's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776; 
enlisted  Aug.  1, 1776 ;  reported  re-engaged  in  Col.  Stevens's  (Artillery)  regt.  Nov. 
13,  1776 ;  also,  order  dated  May  16,  1778,  granting  said  Barber  reimbursements 
for  losses  in  the  retreat  from  Ticonderoga ;  served  as  a  Lieutenant  under  Maj.  (also 
given  Lieut.  Col.)  E.  Stevens. 

BABBER,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt. ;  enlisted  June 
4,  1778;  discharged  July  15,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  11  days;  ordered  to  Albany  by 
Gen.  Fellows. 

BARBER,  ISAAC  P.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Adams's  co.,  Col.  John  Coller's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  13,  1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  26,  1781 ;  service,  18  days ;  company 
ordered  out  by  Col.  John  Ashley  of  Gen.  Fellows's  brigade  on  an  alarm  at  the 
Northward. 

BARBER,  ISAAC  R.  2d  Lieutenant,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Capt. 
Stephen  Buckland's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before 
Aug.  1,  1777,  dated  Park  of  Artillery  near  Morristown,  Jan.  28,  1780;  also,  1st 
Lieutenant,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  return  of  officers  dated  Boston,  Jan.  19,  1781 ; 
also,  Capt.  Thomas  Jackson's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.- 
April,  1781 ;  also,  receipt  for  subsistence  money  for  June,  1782 ;  reported  discharged 
from  the  service. 

BARBER,  JAMES,  Medway.  Private,  Lieut.  Moses  Adams's  (West  Medway)  co.,  Col. 
John  Smith's  regt.,  commanded  by  Maj.  J.  Fuller,  which  marched  on  the  alarms 
of  April  19  and  April  30,  1775;  service,  11  days;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co., 
Col.  L.  Robinson's  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  29, 1776 ;  service,  2  mos.  4  days ;  regiment 
raised  in  Suffolk  and  York  counties ;  roll  dated  Roxbury ;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Ful 
ler's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ;  marched  to  Warwick,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec. 
8,  1776;  service,  3  days. 

BARBER,  JAMES,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sprague's  (9th)  co.,  Col.  Loamrm 
Baldwin's  (38th)  regt. ;  return  of  wages  due  from  Aug.  15  to  Aug.  31,  1775,  dated 
Chelsea;  also,  list  of  men  absent  from  muster  dated  Chelsea,  Sept.  22,  1775; 
reported  sick  in  quarters ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  Sept.,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Sprague's 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        587 

'BARBER,  JAMES,  continued. 

co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (late  Gerrish's)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Chelsea,  Oct.  2, 
1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  enlisted  by  Ensign  Abijah  Hastings  to  serve  in  Col.  Bald 
win's  regt.,  dated  Chelsea,  Nov.  24,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv 
alent  in  money,  dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  30, 1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  enlisted  by  Ensign 
Abijah  Hastings  to  serve  in  the  new  army  for  1  year  from  Dec.  8,  1775;  age, 
30  yrs. ;  also,  Capt.  Itichard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  pay 
abstracts  for  Jan.-June,  1776. 

BARBER,  JAMES.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Foord's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.} 
enlisted  July  21,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days. 

BARBER,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  William  Wells's  co.,  3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  service 
from  Oct.  30  to  Nov.  7,  1781,  8  days;  marched  on  the  alarm  at  Saratoga  of  Oct. 
29,  1781. 

BARBER,  JESSE,  Swanzey.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec. 
2,  1780 ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  occupation,  fanner; 
residence,  Swanzey;  enlisted  Dec.  15,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Col.  Ben 
jamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  roll  made  up  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1782,  12  mos. 

BARBER,  JOAB.  Private,  Capt.  William  Wells's  co.,  3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  service  from 
Oct.  30  to  Nov.  7, 1781,  8  days ;  marched  on  the  alarm  at  Saratoga  of  Oct.  29,  1781. 

BARBER,  JOHN,  Newton.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Marean's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge  ;  service,  5  days. 

BARBER,  JOHN.  Petition  dated  Sept.  3,  1776,  signed  by  said  Barber,  asking  for  further 
pay  for  his  service  as  director  of  the  wheelwrights  in  Capt.  Eayres's  co.  of  artifi 
cers  ;  service,  39  days,  at  his  shop  in  Newton. 

BARBER,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Dickinson's  regt.,  com 
manded  by  Maj.  Jonathan  Clapp;  enlisted  July  9,  1777;  service,  39  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Ticonderoga. 

BARBER,  JOHN,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  27,  1776 ;  also,  return 
for  travel  allowance  granted  Sept.  12,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Lyman's  co.,  Col. 
Ezra  May's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  30 
days,  on  an  expedition  to  Stillwater  and  Saratoga. 

BARBER,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  David  Bell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symmes's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  Feb.  12, 1778 ;  discharged  May  12,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Boston,  under 
Maj.  Gen.  Heath. 

BARBER,  JOHN.  Boy,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Haraden;  engaged  Oct.  1,  1777;  discharged  May  8,  1778;  service,  7  mos.  8  days. 

BARBER,  JOHN,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Suffolk  Co.  for  the  term 
of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  9,  1778 ;  Col.  Jabez 
Hatch's  (Boston)  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  hair,  dark ;  eyes,  gray; 
residence,  Boston ;  reported  received  from  Maj.  Badlam  and  sent  to  Gen.  Warner 
at  Fishkill  by  Col.  Joseph  Yose ;  conducted  to  camp  by  Maj.  Thomas  Cogswell 
of  Col.  Vose's  regt. 

BARBER,  JOSEPH,  Falmouth.  Capt.  David  Bradish's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge, 
Oct.  28,  1775. 

BARBER,  JOSEPH.  Matross,  Capt.  Abner  Lowell's  (Artillery)  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service 
from  July  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  6  mos.,  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. ;  also, 
7th  Quarter  Gunner;  payroll  for  service  from  Jan.  1  to  March  31,  1777,  3  mos.,  at 
Falmouth. 


588  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARBER,  JOSEPH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Slarrow's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Feb.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  April  10,  1777 ;  marched  on  an  expedition  to 
Ticonderoga. 

BARBER,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co.  detached  from  militia  of  Hamp 
shire  and  Worcester  counties  ;  enlisted  Jan.  3, 1778 ;  discharged  July  1, 1778 ;  ser 
vice,  5  mos.  28  days,  guarding  stores  and  magazines  at  Brookfield  and  Springfield. 

BARBER,  JOSEPH,  Medway.  Private,  Lieut.  Moses  Adams's  (West  Medway)  co.,  Col. 
John  Smith's  regt.,  commanded  by  Maj.  J.  Fuller,  which  marched  on  the  alarms 
of  April  19  and  April  30,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Fuller's  co., 
Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ;  marched  to  Warwick,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ; 
service,  23  days ;  also,  list  of  men  detached  from  Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co.  to  serve 
as  guards  for  6  months,  dated  June  1,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Adams's  co.,  Maj.  Seth 
Bullard's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  inarched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of 
July  28,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  13  days. 

BARBER,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Fowler's  co.,  Col.  David  Mosely's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  service  from  June  12  to  June  17,  1782,  7  days,  at  Springfield  and 
Northampton. 

BARBER,  JOSHUA,  Pembroke  (West  Parish).  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Hatch's  co. ; 
marched  to  Weymouth  and  Braintree  March  4,  1776,  on  an  alarm;  discharged 
March  8,  1776;  service,  5  days. 

BARBER,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Wil- 
liams's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  17,  1776;  discharged  March  20,  1777;  service,  3  mos. 
14  days,  at  the  Northward.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Chesterfield. 

BARBER,  LEVI.  Fifer,  Lieut.  Eli  Hermon's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  June  30, 1777  ;  discharged  July  21, 1777 ;  service,  22  days ;  marched 
to  Fort  Ann,  N.  Y. 

BARBER,  LEVI.  Private,  Capt.  John  Collar's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  16,  1780;  service,  6  days;  ordered 
out  by  Gen.  John  Fellows  on  an  alarm  at  Berkshire. 

BARBER,  MATTHEW,  Shelburne.  Private,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  service,  2 
mos.  26  days;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Prospect  Hill;  also, 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv 
alent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  22,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Wells's  co.,  Col. 
Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  sworn  to  at  Deerfield,  Dec. 
10,  1775;  company  served  at  Ticonderoga  for  3  mos.  from  Sept.  1,  1776;  also, 
Capt.  John  Wells's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept. 
22,  1777  ;  discharged  Oct.  23, 1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  in  Northern  department. 

BARBER,  MATTHEW,  Pittsfield.  List  of  men  in  Lieut.  James  Hubbard's  co.,  who 
marched  to  Manchester  July  18,  1777,  and  were  dismissed  July  28,  1777 ;  service, 
1  week  3  days. 

BARBER,  MOSES,  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt.;  enlisted  May  25,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Dec.  1,  1776;  service,  6  mos. 
12  days ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  Boston. 

BARBER,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Cadwell's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776 ;  discharged  April  2,  1777  ;  service,  3  mos. 
9  days,  at  Ticonderoga ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25, 1777.  Roll  dated  Spring 
field*. 

BARBER,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  28,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  8  days, 
in  Northern  department  under  Gen.  Gates. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        589 

BARBER,  MOSES,  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Stebbins's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Spar- 
hawk's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  G,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  12  days;  company  detached 
to  reinforce  Gen.  Sullivan  and  to  inarch  to  Boston. 

BARBER,  MOSES.  Corporal,  Capt.  Caleb  Keep's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  19,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days;  enlistment,  3 
months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARBER,  MOSES.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co. ;  roll  made  up  from  Feb.  20, 
1781 ;  discharged  April  20,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.,  with  guards  at  Springfield. 

BARBER,  NAT.     Order  for  wages  payable  to  James  Thompson,  dated  April,  1781. 

BARBER,  NATHANIEL.  Return  of  the  Engineer  and  Artillery  staff,  dated  Cambridge, 
June  1(5,  177.");  reported  a  storekeeper  under  Col.  Richard  Gridley,  also  reported 
as  serving  as  "  Clerk  of  the  check ;  "  also,  list  of  field  and  staff  officers  dated  Cam 
bridge,  June  26,  177."). 

BARBER,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  1, 

BARBER,  NATHANIEL.  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Boston  regt. ;  list  of  field  officers  of  Mass, 
militia;  commissioned  April  30,  1776;  also,  Muster  Master  to  raise  men  for  the 
regiments  under  Cols.  Marshall,  Whitney  and  Crafts;  commissioned  May  10, 
1776;  also,  certificate  dated  April  2, 1777,  signed  by  said  Barber  as  Muster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co. ;  also,  Colonel  and  Muster  Master;  Council  warrant  dated  Jan.  1, 
1779;  also,  Muster  Master;  Council  warrants  dated  April  21  and  Sept.  4,  1779. 

BARBER,  NATHANIEL,  Salem  (also  given  Boston).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Conti 
nental  Army  from  1st  Essex  Co.  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined  Capt.  Thomas's 
co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  also,  list  of  men 
mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  March  2, 1777 ;  also, 
Sergeant,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  (10th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  22,  1777,  to  June  3,  1778  ;  reported  died  June 
3, 1778 ;  also,  Capt.  Philip  Thomas's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  60  days  rations  from  Jan.  25  to  March  25,  1777,  dated  Boston. 

BARBER,  NATHANIEL.  Naval  officer  for  the  port  of  Boston;  official  record  of  a  ballot 
by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  Nov.  23,  1776;  appointment  concurred  in 
by  Council,  Nov.  27,  1776;  also,  naval  officer  for  the  port  of  Boston  for  1  year; 
official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  Jan.  24,  1778; 
appointment  concurred  in  by  the  Council,  Jan.  27, 1778;  also,  naval  officer  for  the 
port  of  Boston ;  official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
Feb.  4,  1779;  appointment  concurred  in  by  the  Council,  Feb.  6,  1779;  also,  naval 
officer  for  the  port  of  Boston  for  1780  ;  official  record  of  a  ballo.t  by  the  House  of 
Representatives,  dated  Jan.  5,  1780 ;  appointment  concurred  in  by  the  Council, 
Jan.  5,  1780. 

BARBER,  NATHANIEL,  Jr.  Commissary  of  military  stores  at  Boston;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Deputy 
Commissary  General;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  as  Major. 

BARBER,  OLIVER.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Lealand's  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  14  days  service  at  Rhode  Island  from  July  28  to  Aug.  8,  1780,  on  an 
alarm,  dated  Sherborn;  also,  volunteer,  Capt.  Staples  Chamberlain's  co.,  Col. 
Dean's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  11, 1781 ;  discharged  March  14,  1781 ;  service,  7  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  by  order  of  Gov.  Hancock. 

BARBER,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  20,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  10  days,  at 
Stillwater. 


590  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARBER,  PETER,  Maiden.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy ;  residence,  Maiden ;  marched  to  camp  under  com 
mand  of  Capt.  Parker;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Maiden  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  Nov.  6,  1780 ; 
discharged  May  17,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  11  days. 

BARBER,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  George  Rogers' s  co.,  2d  Cumberland  Co.  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  4  days,  in  Nov.,  1775 ;  company  detached  by  order  of  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell 
to  work  on  the  forts  at  Falmouth. 

BARBER,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Grout's  co.,  Col.  Enoch  Hallet's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  5,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  25  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARBER,  ROBERT,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age, 
34  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  light  (also  given  brown) ;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  5,  1780 ;  receipted  for  by  Capt.  Lieut.  John  Callender  of  the  3d 
battalion  of  artillery ;  reported  enlisted  from  Capt.  Boyle's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Proc 
ter's  (Boston)  regt. ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Boston 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  1, 1780 ;  discharged 
Jan.  1,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  10  days. 

BARBER,  ROBERT.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Jan.  11,  1781;  age,  30  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  fair;  rank,  Matross  ;  enlisted  Aug.,  1780,  by  Capt. 
Lieut.  Callender;  joined  Capt.  John  Slueman's  co.,  3d  artillery  regt.;  enlistment, 
during  war;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Frothingham's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artil 
lery)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  Oct.-Dec.,  1780,  dated  Boston;  also,  list  of  men; 
reported  invalided  June  20, 1782. 

BARBER,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Zenas  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Hopkins's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  15, 1776;  discharged  Aug.  1, 1776;  service,  17  days;  marched 
to  the  Highlands,  N.  Y.,  on  an  alarm. 

BARBER,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Lieut.  Eleazer  Taylor's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777 ;  service,  4  days ; 
marched  as  far  as  Pittsfield  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

BARBER,  SAMUEL,  Haverhill.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year  not 
given]  ;  reported  enlisted  to  serve  until  April,  1778. 

BARBER,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Webster's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  at 
Claverack ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Essex  counties  to  reinforce  the  army 
under  Gen.  Washington. 

BARBER,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  Stockwell's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted  July 
28,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days ;  marched  to  Bennington 
to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Stark. 

BARBER,  SILAS,  Newton  (also  given  Westown).  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Cook's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated 
Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  26, 1775;  also, 
list  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated 
Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Maj.  Stevens's  (Artillery)  battalion;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt. 
Nathaniel  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  3,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  dated 
Greenwich,  Nov.  10,  1779;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  (3d)  regt., 
Maj.  Stevens's  battalion;  muster  roll  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  9,  1781;  enlisted 
Jan.  1, 1777,  by  Sergt.  Maj.  Tracy;  enlistment,  during  war;  also, muster  rolls  for 
Feb.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  list  of  pensioners  made  up  to  Dec.  31, 
1787;  age,  32  yrs.;  pensioned  Sept.  17,  1783;  discharged  March  17,  1786. 


IN   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  591 

BARBKR,  SIMEON.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Grout's  co.,  Col.  Enoch  Hallet's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.;  enlistment,  3 
months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARBER,  SOLOMON.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  May  28,  1776; 
reported  on  duty  as  baker. 

BARBKR,  SOLOMON.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  '29,  1777;  discharged  July  21,  1777;  service,  23  days,  under  Gen.  Schuyler; 
also,  Capt.  King's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  21, 
1777;  discharged  Aug.  15,  1777;  service,  25  days;  also,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co., 
Col.  Ashley's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1777;  service,  2 
mos.;  enlistment,  3  months;  marched  to  Manchester,  Vt.,  thence  to  Allington, 
thence  to  Stillwater,  by  order  of  Gen.  Lincoln ;  joined  Gen.  John  Ashley's  regt., 
and  marched  to  Bolton  Rills. 

BARBER,  WARREN.  Landsman,  ship  "Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon  Samson; 
engaged  May  21,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  21,  1780;  service,  3  mos.;  reported 
deceased. 

BARBER,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  4, 1778 ;  discharged  July  15, 1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  11  days ;  ordered  to  Albany 
by  Gen.  Fellows. 

BARBER,  WILLIAM,  Charlestown.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  8  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7, 1775 ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  13,  1775. 

BARBER,  WILLIAM.  Enlistment  agreement  signed  by  said  Barber  and  others  engag 
ing  themselves  to  serve  until  Dec.  31,  1775,  dated  April  26,  1775;  joined  Capt. 
Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's  regt. 

BARBER,  WILLIAM,  Pittsrield.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Strong's  (2d)  co.,  2d  Berk 
shire  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  May  4,  1776 ;  also, 
Col.  Simonds's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  marched  to  New  York  Sept.  30,  1776,  and 
were  dismissed  Nov.  17,  1776;  service,  7  weeks. 

BARBER,  WILLIAM,  Pittsfield.  Capt.  Francis's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  marched  to  Albany 
Jan.  14,  1776,  by  order  of  Gen.  Schuyler,  and  were  dismissed  Jan.  19,  1776;  ser 
vice,  5  days;  also,  Lieut.  James  Hubbard's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  marched  to 
Manchester  July  18,  1777,  and  were  dismissed  July  28,  1777;  service,  1  week  3 
days. 

BARBER,  WILLIAM.  Landsman,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Tucker;  engaged  July  3,  1779  [service  not  given]. 

BARBER,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Ensign,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service 
from  May  14, 1777,  to  Oct.  17, 1778,  dated  Camp  at  Providence ;  reported  resigned 
and  received  honorable  discharge  from  Gen.  Heath;  also,  Capt.  John  Langdon's 
co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  Lancaster;  also,  return 
of  officers  for  clothing  dated  Boston,  March  20,  1778;  also,  pay  rolls  for  June, 
July  and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated 
Pawtuxet. 

BARBER,  WILLIAM,  Little  Cambridge  (also  given  Cambridge,  Boston  and  Charlestown). 
Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service 
from  Dec.  15, 1776,  to  March  1, 1777  ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Stephen  Dana's  (10th)  co.,  Col.  S.  Thatcher's  (1st  Middlesex 
Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  18,  1778;  joined  Capt,  Childs's  (also  given  Capt,  Pettin- 
gill's)  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Cogswell's 
(2d)  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 


592  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BARBER.  WILLIAM,  continued. 

service  from  March  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  who  re- 
enlisted  into  Continental  Army ;  age,  34  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion, 
dark;  hair,  light;  occupation,  baker;  residence,  Cambridge ;  birthplace,  Charles- 
town;  enlisted  Dec.,  1779,  by  Ensign  Mills,  at  West  Point;  joined  Capt.  Cogs 
well's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (8th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Capt. 
Cogswell's  co.,  Col.  AVesson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

BARBER,  WILLIAM,  Swanzey.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  29  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Swanzey;  enlisted 
Dec.  15,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  rejected  at  Boston. 

BARBER,  ZACHARIAH,  Sherborn.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Peirce's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  28  days. 

BARBER,  ZACHARIAH.  Petition  dated  Concord,  Sept.  30,  1777,  signed  by  said  Barber 
and  others,  asking  for  addition  to  their  wages  for  service  in  guarding  Continental 
stores  at  Little  Cambridge,  Concord,  Sudbury,  etc.;  granted  by  House  of  Repre 
sentatives  Jan.  21,  1778;  service  in  Capt.  Isaac  Wood's  co. 

BARBER,  ZACHARIAH,  Medway.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  detached  from  Capt. 
Bullen's  co. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Med 
way;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1781;  enlistment,  3  months;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John 
Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Webb's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  20,  1781;  discharged  Nov. 
29,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  22  days;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BARBIER,  LAURENT.  Private;  list  of  men  in  Col.  Armand's  Legion  July,  1778  (Inde 
pendent  co.  taken  into  Continental  service  by  resolve  of  June  25,  1778) . 

BARBLUO,  GEORGE,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Wild's  co.,  Col. 
Thayer's  regt. ;  age,  44  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  nationality,  French ;  hair,  dark  ; 
eyes,  gray ;  residence,  Boston ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Braintree ;  enlistment,  9 
months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778; 
received  from  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam  and  delivered  to  Brig.  Gen.  Warner  at  Fish- 
kill  by  Thomas  Jackson,  Capt.  of  Artillery. 

BARBOR,  EBEXEZER,  Ludlow.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BARBOR,  ZACHARIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  March  3, 1781 ;  discharged  March  17,  1781 ;  service,  15  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARBOUR,  JOSEPH,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  David  Bradish's  co. ;  billeting  roll  from 
date  of  enlistment  May  12, 1775,  to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters  July  8, 1775, 
equivalent  to  57  days;  also,  Capt.  Bradish's  co.,  Col.  Phinney's  regt.;  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BARBRICK, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Barbarick,  Barbruck.] 

BARBRICK,  JOHX,  Weston.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abijah  Childs's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
(2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  2,  1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779;  reported  invalided  May  10,  1778;  also,  Lieut.  Osgood  Carlton's  co.,  Col. 
Lewis  Nicola's  regt.;  muster  rolls  dated  Boston,  Sept.  9  and  Oct.  2,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Childs's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  1,  1780;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARBRICK,  LAZARUS,  Cambridge.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel 
Barber,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  4,  1778;  Capt.  Lnnt's  co.,  Col.  Henley's  regt.;  enlist 
ment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Col.  Henley's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  16, 1777;  reported 
deserted  March  1,  1778. 


IX   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  593 


BAKKIU-CK,  LAZAKUS,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  ET)ene/er  Belknap's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Oct.,  1778;  enlisted  May  7,  1778;  enlistment 
to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  reported  discharged  Aug.  4,  1778;  stationed  at  North 
Kingston,  II.  I. 

BAKHUK,  JAMES,  Medway.  List  of  men  who  went  to  Boston  to  serve  until  Jan.  1,  1779, 
dated  Sept.  23,  1778. 

UAKHUH,  SILAS,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Fuller's  co.,  which  inarched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  177."),  to  Cambridge ;  service,  4  days. 

BAKCE,  ANDREW,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BAUCE,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Lothrop's 
regt.;  Hon.  Joseph  Cushing's  brigade;  service,  17  days;  marched  on  an  alarm 
to  Bristol,  It.  I. ;  roll  dated  Kingston,  March  27, 1777  ;  endorsed  "  service  in  Dec., 
1776." 

BAUCE,  BENJAMIN,  Chatham.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Benjamin  Godfrey's  and  Capt.  Nathan  Bassett's  cos.,  dated  Feb.  22,  1778; 
joined  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  enlistment,  8  months,  to  expire  May  10,  1778. 

BAKCE,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Sturtevant's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  30  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
at  Ithode  Island. 

BAUCE,  EBENE/EK,  Pembroke.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamberlin's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days;  also, 
Quartermaster  Sergeant,  Capt.  Chamberlin's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt.;  company 
return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  0,  177"). 

BAKCE,  FOOKD.  Private,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamberlin's  co.,  Col.  Gary's  regt. ;  return  of 
men  at  Cortlandt's  Manor,  Nov.  22,  1776. 

BAKCE,  ICHAHOD,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Anthony 
Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BAKCE,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Baker's  co.,  Col. 'Freeman's  regt. ;  marched  on 
a  secret  expedition  to  Tiverton,  It.  I.,  Oct.  4,  1777;  service,  28  days. 

BAKCE,  MIAL,  Boston.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Chadwick's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  5,  1775;  service, 
27  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Charlestown,  Sept.  30,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  3,  Nov.  2,  1775. 

BAKCE,  OJJADIAH,  Marlborough.  3d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Chadwick's  co.,  Col. 
Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted  May  13,  1775  ; 
service,  2  mos.  24  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  3,  Charlestown, 
Sept.  30.  1775;  reported  enlisted  June  1,  1775,  as  a  Matross,  and  was  promoted  to 
Lieutenant  June  17,  1775. 

BAKCE,  OKADIAH,  Marlborough  (also  given  Sudbury).  Corporal,  Capt.  Daniel  Barns's 
co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army  April  26,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service, 
5  weeks  6  days;  also,  Private;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported 
enlisted  in  the  train. 

BAKCE,  THOMAS,  Kingston.  Capt.  Peleg  Wadsworth's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
(16th)  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury, 
Nov.  6,  1775;  rt/.vo,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army,  dated  Feb.  21, 
1778;  joined  Capt.  Isaac  Pope's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt.;  enlistment  to 
expire  Jan.  1,  1780;  reported  died  June  28,  1777. 


594  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARCHARD,  GILBERT  PAUL.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master, 
from  the  Boston  regt.,  under  Col.  Jabez  Hatch,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  11,  1779. 

BARCHELEY,  GEORGE.  Receipt  for  wages  for  service  on  board  the  frigate  "  Hague," 
commanded  by  Capt.  J.  Manley,  to  May  10,  1783,  dated  Boston. 

BARCKER,  FRED.  Capt.  Joseph  Balch's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  list  of  men 
who  received  bounty  for  8  mos.  service  from  April  30, 1777,  to  Dec.  30, 1777 ;  also, 
list  of  men  who  refused  to  leave  Boston,  dated  Boston,  Sept.  22,  1777. 

BARCOR,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simons's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777;  service,  7 
days,  in  Northern  department ;  roll  dated  Hancock ;  also,  pay  roll  for  July,  1780, 
1  mo. ;  service,  in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated  Hancock. 

BARCOR,  JARED.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  4,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1777;  service,  27 
days.  Roll  dated  Hancock. 

BARCOR,  UZIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simons's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777 ;  service,  7 
days,  in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated  Hancock. 

BARD,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ; 
service  from  July  10  to  July  20,  1777,  10  days;  company  called  out  by  Maj.  Gen. 
Schuyler  and  ordered  to  march  to  Manchester,  Vt.,  "  on  the  grants." 

BARD,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Richards's  co,,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.; 
marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  2"),  1777 ;  discharged  Oct. 
28,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  7  days.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Dedham. 

BARD,  JOHN,  Jr.,  Blandford.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Lieut.  Meconithy's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Moseley's  regt.,  dated  Oct.  26,  1780;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  raised  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Danderson  ( ? ). 

BARD,  JOSIAH,  Billerica.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stickney's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days. 

BARD,  JOSIAH,  Becket.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

BARD,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  April  26,1777;  discharged  May  20,  1777;  service,  25  days; 
marched  to  Saratoga  by  order  of  Gen.  Gates.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

BARD,  AVILLIAM.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joel  Stevens's  co.,  Col.  David  Rossiter's  regt.;  en 
listed  Oct.  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  25,  1781 ;  service,  13  days ;  marched  on  an 
alarm  at  Saratoga.  Roll  dated  Pittstield. 

BARDAX,  JOHN.  Capt.  Eleazer  Hamlen's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov.  9,  1775. 

BARDAN,  AVILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  Gen.  Fel- 
lows's  brigade;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  service,  4  mos.,  at  Albany  under  Gen. 
Stark. 

BARDCALL,  SOLOMON.  4th  co.,  3d  regt.;  enlisted  in  1779;  enlistment,  during  war. 
(Taken  from  Lieut.  James  Davis's  book.) 

BARDCOCK,  PHINEAS.  Report  of  a  court-martial,  signed  by  Francis  Johnson  as  Presi 
dent,  dated  Ticonderoga,  Sept.  26,  1776 ;  tried  on  suspicion  of  passing  counterfeit 
money  and  bills  of  credit  of  Rhode  Island  and  Massachusetts. 

BARDEAN,  AARON.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bevel's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  24,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  3,  1778;  service,  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        595 


BARDEAN,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  26,  1778;  discharged  Aug.  16,  1778;  service,  22  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

BARDEAN,  PHILIP.  Private,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  24,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  3,  1778;  service,  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARDEANS,  JAMES,  Northbridge.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Worcester  Co.  by  Thomas 
Newhall,  Muster  Master;  Capt.  Bachelder's  co.,  Col.  Tyler's  regt.;  mustered 
July  10,  1779;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BARDEAV, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bardoo,  Berdue,  Birdoo, 

Budoo,  Burdoo.] 

BARDECK,  FREEDOM,  Richmond.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Raymond's  and  Capt.  Hill's  cos.  [year  not  given]  ;  Capt.  Miller's  co.,  Col. 
Vorse's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARDEE,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Pope's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt.; 
reported  deserted  March  17,  1777. 

BARDEEN,  CONSIDER,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Wood's  (2d)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshn'eld ;  service,  3  days. 

BARDEEN,  EUENEZER,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Wood's  co.,  Col.  The- 
ophilus  Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  5  days. 

BARDEEN,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Farrar's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's  regt.; 
marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  27,  1777;  discharged  Oct. 
29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  5  days. 

BARDEEN,  LEVI.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Bullock's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ; 
service  from  July  27  to  July  31,  1780,  5  days;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an 
alarm. 

BARDEEN,  LEWIS.  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.;  list  of  men  stationed  at  Brookline 
for  6  weeks  ;  dismissed  Jan.  15,  1776. 

BARDEEN,  THOMAS,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Franklin's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  1,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1779;  service,  4  mos., 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARDEEN,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchell's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  28, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  31, 1780  ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days ;  company 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Bristol  Co. 

BARDEN, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Badden,  Badeen,  Bardan, 

Bardean,  Bardeans,  Bardeen,  Bardens,  Bardians,  Bardiens,  Bardin,  Bardine, 
Barding,  Bardins,  Bardon,  Bardons,  Bardun,  Berdeen,  Berden,  Berdien,  Birdeen, 
Birden,  Borden,  Bordens,  Bordin,  Bordon,  Bordons,  Buden,  Burden,  Burdens.] 

BARDEN,  AARON.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.,  Maj.  Edward  Proctor's  detach 
ment  of  guards;  service  from  Dec.  10,  1777,  to  March  1,  1778,  2  mos.  22  days,  at 
Dorchester;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt. 
of  guards;  enlisted  April  2,  1778;  discharged  July  2, 1778;  service, 3  mos. 2  days, 
at  Cambridge  ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BARDEN,  AARON,  Walpole.  List  of  men  received  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  from 
Maj.  Stephen  Badlam,  Supt.  of  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Springfield,  Sept.  20,  1779. 

BARDEX,  BENJAMIN,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Shaw's  (1st)  co..  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshn'eld;  service,  3  days. 


596  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

BARDEX,  BEXJAMIX.  Corporal,  Capt.  Perez  Churchill's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt. ;  service,  3  days,  on  the  alarm  of  May  6,  1778,  and  6  days,  on  the  alarm  of 
Sept.  8,  1778 ;  marched  to  Dartmouth. 

BARDEX,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Simon  Gary's  regt.; 
service,  4  days ;  roll  dated  Roxbury,  April  1,  1776. 

BARDEX,  EBEXEZER,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6, 1775  ;  also,  Capt.  John  Barrows's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Sprout's  regt. ;  service  from  Sept.  6  to  Sept.  12, 1778,  6  days ;  marched  from  Mid- 
dleborough  to  Dartmouth  on  an  alarm. 

BARDEX,  ICHABOD,  Middleborough.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James 
Hatch,  Muster  Master,  dated  June  10,  1777;  Capt.  Benson's  co. ;  enlistment  to 
expire  Jan.  10,  1778;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Barrows's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Sprout's  regt. ;  service,  3  days  on  the  alarm  of  May  6,  1778,  and  6  days  on  the 
alarm  of  Sept.  6,  1778;  marched  from  Middleborough  to  Dartmouth. 

BARDEX,  JAMES,  Xorthbridge.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

BARDEX,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1777 ;  service,  25  days. 

BARDEX,  JOHX,  Middleborough.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Barrows's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Ebene 
zer  Sprout's  regt. ;  marched  to  Rowland's  Ferry,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 
1776 ;  service,  12  days ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  6  to  Sept.  12,  1778, 
6  days ;  inarched  from  Middleborough  to  Dartmouth  on  an  alarm. 

BARDEX,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  John  Holman's  regt. ;  return 
of  men  in  service  for  21  days,  at  Providence,  R.  I.,  dated  June  22,  1778. 

BARDEX,  JOHX,  Marshfield.  Private,  Capt.  Eleazer  Hamblin's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1 
week,  1  day;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  2d 
Plymouth  Co.  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Marshfield ;  enlisted  for  town 
of  Marshfield  (also  given  Hanover)  ;  joined  Capt.  Alden's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Drew's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's 
regt.;  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  2-i,  1778;  reported  deserted; 
also,  Col.  Bailey's  (2d)  regt. ;  list  of  deserters ;  residence,  Marshfield ;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

BARDEX,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  William  Tupper's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
service  from  Sept.  6  to  Sept.  12, 1778,  6  days  ;  marched  from  Middleborough  to  Dart 
mouth  on  an  alarm;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  Tupper's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1, 1780;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780 ;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

BARDEX,  JUSTICE,  Taunton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's 
rent. ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777; 
service,  1  mo.  2  days. 

BARDEX,  MOSES,  Northbridge.  Private,  Capt.  David  Batchelor's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  30,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
9  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BARDEX,  PHILIP.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.,  Maj.  Edward  Proctor's  detach 
ment  of  guards;  service  from  Dec.  10,  1777,  to  March  1,  1778,  2  mos.  22  days,  at 
Dorchester. 

BARDEX,  SOLOMOX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Barrows's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
service  from  May  6  to  May  9,  1778,  3  days ;  marched  from  Middleborough  to 
Dartmouth  on  an  alarm. 


IN"   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  597 

BAKDEN,  STEPHEN,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt. ;  company 
return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BAKDEN,  STEPHEN,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  7  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  11,  1775. 

BARDEN,  STEPHEN,  Northbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Wood's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury;  service,  7  days;  reported  enlisted 
into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  David  Batchelor's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.;  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  7  days;  also, 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BARDEN,  STEPHEN,  Rochester.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  22  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Rochester ;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  15,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  15,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
James  Cooper. 

BAKDEN,  STEPHEN.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  town  of  Rochester  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  May  25,  1781. 

BARDEN,  THOMAS,  Attleborough.  Capt.  Stephen  Richardson's  (2d  Attleborough)  4th 
co.,  Col.  Daggett's  regt. ;  return  of  men  serving  at  York  for  5  months  in  177(! ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ;  marched  from  Attle 
borough  on  a  secret  expedition  Sept.  25, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  29, 1777 ;  service,  1 
mo.  6  days ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Franklin's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  29,  1779 ;  roll  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779 ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

BARDEN,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Taft's  co. ;  service  on  the  alarm  at  Ben- 
nington  of  Aug.  21,  1777. 

BARDEN,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Pierce's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  25,  1779;  discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  at 
Tiverton,  R.  I. 

BAKDEN,  TIMOTHY,  Berkley  (also  given  Dighton).  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Tubbs's 
co.,  Col.  Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  7  days ;  also,  Private ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BARDEN,  TIMOTHY.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Thomas  Hill  for  the  town  of  Mai 
den  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  Boston,  July 
13,  1782. 

BAKDEN,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  Berkshire  Co.  regt.,  Gen.  Fel- 
lows's  brigade;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  service,  4  mos.,  under  Gen.  Stark  in 
Northern  department. 

BARDENS,  AARON,  Walpole.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's 
regt. ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  discharged 
Oct.  28,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  7  days;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated 
Walpole,  July  29,  1779;  Foot  co.  in  Walpole,  Col.  Hawes's  regt.;  age,  18  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Walpole ;  enlistment,  9  months ; 
reported  delivered  to  Col.  Hawes  (also  given  Lieut.  Reuben  Lilley). 

BARDENS,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's  regt. ; 
marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct. 
28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days. 

BARDENS,  ELIJAH.  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co  ;  enlisted  March  3,  1781 ;  discharged 
March  17,  1781 ;  service,  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  the  40  days  campaign. 


598  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BARDEXS,  JAMES,  Northbridge.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co.  in 
1779,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army;  age,  25  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  com 
plexion,  dark;  residence,  Northbridge;  delivered  to  Capt.  Marshall. 

BARDEXS,  MOSES,  Northbridge.  Capt.  David  Batchelor's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Itoxbury,  Nov.  25,  1775. 

BARDEXS,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  David  Batcheller's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  5,  1778 ;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  17  days,  at  North 
River;  enlistment,  8  months;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Northbridge,  Feb.  16, 
1779. 

BARDEXS,  NOAH.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  3,  1781 ;  discharged  March  17,  1781 ;  service,  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island ; 
company  detached  for  the  40  days  campaign  under  Maj.  Gen.  Lincoln  by  order  of 
Gov.  Hancock. 

BARDEXS,  NOAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men 
dated  April  11,  1783. 

BARDENS,  PHILIP.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  15, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  11  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army ; 
reported  deserted  Sept.  25,  1777. 

BARDEXS,  PHILIPS,  Walpole.  Private,  Capt.  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Read's  regt. ;  company 
return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  26,  1775. 

BARDEXS,  STEPHEX.  Corporal,  Capt.  David  Batchellor's  co.,  Col.  Tyler's  regt. ;  en 
listed  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BARDIAXS,  PHILIP,  Jr.,  Walpole.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Smith's  co.,  Col.  John 
Smith's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  the  19th  of  April,  1775;  service,  9 
days. 

BARDIKXS,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  David  Batcheller's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  pay 
abstracts  for  May,  June  and  Aug.,  1778. 

BARDIX,  ICHABOD.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Bourn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Aug.  1, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780 ;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island.  Roll  dated  Middleborough. 

BARDIX,  JAMES.    List  of  9  months  men;  enlisted  July  10,  1779;  discharged  April  10, 

1780. 

BARDIX,  JOHX.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  July  29,  1778 ;  roll  made  up  to  Sept.,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  11  days,  at 
Boston,  under  Maj.  Goodwin. 

BARDIX,  STEPHEX,  Rochester.  List  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20  [year 
not  given]  for  Continental  service  for  9  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Fishkill. 

BARDIX,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt.; 
inarched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  31, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1780 ; 
service,  10  days. 

BARDIXE,  DAXIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Talbot's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.;  en 
listed  March  15,  1779 ;  discharged  April  15,  1779 ;  service,  30  days,  at  Fall  River 
and  Little  Compton,  R.  1. 

BARDIXE,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Elihu  Gifford's  co.,  Col.  Turner's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  7,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781;  service  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island; 
regiment  raised  in  Barn  stable  and  Bristol  counties  for  5  mos.  service. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        599 


BARDINK,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. 
}>!iy  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  from  Freetown  to  camp  and  return,  allowed  in 
Council,  Nov.  29,  1776. 

BARDINE,  LKVI,  llehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  and  Capt.  Isaac 
Burr's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days. 

BARDINE,  STEPHEN*,  Rochester.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re 
turned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BARDING,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt.;  service  from  May  6  to  May  7,  1778,  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth. 
Roll  dated  Middleborough. 

BARDINC,  JOHN,  Marshfield.  Private,  Capt.  Hamlen's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BARDING,  STEPHEN,  Rochester.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Plymouth  Co. 
for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  July  10,  1778; 
Capt.  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.;  age,  42  yrs.:  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  com 
plexion,  dark ;  residence,  Rochester. 

BARDINS,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  David  Batcheller's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.;  pay 
rolls  for  Sept.,  Oct.  and  Dec.,  1778. 

BARDINS,  STEPHEN,  Northbridge.  Capt.  David  Batchelor's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  25, 
1775. 

BARDON,  AARON.  Capt.  Smart's  co.,  13th  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1779;  discharged 
April  27,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BARDON,  JOHN,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Turner's  (Independent)  co.,  stationed  at 
Braintree  from  Jan.  1  to  May  22,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  29  days;  also,  Sergeant, 
Capt.  Thomas  Bumstead's  co. ;  list  of  men  detached  by  order  of  Council  of  May 
7,  1777,  from  the  Boston  regt.  to  serve  for  5  weeks  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath. 

BARDOX,  JOHN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  detachment  of  guards,  Col.  Gerrish's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Boston,  Aug.  14,  1778 ;  enlisted  July  29,  1778 ;  company 
drafted  for  6  weeks  service. 

BARDON,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  enlisted  Feb.  3,  1782; 
roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1783 ;  service,  10  mos.  26  days. 

BARDON,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  1, 
1782;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1783 ;  service,  6  mos. 

BARDONS,  JAMES,  Northbridge.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  38  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Northbridge;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  6,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  6,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Tay 
lor  of  the  2d  Mass.  Line. 

BARDOO,  SILAS.  Capt.  John  Wood's  (5th)  co. ;  list  of  men  who  declined  to  serve  the 
month  of  Jan.,  1776,  dated  Medford,  Dec.  22,  1775. 

BARDS,  JOHN,  Middleborough.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  as  returned  by 
James  Leonard,  Muster  Master,  April  7,  1778;  Col.  William  Lee's  regt. 

BARDT-N,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Knap's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  marched 
Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  23  days,  at  the  North 
ward. 

BARDWEI.L, .  [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Badwell,  Bardcall,  Bard- 
will,  Berdwell,  Bodwell,  Bolwell,  Bordwel,  Bordwell,  Bordwill,  Bowdwell.] 


GOO  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BARDWELL, .     Sergeant,  Capt.  Caleb  Chapin's  co. ;  return  for  clothing  [year  not 

given]. 

BARDWELL,  EBENEZER,  Whately.  Private,  Capt.  Salmon  White's  co.,  Col.  Wood- 
bridge's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777  ;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777  ;  service,  4  days, 
at  the  Northward,  by  order  of  Gen.  Horatio  Gates ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  White's  co.,  dated  Feb.  16,  1778;  joined  Capt. 
Bartlett's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARDWELL,  ELIAS.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Chapin's  co. ;  return  for  clothing  [year  not 
given] . 

BARDWELL,  ELIJAH,  Belchertown.  Capt.  Thomas  W.  Foster's  (Artillery)  co.,  Col. 
Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  list  of  men  dated  Cambridge,  April  25,  1775 ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Cowls's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  as  serving  from  April  19,  1775,  to  May  9,  1775,  at  that  date 
transferred  to  the  artillery;  also,  3d  Sergeant,  Capt.  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Richard 
Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aus?.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  [year  not  given] . 

BARDWELL,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Slarrow's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Feb.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  April  10,  1777 ;  marched  on  an  expedition  to 
Ticonderoga. 

BARDWELL,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Lieut.  Aaron  Phelps's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  9,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  1  mo. 
9  days. 

BARDWELL,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Asahel  Gunn's  co..  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  23, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  1  day.  Roll  dated 
Montague. 

BARDWELL,  ELIJAH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Elihu  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  25,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  in  New 
London,  Conn. 

BARDWELL,  ELIJAH.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Gideon  Stebbens's  (4th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.; 
service,  3  days,  in  June,  1782,  at  Northampton,  suppressing  the  riot.  Roll  dated 
Belchertown. 

BARDWELL,  JOHN,  Belchertown  (also  given  Ware).  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Bardwell's 
co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  9£  days ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt. 
Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted 
April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  week,  5  days;  also,  Sergeant;  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  D. 
Brewer's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury, 
Oct.  31,  1775;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Dickinson's  (1st)  co.,  5th 
Hampshire  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  dated  Deerfield;  commis 
sioned  May  3,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Stebbins's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  day;  marched 
on  expedition  to  the  Northward;  also,  resignation  dated  Deerfield,  April  12,  1780, 
signed  by  said  Bard  well,  resigning  his  commission  as  1st  Lieutenant  in  Lieut.  Col. 
Wells's  (5th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  accepted  in  Council,  April  25,  1780. 

BARDWELL,  JOHX.  Private,  Lieut.  Aaron  Phelps's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  9,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  9  days. 

BARDWELL,  JONATHAN,  Belchertown.  Captain  of  a  company,  Col.  Jonathan  Warner's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  601 


BARDWELL,  JONATHAN*,  continued. 

Cambridge ;  service,  7  days ;  also,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  list  of  officers 
in  camp  at  Iloxbury,  May  27,  1775;  commissioned  May  27, 1775;  also,  Col.  David 
Brewer's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  in  camp  at  Iloxbury,  recommended  to  be  commis 
sioned  June  12,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  officers  ordered  to  be  commissioned  June  17, 
1775  ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  26, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
1  week,  5  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Col.  Elisha 
Porter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  2£ 
days ;  also,  3d  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  com 
missioned  Jan.  9,  1778. 

BARDWELL,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Ben- 
nington. 

BARDWELL,  JONATHAN,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  discharged  Aug.  19, 1777;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Bennington. 

BARDWELL,  JOSEPH,  Belchertown.  Private,  Capt.  John  Cowls's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  19  days;  also,  Lieut.  Aaron  Phelps's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  9,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  9  days;  also,  Capt. 
Jonathan  Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged 
Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3  days. 

BARDWELL,  MARTIN,  Belchertown.  Private,  Capt.  John  Cowls's  co.,  Col.  Wood- 
bridge's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service,  11  days. 

BARDWELL,  MARTIN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Ben 
nington. 

BARDWELL,  MOSES,  Montague.  Descriptive  list  of  men  detached  from  6th  Hampshire 
Co.  regt.,  agreeable  to  order  of  Court  of  June  22, 1780,  dated  Warwick ;  Capt.  Seth 
Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt.;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  com 
plexion,  light;  residence,  Montague;  rank,  Private;  mustered  July  17,  1780; 
enlistment,  3  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Claverack;  also,  Capt.  Pierce's  co., 
Col.  Murray's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10, 
1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 
Roll  dated  Leverett. 

BARDWELL,  OBADIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Ben 
nington. 

BARDWELL,  OBADIAH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  11,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
8  days ;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARDWELL,  OBADIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Gideon  Stebbens's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.; 
service,  3  days,  in  June,  1782,  suppressing  the  mob  at  Northampton.  Roll  dated 
Belchertown. 

BARDWELL,  PEREZ,  Whately.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Israel  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  John  Fel- 
lows's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days ;  also,  list  of  officers  dated  Camp  at  Rox- 
bury,  May  31,  1775;  commissioned  June  7,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company  return 
dated  Oct.  8,  1775. 


602  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARDWELL,  SAMUEL,  Montague.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Grover's  co.,  Col.  Williams's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  18  days ;  also,  Capt. 
Asahel  Gunn's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged 
Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  day. 

BARD  WELL,  SAMUEL,  Ashfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  as  returned  by  Maj. 
David  Dickinson  at  Deerfield,  July  24,  1780;  detached  from  6th  or  llth  co.,  5th 
Hampshire  Co.  regt.;  age,  41  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9£  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair, 
brown ;  eyes,  light ;  residence,  Ashfield ;  joined  Capt.  Isaac  Newton's  co. ;  en 
listment,  3  months;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Newton's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  21,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  2  nios- 
29  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARDWELL,  SILAS.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Class  No.  2  of  the  town  of  Wil- 
liamsburg  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated 
Williamsburg,  May  16,  1781. 

BARDWELL,  SIMEON,  Belchertown.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jonathan  Bardwell's  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  17  days. 

BARDWELL,  SIMEON*.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Ben- 
nington ;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept. 
22,1777;  discharged  Oct.  17, 1777;  service,  1  mo.  2  days.  Roll  dated  Belchertown. 

BARDWELL,  SOLOMON,  Con  way.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point, 
Jan.  25,  1781;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light; 
eyes,  dark;  residence,  Con  way;  enlisted  May  1,  1777,  by  Lieut.  Davis;  joined 
Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BARDWELL,  THOMAS,  Deerfield.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonas  Lock's  co.,  Col.  Williams's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  18  days. 

BARDWELL,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Amasa  Sheldon's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  10, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  12, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  in  Northern 
department. 

BARDWILL,  OBADIAH,  Belchertown.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  order 
of  court  of  June  22,  1780;  Capt.  Dwight's  co. ;  age,  23  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.; 
complexion,  dark;  residence,  Belchertown;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BARDY,  JOHN.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  dated  Bos 
ton,  Feb.  2, 1777 ;  Capt.  Abijah  Childs's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  enlistment, 
3  years. 

BARE,  EDWARD.  Matross,  Capt.  John  Doughty's  co.,  Col.  John  Lamb's  (2d  Artillery) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  March  18, 
1781 ;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  on  leave  of  absence  by  Major's  permission 
in  April,  1781. 

BARE,  JOSEPH.  Sailor,  sloop  "Republic,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Caleb  Dyer;  portage 
bill  dated  Boston,  Jan.  14,  1779;  engaged  Dec.  5,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  12, 
1779;  service,  38  days. 

BARE,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  pay 
abstracts  for  Jan.,  Feb.,  March,  May  and  June,  1776. 

BAREE,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Pope's  co.,  Col.  William  Sheppard's  regt.;  Continen 
tal  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  22,*  1777,  to  June  28,  1777 ;  reported 
deceased. 

BARENET,  IPADUS  (THADDEUS),  Groton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service 
and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated 
Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  603 

BARENS,  ABRAHAM,  Wells.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joshua  Bragdon's  co.,  Col.  Scammon's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6 
days. 

BARKXS,  DANIEL.    List  of  men  who  went  with  Capt.  Crocker  in  July,  1778. 

BAKERS,  DANIEL.    List  of  men  who  went  to  Rhode  Island  for  1  week  [year  not  given] . 

BARKS,  DANIEL.  List  of  men  who  went  to  Fall  River  May  31,  1778,  and  served  for  10 
days,  under  Capt.  Iloskius. 

BARET,  SAMTEL,  Leominster.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BARETT,  JOHN.  Private,  Ensign  Jabez  Barney's  co.,  Col.  William  S.  Smith's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778. 

BARGE,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  enlisted  Feb. 
16,  1777;  joined  April  6,  1777;  reported  died  Dec.  18,  1777. 

BARING,  JONATHAN,  Sudbury.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Middlesex  Co.  [year  not  given] . 

BARINGTON,  THOMAS,  Chelsea.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sprague's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  discharged  May  16,  1775;  service,  1  mo. 

BARIT,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Holden's  (later  Capt.  Wottles's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  return  for  wages,  etc.,  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1781;  time 
allowed  from  Feb.  7,  1781 ;  reported  "  no  date  of  enlistment." 

BARIT,  OLIVER.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  [year  not  given] ;  age,  17yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  dark. 

BARJONAH,  ISSACHAR  (also  given  ISAIAH),  Stoneham.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lock's 
co.,  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  37th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Pros 
pect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  return  of  men  in  Capt.  Lock's  co. ;  age,  21  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  reported  a  mulatto;  enlisted  June  3  [year  not  given]  ;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  1, 1775 ; 
also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Oct.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Jan.  1,  1776. 

BARK,  JEREMIAH,  Freetown.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,  Feb. 
16,  1780;  Major's  co.,  10th  regt.;  age,  39  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  light;  residence,  Freetown ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BARK,  WAITE,  Chesterfield.  Corporal,  Capt.  Robert  Webster's  co.,  Gen.  Pomroy's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  6  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army. 

BARKAR,  ABIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Williams' s  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  enlisted  March  30,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARKAR,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  enlisted  March  17,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARKE,  JOHN,  Princeton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Boaz  Moore's  co.,  Col.  Fphraim  Doolittle's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days. 

BARKER, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Baaker,  Baker,  Barber, 

Barcker,  Barcor,  Barkar,  Barke,  Barkor,  Borker,  Parker.] 

BARKER, ,  Marblehead.     Captain ;  list  of  American  prisoners  who  were  landed  in 

New  England  by  Capt.  Solomon  Rider  of  the  shallop  "  Sea  Flower  "  of  Yarmouth, 
N.  S. ;  reported  landed  at  Portsmouth  Jan.  3,  1778. 

BARKER,  ABIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  David  Mosely's  co.,  Col.  John  Mosely's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  13,  1777;  service,  29  days,  on  expedition  to  Sara 
toga. 


604  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


BARKER,  ABIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  David  Whittier's  co.,  Maj.  Benjamin  Gage's  regt. ; 
marched  Oct.  2,  1777  ;  service,  40  days ;  marched  to  join  Northern  army.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

BARKER,  ABIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  1,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  7  days,  at  North 
Kingston,  R.  I. ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -Oct.,  1778,  dated  East  Greenwich; 
enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-Nov.,  1778,  dated 
North  Kingston. 

BARKER,  ABIJAH,  Methuen.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1779;  reported 
stationed  at  Middletown,  R.  I. ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Lieut.  Caleb 
Swan  for  a  class  of  the  town  of  Methuen  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  3  years,  dated  Methuen,  March  16,  1781 ;  also,  Capt.  John  Williams' s  co., 
Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  May-July,  1781 ;  enlisted  March 
30,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Peek- 
skill;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Huts;  reported  on 
command  at  the  Lines;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782;  also,  muster  roll  for 

March,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts. 

• 

BARKER,  ALEXANDER.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  at 
Prospect  Hill  under  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  July  16,  1775. 

BARKER,  ALEXANDER,  Salem.  Capt.  Thomas  Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.; 
order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  177');  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  (late  Hutchinson's)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  May  29,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  7  days;  also,  company  return  dated 
Winter  Hill,  Oct.  5,  1775  ;  reported  entered  the  Canada  service. 

BARKER,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  J.  B.  Yarnum's  co.,  Col.  Spaulding's  regt.;  abstract  of 
equipments  for  train  band  [year  not  given] . 

BARKER,  ASA,  Andover.  Private,  Lieut.  Peter  Poor's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge  ;  service,  3£  days. 

BARKER,  ASA,  Ipswich.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  21  days ;  reported  marched  April 
19  to  Mystic,  on  April  20  ordered  to  Salem,  on  April  21  to  Ipswich,  thence  to 
headquarters  at  Cambridge. 

BARKER,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  John  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.,  com 
manded  by  Maj.  Gage ;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777  ;  service, 
1  mo.  9  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BARKER,  ASA.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Flint's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.;  enlisted 
June  16,  1778;  discharged  Nov.  15,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  12  days,  fortifying  the 
passes  of  North  River;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Lawrence's  co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt.;  pay 
rolls  for  June-Aug.,'1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Lawrence's  co., 
Col.  Poor's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  West  Point;  also,  Lieut.  Flint's 
co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  West  Point. 

BARKER,  BARNABAS,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  John  Clapp's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  15  days  ;  also,  Capt. 
Elijah  Crocker's  co.,  Brig.  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  5  days;  also,  company  return  dated 
Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp 
at  Roxbury,  Nov.  9,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Jeremiah  Hall's 
regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  10,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  company  raised  in  Scituate 
and  Hanover  to  serve  at  Bristol,  R.  I. 

BARKER,  BARNABAS.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  7  days  before  marching  to  Roxbury,  Feb.  12,  1776. 


IN  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  605 

BAKKER,  BARXAHAS.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  May's  co.,  Col.  Macintosh's  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  23,  1778  ;  discharged  April  5,  1778 ;  service,  14  days ;  stationed  at  Roxbury 
Lines. 

BARKER,  BARNABAS,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  20,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  inarched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol  and  Providence,  R.  I. ;  also, 
Capt.  John  Hastings's  6th  (also  given  2d)  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  18,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  reported  engaged  as  a  Sergeant;  reduced  to 
Private  Nov.  12, 1778;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  177!),  dated  Pawtuxet;  reported 
on  command  at  Fish  Point;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Providence,  July  13,  1779; 
also,  return  dated  Camp  at  Providence,  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Hast 
ings's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Ilutts, 
West  Point,  Jan.  28,  1781 ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light; 
hair,  dark;  occupation,  yeoman;  residence,  Rehoboth;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1778; 
joined  Capt.  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  re 
ported  mustered  by  Col.  Jackson;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  19 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer; 
residence,  Rehoboth;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1780;  joined  Capt.  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  King's 
co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  list  of  men  discharged;  discharged  June  10,  1783, 
by  Gen.  Washington,  term  of  enlistment  having  expired. 

BARKER,  BEXJAMIX,  Andover.  Private,  Lieut.  Peter  Poor's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge  ;  service,  3^  days. 

BARKER,  BEXJAMIX,  Danvers  (also  given  Methuen).  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted 
from  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fish- 
kill,  June  27,  1778;  age,  20  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair, 
dark;  eyes,  dark;  residence,  Danvers. 

BARKER,  BEXJAMIX.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Cook's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779. 

BARKER,  BEXJAMIX.  Landsman,  frigate  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  S.  Nichol 
son;  engaged  Feb.  18,  1782;  roll  made  up  to  May  31,  1782;  service,  3  mos.  13 
days. 

BARKER,  CARR.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel  Scott's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Jos.  North's  (Lin 
coln  Co.)  regt.,  raised  in  the  year  1776 ;  list  of  officers  returned  by  Samuel  Harndon 
to  Maj.  Gen.  Warren;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Johnson's  (2d)  co.,  2d 
Lincoln  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  July  23  (also 
given  Aug.  23),  1776  ;  also,  letter  dated  Pownalborough,  West  Precinct,  Aug.  20, 
1777,  written  by  John  Johnson,  Captain  of  a  company  in  that  place,  recommend 
ing  that  said  Barker  be  appointed  Captain  in  his  place,  he  having  resigned. 

BARKER,  CAESAR.  Private,  Capt.  John  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt..  com 
manded  by  Maj.  Gage;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777;  service, 

1  mo.  9  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BARKER,  DAXIEL,  Exeter.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Gerrish's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  May  17,  177");  service, 

2  mos.  15  days;  also,  Capt.  Sherman's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  (later  Loammi  Bald 
win's)  38th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  26,  1775; 
also,  pay  abstract  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Sewall's  Point;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's  Point,  Dec.  26,  1775. 

BARKER,  DAXIEL,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  (Independent)  co. ; 
enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  19  days;  stationed  at  Hingham. 


606  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BARKER,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Lusk's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  13,  1777;  service,  23  days,  with  Northern  army. 

BARKER,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Buttrick's  (Volunteer)  co.,  Col.  Reed's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  28, 1777;  discharged  Nov.  7, 1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  11  days ;  regiment 
detached  from  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  to  reinforce  Gen.  Gates  at  the  Northward; 
reported  as  serving  at  the  taking  of  Gen.  Burgovne's  army ;  Col.  Buttrick  served 
as  Captain  on  this  expedition. 

BARKER,  DANIEL,  Stow.  Private,  Capt.  William  Whitcomb's  co.,  Col.  James  Prescott's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Patch's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Monroe's  co.,  Col.  Ezekiel  Howe's  (4th)  regt.  [year  not  given]  ; 
joined  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt. 
Joshua  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  ac 
counts  for  service  from  Feb.  24,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  11 
mos.  7  days  as  Private,  23  mos.  as  Sergeant ;  also,  Private  ;  muster  roll  dated  Van 
Schaick's  Island,  Sept.  1,  1777;  reported  sick  at  Stow;  also,  Sergeant;  pay  ab 
stract  for  Feb.,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col. 
Bigelow's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col. 
Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Feb.  2-4,  1780. 

BARKER,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Ayer's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  (Essex 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  7, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  10, 1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  15  days ; 
company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ;  roll  dated  Haverhill ;  also,  Capt. 
James  Mallon's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1781;  dis 
charged  Nov.  27,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  27  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  regiment 
raised  in  Essex  and  Plymouth  counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARKER,  DANIEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Brintnal's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  8  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ; 
also,  Capt.  Daniel  Bowker's  co.,  Col.  Webb's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  20,  1781 ;  dis 
charged  Dec.  2,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  22  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  company 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARKER,  DAVID.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Knight's  co. ;  service  from  Oct.  18  to  Oct. 
23, 1775,  5  days,  with  guards  at  Falmouth  Neck  ;  also,  Capt.  Knight's  co.  detached 
from  1st  Cumberland  Co.  regt.;  service,  12  days,  in  Nov.,  1775,  at  Falmouth,  by 
order  of  Lieut.  Col.  Peter  Noyes. 

BARKER,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  23,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  28  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated 
Newport,  R.  I. 

BARKER,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Jeremiah  Hall's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Dec.  10,  1776 ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days ;  company  raised  in  Scituate  and 
Hanover  to  serve  at  Bristol,  R.  I. 

BARKER,  DAVID,  Methuen.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ; 
arrived  at  Providence,  R.  I.,  April  27,  1777;  discharged  June  27,  1777;  service,  2 
mos.  10  diiys. 

BARKER,  DAVID.  Adjutant,  4th  Cumberland  Co.  regt. ;  official  record  of  a  ballot  by 
the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  Nov.  28,  1777 ;  appointment  concurred  in  by 
the  Council,  Nov.  28,  1777. 

BARKER,  DAVID.  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  en 
listed  Oct.  1,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  16  days.  Roll  dated 
Winter  Hill. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  607 

BARKER,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Lawson  Buckminster's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Peirce's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  15,  1779;  discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

BARKER,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Webster's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Oct.  14,  1779 ;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  at  Claver- 
ack  ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Essex  counties  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen. 
Washington. 

BARKER,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Shed's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Gerrish's  (1st)  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  It  days,  at  Claver- 
ack. 

BARKER,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Walter  McFarland's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  (Mid 
dlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  24, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  30, 1780 ;  service,  3  mos. 
10  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARKER,  DAVID.  Private,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detachment  of  guards;  enlisted 
March  1,  1780;  rolls  made  up  to  Oct.  G,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  6  days,  at  Boston; 
also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Octo  7  to  Nov.  30,  1780,  1  mo.  24  days,  with  guards 
at  Sherborn  under  Corp.  Reuben  Partridge  after  the  discharge  of  Maj.  Heath. 

BARKER,  DAVID.  Seaman,  State  ship  "  Tartar,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Cathcart ; 
engaged  Aug.  12,  1782;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1782;  service,  3  mos.  9  days;  also, 
list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Boston,  Dec.  3,  1782. 

BARKER,  DAVID.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Allison  Smith  of  Class  No.  2  of  the 
town  of  Biddeford  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated 
May  28,  1782;  also,  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  enlisted  April 
1,  1782;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1783;  service,  9  mos. 

BARKER,  DAVID,  Jr.,  Methuen.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Bodwell's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Wigglesworth's  regt.';  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  Albany  home,  dated  Dec., 
1776. 

BARKER,  DAVID,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  David  Whittier's  co.,  Maj.  Benjamin  Gage's  regt. ; 
marched  to  join  Northern  army  Oct.  2,  1777  ;  service,  40  days.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Suffolk  Co. 

BARKER,  EBENEZER,  Marshfield.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Nelson's  co.,  Col.  Aaron 
Willard's  regt.  ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Marshfield  via  No.  4  or 
Charlestown  to  Skeensborough,  dated  Boston,  Jan.,  1777;  also,  pay  abstract  for 
travel  allowance  from  Fort  Edward  via  Albany  to  Marshfield,  allowed  in  Council, 
Jan.  28,  1777. 

BARKER,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  April  26, 1777 ;  discharged  May  20, 1777 ;  service,  25  days ;  ordered 
to  Saratoga  by  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

BARKER,  EBENEZER,  Methuen.  Private,  Maj.  Samuel  Bodwell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3£  days;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's 
co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt.;  service  from  date  of  arrival  at  Providence,  R.  I.,  April 
27,  1777,  to  June  27,  1777,  2  mos.  10  days.  Roll  dated  Bristol. 

BARKER,  EBEXEZER.  Clerk,  Capt.  David  Whittier's  co.,  Maj.  Benjamin  Gage's  regt.; 
marched  to  join  Northern  army  Oct.  2,  1777 ;  service,  40  days.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Suffolk  Co. 

BARKER,  EBENEZER,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamberlin's  co.,  Col. 
Bailey's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days; 
also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Chamberlain's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 


608  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


BARKER,  EBENEZER,  continued. 

in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov.  9,  1775;  also,  letter  dated  Plymouth, 
May  14, 1777,  recommending  said  Barker  for  position  of  2d  Lieutenant  in  the  com 
pany  at  the  Gurnet;  also,  Capt.  Andrew  Samson's  co. ;  return  of  men  in  service 
at  the  Gurnet  dated  May  20,  1777 ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant  of  the  company  stationed 
at  the  Gurnet;  commissioned  June  21,  1777;  reported  served  in  the  place  of 
Nathaniel  Carver,  resigned;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Griffith's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt. ;  enlisted  March  23,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  8  nios.  13  days. 

BARKER,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  23,  1780;  dis 
charged  Nov.  7,  1780;  service,  16  days;  marched  to  Beunington  on  an  alarm. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Sheffield. 

BARKER,  EBEXEZER,  Bridgewater.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age, 
40  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft.  1  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Bridgewater;  arrived 
at  Springfield  July  8,  1780 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BARKER,  EDMUND  MORRIS,  Haverhill  (also  given  Topsfield).  Descriptive  list  of  men 
enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at 
Fishkill,  June  20,  1778;  Capt.  Marsh's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  (4th)  regt.;  age,  16 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Haverhill. 

BARKER,  EDWARD,  Petersham.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim 
Doolittle's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  12£  days. 

BARKER,  EDWARD.  Seaman,  ship  "  General  Putnam,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel 
Waters ;  engaged  July  12,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  25  days. 

BARKER,  ELEAZER.  Private,  Capt.  George  King's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25,  1777 ;  enlisted  Dec.  16, 
1776  ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co.,  Col. 
Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  service  from  Aug.  16  to  Aug.  22,  1777,  6  days; 
company  ordered  to  Bennington  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows;  also,  pay  roll  for 
service  from  June  4  to  July  15,  17~8,  1  mo.  11  days;  company  ordered  to  Albany 
by  Gen.  Fellows. 

BARKER,  ELIJAH,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lovejoy's  co.,  commanded  by 
Lieut.  John  Adams,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  3£  days. 

BARKER,  ENOCH,  Methuen.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  in  1779; 
age,  18  yrs.;  stature.  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  sandy;  residence,  Methuen;  de 
livered  to  Ensign  T.  Clark ;  also,  Muster  Master's  return  made  by  John  Gushing, 
Muster  Master  for  Essex  Co.,  dated  Boxford,  Dec.  8,  1779;  enlisted  for  the  town 
of  Methuen ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BARKER,  ENOCH,  Chelmsford.  List  of  enlisted  men  dated  Lincoln,  July  21,  1779 ;  Capt. 
Ford's  co.;  residence,  Chelmsford;  reported  returned  by  Maj.  Brown. 

BARKER,  ENOCH.  Private,  Capt.  Zaccheus  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  9  days.  Roll 
dated  Suffolk  Co. 

BARKER,  EPHRAIM.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Moses  Barnes's  (5th)  co.,  4th  Middlesex 
Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  [year  not  given] . 

BARKER,  EPHRAIM,  Sudbury.  Private.  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co.,  Col.  James  Barrett's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  1  day;  also,  de 
scriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light ; 
hair,  dark  ;  occupation,  laborer ;  birthplace,  Pomfret,  Conn. ;  residence,  Sudbury  ; 
enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  joined  Capt.  Jonathan  Maynard's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  GOD 


BARKER,  EI'HKAIM,  continued. 

Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  mustered  by  Lieut.  Trow- 
bridge ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  177G;  enlisted  Jan.  23,  1776; 
reported  re-engaged  Nov.  21,  1776,  in  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.,  but  to 
serve  in  Col.  "VVhitcomb's  regt.  until  Dec.  31,  1776;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Maynard's  co.,  Col.  Ezekiel  Howe's  (4th) 
regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined  Capt.  Robert  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's 
regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  as  re 
turned  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  March  2,  1777;  Capt. 
Allen's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  also,  Corporal,  6th  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  (late  Alden's) 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service 
on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777;  also,  Lieut.  Jonas  Parker's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1778,  dated  Cherry  Valley ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March 
and  April,  1779,  dated  Fort  Harkemer;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Parker's  co.,  Col. 
Brooks's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Jonas  Parker's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command  with 
Col.  Brooks;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Maynard's  (6th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  May-July,  1781;  reported  on  command  with  Col.  Brooks 
in  May,  and  at  AVest  Point  in  June,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781, 
sworn  to  at  Peekskill ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Sept.,  1781-Jan.  1782;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Feb.,  1782 ;  reported  furloughed  Feb.  7, 1782,  by  Capt.  Coburn  for  -"JO  days  ; 
allowed  to  go  from  West  Point  to  Sudbury ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  March-Nov., 
1782;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  C.  Allen's  (8th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1782-Feb.,  1783;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1783;  reported 
furloughed  by  Col.  Vose;  allowed  to  go  from  Windsor  to  Sudbury  Feb.  25,  1783, 
for  50  days;  overstayed  17  days  on  account  of  sickness;  also,  muster  roll  for 
April,  1783;  also,  list  of  men  discharged;  discharged  June  10,  1783,  by  Gen. 
Washington,  term  of  enlistment  having  expired. 

BARKER,  EZRA,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co.,  Col.  Symonds's 
regt.;  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Manchester  July  9,  1777,  on  an  alarm; 
service,  21  days ;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co. ;  marched  to  Meloomscuyck  Aug. 
14,  1777,  on  an  alarm ;  service,  6  days ;  also,  pay  roll  for  27  days  service  from 
Sept.  5,  1777;  marched  to  Pawlet  on  an  alarm. 

BARKER,  EZRA.  3d  Corporal,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  en 
listed  July  3,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  1  day;  company 
detached  from  Berkshire  Co.  regt.  and  sent  to  guard  stores  at  Springfield ;  also, 
Capt.  William  White's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  10  days,  at  Stone  Arabia, 
N.  Y. 

BARKER,  FRAXCIS,  Acton.  Drummer,  Capt.  John  Hayward's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Pierce  s 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days  ;  also,  Capt. 
William  Smith's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated 
Charlestown,  July  7,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April 
24,  1775  ;  service,  3  mos.  15  days  ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  30, 1775 ;  also, 
Capt.  Israel  Heald's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  marched  to  Roxbury  March 
4,  1776 ;  service,  6  days. 

BARKER,  FRANCIS.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Heed's  regt. 
of  guards ;  enlisted  April  2, 1778 ;  roll  made  up  to  July  3,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  2 
days,  at  Cambridge;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BARKKR,  FRAXCIS.  Private;  detachment  under  Sergt.  Kendall  for  guarding  stores  at 
Concord  ;  enlisted  July  17,  1778 ;  discharged  Oct.  24,  1778  ;  service,  3  mos.  8  days ; 
also,  receipt  for  wages  dated  Concord,  June  7,  1779. 


610  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BARKER,  FRANCIS,  Acton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stat 
ure,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy ;  residence,  Acton ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July 
15,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  15, 1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  James  Cooper; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Pat- 
erson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780; 
also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Acton  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  15, 1780;  discharged  Dec.  29, 1780; 
service,  5  mos.  24  days. 

BARKER,  FRANCIS,  Concord.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  21  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Concord;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  1,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  2,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Phineas 
Parker ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct. 
25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Concord  for  ser 
vice  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June  26,1780;  discharged 
Dec.  20,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  4  days;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Rufus  Lincoln's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West 
Point;  enlisted  July  8, 1780;  discharged  Jan.  1, 1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months  ;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co. ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  ±^ 
in.;  complexion,  light  (also  given  dark);  hair,  brown;  eyes,  dark;  occupation, 
laborer  (also  given  farmer)  ;  residence,  Concord ;  enlisted  Jan.  29,  1781 ;  joined 
Capt.  Zebulon  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also, 
muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June-Sept.. 
1781 ;  reported  on  command  with  Col.  Scammell,  June- Aug.,  1781 ;  also,  muster 
rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts. 

BARKER,  HANANIAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co.,  Maj.  Gage's  regt.;  enlisted 
Oct.  4, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  6, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  5  days ;  marched  to  reinforce 
Northern  army. 

BARKER,  ISAAC,  Metlmen.  Private,  Capt.  James  Jones's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord ;  service,  4  days. 

BARKER,  ISAAC,  Andover.  Private,  Lieut.  Peter  Poor's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  2.^  days;  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30, 
1777;  service,  3  mos.  17  days,  with  Northern  army. 

BARKER,  ISAAC.  2d  Lieutenant,  Lieut.  Col.  Ebenezer  Stevens's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  return 
for  clothing  delivered  Jan.  11,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Drown's  co.,  Col.  Lee's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Sept.,  1779;  enlisted  July  1,  1777. 

BARKER,  ISAAC  BOAVEN,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamberlain's  co.,  Gen. 
John  Thomas's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  6  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov.  9, 1775. 

BARKER,  ISHMAEL.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  2d  Plymouth 
Co.  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Pembroke ;  joined  Capt.  Turner's 
co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARKER,  JAIRUS,  Sandisfield.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  George  King's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  1G,  1776;  discharged  March  24, 
1777;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777;  also,  muster 
roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co.,  Col.  Ash 
ley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  April  26,  1777;  discharged  May  20,  1777; 
service,  25  days;  ordered  to  Saratoga  by  Maj.  Gen.  Gates;  also,  descriptive  list 
of  men  enlisted  from  Berkshire  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their 


IX  THE  WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  Gil 


BARKER,  J.viurs,  continued. 

arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  7,  1778;  Capt.  Demming's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt. ;  age, 
17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Sandisfield;  reported 
mustered  by  Trueman  Wheeler,  Muster  Master. 

BARKER,  JAMES,  Charlestown.  Corporal,  Capt.  Josiah  Harris's  co.,  Col.  Gardner's 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  177")]  ;  also,  Capt.  Harris's  co.,  Col.  AVil- 
liam  Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  5,  177"). 

BARKER,  JAMES,  Hatfield.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Cliapin's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  April  27,  177") ;  service,  3  mos. 
12  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  8,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Dec.  18,  177"). 

BARKER,  JAMES,  Stow.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Samuel  Patch's  co.  in  service  during  June, 
177"),  as  shown  on  an  armorer's  account;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Patch's  co.,  Col. 
William  Prescott's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  26,  1775. 

BARKER,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Randall's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ; 
enlisted  June  1,  1770;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1776;  service,  2  mos. 

BARKER,  JA.MES,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  French's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  Albany  home,  dated  Jan.  30,  1777. 

BARKER,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  John  Kellogg's  co.,  Col.  Leonard's  regt.;  enlisted 
May  16,  1777  ;  discharged  July  15,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  1  day. 

BARKER,  JAMES,  Stow.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Taylor's  co.,  Col.  E/ekiel  Howe's  (4th)  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined  Capt. 
Joshua  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Van  Schaick's 
Island,  Sept.  1,  1777;  enlisted  Feb.  25,  1777;  reported  sick  at  Worcester. 

BARKER,  JAMES,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Savory's  co.;  enlisted  Nov.  30,  1775; 
discharged  Dec.  -1,  1775;  service,  5  days;  detached  from  2d  Foot  co.  in  Bradford 
for  defence  of  Cape  Ann  ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  date  of  arrival  at  Providence,  R.  I.,  April  27,  1777,  to 
June  27,  1777,  2  mos.  10  days;  roll  dated  Bristol,  R.  I.;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
men  enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their 
arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  19,  1778;  Capt.  Savory's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  (4th)  regt.; 
age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.;  residence,  Bradford;  also,  Capt.  James  Mallon's  co., 
Essex  Co.  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  7, 1779 ;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  6 
days,  at  Castle  Island,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Hancock. 

BARKER,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Roswell  Downing's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Miles  Powell's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  19,  1779 ;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1779 ;  service, 
1  mo.  8£  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn. 

BARKER,  JAMES.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  (Essex 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  5,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  18 
days;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARKER,  JAMES.  Capt.  Job  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.;  muster 
return  [year  not  given]  ;  reported  deserted. 

BARKER,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  George  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  at  Bedford,  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  Sept.  6,  1776;  service,  3  days. 

BARKER,  JEREMIAH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Low's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  9,  1777;  discharged  July  23,  1777;  service, 
15  days,  at  St.  Croix. 


612  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAKKER,  JESSE,  Brimfielcl.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Seagrave's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  20,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  17 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  21,  1775;  also,  return  of  men  en 
listed  into  Continental  Army,  dated  March  29,  1779;  joined  Capt.  Seagrave's  co., 
Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years,  to  expire  in  1780 ;  also,  6th  co.,  Col. 
John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  3, 1777, 
to  Oct.  8,  1778;  reported  died  Oct.  8,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Warren's  co.,  Col. 
Bailey's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  2-i,  1778. 

BARKER,  JESSE.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Dec.  19,  1777 ;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos. 
17  days,  guarding  Gen.  Burgoyne's  troops  at  Winter  Hill;  pay  roll  for  Feb.  and 
March,  1778,  dated  Bradford. 

BARKER,  JESSE.  Private,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  en 
listed  July  10, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  10, 1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  11  days ;  enlistment, 
3  months,  for  service  at  West  Point. 

BARKER,  JESSE,  Jr.,  Brimfleld.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army,  dated 
March  29,  1779;  joined  Capt.  Seagrave's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  enlistment,  3 
years,  to  expire  in  1780 ;  also,  Private,  6th  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  4, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Isaac 
"Warren's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan. 
24, 1778 ;  also,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men 
dated  West  Point,  Jan.  27,  1781 ;  Capt.  Seth  Drew's  co.,  2d  regt.;  stature,  5  ft. 
11  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  sandy;  residence,  Brimfiekl ;  enlisted  April  3, 
1777,  by  Lieut.  Walker;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  co., 
Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  return  dated  Boston,  June  1-i,  1781 ;  enlistment,  during  Avar. 

BARKER,  JOHX,  Methuen.  Private,  Maj.  Samuel  Bodwell's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

BARKER,  JOHN,  Acton.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Hay  ward's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Pierce's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  28  days. 

BARKER,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Cary's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  7  days  before  marching  to  Roxbury,  Feb.  12,  1776. 

BARKER,  JOHN.    Corporal,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Jeremiah  Hall's  regt. ; 

enlisted  Dec.  10,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  company  raised  from  Scituate  and 

Hanover  to  serve  at  Bristol,  R.  I. 
BARKER,  JOHN.    Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted 

June  30,  1777 ;  discharged  July  25, 1777  ;  service,  26  days ;  stationed  at  Fort  Ann. 

Roll  sworn  to  at  Lanesborough. 

BARKER,  JOHX,  Bolton  (or  Princeton).  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Mirick's  co. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  2,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  25  days;  marched  to  reinforce 
Gen.  Gates  at  Saratoga. 

BARKER,  JOHX,  Andover.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Farnum's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  13,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  John 
Adams's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.,  commanded  by  Maj.  Gage;  enlisted 
Sept.  29,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days ;  marched  to  rein 
force  Northern  army. 

BARKER,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Gage's  co.,  Maj.  Gage's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept. 
30,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  with  Northern  army. 
Roll  dated  Bradford. 

BARKER,  JOHX.  Matross,  Capt.  Joseph  Balch's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artil 
lery)  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  received  bounty  for  8  mos.  service  from  April  30, 
1777,  to  Dec.  30,  1777. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION. 


BARKER,  JOHX.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  William  S.  Smith's  regt. ; 
pay  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778;  reported  reduced  to  Private  Nov.  12,  1778. 

BARKER,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Kcttell's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detachment 
of  guards ;  enlisted  May  12,  1779 ;  discharged  June  12,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  1 
day,  at  Boston. 

BARKER,  JOHN,  Salem.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  ship  "Jack"  (privateer), 
commanded  by  Capt.  Nathan  Brown,  dated  July  1,  1780;  age,  27  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  7£  in. ;  complexion,  light. 

BARKER,  JOHX.  Matross,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Paul  Kevere's  (Artil 
lery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Nov.  8,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Jan.  1  to  May  8, 1780,  4  mos.  8  days, 
dated  Boston. 

BARKER,  JOHX.  Lieutenant,  serving  as  volunteer,  Capt.  John  Treble's  co. ;  enlisted 
Feb.  1,  1780;  discharged  May  16.  1780;  service,  3  mos.  16  days,  under  Col.  John 
Allan  in  Eastern  department;  stationed  at  Machias. 

BARKER,  JOHX,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Lyon's  and  Capt.  Jesse  Pefrin's  cos., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service,  7  days ;  also,  Sergeant, 
Capt.  Tubbs's  co.,  Col.  Walker's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  177')]  ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.; 
marched  to  Bristol,  11. 1.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776  ;  service,  8  days  ;  also,  Capt. 
Martin's  co.,  Col.  Williams's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  from 
Sept.  29  to  Oct.  30,  1777;  also,  Lieut.  Samuel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpen 
ter's  regt.;  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Tiverton,  11.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1, 
1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  6  days,  under  Gen.  Heath. 

BARKER.  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Michael  G.  Houdin's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during 
war;  reported  on  command  with  sappers  and  miners. 

BARKER,  JOHN.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  the  town  of  Rochester  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  May  25,  1781. 

BARKER,  JOHN,  Acton.  Capt.  William  Smith's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt.;  order 
for  advance  pay  dated  Charlestown,  July  7, 177') ;  also,  Private ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  24, 1775 ;  service,  2  mos. ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Simeon  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt., 
dated  Sept.  5,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Munroe's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  enlistment, 
3  years  or  during  war;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's 
(15th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Sept.  1, 1777 ;  reported 
at  Charlestown;  also,  pay  abstract  for  Feb.,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  also, 
(late)  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April, 
1779;  also,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

BARKKR,  JOHX.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Lieut.  Andrew  McCulley,  Chairman 
of  Class  No.  46  of  the  town  of  Middleborough,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  July  16,  1781 ;  reported  a  servant  to  Amos  Nelson, 
who  signed  receipt  for  bounty. 

BARKER,  Jonx,  Rehoboth  (also  given  Norwich).  Lieutenant,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July  1,  1777,  to  March  1, 
1779;  reported  resigned  March  1,  1779;  service  made  up  in  Col.  William  R.  Lee's 
regt. ;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  (late  Lee's)  regt. ;  return  of  officers  dated  Paw- 
tucket,  Sept.  19,  1778;  also,  pay  abstract  for  Dec.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  re 
ported  mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master. 


614  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BARKER,  JOHX,  Sudbury  (also  given  Fitzwilliam).  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men; 
age,  25  (also  given  24)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in. ;  complexion,  dark  (also  given 
light)  ;  hair,  light  (also  given  brown)  ;  occupation,  farmer ;  birthplace,  Pomfret, 
Conn.;  residence,  Sudbury;  enlisted  Nov.  20,  1776;  joined  Capt.  Robert  Allen's 
co..  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  mustered  by  Capt.  Allen;  also,  return 
of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Maynard's  co.,  Col.  Ezekiel 
Howe's  (4th)  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Ichabod 
Alden's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  furloughed;  also,  list  of  men 
mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  as  returned  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated 
Boston,  March  2,  1777 ;  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  also,  Sergeant,  6th 
co.,  Col.  Brooks's  (late  Alden's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777  ;  also,  Lieut.  Jonas  Par 
ker's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1778,  dated  Cherry  Val 
ley  ;  reported  furloughed  Dec.  18,  1778,  for  18  days ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March 
and  April,  1779,  dated  Fort  Harkemer;  also,  Capt.  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  Capt. 
Jonathan  Maynard's  (6th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May, 

1781,  dated  West  Point;    reported  furloughed;    also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and 
July,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  sworn  to  at  Peekskill;  reported  sick 
at  New  Windsor;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Sept.,  1781-Nov.,  1782;  reported  sick  at 
New  Windsor  in  Sept.,  1781,  and  in  quarters  in  July,  1782;  furloughed  Aug.  19, 

1782,  for  90  days,  to  go  from  Windsor  to  New  Sudbury ;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  C. 
Allen's  (8th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1782-April, 
1783  ;  reported  furloughed  Dec.,  1782-Feb.,  1783  ;  sick  in  Massachusetts  in  March, 
1783  ;  sick  at  Fitzwilliam  in  April,  1783. 

BARKER,  JOHN.  Seaman,  sloop  "Republic,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
engaged  June  13, 1776 ;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1776,  at  Boston ;  service,  5  mos.  5  days ; 
also,  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams ;  engaged 
Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  4  days;  reported  captured  May  5,  1781. 

BARKER,  JOHN,  Jr.,  Methuen.  Private,  Capt.  James  Mallone's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5£  days.  • 

BARKER,  JOHX,  Jr.,  Methuen.  Private,  Maj.  Samuel  Bodwell's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4£  days.  [Name  crossed  out  on  roll.] 

BARKER,  JOHX,  Jr.,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Poor's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days  ;  reported  enlisted 
Jan.  31,  1775;  also,  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  May  17,  1775;  also, 
Capt.  Benjamin  Farnum's  co.,  Col.  Frye's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Cambridge, 
Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt., 
commanded  by  Maj.  Gage;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  9  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BARKER,  JOHX,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Bullock's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ; 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  July  27,  1780,  on  an  alarm ;  discharged  July  31,  1780  ; 
service,  5  days. 

BARKER,  JOHX,  3d,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Poor's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  reported 
enlisted  Jan.  31.  1775;  also,  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  May  17,  1775; 
also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Farnum's  co.,  Col.  Frye's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  13,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  who 
received  money  from  the  public  treasury  for  losses  at  the  battles  of  Lexington  and 
Bunker  Hill ;  warrant  allowed  in  Council,  June  13,  1776. 

BARKER.  JOXAS,  Sutton  (also  given  Boston).  Private,  Capt.  James  Gray's  co..  Col. 
Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  enlisted  May  26, 1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  30,  1776; 
service,  6  mos.  5  days. 


IN   THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  615 


BARKER,  JONAS.  Private,  Capt.  William  Thurlow's  co.,  Maj.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  22,  1777 ;  service,  9  days ;  inarched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  by 
order  of  Gen.  Stark  and  Col.  Warner;  dismissed  by  Gen.  Lincoln  after  proceed 
ing  90  miles. 

BAKKEH,  JONAS.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt.;  en 
listed  Oct.  23,  1779;  discharged  Nov. 23, 1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days;  enlistment, 
3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Claverack. 

BARKER,  JONATHAN,  Haverhill.  Private,  Lieut.  Israel  Bartlet's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days. 

BARKER,  JONATHAN  (also  given  JOHN).  Matross,  Capt.  Joseph  Balch's  (1st)  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  service,  20  days,  between  Aug.  1  and  Oct.  1, 
1777 ;  also,  list  of  men  entitled  to  a  bounty  dated  Boston,  Jan.  12,  1778. 

BARKER,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Marsh's  co.,  Maj.  Gage's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  2,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days ;  company  raised  to 
reinforce  Northern  army. 

BARKER,  JONATHAN,  Methuen.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  date  of  arrival  at  Providence,  11. 1.,  April  27, 1777, 
to  June  27, 1777,  2-mos.  10  days,  dated  Bristol,  K.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's 
co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Dec.  19,  1777 ;  rolls  made  up  to 
April  3, 1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  17  days,  guarding  Gen.  Burgoyne's  troops  at  Winter 
Hill;  pay  roll  for  Feb.  and  March,  1778,  dated  Bradford. 

BARKER,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Longley's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  2, 1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  31, 1778 ;  service,  3  mos. ;  company  detached 
to  fortify  posts  in  and  about  Boston. 

BARKER,  JONATHAN,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hover's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  6, 1779 ;  discharged  Dec.  22,  1779 ;  service,  5  mos.  22  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  Capt.  Varnum's  co. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ; 
complexion,  light;  residence,  Dracut;  enlistment,  3  months  from  time  of  arrival 
at  Claverack. 

BARKER,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  (7th  Mid 
dlesex  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  8,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
3  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ; 
marched  to  Fishkill. 

BARKER,  JONATHAN.  Capt.  Moses  Draper's  co.,  Col.  Badlam's  regt. ;  return  for  cloth 
ing  dated  Northfield,  April  23,  1787. 

BARKER,  JONATHAN,  Methuen.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Fry's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  7  days ;  reported  enlisted 
Feb.  It,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Davis's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance 
pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  1775;  also,  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge, 
May  17,  1775;  also,  Sergeant  Major;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  5, 
1775  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Bos 
ton,  Dec.  1,  1775. 

BARKER,  JONATHAN,  Jr.,  Methuen.  Private,  Maj.  Samuel  Bodwell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5£  days;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at 
Fislikill,  June  18,  1778  ;  Capt.  Whittier's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  (4th  Essex  Co.)  regt.; 
age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  residence,  Methuen. 

BARKER,  JONATHAN,  3d.  List  of  men  who  received  money  from  the  public  treasury 
for  losses  at  the  battles  of  Lexington  and  Bunker  Hill ;  warrant  allowed  in  Coun 
cil,  June  13,  1776. 


616  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARKER,  JOSEPH,  Acton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hayward's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Pierce's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  10  days. 

BARKER,  JOSEPH,  Marblehead.  Matross,  Capt.  Samuel  Trevett's  co.,  Col.  Richard 
Gridley's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  June  21,  1775;  enlisted  May  17,  1775;  service, 
1  mo.  7  days. 

BARKER,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hooper's  co. ;  enlisted  May  30,  1776;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.,  at  Falmouth.  [See  Joseph  Parker.] 

BARKER,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Nov.  3, 1777 ;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3, 1778 ;  service,  5  mos.,  at  Cambridge. 

BARKER,  JOSEPH.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Favorite,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Nicholas 
Bartlett,  Jr. ;  portage  bill  for  voyage  from  Boston  to  South  Carolina,  thence  to 
France  and  back  to  Boston;  engaged  Feb.  25,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  20  days; 
reported  captured  by  the  enemy  April  15,  1778. 

BARKER,  JOSEPH,  Chelmsford.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.  in 
1779,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army;  Capt.  Ford's  co. ;  age,  16  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  3  in;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Chelmsford;  delivered  to  Ensign  T. 
Clark;  also,  list  of  men  dated  Lincoln,  July  21,  1779,  returned  by  Maj.  Brown. 

BARKER,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Zaccheus  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  9  days.  Roll 
dated  Suffolk  Co. 

BARKER,  JOSHUA,  Pembroke.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Elijah  Cushing's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Pembroke  (West  Parish)  to  Marshfield ;  ser 
vice,  2  days;  also,  Capt.  James  Hatch's  co. ;  enlisted  March  4,  1776;  service,  5 
days ;  marched  from  Pembroke  (West  Parish)  to  Weymouth  via  Braintree  on  an 
alarm. 

BARKER,  JOSHUA,  Pembroke  (West  Parish).  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Cushing's  co.,  Col. 
John  Cushing's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  Dec.  10,  1776, 
on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  24,  1776;  service,  15  days. 

BARKER,  JOSHUA,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lovejoy's  co.,  under  command 
of  Lieut.  John  Adams,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  3£  days ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Wood's  co., 
Col.  Ward's  regt.;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  13,  1775;  also, 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  24,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  13  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  mustered 
in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2,  1777;  Capt.  Abijah 
Childs's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt.:  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  Childs's 
co.,  Col.  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  22,  1777,  to  June  20, 1779 ;  reported  deserted  July  1, 1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
Flower's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  Highlands,  June  12, 
1779;  reported  on  furlough  from  April  20  to  June  1,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  dated 
Constitution  Island,  July  3,  1779. 

BARKER,  JOSIAH.  Fifer,  Capt.  William  Weston's  co. ;  enlisted  June  24. 1776 ;  discharged 
Dec.  31,  1776;  stationed  at  the  Gurnet  for  defence  of  Plymouth  harbor. 

BARKERS  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Samson's  co. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at 
the  Gurnet,  dated  May  20,  1777. 

BARKER,  JOSIAH,  Pembroke.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James  Hatch, 
Muster  Master,  as  returned  April  1,  1778;  Capt.  Wood's  (also  given  Capt.  Cole's) 
co.,  Col.  Jacobs's  regt.;  mustered  March,  1778,  for  service  at  Rhode  Island;  en 
listment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Griffeth's  co.,  Col. 
John  Jacobs's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  23,  1778;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779; 
service,  9  mos.  11  days. 


IX   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  617 

BARKER,  JOSIAH,  Hanover.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  20  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Hanover;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  10,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  11,  1780,  under  command  of  dipt. 
George  Webb ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Hanover  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  5,  1780 ;  discharged 
Jan.  10,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  17  days. 

BARKER,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Packard's  co.,  Col.  J.  Jacobs's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  23,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BARKER,  JOSIAH.  Iteceipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Capt.  Joseph  Butterfield  of  Class 
No.  4  of  the  town  of  Dun  stable  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  during  war, 
dated  Boston,  March  26,  1782. 

BARKER,  JOSIAH.  Receipt  for  wages  to  May  10,  1783;  service  on  frigate  "Hague," 
commanded  by  Capt.  J.  Manley. 

BARKER,  MOSES,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177-") ;  service,  10  days ;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt.; 
age,  36  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  rank,  Ser 
geant;  residence,  Dracut;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ford's 
co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  14  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  21, 1775 ;  also, 
Capt.  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Robinson's  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages  from  Feb.  5  to  April  1, 
1776,  dated  Chelmsford;  also,  receipts  for  wages,  etc.,  dated  Ticonderoga,  Aug. 
28  and  Oct.  2, 1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  with 
Gen.  Warner's  brigade  in  Northern  department. 

BARKER,  MOSES.  Adjutant,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's  (1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  service, 
4  days,  from  March  4,  1776,  at  the  taking  of  Dorchester  Heights'. 

BARKER,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  William  H.  Ballard's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776. 

BARKER,  MOSES.  2d  Lieutenant,  Lieut.  John  Flint's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  13,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  11,  1779;  service,  9  mos.  12  days;  com 
pany  raised  to  fortify  passes  of  North  River;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Lawrence's  co.,  Col. 
Poor's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  May-Aug.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton ;  also,  (late)  Capt. 
Lawrence's  co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  West  Point; 
also,  Lieut.  Flint's  co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  West 
Point;  also,  list  of  officers  in  a  detachment  ordered  to  Peekskill  under  Capt. 
Lawrence  [year  not  given] . 

BARKER,  MOSES,  Methuen.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  (10th) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  3,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Wallcut's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  51  days  rations  from  Feb.  3  to  March  25, 1777 ;  also,  pay  abstracts  for  clothing 
for  1777  and  1778;  also,  muster  rolls  dated  West  Point,  Feb.  1  and  April  6,  1779; 
reported  transferred  to  the  Infantry  April  1,  1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted 
men  made  up  from  Nov.  6,  1776,  to  Feb.  1,  1780;  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  10th  regt. ; 
age,  20  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  enlistment,  dur 
ing  war;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  Col.  Benjamin 
Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1781,  to  Jan.  1,  1783; 
service,  21  mos.  4  days;  reported  deserted  Oct.  5,  1782;  also,  Capt.  Taylor's  co., 
10th  regt. ;  list  of  men  [year  not  given] . 


618  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARKER,  MOSES,  Jr.,  Dracut.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  John  Ford's  co., 
Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt. ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  occupation,  farmer ;  residence,  Dracut ;  enlisted  April  25,  1775 ;  also, Capt. 
Ford's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  6, 
1775;  also,  Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  14  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  21,  1775. 

BARKER,  NATHAN,  Methuen.  Private,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co.^  Col.  Joseph  Yose's 
(1st)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  May-July,  1781 ;  enlisted  March  17,  1781 ;  enlistment, 
3  years ;  reported  on  command  at  the  Lines  in  May,  1781 ;  on  command  with  Col. 
Scammell  in  July,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Peekskill; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Huts;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Jan.,  1782 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts. 

BARKER,  NATHAN,  Jr.,  Methuen.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Bodwell's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Wiggles  worth's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  Albany  home,  dated  Dec., 
1776. 

BARKER,  NATHANIEL,  Rowley.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Edward  Payson's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Lieut.  James  Todd's  co. ; 
pay  roll  for  3  days  service  sworn  to  at  Ipswich,  Dec.  16,  1775 ;  marched  from  Row 
ley  to  guard  Gloucester  harbor  and  the  brig  "Nancy"  brought  in  by  Capt. 
Manley. 

BARKER,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months  ;  company  raised  for  service  at  West  Point. 

BARKER,  NEHEMIAH,  Methuen.  Private,  Maj.  Samuel  Bodwell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3£  days. 

BARKER,  NEWELL  (also  given  NEWHALL),  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel 
Brown's  co. ;  marched  to  Meloomscuyck  Aug.  1-i,  1777,  on  an  alarm;  service, 
6  days;  also,  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  William  White,  Col.  Miles 
Powell's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  23,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  1,  1779; 
service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn. 

BARKER,  OBED,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  John  Peabody's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  sworn  to  Nov.  29,  1776;  also,  list  of 
men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston, 
March  2,  1777;  Capt.  Abijah  Childs's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.;  also, 
Drummer,  Capt.  Childs's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  22,  1777,  to  Feb.  1,  1778 ;  reported  deserted. 

BARKER,  OLIVER,  Sandisfield.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Brown's  co.,  Col.  James  Fellows's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  18  days ;  also,  list  of  men  who  enlisted  in  an  artillery  company  in  Roxbury 
and  were  unwilling  to  be  mustered  under  John  Wiley,  acting  as  Captain,  dated 
June  21,  1775;  also,  return  of  men  from  Capt.  Soule's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's  regt., 
dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  June  23,  1775;  enlisted  June  6  (also  given  June  25), 
1775;  joined  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  (Artillery)  co. ;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Badlam's 
co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  .Camp  at  Rox 
bury,  June  23,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  6,  1775; 
service,  2  mos.;  also,  company  return  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Oct.  8,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's  Point, 
Nov.  21,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Stephen  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Knox's  (Artillery)  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  [probably  between  Jan.  and  April,  1776]  near  Boston. 

BARKER,  OLIVER.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  -i,  1778;  discharged  July  15, 1778;  service,  1  mo.  11  days;  company  ordered 
to  Albany  by  Gen.  Fellows. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       619 

BANKER,  PAUL.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Berkshire  Oct.  20,  1780 ;  service,  3  days. 

BARKER,  PAUL,  Lanesborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  Noah  Hinman's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barns's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  marched  Oct.  15,  1781;  service,  7  days. 

BARKER,  PELEG,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's 
regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  9,  1776 ;  service,  17  days. 

BARKER,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  4  mos.,  with  Northern  army. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Andover. 

BARKER,  PETER,  West  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Keep's  co.,  Col.  William 
Shepard's  regt.;  muster  return  dated  Jan.  31,  1778;  reported  deserted  July  2, 
1777.  [See  Peter  Baker.] 

BARKER,  PETER,  Danvers.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  27,  1778 ;  age, 
22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  dark;  residence, 
Danvers. 

BARKER,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hodgkins's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  muster  roll  for  March  and  April, 
1779,  dated  Providence ;  enlistment,  9  months ;  discharged  March  24,  1779. 

BARKER,  PETER,  Methuen.  Private,  Capt.  John  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Fry's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  enlisted  Feb.  14,  1775; 
also,  Capt.  Davis's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cam 
bridge  May  17,  1775;  also,  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8, 
1775 ;  also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  5,  1775 ;  also,  descriptive  list 
of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy; 
residence,  Methuen;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  G,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July 
6,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by 
the  town  of  Methuen  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched 
July  1,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  5,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  17  days. 

BARKER,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men 
dated  March  8,  1784. 

BARKER,  PHILIP,  Newbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
April  20,  1778;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  eyes,  blue; 
residence,  Newbury. 

BARKER,  PHIXEAS,  Andover.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Peter  Poor's  co.,  which  inarched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  3^  days. 

BARKER,  PITTS.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Berkshire  Oct.  13,  1780;  service,  6  days;  also,  Capt. 
David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barnes's  regt.;  marched  from  Lanesborough  to 
Saratoga,  Oct.  29,  1781,  on  an  alarm;  service,  11  days. 

BARKER,  ROBERT.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Dec.  12,  1781,  signed  by  Nathaniel  Goodale 
and  others,  asking  that  said  Barker  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  brig- 
antine  "  Diana ;  "  ordered  in  Council,  Dec.,  1781,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

BARKER.  SAMUEL,  Andover.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lovejoy's  co.,  commanded  by 
Lieut.  John  Adams,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  3£  days. 

BARKER,  SAMUEL.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard,  May  23, 
1775,  under  Maj.  Baldwin. 


620  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARKER,  SAMUEL,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Bliss's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  (22d) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its- 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

BARKER,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  Oliver  Soper's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  Feb.  and  March, 
1776,  dated  New  York;  also,  receipts  for  wages  and  rations  for  May-July,  1776; 
also,  receipt  for  equipments  dated  New  York,  Aug.  21,  1776;  also,  receipt  for 
wages  for  July  and  Aug.,  1776. 

BARKER,  SAMUEL,  Harwich.  Private,  Capt.  Matthias  Tobey's  co.,  Col.  Aaron  Willard's 
regt. ;  return  for  mileage  from  Fort  Edward  to  Harwich,  dated  Boston,  Jan.,  1777 ; 
also,  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  to  Ticonderoga,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  15,  1777. 

BARKER,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
regt.;  enlisted  April  21,  1777;  service,  23  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island; 
stationed  at  Tiverton,  11.  I. 

BARKER,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  service  from  May  13,  1777,  to  July  5,  1777,  1  mo.  25  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  travel  allowance  to  Rehoboth  from  Point  Judith,  South  King 
ston,  R.  I. 

BARKER,  SAMUEL,  West  Springfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army, 
sworn  to  April  14,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Barker's  co. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during 
war;  reported  engaged  for  State  of  Connecticut. 

BARKER,  SAMUEL,  Newbury.  List  of  men  who  received  pay  for  1£  mos.  service  in 
Rhode  Island  under  Maj.  William  Rogers,  dated  Newbury,  Jan.  25,  1779;  also, 
Muster  Master's  return  made  by  John  Gushing,  Muster  Master  for  Essex  Co., 
dated  Boxford,  Dec.  8,  1779;  enlistment,  9  months;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  in  1779,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army;  age,  18  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Newbury;  delivered  to  Lieut. 
William  Storey. 

BARKER,  SAMUEL,  Rehoboth.  Sergeant,  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Aug.  5,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
James  Webb's  co.,  Col.  Sherburne's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July  and  Aug.,  1778, 
dated  Camp  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Burton's  co.,  Col.  Sherburne's 
regt. ;  return  dated  Boston,  June  15,  1779 ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war ; 
also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accoiints  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  July  21, 1780;  reported  transferred  from 
Col.  Sherburne's  regt.  by  order  of  Gen.  Washington,  May  2,  1780;  discharged 
July  21,  1780;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  near  Morristown,  May  6,  1780. 

BARKER,  SAMUEL,  Methuen.  Fifer,  Capt.  John  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Fry's  regt.,  which 
inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  enlisted  Feb.  14,  1775; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Davis's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  camp 
at  Cambridge  May  17,  1775 ;  also,  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June 
8,  1775;  also,  Fifer ;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  5, 1775;  enlisted  July 
14,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Bodwell's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  Albany  home,  dated  Dec.,  1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
Carr's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  (9th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  June  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780  ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  who  re- 
enlisted,  made  up  from  Jan.  1  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6^  in.; 
complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  husbandman;  residence,  Methuen; 
enlisted  Nov.  2,  1779,  by  Capt.  Carr  at  West  Point;  joined  Capt.  Samuel  Carr's 
co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (8th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BARKER,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  French's  co.,  Col.  Enoch  Putnam's  regt.; 
warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men  dated  March  7,  1783. 


IN   THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  G21 

BARKER,  SAMUEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Pcirce's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and 
men  dated  March,  1783. 

BARKER,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Col.  Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  statement  of  Continental  balances 
[year  not  given]  ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BARKER,  SILAS,  Lanesborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co. ;  marched  to 
Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm;  service,  6  days;  also,  Capt.  Brown's 
co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  William  White,  Col.  Miles  Powell's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  23,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at 
New  Haven,  Conn. 

BARKER,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barnes's  regt. ;  marched 
from  Lanesborough  to  Saratoga  Oct.  29,  1781,  on  an  alarm;  service,  11  days. 

BARKER,  SIMEON.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Sackett's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  20,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  10  days, 
at  the  Northward. 

BARKER,  SIMEON.  Private,  Capt.  Preserved  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
10  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

BARKER,  SIMEON,  Granville.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  25  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  11  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Granville ;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  10,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  11,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Ban 
croft  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen. 
Patersonas  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 1780 ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Granville  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  10, 1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  30, 1780 ; 
service,  5  mos.  25  days  ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  tailor;  residence,  Granville; 
enlisted  March  8, 1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  Elnathan  Has- 
kell's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated 
West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June-Sept.,  1781; 
reported  on  command  at  West  Point  in  June,  1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct., 
1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts ;  reported  on  command  at  Philadelphia  in  Oct. 
and  Nov.,  1781. 

BARKER,  STEPHEN,  Methuen.  Private,  Maj.  Samuel  Bodwell's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3£  days. 

BARKER,  STEPHEN,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Ball's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Pope's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  marched  on  alarm  at  Rhode  Island,  Dec.  8,  1776;  service, 
21  days ;  stationed  at  Warren,  R.  I. 

BARKER,  STEPHEN,  Ashby.  Private,  Capt.  John  Jones's  co.,  Col.  James  Prescott's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  7  days ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  Sept.  30,  1777,  to  serve  30  days ;  arrived 
at  camp  and  marched  Oct.  1,  1777. 

BARKER,  STEPHEN.  Corporal,  Capt.  David  Whittier's  co.,  Maj.  Benjamin  Gage's  regt. ; 
marched  Oct.  2,  1777,  to  join  Northern  army;  service,  40  days.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Suffolk  Co. 

BARKER,  THEODORE,  Acton.  List  of  men  detached  from  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  to  relieve 
guards  at  Cambridge  [year  not  given]  ;  served  in  company  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Ileald,  Jr.,  of  Acton;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Simeon  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.,  dated  Sept.  5,  1777;  joined 
Capt.  Munroe's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow'sregt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.;  muster  return 
dated  Feb.  3,  1778  ;  reported  discharged. 


622  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARKER,  THEODORE.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's 
regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  April  2,  1778;  reported  dismissed  at  muster;  service, 

I  mo.  8  days,  at  Cambridge ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BARKER,  THEODORE.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Barker's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.,  Gen. 
Lovell's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  4, 1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 

II  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARKER,  THEODORE.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Rogers's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Sept.  5,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  14  days, 
at  Winter  Hill. 

BARKER,  THOMAS,  Marblehead.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Samuel  Trevett's  co.,  Col.  Richard 
Gridley's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  June  21,  1775;  enlisted  May  17,  1775;  service, 
1  mo.  7  days;  also,  Quarter  Gunner,  Capt.  Edward  Fettyplace's  (Marblehead) 
co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  20, 1776 ;  rolls  made  up  to  Sept.  1, 1776 ;  service,  6  mos.  10  days. 

BARKER,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Yarnum's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Nov.  13,  1775  [service  not  given] . 

BARKER,  THOMAS.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel 
Souther;  engaged  Aug.  19, 1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  21, 1776  ;  service,  4  mos.  2  days. 

BARKER,  THOMAS,  Marblehead.  Capt.  William  Bladder's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt. ; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775;  also,  Sergeant;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  15,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  22  days;  also, 
company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  9,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  20,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  W. 
Edes's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  enlisted  May  11,  1776; 
rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1776;  service,  5  mos.  25  days;  also,  Quartermaster 
Sergeant;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  to  May  8,  1777,  6  mos.  7  days ; 
reported  as  serving  in  colony  service  Nov.,  1776,  and  in  Continental  service  Dec., 
1776,  and  Jan.,  1777. 

BARKER,  THOMAS,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Anthony 
Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt. ;  marched  Sept.  28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARKER,  THOMAS.  Quartermaster,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  12,  1777,  to  Nov.  1,  1778 ;  reported  dis 
charged  Nov.  1,  1778;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1777;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777; 
reported  on  command  at  Boston;  also,  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1777;  reported  sick 
at  Springhouse  Tavern;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1777;  reported  on  command 
at  Boston ;  also,  list  of  men  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2,  1778 ;  also,  return  of  officers  for 
clothing,  dated  Boston,  May  26,  1778. 

BARKER,  THOMAS.  Cooper,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen 
Hallet ;  engaged  Feb.  10, 1779 ;  discharged  April  30, 1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  21  days ; 
also,  Cooper,  brigantine  "Active,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen  Hallet;  engaged 
May  24,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  8  days. 

BARKER,  THOMAS,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  J.  B.  Varnum's  co.,  Col.  Spaulding's  regt. ; 
abstract  of  equipments  for  train  band  for  1777 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  Capt.  Yarnum's  co. ;  age,  30  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Dracut;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BARKER,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  en 
listed  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11  days,  at  West 
Point;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BARKER,  TIMOTHY,  Dracut.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph 
B.  Yarnum's  co.,  Col.  Spaulding's  regt. ;  abstracts  of  equipments  for  train  band 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       623 

BARKER,  TIMOTHY,  continued. 

and  alarm  list  for  1777;  also,  Capt.  Yarnum's  Yolunteer  (2d  Dracut)  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Reed's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  7, 1777;  service, 
42  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BARKER,  TIMOTHY.  Seaman,  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams ; 
engaged  Dec.  2,  1778;  discharged  April  20,  1779;  service,  4  nios.  18  days.  Roll 
dated  Boston. 

BARKER,  WILLIAM,  Acton.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Heald's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's 
regt. ;  marched  to  Roxbury  March  4,  1776;  service,  6  days;  also.  Capt.  Simon 
Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp  at  White  Plains  [year 
not  given] . 

BARKER,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Shed's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Gerrish's  (1st) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  1-1  days,  at 
Claverack. 

BARKER,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  from  Col.  Procter's  (Boston) 
regt.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  5,1780;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence, 
Boston;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  5,  1780;  men  receipted  for  by  Capt.  Lieut. 
John  Callender,  3d  Artillery  battalion;  also,  pay  roll  for  G  months  men  raised  by 
the  town  of  Boston  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched 
July  1,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  21,  1780;  service,  5  nios.  21  days. 

BARKER,  WILLIAM  (also  given  WILLIAMS).  Captain,  2d  Scituate  co.,  2d  Plymouth 
Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  May  10,  1776 ;  also, 
Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  marched  Dec.  10,  1776;  service, 
15  days;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm;  also,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt.;  enlisted  March  4,  1781;  discharged  March  30,  1781;  service,  30  days,  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BARKER,  WILLIAM  SMITH.  Private,  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  7,  1777;  service,  5  mos.  28  days;  also,  Capt.  Francis  Brown's 
co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.,  Gen.  Lovell's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  dis 
charged  Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARKER,  ZEUEDIAH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  4  mos.,  with  Northern 
army.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Andover. 

BARKLET,  EDWARD,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Pope's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  service,  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm 
of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

BARKMAX,  BILL.  Private,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's 
regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  April  1,  1779; 
enlisted  May  9,  1777  ;  reported  deserted  or  never  joined. 

BARKXAP,  JOHN*.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  20,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  7  nios.  14  days,  at 
Rhode  Island;  also,  muster  roll  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  1778;  also, 
muster  roll  dated  Warwick,  Nov.  7, 1778  ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  East  Greenwich, 
Jan.  1,  1779. 

BARKNER,  JOSEPH.  List  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Boston  to  serve  in  the  Continen 
tal  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778 ;  Col. 
Jabez  Hatch's  regt. 

BARKOK,  MOSES.  Adjutant,  Col.  William  Heath's  regt. ;  service,  7  days,  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775. 

BARKOR,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Samuel  McCobb's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  23,  1775. 


624:  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

BARLET,  JOSEPH,  Brookfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Newell's  co.,  Col. 
Rice's  regt. ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation, 
farmer;  residence,  Brookfield;  enlisted  Jan.  20,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARLETT,  ROBERT.  Capt.  Theodore  Bliss's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  (26th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  20,  1775. 

BARLEY,  EDWARD.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "Silver  Eel  "from 
Halifax  to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

BARLEY,  MICHAEL.  Armorer's  Mate,  ship  "Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul 
Jones;  list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Mellish  "  and  brig 
"  Active  "  [year  not  given] . 

BARLEY,  MICHAEL,  Boston.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
dated  Boston,  Jan.  19,  1777;  Capt.  King's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  (10th)  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  King's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar 
shall's  regt. ;  roll  made  up  for  rations  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  28,  1776,  to 
date  of  arrival  at  Bennington,  Feb.  21,  1777,  1  mo.  25  days;  also,  1st  co.,  Col. 
Marshall's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  24,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point; 
reported  on  command  at  Litchfield ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  24,  1780. 

BARLEY,  SAMUEL,  Natick.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Mid 
dlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778 ;  Capt.  Broad's  co.,  Col.  Bullard's 
regt.;  age,  26  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  residence,  Natick;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Weston ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BARLEY,  SOLOMOX,  Gloucester.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Essex  Co.  [year  not  given] . 

BARLLES,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12 
days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

BARLO,  ABXER.  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  22,  1775;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service,  4  days ;  marched  to 
Bennington  on  an  alarm. 

BARLO,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Coe's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3 
days ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  reinforce  Northern  army,  by  order  of  Gen.  Gates. 

BARLO,  EBENEZER.  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  25,  1775 ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co.,  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt., 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson;  enlisted  Oct.  21, 1776;  discharged 
Nov.  17, 1776 ;  service,  28  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army.  Roll  dated 
Granville. 

BARLO,  EDMUXD.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co.,  Col.  John  Mosley's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson ;  enlisted 
Oct.  21,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  17,  1776;  service,  28  days;  marched  to  reinforce 
Northern  army.  Roll  dated  Granville. 

BAP.LOW, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Barlo.] 

BARLOW,  AAROX.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt. ;  service,  15  days  [probably  in  Dec.,  1776]  ;  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Rhode 
Island  on  an  alarm. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  625 


BARLOW,  ABNEK,  Granville.  Private,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co.,  which  marched  April 
20,  177"),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service,  9  days;  reported  en 
listed  into  the  army  April  29,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Ball's  CO.,  Col.  Timothy  Daniel- 
son's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  10  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BARLOW,  AMMITAI,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Earl  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days;  also,  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  also, 
company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's 
co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  service,  15  days  [probably  in  Dec.,  1776]; 
marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

BAKLOW,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  23,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  1  day.  Roll 
dated  North  Castle. 

BAKLOW,  EBENEZER,  Granville.  Private,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co.,  which  marched 
April  20, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  9  days ;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army  April  29,  1775;  also,  4th  Corporal,  Capt.  Ball's  co.,  Col. 
Timothy  Danielson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29, 
1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days  ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6, 1775. 

BAKLOW,  EBENEZER,  Rochester.  Corporal,  Capt.  Earl  Clap's  co.,Col.  Theophilus  Cot 
ton's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  2,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
6  days;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt. ;  service,  15  days  [probably  in  Dec.,  1776]  ;  marched  from  Rochester  to 
Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm;  also,  Capt.  William  Tupper's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's 
regt.;  service,  65  days,  in  May  and  June,  1777,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt. 
Samuel  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt.,  Gen.  Palmer's  brigade;  marched  to 
Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  a  secret  expedition,  Sept.  29,  1777;  service,  32  days. 

BAKLOW,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  5,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  15  days,  at  West 
Point ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  the  town  of 
Hardwick  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  months,  dated  Hard- 
wick,  April  30,  1781. 

BAKLOW,  EDMUND.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  (9th,  also  given  5th)  co., 
Col.  John  Moseley's  (3d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  af  Mass,  militia; 
commissioned  April  26, 1776;  also,  Capt.  Solomon  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Por 
ter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  31,1779;  discharged  Sept.  1, 1779;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  6  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

BAKLOW,  ELIAKIM,  Middleborongh.  Private,  Capt.  William  Shaw's  (1st)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshtield;  service,  3  days;  also,  Ser 
geant,  Capt.  Joshua  Ben  son-' s  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Oct.  7, 1775;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's 
regt. ;  service,  31  days,  in  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1777 ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to 
Rhode  Island. 

BAKLOW,  FELIX.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Goodrich's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Miles  Powell's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn. 

BAKLOW,  HEMAN.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  23,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  1  day;  roll 
dated  North  Castle;  also,  Capt.  William  Cannon's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  6,  1777;  discharged  July  14,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  10  days; 


626  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BARLOW,  HEMAN,  continued. 

marched  to  Ticonderoga;  roll  dated  Blandford;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Coe's  co.,  Col. 
Moseley's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  23, 
1777  ;  service,  33  days ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  reinforce  Northern  army  by  order 
of  Gen.  Gates. 

BARLOW,  JESSE,  Sandwich.  Private,  Capt.  Ward  Swift's  (2d)  CO.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Swift's  co.,  Col. 
Freeman's  regt. ;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth,  Sept.  6, 1778,  on  an  alarm ; 
service,  10  days. 

BARLOW,  JOEL.  Chaplain, 4th  Mass,  brigade;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  May  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  certificate  of  service  dated  Boston, 
Sept.  23,  1782. 

BARLOW,  JOHN.  Ensign,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt.;  commis 
sioned  May  19,  1775. 

BARLOW,  JOHN,  South  Hadley.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Hampshire  Co. 
for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  22,  1778 ; 
Capt.  Montague's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt. ;  age,  31  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  com 
plexion,  dark ;  hair,  black ;  residence,  South  Hadley. 

BARLOW,  JOSEPH,  Rochester.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy ;  residence,  Rochester ;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  9,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  10,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Daniel  Shay ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Rochester  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  3,  1780;  discharged 
Dec.  1,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  10  days. 

BARLOW,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  5,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  15  days,  at  West  Point; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  also,  receip*  for  bounty  paid  him  by  the  town  of  Hardwick 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  months,  dated  Hardwick,  May 
1,  1781. 

BARLOW,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Francis's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  22,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  13,  1777;  service,  23  days. 

BARLOW,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Yale's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  12, 1781 ;  discharged 
Oct.  20,  1781 ;  service,  12  days ;  company  marched  on  an  alarm  from  Lee  and 
Lenox  to  Stillwater  by  order  of  Gen.  Rossiter. 

BARLOW,  LEVI.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Grannis's  co. ;  enlisted  July  8,  1775 ;  roll  made 
up  to  Dec.  31,  1775 ;  service,  6  mos.  9  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BARLOW,  LEVI.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  service,  8 
days,  in  Sept.,  1779;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth. 

BARLOW,  LIVY,  Sandwich.  Private,  Capt.  Ward  Swift's  (2d)  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BARLOW,  MOSES,  Sandwich.  Private,  Capt.  Ward  Swift's  co. ;  return  for  bounty 
allowed  for  service  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  in  Oct.,  1777 ;  also, 
Capt.  Swift's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth 
Sept.  6,  1778,  on  an  alarm ;  service,  10  days. 

BARLOW,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlin's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt. 
of  guards;  marched  April  7,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  28  days,  at  Cambridge;  en 
listment,  3  months,  from  April  2,  1778. 


IX  THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  627 


BARLOW,  MOSES,  Sandwich.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stat 
ure,  5  ft,  9  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Sandwich ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July 
19,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  19,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Clark;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson 
as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also, 
pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Sandwich  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  11, 1780;  discharged  Dec.  11, 1780; 
service,  5  mos.  14  days. 

BARLOW,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ; 
arrived  at  camp  June  23,  1778,  7  days  after  enlistment;  discharged  Feb.  2,  1779; 
service,  7  mos.  28  days,  at  North  River;  enlistment,  8  months;  also,  order  for 
wages  dated  Camp  at  Continental  Village,  Feb.  1,  1779. 

BARLOW,  NATHANIEL.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  It.  I.,  in  the  prison  ship 
"Lord  Sandwich,"  and  landed  at  Bristol  March  7,  1778. 

BARLOW,  NEHEMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Anthony  Post's  co.  of  Artillery  artificers,  Gen. 
Henry  Knox's  brigade;  pay  roll  for  April,  1778. 

BARLOW,  OBED,  Sandwich.  Private,  Capt.  Ward  Swift's  (2d)  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

BARLOW,  OBED,  Rochester  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Earl  Clap's  co.,Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  clays; 
also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  service,  15 
days  [probably  in  Dec.,  1776]  ;  marched  from  Rochester  to  Rhode  Island  on  an 
alarm;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt.,  Gen.  Palmer's  bri 
gade;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  a  secret  expedition,  Sept.  29,  1777;  service, 
32  days;  also,  Capt.  Hammond's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  White's  (4th  Plymouth  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  30,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780 ;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode 
Island.  Roll  dated  Rochester. 

BARLOW,  PELEO.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.;  enlisted 
May  20,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  7,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  23  days,  at  Peekskill; 
enlistment,  8  months ;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Lee,  Sept.  G,  1779. 

BARLOW,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Churchill's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt.;  enlisted  March  9,  1781;  discharged  March  31,  1781;  service,  23  days,  at 
Newport,  It.  I.,  by  order  of  the  Governor  on  an  alarm. 

BARLOW,  SAMUEL,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col.  Brown's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  8,  1777;  discharged  July  21,  1777;  service, 
14  days,  under  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde;  marched  from  Stockbridge  on  the  evacuation 
of  Ticonderoga. 

BARLOW,  SKTH.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt., 
Gen.  Palmer's  brigade ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  L,  on  a  secret  expedition,  Sept. 
29,  1777;  service,  32  days;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
White's  (4th  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8, 
1780;  service,  9  days  ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rochester;  also,  Capt.  Stephen  Churchill's 
co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  9,  1781 ;  discharged  March  31,  1781 ;  ser 
vice,  23  days,  at  Newport,  It.  I.,  by  order  of  the  Governor  on  an  alarm. 

BARLOW,  WILLARD.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Moor's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Oct.  30,  1780;  reported 
discharged. 

BARLOW,  WILLIAM,  Rochester  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Earl  Clap's  co.,  Col.  The 
ophilus  Cotton's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7 

days. 


628  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXU   SAILORS 

BARM,  BENJAMIN,  Dracut.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  dated  Jan., 
1781;  Capt.  Wade's  co.,  8th  regt.;  enlisted  Feb.  5,  1780,  by  Capt.  Pierce;  rank, 
Sergeant;  enlistment,  during  war.  [See  Benjamin  Barren.] 

BARMLICOM,  THOMAS.  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  13,  1775. 

BARMORE,  JOHN.  Seaman,  ship  "  Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones ;  list 
of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "Mellish"  and  brig  "Active"  [year 
not  given] . 

BARN,  BENJAMIN,  Marblehead.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  7,  1777;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

BARN,  GILES.  Capt.  Samuel  Sloan's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  22,  1775. 

BARN,  HENRY.  Seaman,  ship  "  General  Mifflin,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George  M.  Bab- 
cock  ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Sept.  9,  1780;  age,  29  yrs. ;  com 
plexion,  light;  residence,  Massachusetts. 

BARN,  JOHN.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master, 
dated  Boston,  Oct.  12,  1777;  Capt.  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Henley's  regt. 

BARN,  ZACCHEUS,  Plymouth.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BARNABA,  FORTUNE,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.,  Col.  John  Hatha- 
way's  regt. ;  service,  20  days,  subsequent  to  April  23,  1777 ;  company  marched 
from  Dighton  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

BARNABA,  JACK,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
regt.;  service,  20  days,  subsequent  to  April  23,  1777;  company  marched  from 
Dighton  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

BARNABA,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Talbot's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt. ; 
enlisted  March  15,  1779;  discharged  April  15,  1779;  service,  30  days,  at  Fall 
River  and  Little  Compton,  R.  I. 

BARNABAS, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Barnibus.] 

BARNABAS,  ISAAC,  Nantucket  (also  given  Sandwich  and  Edgartown).  Return  of  men 
enlisted  into  Continental  Arm}'  from  Capt.  Josiah  Packard's  co.,  Plymouth  Co. 
regt.,  dated  Feb.  21, 1778 ;  residence,  Nantucket ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Bridgewater ; 
joined  Capt.  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  enlistment  to  expire  in  1780 ; 
also,  3d  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  (late  Alden's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  May  21,  1777,  to  Dec.  29,  1777 ;  residence,  Edgartown ;  reported  died 
Dec.  29,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Warren's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  camp  before  Aug.  15,  1777. 

BABNABAS,  ISAAC,  Natick.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Asa  Rice's  co.,  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Shrewsbury,  Dec.  15,  1777;  resi 
dence,  Natick;  enlisted  for  town  of  Shrewsbury;  joined  Capt.  Morse's  co.,  Col. 
Putnam's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall, 
June  21,  1777;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Morse's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt.;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  10,  1777,  to  Sept.  20,  1777; 
reported  transferred  Sept.  20,  1777. 

BARNABY, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Barnaba,  Barneby.] 

BARNABY,  AMBROSE,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Brightman's  co.,  Col.  John 
Hathaway's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  3,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  4 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  629 

BARNABY,  AMBROSE.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  the  town  of  Taunton  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  Taunton,  June  28,  1781. 

BARXAKY,  NATHAN,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Brightman's  co.,  Col.  John 
Hathaway's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  4 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Brightman's  co.,  Col.  James 
Dean's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  8,  1781 ;  discharged  March  14, 1781 ;  service,  6  days ; 
company  detached  from  towns  of  Freetown,  Berkley  and  Dighton  for  the  term  of 
40  days  unless  sooner  discharged. 

BARNABY,  SAMUEL,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Brightman's  co.,  Col.  John 
Hathaway's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  3, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1780 ;  service,  4  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARXAM,  ELIJAH,  Danvers.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Essex 
Co.  [year  not  given] . 

BARXAM,  JOSIAH.  Order  for  cartridge  boxes  to  be  delivered  to  Capt.  James  Mellen  of 
Col.  Ward's  regt.,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  18,  177"). 

BARXAM,  THOMAS.    Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  William 

White,  Col.  Miles  Powell's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  23,  1779;  dis 
charged  Sept.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn.;  also,  Capt. 
Brown's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Berkshire 
Oct.  13,  1780;  service,  6  days. 

BARXAXRD,  JOXATHAX.  Capt.  Abner  Cranston's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
receipt  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill, 
Nov.  2,  1775. 

BARNARD, .      [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Barnards,  Barnanrd, 

Barned,  Barnerd,  Barnet,  Barnod,  Barnord,  Barnords,  Barrett,  Bernard,  Bernerd, 
Bernet,  Bernett,  Burnham,  Burnords.] 

BARNARD,  ALEXANDER,  Richmond.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  Act  of 
1780;  Capt.  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  Rossiter's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  age,  17  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown ;  occupation,  tailor;  residence, 
Richmond ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARNARD,  BENJAMIN.  Steward,  brigantine  "Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Souther ;  engaged  Aug.  13,  1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  21, 1776 ;  service,  4  mos.  8  days ; 
reported  entitled  to  two  shares  of  prize  money. 

BARNARD,  BENJAMIN,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Miles's  co.,  Col.  John  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  11£  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  John  White's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt. ; 
enlisted  April  1,  1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  5  days,  at  and 
about  Boston. 

BARNARD,  BENJAMIN,  Harvard.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Gates's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
returned  home  April  26,  1775;  service,  8^  days;  also,  receipt  for  mileage  from 
Harvard  to  Danbury  dated  Harvard,  Dec.  17,  1776  [name  crossed  out  on  roll]  ; 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Hill's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  AVhitney's  regt.;  marched  on  an  alarm 
at  Bennington  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  25,  1777 ;  service,  6  days ; 
aho,  Capt.  Hill's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Ephraim 
Sawyer;  marched  Oct.  2,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  Oct.  26,  1777;  service,  24  days, 
with  Northern  army. 

BARNARD,  CHRISTOPHER,  Lanesborough.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to 
Act  of  1780;  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  age,  17 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  brown ;  occupation,  brick- 
maker;  residence,  Lanesborough;  enlistment,  3  years. 


630  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD    SAILORS 

BARNARD,  CURRIKR.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  April  3,  1778;  discharged  July  4,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2  days; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Winter  Hill,  May  11,  1778 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from 
July  2  to  July  12,  1778,  10  days. 

BARNARD,  DANIEL,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  French's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Com 
mandant  Enoch  Putnam's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  9,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1781 ; 
service,  3  mos.  12  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and 
Plymouth  counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARNARD,  DAVID,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Currier's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Merriell's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days. 

BARNARD,  DAVID,  Acton.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  arrived  at  Rhode  Island  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  10,  1777,  at  Point 
Judith ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days ;  also,  list  of  men  detached  from  Col.  Brooks's 
regt.  to  relieve  guards  at  Cambridge  [year  not  given]  ;  service  in  company  com 
manded  by  Lieut.  Heald,  Jr.,  of  Acton. 

BARNARD,  DAVID.  Corporal,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  10,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  22  days ;  roll  dated  Winter  Hill, 
Feb.  10,  1778;  also,  pay  roll  for  9  days  service  between  Feb.  3  and  April  2,  1778, 
guarding  prisoners  after  the  surrender  of  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army,  dated  Winter 
Hill. 

BARNARD,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt. 
of  guards;  enlisted  April  2,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  July  3,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2 
days,  at  Cambridge ;  enlistment,  3  months  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  April-June,  1778  ; 
reported  sick  and  absent. 

BARNARD,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  23,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months;  company  detached  to  join  Continental  Army  at  Claverack. 
Roll  dated  Woburn. 

BARNARD,  DAVID,  Shelburne.  Private,  Capt.  James  Walsworth's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Por 
ter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779; 
service,  1  mo.  11  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  for  ser 
vice  at  Claverack,  sworn  to  Aug.  3,  1780;  Capt.  John  Wells's  co. ;  age,  29  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Shelburne ;  enlistment,  3  months  ; 
list  returned  by  Lieut.  Col.  David  AVells;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Newton's  co.,  Col. 
S.  Murray's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10, 
1780;  service,  3  mos.  7  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army. 

BARNARD,  EBENEZER,  Sunderland.  Corporal,  Capt.  Noadiah  Leonard's  co.,  Col. 
Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  ser 
vice,  14  days. 

BARNARD,  EDMUND,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Currier's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Mer 
riell's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days  ;  also, 
Capt.  Currier's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.;  return  for  equipments  dated  Cain- 
bridge,  June  19,  1775;  also,  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  1, 
1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge, 
Nov.  16,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Bodwell's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  Albany  home,  dated  Dec.,  1776. 

BARNARD,  ELISHA,  Shelburne.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Shelburne;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  June  29,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  1,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign 
Joseph  Miller;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   HE  VOLUTION.  631 


BARXARD,  ELISHA,  continued. 

Brig.  Gen.  Patersou  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pa}'  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Shelburne 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  June  29,  1780 ;  dis 
charged  Dec.  31,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  12  days. 

BARXARD,  EPHRAIM,  Harvard.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Gates's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
returned  home  April  27,  1775;  service,  9£  days;  also,  Capt.  He/ekiah  Whitney's 
co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July 
22,  1777  ;  service,  2  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Hill's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's 
regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Benuington  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  roll  made  up  to  Aug. 
25,  1777;  service,  6  days. 

BARXARD,  EZKKIEL,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  (Essex  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  0,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  18  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  French's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Commandant  Enoch 
Putnam's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  9,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos. 
12  days  ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Plymouth  counties 
to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARXARD,  FRAXCLS.  Private,  Capt.  Zaccheus  Crocker's  co.,  Col.  Wright's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  12,  1777;  discharged  July  29,  1777;  service,  24  days; 
company  raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BARXAHD,  ISAAC.  Order  for  wages  for  1  mo.  service,  drawn  on  Maj.  Thomas  Poor, 
dated  Andover,  July  7,  1775. 

BARXARD,  ISAAC,  Amesbury.  Capt.  John  Currier's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.; 
return  for  equipments  dated  Cambridge,  June  19,  1775 ;  also,  receipt  for  advance 
pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  1,  1775;  also,  Sergeant;  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cam 
bridge,  Nov.  16,  1775. 

BARXARD,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Wales's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  S.  Williams's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  20,  1776;  discharged  March  20, 1777;  service,  3  mos.  10  days. 
Roll  dated  Morristown. 

BARXARD,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Dickinson's  regt.,  com 
manded  by  Maj.  Jonathan  Clapp ;  enlisted  July  9, 1777  ;  service,  39  days ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  at  Ticonderoga. 

BARXARD,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Strong's  co.,  2d  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ;  pay 
roll  for  service  from  June  15  to  June  17,  1782,  3  days,  at  Northampton,  by  order 
of  Elisha  Porter,  Sheriff. 

BARXARD,  JACOB,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Barnard's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Amesbury  (East  Parish)  ;  service,  6  days. 

BARXARD,  JACOH,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Poor's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  reported 
enlisted  Jan.  31,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Farnum's  co.,  Col.  Frye's  regt.; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  Aug.,  1775;  also,  company  return 
dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  who  received  money  from  the 
public  treasury  for  losses  at  the  battles  of  Lexington  and  Bunker  Hill ;  warrant 
allowed  in  Council,  June  13, 1776  ;  also,  Capt.  John  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  John 
son's  regt.,  commanded  by  Maj.  Gage;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Nov. 
6,  1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army ;  also,  Cor 
poral,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  William  Turner's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  11, 
1781;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  24  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  company  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  5  mos.  service. 


632  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BARNARD,  JAMES,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Holt's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  l£  days. 

BARNARD,  JAMES,  Machias.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Nathaniel  Healey's  (2d  Dudley)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.,  dated  Dud 
ley,  Jan.  13, 1778  ;  residence,  Machias ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Dudley ;  joined  Capt. 
Allen's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BARNARD,  JEREMIAH.  Chaplain,  2d  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commis 
sioned  Aug.  13,  1776;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  army  at  Ticonderoga  under 
Gen.  Schuyler. 

BARNARD,  JEREMIAH,  Pearsontown.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wentworth's  co.,  Col.  Aaron 
Willard's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  his  home  to  Bennington, 
dated  Boston,  Jan.  6,  1777.  [See  Jeremiah  Burnham.] 

BARNARD,  JETHRO.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  AVhipple's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  Oct.  13  to  Oct.  22,  1780,  9  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Castleton;  reported  marched  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

BARNARD,  JOEL,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Cyprian  How's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  5  days. 

BARNARD,  JOHN.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Page's  co.,  Col.  Willys's  regt. ;  list  of 
officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Feb.  23,  1776. 

BARNARD,  JOHN,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Artemas  How's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  16  days ;  also,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Hull,  June  15,  1776;  also. 
pay  rolls  for  service  from  June  8,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  5  mos.  25  days. 

BARNARD,  JOHN.  Cabin  boy,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel 
Souther;  engaged  Aug.  16, 1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  21, 1776;  service,  4  mos.  5  days; 
also,  Cooper,  brigantine  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
engaged  Dec.  24,  1778;  discharged  April  20,  1779;  service,  4  mos.  26  days;  roll 
dated  Boston;  also,  Steward,  brigantine  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Wil 
liams;  nationality,  American;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  engaged  May  4,  1779;  roll 
made  up  to  Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  4  mos.  3  days. 

BARNARD,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  25,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  9  days,  fortify 
ing  posts  in  and  about  Boston. 

BARNARD,  JOHN,  Norwich.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
John  Kirkland's  co.  previous  to  May  17,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Wheeler's  co.,  Col. 
Nixon's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Nixon's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  15,  1777,  to 
April  1,  1779;  reported  discharged  April  1,  1779,  and  hired  a  man  to  take  his 
place;  also,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  return  of  men  in 
service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  Soldier's  Fortune,  Feb.  15,  1779. 

BARNARD,  JOHN,  Bolton.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Worcester  Co.  by  Thomas  Newhall, 
Muster  Master;  Capt.  Moor's  co.,  Col.  AVhitney's  regt.;  mustered  July  22,  1779; 
enlistment,  9  months  ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  in  1779 ;  Capt.  Moore's 
co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light; 
residence,  Bolton;  also,  Capt.  Greenleaf's  co. ;  enlisted  July  25,  1779;  discharged 
April  25, 1780 ;  enlistment,  9  months ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780; 
age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Bolton ;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  27,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  28,  1780,  under  command  of 
Capt.  Storer ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 


IX   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  633 

BARNARD,  JOHN,  continued. 

Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pa}*  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Bolton  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  23,  1780;  discharged 
Dec.  8,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  27  days. 

BAKNARD,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Hallet's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  detached  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARNARD,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's  regt.; 
arrived  at  camp  Sept.  30,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  (illegible),  1781;  service,  2  mos. 
23  days,  at  West  Point.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

BARNARD,  JOHN,  Worcester.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Worcester  Co.  militia  to  march 
to  Horse  Neck  under  Col.  Denny  [year  not  given]  ;  drafted  into  Capt.  Ebenezer 
Lovell's  co.,  but  failed  to  join  regiment. 

BARNARD,  JOHN,  "  Clina  Kill."  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  agreeable  to  Act  of  1780 ; 
Lieut.  Person's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  age,  21  yrs.;  stature,  5 
ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  laborer;  residence,  Clina 
Kill ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Great  Barrington ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Peter  Clayes's  (later  Capt.  J.  K.  Smith's)  3d  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(later  Nixon's)  6th  regt. ;  return  for  wages  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1781 ;  time  allowed 
from  Feb.  26,  1781;  reported  "no  date  of  enlistment;"  also,  Capt.  Smith's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  return  for  wages,  etc.,  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1782;  reported 
sick  in  hospital  in  June  and  July,  1782;  absent  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1782. 

BARNARD,  JOHN,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  John  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt., 
commanded  by  Maj.  Gage;  enlisted  Sept.  29, 1777;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  9  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BARNARD,  JOHN,  Jr.,  Bolton.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  David  Nurse's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt.,  dated  Jan.  2,  1778;  joined  Capt. 
Daniel  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also, 
Private,  Light  Infantry  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  April  15,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Van 
Schaick's  Island,  Sept.  1,  1777;  reported  on  command  at  the  Laboratory;  also, 
muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence  ;  also,  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  15,  1780;  also,  receipt  for 
bounty  paid  him  by  James  Goddard  for  the  town  of  Bolton  to  serve  in  the  Conti 
nental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  June  4,  1781. 

BARNARD,  JONAS,  Jr.,  Watertown.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Barnard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Gardner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days; 
also,  Capt.  Isaac  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  23  days;  also,  Sergeant;  com 
pany  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported  died  June  20,  1775. 

BARNARD,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Cranson's  co.,  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.;  receipt 
for  wages  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Prospect  Hill. 

BARNARD,  JONATHAN,  Peterborough  (also  given  Society).  Private,  Capt.  William 
Scott's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in 
response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  23,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  16  days. 

BARNARD,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  10, 1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  22  days ;  roll  dated  Winter  Hill ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  7  days  service  between  Feb.  3  and  April  2,  1778,  guarding 
prisoners  after  the  surrender  of  Gen.  Burgoy lie's  army,  dated  Winter  Hill. 


634  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BARNARD,  JONATHAN,  Amesbury.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  William  Ballard's  co.,  dated  May  29,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Low's  co. ;  enlist 
ment,  1  year. 

BARNARD,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Elias  Pratt's  co. ;  enlisted  April  17,  1779 ;  dis 
charged  July  1,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  14  days,  with  guards  at  Rutland. 

BARNARD,  JONATHAN,  Lancaster.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  payroll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Lancaster  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  12, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  29,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  17  days,  at  West  Point;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Thurston's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ;  age, 
17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  residence, 
Lancaster;  enlisted  March  28,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Fifer,  Capt.  Peter 
Clayes's  (later  Capt.  J.  K.  Smith's)  3d  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (later 
Nixon's)  6th  regt. ;  return  for  wages  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1781 ;  time  allowed  from  March 
28, 1781 ;  reported  reduced  to  Private  July,  1781 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Smith's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  return  for  wages,  etc.,  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1782. 

BARNARD,  JOSEPH,  Waltham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abraham  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Gardner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and 
Lexington ;  service,  3  days. 

BARNARD,  JOSEPH,  Hardwick.  Private,  3d  co.,  Col.  Brooke's  (late  Alden's)  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  17,  1777,  to  March  20, 
1778;  reported  transferred  to  corps  of  invalids;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Warren's 
co.,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp  before  Aug.  15, 
1777 ;  also,  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Jan.  12,  1778. 

BARNARD,  JOSEPH,  Hardwick.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  30  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  fresh;  residence,  Hardwick;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  12,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  12,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign 
Gilbert;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Pratt's  co.,  Col. Rice's  regt.; 
age,  29  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  resi 
dence,  Hardwick  ;  enlisted  March  27,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARNARD,  JOSEPH,  Springfield.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.  of  guards  sta 
tioned  at  Springfield;  assembled  April  26,  1781 ;  roll  made  up  to  March  31,  1783; 
service,  23  mos.  5  days ;  company  made  up  of  rejected  recruits  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  years;  also,  return  dated  Boston,  Oct.  19,  1782;  reported 
on  garrison  duty;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  enlisted  April  1, 
1783;  discharged  June  30,  1783;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Castle  Island;  reported  one 
of  the  rejected  recruits  sent  from  Springfield  for  fort  duty. 

BARNARD,  JOSEPH,  Jr.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Dickinson's  (1st)  co.,  5th  Hamp 
shire  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  dated  Deerfield,  April  22,  1776; 
also,  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  May  3,  1776 ;  also,  Capt. 
Amasa  Sheldon's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1777;  dis 
charged  Aug.  12,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  in  Northern  department ;  also, 
petition  dated  Deerfield,  June  1,  1780,  signed  by  said  Barnard,  asking  that  his 
resignation  as  2d  Lieutenant  in  1st  co.,  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  be  accepted; 
reason  assigned,  ill  health. 

BARNARD,  JOSIAH,  Waltham.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Thatcher's  regt.;  service  from  March  4  to  March  8,  1776,  5  days;  marched  by 
order  of  Gen.  Washington  at  time  of  taking  possession  of  Dorchester  Heights ;  also, 
Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage, 
etc.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  27,  1776  ;  also,  Lieut.  Joseph  Crafts's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec. 
9,  1776;  service,  5  days  •,  marched  to  join  Col.  Crafts's  regt.  at  Boston. 


THE   WAR   OF   THE    REVOLUTION.  635 


BARNARD,  JOTHAM,  Harvard.  Private,  Capt.  James  Burt's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.,  which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177");  service,  3  days. 

BARNARD,  LEMUEL.  Surgeon,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (lid)  regt.;  engaged  Oct.  24,  1779; 
discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  2  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  regiment 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARNARD,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Wood  bridge's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  and  from  Ticonderoga,  in  1770. 

BARNAKD,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Petty's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams's 
regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1770;  discharged  March  19, 1777;  service,  3  mos.  If)  days. 

BAKNAHD,  MOSES,  Lancaster.  Surgeon's  Mate  to  Dr.  Dinsmore,  Col.  Asa  "Whitcomb's 
regt. ;  examined  and  approved  by  a  committee  July  7,  177f> ;  also,  pay  roll  for 
2  mos.  14  days  service  from  May  22,  177");  also,  Capt.  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Whit- 
comb's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  receipts  for  wages  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  177f>,  dated 
Prospect  Hill ;  also,  Surgeon,  sloop  "  Republic,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F. 
Williams;  engaged  Aug.  20,  1776;  discharged  at  Boston,  Nov.  18,  1776;  service, 
2  mos.  28  days. 

BARXAKD,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Grannis's  co. ;  enlisted  July  6,  177f> ;  roll 
made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  11  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BARNARD,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Dec.  1,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  11,  1776. 

BARNARD,  RICHARD,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1773;  enlisted  May  30,  1775;  service, 
2  mos.  6  days  ;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  25,  1775 ; 
also,  Capt.  Trescott's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at 
Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  re-engaged  Nov.  19, 
1776,  in  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's  regt.,  but  to  serve  in  Col.  Whitcomb's 
regt.  until  Dec.  31,  1776;  mustered  by  Maj.  John  Fraizer  and  ordered  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Trumbull  to  join  Col.  Paterson's  regt. ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk 
Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  19,  1777  ;  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cushing's 
co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Cush 
ing's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (14th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1779, 
dated  Providence;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  dishing' s  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col. 
Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  muster  rolls  for  Jaii.-Nov., 
1781,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point;  enlisted  Nov.  18,  1776,  by  Capt.  Gushing  at 
Ticonderoga;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated 
Hutts;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782. 

BARNARD,  RICHARD,  Pittsfield.  1st  Mass.  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  served  3  years  [date 
not  given] . 

BARNARD,  RICHARD.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  2d  Plym 
outh  Co.  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Marshfield  (also  given 
Hanover)  ;  joined  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war; 
reported  a  transient. 

BARNARD,  RICHARD,  Worcester.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point, 
Feb.  20,  1780;  2d  co.,  10th  regt.;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  complexion, 
black;  hair,  black;  residence,  Worcester;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  list  of 
deserters,  dated  West  Point,  June  23,  1780;  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  (10th)  regt.; 
age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  black;  hair,  black;  residence, 
Worcester;  list  returned  by  Maj.  Nathaniel  Winslow ;  also,  Private,  Col.  Benja 
min  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  enlisted  March  20, 1781 ;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1782; 


636  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARXARD,  RICHARD,  continued. 

service,  8  mos.  3  days ;  reported  deserted  Nov.  22,  1781  (also  given  July  6,  1780) ; 
also,  payroll  for  7  mos.  9  days  service  from  May  23,  1782;  reported  returned 
from  desertion  in  1782. 

BARXARD,  ROBERT.    List  of  men  with  an  account  of  their  equipments  [year  not  given]. 

BARXARD,  SAM,  Stow.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Whitcomb's  co.,  Col.  James  Prescott's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days. 

BARXARD,  SAM.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Strong's  co.,  2d  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ;  service 
from  June  15  to  June  17, 1782,  3  days,  at  Northampton  by  order  of  Elisha  Porter, 
Sheriff. 

BARXARD,  SAMUEL,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Barnard's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Amesbury  (East  Parish)  ;  service,  10  days ; 
also,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Bodwell's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage  from  Albany  home,  dated  Dec.,  1776. 

BARXARD,  SAMUEL,  Watertown.  Captain  of  a  company  in  Col.  Thomas  Gardner's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days;  also,  1st 
Major,  Col.  Samuel  Thatcher's  (1st  Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass, 
militia;  commissioned  Feb.  7,  1776;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  March  4  to 
March  9,  1776,  5  days,  at  lloxbury,  at  the  taking  of  Dorchester  Heights;  also, 
list  of  officers  dated  Watertown,  April  26,  1776. 

BARXARD,  SAMUEL,  Salisbury.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Benjamin  Evans's  co..  dated  Feb.  28,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Low's  co.,  Col. 
Kosciusko's  regt. ;  enlistment,  1  year. 

BARXARD,  SAMUEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Elias  Pratt's  co. ;  enlisted  April  9,  1779;  dis 
charged  July  1,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  22  days,  with  guards  at  Rutland. 

BARXARD,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  James  Walsworth's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  22, 1779;  discharged  Aug.  27, 1779 ;  service, 
1  mo.  11  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

BARXARD,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light 
Infantry)  regt.;  marched  Sept.  13,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1779;  service,  2 
mos.  7  days;  also,  pay  roll  sworn  to  at  Bolton,  Dec.  23,  1779. 

BARXARD,  SAMUEL,  Bernardston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Hampshire  Co. 
for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  July  7,  1778 ; 
Capt.  Sheldon's  co.,  Col.  Welles's  regt.;  age,  16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  com 
plexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Bernardston  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  April  20,  1778,  dated  Fort  Arnold,  July  10,  1778;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Jacob 
Wales's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  March,  1779, 
dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  7,  1778;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June 
5,  1780;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Bernard 
ston  ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  5,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  5,  1780,  under 
command  of  Capt.  Frothingham  of  the  artillery ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the 
6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster, 
in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men 
raised  by  the  town  of  Bernardston  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during 
1780;  marched  July  1,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  30,  1780;  service,  6  mos. 

BARXARD,  SAMUEL.    List  of  men  returned  by  Capt.  Cranston  [year  not  given]. 

BARXARD,  SAMUEL,  Jr.,  Watertown.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Barnard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Gardner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  6  days. 

BARXARD,  SILAS.  Capt.  Gates's  co. ;  receipt  for  mileage,  etc.,  from  Albany  home, 
dated  Marlborough,  March  14,  1777. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  637 


BARNARD,  SILAS.  Receipt  for  wages  to  May  10,  1783,  for  service  on  frigate  "  Hague," 
commanded  by  Capt.  J.  Manley. 

BARNARD,  THOMAS,  Amesbury.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Currier's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Mer- 
riell's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177");  service,  7  days;  also, 
Capt.  Currier's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv 
alent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  1G,  177"). 

BARNARD,  THOMAS.  Petition  dated  Boston,  March  11, 1782,  signed  by  Sears  and  Smith, 
asking  that  said  Barnard  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner  "  Pop 
pet  "  (privateer);  ordered  in  Council,  March  11,  1782,  that  a  commission  be 
issued. 

BARNARD,  TIMOTHY,  Amesbury.  Captain  of  a  company  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  177"),  from  Amesbury  (East  Parish);  service,  10.^  days;  also,  Col. 
Moses  Little's  (Essex  Co.)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  April 
24,  177">;  service,  14  weeks  1  day;  reported  commissioned  June  27,  177");  also, 
company  return  dated  Oct.  9,  1775;  age,  35  yrs.;  reported  enlisted  June  1,  1775. 

BARNARD,  TRISTRAM.  Petition  dated  Feb.  12,  1782,  signed  by  Benjamin  Jepson,  ask 
ing  that  said  Barnard  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  brig  "Queen  of 
Spain"  (privateer);  ordered  in  Council,  Feb.  12,  1782,  that  a  commission  be 
issued. 

BARNARD,  WILLIAM.  Corporal,  Capt.  Robert  Cutting's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.,  Gen. 
Lovell's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 
13  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARNARD,  WILLIAM,  Newton.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel 
Barber,  dated  Boston,  May  11,  1777;  Capt.  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  en 
listment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  1,  1777,  to  Sept.  28,  1777; 
reported  deserted. 

BARNARDS,  RICHARD,  Worcester.  Private,  2d  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Dec.  9,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

BARNAY,  JOHN,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co.,  Col.  James  Barrett's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BARNE,  BENJAMIN,  Ashfield.  Private.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co.,  Col.  John  Fel- 
lows's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  8, 1775;  service,  2  mos. 
27  days ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Elisha 
Cranson's  co  ,  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  April  2, 1779;  joined  Capt.  Samuel 
Bartlett's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

BARNE,  CHRISTOPHER.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Wil 
liam  White,  Col.  Miles  Powell's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  23,  1779; 
discharged  Sept.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn. 

BARNEA,  FREDERICK.  Certificate  dated  Sept.  11,  1781,  signed  by  selectmen  of  Bland- 
ford;  reported  enlisted  for  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780. 

BARNEA,  Rrrus.  Ensign ;  receipt  for  wages  for  the  year  1776,  given  to  Capt.  Oliver 
Soper,  dated  New  York. 

BARNEBY,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lawrence's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ; 
service,  1  mo.,  in  1777;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BARNED,  JONATHAN,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  1, 1779;  rolls  made  up  to  Jan.  1, 1780;  service,  5  mos.  4  days, 
at  Rhode  Island. 


638  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

EARNED,  JOSEPH,  Hardwick.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Josiah  Lock's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  dated 
Feb.,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Warren's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARXEE,  BEXJAMIX,  Ashtield.  Private,  Capt.  Webber's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Wes 
son's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  28,  1777,  to 
Sept.  6.  1779 ;  reported  deserted  but  returned  July,  1780 ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Bart- 
lett's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  prior  to  Aug.  15,  1777. 

BARXERD,  CASTILIOUS,  Sandwich  (also  given  Falmouth) .  Private,  Capt.  Means's  co., 
Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  15,  1777, 
to  June  1,  1778;  reported  died  June  1,  1778;  also,  Capt.  John  Chadwick's  co., 
Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  list  of  men  dated  March  4,  1777. 

BARXERD,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12 
days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

BARXERD,  JOHX  P.,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Obadiah  Beals's  co.,  dated  Cohasset,  Feb.  16,  1778;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Cohasset;  joined  Capt.  Langdon's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

BARXERD,  JOXAS,  Jr.,  Watertown.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaac  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt. ;  certificate  of  service  in  support  of  an  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  13,  1775 ;  reported  deceased. 

BARXERD,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Goodale's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  24, 1777  ;  discharged  Oct.  4, 1777 ;  service,  17  days ;  marched  to  join 
Northern  army. 

BARXES,  .    [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Banns,  Barm,  Barn,  Barns, 

Barren,  Beams,  Borns,  Boruss,  Burns.] 

BARXES,  .    Captain,  Infantry  co.,  6th  Mass,  regt.;  return  for  clothing  for  Sept., 

1779. 

BARXES,  AAROX.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  (1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb's 
(5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1783;  balance  of  term  of  enlistment,  2  years 
6  months,  5  days ;  reported  serving  in  place  of  Amos  Attood. 

BARXES,  ABEL,  Pembroke  (West  Parish).  Private,  Capt.  James  Hatch's  co. ;  marched 
to  Weymouth  and  Braintree  March  4,  1776,  on  an  alarm ;  discharged  March  8, 
1776 ;  service,  5  days. 

BARXES,  ABRAHAM,  Wells  (also  given  Sanford).  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Bragdon's  co., 
which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service. 
5  days;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Sayers's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days. 

BARXES,  ASA,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt.;  en 
listed  Dec.  4,  1775. 

BARXES,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co.,  Col.  Symonds's  regt. ;  marched 
from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm ;  service,  6  days ; 
also,  Capt.  Ezra  Whittelsey's  co.,  3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  service  from  Oct.  20  to 
Oct.  22,  1780,  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  the  Westward. 

BARXES,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  23,  1780;  discharged 
Nov.  7, 1780 ;  service,  16  days ;  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm.  Roll  sworn 
to  in  Sheffield. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  639 

BARNES,  BENJAMIN,  Pembroke  (West  Parish).  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Cushing's  co., 
Col.  John  Cushing's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  inarched  Dec.  10,  1776;  discharged 
Dec.  2-i,  1776;  service,  15  days;  marched  to  Bristol,  It.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec. 
8,  1776. 

BARNES,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's 
regt.;  marched  Oct.  26,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  11,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  at 
Castle  Island. 

BARNES,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  23,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days,  at 
Claverack  ;  enlistment,  3  months  ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  ; 
roll  dated  Wolmrn  ;  also,  Capt.  Silas  Walker's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detach 
ment  of  guards;  enlisted  Dec.  20,  1779;  discharged  Feb.  1,  1780;  service,  1  mo. 
10  days,  at  Boston  ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BARNES,  BENJAMIN,  Jr.,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Lincoln's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days; 
also,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  (Independent)  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1770;  service,-!: 
mos.  22  days,  at  Ilingham. 

BARNES,  BRADFORD,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Harlow's  co.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield;  service, 
7  days. 

BARNES,  CANTERBURY,  Hingham.  Capt.  Stowers's  (Independent)  co. ;  return  of  men 
in  service  at  Hull,  March  1,  1777;  age,  17  yrs. 

BARNES,  CHARLES,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  12,  1775;  service,  2  weeks 
f)  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  21,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Gideon 
Parker's  co.,  Col.  Little's  regt. ;  company  return;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776. 

BARNES,  COMFORT,  Becket.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Becket 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  Sept.  1,  1780;  dis 
charged  March  1,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  6  days. 

BARNES,  CORRIN.     Captain,  brigantine  "  Nantes  "  [year  not  given]. 

BARNES,  CORBIN,  Jr.  Boy,  brigantine  "  Nantes,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Corbin  Barnes 
[year  not  given] . 

BARNES,  CROMWELL,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  16  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft. ;  complexion,  negro ;  residence,  Boston ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July 
2,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  3,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Daniel  Frye  of 
the  artificers;  reported  enlisted  from  Capt.  Marston's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Procter's 
(Boston)  regt. 

BARNES,  DANIEL,  Marlborough.  Captain,  Gen.  Arternas  Ward's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt. ; 
list  of  officers;  commissioned  May  25,  1775;  also,  return  of  officers  for  2  days 
rations  dated  Iloxbury,  July  28,  1775;  also,  return  of  officers  for  2  days  rations 
dated  Dorchester,  Aug.  3,  1775;  also,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BARNES,  DANIEL,  Brookfield.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Harwood's  co.,  Col.  Learned's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  1  week,  5 
days. 

BARNES,  DANIEL.  List  of  men  who  went  on  a  secret  expedition  under  Capt.  Blake  for 
1  month  in  Sept.,  1777. 

BARNES,  DANIEL.  List  of  men  who  went  to  Fall  River  for  10  days  service  under  Capt. 
Iloskins,  dated  May  31,  1778. 


640  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARNES,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Anthony  Thomas's  regt. ; 
marched  from  Scituate  March  24,  1776,  to  Hingham  on  an  alarm  after  the  taking 
of  Dorchester  Heights ;  service,  5  days. 

BARNES,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Willcox's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Feb.  22,  1777 ;  discharged  April  8,  1777 ;  service,  45  days,  at  Mount  Inde 
pendence. 

BARNES,  DAVID.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Josiah  White's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt.; 
inarched  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777;  service,  5  days;  marched  to 
Hadley  under  Lieut.  Col.  Benjamin  Flagg  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward.  Roll 
dated  Spencer. 

BARNES,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  1  day. 

BARNES,  EDWARD,  Marlborough.  1st  Major,  Gen.  Artemas  Ward's  (Worcester  Co.) 
regt. ;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  May  25,  1775;  also,  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Col. 
Jonathan  Ward's  (32d)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775; 
also,  Col.  Ezekiel  How's  (4th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass. 
militia ;  commissioned  May  10,  1776 ;  reported  declined  appointment. 

BARNES,  ELIAS,  Concord.  Private,  Col.  Elisha  Sheldon's  (2d)  regt.  of  light  dragoons ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  return  made  up  to  April  22,  1779,  dated  Durham ;  also,  return  made  up  to 
June  18,  1779,  dated  Fishkill ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BARNES,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's 
(Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  19,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  12  days,  at  Claverack ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BARNES,  ELISHA,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Dec.  4,  1775. 

BARNES,  FORTUNATUS,  Bolton  (or  Princeton).  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Mirick's  co. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  1,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  27  days;  marched  to 
reinforce  Gen.  Gate-s  at  Saratoga. 

BARNES,  FRANCIS,  Westborough  (probably).  Corporal,  Capt.  Brigham's  co.,  Col. 
Cushing's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  3  mos.  service  at  New  York  [year  not  given] . 

BARNES,  GILES,  East  Hoosac.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloan's  co.,  which  marched  April 
22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Williamstown ;  service, 
14  days ;  also,  Capt.  Sloan's  co.,  Col.  Patterson's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably 
Oct./1775]. 

BARNES,  HEZEKIAH,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co.,  Col.  Ben 
jamin  Symonds's  regt. ;  inarched  from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14, 
1777 ;  service,  6  days ;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  26,  1780  ;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward. 

BARNES,  JAMES,  Pelham.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  1, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  8  days ; 
also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported  went  to  Quebec 
Sept.  1,  1775. 

BARNES,  JAMES.  Col.  Baldwin's  regt. ;  list  of  men  not  in  the  Continental  service  en 
listed  by  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill  for  the  year  1776,  dated  York,  June  28,  1776; 
enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776. 

BARNES,  JAMES,  Amherst.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Wood- 
bridge's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  and  from  Ticonderoga  in  1776. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTIOX.        641 


BAKXKS,  JAMES.  Europe.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  10,  1777;  Capt.  Tuckerman's  Co.,  Brig.  Gen. 
Paterson's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  regt.;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  177!);  also, 
Capt.  Abraham  Tuckerman's  co.,  Col.  Yose's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at 
Yalley  Forge,  Jan.  0,  1778;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  prisoner  in  the 
provost  guard;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Nov.,  1778,  and  Feb.,  March  and  April, 
1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Yose's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Capt. 
Nathaniel  Cushing's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Yose's  (1st)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
Jan.,  1782,  dated  Ilutts ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782, 

BAKXES,  JOHX,  Marlborough.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.; 
age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes,  blue; 
occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Marlborough ;  enlisted  April  1,  1781;  enlistment, 
3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  James  Cooper's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  April  5,  1781;  enlistment, 
3  years;  also,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Drew's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  roll 
for  Aug.,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Continental  Yillage;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1781,  and  Jan. 
and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Ilutts. 

BARXKS,  JOHX,  Ilingham.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Harlow's  co;  enlisted  Jan.  29,  1770; 
service,  1  mo.  3  days,  at  Plymouth;  also,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  (Independent) 
co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  9,  1770;  service,  3  mos.  11  days,  at  Ilingham. 

BAKXKS,  JOHX.  Capt.  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  How's  regt.;  list  of  men  drafted  from  4th 
Middlesex  Co.  regt.  to  reinforce  army  at  the  Northward,  and  who  marched  Aug. 
20,  1777;  reported  did  not  march. 

BARNES,  JOHX,  Mt.  Desert.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dyar's  co. ;  enlisted  May  28,  1777; 
discharged  July  24,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  20  days;  company  raised  between 
Machias  and  Mt.  Desert  for  expedition  to  St.  Johns,  N.  S. 

BAKXES,  JOHX.     Capt.  Sprague's  co. ;  list  of  men  dated  Oct.,  1777. 

BAKXKS,  JOHX,  Wrentham.  List  of  men  engaged  for  the  Continental  service  from  Capt. 
Metcalf's  (North  Wrentham)  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. 
[year  not  given]  ;  joined  Capt.  Trescott's  co.,  Col.  Henley's  regt. ;  enlistment,  dur 
ing  war ;  also,  Col.  David  Henley's  regt. ;  list  of  men  dated  Boston,  Feb.  10,  1778. 

BAKXKS,  JOHX,  York.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  0  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  31  yrs. ;  stature. 
5  ft.  0  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  York;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  14, 
1780;  marched  to  camp  July  14,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Hancock. 

BAKXES,  JOHX,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Loring's  co.,  which  inarched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  177<">,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  1  day;  also,  Capt.  J.  Brad 
ford's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  descrip 
tive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Plymouth  Co.  in  1779  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army;  age,  31  yrs.;  stature,  ">  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Plympton  ; 
delivered  to  Lieut.  J.  Grace  ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Con 
tinental  Army  for  the  term  of  0  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age, 
32  yrs.;  stature,  f)  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Plympton;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  9,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  10, 1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Daniel  Shay. 

BAKXKS,  JOHX,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  0  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  f>  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Boston;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  ."), 
1780 ;  men  receipted  for  by  Capt.  Lieut.  John  Callender  of  the  3d  Artillery  battalion. 


642  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BARNES,  JOHN.  List  of  men  who  received  money  from  the  town  of  Beverly  for  enlist 
ing  for  3  years  or  during  war,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780. 

BARNES,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Thompson  J.  Skinner's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barnes's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Nov.  1,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1781;  service,  10  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  the  Westward  by  order  of  Gen.  Stark. 

BARNES,  JONATHAN,  Brookfield.  Ensign,  Capt.  Jedediah  Sonthworth's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel 
Robinson's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  Feb.  21,  1776. 

BARNES,  JOSEPH,  New  Braintree.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Granger's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Jonathan  Warner's  regt. ;  enlisted  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  weeks  3  days. 

BARNES,  JOSIAH,  Concord.  Corporal,  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days. 

BARNES,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Buttrick's  (Volunteer)  co.,  Col.  Reed's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  28,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  11  days,  at  the 
taking  of  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army;  company  detached  from  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  to 
reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Gates  at  the  Northward. 

BARNES,  LEMUEL,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Wads  worth's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  15,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  16 
days. 

BARNES,  LEMUEL  (also  given  SAMUEL),  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Ashley's 
co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (14th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Feb.  20, 1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779 ;  credited  to  town  of  West  Stockbridge  ;  also, 
return  of  men  in  service  before  Aug.  16,  1777;  reported  marched  to  Peekskill ; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  6,  1778  ;  enlistment,  3  years ; 
reported  sick  at  Albany ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1779,  dated  Providence  ; 
also,  Capt.  Hancock's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  20.  1780. 

BARNES,  MARK.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's  (1st 
Rhode  Island)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.-Nov.,  1777;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 1777;  also, 
muster  roll  for  April,  1778 ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BARNES,  MARK,  Winslow.  Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.;  list  of  deserters;  age,  29 
yrs. ;  stature.  5  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  dark;  enlistment,  during  war;  deserted 
March  1  (also  given  March  10),  1777. 

BARNES,  MILES.  1st  Mate,  ship  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Elisha  Hinman ; 
descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Boston,  Nov.,  1780;  age,  22  yrs. ;  com 
plexion,  light;  residence,  Massachusetts. 

BARNES,  MILES,  Marblehead.  Sailmaker,  brig  "Prospect,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Joseph  Vesey ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June  20,  1781 ;  age,  21 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5£  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Marblehead. 

BARNES,  MOSES,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ithamar  Wright's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  returned  home  May  1,.  1775;  service,  15  days. 

BARNES,  MOSES,  Greenwich.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  1,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1776;  service,  3  mos. 

BARNES,  MOSES.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  7,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days,  at  the  Northward. 

BARNES,  MOSES,  Natick  (also  given  Boston).  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by 
Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777;  Capt.  Morse's 
co.,  Col.  Putnam's  (4th)  regt. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co.,  Col.  Rufus 
Putnam's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
July  21,  1777;  reported  died  July  21,  1777. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   HE  VOLUTION.  643 


BARNES,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  23,  1780;  discharged 
Nov. 7, 1780;  service,  1G  days;  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm.  Itoll  sworn 
to  at  Sheffield. 

BARNES,  MOSES.  Captain,  5th  co.,  4th  Middlesex  Co.  regt.,  commanded  by  Col. 
Cyprian  Howe;  return  dated  Marlborough,  May  23,  1779. 

BAKXES,  NATHAX,  Brooktield.  Private,  Capt.  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Itoxbury,  Oct.  7,  177"). 

BAKXKS,  NATHAX.  Private,  9th  Mass.  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  did  not  receive  gratuity 
granted  by  resolve  of  Jan.  15,  1781 ;  reported  discharged. 

BAKXKS,  NATHANIEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Nov.  7, 1777 ;  roll  made  up  to  Feb.  3, 1778 ;  service,  4  mos.  26  days, 
with  guards  at  Cambridge;  also,  Lieutenant;  service,  2  days,  guarding  men  from 
the  "Somerset"  from  Plymouth  to  Hanover;  warrant  allowed  in  Council,  Sept. 
23,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Rider's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  If),  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  28  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army. 

BARXES,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  9th  Mass.  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  did  not  receive  gratu 
ity  granted  by  resolve  of  Jan.  If),  1781. 

BAKNES,  NOAH,  Montague.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  G  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  f>,  1780 ;  age,  18  yrs. ; 
stature,  G  ft.  1  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Montague;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  9,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  10,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Daniel  Shay ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  G  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  2."),  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Montague 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  inarched  July  9,  1780;  dis 
charged  Jan.  9,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  7  days. 

BAKNES,  OLIVER.  Private,  Lieut.  Seth  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  at  Hadley ;  service,  7  days;  company  called  out  on  an 
alarm  to  reinforce  Northern  army.  Roll  dated  Northborough. 

BARNES,  ROBERT,  Marblehead.  Capt.  Joel  Smith's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt. ;  re 
ceipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  177'");  also,  Corporal;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177-");  enlisted  May  22,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  14  days;  also, 
company  return  [probably  Oct.  9,  1775]. 

BARNES,  ROBERT.  Seaman,  brig  "  Penet,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Harris ;  portage 
bill  for  voyage  from  Boston  to  Nantes,  France ;  engaged  Oct.  24, 1777 ;  discharged 
Feb.  9,  1778;  service,  3£  mos. 

BARNES,  ROSWELL.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Whittelsey's  co.,  3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  ser 
vice  from  Oct.  20  to  Oct.  22,  1780,  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  the  Westward. 

BARNES,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  21  days,  at  the  North 
ward. 

BARNES,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Newton's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  20 
days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ; 
also,  Capt.  Oliver  Shattuck's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Barnabas  Sears's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1781;  discharged  Nor.  8,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  2  days; 
enlistment,  3  months.  Roll  dated  Deerfield. 


644  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BARNES,  SAMUEL,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Shattuck's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Barnabas 
Sears's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1781; 
service,  3  mos.  2  days ;  enlistment,  3  months.  Roll  dated  Deerfield. 

BARNABAS,  SILAS,  Brookfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  18  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Brookfield;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  1,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  1,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign 
Joseph  Miller;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Brookfield 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June  30,  1780;  dis 
charged  Dec.  10,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  18  days;  also, Private,  Capt.  John  Cutler's 
co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's  regt.;  marched  Aug.  27,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1781; 
service,  3  mos.  14  days. 

BARNES,  SOLOMON.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Thomas's  co.,  Col.  John  Lamb's  (2d) 
Artillery  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment, 
during  war;  reported  fuiioughed  April  28,  1781,  by  Maj.  Bauman  for  10  days. 

BARNES,  THOMAS,  Upton.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Wood's  co. ;  company  return  dated 
April  19  [probably  1775] . 

BARNES,  THOMAS,  Upton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Batchelor's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12 
days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury, 
Oct.  24,  1775;  also,  Ensign,  Capt.  Levi  Aldrich's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt.;  list 
of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  Feb.  21,  1776. 

BARNES,  THOMAS,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Ashley's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  20,  1777,  to  Dec.  15,  1777; 
reported  deceased;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  before  Aug.  16,  1777  ;  marched 
to  Peekskill;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  6,  1778;  enlist 
ment,  3  years ;  reported  sick  at  Albany. 

BARNES,  THOMAS,  Salem.  Captain,  Col.  John  Mansfield's  (later  Hutchinson's)  Essex 
Co.  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  6,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
2  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  5,  1775  ;  reported  commis 
sioned  May  27,  1775;  also,  5th  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt.;  receipt  dated  Camp 
Mt.  Washington,  Sept.  27,  1776;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  Sept.  and  Oct., 
1776,  dated  North  Castle ;  also,  receipts  for  wages  for  Sept.-Dec.,  1776 ;  also,  Major ; 
list  of  settlements  of  rank  of  Continental  officers  made  at  West  Point  by  a  board 
held  for  the  purpose  and  confirmed  by  Congress,  Sept.  6,  1779;  commissioned 
March 6, 1779 ;  also,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1  to  Jan.  2,  1780 ;  reported  cashiered  Jan.  2,  1780. 

BARNES,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Harlow's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  29,  1776;  rolls 
made  up  for  7  mos.  3  days  service  at  Plymouth. 

BARNES,  WILLIAM,  Monson.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Munn's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's 
regt.;  return  for  travel  allowance  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  17,  1776;  also,  pay  ab 
stract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Boston,  Nov.  26,  1776. 

BARNES,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  discharged  March  22,  1777;  ser 
vice,  96  days,  at  Ticonderoga ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777. 

BARNES,  WILLIAM.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  returned  in  exchange  for  British  pris 
oners  by  order  of  Lord  Howe,  dated  his  majesty's  ship  "  Eagle,"  off  New  York, 
April  25,  1777 ;  exchanged  for  Samuel  Fotheringham. 

BARNES,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Sargent's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  service  from  July  4,  1778,  to  July  17,  1778,  13  days,  at  Winter  Hill. 


IN  TUP:   WAR   OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  645 

BARNES,  WILLIAM,  Roxbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  f>, 1780 ;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Iloxbury ;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  ;">,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  5,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Frothing- 
liam  of  the  artillery. 

BARNES,  WILLIAM.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Rider's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  8,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  27  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Con 
tinental  Army. 

BARNES,  ZACCHEUS.  4th  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt. ;  company  detached  for  a  secret  expedition  to  Newport,  R.  I.,  Sept. 
25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  6  days. 

BARNES,  ZACCHEUS,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Ilarlow's  co. ;  rolls  made  up  for 
8  mos.  18  days  service  from  Feb.  29,  1776,  at  Plymouth;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  37  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  ruddy; 
residence,  Plymouth ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  17,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July 
17,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Abner  Howard ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months 
men  raised  by  the  town  of  Plymouth  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during 
1780 ;  marched  July  9,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  24,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  27  days. 

BARNET,  CASTELO,  Sandwich.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated  June  10,  1777;  joined 
Capt.  Chadwick's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

BARNETT, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Barnard,  Bernet,  Bernett, 

Burnett.] 

BARNETT,  CLEMENT.  Boy,  United  States  brig  "  General  Gates,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Skimmer ;  list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  [year  not  given]  ;  entitled 
to  one-half  share. 

BARNETT,  JONATHAN.  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Paul  D.  Sargent's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  14,  177").  [See 
Jonathan  Barnard.] 

BARNETT,  JOSHUA,  Oxford.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Worcester  Co.  militia  to  go  to 
Horse  Neck  under  Col.  Converse  [year  not  given]  ;  drafted  into  company  com 
manded  by  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb  of  Charlton,  but  failed  to  join  regiment. 

BARNEY, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Barnay,  Barne,  Barnea, 

Barnee,  Barnney,  Barny,  Berney,  Birney,  Bonney,  Borny,  Brney,  Burny.] 

BARNEY, .    Private,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  1st  regt. ;   return  of  men  for  liquor  due 

[year  not  given] . 

BARNEY,  AARON.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Martin's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car 
penter's  (1st  Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned 
March  28,  1770. 

BARNEY,  ASA.  Capt.  Oliver  Sopor's  co.;  receipt  for  wages  for  Feb.  and  March,  1776, 
dated  New  York ;  also,  receipt  for  rations  from  Dorchester  to  New  York,  dated 
New  York,  April  29,  1776;  also,  receipts  for  wages  for  May- Aug.,  1776. 

BARNEY,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Rufus  Barney's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.;  company 
detached  for  6  days  service  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.  [probably  in  1780]  ;  service,  4  days; 
also,  Capt.  Ichabod  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.,  com 
manded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  marched 
from  Taunton  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780;  service,  8  days. 


646  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARNEY,  BENJAMIN.    Capt.  Oliver  Soper's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  Feb.  and  March, 

1776,  dated  New  York ;  also,  receipt  for  rations  from  Dorchester  to  New  York, 
dated  New  York,  April  29,  1776 ;  also,  receipts  for  wages  for  May- Aug.,  1776. 

BARNEY,  BENJAMIN.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Dec.  25,  1775 ;  also, 
Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Mellen's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Aug.  25,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  enlistment, 
during  Avar. 

BARNEY,  BENJAMIN,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt. ;  marched  from  Taunton  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm ;  service,  1 
mo.  23  days;  roll  made  up  by  order  of  Council  of  April,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Wil 
bore's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt. ;  service,  23  days,  in  April,  1777,  at  Rhode 
Island;  also,  Lieut.  John  Shaw's  co. ;  service  from  July  5,  1777,  to  July  25, 

1777,  22  days,  at  Blade's   Ferry,  R.  I.,  by  order  of   Gen.  Spencer  and  Brig. 
Godfrey;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  29,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  2  days ;  marched  on  a 
secret  expedition ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Fales's  co.,  Col.  J.  Daggett's  regt. ;  service, 
2  mos.  19  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  drafted  to  serve  for  3 
months  from  Jan.  1,  1778,  under  Gen.  Spencer;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Snow's  co., 
Col.  Williams's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  22,  1778;  service,  23  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  marched  from  Raynham  to  Taiinton  and  served  at 
Providence  in  Col.  Wade's  regt.  under  Gen.  Sullivan;  also,  Capt.  Ichabod  Leon 
ard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  in 
July  and  Aug.,  1778,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated 
Oct.  29,  1779;  7th  co.,  Col.  Mitchell's  regt.;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.; 
complexion,  dark ;  hair,  black ;  eyes,  gray ;  residence,  Taunton ;  enlistment,  9 
months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Springfield;  mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster 
Master;  delivered  to  Capt.  L.  Bailey;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's 
(10th)   regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1779;  discharged  April  25,  1780;  enlistment,  9 
months;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Drake's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  10,  1781;  arrived  at  camp  Sept.  21,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1781; 
arrived  home  Dec.  12,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  3  days ;  marched  to  North  River. 

BARNEY,  CHARLES.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co.  of  Provincials,  which  marched 
to  Cambridge;  return  taken  to  June  5,  1775. 

BARNEY,  CHRISTIAN.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simond's 
regt. ;  service  from  Oct.  12  to  Oct.  20,  1780,  8  days ;  marched  from  Lanesborough 
to  Manchester. 

BARNEY,  CHRISTOPHER.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  ser 
vice  from  Dec.  13  to  Dec.  16,  1776,  4  days,  at  Bristol,  R.  L,  on  an  alarm;  also, 
Capt.  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27, 
1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

BARNEY,  CHRISTOPHER.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
regt. ;  service  from  Oct.  12  to  Oct.  20,  1780,  8  days ;  marched  from  Lanesborough 
to  Manchester;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Jonathan  Pettibone  for  the 
town  of  Lanesborough  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years, 
dated  Lanesborough,  Jan.  25,  1781;  also,  Fifer,  Capt.  Luke  Hitchcock's  co.,  Col. 
Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted 
Jan.  24, 1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1781,  dated  Phillips- 
burgh  ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  July-Sept.,  1781 ;  also,  nmster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov., 
1781,  dated  York  Hut3;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  Hutts; 
also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1782,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point. 

BARNEY.  DANIEL,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Dec.  13,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  19,  1776;  service,  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at 


INT  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  647 

BARNEY,  DANIEL,  continued. 

Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Bristol,  R.  I.;  also,  Capt.  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  3, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780 ;  service,  7  days, 
at  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780. 

BARNEY,  DANIEL,  New  Marlborough.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Warner's 
co.,  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  age,  17£  (also  given  16)  yrs. ;  stature, 
f>  ft.  4^  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  light  (also  given  brown)  ;  occupation,  tailor ; 
birthplace,  East  Hadley,  Conn.;  residence,  New  Marlborough;  enlisted  Feb.  26, 
1781 ;  joined  Capt.  Remick's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Remick's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May, 
1781;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh ;  reported 
on  command  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781;  reported  on  com 
mand  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Peekskill ;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  and  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York 
Hutts. 

BARNEY,  DAVID,  Richmond.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Oliver  Capron's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim 
Doolittle's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  24, 
1775  ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  30, 1775  ;  service,  3  mos. 
9  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BARNEY,  ELISIIA,  Taunton.  Captain,  10th  (Taunton)  co.,  3d  Bristol  Co.  regt.;  list  of 
officers  of  Mass..  militia;  commissioned  Aprils  (also  given  April  13),  1776;  also, 
10th  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  (3d  Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  Warren,  R.  I., 
via  Rehoboth,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  service,  25  days. 

BARNEY,  FREDERICK,  Deerfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Hampshire  Co., 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779;  age,  54  yrs. ;  stature,  5ft.  5  in.;  complex 
ion,  dark;  residence,  Deerh'eld;  enlistment,  9  months;  delivered  to  Ensign  T. 
Clarke. 

BARNEY,  FREDERICK,  Deerfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  returned  by  Maj. 
David  Dickinson,  at  Deerfield,  July  24,  1780;  1st  or  9th  co.,  5th  Hampshire  Co. 
regt. ;  age,  45  yrs ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  black ;  eyes,  blue ; 
residence,  Deerfield;  joined  Capt.  Isaac  Newton's  co. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  New 
ton's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  19, 1780;  service, 
28  days  ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army; 
reported  deserted. 

BARNEY,  FREDERICK.  Private,  Capt.  Rufus  Lincoln's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  June-Nov.,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  on 
command  at  West  Point  in  June  and  July,  1781;  with  wagoners  Sept.,  1781, 
with  the  Major  General  in  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Dec., 
1781-Feb.,  1782,  sworn  to  at  West  Point;  reported  with  Wagonmaster  General; 
also,  list  of  men  court-martialed;  tried  April  13,  1782,  by  general  court-martial, 
Maj.  Darby,  President,  on  charge  of  desertion;  sentence,  100  lashes;  20  lashes 
remitted;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,  May  26,  1782; 
7th  regt. ;  age,  58  yrs.  5  mos. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  enlisted  for  "  Glasco  ;  "  enlisted 
May  15,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  discharged  Sept.  15, 1782,  on  account 
of  a  rupture,  by  Gen.  Washington. 

BARNEY,  ISRAEL,  Swanzey.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Bristol  Co.  for  service  in  Rhode 
Island  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master,  dated  Oct.  28,  1779;  Col.  Jacobs's 
regt. ;  enlistment  to  expire  April  1,  1780  ;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co., 
Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780; 
service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

BARNEY,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec. 
9,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1776;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island; 
stationed  at  Bristol,  R.  I. 


648  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BARNEY.  JABEZ,  Swanzey.  Ensign,  Capt.  Jonathan  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Brad 
ford's  regt. ;  account  of  rations,  etc.,  from  date  of  enlistment.  Feb.  20, 1777,  to  June 
20,  1777,  dated  Boston  ;  also,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  March  1, 1777,  to  April  9,  1779;  service  made  up  in  Col. 
Lee's  regt. ;  also,  certificate  of  service  given  by  Col.  William  R.  Lee,  dated  Cain- 
bridge,  May  7, 1778  ;  also,  return  of  officers  in  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  regt.,  dated  Paw- 
tuxet,  Sept.  19,  1778;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  William  S.  Smith's  (late  Lee's)  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  Dec.,  1778,  dated  Providence ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  March,  1779,  dated 
Pawtuxet ;  also,  Col.  Jackson's  (6th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Paw- 
tuxet ;  reported  a  supernumerary  officer  by  reason  of  the  union  of  Cols.  Jackson, 
Smith  and  Henley's  regts.;  also,  returns  dated  Providence,  July  10  and  Nov.  6, 
1779;  also,  Captain;  list  of  officers  from  Bristol  Co.  detached  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  22,  1780 ; 
commissioned  Sept.  21,  1780;  also,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt,;  enlisted  July  15,  1780; 
discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  19  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island; 
enlistment,  3  months;  also,  Col.  Luke  Drury's  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1781 ;  dis 
charged  Nov.  8,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.  10  days ;  company  detached  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  at  West  Point  for  the  term  of  3  months. 

BARNEY,  JACOB,  Taunton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ichabod  Leonard's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  George 
Williams's  regt. ;  marched  to  Warren,  R.  I.,  via  Rehoboth,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec. 
8,  1776;  service,  24  days;  also,  Capt.  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway 's  regt. ; 
service,  22  days,  in  April,  1777;  marched  from  Taunton  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  by 
order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co.,  Col.  Williams's  regt.; 
marched  on  a  secret  expedition  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  2  days;  also,  Capt.  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  (Bristol  Co.) 
regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade; 
marched  from  Taunton  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780;  service, 
8  days. 

BARNEY,  JOHN,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  at  Roxbury  [probably  1776]  ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph 
Winch's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  16, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov. 
29, 1777  ;  service,  3  mos.  25  days,  in  Northern  department.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Mid 
dlesex  Co. 

BARNEY,  JOHN,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's 
regt.;  inarched  to  Warren,  R.  I.,  via  Rehoboth,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776; 
service,  25  days;  also,  Capt.  Robert  Cutting's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.,  Gen. 
Lovell's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 
16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Wilbore's  co.,  Col.  Mitchell's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  God 
frey's  brigade;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2, 1780;  service, 
8  days;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Drake's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  10,  1781 ;  arrived  in  camp  Sept.  21,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1781 ; 
arrived  home  Dec.  10,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  1  day ;  marched  to  North  River. 

BARNEY,  JONATHAN-,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Perry's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also,  Capt.  Perry's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  1  week,  4  days. 

BARNEY,  JONATHAN,  Rehoboth  (also  given  Swanzey).  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Saunders's 
co.,  Col.  P.  D.  Sargent's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5, 
1775;  service,  88  days;  also,  Capt.  Gould's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's  regt.;  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] . 

BARNEY,  JONATHAN,  Taunton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Oliver  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  6  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  a/so,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  1,  1775. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        649 

BARNEY,  JONATHAN,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  July  23, 1777,  to  Aug.  25,  1777, 1  mo. 
4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  stationed  at  Providence,  11.  I. 

BARNEY,  JONATHAN,  llehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  James  Hills's  co.,  Col.  Williams's  regt. ; 
service  from  Sept.  29,  1777,  to  Oct.  30, 1777,  at  Tiverton,  li.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  Stephen 
Bullock's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1778; 
discharged  Sept.  10,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  llhode  Island. 

BARNEY,  JONATHAN,  Swanzey  (also  given  llehoboth) .  Corporal,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's 
co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service  from  July  23,  1777,  to 
Aug.  25, 1777, 1  mo.  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  stationed  at  Providence, 
It.  I. ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster 
Master,  subsequent  to  Sept.  16  [year  not  given]  ;  Capt.  Jonathan  Brown's  co.,  Col. 
Lee's  regt. ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  residence,  Rehoboth  ;  also,  Corporal, 
Light  Infantry  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  lor  service  from  Aug.  7,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of 
Rehoboth ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  Orne's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William 
S.  Smith's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778  ;  also,  4th  co.,  commanded  by  Ensign  Wil 
liam  Rickard,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Providence,  July  8,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  William  Scott's  (4th  Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Garrison  at  Pawtuxet;  reported  on  command  at  New- 
town  ;  also,  return  dated  Camp  at  Providence,  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Aug.  7,  1780;  also,  Sergeant 
(also  given  Sergeant  Major),  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Luke  Drury's 
regt. ;  marched  from  Swanzey  July  23,  1781 ;  joined  regiment  p,t  West  Point  Aug. 

7,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  27  days;  company  detached  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

BARNEY,  JONATHAN,  2d,  Taunton.  Capt.  Ichabod  Leonard's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  George 
Williams's  regt. ;  marched  to  Warren,  It.  I.,  via  Rehoboth,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec. 

8,  1776 ;  service,  24  days. 

BARNEY,  JOSEPH,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's  regt.,  Gen. 
John  Fellows's  brigade ;  service,  5  mos.,  at  New  York  and  White  Plains ;  reported 
dismissed  Dec.  1,  1776. 

BARNEY,  JOSEPH,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780;  enlisted  Aug.  4, 
1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780 ;  service,  6  days. 

BARNEY,  JOSEPH,  2d,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpen 
ter's  regt.;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780;  enlisted 
Aug.  2,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780 ;  service,  8  days. 

BARNEY,  JOSIAH,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted 
Dec.  19,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1776;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  stationed  at  Bristol,  It.  I. 

BARNEY,  MARTIN.  Drummer,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  26,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  67  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  enlistment,  3  months;  also.  Capt.  Barney's  co.,  Col.  Drury's  regt.; 
marched  from  Rehoboth  July  23,  1781 ;  joined  regiment  at  West  Point  Aug.  8, 
1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  27  days;  company  detached  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

BARNEY,  NATHAN.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  stationed  at  Brook- 
line  for  6  weeks;  dismissed  Jan.  15,  1776. 

BARNEY,  NATHAN  (also  given  NATHANIEL),  Swanzey.  Private,  Light  Infantry  co.,  Col. 
Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
June  18, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779  ;  credited  to  town  of  Rehoboth  ;  also,  Capt.  William 


650  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARNEY,  NATHAN,  continued. 

Scott's  (4th  Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779, 
dated  Garrison  at  Pawtuxet ;  enlisted  Feb.  20,  1777 ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  re 
ported  on  command  at  Newtown ;  also,  4th  co.,  commanded  by  Ensign  William 
Rickard,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Providence,  July  8, 1779 ;  enlisted 
June  10, 1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Scott's  co. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1779 ;  also,  return  dated 
Camp  at  Providence,  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Fox's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
also,  Capt.  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  April-July,  1780; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Hutts,  West  Point,  Jan.  28,  1781 ;  age, 
19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  yeoman  ; 
residence,  Swanzey ;  enlisted  Feb.  20, 1780,  by  Ensign  Barney ;  joined  Capt.  Fox's 
co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (also  given  9th)  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also, 
Capt.  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  enlisted  Feb.  20,  1777;  discharged  April 
29,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  deserted  Dec.  10,  1777 ;  returned  Nov.  10, 
1778. 

BARNEY,  NATHAN.  Private,  Ensign  Jabez  Barney's  co.,  Col.  William  S.  Smith's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  31  to  Dec.  1,  1778,  1  mo. 

BARNEY,  NATHANIEL.  Capt.  James  Hills's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.;  list  of  men 
in  service  at  Bristol  for  3  mos.  from  Dec.  28,  1776. 

BARNEY,  NATHANIEL,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's 
regt.;  receipts  for  wages  from  Aug.  12  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  dated  Dorchester;  also, 
Capt.  Joseph  Franklin's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  marched  to  Bristol, 
R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  service,  16  days. 

BARNEY,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Drown's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's 
regt. ;  roll  made  up  for  3  mos.  21  days  rations  from  Feb.  25, 1777,  to  June  16, 1777, 
dated  Boston. 

BARNEY,  NATHANIEL  (also  given  NATHAN),  Rehoboth  (also  given  Swanzey).  Private, 
Lieut.  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  20,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of 
Swanzey;  reported  deserted  Dec.  10,  1777;  returned  Nov.  10,  1778;  also,  Lieut. 
Colonel's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  Providence,  July 
13,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  also,  2d  co.,  Col.  Jackson's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1779;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.. 
1779;  also,  return  dated  Camp  at  Providence,  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  as 
serving  9  mos.  as  Private,  3  mos.  as  Corporal;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted 
men  dated  Hutts,  West  Point,  Jan.  28,  1781 ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ; 
complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark  ;  occupation,  yeoman ;  residence,  Rehoboth  ;  rank. 
Corporal;  enlisted  Dec.  26,  1779,  by  Col.  Jackson;  joined  Capt.  North's  co.,  Col. 
Jackson's  (also  given  9th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BARNEY,  PAUL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  20,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  at  Bristol  and  Providence, 
R.  I.;  marched  from  Rehoboth  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Peleg 
Peck's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27, 1778 ;  discharged 
Sept.  10,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARNEY,  PAUL,  Rehoboth.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  mustered  by  James  Leon 
ard,  Muster  Master,  subsequent  to  Sept.  16  [year  not  given]  ;  Capt.  James 
Cooper's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in.; 
residence,  Rehoboth ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's 
(1st)  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  (12th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Dec.  20,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        651 


BARNEY,  PAUL,  continued. 

service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  16,  1780;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1780,  dated 
Steenrapie ;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point;  also,  de 
scriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable  to  order  of  General  Court  of  Dec.  2, 
1780;  Capt.  Hix's  co.,  1st  rest.;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion, 
black;  hair,  black;  eyes,  black;  occupation,  laborer;  residence,  llehoboth ;  en 
listment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  Seth  Banister's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh ;  enlisted  Feb.  12,  1781; 
reported  staff  officer's  servant;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Phillips- 
burgh;  reported  with  a  French  officer  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug., 

1781,  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill ;  reported  with  a  French  officer;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Continental  Village;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Feb., 

1782,  dated  York  Ilutts ;  reported  with  Maj.  (also  given  Col.)  De  la  France. 

BARNEY,  PHLKG.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Tde's  co.,  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Fisher,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  15,  1779; 
service,  1  mo. ;  company  detached  for  4  weeks  service ;  also,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's 
co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  26, 1780;  discharged  Nov.  1, 1780;  service, 
67  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  also,  Capt.  Barney's 
co.,  Col.  Drury's  regt. ;  marched  from  Swanzey  July  23,  1781 ;  joined  regiment  at 
West  Point  Aug.  8,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  27  days ;  en 
listment,  3  months. 

BARNEY,  PRINCE.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Drown's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's 
regt. ;  roll  made  up  for  21  days  rations  from  May  25, 1777,  to  June  16,  1777,  dated 
Boston. 

BARNEY,  PRINCE,  Swanzey.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  16,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Ensign  Jabez  Barney's  co.,  Col.  William  S.  Smith's  regt.;  pay  roll 
for  Nov.,  1778;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's 
(2d)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  Providence,  July  13, 1779; 
also,  return  dated  Camp  at  Providence,  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  16,  1780;  reported  discharged  May 
16,  1780. 

BARNEY,  PRINCE,  Swanzey.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Bristol  Co.  for  service  at  Rhode 
Island  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master,  dated  Oct.  28, 1779 ;  Col.  Jacobs's  regt. ; 
enlistment  to  expire  April  1,  1780. 

BARNEY,  PRINCE.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
26, 1780 ;  discharged  Nov.  1, 1780 ;  service,  67  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

BARNEY,  RUEUS,  Taunton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Robert  Grossman's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Leonard's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775,  to  Roxbury;  service,  12  days;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Oliver  Soper's  co., 
Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  re 
ceipt  for  wages  for  Feb.  and  March,  1776,  dated  New  York ;  also,  receipt  for  rations 
from  Dorchester  to  New  York,  dated  New  York,  April  29,  1776 ;  also,  Ensign, 
Capt.  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Reed's  regt.;  receipts  for  wages  for  May-Aug., 


BARNEY,  Rurrs.  Captain,  Bristol  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commis 
sioned  Aug.  3,  1778;  company  detached  for  service  at  Providence,  R.  I.;  also, 
Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 4  days  service;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  for 
6  days  service  [probably  in  1780]  ;  roll  dated  July  28,  1780. 


652  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

BARNEY,  RUFUS.  Private,  Capt.  Pelatiah  Eddy's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  bri 
gade;  marched  from  Taunton  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780; 
service,  8  days. 

BARNEY,  SAMUEL,  Lenox.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibbell's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] . 

BARNEY.  SAMUEL.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard  May  23, 
1775,  under  Maj.  Baldwin. 

BARNEY,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Rowley's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  April  26,  1777;  discharged  May  19,  1777;  service,  24 
days ;  marched  to  Saratoga  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

BARNEY,  SAMUEL.  Account  of  bounty  paid  him  by  a  class  in  Sheffield,  as  returned  by 
selectmen  of  the  town  of  Sheffield,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  3  years,  dated  Sept.  10,  1781. 

BARNEY,  SUPPLY.  Private,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt. 
of  guards;  enlisted  April  1,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  July  4,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  3 
days,  at  Cambridge ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BARNEY,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Eames's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.; 
marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  29,  1777 ;  service,  21 
days. 

BARNEY,  WHEATON,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpen 
ter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27, 1778;  discharged  Sept.  10, 1778 ;  service, 

1  mo.  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Bristol 
Co.  for  service  at  Rhode  Island  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master,  dated  Oct.  28, 
1779;  Col.  Jacobs's  regt.;  enlistment  to  expire  April  1,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Joseph 
Franklin's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  25, 1779;  discharged  Dec. 
31,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Peck's 
co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  7,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  ser 
vice,  3  days;  inarched  to  Tiverton,  II.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780;  also, 
Corporal,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  26,  1780; 
discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  67  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  enlist 
ment,  3  months. 

BARNEY,  WILLIAM,  Richmond.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Capron's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim 
Doolittle's  (24th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1775; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Nov.  19,  1775. 

BARNEY,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Shaw's  co. ;  service  from  July  5,  1777,  to 
July  25,  1777,  22  days,  at  Slade's  Ferry,  R.  I.,  by  order  of  Gen.  Spencer  and 
Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey. 

BARNEY,  WILLIAM,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Dean's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car 
penter's  regt. ;  service,  1  mo. ;  marched  from  Taunton  via  Rehoboth  and  Bristol 
to  Providence,  R.  I. ;  roll  dated  Nov.  5,  1777. 

BARNEY,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Cobb's  co.,  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Fisher,  3d  regt.,  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 

2  days ;  company  detached  for  4  weeks  service  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARNEY,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Hoskins's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  6,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  31, 1780  ;  service,  2  mos.  27  days ;  company 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  (553 


BAHXEY,  WILLIAM,  2d,  Taunton.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  mustered  by  James 
Leonard,  Muster  Master,  dated  May  16,  1778;  Capt.  Josiah  King's  (7th)  co.,  Col. 
George  "Williams's  regt. ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  complexion,  dark  (also 
given  light)  ;  hair,  brown  ;  eyes,  black;  residence,  Taunton ;  enlistment,  9  months 
from  time  of  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  19,  1778. 

BARXHAM,  GOFREET.  Private,  Capt.  George  Ulmer's  co.,  Col.  James  Hunter's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  '23,  1782;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1782;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  in 
Eastern  department. 

BARXHAM,  GORDON  A.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  return  for  wages,  etc.,  for  June-Dec.,  1782;  time  allowed 
from  April  20,  1782;  reported  deserted  Aug.  25,  1782. 

BARXHAM,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  George  Ulmer's  co.,  Col.  James  Hunter's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  23,  1782;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1782;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  in 
Eastern  department. 

BARNHART,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hicks's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point ;  enlist 
ment,  during  war. 

BARXIBAS,  ISAAC,  Edgartown.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  dated 
Albany,  Jan.  12,  1778;  residence,  Edgartown;  enlisted  for  town  of  Bridgewater; 
mustered  by  Ebenezer  Smith;  joined  Capt.  Benjamin  Warren's  co.,  Col.  Alden's 
regt. ;  reported  deceased. 

BARXOD,  EBEXEZER.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abner  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt. ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780; 
service,  9  days. 

BARXORD,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Aug.,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at  New  Lon 
don,  Conn. 

BARXORD,  SAMUEL,  Bernardston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  [year  not  given]  ; 
Capt.  Sheldon's  co.,  Col.  Wells's  regt. ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  hair, 
black;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BARXORDS,  CASTELOR,  Falmouth.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Barnstable  Co.  as  returned 
by  Joseph  Otis,  Muster  Master,  March  4,  1777;  Capt.  John  Chadwick's  co.,  Col. 
Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  mustered  March  1,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARXS,  AAROX.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  April  26,  1777;  discharged  May  19,  1777;  service,  24 
days;  marched  to  Saratoga  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

BARXS,  AAROX.  Private,  Capt.  William  White's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  18,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  19, 1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  1  day, 
at  Stone  Arabia,  N.  Y. 

BARXS,  AAROX.  Muster  Master's  receipt  dated  Boston,  Sept.  10,  1782;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Dunstable;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARXS,  ABEL,  Ilingham.  Private,  Capt.  Loring's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  April  27,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  12  days ;  also, 
Capt.  Charles  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Fort  No. 
2,  Oct.  5,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  18,  1775. 

BARXS,  ABEL,  Ilingham.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon 
Samson  ;  engaged  Oct.  9,  1777 ;  discharged  May  20, 1778 ;  service,  7  mos.  11  days. 


654  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BARNS,  ABRAHAM,  Northfield  (or  Warwick).  Sergeant,  Capt.  Eldad  Wright's  co.,  CoL 
Samuel  Williams's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  177-"),  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775,  from  Northfield  and  Warwick  to  Cambridge ;  service,  15  days. 

BARNS,  ABRAHAM  (also  given  ABRAM),  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sayers's  co., 
Col.  James  Scammon's  (30th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Aug.,  1775]; 
enlisted  May  3, 1775  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Cambridge,  Oct.  30,  1775. 

BARNS,  ABRAHAM.  Corporal,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  sworn  to  at  Deerrield,  Dec.  10,  1777;  company 
served  at  Ticonderoga  for  3  mos.  from  Sept.  1,  1776. 

BARNS,  ABRAHAM.  Gunner,  Capt.  Joseph  Thomas's  co.,  Col.  John  Lamb's  (2d 
Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  dur 
ing  war;  reported  joined  from  desertion  April  15,  1781. 

BARNS,  ASA,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Cyprian  How's  co.,  CoL  Jonathan  Ward's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  16 
days. 

BARNS,  ASA,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt  ,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775. 

BARNS,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  enlisted 
June  30, 1777 ;  discharged  July  15, 1777 ;  service,  16  days ;  stationed  at  Fort  Ann ; 
roll  sworn  to  at  Lanesborough ;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Brown's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  U,  1777;  service, 
24  days;  also,  Capt.  Ezra  Whittelsey's  co.,  3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt.;  service,  from 
Nov.  5  to  Nov.  7,  1780,  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Saratoga. 

BARNS,  ASA,  Lanesborough.  Captain  of  a  company  in  Col.  Patterson's  regt.,  which 
marched  April  22, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days  ; 
also,  Col.  Benjamin  Haggles  Woodbridge's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Sept.  28,  1775;  also,  pay  roll  for  15  days  service  from  July  13, 
1777;  marched  to  Manchester  on  an  alarm;  al.so,  -ith  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  (2d 
Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  ;  commissioned  Oct.  8,  1779 ; 
also,  1st  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt.;  roll  made  up  from  Oct.  15,  1779; 
discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  com 
pany  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  1-1 
to  Oct.  21,  1780,  7  days,  at  the  Northward;  also,  pay  roll  for  10  days  service  from 
Oct.  26,  1780,  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward;  also,  Colonel;  warrant  to  pay  offi 
cers  and  men  for  service  from  Oct.  to  Nov.,  1781,  dated  June  15,  1785. 

BARNS,  ASA,  Jr.  Private,  Capt,  Asa  Barns's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt.; 
roll  made  up  from  Oct.  16, 1779 ;  discharged  Nov.  21, 1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  10  days ; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARNS,  ASA,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  William  White's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  18,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  10 
days,  at  Stone  Arabia,  N.  Y. 

BARNS,  BENJAMIN,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  (3d  Hingham)  co.,  Col. 
Solomon  Level's  regt. ;  service  from  June  14  to  June  16,  1776,  2  days,  at  Hull; 
also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  June  23  to  June  25,  1776,  2  days,  at  Hull;  also, 
Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  enlisted  July 6, 1776;  rolls 
made  up  to  Dec.  31, 1776 ;  service,  5  mos.  26  days,  at  Hull ;  also,  Capt.  Theophilus 
Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  24,  1777;  discharged  Nov.. 
29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  19  days,  in  Northern  department. 


N   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  655 


BAKXS,  BEXJAMIX,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Anthony 
Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  177f>,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  177-");  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamberlain's  co. ;  marched  on 
the  alarm  at  the  taking  of  Dorchester  Heights,  March  5,  1770;  service,  5  days; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt.;  service,  2  mos.  6 
days,  in  April,  May  and  June,  1777,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched  to 
Tiverton,  II.  I. 

BARNS,  BEXJAMIX,  Maryborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Morse's  co.  of  volunteers, 
Col.  Jonathan  Read's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  2,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1777;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  7  days;  marched  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Gates. 

BARXS,  BEXJAMIX,  Aslifield.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Milieu's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  28,  1777,  to  Sept.  G,  1779; 
reported  deserted  but  returned  to  service  July,  1780. 

BARXS,  BEXJAMIX,  Granville.  2d  Corporal,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Danielson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  May  G,  177">;  service, 
3  mos.  3  days  ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  G,  177"> ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  22,  177">;  also,  2d 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Aaron  Coe's  5th  (also  given  9th)  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  (3d 
Hampshire  Co..)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  April  2G, 
1776;  also,  Capt.  Coe's  co.,  Col.  Mosley's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.,  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson;  enlisted  Oct.  21,  1776;  returned  Nov.  17,  1776; 
service,  28  days,  with  Northern  army;  also,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co.,  Col. 
Mosley's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  9,  1777  ;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777  ;  service,  39  days  ; 
marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  17  to 
Aug.  19,  1777,  -i  days;  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm;  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
Sloper's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  If),  1779;  discharged 
Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at  Claverack  ;  enlistment,  3  months;  com 
pany  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army;  also,  Captain,  Col.  David  Moseley's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  service  from  June  12  to  June  17,  1782,  G  days,  quelling 
the  mob  at  Northampton. 

BARXS,  BEXJAMIX,  Jr.,  Plymouth.  Private,  Lieut.  Stephen  Churchill's  co.,  which 
marched  April  20,  177-3,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177f>,  to  Marshfield; 
service,  7  days. 

BARXS,  BEXJAMIX,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co. ;  service  from  Nov.  30  to  Dec. 
31,  1776,  1  mo.,  at  Hull. 

BARXS,  CAXTKRHUKV.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  2i,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  19  days, 
in  Northern  department. 

BARXS,  CAXTEIUU-RY.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Baxter's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.,  Gen. 
Level's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  f>,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  14,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 
13  days ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Braintree. 

BARXS,  CAX'TS.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  (Suffolk 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,1780;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARXS,  COMFORT,  New  Ashford.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Babbit's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  9,  1777;  discharged  July  29,  1777; 
service,  21  days ;  marched  to  Manchester ;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  Col.  John 
Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  8,  1777; 
service,  16  days;  company  called  out  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates;  marched  to 
Bennington,  from  thence  escorted  169  prisoners  to  Springfield  by  order  of  Gen.. 
Lincoln. 


656  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


BARXS,  CORBAX,  Plymouth.  Private,  Lieut.  Stephen  Churchill's  co.,  which  inarched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield;  service, 
7  days. 

BARNS,  CORBEX.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
marched  Oct.  19,1778;  discharged  Dec.  11,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  26  days,  at  Castle 
Island. 

BARXS,  CORBIX.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Rider's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Aug.  25,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1.  1780;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Con 
tinental  Army. 

BARXS,  CORXELIUS,  Jr.,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  (3d  Hingham)  co., 
Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt.;  company  assembled  at  Dorchester,  March  -4,  1776; 
service,  4  days. 

BARXS,  CRO.MWKLL,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BARXS,  CROMWELL.  Private,  Capt.  "William  Bird's  co.,  Col.  Webb's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  17,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos  24  days  ;  regiment  raised 
in  Suffolk  and  Middlesex  counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
3  months. 

BARXS,  DAXIEL,  New  Providence.  Private,  Capt.  Abiathar  Angel's  co.,  Col.  David 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  1  week  ;  also,  Capt.  John  "Wright's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  D. 
Brewer's)  9th  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Rox- 
bury,  Nov.  2,  1775. 

BARXS,  DAXIFL,  Marlborough.  Captain  of  a  company,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19, 1775 ;  service,  7days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  26, 1775 ;  also, 
order  for  cartridge  boxes  dated  Cambridge,  June  18,  1775  ;  also,  Gen.  "Ward's  regt. ; 
returns  for  rations  dated  July  30  and  Aug.  1,  1775;  also,  Col.  Jonathan  "Ward's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  13  weeks  6 
days  ;  also,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  (15th)  rest. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  May  0,  1779;  reported  a  supernumerary;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Jan.-Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island;  reported  on  com 
mand  at  Albany  ;  also,  return  of  officers  for  clothing  dated  Boston,  May  25,  1778  ; 
also,  pay  abstracts  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  and  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Providence. 

BARXS,  DAXIEL,  Brookfield.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jonathan  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peter  Harwood's  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Learned's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Brookfield,  Nov.  21,  1775;  also, 
return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co., 
Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  17,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's 
reii't. ;  enlistment.  3  years;  also,  Corporal,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  root. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  3,  1777; 
reported  deserted. 

BARXS,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted  June 
29.  1777;  discharged  July  21,  1777;  service,  23  days,  under  Gen.  Schuyler;  also, 
Capt.  John  King's  co..  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  21,  1777; 
discharged  Aug.  15,  1777  ;  service,  25  days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       657 

BARNS,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co. ;  enlisted  Ana;.  21,  1777;  discharged 
Oct.  21, 1777 ;  service,  2  mos. ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  marched  to  Manchester,  Vt., 
thence  to  Allington,  thence  to  Stillwater  by  order  of  Gen.  Lincoln ;  joined  Gen. 
John  Ashley's  regt.  and  marched  to  Bolton's  Rills. 

BARNS,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Waterhouse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  March  30,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  9  days,  at  Winter  Hill;  com 
pany  detached  from  militia. 

BARNS,  EHENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  31,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
6  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

BARNS,  EDWARD.  Major;  order  for  cartridge  boxes  to  be  delivered  to  Capt.  James 
Mellen  of  Col.  Ward's  regt.,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  18,  177");  also, 
Lieutenant  Colonel,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  engaged  May  20,  1775;  roll 
made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  17  days.  Roll  dated  Dorchester. 

BARNS,  ELIAS.  Capt.  Wheeler's  co.,  4th  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  Sept.  and  Oct., 
1770,  dated  North  Castle ;  also,  receipts  for  wages  for  Sept.-Dec.,  1776 ;  also,  re 
ceipt  for  mileage,  dated  Feb.  1,  1777. 

BARNS,  ELIAS.  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt.;  enlisted  July 
7,  1777  ;  service,  5  mos.  28  days. 

BARNS,  ELIAS,  Concord.  Private,  Col.  Sheldon's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Aug.  30,  1780;  also,  Col.  Sheldon's  regt.  of  light 
dragoons;  pay  abstract  for  Oct.-Dec.,  1780,  dated  Boston;  enlistment,  during 
war ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army,  dated  Jan.  28,  1781 ;  2d 
regt.  of  light  dragoons ;  enlisted  March  2,  1778,  by  Capt.  Crafts ;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

BARNS,  ELIJAH,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Danielson's  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  31,  1775. 

BARNS,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  pay 
roll  for  service  from  Aug.  2, 1778,  to  Sept.  13,  1778, 1  mo.  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BARNS,  ELIJAH,  New  Braintree.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Hunter's  co., 
Col.  Keyes's  regt.;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupa 
tion,  farmer;  residence,  New  Braintree;  enlisted  March  10,  1781;  enlistment, 
3  years. 

BARNS,  ELISHA,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co., 
Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  20,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777, 
guarding  stores  at  Boston;  also,  receipt  for  mileage,  etc.,  from  Albany  home, 
dated  Marlborough,  March  14,  1777 ;  service  in  Capt.  Gates's  co. 

BARNS,  ENSIGN,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  (3d  Hingham)  co.,  Col. 
Solomon  Lovell's  regt.;  company  assembled  at  Dorchester  March  4,  1776;  ser 
vice,  4  days. 

BARNS,  FRANCIS,  Westborough  (probably).  List  of  men  returned  as  belonging  to  the 
train  band  [year  not  given] . 

BARXS,  GILES,  East  Hoosac.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloane's  co.,  Col.  John  Patter 
son's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  14 
days;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  9,  1777;  discharged  July  31,  1777;  service,  23 
days ;  regiment  sent  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Ticonderoga ;  also,  Capt. 
Ezra  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Sirnonds's  regt.;  service  from  Oct.  13  to  Oct.  22,  1780, 


658  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BARNS,  GILES,  continued. 

9  days ;  marched  to  Castleton  on  an  alarm  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows ;  also,  Quarter 
master,  Col.  Asa  Barns's  regt. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men  for  service  from 
Oct.  to  Nov.,  1781,  dated  June  15,  1785. 

BARNS,  HENRY.  Capt.  Edward  Fettyplace's  co.  of  coast  guards ;  list  of  men  appearing 
on  a  memorandum  of  beef  delivered  Feb.  18,  1777. 

BARNS,  HEZEKIAH,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  marched  to  the  Northward  Oct.  14,  1780;  ser 
vice,  7  days;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Timothy  Read's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barns's  regt.; 
marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Stillwater  Oct.  13,  1781 ;  service,  10  days ;  also, 
Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Barns's  regt.;  marched  from  Lanesborough  to 
Saratoga  Oct.  29,  1781,  on  an  alarm;  service,  11  days. 

BARNS,  ISAAC,  Plymouth.  Private,  Lieut.  Stephen  Churchill's  co.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshh'eld ;  service, 
7  days. 

BARNS,  JA3IES,  Pelham.  Private,  Capt.  David  Cowden's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles 
AVoodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  17 
days ;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Pelham,  June  7,  1776 ;  reported  went  to 
Quebec  with  Col.  Arnold's  regt. 

BARNS,  JAMES,  Amherst.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Reiiben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  (4th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.,  dated  South 
Hadley,  May  28, 1777 ;  joined  Capt.  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  enlistment, 
3  years. 

BARNS,  JAMES.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  John  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  age,  27  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair, 
dark;  occupation,  husbandman ;  birthplace,  Ireland;  enlisted  Nov.  11,  1776,  at 
Ticonderoga,  by  Maj.  Fraizer ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Mills's 
co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan-April,  1781,  dated  Garrison  at  West 
Point;  reported  with  the  infantry  in  April,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1781 ; 
reported  with  the  infantry;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1781,  dated  Camp  Phillips- 
burgh;  reported  with  the  light  infantry;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated 
Camp  at  Dobbs's  Ferry;  reported  with  the  light  infantry;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Aug.,  1781,  sworn  to  at  Camp  Peekskill ;  reported  with  light  infantry ;  also,  mus 
ter  roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  reported  with  light  infantry;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct. 
and  Nov.,  1781,  and  Jan.,  1782,  dated  Hutts ;  reported  transferred  to  light  infantry 
in  Jan.,  1782 ;  also,  1st  regt. ;  return  of  men  at  New  Windsor  Hospital  Feb.,  1783. 

BARNS,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Barns's  co.,  Col.  David  Moseley's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  June  12  to  June  17,  1782,  6  days,  quelling  the  rnob 
at  Northampton. 

BARNS,  JOHN.  Capt.  Selah  Heart's  co.,  Col.  Walcut's  regt.;  receipt  for  wages  for 
2  mos.  in  1775. 

BARNS,  JOHN.  Capt.  Samuel  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

BARNS,  JOHN,  New  Haven.  Capt.  James  Horton's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.  of  artificers ; 
enlisted  Dec.  12, 1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  company  reported  to  be  of  Connecticut ; 
roll  dated  July  20,  1780. 

BARNS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lincoln 
Co.)  regt. ;  service,  14  days,  at  Machias,  on  3  alarms ;  discharged  Sept.  17  [year 
not  given]  ;  roll  sworn  to  Feb.  25,  1778. 

BARNS,  JOHN.  Seaman,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker;  en 
gaged  Dec.  14,  1778;  reported  "run"  Dec.  15,  1778. 


IN   THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  659 


BARNS,  JOHN.  Muster  Master's  return  made  by  John  Gushing,  Muster  Master  for 
Essex  Co.,  dated  Boxford,  Dec.  8,  1779;  enlisted  for  town  of  Lynn;  enlistment, 
9  months. 

BARNS,  JOHN,  Wrentham  (also  given  Chatham).  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co., 
Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  30,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  Oct.  31, 
1777;  service,  1  mo.  2  days;  roll  dated  Wrentham;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's 
(9th)  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Dec.  6,  1777,  to  May  16,  1779;  reported  deserted  May  16,  1779;  also,  muster 
roll  dated  Pawtuxet,  May  4,  1779;  reported  on  command  with  Gen.  Sullivan's 
baggage. 

BARNS,  JOHN.  Capt.  Wadsworth's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1779;  discharged  Jan.l,  1780; 
enlistment,  9  months. 

BARNS,  JOHN,  York.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  mouths  men  raised  by  the  town  of  York  for  ser 
vice  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  6, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct. 
26,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  8  days. 

BARNS,  JOHN,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bradford's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  3, 1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Koxbury,  Nov.  9, 
1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen. 
Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 
1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Plympton  for  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  4,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  6, 
1780;  service,  5  mos.  14  days. 

BARNS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Drew's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ; 
muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh  ;  enlisted  April  5,  1781 ; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

BARNS,  JOHN,  Jr.,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  (3d  Hingham)  co.,  Col. 
Solomon  Level's  regt. ;  service  from  June  23  to  June  25,  1776,  2  days,  at  Hull. 

BARNS,  JONATHAN,  Brookfield.  Captain  of  a  company  in  Col.  Jonathan  Warner's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  returned  home  May  1,  1775;  ser 
vice,  9  days. 

BARNS,  JONATHAN,  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Winter  Hill,  Jan.  15,  1776;  also,  Capt. 
Charles  Miles' s  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc., 
from  Ticonderoga,  sworn  to  Feb.  16,  1777. 

BARNS,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  7,  1777  ;  service,  5  mos.  28  days. 

BARNS,  JONATHAN,  Brookfield.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  (9th)  co.,  Col. 
James  Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  com 
missioned  Aug.  16,  1777. 

BARNS,  JONATHAN,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Danforth's  co.  of  volunteers,  Col. 
Convers's  regt. ;  marched  from  Brookfield  to  join  Gen.  Gates's  army  Sept.  23, 
1777;  service,  22  days. 

BARNS,  JONATHAN,  Brookfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co. 
for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill ;  Capt.  Gilbert's 
co.,  Col.  Converse's  regt.;  age,  37  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
residence,  Brookfield ;  list  dated  May  26,  1778. 


660  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARNS,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  North  Kingston,  Nov.  6,  1778;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1, 
1779. 

BARXS,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lakin's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light 
Infantry)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  13,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  16, 1779;  service,  2  mos. 
8  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARNS,  JONATHAN.  List  of  men  who  were  at  the  capture  of  Gen.  Burgoyne  [year  not 
given] . 

BARNS,  JONATHAN,  Jr.,  Maryborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Brigham's  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cam 
bridge  ;  service,  7  days. 

BARNS,  JOSEPH,  Hopkinton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days. 

BARNS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Dexter's  co.,  Col.  Learned's  regt.;  pay  ab 
stract  for  mileage  from  New  Braintree  and  return,  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Jan., 
1776. 

BARNS,  JOSEPH,  Lanesborough.  Captain,  3d  (1st  Lanesborough)  co.,  2d  Berkshire  Co. 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  May  4,  1776 ;  also,  Col. 
Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  April  26,  1777;  discharged 
May  19,  1777;  service,  24  days;  marched  to  Saratoga  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen. 
Gates. 

BARNS,  JOSEPH,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Patterson's  regt., 
which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service, 
25  days;  also,  Capt.  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  17,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  16  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  28,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  13,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Barns's  co. ; 
pay  roll  for  15  days  service  from  July  13,  1777;  marched  to  Manchester  on  an 
alarm;  also,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co. ;  service,  6  days,  in  Aug.,  1777;  marched 
from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck  on  an  alarm. 

BARNS,  JOSEPH.  Cooper,  sloop  "Republic,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Isaac  Bartlett; 
portage  bill  for  voyage  to  West  Indies  dated  Boston,  July  28,  1777;  engaged 
July  8,  1777 ;  service,  20  days. 

BARNS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  (Plym 
outh  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  April  6,  1778 ;  discharged  July  2,  1778 ;  service,  2  mos. 
28  days ;  stationed  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

BARNS,  JOSEPH,  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Miles's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  from  Ticonderoga,  sworn  to  Feb.  16,  1777; 
also,  Capt.  Daniel  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Reed's  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  April  2, 
1778;  roll  made  up  to  July  3.  1778;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  at  Cambridge. 

BARNS,  JOSEPH,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co. ;  service,  6  days,  in  Aug., 
1777 ;  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck  on  an  alarm. 

BARNS,  JOSHUA,  Brookfield.  Bombardier,  Capt.  William  Todd's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1776,  to  May  8,  1776,  3  mos.  7 
days;  also,  return  dated  Boston,  Dec.  16,  1776. 

BARNS,  JOSHUA.  Corporal,  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  marched 
from  Brookfield  to  Bennington  and  Half  Moon  July  30,  1777;  enlistment,  1  mo. ; 
reported  deserted. 

BARNS,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  Newell's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.,  Gen.  Warner's 
brigade ;  enlisted  Nov.  3,  1778 ;  discharged  Nov.  18, 1778 ;  service,  15  days,  guard 
ing  troops  of  convention  from  Rutland  to  Entield,  Conn. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  661 

BARNS,  JOSIAH,  Dudley.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Healy's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Hol- 
man's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  30  days  service  at  Fort  Edward,  Oct.  17,  1777  ;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from 
the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  7,  1778 ;  Capt.  Carter's  (also  given  Capt. 
Healy's)  co.,  Col.  Holman's  regt. ;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  0  in.;  complexion, 
light  (also  given  dark)  ;  residence,  Dudley ;  return  made  by  Capt.  William  Carter. 

BARNS,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Lieut.  Judah  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Lothrop's  regt.; 
marched  from  Halifax  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  9,  1776;  service,  15 
days. 

BARNS,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Erastus  Sargent's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25,  1777 ;  enlisted  Dec.  16, 
1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March  in,  1777;  reported  left  sick  at  Saratoga  Jan. 

1,  1777,  sick  at  Stockbridge  Feb.  25,  1777,  also  reported  discharged  March  22, 
1777. 

BARNS,  LEMUEL,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Harlow's  co.,  which  marched  April 
20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  11  days ; 
also,  Capt.  Peleg  "Wads  worth's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  (16th)  regt.;  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's  co.,  Col. 
Abijah  Stearns's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  marched  April  7,  1778;  discharged  July 

2,  1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  27  days,  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

BARNS,  LEMUEL,  Stockbridge.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Increase  Hewins's  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Stockbridge;  enlisted 
for  town  of  West  Stockbridge;  joined  Capt.  Moses  Ashley's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Vose's  regt. 

BARNS,  MARK.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's  (1st  Rhode 
Island)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.,  Feb.  and  March,  1778;  enlistment,  during 
war. 

BARNS,  MARK,  Winslow.  Private,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  (late  Capt.  Jacob  Allen's) 
co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war; 
reported  deserted  March  1,  1777. 

BARNS,  MOSES,  Greenwich.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  31,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  6  days. 

BARNS,  MOSES,  Woburn  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt. ;  list  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.,  1776,  to  Feb.,  1777,  3  mos.,  guarding  stores 
at  Boston. 

BARNS,  MOSES,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Lieut.  Joseph  Farnam's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Pawlet  Sept.  5, 
1777;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1777;  service,  26  days;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
enlisted  from  Berkshire  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival 
at  Fishkill,  June  9, 1778 ;  Capt.  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Diamond's  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Lanesborough ;  reported  mustered  by 
Trueman  Wheeler,  Muster  Master. 

BARNS,  MOSES,  Marlborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Barns's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  40  days ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Cran- 
son's  co.,  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Prospect 
Hill;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Prospect  Hill;  also,  company 
return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6, 1775  ;  also,  Captain,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Peirce's 
regt. ;  enlisted  May  24, 1779;  roll  made  up  to  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  7  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  2  months. 

BARNS,  MOSES.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Hobby's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  Camp  Providence. 


662  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

BARNS,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  William 
White,  Col.  Miles  Powell's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  23,  1779;  dis 
charged  Sept.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn. 

BARNS,  MOSES,  Boston.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Middlesex 
Co.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Boston ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Acton. 

BARNS,  MOSES,  Boston  (also  given  Natick) .  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co.,  Col. 
John  Patterson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  7  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Oct.  30,  1775. 

BARNS,  MOSES,  Jr.  Capt.  Selah  Heart's  co.,  Col.  Walcut's  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages  for 
2  mos.  service  in  1775. 

BARNS,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Kirkland's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  22  days;  com 
pany  raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BARNS,  NATHAN,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  returned  home 
May  1,  1775;  service,  16  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Packard's  co.,  Col.  David 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  6  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  Capt. 
Packard's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  D.  Brewer's)  regt.;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  27,  1775 ;  also,  Capt. 
Edmund  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  enlisted  May  5,  1777;  dis 
charged  July  6,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of 
their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  7,  1778;  Capt.  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Converse's  regt.; 
age,  37  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Brookfield  (North 
Precinct) ;  mustered  May  19,  1778,  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master,  for  ser 
vice  under  Gen.  Washington. 

BARNS,  NATHANIEL.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Stephen  Churchill's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  (1st  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned 
Oct.  28,  1778. 

BARNS,  NOAH.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Merriman's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  15,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  14  days. 

BARNS,  OLIVER,  Northborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Wood's  co.,  Gen.  Ward's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  22  days. 

BARNS,  OLIVER.  Private,  Capt.  Wheeler's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt.;  return  of 
men  in  service  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1776,  dated  North  Castle;  also,  receipts  for  wages, 
for  Sept.-Dec.,  1776;  also,  order  for  wages,  etc.,  dated  Concord,  March  12,  1777. 

BARNS,  PETER  WOODING.  Capt.  Edward  Fettyplace's  co. ;  list  of  men  dated  Aug.  26, 
1777;  also,  list  of  men  appearing  on  a  memorandum  of  beef  delivered  Dec.  31, 
1777. 

BARNS,  PHINEAS,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  David  Pixley's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  30,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  July  26,  1777;  service,  27  days,  in 
Northern  department. 

BARNS,  RICHARD,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Morse's  co.,  Maj.  Gen.  Ward's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days;  also,  list 
of  men  returned  as  belonging  to  alarm  list  [year  not  given] . 

BARNS,  RICHARD,  Southborough.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  20,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BARNS,  RICHARD.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Newton's  (Cavalry)  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt.; 
service  from  Aug.  21  to  Aug.  26,  1777,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 


IX  THE  WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  663 

BARNS,  ROBERT.  Capt.  Joel  Smith's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  30,  1775. 

BARNS,  ROSWELL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Francis's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  22,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  13,  1777;  service,  23  days. 

BARNS,  ROSWELL,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col.  Brown's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.,  commanded  by  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde;  enlisted  July  8,  1777; 
discharged  July  26,  1777 ;  service,  19  days ;  marched  from  Stockbridge  on  the 
evacuation  of  Ticonderoga ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Berkshire 
Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  May  31, 
1778;  Capt.  Whittelsey's  co.,  Col.  Rossiter's  regt.;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft.; 
complexion,  light;  residence,  Stockbridge;  also,  Capt.  Ezra  Whittelsey's  co.,  3d 
Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  enlisted  Nov.  5,  1780;  service,  2  days ;  marched  on  an  alarm 
at  Saratoga. 

BARNS,  ROSWELL.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  23, 1780 ;  discharged 
Nov.  7, 1780 ;  service,  16  days ;  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm.  Roll  sworn 
to  at  Sheffield. 

BARNS,  SAMUEL,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Hamilton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Brewer's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  service  from  Aug.  3  to  Sept.  30,  1776,  1  mo.  29 
days  ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  Fort  Edward  home,  dated  Brookfield, 
Feb.  6,  1777. 

BARNS,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  Oilman's  co.,  4th  regt. ;  receipt  for  money  due  dated  Feb.  1, 
1777.  [See  Samuel  Burns.] 

BARNS,  SAMUEL,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  5, 1777 ;  discharged  July  6, 1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  7  days, 
at  Rhode  Island. 

BARNS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  21  days. 

BARNS,  SAMUEL,  Conway.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Hampshire  Co. 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779 ;  Capt.  Whitney's  co. ;  age,  43  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Conway;  enlistment,  9  months;  deliv 
ered  to  Col.  Wells  (also  given  Lieut.  R.  Lilley). 

BARNS,  SAMUEL,  Conway.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Lieut.  Col.  David  Wells,  sworn  to 
Aug.  3, 1780 ;  Capt.  Whitney's  co. ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. ;  complexion,  dark ; 
residence,  Conway ;  mustered  for  service  at  Claverack ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BARNS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  5,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  15  days,  at  West  Point; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

BARNS,  SAMUEL,  Conway.  Private,  Capt.  J.  Blanchard's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780 ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Carr's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  return  for  clothing 
for  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Hutts,  West  Point,  Jan.  28, 
1781;  age,  44  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  hair,  dark;  occupation, 
cordwainer ;  residence,  Conway;  enlisted  Dec.  7,  1779,  by  Capt.  Carr;  joined 
Capt.  Blanchard's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (also  given  9th)  regt. ;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

BARNS,  SAMUEL,  Maiden.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ephraim  Cleavland's  co.,  Col.  Michael 
Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  6, 1777,  to 
Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  list  of  men  dated  Boston,  April  27, 1777 ;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's 
co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  by  Maj.  Keith  at 
Soldier's  Fortune;  age,  23  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair, 


664  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARNS,  SAMUEL,  continued. 

brown;  occupation,  blockmaker;  residence,  Maiden;  enlisted  March  11,  1779; 
joined  Lieut.  E.  Smith's  (also  given  Capt.  Wade's)  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's 
(8th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BARNS,  SAMUEL.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Feb.  10,  1783,  signed  by  Mungo  Mackay  and 
others,  asking  that  said  Barns  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  brigantine 
"  Hazard;  "  ordered  in  Council,  Feb.  10,  1783,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

BARNS,  SILAS,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Cyprian  How's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  4  days. 

BARNS,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Belding's  co.,  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  8,  1777;  discharged  July  21,  1777;  service,  14  days,  with  Northern  army. 

BARNS,  SILAS,  West  Stockbridge.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Berkshire  Co. 
for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  May  31,  1778; 
Capt.  Hewins's  co.,  Col.  Rochester's  legt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  com 
plexion,  dark ;  residence,  West  Stockbridge ;  reported  mustered  by  Trueman 
Wheeler,  Muster  Master;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Ambrose  Hill's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Miles  Powell's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  18,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  22, 
1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn. 

BARNS,  SILAS,  Brookfield.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  sen-ice  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

BARNS,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  David  Rosseter's  co.,  Gen.  John 
Fellows's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  20,  1781;  service,  11 
days;  marched  to  reinforce  Gen.  Stark  at  Stillwater;  also,  Capt.  Bacon's  co.,  Col. 
Caleb  Hyde's  regt.,  Gen.  Rosseter's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  20,  1781;  discharged 
Oct.  28,  1781 ;  service,  9  days,  at  Stillwater. 

BARNS,  SOLOMON,  Brookfield.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jonathan  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  returned  home 
May  1,  1775;  service,  16  days;  also,  Capt.  Newell's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's 
regt.,  Gen.  Warner's  brigade;  enlisted  Nov.  3,  1778;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1778; 
service,  15  days,  guarding  troops  of  convention  from  Rutland  to  Enfield,  Conn. 

BARNS,  SPENCER,  Rehoboth.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780.  [See  Spencer  Bears.] 

BARNS,  STEPHEN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Berkshire  Oct.  20,  1780 ;  service,  3  days. 

BARNS,  THOMAS,  Upton.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Taft's  co.,  Col.  Silas  Wheelock's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  8  days. 

BARNS,  THOMAS,  Upton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Bachelor's  co.,  Col.  Read's  regt. ;  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BARNS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Sargent's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  Feb.  15, 
1779;  discharged  May  15, 1779;  service,  3  mos.,  at  and  about  Boston,  under  Maj. 
Gen.  Gates. 

BARNS,  THOMAS,  Sanford.  List  of  men  mustered  from  York  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Wells, 
Muster  Master,  dated  July  2,  1777;  Capt.  John  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's 
regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  (late 
Alden's)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  15,  1777; 
reported  died  Jan.  1,  1778. 


IN   THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  665 


BARNS,  THOMAS,  Stockbridge.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Increase  Hewins's  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Stock  bridge;  enlisted  for 
town  of  West  Stockbridge;  joined  Capt.  Moses  Ashley's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's 
regt. 

BARNS,  THOMAS,  Boston.  Boy,  ship  "Essex  "  (privateer),  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Cathcart;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June  12,  1780;  age,  16  yrs.; 
residence,  Boston. 

BAHNS,  THOMAS.  Captain,  Col.  John  Mansfield's  regt.;  commissioned  May  27,  1775; 
also,  Major,  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  26  mos.  6  days  as  Captain  in 
Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt.,  9  mos.  24  days  as  Major;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Nixon's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Sept.  2,  1777;  also,  pay  abstract 
for  rations  from  June  11  to  Aug.  31,  1777,  82  days,  dated  Albany;  also,  muster 
roll  dated  Albany,  Dec.  31,  1777;  reported  furloughed  by  Gen.  Gates  for  2  mos. 
from  Nov.  25,  1777;  also,  muster  roll  dated  May  4,  1778;  reported  on  command 
at  Harrison's  Purchase;  also,  return  dated  Boston,  Nov.  21,  1778;  also,  return 
dated  Camp  near  Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779;  also,  Light  Infantry  co.,  Col.  Nixon's 
(6th)  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  June-Oct.,  1779;  reported  promoted  to  Major;  com 
missioned  March  6,  1779,  and  transferred  to  12th  regt.  March  10,  1779. 

BARNS,  TIMOTHY,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  M.  Littlefield's  co.,  Col.  Moulton's 
regt.,  which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also,  Capt. 
Samuel  Sayers's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's  (30th)  regt. ;  company  return  [prob 
ably  Aug.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  May  3,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiva 
lent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  30,  1775. 

BARNS,  WILLIAM,  Hopkinton.  Fifer,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service,  12  days;  also,  Capt. 
Henry  Lealand's  co.,  Col.  Willis's  regt.;  receipt  for  wages  dated  Hopkinton, 
Feb.  5,  1776. 

BARNS,  WILLIAM,  Plymouth.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jesse  Harlow's  co.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19.  1775,  to  Marshfield;  service, 
7  days ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Harlow's  co. ;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  from  Aug.  31, 
1776;  stationed  at  Plymouth. 

BARNS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Turner's  co. ;  service,  3  mos.,  from  June  10 
to  Sept.  10,  1776. 

BARNS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  en 
listed  June  30, 1777 ;  discharged  July  25,  1777  ;  service,  26  days,  at  Fort  Ann  ;  roll 
sworn  to  at  Lanesborough ;  also,  Lieut.  Joseph  Farnam's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  5,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  30, 
1777;  service,  26  days;  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Pawlet. 

BARNS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Rowley's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  26,  1777;  service,  27  days,  at 
Fort  Ann,  on  an  alarm  at  Ticonderoga;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  5  to 
Sept.  29,  1777,  24  days,  at  the  Northward  of  Pawlet. 

BARNS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Winchester's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  21  days, 
in  Northern  department. 

BARNS,  WILLIAM,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's 
regt. ;  service,  29  days,  between  July  30  and  Sept.  2,  1777;  marched  from  Brook- 
field  to  Bennington  and  Half  Moon ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from 
Worcester  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill, 
June  7,  1778;  Capt.  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Converse's  regt.;  age,  28  yrs.;  stature, 


666  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


BARNS,  WILLIAM,  continued. 

5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Brookfield  (North  Precinct) ;  enlisted 
to  serve  under  Gen.  Washington ;  reported  mustered  May  19,  1778,  by  Thomas 
Newhall,  Muster  Master. 

BARNS,  WILLIAM.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jesse  Sturtevant's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ;  service, 
2  mos.  5  days,  from  April  28,  1777,  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  dated  Halifax ;  also, 
Capt.  William  Crow  Cotton's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt.; 
enlisted  July  29,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  16  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  pay  roll  for  2  days  service  guarding  prisoners  from 
the  "  Somerset;  "  roll  dated  Plymouth,  Nov.  10,  1778. 

BARNS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  George  Rogers's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Jordan's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  23,  1779 ;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.,  at  Falmouth. 

BARNS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Gleason's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
return  dated  North  Kingston,  June  26,  1777. 

BARNS,  WILLIAM,  Roxbury.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Rox- 
bury  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  June  27,  1780 ; 
discharged  Dec.  10,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  25  days. 

BARNS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1780,  dated  Camp  Orange  Town;  enlisted  July  5, 
1780;  enlistment,  6  months;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1780. 

BARNS,  ZACCHEUS.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Harlow's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  29,  1776 ;  service, 
1  mo.  3  days,  at  Plymouth. 

BARNS,  ZACCHEUS.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Crow  Cotton's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
(Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  29,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778;  service, 
1  mo.  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARNS,  ZURIEL.  List  of  men  raised  by  Joseph  Dimuck  to  defend  the  town  of  Fal 
mouth,  Barnstable  Co. ;  enlisted  June  10, 1782 ;  discharged  Nov.  15, 1782 ;  service, 
5  mos.  5  days. 

BARNUM,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Barnam,  Barnham.j 

BARNUM,  CALEB,  Taunton.  Chaplain,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt.;  engaged  May  3, 
1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  5  days ;  also,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  rations  from  Jan.  1,  1776,  to  April  1,  1776,  dated  New  York. 

BARNUM,  JABEZ.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  20,  1780 ;  service,  3  days ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Berkshire. 

BARNUM,  MOSES,  Stockbridge.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Goodrich's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Cambridge;  service,  14  days;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May 
5,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  3  days ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ezra  Whittelsey's  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  David  Rossiter's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  13  to  Aug.  18, 
1777,  5  days ;  marched  to  Bennington. 

BARNUM,  STEPHEN,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  discharged  March  22, 
1777;  service,  96  days,  at  Ticonderoga ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777;  also, 
Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co. ;  marched  to  Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an 
alarm;  service,  6  days;  also,  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt.;  marched 
on  an  alarm  at  Berkshire  Oct.  13,  1780;  service,  6  days. 

BARNUM,  THOMAS,  Lanesborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co. ;  marched  to 
Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm;  service,  6  days;  also,  Capt.  Brown's 
co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Berkshire  Oct.  13, 
1780;  service,  6  days;  also,  Capt.  Noah  Hinman's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barns's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  Oct.  15,  1781 ;  service,  10  days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       667 

BARNY,  CHRISTOPHER.  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ;  marched 
on  a  secret  expedition  under  Maj.  Gen.  Spencer  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct. 
30,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  day;  stationed  at  Tiverton,  II.  I. 

BARNY,  ISRAEL.  Drummer,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Ide's  co.,  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Fisher,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  15,  1779; 
service,  1  mo.,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  detached  for  4  weeks  service. 

BARNY,  ISRAEL,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  116  days  rations  from  date  of  enlistment,  Feb.  20,  1777,  to 
June  16,  1777,  dated  Boston. 

BARNY,  JOHN,  Boston.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Middlesex 
Co.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Boston ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Holliston. 

BARNY,  JONATHAN,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Perry's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  (22d) 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiva 
lent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

BARNY,  JONATHAN,  Boston.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year  not 
given]  ;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted  for  town  of  Holliston. 

BARNY,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ;  marched 
on  a  secret  expedition  under  Maj.  Gen.  Spencer  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct. 
30,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

BARNY,  JOS'H,  Lexington.  Private,  Light  Infantry  co.,  (late)  Col.  Wigglesworth's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Willington's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Oct.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Providence,  May  5,  1779 ;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Pills- 
bury's  (Light  Infantry)  co. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BARNY,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Drown's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  116  days  rations  from  date  of  enlistment,  Feb.  20,  1777,  to  June  16, 

1777,  dated  Boston. 

BARNY,  PELEG.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ;  marched 
on  a  secret  expedition  under  Maj.  Gen.  Spencer  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct. 
30,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

BARNY,  SAMUEL,  Pittsfield.  Capt.  William  Francis's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  went  to 
Stillwater  Sept.  30,  1777,  and  were  dismissed  Oct.  10,  1777 ;  service,  1  week  4 
days ;  also,  list  of  men  who  were  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  May  19, 

1778,  and  were  dismissed  Feb.  19,  1779. 

BARNY,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  1,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  2,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  1  day,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARON,  BENJAMIN,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Varnum's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  16,  1777,  to  Oct.  31,  1779; 
reported  as  serving  4  mos.  25  days  as  Private,  26  mos.  20  days  as  Corporal. 

BARON,  GEORGE.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Lillie's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  list  of 
pensioners  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1787;  pensioned  Sept.  1,  1782. 

BARON,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  John  Howard's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Saratoga  home,  allowed  in  Council,  March 
12,  1777. 

BARON,  NATHAN,  Ashby.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Stone's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  14  days. 


668  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAROTT,  JONATHAN.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Winship's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  22,  1775. 

BAROW,  AMOS,  Westfield.  Private,  Capt.  Henry's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BAROW,  ZADOC,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  Calvin  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  27,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Dec.  15,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  19 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BAROWS,  ABNER.  Private,  Capt.  Perez  Churchill's  co.,  Col.  Daggett's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  25,  1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  2,  1778 ;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

BAROWS,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  John  Bridgham's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  11,  1775. 

BARR,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bar,  Burr.] 

BARR,  AARON,  Murray  field.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Avery's  co.,  which  marched  April 
21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  company 
raised  in  Shelburne,  Myrifield  and  Charlemont ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army 
April  27,  1775;  also,  Capt.  H.  Maxwell's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt.;  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  as  first  man  killed  at  Bunker  Hill,  June  17, 
1775. 

BARR,  ALEXANDER.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Low's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  19, 1777 ;  service,  6  days, 
at  Bennington. 

BARR,  DARIUS,  Myrifield  (also  given  New  Braintree) .  Private,  Capt.  John  Granger's 
co.  of  minute  men;  Col.  Jonathan  Warner's  regt.;  enlisted  April  19,  1775;  ser 
vice,  1  week;  also,  Capt.  Granger's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  week,  6  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiva 
lent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov.  9,  1775. 

BARR,  DARIUS.  Private,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells' s  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  sworn  to  at  Deerfield  Dec.  10,  1777  ;  company  served  at 
Ticonderoga  for  3  mos.  from  Sept.  1,  1776. 

BARR,  DARIUS,  Charlemont.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Taylor's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  10,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777 ;  service,  38  days ;  marched  to 
reinforce  Northern  army  after  the  evacuation  of  Ticonderoga. 

BARR,  EPHRAIM.  List  of  men  belonging  to  the  brig  "Reprisal,"  taken  Feb.  19  (?),  1778, 
by  a  British  frigate,  dated  Boston  harbor,  on  board  the  "  Reprisal,"  Feb.  10, 1778. 

BARR,  HUGH.  Fifer,  Capt.  John  Crawford's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  7,  1777 ;  service,  16  days. 

BARR,  HUGH.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  James  Converse's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt.;  marched  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  in  July,  1777,  on  an  alarm;  service,  3 
days;  roll  dated  New  Braintree;  also,  Capt.  Francis  Stone's  co.,  Col.  Converse's 
regt.;  marched  to  Bennington  in  Aug.,  1777,  on  an  alarm;  service,  3  days. 

BARR,  HUGH.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Nye's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  28  days,  at 
Dorchester. 

BARR,  JAMES.  1st  Lieutenant,  brigantine  "Oliver  Cromwell"  (privateer),  commanded 
by  Capt.  Thomas  Simmons ;  petition  dated  Salem,  July  8, 1778,  signed  by  Jonathan 
Ingersoll,  asking  that  said  Simmons  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  "  Oliver 
Cromwell ;  "  ordered  in  Council,  July  10,  1778,  that  a  commission  be  issued ;  also, 
petition  dated  Salem,  May  28,  1781,  signed  by  Joseph  White,  asking  that  said 
Barr  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  ship  "  Rover"  (privateer) ;  age,  25 


THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  669 


BAKU,  JAMES,  continued. 

yrs. ;  stature,  f>  ft.  (5  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  ordered  in  Council,  May  28, 1781,  that 
a  commission  be  issued;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  June  20,  1782,  signed  by 
Nathan  Goodale,  asking  that  said  Barr  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the 
brigantine  "  Montgomery  "  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council,  June  25,  1782,  that  a 
commission  be  issued. 

BARR,  JAMES.  Mate;  list  of  prisoners  brought  to  Marblehead  in  the  cartel  "  Pacific" 
to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Stone,  Commissary 
[year  not  given]  ;  taken  from  schooner  "  General  Gates  "  (privateer)  by  the  British 
brig  "  Hope." 

BARR,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Stone's  co.,  Col.  James  Converse's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  in  Aug.,  1777. 

BARR,  JOHN.  Sergeant  of  Marines,  brigantine  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon 
Samson;  engaged  Aug.  22,  1777;  discharged  May  20,  1778;  service,  8  mos.  28 
days. 

BARR,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Low's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  service  from  Oct.  27  to  Oct.  28,  1780,  2  days;  marched  to  the  North 
ward  on  an  alarm  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

BARR,  JOHN,  Londonderry.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Abraham  Foster's  co.,  dated  Reading,  March  25,  1778;  residence,  Londonderry; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Reading;  joined  Capt.  Scott's  co.,  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  in  Col.  Henley's  regt.,  dated  Boston,  Feb. 
16,  1778. 

BARR,  JOHN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Walter  Bicker's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Parke's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  Aug.,  1778. 

BARR,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Newell's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.,  Gen.  Warner's 
brigade ;  enlisted  Nov.  3, 1778  ;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1778  ;  service,  15  days,  guard 
ing  troops  of  convention  from  Rutland  to  Enfield,  Conn. 

BARR,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Low's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  Oct.  27  to  Oct.  28, 1780,  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  the  North 
ward  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows. 

BARR,  JOHN,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  5,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  15  days,  at  West  Point; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

BARR,  Josi.ru.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Stone's  co.,  Col.  James  Converse's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  in  Aug.,  1777. 

BARR,  M.  List  of  men  who  performed  two  turns  of  service  to  the  credit  of  the  town  of 
Wilmington. 

BARR,  MOSES.  Fifer,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  2i,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  at  Claverack. 

BAKU,  MOSES.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  service  from  July  21, 1780,  to  Aug.  1, 1780,  11  days.  [See  Moses  Bourne.] 

BARR,  MOSES,  Myrirield  (also  given  Murrayfield).  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June 
5,  1780;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Merry- 
field;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  22,  1780;  marched  to  cam])  July  22,  1780,  under 
command  of  Capt.  William  Scott;  also, list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service 
and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated 
Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town 
of  Myrirield  (Howe)  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  inarched 
July  17,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  9,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  1  day. 


670  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BARR,  STEPHEN,  Marblehead.  Seaman,  ship  "Pilgrim,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph 
Robinson;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  2,  1780;  age,  22  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Marblehead. 

BARR,  THOMAS.  Captain  Lieutenant,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
John  Lilley's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  (3d)  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before 
Aug.  14,  1777 ;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Ebenezer  Stevens's  regt. ;  receipt  for  clothing 
dated  West  Point,  June  20,  1778 ;  also,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

BARR,  WILLIAM,  Worthington.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  24  days  ;  also, 
Corporal,  Lieut.  Constant  Webster's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug. 
23,  1777  ;  service,  12  days;  marched  from  W'orthington  to  reinforce  Gen.  Stark  at 
Bennington. 

BARRALL,  COLKURN,  Scituate.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Winslow's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BARRALL,  JAMES,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Winslow's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BARRALL,  WILLIAM,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Winslow's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6.  1775. 

BARRAN,  RALPH.  Private,  8th  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  15.  1777,  to  May  24,  1777 ;  reported  deserted. 

BARRAN,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cowdry's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards ;  service  from  July  2  to  July  16,  1778  ;  17  days,  at  Winter  Hill. 

BARRAS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  19, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  19, 1777 ;  service,  31  days ;  marched 
to  Stillwater. 

BARRAS,  TILSON.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Berkshire  Oct.  20,  1780 ;  service,  3  days. 

BARRAT,  JONATHAN,  Schoharie.  Private,  Capt.  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's  (28th)  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BARRAT,  LUKE.  Lieut.  Col.  Fernald's  co. ;  enlisted  July  25,  1779;  discharged  April  25, 
1780 ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BARRAT,  STEPHEN.    List  of  men  in  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  regt.  [year  not  given] . 

BARRATT,  JOHN,  Concord.  Capt.  Joseph  Butler's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt.;  receipt 
for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  10, 1775 ;  also,  Private ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  25,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  11  days. 

BARRATT,  JOHN,  Hutchinson  (Barre).  Capt.  John  Black's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's 
regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  killed  June  17, 1775  (given 
as  Corporal  in  widow's  petition  for  allowance). 

BARRATT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
enlisted  June  28,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1776;  service,  4  mos.  3  days,  at 
Hull. 

BARRATT,  OLIVER,  Westford.  Private,  Capt.  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  30,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  3  days. 

BARRATT,  SAMUEL,  Leominster.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Leominster  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  8, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  4  days. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  671 


BARRATT,  THOMAS.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt. ;  service  with 
detachment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes,  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks  in 
guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  by  order  of  Council 
of  May  12,  1777. 

BARRA\VAY,  THOMAS,  Marblehead.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  7,  1777 ;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

BARRE,  JOHN,  Palmer.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9, 
1779;  Capt.  Spear's  co.,  Col.  Bliss's  regt. ;  age,  40  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.6£  in. ;  com 
plexion,  light;  hair,  light;  residence,  Palmer;  enlistment,  9  months;  received  at 
Springfield  July  19,  1779,  by  Capt.  James  Cooper. 

BARRE,  JOSEPH,  Lexington.  Private,  Capt.  Pilsbury's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

BARRE,  WILLIAM.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Wil 
liams;  engaged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  5  days;  reported  captured  May  5, 
1781. 

BARREL,  COLKURN  (also  given  COLSON  and  COLEMAN),  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  John 
Clapp's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775 ;  service,  15  days ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Simeon 
Gary's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  7  days  wages  before  marching  to  Roxbury  Feb.  12, 
1776;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  receipt 
for  advance  pay  dated  Point  Shirley,  June  13, 1776 ;  also,  payrolls  for  service  from 
May  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1, 1776,  7  mos.  2  days. 

BARREL,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Mason  Wottles's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  regt. ; 
return  for  wages,  etc.,  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1782;  reported  transferred  to  the  invalid 
corps  in  Aug.,  1782. 

BARREL,  ELISHA,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Soper's  (North  Hanover)  co.,  2d 
Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  3  days. 

BARREL,  JAMES,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  John  Clapp's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt., 
which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  15  days. 

BARREL,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Nov.  6,  1777;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  27 
days,  at  Cambridge. 

BARREL,  JAMES,  Jr.  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Dec.  18, 
1775. 

BARREL,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  John  Allen's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  4,  1777 ;  discharged  Dec.  31, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  8  days,  at  Machias. 

BARREL,  NOAH,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  John  Clapp's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  15  days. 

BARREL,  NOAH,  Abington.  Private,  7th  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Judah 
Alden's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  return  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan. 
24,  1778. 

BARREL,  THOMAS,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Boston;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  5, 
1780 ;  men  receipted  for  by  Capt.  Lieut.  John  Callender  of  the  3d  Artillery  bat 
talion. 


672  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARRELL, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Barrall,  Barrel,  Barrett, 

Barriel,  Barrill,  Burrill.] 

BARRELL,  COLBURN  (also  given  COLEMAN),  Scituate.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Win- 
slow's  co.,  Brig.  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  en 
listed  May  3,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days ;  also,  list  of  men  who  signed  a  petition 
for  increase  and  payment  of  wages  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Francis  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.) 
regt. ;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  in  Dec.,  1776;  service,  11  days ;  also, 
list  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.,  dated  March  5,  1777;  Capt.  Winslow's 
co.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Sergeant,  5th  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Nov.  30,  1777; 
reported  died  Nov.  30,  1777 ;  served  at  Bennington ;  also,  Capt.  Jacob  "Wales' s 
(1st)  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15, 
1777 ;  reported  a  prisoner  in  1777. 

BARRELL,  JAMES.  Capt.  William  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  (26th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  16,  1775. 

BARRELL,  JAMES.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  enlisted  March  20, 
1781 ;  rolls  made  up  to  Jan.  1, 1783  ;  service,  21  mos.  10  days ;  also,  Capt.  Sylvanus 
Smith's  (1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb's  (5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1783; 
balance  of  term  of  enlistment,  1  year  20  days  ;  reported  on  furlough ;  joined  from 
the  4th  co. 

BARRELL,  JAMES,  Jr.  Corporal,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  enlisted  March 
17,  1781 ;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1782;  service,  9  mos.  13  days;  reported  as  serv 
ing  6  mos.  13  days  as  Private,  3  mos.  as  Corporal;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1782,  to  Jan.  1, 1783;  service,  12  mos.;  also,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  (1st) 
co.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1783;  reported  as 
serving  in  place  of  John  Johnson ;  joined  from  8th  co. ;  also  reported  on  furlough. 

BARRELL,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Gary's  regt.; 
marched  July  30,  1780,  to  Rhode  Island;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11 
days. 

BARRELL,  NOAH,  Scituate.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James  Hatch, 
Muster  Master,  dated  June  10, 1777 ;  Capt.  Winslow's  co.,  2d  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ; 
enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  10,  1778. 

BARRELL,  TOM.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777;  Capt.  Pope's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. 

BARRELL,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Dec.  18, 
1775. 

BARREN,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Pray's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  June,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh ;  enlisted  March  30,  1781;  enlist 
ment,  3  years;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  with  Col. 
Swift;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Huts. 

BARREN,  MOSES.  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  gun  and 
blanket  money  allowed  by  Act  of  Nov.,  1776. 

BARREN,  RALPH.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James  Hatch,  Muster 
Master  [year  not  given]  ;  Capt.  Dunham's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  age,  36  yrs.; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

BARRES,  DANIEL.  List  of  men  who  served  1  mo.  under  Capt.  Blake  on  a  secret  expe 
dition  in  Sept.,  1777. 

BARRET, ,  Dr.    List  of  men  who  were  detached  with  Col.  Thatcher  [year  not  given]. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  673 

BARRET,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Danforth's  co.  of  volunteers,  Col.  Convers's 
regt.;  service,  13  days;  marched  from  Brookrield  Sept.  23,  1777,  to  join  Gen. 
Gates's  army. 

BAKKKT,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  20,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  nios.,  at  West  Point; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

BARRET,  CALEB,  Cambridge.  Private,  Capt.  Bliss's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  177.3]  ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental 
Army  from  1st  Cambridge  co.,  dated  May  27,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Christopher 
Marshall's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BARKET,  DANIEL,  Little  Cambridge.  Private,  Capt.  McFarland's  co.  of  invalids  ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1.  1780,  to  Feb.  25,  1780 ;  reported 
discharged;  transferred  from  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt. 

BARRET,  DANIEL,  Cambridge.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Cambridge  (also  given  Little 
Cambridge);  arrived  at  Springfield  July  14,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  11, 
1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Hancock  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  0  months 
service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return 
dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BARRET,  DAVID,  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.;  enlisted 
June  4,  1778;  discharged  July  15, 1778;  service,  1  mo.  11  days;  company  ordered 
to  Albany  by  Gen.  Fellows. 

BARRET,  EBENEZER,  Westford.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Westford  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  2,  1780 ; 
discharged  Dec.  31,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  10  days. 

BARRET,  ELEAZER.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  George  King's  co.,  Col.  Hopkins's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  15,  1776;  discharged  Aug.  2,  1776;  service,  18 
days,  at  the  Highlands,  N.  Y. 

BARRET,  ELEAZER.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Raymond's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  at 
Claverack  ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARRET,  ELEAZER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  David  Rosseter's  regt.,  Gen. 
John  Fellows's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1781 ;  service, 
13  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Gen.  Stark  at  Stillwater. 

BARRET,  HENRY.  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  Starret's  co.,  Col.  Mason  Wheaton's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  3  days  service  from  June  28  to  July  1,  1779,  at  Camden,  in  Eastern 
department. 

BARRET,  HUMPHREY.  Lieutenant;  list  of  men  who  were  detached  with  Col.  Thatcher 
[year  not  given]  ;  also,  list  of  men  who  were  at  the  capture  of  Gen.  Burgoyne 
[year  not  given] . 

BARRET,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Butterfield's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  dis 
charged  March  16,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  15  days ;  also,  order  for  wages  dated 
Cortlandt  Manor,  Feb.  13,  1777. 

BARRET,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Pollard's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  23, 1779 ;  discharged  Dec.  4, 1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  10  days ;  enlistment, 
3  months;  marched  to  Claverack.  Roll  dated  Billerica. 

BARRET.  ISAAC,  Chelmsford.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  John  Ford's  co., 
Col.  Kbenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt.;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.;  complexion, 
light;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Chelmsford;  enlisted  April  25,  1775. 


674  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARRET,  ISRAEL,  Paxton.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt, 
Ralph  Earl's  co.,  dated  Feb.  14,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  mustered  April  7,  1777,  by  Thomas  Newhall, 
Muster  Master. 

BARRET,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(6th)  regt.;  return  for  wages,  etc.,  for  Dec.,  1782. 

BARRET,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  enlisted  March  1, 
1782;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1783 ;  service,  12  mos. 

BARRET,  JACOB.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Healy's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt.;  service,  21  days,  in  Dec.,  1776,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated 
Providence,  R.  I. 

BARRET,  JAMES.  Colonel,  3d  Middlesex  Co. regt. ;  list  of  field  officers  of  Mass,  militia; 
commissioned  Feb.  7.  1776;  reported  excused  and  Eleazer  Brooks  chosen  in  his 
place. 

BARRET,  JAMES.    List  of  men  who  served  for  6  weeks  in  Dec.,  1775,  and  Jan.,  1776. 
BARRET,  JAMES.    List  of  men  in  service  at  Ticonderoga  in  1776. 

BARRET,  JAMES.  Order  for  wages,  etc.,  payable  to  Lieut.  Silas  Walker,  dated  Concord, 
March  12,  1777;  service  in  4th  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Sumner's  co..  Col.  John 
Greaton's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  22,  1777, 
to  June  20,  1779 ;  reported  deserted. 

BARRET,  JAMES,  Maiden.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.  in  1779, 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  residence,  Maiden;  delivered  to  Ensign  Edward  White;  also,  list  of  men 
raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having 
passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BARRET,  JOEL.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Hamant's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (2d)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  22,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months. 

BARRET,  JOEL,  Sturbridge.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BARRET,  JOHN.  Capt.  John  Black's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Hutchinson,  Oct.  4, 1776 ;  reported  killed  at 
Bunker  Hill. 

BARRET,  JOHN.    Ensign  ;  list  of  men  in  service  at  Ticonderoga  in  1776. 

BARRET,  JOHN.    List  of  men  hiring  soldiers  at  time  of  capture  of  Burgoyne  in  1777. 

BARRET,  JOHN,  Long  Reach,  Kennebec.  Private,  7th  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  15,  1777,  to  May  16,  1777 ; 
reported  deserted  May  16, 1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Judah  Alden's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778  ;  reported  deserted  June  1, 
1777. 

BARRET,  JOHN,  Lincoln.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jesse  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  roll  made  up  from  date  of  arrival  at  Rhode  Island,  May  10,  1777 ;  dis 
charged  July  10,  1777,  at  Point  Judith;  service,  2  mos.  9  days;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9, 1779;  age, 
22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Lincoln;  delivered  to 
Ensign  E.  White;  also,  Private,  Col.  Wesson's  (9th)  regt.;  statement  of  Conti 
nental  balances  [year  not  given] ;  enlistment,  9  months. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       675 

BARRET,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wendell's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st  New 
York)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment, 
during  war ;  reported  sick  at  Albany. 

BARUET,  JOHN,  Hopkinton.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Turner's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  11,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  23  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARRET,  JOHN.    List  of  men  who  were  detached  with  Col.  Thatcher  [year  not  given] . 
BARRET,  JOHN.    List  of  men  forming  the  second  guard  at  Cambridge  in  1778. 
BARRET,  JOHN.    List  of  men  who  went  with  Capt.  Minot  [year  not  given] . 

BARRET,  JOHN,  Jr.  Capt.  Barret's  co. ;  list  of  men  detached  from  Col.  Brooks's  regt. 
to  relieve  guards  at  Cambridge  [year  not  given] . 

BARRET,  JOXAS,  Ashby.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Stone's  co.,  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  18£  days. 

BARRET,  JONAS,  Dracut.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 
1780;  Capt.  Russell's  co. ;  age,  16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
residence,  Dracut;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BARRET,  JONATHAN,  Cambridge.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
1st  Cambridge  co.,  dated  May  27,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Sewall's  (also  given  Capt. 
Hastings's)  co.,  Col.  Lee's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Private,  Lieut. 
Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  March  2,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb's  co., 
Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  muster  rolls  dated  Pawtuxet,  May  4,  1779,  and  Camp  at 
Providence,  July  13,  1779. 

BARRET,  JONATHAN,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's 
regt. ;  arrived  at  camp  Sept.  27,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  6,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos. 
29  days,  at  West  Point.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

BARRET,  JONES.    List  of  men  who  were  detached  with  Col.  Thatcher  [year  not  given]. 

BARRET,  Jos.,  Salem.  Steward,  ship  "Rhodes,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Nehemiah 
Buffington  ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  14, 1780 ;  age,  29  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Salem. 

BARRET,  JOSEPH.    Private,  Capt.  Samuel  King's  co. ;   enlisted  July  11,  1775;   service, 

6  mos.  5  days,  at  Salem  and  Lynn. 

BARRET,  JOSEPH.     Col.  Little's  regt.;  abstract  for  clothing,  etc.,  dated  March  22,  1776. 

BARRET,  JOSEPH.  Enlistment  agreement  dated  Jan.  29,  1776,  signed  by  said  Barret 
and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve  until  April  1,  1777. 

BARRET,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Lieut.  Jabez  Colt's  co.,  Col.  Rossiter's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  17,  1777;  discharged  July  27,  1777;  service,  11  days,  at  the 
Northward;  roll  dated  Richmond;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Rathbun's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
David  Roseter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  21,  1777;  service, 

7  days;   also,  Capt.  Joseph  Raymond's  co.,  Col.  Rossiter's  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  Fel- 
lows's  brigade ;  service  from  Oct.  14  to  Oct.  17, 1780,  5  days ;  marched  to  reinforce 
Gen.  Stark  at  Still  water. 

BARRET,  JOSEPH,  Sudbury.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Rice's  co.,  Col.  Ezekiel  Howe's  (4th)  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  enlistment,  during 
war. 

BARRET,  JOSEPH,  Jr.,  Maiden.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Blaney's  co.,  Col.  Gardner's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Watertown ;  service,  1  day. 


676  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 


BARRET,  LEMUEL,  Chelmsford.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

BARRET,  LUKE,  Billerica.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Lincoln,  July  21,  1779; 
Capt.  Farmer's  co.,  7th  Mass.  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion, 
light ;  residence,  Billerica ;  delivered  to  Lieut.  L.  Bailey ;  also,  list  of  men  received 
by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  from  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam,  Superintendent  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Springfield,  Sept.  20,  1779.  [Name  crossed  out  on  list.] 

BARRET,  MORRIS,  Salem.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ; 
enlisted  March  5,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARRET,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  July  6,  1777;  reported 
deceased. 

BARRET,  NATHAN.  1st  Major,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  (3d)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service 
from  March  -i  to  March  8,  1776,  5  days,  at  Dorchester  Heights  ;  regiment  marched 
to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARRET,  OLIVER.  Capt.  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  eqiiivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  4,  1775. 

BARRET,  OLIVER.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Healy's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light 
Infantry)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  9  days  service  between  Sept.  9  and  Oct.  1,  1779 ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  21  days  service  between  Oct.  31  and  Nov.  21,  1779. 

BARRET,  OLIVER,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  17,  1781 ;  arrived  at  West  Point  Aug.  1,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  1, 
1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  21  days;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BARRET,  PHILIP,  Concord  (also  given  Granville).  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months 
service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return 
dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BARRET,  SAMUEL.    List  of  men  in  service  at  Ticonderoga,  in  1776. 

BARRET,  SIMEON,  Chelmsford.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Zaccheus  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at  White  Plains,  Oct.  31,  1776. 

BARRET,  STEPHEN,  Billerica.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co.,  7th  Middlesex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  16,  1778;  joined 
Capt.  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARRET,  STEPHEN.    List  of  men  who  were  detached  with  Col.  Thatcher  [no  date] . 

BARRET,  THOMAS.  Boatswain,  brigantine  "  Hawk,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Oakes ;  engaged  May  3,  1777;  pay  roll  for  service,  1  mo.,  with  the  fleet  under 
Commodore  John  Manley. 

BARRET,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  went  to  Noddle's 
Island  Dec.  9,  1776,  and  were  discharged  Dec.  12,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Walton's  co., 
Col.  Samuel  Thatcher's  regt. ;  service  from  Sept.  3  to  Sept.  4,  1778,  2  days,  with 
guards  at  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge. 

BARRET,  THOMAS,  Jr.  Captain,  7th  co.,  3d  Middlesex  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of 
Mass,  militia;  commissioned  April  10,1776;  also,  list  of  men  hiring  soldiers  at 
time  of  capture  of  Gen.  Burgoyne,  1777. 

BARRET,  WAIT.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt. ;  enlisted  June 
4,  1778;  discharged  July  15,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  11  days;  company  ordered  to 
Albany  by  Gen.  Fellows. 

BARRET,  WAIT.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Kasson's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  at  Clav- 
erack ;  enlistment,  3  months. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  (577 

BARRET,  WAIT,  Alford.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  12, 
1781;  Capt.  Robert  Bradford's  co.,  2d  regt.;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.; 
complexion,  light ;  hair,  dark  ;  occupation,  blacksmith  ;  residence,  Alford ;  enlisted 
March  10,  1780,  at  West  Point  by  Corp.  Conner;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BAHRET,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Tiebout's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported 
deserted  Feb.  25,  1781. 

BARRETCLIET,  SAMUEL.  Matross,  Capt.  Callender's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  June  6,  1775  ;  service,  2  mos. ;  also,  Lieut. 
Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  re 
ported  deserted. 

BARRETT, .    [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Baret,  Barett,  Barit,  Barott, 

Barrat,  Barratt,  Barrel,  Barret,  Barrit,  Barritt,  Barrot,  Barrott,  Berret,  Berrett, 
Berut,  Burrett,  Burrit,  Burritt.] 

BARRETT, .    Private,  Capt.  Amos  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  (7th  Middlesex 

Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  8, 1780  ;  discharged  Oct.  10, 1780  ;  service,  3  mos.  14  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BARRETT, ,  Dr.     List  of  men  who  went  with  Capt.  Minot  [year  not  given]. 

BARRETT,  ABRAHAM.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Slarrow's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Feb.  25,  1777;  discharged  April  10,  1777;  marched  on  an  expedition  to 
Ticonderoga. 

BARRETT,  AMOS,  Hopkinton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BARRETT,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  George  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  service  from  March  4  to  March  9,  1776,  5  days,  dated  Watertown ;  also, 
Corporal;  list  of  men  drafted  from  the  company  commanded  by  Capt.  George 
Minott  of  Concord  to  go  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  23,  1777;  also, 
Capt.  Minott's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777;  dis 
charged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  25  days,  in  Northern  department;  also, 
list  of  men  in  a  company  commanded  by  Capt.  George  Minott  of  Concord  in 
1778. 

BARRETT,  AUGUSTINE  (also  given  AUGUSTUS),  Dracut.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Seth  Newton's  (4th)  co.,  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt., 
dated  Southborough,  Feb.  16, 1778  ;  residence,  Dracut ;  enlisted  for  town  of  South- 
borough  ;  joined  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.,  Col.  David  Henley's  regt. ;  enlistment, 
during  war;  reported  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master;  also,  list 
of  men  in  Col.  Henley's  regt.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16,  1778;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
K/ra  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  Henley's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  April  and  May,  1778,  dated 
Providence. 

BARRETT,  AUGUSTUS,  Shrewsbury  (also  given  Boston) .  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's 
(5th)  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Nov.  14,  1777.  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  promoted  to  Corporal 
Nov.  13,  1778;  deserted  Aug.  14,  1779;  returned  Oct.  2,  1779;  reduced  to  Private 
Oct.  2,  1779;  family  in  camp;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.,  Col. 
David  Henley's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778  ;  also,  Capt.  Turner's  (9th)  co.,  Co!. 
Jackson's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  enlistment,  during 
war;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Providence,  July  10,  1779;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  ret,rt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Sept.  14,  1780;  reported  deserted  Sept.  14,  1780. 

BARRETT,  BEX.TAMIX,  Ashby.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Stone's  co.,  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  15£  days. 


678  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARRETT,  BENJAMIN,  Chelmsford.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  (27th)  regt. ;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  14  days. 

BARRETT,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  22  days,  at  the 
Northward. 

BARRETT,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Woods's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  April  1,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  5  days,  at  Cambridge. 

BARRETT,  BENJAMIN,  Paxton.  Private,  Capt.  Ralph  Earll's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  7,  1777;  discharged  Jan.  3,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  27  days; 
roll  dated  Providence  and  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. ;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
enlisted  men  ;  Capt.  Maynard's  co.,  Col.  Denny's  regt. ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
Gin.;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Paxton ;  marched  July  21,  1779;  enlistment, 
9  months. 

BARRETT,  CALEB,  Cambridge.  Private,  Capt.  Theodore  Bliss's  co.,  Col.  John  Pater- 
son's  (26th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775  ;  enlisted  June  18, 1775 ;  service, 
1  mo.  16  days  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  monev,  dated  Dec. 
20,  1775;  also,  4th  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Oct.  4,  1777;  reported  deceased;  also, 
Capt.  Christopher  Marshall's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  44  days 
rations  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  20,  1776,  to  date  of  arrival  at  Bennington, 
Feb.  1,  1777;  marched  from  Boston. 

BARRETT,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hills's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776; 
reported  discharged  Sept.  26,  1776. 

BARRETT,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  return  of 
men  in  service  [probably  in  Oct.,  1776]  ;  reported  wounded  in  hospital. 

BARRETT,  DANIEL,  Cambridge  (also  given  Little  Cambridge).  Return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Stephen  Dana's  (10th)  co.,  Col.  S.  Thatcher's 
(1st  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  18,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Abraham  Childs's 
co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  mustered  by 
Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master. 

BARRETT,  DANIEL,  Cambridge.  Private;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the 
town  of  Cambridge  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched 
June  5,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  10  days;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  enlisted  men  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer ;  age,  47  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8 
in.;  complexion,  dark  ;  hair,  dark ;  eyes,  black;  occupation,  laborer;  residence, 
Cambridge;  enlisted  Feb.  7,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  Wattles's  co., 
Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  reported  transferred  to  invalid  corps  Aug.  30,  1782. 

BARRETT,  DANIEL.  Col.  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  account  of  arrears  of  pay,  etc.,  due  offi 
cers  and  soldiers ;  paid  March  30,  1784. 

BARRETT,  EBENEZKR,  Westford.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  18 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Westford;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  6,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  7,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Dix  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen. 
Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 
1780. 

BARRETT,  ELIJAH,  Guilford.  Private,  Capt.  William  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt. ;  roll  made  up  for  service  from  Aug.  1  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  3  mos. 

BARRETT,  HUMPHREY.    Lieutenant ;  list  of  men  in  service  at  Ticonderoga  in  1776. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  ()79 

BARRETT,  HUMPHREY.  Private,  Capt.  George  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  March  4  to  March  9,  1770,  f>  days,  dated  Watertown; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Buttrick's  co.,  Col.  Reed's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  28, 
1777;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  11  days;  company  detached  from 
Col.  Brooks's  regt.  to  reinforce  Gen.  Gates  at  the  Northward;  also,  list  of  men  in 
the  company  commanded  by  Capt.  Minott  of  Concord  in  1778. 

BARRETT,  ISAAC,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's 
(27th)  regt.;  enlisted  April  2,1,  177");  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  177,") ;  service,  3 
mos.  14  days;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.;  age,  29 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  dark;  occupation, 
farmer;  residence,  Chelmsford;  enlisted  May  23,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARRETT,  ISRAEL,  Concord.  Capt.  Joseph  Butler's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt. ;  receipt 
for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  177") ;  also,  Corporal ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Sept.  30, 1775 ;  reported  enlisted  for  Quebec. 

BARRETT,  ISRAEL,  Paxton.  Private,  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  3,  1777,  to  Oct.  8,  1777 ; 
reported  discharged. 

BARRETT,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  enlisted  March  9, 
1781 ;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1782;  service,  9  mos.  22  days. 

BARRETT,  JAMES,  Framingham.  Capt.  Job  Simmer's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d) 
regt. ;  muster  return  made  by  Col.  Barber  [year  not  given] . 

BARRETT,  JAMES.    Colonel ;  list  of  men  hiring  soldiers  at  time  of  capture  of  Gen.  Bur- 

goyne  in  1777. 

BARRETT,  JAMES.    List  of  men  hiring  soldiers  at  time  of  capture  of  Burgoyne,  1777. 

BARRETT,  JAMES.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Jonathan 
Cogswell's  regt.,  dated  Ipswich,  May  14,  1778;  enlisted  for  town  of  Ipswich; 
joined  Capt.  William  Scot's  co.,  Col.  Alen's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  re 
ported  a  transient. 

BARRETT,  JAMES.  Private ;  list  of  men  drafted  July  30,  1778,  from  the  company  com 
manded  by  Capt.  George  Minott  of  Concord  for  6  weeks  service  at  Rhode  Island 
under  Brig.  Gen.  Sullivan. 

BARRETT,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Sargent's  co.  of  guards  ;  enlisted  Feb.  3, 1779 ; 
discharged  May  7,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  3  days  in  and  about  Boston  under  Maj. 
Gen.  Gates. 

BARRETT,  JAMES,  Concord.  Capt.  Edmund  Munro's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ; 
muster  return  made  by  Cols.  Barret  and  Yarrick,  dated  Feb.  2,  1778;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Munro's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  May  4,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Feb.,  March 
and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  Bowman's 
co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  May  4,  1780. 

BARRETT,  JAMES,  Maiden.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Maiden  ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  24, 
1780;  marched  to  camp  July  24,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Soper;  also,  pay 
roll  for  G  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Maiden  for  service  in  the  Conti 
nental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  15,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1780;  ser 
vice,  4  mos.  24  days. 


680  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND    SAILORS 


BAHHETT,  JAMES,  Jr.  Private ;  list  of  men  drafted  July  30,  1778,  from  the  company 
commanded  by  Capt.  George  Minott  of  Concord  to  go  to  Rhode  Island  for 
6  weeks  to  reinforce  army  under  Brig.  Gen.  Sullivan. 

BARRETT,  JOEL,  Sturbridge.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  18 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Sturbridge;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  5,  1780  ;  marched  to  camp  July  5, 1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Frothingham  of  the  Artillery ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town 
of  Sturbridge  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  4, 
1780;  discharged  Jan.  5,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  8  days. 

BARRETT,  JOHX,  Hutchinson  (Barre).  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Black's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  20,  1775;  service, 
1  mo.  29  days. 

BARRETT,  JOHN,  Concord.  Capt.  Joseph  Butler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  receipt  for 
advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  1775;  also,  Private;  company  return 
dated  Winter  Hill,  Sept.  30,  1775;  reported  enlisted  for  Quebec. 

BARRETT,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Minott' s  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Cambridge,  Jan.  12,  177G. 

BARRETT.  JOHN.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt., 
pay  abstract  for  service  at  Dorchester  for  5  days  from  March  4,  1776. 

BARRETT,  JOHN.  Private,  return  of  men  in  the  Boston  regt.  detached  by  order  of 
Council  of  May  12,  1777,  to  serve  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath. 

BARRETT,  JOHX,  Boston.  Sergeant;  Gen.  John  Hancock's  Boston  Independent  co., 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Henry  Jackson ;  arrived  in  camp  April  17,  1777 ;  dis 
charged  May  5,  1777;  service,  21^  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARRETT,  JOHX.  Capt.  John  Gill's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  list  of 
men  entitled  to  a  bounty  dated  Boston,  Jan.  12,  1778. 

BARRETT,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  April  2,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  July  3,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2 
days,  at  Cambridge  ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BARRETT,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.,  Gen. 
Lovell's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 
14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARRETT,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  detachment  of  guards,  Col.  Ger- 
risli's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Boston,  Aug.  14,  1778;  drafted  July  29,  1778, 
for  6  weeks  service. 

BARRETT,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Xathan  Sargent's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  July  7,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  26  days. 
Roll  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 

BARRETT,  Joirx.  1st  Major,  Boston  Independent  co.,  Suffolk  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers 
of  Mass,  militia  ;  commissioned  May  10,  1779. 

BARRETT,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Shed's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Gerrish's  (1st)  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  18, 1779 ;  discharged  Dec.  2, 1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  at  Claverack. 

BARRETT,  JOHX,  Lincoln.  Capt.  Dix's  co.,  9th  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,1779;  discharged 
May  1,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BARRETT,  JOHX,  Jr.  List  of  men  belonging  to  an  Independent  co.  formed  at  Boston, 
dated  Dec.  7,  1776. 


IN   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  681 


BAKHKTT,  JOHX  SPOOXKR.  Drummer,  Capt.  Winthrop  Gray's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  pay  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1, 1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  fi  days  ; 
also,  list  of  men  who  refused  to  leave  Boston,  dated  Boston,  Sept.  22,  1777  ;  a/so, 
Capt.  Joseph  Balch's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  received  bounty  for 
8  mos.  service  from  April  30,  1777,  to  Dec.  30,  1777;  a/so,  Capt.  Gray's  co.,  Col. 
Crafts's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  went  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island,  dated 
Boston,  Jan.  8,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Fere/  Cusliing's  (1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Paul 
Revere's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May 
8,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  8, 
1780,  4  mos.  8  days,  dated  Boston. 

BAKHKTT,  JOXAS,  Ashby.  Lieutenant;  list  of  men  who  served  at  New  York  for  3  mos. 
from  Dec.,  1776. 

BAKKKTT,  JOXAS  FKKSCOTT.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's 
(7th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  8,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  3  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  marched  to  Fishkill;  company  raised 
to  reinforce  Continental  Army ;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  3  mos.  service  to  the 
credit  of  the  town  of  Dracut,  dated  Dracut,  July  17,  1780. 

BAKKKTT,  JOXATHAX,  Ashby.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Stone's  co.,  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177') ;  service,  10  days. 

BAKKKTT,  JOXATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Jewctt's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cusliing's  (Middle 
sex  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July 27,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3 
days  ;  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm  ;  also,  Capt.  Jewett's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Bullard's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  29,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos. ; 
marched  to  Saratoga.  Roll  dated  Littleton. 

BARRETT,  JOXATHAX,  Lunenburg.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Joseph  Bellows's  co.,  8th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Worcester,  Fell.  14, 
1778 ;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Bigelow's  (lf>th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  27, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Sept.  1, 1777; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Stillwater,  Sept.  11,  1777;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Nov.,  1777,  dated  Camp  near  Gulf;  reported  sick  at  Reading;  also,  muster  rolls 
for  Dec.,  1777-May,  1778,  dated  Valley  Forge;  reported  sick  at  Reading;  also, 
muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  Greenwich  ;  reported  sick  at  Valley  Forge ; 
also,  muster  rolls  for  Sept.,  1778-June,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  reported 
on  command  chopping  wood  Sept.-Dec.,  1778 ;  on  furlough  in  Feb.,  1779 ;  on  com 
mand  at  Newtown  in  March  and  April,  1779;  on  command  at  Warwick  in  June, 
1779  ;  on  command  at  Pound  Ridge  July  and  Aug.,  1779 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug., 

1779,  dated  Camp  at  Salem  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1779,  dated  Bedford  ;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1779,  dated  Camp  Peekskill ;  reported  on  command  at  North 
Castle;  also,  muster  roll  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1779,  dated  Highland;  also,  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  27, 1780 ;  reported 
discharged  Feb.  27,  1780;  also  reported  deserted  Jan.  1,  1780;  also,  muster  roll 
dated  West  Point,  March  27,  1780. 

BAKKKTT,  JOXATHAX,  Cambridge.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Winship's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  22,  177-");  also,  Private; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177">;  enlisted  May  10,  177") ;  service,  2  mos.  27  days; 
also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  dated  Boston,  June 
22,  1777;  Capt.  Ilastings's  co.,  Col.  Lee's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Lieut. 
Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (10th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted 
men  dated  Huts,  West  Point,  Jan.  28,  1781 ;  Capt.  Ilastings's  co.,  Col.  Henry 
Jackson's  (also  given  9th)  regt. ;  age,  31yrs.;  stature,  f>  ft.  0  in. ;  complexion, 
dark;  hair,  dark  ;  occupation,  yeoman ;  residence,  Cambridge ;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 

1780,  by  Col.  Jackson;  rank,  Private;  enlistment,  during  war. 


682  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BARRETT,  JONATHAN,  Cambridge.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Francis's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  com 
plexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Cambridge;  enlisted 
Jan.  1, 1780 ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  also,  Capt.  Francis's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's 
regt. ;  list  of  men  furloughed ;  leave  given  by  Gen.  Patterson  to  go  from  New 
Windsor  to  Cambridge  Dec.  16,  1782,  for  40  days ;  overstayed  40  days  on  account 
of  sickness;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  C.  Allen's  (8th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Brooks's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1782-April,  1783;  reported  received  from 
9th  regt.;  also,  list  of  men  deserted;  deserted  Feb.  28  [year  not  given]  from 
furlough;  joined  at  New  Windsor  March  7,  1783;  also,  list  of  men  discharged; 
discharged  June  10, 1783,  by  Gen.  Washington,  term  of  enlistment  having  expired. 

BARRETT,  Jos.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bumstead's  co. ;  list  of  men  detached  from  Bos 
ton  regiment  by  order  of  Council  of  May  7,  1777,  to  do  duty  under  Maj.  Gen. 
Heath  for  5  weeks. 

BARRETT,  JOSEPH.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Fiske ;  engaged  Feb.  22,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  16,  1777 ;  service,  7  mos.  26  days. 
Rolls  dated  Boston. 

BARRETT,  JOSEPH.  4th  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathan  Sargent's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's 
regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Aug.  4,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778 ;  service,  4  mos. 
11  days.  Roll  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 

BARRETT,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  regt. ; 
company  drafted  agreeable  to  resolves  of  Sept.  16,  1777,  and  Feb.  13,  1779;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  and  about  Boston. 

BARRETT,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's 
detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1779;  service, 
2  mos.  12  days,  at  Boston. 

BARRETT,  JOSEPH,  Brookfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Danforth's  co., 
Col.  Rice's  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  dark;  residence, 
Brookfield;  enlisted  July  14,  1779;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BARRETT,  JOS'H.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  regt.; 
service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  and  about  Boston ;  company  drafted  for  service  agree 
able  to  resolve  of  Sept.  16,  1777. 

BARRETT,  JOSHUA,  Marlborough.  Matross,  Capt.  John  Gill's  4th  (also  given  6th)  co., 
Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  enlisted  May  16,  1776 ;  rolls  made  up  to 
Nov.  1,  1776;  service,  5  mos.  17  days;  also,  Gunner;  pay- roll  for  service  from 
Feb.  1,  1777,  to  May  8,  1777,  3  mos.  7  days;  also,  Bombardier;  pay  rolls  for 

4  mos.  24  days  service  to  Oct.  1,  1777;  also,  list  of  men  who  received  bounty  for 
8  mos.  service  from  April  30,  1777,  to  Dec.  30,  1777. 

BARRETT,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Shed's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Gerrish's  (1st)  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  at 
Claverack. 

BARRETT,  JOSHUA,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men,  dated  July  22,  1780; 
Ward  No.  8  co.,  Col.  Edward  Procter's  (Boston)  regt.;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature, 

5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  black  ;  residence,  Boston ;  enlistment,  3  months  ;  inarched 
under  Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  Hodgdon's  co., 
Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  (Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  3, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct. 
30,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  1  day,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  raised  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARRETT,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  July  15,  1778;  discharged  July  30,  1778;  service,  16  days,  at 
Cambridge.  Roll  dated  Lancaster. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        683 

BARRETT,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Ilallet's 
re^t. ;  enlisted  Sept.  12,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  26,  1780 ;  service,  1  mo.  19  clays, 
at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army. 

BARRETT,  LEMUEL,  Chelmsford.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Chelmsford;  arrived  at  Spring- 
Held  July  2,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  2,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Phineas  Parker:  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  to\vn  of  Chelms 
ford  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  June  30,  1780 ;  dis 
charged  Jan.  2,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  1-1  days  ;  company  raised  to  serve  at  North 
Itiver. 

BARRETT,  MICHAEL,  Ilehoboth.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Bristol  Co.  by  James  Leonard, 
Muster  Master,  dated  March  17,  1778;  Col.  William  Lee's  regt. 

BARRETT,  MOSES,  Nottingham.  Capt.  Archelaus  Towne's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt.;  re 
ceipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  6,  1775;  also,  Private;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days. 

BARRETT,  NATHAN.  Capt.  Addison  Ilichardson's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (late 
Mansfield's)  19th  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages  from  Sept.  1  to  Oct.  1, 1775,  dated  Camp 
at  Winter  Hill ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  27,  1775. 

BARRETT,  NATIIAX.  1st  Major,  3d  Middlesex  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  field  officers  of  Mass, 
militia;  commissioned  Feb.  8,  1776;  also,  Lieutenant  Colonel,  3d  Middlesex  Co. 
regt. ;  list  of  field  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  May  3,  1779. 

BARRETT,  NATIIAX,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Prentiss's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  19,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1776;  service,  5  mos. 
13  days ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master,  dated  Boston,  April  27,  1777;  Capt.  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.; 
also,  Capt.  Job  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.;  return  of  men  in 
service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  reported  died  July,  1777. 

BARRETT,  NATHANIEL.  Receipt  for  muskets,  etc.,  dated  Camp  Coxhead,  June  8,  1781, 
given  by  said  Barrett  and  others  to  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont. 

BARRETT,  OLIVER,  Bolton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Robert  Longley's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  discharged  April  27,  1775; 
service,  10  days. 

BARRETT,  OLIVER,  Westford.  Private,  Capt.  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  Frescott's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  3,  1775;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (6th  Middlesex 
Co.)  regt.,  dated  Littleton,  Sept.  17,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Thomas's  co.,  Col.  Mar 
shall's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber. 

BARRETT,  OLIVER.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Healy's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light  In 
fantry)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  6 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARRETT,  OLIVER.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  14th  regt.;  payroll  for  service 
from  Aug.  1,  1780,  to  Oct.  1,  1780,  2  mos. 

BARRETT,  OLIVEK,  Sutton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  18  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Sutton;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  1,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  1,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Joseph 
Miller;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct. 
25,  1780. 


684:  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BARRETT,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  George  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  service  from  March  4  to  March  9,  1776,  5  days,  dated  Watertown. 

BARRETT,  PETER.    List  of  men  who  went  with  Maj.  Brown  in  1778. 

BARRETT,  PHILIP,  Concord.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  negro ;  residence,  Concord ;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  11, 1780;  marched  to  camp  July  14,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Hancock; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  CO.,  Col.  Ilufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  mus 
ter  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  marched  July  10,  1775;  enlisted  July 
14,  1780 ;  discharged  Jan.  14,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

BARRETT,  ROGER.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  David  Bemis  of  Class  No.  4  for  the 
town  of  Watertown  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated 
Springfield,  May  26,  1782;  also,  order  for  8  mos.  pay  as  Private,  given  in  a 
memorandum  of  orders  accepted  on  account  of  wages,  dated  Jan.  23,  1784, 

BARRETT,  RUFUS.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Henry's  co.  of  guards  detached  from  the 
militia;  enlisted  Jan.  21,  1779;  discharged  March  31,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  12 
days,  guarding  troops  of  convention  at  Rutland ;  also,  Capt.  Ephraim  Hartwell's 
co.  of  guards ;  enlisted  March  9,  1780 ;  discharged  April  23,  1780 ;  service,  1  mo. 
15  days,  at  Rutland. 

BARRETT,  SAMUEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  Bumstead's  co. ;  list  of  men  detached 
from  Boston  regiment  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  May  7, 1777,  to  serve  under 
Maj.  Gen.  Heath  for  5  weeks. 

BARRETT,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st) 
regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  April  2,  1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2 
days,  at  Cambridge;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BARRETT,  SAMUEL,  Harvard.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Joshua  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779 ;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  also,  Colonel's 
co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  1,  1780. 

BARRETT,  SAMUEL,  Leominster.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780  ;  age,  26  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy  ;  residence,  Leominster ;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  12,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  12,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign 
Gilbert. 

BARRETT,  SAMUEL,  Jr.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Alexander  Hodgdon's  co.,  Boston  regt.; 
list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  June  7,  1780. 

BARRETT,  STEPHEN.  List  of  men  who  went  with  Capt.  Abishai  Brown  in  1777  [name 
crossed  out  on  roll]  ;  also,  list  of  men  who  were  with  Capt.  Brown  at  Nantasket 
[year  not  given] . 

BARRETT,  STEPHEN.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Heald's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Francis 
Faulkner's  (3d  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commis 
sioned  Feb.  4,  1779. 

BARRETT,  STEPHEN,  Billerica.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  16  days;  also,  Sergeant, 
Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  2.  1780;  reported  discharged  May 
2,  1780;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Daniel  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  pay  abstracts 
for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1779,  dated  Soldier's  Fortune. 

BARRETT,  THOMAS,  Cambridge  (probably) .  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Thatcher's  co.,  CoL 
Gardner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days. 


IX   THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  685 


BARRETT,  THOMAS.  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Elea/er  Brooks's  regt.; 
l>ay  abstract  for  5  days  service  from  March  -i,  1770,  at  Dorchester. 

BAKKKTT,  THOMAS.  Petition  dated  Lincoln,  Sept.  18,  1778,  signed  by  Col.  Eleazer 
Brooks,  asking  for  the  discharge  of  said  Barrett  from  his  commission  as  Captain 
of  the  7th  co.,  3d  Middlesex  Co.  regt. ;  allowed  in  Council,  Sept.  18,  1778. 

BARRETT,  THOMAS,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Boston,  June  17, 
1780;  Lieut.  Moore's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Procter's  (Boston)  regt.;  age,  21  yrs. ; 
stature, 5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  brown ;  residence,  Boston  ;  enlistment,  0  months ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  0  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Boston  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  2,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  22,  1780; 
service,  G  mos.  2  days;  reported  Matross  in  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

BAKHETT,  THORXTOX,  Winchendon.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abel  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Kphraim 
Doolittle's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775,  to  Cambridge  ;  service,  15  days. 

BARRETT,  WAIT,  Alford.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bradford's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  reirt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
oho,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.;  return  dated  Boston, 
June  1-1,  1781 ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BAKHETT,  \VILLIAM,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  Joseph  Chadwick's  co.,  Col.  lii chard 
Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  company  return  dated  No.  3,  Chaiiestown,  Sept.  30, 
1775;  enlisted  July  11,  1775;  occupation,  cabinet  maker;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  3,  Nov.  21,  1775. 

BAKRKTT,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  detachment  of  guards ;  enlisted 
Feb.  18,  1779;  discharged  May  17,  1779;  service,  3  mos.,  at  and  about  Boston, 
under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Champney's  detachment  of  guards ; 
enlisted  May  18,  1779;  discharged  July  11,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  24  days,  at  and 
about  Boston,  under  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  April 
28,  1780,  to  May  1,  1781, 12  mos.  5  days,  guarding  Continental  stores  at  and  about 
Boston,  under  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath. 

BARRETT,  WILLIAM.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Roxbury,  July  12,  1779; 
Capt.  Gill's  co. ;  age,  42  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  hair,  dark ; 
eyes,  gray ;  enlistment,  9  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  place  of  rendezvous ; 
reported  received  from  Maj.  Badlam  and  delivered  to  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner, 
at  Springfield  by  Joseph  DeCoster. 

BARRETT,  WILLIAM.  Seaman,  State  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George 
Little;  engaged  May  24,  1782;  discharged  Aug.  10, 1782;  service,  2  mos.  15  days; 
also,  Steward,  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Little;  engaged  Aug.  11, 
1782  ;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1782 ;  service,  1  mo.  13  days.  Roll  dated  Boston. 

BARKEY,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Gould's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  13  weeks;  also,  Capt.  Gould's 
co.,  Col.  Heath's  (30th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775];  stationed 
at  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge;  reported  deserted  Sept.  30,  1775. 

BARHEY,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Marshall's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt.;  roll  made  up  for  rations  from  Jan.  17  to  Feb.  1,  1777,  10  days;  marched 
from  Boston  to  Bennington ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARREY,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  July-Sept.,  1778,  dated  East  Greenwich  ;  enlisted  July  9,  1778  ;  en 
listment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  stationed  at  Rhode  Island;  reported  furloughed; 
also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  1,  1778,  to  Oct.  1G,  1778,  1  mo.  15  days,  dated 
East  Greenwich ;  reported  deserted  Oct.  1C,  1778. 


686  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARRET,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  detachment  of  guards ;  enlisted  May 
15,  1780;  discharged  June  6,  1780;  service,  23  days,  at  and  about  Boston  under 
Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath. 

BARRET,  JOHX,  Salem.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "Jack"  (pri 
vateer),  commanded  by  Capt.  Nathan  Brown,  dated  July  1,  1780;  age,  25  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Salem. 

BARRET,  NATHANIEL,  Pittstown  (also  given  Gardnerstown) .  Private,  Capt.  Stutson's 
co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARRET,  THOMAS,  Lynn.  Drummer,  Capt.  David  Parker's  (1st)  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord ;  service,  2  days. 

BARRET,  WILLIAM,  Pelharn.  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  return  for 
travel  allowance  granted  Sept.  12,  1776. 

BARRIE,  WILLIAM.  Pay  abstract  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Protector,"  com 
manded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams,  dated  May  31,  1785. 

BARRIEL,  COLBI-RX,  Scituate.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  2d 
Plymouth  Co.  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined  Capt.  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARRIEL,  WILLIAM,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Stockbridge's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  21  days. 

BARRILL,  COLKURX.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  lioxbury, 
Dec.  18,  1775. 

BARRILL,  JAMES,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Brig.  Gen.  John 
Thomas's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  6  days. 

BARRILL,  WILLIAM,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Brig.  Gen.  John 
Thomas's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  6  days. 

BARRIXGTOX, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Barington.] 

BARRIXGTOX,  GEORGE,  Maiden.  Private,  Capt.  Hatch's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Bond's  (late 
Gardner's)  37th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Maiden,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
John  Walton's  co.  of  guards,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  14,  1778; 
rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778 ;  service  guarding  troops  of  convention  at  Cam 
bridge  and  Charlestown. 

BARRIT,  BARTHOLOMEW,  Alford.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Wilcox's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined  Col.  Crane's  regt. ; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

BARRIT,  BEXJAMIX,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Barron's  co.,  Col.  David 
Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days. 

BARRIT,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Joel  Green's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.;  service, 
7  mos.  29  days,  between  June  1,  1778,  and  Jan.  31,  1779,  at  Peekskill  and  White 
Plains  ;  enlistment,  8  months. 

BARRIT,  BEXJAMIX.  Major's  co.,  13th  regt. ;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  April 
22,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BARRIT,  DAXIEL,  Little  Cambridge  (also  given  Cambridge).  Private,  Capt.  Childs's 
(6th)  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  25,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  transferred  to 
invalid  corps  March  6,  1778;  also,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot's  corps  of  invalids 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  (387 

BARRIT,  DANIEL,  continued. 

stationed  at  Boston ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  April  3,  1778,  to  Oct.  1,  1778 ;  also, 
Lieut.  Osgood  Carleton's  co.,  Col.  Lewis  Nicola's  regt.  of  invalids  stationed  at 
Boston;  muster  rolls  for  Aug. -Oct.,  1779. 

BARRIT,  EDWARD,  Concord.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Middle 
sex  Co.  [year  not  given] . 

BAKIIIT,  ISRAEL,  Worcester.  Capt.  LovelFs  co.,  Col.  Denny's  regt. ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stat 
ure,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  cordwainer  ;  residence,  Worcester; 
enlisted  March  9,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARRIT,  JACOB,  Newbury.  Private ;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Newbury  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780  ;  marched  July  3, 1780; 
discharged  Jan.  8,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  17  days;  reported  detached  from  town 
militia. 

BARRIT,  JAMES.  Major's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1779;  discharged  May  2,  1780;  enlist 
ment,  9  months. 

BARIUT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Lealand's  co.  of  guards,  under  Maj.  Nathaniel 
Heath;  enlisted  Sept.  30,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days; 
company  detached  by  order  of  Gen.  Hancock  to  occupy  forts  in  and  about  Boston. 

BARRIT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Staples  Chamberlain's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  7,  1781;  discharged  March  14,  1781;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
lihode  Island  by  order  of  Gov.  Hancock. 

BARRIT,  JOSEPH,  Framingham.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Middlesex  Co.  [year  not  given] . 

BARRIT,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Henry  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Jan.  9,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  21,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at  North 
Kingston,  R.  I. 

BARRIT,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Newell's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.,  Gen.  Warner's 
brigade ;  enlisted  Nov.  3, 1778 ;  discharged  Nov.  18, 1778 ;  service,  15  days,  guard 
ing  troops  of  convention  from  Rutland  to  Enfield,  Conn. 

BARRIT,  JOSEPH.  Capt.  Wadsworth's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  (14th)  regt.;  enlisted  July 
10,  1779 ;  discharged  April  9,  1780  ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BARRIT,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Pollard's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  23,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  marched  to  Claverack.  Roll  dated  Billerica. 

BARRIT,  MOSES,  Nottingham.  Private,  Capt.  Archelaus  Towne's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  (27th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Nov.  20,  1775. 

BARRIT,  NATHAN,  Salem.  Capt.  Addison  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  John  Mansfield's 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  1775;  also,  Private; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  14,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  22  days. 

BARRIT,  NATHAN,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Edgel's  co.,  Col.  Wylly's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  and  from  camp  dated  Jan.  14, 1776 ;  stationed 
at  Roxbury. 

BARRIT,  OLIVER,  Westford.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Underwood's  co.,  Col.  William 
Prescott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  1  day. 

BARRIT,  OLIVER,  Sutton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  7,  1778 ;  Capt. 
Chase's  co.,  Col.  Holman's  regt.;  age  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion, 
dark;  residence,  Sutton. 


688  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

BARHIT,  OLIVER.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Sanmel  Sloan's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barnes's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  11, 1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  28, 1781 ;  service,  14  days  ; 
marched  to  Saratoga  on  an  alarm  by  order  of  Gen.  Stark. 

BARRIT,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Lieut.  Amos  Fairbanks's  co.,  drafted  from  the  militia,  Col. 
Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  6,  1777 ;  marched  to  reinforce  army  at  the 
Northward  Sept.  8,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  24  days,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Warner; 
reported  furloughed  Nov.  29,  1777. 

BARRIT,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Keith's  co. ;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  April  22, 
1780 ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BARRITT,  BENJAMIN*.  Private,  Capt.  John  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (2d) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  19,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at 
Claverack  ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BARRITT,  ELEAZER.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Willcox's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  8, 1777 ;  discharged  July  26, 1777  ;  service,  19  days, 
with  Northern  army ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  19  to  Oct.  14,  1777,  25 
days,  with  Northern  army. 

BARRITT,  JOHN.  Capt.  Joseph  Butler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  order  for  advance  pay 
dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  1775. 

BARRITT,  JOHN,  Westford.  Private,  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776,  dated  Camp  at  Hull. 

BARRITT,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Minott's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Cambridge,  Jan.  12,  1776. 

BARRITT,  JONATHAN,  Ashby.  List  of  men  enlisted  the  last  of  Nov.,  1775,  for  6  weeks; 
also,  list  of  men  drafted  to  serve  for  3  mos.,  Aug.  2,  1777. 

BARRITT,  MOSES.  Capt.  Archelaus  Towne's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  20,  1775. 

BARRITT,  NATHAN,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BARRITT,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Andrews's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's 
(Middlesex  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service, 
3  mos.  7  days. 

BARRITT,  OLIVER,  Westford.  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  2,  1777,  to  Oct.  7,  1777; 
reported  deceased  Oct.  7,  1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Philip  Thomas's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's 
regt. ;  roll  made  up  for  36  days  rations  from  Jan.  2,  1777,  to  date  of  arrival  at 
Bennington,  Feb.  6,  1777;  reported  marched  from  Boston. 

BARRITT,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Shattuck's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt. ;  pay 
roll  dated  Cambridge,  March,  1776;  service,  8  days. 

BARRITT,  SAMUEL,  Harvard  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's 
(15th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  11,  1779,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  not  mustered. 

BARRITT,  SIMEON,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Col.  Moses  Parker's  co.,  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Benjamin  Walker,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service, 
9  days. 

BARRITT,  SIMEON.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Moore's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt. 
of  guards ;  enlisted  April  2,  1778  ;  roll  made  up  to  July  3,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  2 
days,  guarding  troops  of  convention  at  Cambridge ;  enlistment,  3  months. 


IX   THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  689 

BARRITT,  STEPHEN",  Billerica.  Sergeant,  7th  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (Gtli)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  2,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Elijah  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service 
Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  Camp  at  Feekskill;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  C.  Smith's  co. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Highlands,  June  12,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARRITT,  WAIT.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Willcox's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1777;  service,  31  days, 
with  Northern  army. 

BARROX,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Barens,  Barers,  Bares, 

Barm,  Barnes,  Baron,  Barran,  Barren,  Barrons,  Barro\v,  Beron,  Borrons.] 

BARROX, .    Captain ;  list  of  prisoners  confined  in  barracks  at  Halifax,  returned  in  a 

letter  written  by  Edward  Brooks  to  Honorable  James  Bowdoin,  asking  for  their 
exchange,  dated  Halifax  Barracks,  Nov.  8,  1777;  reported  taken  at  Cumberland. 

BARROX,  ABRAHAM.  Capt.  Joshua  Bragdon's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  1,  1775. 

BARROX,  BENJAMIN.  Capt.  John  Ford's  co. ;  receipts  for  wages,  etc.,  dated  Ticonderoga, 
Aug.  28  and  Oct.  2,  1776. 

BARROX,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Walker's  co.,  Maj.  Heath's  detachment  of 
guards;  enlisted  Dec.  20,  1779;  discharged  Feb.  1,  1780;  service,  1  mo.  10  days. 

BARROX,  BEXJAMIX,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Coburn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  7  days ;  also,  receipt 
for*  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  22, 1775 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  13  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Sept.  26,  1775 ;  also,  receipt  for  blanket  money  dated  Cambridge, 
Oct.  26, 1775 ;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Cambridge ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  20, 1775 ;  also, 
receipt  for  wages  for  Oct.,  1775,  dated  Cambridge ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  B.  Varnum's 
co..  Col.  Spatilding's  regt. ;  abstract  for  equipments  for  1777 ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt. 
James  Varnum's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental  Arm}- pay  ac 
counts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
enlisted  men ;  Lieut.  E.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (8th)  regt. ;  age,  23 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  farmer; 
residence,  Dracut;  enlisted  Feb.  5,  1780,  at  West  Point,  by  Capt.  Peirce;  enlist 
ment,  during  war ;  also,  certificate  of  service  given  by  Capt.  Commandant  N.  Dix 
of  8th  regt.,  dated  West  Point,  April  2,  1781;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  (7th) 
co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1783. 

BARROX,  BEXJAMIX,  Concord.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co. ; 
age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  dark; 
occupation,  laborer  (also  given  farmer) ;  residence,  Concord;  enlisted  March  30, 
1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  list  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  of 
Middlesex  Co.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Fray's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  July, 
1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  Ilutts ;  also,  return  of  men  in  hospital  at  New  Windsor, 
Feb.,  1783;  reported  discharged  Feb.  17,  1783. 

BARROX,  DAXIEL,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's 
regt. ;  marched  to  Warren,  II.  I.,  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  25  days. 

BARROX,  EUAS,  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775. 

BAKROX,  ELIAS.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hosmer's  (Light  Infantry)  co. ;  return  of  men 
in  service  in  1776. 


690  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

B AKRON,  ELISEUS.  Private,  Capt.  J.  B.  Yarnum's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Spaulding's  regt. ; 
return  of  equipments  for  alarm  list  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  abstract  of  equipments 
for  train  band  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  abstract  of  equipments  for  1777. 

BARRON,  GEORGE,  Boston  (also  given  England).  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men; 
Capt.  John  Lillie's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.;  age,  57  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  7i|  in.;  complexion,  fair;  rank,  Sergeant;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted  in 
1777  by  Lieut.  Welsh ;  reported  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master ; 
also,  Bombardier,  Capt.  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  (3d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  16,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serv 
ing  21  mos.  15  days  as  Bombardier  and  Corporal,  and  12  mos.  as  Sergeant ;  enlist 
ment,  during  war. 

BARRON,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Pollard's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

BARRON,  ISAAC,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  John  Woolcott's  co.  of  rangers,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Brookfield  and  Spencer;  service,- 
9  days;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Harwood's  co.,  Col.  Learned's  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  week,  5  days;  also, 
company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BARRON,  ISAAC,  Billerica.  Subaltern  (also  given  Lieutenant),  Capt.  Samuel  Tay's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Joseph  Webb's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  9,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ; 
service,  5  mos.  3  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and 
Middlesex  counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ;  also,  Quartermaster ;  engaged 
Sept.  6,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  26  days,  at  Peekskill;  en 
listment,  3  months ;  marched  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARRON,  ISRAEL.  Capt.  Peter  Harwood's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  20,  1775. 

BARRON,  JACOB.  Surgeon,  brig  "  Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Clouston  ;  list 
of  officers ;  commissioned  Sept.  4,  1777;  also,  order  dated  Oct.  31,  1777,  securing 
the  exchange  of  said  Barren  as  a  prisoner  of  war  for  an  officer  of  equal  rank ; 
also,  list  of  prisoners  returned  by  Col.  Johonnott,  dated  Feb.  24, 1778  ;  exchanged 
for  Dr.  Joseph  Mills  of  ship  "  Maesgwin." 

BARRON,  JOHN,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  6  days ;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Coburn's 
co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  6, 
1775 ;  also,  Corporal ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  26, 1775 ;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  13  days ;  reported  died  Sept.  3, 1775 ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept. 
26,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dracut, 
Dec.  18,  1775. 

BARRON,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt.;  enlisted  March  20,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  9  mos.  17 
days,  at  East  Greenwich,  R.  I. ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

BARRON,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lakin's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light 
Infantry)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  16,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  19,  1779;  service,  2 
mos.  3  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARRON,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Flint's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  19,  1778 ;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779 ;  service,  7  mos.  23  days ;  company  raised 
to  fortify  passes  of  North  River;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Lawrence's  co.,  Col.  Poor's 
regt.;  pay  rolls  for  June-Aug.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Law 
rence's  co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  West  Point;  also, 
Lieut.  Flint's  co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  West  Point. 

BARRON,  JOSHUA,  Ashby.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Stone's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  691 


BARRON,  JOSHUA,  New  Ipswich.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  177");  service,  3  mos.  9  days; 
reported  promoted  from  Corporal  June  21, 1775;  also,  company  return  dated  Cam 
bridge,  Oct.  3,  1775  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  4,  1775. 

BARRON,  JOTHAM  (also  given  JONATHAN),  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  B.  Varnum's 
co.,  Col.  Spaulding'sregt. ;  abstract  of  equipments  for  train  band  [year  not  given]  ; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Fox's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July  4,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
credited  to  town  of  Dunstable;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel 
Trescott's  co.,  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  April,  1778,  dated  Provi 
dence;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Fox's  co.,  Col.  Henley's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Nov., 
1778;  reported  promoted  to  Corporal  Sept.  1,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Fox's  co.,  Col. 
Jackson's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  April,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1779, 
dated  Pawtuxet ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence ;  also, 
return  dated  Camp  at  Providence,  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  July  4,  1780;  reported  discharged  July 
4,  1780. 

BARROX,  MARK,  Winslow.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year  not 
given]  ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARROX,  MOSES,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Barren's  co.,  Col.  David  Green's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  15  days;  also,  list 
of  men  in  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.  dated  May  1,  1775. 

BARROX,  MOSES,  Wilmington.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Green's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service,  3£  days;  also,  Capt. 
James  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  enlisted  June  30,  1770;  rolls 
made  up  to  Nov.  30,  1776 ;  service,  5  mos.  1  day. 

BARROX,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Feb.  20,  1778 ;  roll  made  up  to  May  20,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.,  at 
Bunker  Hill. 

BARROX,  MOSES,  Jr.,  Wilmington.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Green's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

BARROX,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Minott's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Cambridge,  Jan.  12,  1776. 

BAIIRON,  OLIVER,  Chelmsford.  Captain  of  a  company  in  Col.  David  Green's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  16  days;  also,  Captain, 
serving  as  Ensign,  Capt.  John  Ford's  (Volunteer)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  13  days,  with 
Northern  army. 

BARROX,  OLIVER.  Capt.  Wheeler's  co.,  4th  regt.;  receipt  for  wages  due  Jan.  1,  1776, 
dated  Camp  Mt.  Washington. 

BARRON,  OLIVER.     List  of  men  serving  in  1776. 

BARROX,  OLIVER,  Concord.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  dated  Al 
bany,  Jan.  12,  1778;  joined  Capt.  William  II.  Ballard's  co.,  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's 
regt.;  enlistment,  3  years ;  mustered  by  Col.  Barrett;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Ballard's 
(also  given  1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (late  Alden's)  7th  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  17,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Benjamin  Warren's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Cherry  Valley, 
May  4,  1779;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780, 
to  April  17,  1780. 

BARROX,  OLIVER,  Chelmsford.  Muster  Master  for  Middlesex  Co. ;  official  record  of  a 
ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  Feb.  19,  1781;  appointment  con 
curred  in  by  the  Council,  Feb.  19,  1781. 


692  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BARROX,  OLIVER,  Fryeburg.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Farrington's  co. ;  marched  Aug. 
4,  1781 ;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1781 ;  service,  5  days ;  expedition  sent  by  Fryeburg 
to  the  relief  of  inhabitants  of  Androscoggin  Iliver;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from 
Aug.  12  to  Sept.  16,  1781,  1  mo.  7  days;  expedition  sent  by  town  of  Fryeburg  to 
guard  frontiers  on  Androscoggin  River. 

BARROX,  OLIVER.    List  of  men  credited  with  8  mos.  service  [year  not  given] . 

BARROX,  RALPH,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  George  Dunham's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regt. ;  reported  deserted  May  14,  1777. 

BARROX,  SAMUEL.  Corporal,  Lieut.  Walker's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ;  return 
of  men  in  service  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1776,  dated  North  Castle ;  also,  receipts  for 
wages  for  Sept.-Dec.,  1776;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Butler's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nixon's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  Jan.,  1777,  dated  Springfield. 

BARROX.  SAMUEL.  Order  for  wages  for  Dec.,  1776,  and  Jan.,  1777,  payable  to  Sergt. 
Taggart,  dated  Chatham,  Feb.  4,  1777. 

BARROX,  SAMUEL,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Coburn's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  13  days ;  also,  2d  Dracut 
co. ;  list  of  men  returned  as  having  served  2  mos.  near  New  York,  agreeable  to 
order  of  Congress  of  Sept.  17,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Zaccheus  Wright's  co.,  Col. 
Brooks's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at  White  Plains,  Oct.  31,  1776;  reported 
wounded;  also,  Sergeant,  serving  as  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  B.  Yarnum's  co.  of 
volunteers,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Nov. 
7,  1777;  service,  42  days;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army;  also,  Sergeant, 
Capt.  Yarnum's  co.,  Col.  Spaulding's  regt. ;  abstract  of  equipments  for  train  band 
for  1777. 

BARROX,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bumstead's  co. ;  list  of  men  detached  from 
Boston  regt.,  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  May  7,  1777,  to  serve  under  Maj. 
Gen.  Heath  for  5  weeks;  also,  Lieut.  Thomas  Holland's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  23, 
1778;  discharged  May  1,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  9  days;  company  drafted  to  serve 
with  guards  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  on  prison  ship  "Kingston"  in  Boston  har 
bor;  o/5o,  Capt.  Elias  Parkman's  co.  of  guards;  pay  roll  for  service  for  15  days, 
from  July  2,  1778,  dated  Boston. 

BARROXS,  ABRAHAM,  Sanford.  Private,  Capt.  Morgan  Lewis's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

BARROXS,  ABRAHAM,  Wells.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Bragdon's  co.,  Col.  Scammon's  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Aug.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  also,  list  of  men 
who  delivered  firelocks,  dated  Jan.  22,  1776. 

BARROXS,  ABRAHAM.  Private,  Capt.  James  Littlefield's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Storer's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service  at  Queman's  Heights, 
4  mos.  3  days,  with  Northern  army. 

BARROXS,  ISAAC.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wiggles  worth's)  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  May  10,  1778;  also, 
Capt.  Nicholas  Blaisdell's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wiggles  worth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
May,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Yalley  Forge  ;  reported  cashiered  May  11,  1778. 

BARROXS,  JOHX,  Sanford.  Private,  Capt.  Morgan  Lewis's  co.,  which  marched  April 
21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

BARROXS,  JOSEPH,  Barre.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col. 
Grout's  regt.;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation, 
tanner;  residence,  Barre;  enlisted  Jan.  26,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARROXS,  NATHAXIEL,  Londonderry.  Private,  Capt.  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's  (28th) 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775  ;  reported  sick  and  absent. 


IX   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  693 


BARRONS,  NATHAXIEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abisliai  Tinkham's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt.;  inarched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  6  days; 
roll  made  up  for  travel  to  and  from  camp. 

BARRONS,  TIMOTHY,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Saver's  co.,  Col.  James  Scam- 
mon's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  3,  177.");  service,  3 
mos.  4  days. 

BARROXS,  TIMOTHY.  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Littlefield's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Storer's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777,  at  Queman's  Heights;  service, 
4  mos.  3  days,  with  Northern  army. 

BARROS,  COMFORT.  Private,  Lieut.  Jeremiah  Colburn's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  25,  1781; 
discharged  March  4,  1781 ;  service,  7  days,  at  Camden,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Wads- 
worth. 

BARROS,  ELEAZER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  David  Rosseter's  regt.,  Gen. 
Fellows's  brigade;  service  from  Oct.  17  to  Oct.  19,  1780,4  days;  marched  to  rein 
force  Gen.  Stark  at  Still  water. 

BARROT,  BEXJAMIX.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Minott's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  service,  etc.,  for  Dec.,  1770,  and  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1777. 

BARROT,  ELIJAH,  Guilford.  Private,  Capt.  "William  Warner's  co.,  Col.  J.  Whitney's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Nov.,  1776. 

BARROT,  ISAAC,  Chelmsford.    List  of  men  in  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.  dated  May  1,  1775. 

BARROT,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Feb.  20,  1778;  discharged  May  20,  1778;  service,  3  mos.,  at 
Bunker  Hill. 

BARROT,  JOHX,  Westford.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Bates's  co.,  Col.  James  Prescott's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days. 

BARROT,  LEMUEL,  Lancaster.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  ;  Capt.  Beman's  co.,  Col. 
Whitney's  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  occupation, 
farmer;  residence,  Lancaster;  enlisted  July  20,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARROT,  OLIVER,  Westford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance;  service  at  Dorchester  Heights  in  Nov.,  1776. 

BARROT,  SAMUEL,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  8  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BARROT,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  Joseph  Chadwick's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  11,  1775;  service, 
21  days. 

BARROTT,  BEXJAMIX,  Chelmsford.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  13,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BARROTT,  ELIJAH,  Guilford.  Private,  Capt.  William  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  June  18, 
1776;  also,  pay  roll  for  2  mos.  21  days  service  from  May  11,  1776. 

BARROTT,  JOSEPH.  Cabin  Boy,  brigantine  "Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Fisk  ;  engaged  March  17, 1777 ;  discharged  July  31, 1777.  Roll  dated  Salem. 

BARROTT,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Blaney's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.; 
enlisted  Jan.  12,  1778;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  23  days, 
with  guards  at  Cambridge. 

BARROTT,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Robinson's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  2, 1777 ;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1, 1778 ;  service,  4  mos.  29  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 


694  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD    SAILORS 

BARROL-GE  (?),  SIMON,  Palmer.  Private,  Capt.  David  Speer's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

BARROUS,  ABIEL,  Worthington  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co., 
Maj.  Jonathan  Clapp's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777; 
service,  1  mo.  8  days,  at  the  Westward  under  Gen.  Schuyler. 

BARROW,  ABNER.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon 
Samson;  engaged  Sept.  8,  1777;  discharged  May  20,  1778;  service,  8  mos.  12 
days ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Boston,  Nov.  13,  1777. 

BARROW,  AMOS,  Westfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
John  Kellogg's  co.,  sworn  to  April  5,  1779;  joined  Capt.  Fish's  co.,  Col.  William 
Shepard's  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BARROW,  ASA,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BARROW,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Abiel  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.) 
regt. ;  marched  July  24,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARROW,  EBEN,  Jr.,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Woods's  (2d)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  3  days. 

BARROW  ( ? ) ,  EBENEZER,  Wareham.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Fearing's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  4  days. 

BARROW,  EPHRAIM.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James  Hatch,  Muster 
Master,  dated  Nov.  4,  1777;  Capt.  Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  Cyes's  (Reyes's)  regt.; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt.;  enlisted 
Oct.  17,  1777;  roll  dated  Providence,  Dec.  22,  1777;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1, 
1778;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Dec.  1,  1777,  to  Jan.  2,  1778,  1  mo.  2  days, 
dated  Providence;  also,  muster  roll  dated  North  Kingston,  Dec.  4,  1777. 

BARROW,  ISAAC.  Capt.  Daniel  Egery's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  27,  1775. 

BARROW,  JEREMIAH.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Taylor's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  who  marched  to  camp  Aug.  26, 1776,  dated  Dorchester ;  a/.so, 
return  dated  Dorchester,  Sept.  21,  1776 ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  Boston. 

BARROW,  JOHN,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Norton's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathway's 
regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  2  to  Aug.  7,  1781,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARROW,  JOSEPH.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James  Hatch,  Muster 
Master,  dated  Oct.  7,  1777  ;  Capt.  Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  Cyes's  (Keyes's)  regt. ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Edward  Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept. 
12,  1777;  roll  dated  Providence,  Dec.  22,  1777;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1778; 
also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Dec.  1,  1777,  to  Jan.  2,  1778,  1  mo.  2  days,  dated 
Providence. 

BARROW,  MALACHI.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ignatius  Loring's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Putnam's 
(Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  4,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3 
mos.  17  days ;  enlistment  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  army  under 
Gen.  Washington. 

BARROW,  PHILBROOK.  Private,  Capt.  Abiel  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.) 
regt. ;  marched  July  24,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARROW,  ROBERT,  Middleborough.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age, 
17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Middleborough ;  ar 
rived  at  Springfield  July  17,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  17,  1780,  under  conv 
mand  of  Capt.  Abner  Howard. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        695 


BARROW,  ROUKRT.  Private,  Light  Infantry  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

BARROW,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Churchill's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt. ;  enlisted  March  9,  1781;  discharged  March  31,  1781;  service,  '23  days,  at 
Newport,  11.  I.,  by  order  of  the  Governor;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Baker's  co.,  Col. 
William  Turner's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  5,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781;  service, 
3  mos.  28  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARROW,  WILLIS,  Wareham.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Fearing's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to  Marshfield;  service,  4  days. 

BARROW,  ZAUOC.  Private,  Capt.  S.  Nelson's  co.,  Col.  Aaron  Willard's  regt. ;  pay  ab 
stract  for  travel  allowance  from  Fort  Edward  to  Plymouth  via  Albany,  allowed 
in  Council,  Jan.  28,  1777;  also,  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Plymouth 
via  No.  4  or  Charlestown  to  Skeensborough,  dated  Boston,  Jan.,  1777. 

BARROWS, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Barow,  Barows,  Barras, 

Barres,  Barren,  Barros,  Barrouge,  Barrens,  Barrow,  Barrus,  Borrows,  Borrows, 
Burroughs.] 

BARROWS,  AAROX,  Attleborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jabez  Ellis's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service,  9  days ;  also,  order  dated  July  5,  1776,  given 
by  Capt.  Jacob  Ide  and  company  on  Ephraira  Newell,  Town  Treasurer  of  Attle 
borough,  for  wages  for  service  on  the  alarm  caused  by  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Ide's  co.,  Col.  Daggett's  regt. ;  service,  4  days,  at  Rhode 
Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

BARROAVS,  AAROX.  2d  Lieutenant,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17, 
1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  9,  1778 ;  service,  24  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BARROWS,  AHXER,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bridgham's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.,  whicli  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  ser 
vice,  12  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  arm}-;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  also,  company  return  dated 
Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Hex- 
bury,  Nov.  11.  1775. 

BARROWS,  ABNER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Barrows's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  6,  1778 ;  discharged  May  9,  1778 ;  enlisted  Sept.  6,  1778 ;  discharged 
Sept.  12,  1778 ;  service,  9  days ;  marched  from  Middleborough  to  Dartmouth  on 
two  alarms;  also,  Capt.  Abner  Bourn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll 
dated  Middleborough. 

BARROWS,  AMOS,  AVestfield.  Private,  Capt.  Malcolm  Henry's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  5,  1775;  service,  2  mos.; 
also,  Capt.  Henry's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  D.  Brewer's)  9th  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  23,  1775;  also, 
Capt.  William  Moore's  co.,  Col.  William  Sheppard's  (3d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Thomas 
Fish's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1778,  and  March  and  April, 
1779,  dated  Providence  ;  enlisted  Dec.  7, 1776 ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  also,  Capt. 
Moor's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780 ;  also,  return  of  men  for  gratuities,  dated  Highlands, 
Feb.  24, 1780 ;  also,  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31, 1780,  dated  Mountain  Hutts,  West 
Point ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  dated  Jan.,  1781 ;  Capt. 
Moore's  co.,  1st  Mass,  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  also, 
Capt.  Moore's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated 
West  Point;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781;  reported  on  command 


696  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


BARROWS,  AMOS,  continued. 

with  the  boats;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781, 
dated  Camp  Continental  Village ;  reported  on  command  at  block-house ;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts. 

BARROWS,  ANDREW,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  James 
Warren's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to  Marshfield; 
service,  2  days ;  also,  Capt.  George  Hammond's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Joshua 
Perkins,  Col.  Thomas  Lothrop's  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  Joseph  Cushing's  brigade;  ser 
vice,  14  days;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm;  roll  dated  Plympton. 
March  28,  1777. 

BARROWS,  ANDREW  D.  Private,  8th  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  28,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

BARROWS,  ASA,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Shaw's  (1st)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield;  service,  3  days;  also, 
Capt.  Joshua  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  3, 1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  14,  1775. 

BARROWS,  ASA,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  George  Hammond's  co.,  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Joshua  Perkins,  Col.  Thomas  Lothrop's  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  Joseph  Cushing's 
brigade;  service,  14  days;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm;  also,  return 
of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  George  Hammond's  co.,  1st 
Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  23,  1778;  enlistment,  8  months,  to  expire  May, 
1778;  reported  "  never  marched  or  never  called  for;  "  mustered  by  James  Hatch, 
Muster  Master. 

BARROWS,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Perez  Churchill's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt. ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780; 
service,  9  days. 

BARROWS,  BENAIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  service  from  July  27  to  July  31,  1780,  5  days  ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I., 
on  a  G  days  campaign ;  roll  dated  Attleborough  ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Robinson's 
co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt. ;  service  from  July  31  to  Aug.  8, 1780,  8  days  ;  marched 
to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Attleborough ;  also,  pay  roll  for 
service  from  March  6  to  March  14,  1781,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Attleborough. 

BARROWS,  BENJAMIN,  Shutesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickenson's  co.,  Col.  Ben 
jamin  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775, 
from  Amherst ;  service,  11  days ;  also,  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Charlestown, 
July  27, 1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775  ;  enlisted  May  1, 1775  ;  service, 
3  mos.  8  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Pros 
pect  Hill,  Oct.  25,  1775. 

BARROWS,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's 
regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  11,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  with  guards  at  Cambridge; 
reported  discharged  Dec.  16,  1777. 

BARROWS,  BENJAMIN,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Robinson's  co.,  Col. 
Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  June  21,  1778;  discharged  July  13,  1778;  service,  22  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARROWS,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  William  Crow  Cotton's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
(Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  29,  1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778 ;  service, 
1  mo.  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARROWTS,  BENJAMIN,  Plympton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Plymouth  Co. 
in  1779  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army;  age,  60  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  com 
plexion,  dark;  residence,  Plympton;  delivered  to  Ensign  J.  Hubbel. 


IX   THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  697 

BARROWS,  BKNJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt. ; 
service  from  July  31  to  Aug.  8,  1780,  8  days;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an 
alarm ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Attleborough ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  March  6 
to  March  14,  1781,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
Attleborough. 

BARROWS,  CALEK.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Gregg's  co.,  Col.  James  Cargill's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  25,  177;") ;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  4  mos.  17  days;  com 
pany  stationed  at  St.  Georges,  Waldoborough  and  Camden. 

BARROWS,  COMFORT.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's 
regt.;  marched  from  Attleborough  Sept.  25,  1777,  on  a  secret  expedition;  dis 
charged  Oct.  29,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  6  days. 

BARROWS,  DANIEL,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co.,  Col.  George  Wil- 
liams's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  Warren,  R.  I.,  via  Rehoboth,  on  the  alarm 
of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  25  days;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co.,  Col.  John  Dag 
gett's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  25,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  1,  1778;  service,  8  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARROWS,  DAVID.  Capt.  James  Hills's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  list  of  men  in 
service  at  Bristol,  R.  I.,  for  3  mos.  from  Dec.  28,  1776. 

BARROWS,  EBENEZER,  Jr.,  Middleborough.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Barrows's  (2d)  co., 
Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  marched  to  Rowland's  Ferry,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm 
of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  12  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Barrows's  co.,  Col. 
Sprout's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  6,  1778;  discharged  May  9,  1778;  enlisted  Sept.  6, 
1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778 ;  service,  9  days ;  marched  from  Middleborough 
to  Dartmouth  on  two  alarms;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abner  Bourn's  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  White's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service, 
9  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARROWS,  ELIJAH,  Attleborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Moses  Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  John 
Dagget's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days; 
also,  order  dated  July  5, 1776,  given  by  Capt.  Jacob  Ide  and  company  on  Ephraim 
Newell,  Town  Treasurer  of  Attleborough,  for  wages  for  service  on  the  alarm 
caused  by  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill ;  also,  Capt.  Elisha  May's  co. ;  service,  2  mos., 
between  Sept.  and  Nov.,  1776,  at  New  York;  also,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co., 
Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 1777 ; 
service,  25  days. 

BARROWS,  ELIJAH.  Clerk,  Capt.  Moses  Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  31, 1780;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1780; 
service,  10  days. 

BARROWS,  EPHRAIM,  Shutesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickenson's  co.,  Col.  Wood- 
bridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Amherst;  ser 
vice,  16  days. 

BARROWS,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Samson's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt.,  Gen.  Palmer's  brigade  ;  service  from  Sept.  25,  1777,  to  Oct.  27,  1777, 1  mo.  2 
days ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  against  Newport,  R.  I. 

BARROWS,  EPHRAIM.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  as  returned  Nov.  4,  1777; 
Capt.  Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  Robinson's  regt. 

BARROWS,  EPHRAIM,  Plympton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Plymouth  Co. 
for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  10,  1778; 
Capt.  Ham — 's  ( ? )  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt. ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  com 
plexion,  dark;  residence,  Plympton. 


698  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BARROWS,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Sturtevant's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  1  day,  at  Rhode 
Island;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BARROWS,  EZRA.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  service  from  July  27  to  July  31,  1780,  5  days ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I., 
on  a  6  days  campaign.  Roll  dated  Attleborough. 

BARROWS,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt. ; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780; 
service,  9  days. 

BARROWS,  GIDEON.  Order  dated  July  5.,  1776,  given  by  Capt.  Jacob  Ide  and  com 
pany  on  Ephraim  Newell,  Town  Treasurer  of  Attleborough,  for  wages  for  service 
on  the  alarm  caused  by  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill. 

BARROWS,  GIDEON,  Wrentham.  List  of  men  drafted  into  Capt.  Fisher's  co.,  who 
marched  to  Horse  Neck  under  Col.  Mclntosh  [year  not  given] . 

BARROWS,  ICHABOD.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Gregg's  co.,  Col.  James  Cargill's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  25,  1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  4  mos.  17  days;  com 
pany  stationed  at  St.  Georges,  Waldoborough  and  Camden. 

BARROWS,  ICHABOD.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  M.  Ulmer's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt. ;  service  from  July  8,  1779,  to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  16  days,  on  Penobscot 
expedition. 

BARROWS,  ISAAC,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Egery's  co.,  which  marched  April 
21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also,  Capt. 
Egery's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  6,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Rox- 
bury,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Roxbury,  Nov.  6,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Dillingham's  co. ;  enlisted  April 
15,  1776 ;  service,  7  mos.  13  days,  at  Dartmouth. 

BARROWS,  ISAAC.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Nye's  (14th)  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ; 
service  from  Dec.  7  to  Dec.  10,  1776,  3  days ;  marched  to  Elizabeth  Islands  on  an 
alarm ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Dec.  10  to  Dec.  19, 1776,  9  days,  at  Rhode 
Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  10, 1776;  also,  Capt.  Nye's  (2d  Wareham)  co.,  Col. 
Sprout's  regt. ;  service,  7  days ;  marched  to  Dartmouth  Sept.  5,  1778,  on  an  alarm. 

BARROWS,  ISAAC.  Corporal,  Capt.  David  Nye's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.;  service,  7 
days,  at  Falmouth,  from  Sept.  5,  1778. 

BARROWS,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  marched 
July  28,  1780,  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. ;  service,  4  days. 

BARROWS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  White's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt. ; 
drafted  Sept.  20,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1776;  service,  60  days,  at  Rhode 
Island. 

BARROWS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Hollis's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  1, 1777 ;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1778 ;  service,  5  mos.,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

BARROWS,  JAMES,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Hawes's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  July  29, 1778,  to  Sept.  11, 1778,  1  mo. 
14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARROWS,  JOHN,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Woods's  (2d)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  3  days. 

BARROWS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
service  from  May  6  to  May  7,  1778,  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth.  Roll 
dated  Middleborough. 


IN  THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  699 

BARROWS,  JOHN,  Middleborough.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nehemiah  Allen's  (3d)  co., 
4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  May  9, 
1776;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  White's  co.,  Col.  John  Gushing,  Jr.'s  regt.;  company 
mustered  from  Brig.  Gen.  Cushing's  (Plymouth  Co.)  brigade  and  Brig.  Gen.  Otis's 
(Barnstable  Co.)  brigade  for  service  at  Rhode  Island ;  list  dated  Oct.  30,  1776 ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  20  to  Nov.  20, 1776,  60  days,  at  Rhode  Island; 
also,  Lieut.  John  Barrows's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  marched  to 
Rowland's  Ferry,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  12  days;  also, 
Captain,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt. ;  company  served  as  guards  near  Boston  from 
April  2  to  July  2,  1778;  also,  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  6 
to  Sept.  12, 1778,  6  days ;  marched  from  Middleborough  to  Dartmouth  on  an  alarm. 

BARROWS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt., 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade; 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780;  service,  8  days.  Roll 
dated  Taunton. 

BARROWS,  JOHN,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
regt. ;  service,  23  days,  in  April,  1777,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  James  Williams, 
Superintendent  of  Bristol  Co. ;  age,  35  yrs. ;  stature,  5ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light; 
occupation,  blacksmith ;  residence,  Taunton ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  marched  to 
Springfield  to  be  delivered  to  Col.  Shepherd ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Rufus  Lincoln's 
co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  April  and  May,  1781, 
dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Feb.  27,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1781; 
reported  on  detachment;  also,  muster  rolls  for  July-Nov.,  1781 ;  reported  on  com 
mand  with  Col.  Scammell;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  sworn  to 
at  WTest  Point;  reported  sick  in  Pennsylvania  in  Dec.,  1781. 

BARKOWS,  JONATHAN,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  William  Attwood's  co.,  Col.  Warren's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  2  days. 

BARROWS,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Samson's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt.,  Gen.  Palmer's  brigade;  service  between  Sept.  25  and  Oct.  27, 1777,  24  days; 
marched  on  a  secret  expedition  against  Newport,  R.  I. 

BARROWS,  JOSEPH,  Plympton.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Wrilliam  Attwood's  co.,  Col. 
Warren's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ; 
service,  2  days. 

BARROWS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  12,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  19  days,  at 
Rhode  Island;  roll  dated  Providence;  also,  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1777,  dated 
North  Kingston. 

BARROWS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1777;  service,  25  days. 

BARROWS,  JOSEPH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  George  Hammond's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Joshua  Perkins,  Col.  Thomas  Lothrop's  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  Joseph  Cushing's 
brigade;  service,  14  days;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm.  Roll  dated 
Plympton. 

BARROWS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's 
regt.;  marched  Oct.  19,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  11,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  26  days, 
at  Castle  Island. 

BARROWS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  31, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1780 ; 
service,  10  days. 


700  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARROWS,  MALACHI,  Plympton.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  George  Hammond's  (1st  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  23,  1778;  joined 
Capt.  Dunham's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  age,  17  yrs.;  also, 
Private,  8th  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  (1st)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  March  6,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  George  Dunham's 
(8th)  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  before  Aug.  15, 1777 ;  also, 
certificate  of  enlistment  dated  Plympton,  Oct.  19, 1779,  given  by  George  Hammond, 
Captain  of  4th  Plympton  co. ;  also,  Capt.  McFarland's  invalid  corps  ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Feb.  21, 1780 ;  reported  trans 
ferred  from  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  also  reported  discharged. 

BARROWS,  MALACHI.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jesse  Sturtevant's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  1  day,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army. 

BARROWS,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Sturtevant's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  29  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army. 

BARROWS,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  David  Holbrook's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  June-Sept.,  1781;  enlisted  May  10,  1781;  enlistment,  3 
years;  reported  sick  in  camp  in  July,  1781;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781- 
Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts. 

BARROWS,  NEHEMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  James  Hills's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Dec.  12,  1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1776 ;  service,  12  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bristol, 
R.  I. ;  roll  dated  Bristol ;  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

BARROWS,  NEHEMIAH,  Jr.,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Phanuel  Bishop's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days ;  also,  list  of  men  who 
served  in  the  1st  co.  of  Rehoboth  for  5  mos.  at  York,  dated  July,  1776 ;  also,  list 
of  men  who  were  drafted  to  serve  1  mo.  in  Rhode  Island,  dated  July  17,  1777; 
also,  list  of  men  who  were  drafted  to  serve  for  3  mos.  guarding  stores  at  Rhode 
Island,  dated  Dec.  29,  1777. 

BARROWS,  PELEG,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bridgham's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  3  days. 

BARROWS,  PELKG.  Corporal,  Capt.  George  Hammond's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Joshua  Perkins,  Col.  Thomas  Lothrop's  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  Joseph  Cushing's  bri 
gade  ;  service,  14  days ;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm.  Roll  dated  Plymp 
ton. 

BARROWS,  PHILBROOK,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Ide's  co.,  Col.  Daggett's 
regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  service,  8  days ; 
also,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service  from 
July  27, 1778,  to  Aug.  12, 1778, 17  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Capt. 
Jabez  Bullock's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service  from  July  27  to  July  31,  1780, 
5  days;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

BARROWS,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Bourn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt.; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780; 
service,  9  days.  Roll  dated  Middleborough. 

BARROWTS,  ROBERT.  Matross,  Capt.  Timothy  Ingraham's  co. ;  service  from  March  1, 
1778,  to  May  1,  1778,  2  mos.  1  day,  at  the  fort  at  Dartmouth. 

BARROWS,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Perez  Churchill's  co.,  Col.  Daggett's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  25,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  2,  1778;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 


IN   THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  701 


BARROWS,  ROBERT,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Woods's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  July  20,  1777,  to  Aug.  27,  1777,  1 
mo.  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Capt.  Nehemiah  Allen's  co.,  Col. 
Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ;  service,  31  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island 
in  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1777 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Mid- 
dleborough  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  11, 
1780;  roll  made  up  to  Sept.  11,  1780;  service,  2  mos. ;  enlistment,  during  war; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen. 
Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 1780 ; 
also,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  14th  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1780 ;  also, 
Capt.  Zebulon  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for 
Jan.-May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1781 ;  reported  on 
command  with  boatmen;  also,  muster  rolls  for  July  and  Aug.,  1781 ;  reported  on 
command  with  Maj.  Derby ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781;  also,  muster  rolls 
for  Oct.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts ;  reported  on  command  in  the  Gen 
eral's  barge  in  Jan.,  1782 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Feb.  20, 1782 ; 
Capt.  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7 
in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  enlisted  July,  1780;  en 
listment,  during  war;  also,  list  of  men  discharged  from  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  dis 
charged  June  10,  1783,  by  Gen.  Washington,  term  of  enlistment  having  expired. 

BARKOWS,  SAMUEL,  Wareham.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bridgham's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service,  3  mos., 

5  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BARROWS,  SAMUEL,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Woods's  (2d)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshiield;  service,  3  days;  also, 
Lieut.  John  Barrows's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  marched  to  How- 
land's  Ferry,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  12  days;  also,  Capt. 
John  Barrows's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  May 

6  to  May  9, 1778,  3  days ;  marched  from  Middleborough  to  Dartmouth  on  an  alarm. 

BARROWS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.; 
enlisted  March  8,  1781 ;  discharged  March  31, 1781 ;  service,  26  days ;  marched  on 
a  40  days  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  by  order  of  Gov.  Hancock. 

BARROWS,  SAMUEL,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Bourn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt. ; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  Aug.  1,  1780,  on  an  alarm;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780; 
service,  9  days;  roll  sworn  to  at  Middleborough;  also,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's 
(10th)  regt.;  enlisted  May  4,  1781;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1782;  service,  7  mos. 
28  days. 

BARROWS,  SIMEON*.  Corporal,  Capt.  George  Hammond's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Joshua  Perkins,  Col-  Thomas  Lothrop's  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  Joseph  Cushing's  bri 
gade;  service,  14  days;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm.  Roll  dated 
Plympton. 

BARROWS,  SIMMONS,  Plympton.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Attwood's  co.,  Col.  War 
ren's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshtield;  service, 
2  days. 

BARROWS,  SIMON,  Attle borough.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  George 
Williams's  regt. ;  marched  from  Attleborough  on  a  secret  expedition  Sept.  25, 
1777;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  6  days;  also,  Capt.  Alexander 
Foster's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  service  from  July  27,  1778,  to  Aug. 
12,  1778,  17  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARROWS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Rowlee's  co. ;  list  of  men  dated  July  6, 
1775. 


702  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARROWS,  THOMAS,  North  Yarmouth.  Private,  Gapt.  Benjamin  Parker's  co.,  Col. 
Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  25  [probably  1778]  for  service  at  Rhode 
Island;  enlistment,  6  months. 

BARROWS,  TILSON,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co. ;  marched  to 
Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm;  service,  6  days. 

BARROWS,  WILLIAM,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bridgham's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  ser 
vice,  12  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  May  3, 1775;  service,  3  inos.  6  days;  also,  company  return  dated 
Oct.  7, 1775;  also,  Capt.  Bridgham's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  11,  1775. 

BARROWS,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  William  Courtis's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Beverly,  Jan.  6,  1776. 

BARROWS,  WILLIAM.  List  of  men  drafted  by  Capt.  Thomas  Hubbard,  dated  Concord, 
Aug.  14,  1777. 

BARROWS,  WILLIAM.  List  of  men  who  served  with  guards  at  North  River,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  April  18,  1778. 

BARROWS,  WILLIAM,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Ellis's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days;  also,  Capt.  Jacob  Ide's  co.,  Col. 
Daggett's  regt.;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service, 
4  days;  also,  Capt.  Stephen  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt.; 
marched  from  Attleborough  on  a  secret  expedition  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  discharged 
Oct.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  6  days;  also,  Capt.  Elisha  May's  co.,  Col.  John 
Daggett's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  23, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  2, 1778 ;  service,  11  days, 
at  Rhode  Island. 

BARROWS,  ZADOC,  Plymouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Plymouth  Co.  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  mustered  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master; 
enlistment,  9  months,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

BARRS, .     List  of  men  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book,  dated  Headquarters, 

Ticonderoga,  Nov.  6,  1776 ;  served  as  2d  Lieutenant  in  Pennsylvania  Artillery  co. 
in  place  of  2d  Lieut.  Daniels,  advanced. 

BARRIS,  AAROX.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Moses  Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpen 
ter's  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  17  to  Sept.  9,  1778,  24  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

BARRUS,  CARVER.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Sturtevant's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ;  en 
listed  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  enlistment, 
3  months ;  company  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BARRUS,  JEREMIAH,  Richmond.  Capt.  Oliver  Capron's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's 
(24th)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  24,  1775 ; 
also,  Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  16,  1775;  service,  2 
mos.  21  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Richmond,  Nov.  26,  1775. 

BARRUS,  JONATHAN,  Western.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Read's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  War 
ner's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  Roxbury;  service,  25  days. 

BARRUS,  JONATHAN.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Reyes's 
regt. ;  enlisted  June  27, 1777 ;  roll  made  up  to  Dec.  22, 1777 ;  enlistment,  6  months ; 
return  made  by  Andrew  Brown,  Deputy  Muster  Master;  roll  dated  Providence, 
R.  I. ;  also,  list  of  men  who  received  arms  from  the  province,  dated  North  King 
ston,  Dec.  15,  1777- 


IX  THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  703 


BARRUS,  NATHAN,  Richmond.  Capt.  Oliver  Capron's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's 
(24th)  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  24,  177"); 
also,  Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  May  5,  177.") ;  service,  3 
mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Nov.  19,  1775. 

BARRVS,  PHILBROOKS.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Ide's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  marched  from  Kehoboth  to  Tiverton,  It.  I.,  Aug.  1,  1780,  on  the  alarm  of 
July  31,  1780,  under  Gen.  Heath;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  9  days. 

BARRUS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  roll  made  up  from 
Jan.  1,  1782,  to  Jan.  1,  1783;  service,  12  mos. 

BARRY, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Barre,  Barree,  Barrey,  Barrie, 

Baruy,  Bary,  Bearrey,  Bearry,  Berry.] 

BARRY,  AMOS,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  return 
of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  G,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777;  also,  pay  abstract  for  gun 
and  blanket  money,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  24,  1777;  reported  served  at  Dorchester 
Heights. 

BARRY,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bumstead's  co. ;  list  of  men  detached  from 
Boston  regt.,  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  May  7,  1777,  to  serve  under  Maj. 
Gen.  Heath  for  5  weeks. 

BARRY,  DATHA.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.; 
enlisted  Jan.  4,  1777;  joined  Jan.  29,  1777;  reported  deserted. 

BARRY,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Nye's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  19,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  29  days,  at 
Dorchester. 

BARRY,  GEORGE,  Petersham.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  How's  and  Capt.  Spooner's  cos.,  7th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Dec.  30, 
1777;  joined  Lieut.  Isaac  Barron's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  enlistment, 
3  years. 

BARRY,  JAMES,  Weymouth.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  May  25,  1780;  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  age,  22  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  occupation,  farmer ;  residence,  Weymouth. 

BARRY,  JAMES.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  enlisted  Feb.  13,  1781; 
service,  2  mos. ;  reported  deserted  April  13,  1781. 

BARRY,  JAMES,  Jr.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  enlisted  April  22, 
1781 ;  service,  1  mo.  16  days ;  reported  transferred  to  sappers  and  miners  June  1, 
1781. 

BARRY,  JOHN,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Gilman's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's 
(5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  Aug.  11,  1775;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775 ;  reported  on  furlough ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

BARRY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Fowler's  co.,  Col.  John  Mosley's  regt.,  Brig.  Daniel- 
son's  brigade;  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3 
days ;  inarched  to  Saratoga. 

BARRY,  JOHN,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  1st  Hollis- 
ton  co.,  dated  Feb.,  1778;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted  for  town  of  Holliston ; 
joined  Capt.  Orringh  Stoddard's  co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's  regt.,  Gen.  Cushing's 
brigade  (also  given  Capt.  Robert  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.) ;  enlistment,  dur 
ing  war;  reported  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Stoddard's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Sept.  1,  1778,  to  Oct.  25,  1778;  reported  sick  or  deserted;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Nov.,  1778,  Jan.,  Feb.  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  reported 
sick  at  Attleborough  in  April,  1779. 


704  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BAHUY,  JOHN*.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  10  days; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARRY,  JOHN,  Rutland.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Cunningham's  co.,  Col. 
Grout's  regt.;  age,  41  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation, 
joiner ;  residence,  Rutland ;  enlisted  March  12,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARRY,  JOHN.  Seaman,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker;  en 
gaged  Jan.  14,  1779;  reported  "run"  Jan.  21,  1779. 

BARRY-,  JOHN  NICHOLS.  Capt.  John  Jones's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  14,  1775. 

BARRY,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Ide's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ; 
marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  under  Gen.  Heath,  Aug.  1,  1780,  on 
the  alarm  of  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  9  days. 

BARRY,  JOSEPH,  Oakham.  Private,  Capt.  Hazeltine's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BARRY,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Oct.-Dec.,  1780, 
dated  Boston ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BARRY,  JOSHUA.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Manasseh  Marston's  co.,  Boston  regt.;  list  of 
officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  June  7,  1780. 

BARRY,  REDMOND.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Boston,  June,  1780;  Capt. 
Brailsford's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Procter's  (Boston)  regt. ;  age,  35  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
8  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  enlistment,  6  months  from  July,  1780. 

BARRY,  THOMAS,  Lynn.  Private,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Lynn,  now  called  Lynn, 
Lynnfield  and  Saugus,  who  served  at  Concord  battle  and  elsewhere. 

BARRYONG,  DOMINGO,  Boston.  Seaman,  brig  "  Prospect,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph 
Yesey ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June  20,  1781 ;  age,  40  yrs. ; 
stature,  4  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  light. 

BARS,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  enlisted  June  1,  1776;  roll  made  up 
to  Sept.  1,  1776;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BARSE,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Ignatius  Loring's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Putnam's  (Plym 
outh  Co.)  regt.,  enlisted  Sept.  4,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1781;  service,  3  mos. 
17  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen. 
Washington. 

BARSE,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  1, 
1776,  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  2  mos.  21  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BARSE,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Godfrey's  co.,  Col.  Zenath  Winslow's  regt.; 
service,  6  days,  in  Sept.,  1778 ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth. 

BARSE,  GIDEON.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Robinson's  regt. ;  service  from 
July  12,  1777,  to  Jan.  1,  1778,  5  mos.  19  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BAHSE,  HEZEKIAH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Soper's  co. ;  enlisted  July  17,  1775;  ser 
vice,  6  mos.  8  days,  under  direction  of  field  officers  of  1st  Plymouth  Co.  regt. 

BARSE,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Eel).  28,  1777. 
to  April  20,  1777,  1  mo.  23  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BARSE,  JUDAH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  enlisted 
Oct.  4,  1777;  service,  28  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island;  marched 
to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        705 

BARSE,  PRINCE.  Private,  Capt.  John  Grannis's  co. ;  enlisted  June  1,  1776;  roll  made 
up  to  Aug.  31,  1776;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BARSE,  SIM  ICON.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Basset's  co.,  Maj.  Zenath  Winslow's  regt. ; 
service,  2  days,  in  Sept.,  1778;  inarched  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth. 

BARSE,  SOLOMON*.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  service,  2  mos.  11  days,  between 
Junel,  1776,  and  Sept.  1,  1776;  stationed  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BARSLEY,  BARNABAS.  Seaman,  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Wil 
liams;  engaged  May  12>  1779;  roll  made  up  to  Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9 
days. 

BARSLEY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service,  2 
days,  in  Sept.,  1779;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth  by  order  of  Brig.  Otis. 

BARSS,  SIMEON,  Chatham.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Free 
man's  regt. ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Oct.  15,  1777  ;  ser 
vice,  16  days. 

BARSS,  THOMAS,  Kingston.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Wads  worth's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  17,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  14  days. 

BARSTER,  NATHANIEL,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Dyke's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  to  and  from  camp  dated  Nov.,  1776 ;  service 
at  Dorchester  Heights. 

BARSTO,  JAMES.  Receipt  for  bounty  given  to  selectmen  of  Harpswell,  dated  Harps- 
well,  June  8,  1775. 

BARSTOK,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Pierce's 
(Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  marched  May  20,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Little  Compton,  R.  I. 

BARSTOW, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Barster,  Barsto,  Barstor, 

Basto,  Bastow,  Bastrow,  Beastow,  Bersstow,  Bester,  Beston,  Bestor,  Bestow,  Bisto, 
Brastow,  Brestow.] 

BARSTOW,  BENJAMIN,  New  Castle.  Private,  Capt.  George  White's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  2,  1777,  to 
Dec.  29,  1779 ;  credited  to  town  of  Bristol ;  also,  pay  roll  for  81  days  rations  from 
date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  2,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington ;  also,  muster 
roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  on  com 
mand  at  the  Lines. 

BARSTOW,  CALEB,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.;  marched  Sept.  28,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BARSTOW,  CHARLES.  Private,  Sergt.  Enos  Dean's  detachment  of  guards;  service,  1 
day,  preventing  Highlanders  (prisoners)  escaping  from  Taunton  jail,  on  the  alarm 
of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

BARSTOW,  CHARLES,  Taunton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Fales's  (Artillery)  co.,  Col. 
G.  Williams's  regt.,  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade ;  marched  to  Slade's  Ferry  in  Swan- 
/ey,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  26  days;  also,  Capt.  Josiah 
Crocker's  (Artillery)  co.,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  marched  to  Tiverton, 
R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780;  service,  8  days;  endorsed  "Col.  Mitchell's 
regt." 

BARSTOW,  CHARLES.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fales's  co.,  Col.  J.  Daggett's  regt. ;  marched 
Jan.  6,  1778;  discharged  April  1,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  26  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  company  drafted  to  serve  under  Gen.  Spencer  for  3  mos.  from 
Jan.  1,  1778. 


706  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARSTOW,  HATHERLT,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6 
days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury, 
Dec.  22,  1775. 

BARSTOW,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  William  Lithgow's  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from 
May  31,  1776,  to  Nov.  23,  1776,  5  mos.  23  days,  at  Falmouth. 

BARSTOW,  JACOB,  Pembroke.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's 
regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  9,  1776 ;  service,  17  days ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Turner's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ;  marched  Sept. 
28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARSTOW,  JAMES.  List  of  men  who  received  blankets  from  selectmen  of  Harpswell 
dated  Harpswell,  Aug.  12,  1775;  joined  Capt.  James  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Finney's 
regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Neheiniah  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  on  an 
expedition  to  Penobscot.  Roll  dated  Harpswell. 

BARSTOW,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Soper's  co. ;  marched  July  27,  1775;  service, 
5  mos.  18  days,  under  direction  of  field  officers  of  1st  Plymouth  Co.  regt. 

BARSTOW,  JAMES.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Rider's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  26,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  9  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Con 
tinental  Army. 

BARSTOW,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Howard's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt.;  Council  warrant  dated  May -4,  1778;  service,  30  days,  at  the  reduction  of 
Gen.  Burgoyne's  army. 

BARSTOW,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's 
regt.;  marched  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  12£  days,  at 
Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Sutton. 

BARSTOW,  JOB.  Private,  Capt.  John  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ;  return  of 
men  in  service  Dec.  10,  1775. 

BARSTOW,  JOB.  Private,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamberlin's  co.,  Col.  Gary's  regt.;  return  of 
men  at  Cortlandt  Manor,  Nov.  22,  1776. 

BARSTOW,  JOB,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Soper's  (North  Hanover)  co.,  2d 
Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield;  service,  3  days  ;  also,  Capt.  William  Turner's  co., 
Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  [year  not  given]  ;  com 
pany  reported  to  have  joined  Col.  Bailey's  regt.  Dec.  10,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Lemuel 
Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Anthony  Thomas's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  March  5 
to  March  9,  1776,  4  days ;  marched  to  Cohasset  on  an  alarm. 

BARSTOW,  JOB.  Private,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards ; 
enlisted  Nov.  6,  1777;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778;  service,  -i  mos.  27  days,  at 
Cambridge. 

BARSTOW,  Jos.,  Duxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Calvin  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  1,  1778 ;  service,  6  mos.  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARSTOW,  JOSEPH.  Fifer,  Capt.  Ichabod  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ; 
marched  Oct.  5, 1778;  discharged  Dec.  11,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  11  days,  at  Castle 
Island. 

BARSTOW,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Aug.  8,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  23  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 


IX  THE    WAR   OF   THE   HE  VOLUTION.  707 


BAKSTOW,  JOSEPH.  1'rivate,  Capt.  Benjamin  Rider's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  20,  1780;  discharged.  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  9  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Con 
tinental  Army. 

BAKSTOW,  JOSHUA,  Hanover.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  1!),  1775;  service,  1-i  days;  also, 
Ensign,  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  G  days;  also,  2d 
Lieutenant;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775];  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Artil 
lery  co.,  2d  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  [year  not  given]. 

BAKSTOW,  NATHANIEL,  Scituate.  Fit'er,  Capt.  Galen  Clapp's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Anthony 
Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775;  service,  1  day;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Anthony  Thomas's 
regt. ;  service  from  March  21  to  March  29,  1770,  5  days  ;  marched  from  Scituate  to 
Hingham  on  the  alarm  at  the  taking  of  Dorchester  Heights  ;  also,  Lieut.  Anthony 
Waterman's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt.;  inarched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the 
alarm  of  Dec.  10,  1770;  service,  15  days. 

BAHSTOW,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Plym 
outh  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  3,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
10  days  ;  enlistment,  3  months  ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BAHSTOW,  SAMUEL,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Lenthall  Eells's  (South  Hanover) 
co.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Marshricld;  service,  3  days,  under  the  direction  of  lield  officers  of  2d  Plymouth 
Co.  regt. ;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Brig.  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  0  days. 

BAKSTOW,  SAMUEL,  Jr., 'Hanover.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Robert  Lenthall  Eells's  (South 
Hanover)  co.,  which  marched  April  20, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  Marshh'eld;  service,  3  days,  under  the  direction  of  field  officers  of  2d 
Plymouth  Co.  regt. 

BAKSTOW,  THOMAS,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Galen  Clapp's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Anthony 
Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  1  days; 
also,  Capt.  William  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel 
allowance  [year  not  given]  ;  company  reported  to  have  joined  Col.  Bailey's  regt. 
Dec.  10,  1775. 

BAKSTOW,  WILLIAM,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Arthur  Dagget's  co.,  Col.  Ebene/er 
Leavned's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  1  week,  1  day;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  0,  1775. 

BART,  JOHN*.  Account  of  bounty  paid  him  by  the  town  of  Adams  to  serve  in  the  Con 
tinental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  Adams,  Sept.  17,  1781. 

BAKT,  JOHN  ().  Seaman,  sloop  "Defence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Nivens; 
engaged  July  12,  1781;  discharged  Sept.  20,  1781;  service,  2  mos.  11  days.  Roll 
dated  Boston. 

BAKTAKN.  NICHOLAS,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co.,  Col.  L.  Robin 
son's  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  29,  1770  ;  service,  2  mos.  1  days  ;  regiment  raised  in  York 
and  Suffolk  counties.  Roll  dated  Roxbury. 

BAKTAIN,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
13  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

BAKTALL,  DANIKL.  Boy,  brigantine  "Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Foster  Williams;  engaged  Feb.  1,  1777;  discharged  Feb.  17,  1777;  service,  17 
da  vs. 


708  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARTARACH,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Boudreau's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Eddy's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Nov.  14, 1776 ;  discharged  Feb.  14, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos. ;  company 
raised  in  Cumberland  Co.,  N.  S. 

BARTEAU,  JOSEPH.  Seaman,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker; 
engaged  June  26,  1779 ;  reported  in  the  prize  "  Mermaid." 

BARTELET,  MARK,  Middleton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Flint's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt.; 
return  for  mileage  from  Scarsdale  home,  allowed  in  Council,  July  27,  1778. 

BARTELETT,  MARK.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Flint's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  19  days,  at  the 
Northward. 

BARTEX,  BEZALEEL,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Arthur  Dagget's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  8  days.  Roll  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury. 

BARTEX,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Noyes's  co. ;  enlisted  July  11,  1775;  roll 
made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  5  days,  at  Falmouth. 

BARTEX,  JAMES,  Brunswick.  Capt.  Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  JohnBrooks's  (7th)  regt.; 
list  of  deserters  dated  West  Point,  Aug.  18,  1782 ;  age,  37  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
10  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  light;  occupation,  seaman  ;  residence,  Brunswick; 
deserted  at  Albany,  March,  1778. 

BARTEX,  JOHX,  Casco  Bay.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Albany  home,  dated  March  7,  1777. 

BARTEX,  JOHX,  Duxbury.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Feb.  20,  1782;  age, 
23  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  birthplace,  Great 
Britain;  residence,  Duxbury;  enlisted  in  1777;  joined  Capt.  Zebulon  King's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  list  of  men  dis 
charged;  company  of  guards,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  discharged  June  7,  1783,  by 
Gen.  Washington,  term  of  enlistment  having  expired. 

BARTEX,  JOHX,  Duxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Wadsworth's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel 
Bradford's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  28,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  return  dated  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  28,  1778;  reported 
aged  18  yrs. 

BARTEX,  TITVS,  Granby.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Coney's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  regt. ;  marched 
Aug.  12,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  15,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days ;  enlistment, 
3  months. 

BARTER, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Baxter,  Bortor.] 

BARTER,  ALEXAXDER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Holden's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  list  of  men  dated  March  30, 
1777;  also,  return  dated  Camp  Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Holden's  co., 
Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Highlands,  June  12,  1779;  enlistment,  dur 
ing  war. 

BARTER,  BEZALEEL,  Royalston.  Private,  Capt.  Jonas  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days. 

BARTER,  HENRY.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  Jan.-March,  1776;  also,  pay  abstracts  for  April,  May  and 
June,  1776,  dated  New  York. 

BARTER,  JOHN.  Capt.  Abijah  Childs's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  return  of 
men  mustered  by  Col.  Barrett  [year  not  given]  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Lincoln; 
reported  transferred  by  prior  enlistment  to  Col.  Cilley's  regt. 


IN   THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  709 

BARTER,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Archibald  McAllister's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  11,  1779;  roll  made  up  to  Sept.  24,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  13  days, 
on  expedition  against  Majorbagaduce. 

BARTER,  JOSEPH,  Boothbay.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt. ;  muster  roll 'dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted 
June  1,  1776;  re-enlisted  Nov.  14,  1776,  into  Capt.  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt.,  but  to  continue  in  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.  until  Dec.  31,  1776 ;  also, 
Capt.  Christopher  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  "Wiggles worth' s; 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  Israel  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  (4th)  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  Sept.  15,  1777 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated 
Camp  at  Valley  Forge;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  Greenwich; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence  ;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  com 
manded  by  Capt.  Lieut.  Christopher  Woodbridge,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  May  5,  1779;  reported  transferred  to  Light  Infantry  co. ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years;  also,  Maj.  Peter  Harwood's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.; 
pay  abstracts  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1779;  also,  return  for  clothing  for  1780  dated 
Peekskill;  also,  8th  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Oct.  30, 1779,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  reported  "  made  up  in  Smith's ;  "  also, 
Major's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  June  1,  1780;  reported  deserted  June  1,  1780;  also,  list  of  desert 
ers  from  Col.  Nixon's  regt.,  dated  Camp  Ten  Eyck,  Aug.  27,  1780;  age,  20  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  gray;  occupation, 
farmer;  residence,  Boothbay;  enlistment,  during  war;  deserted  from  Major's  co. 
June  10,  1780. 

BARTER,  MARK.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Noah  M.  Littlefield's  co. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1775 ;  ser 
vice,  6  mos.  6  days,  at  Wells  and  Arundel;  reported  promoted  from  Private  to 
Sergeant  Dec.  4,  1775. 

BARTER,  NICHOLAS.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Langdon's  co. ;  enlisted  July  13,  1775; 
roll  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1775 ;  service,  6  mos.  3  days,  at  Boothbay. 

BARTHIRCK,  REUBEN,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Flint's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Pick 
ering,  Jr.'s  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

BARTHOLICK,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Rice's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  14  days  service  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  6,  1777,  at  Rhode 
Island;  also,  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt.;  pay  roll  for 
service  from  Jan.  9  to  Feb.  8,  1777,  1  mo.,  dated  Warwick. 

BARTHOLEMEW,  BENJAMIN,  Marblehead.  Capt.  Thomas  Grant's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec. 
25,  1775. 

BARTHOLOME,  BENJAMIN,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Grant's  co.,  Col.  John 
Glover's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  16,  1775;  service,  2 
mos.  21  days. 

BARTHOLOMEW, .    [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bartholomew,  Bar- 

tholome,  Bartholomy,  Borthomow.] 

BARTHOLOMEW,  BENJAMIN,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Grant's  co.,  Col.  Glover's 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BARTHOLOMY,  SOLOMON.  Private,  Capt.  James  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Benedict  Arnold's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  10,  1775,  to  June  24,  1775,  6  weeks  3  days. 

BARTHON,  EZEKIEL,  Granby.  Private,  Capt.  John  Cowls's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt., 
which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service, 
14  davs. 


710  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARTHRICK,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Barthirck,  Bartholick, 

Barth wrick,  Bartick,  Bartrick,  Bathanick,  Batherick,  Bathorick,  Bathrack,  Bath- 
rick,  Battrick.] 

BARTHRICK,  JASOX  (also  given  JOSEPH),  Upton.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Conti 
nental  Army  from  Capt.  Benjamin  Farrar's  co.,  dated  Feb.  14, 1778 ;  joined  Capt. 
Childs's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Childs's 
(6th)  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  April  9,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

BARTHRICK,  JASOX.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tapper's  (10th)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1, 
1781;  discharged  April  1,  1782;  service,  8  mos. 

BARTHRICK,  LAZARUS,  Cambridge  (also  given  Lancaster).  Private,  Capt.  William 
Greenleaf  s  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  22  to 
Aug.  26,  1777,  4  days;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Nehemiah 
Emerson's  co.,  10th  regt.;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
hair,  dark ;  residence,  Cambridge ;  enlisted  Feb.  28,  1780,  by  Capt.  Francis ;  en 
listment,  during  war;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  28,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780 ; 
also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1781,  to  April  12,  1782,  15  mos.  12  days; 
reported  deserted  April  12,  1782. 

BARTHRICK,  SOLOMOX,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Morse's  co.,  Maj.  Gen. 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  14  days. 

BARTHRICK,  STEPHKX.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Lyon's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  24,  1778;  discharged  July  13,  1778;  service,  26  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll 
dated  Groton. 

BARTHRICK,  TIL.,  Montague.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Grover's  co.,  Col.  Williams's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  18  days. 

BARTHRICK,  TIMOTHY,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Wheelock's  co.,  Col.  Ward's 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BARTHRICK,  TIMOTHY,  Upton.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Benjamin  Farrar's  co.,  dated  Feb.  14,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Thomas  Welling 
ton's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARTHWRICK,  LAZARUS,  Lancaster.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  William  Greenleaf's  co.,  2d  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  17,  1778; 
joined  Capt.  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  Henley's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARTIX,  JAMES,  Falmouth  (also  given  New  Casco).  Private,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co., 
Col.  Brooks's  (late  Alden's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Feb.  14,  1777,  to  March  1,  1778;  reported  deserted;  also,  Capt.  Reed's  co., 
Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt. ;  muster  return  dated  Jan.  12,  1778 ;  mustered  by  Maj. 
Henley ;  reported  on  furlough. 

BARTIX,  JAMES,  Jr.,  Falmouth  (also  given  Harpswell).  Private,  Capt.  John  Reed's 
co.,  Col.  Brooks's  (late  Alden's)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  April  6,  1777,  to  May  30,  1778;  credited  to  town  of  Methuen  (also  given 
Harpswell) ;  reported  killed. 

BARTIX,  JOHX,  Falmouth  (also  given  New  Casco).  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co., 
Col.  Brooks's  (late  Alden's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  mustered  by  Mr.  Hensley;  also, 
muster  roll  dated  Cherry  Valley,  May  4,  1779;  enlisted  Dec.  1,  1776. 

BARTLEET,  DAVID.  Capt.  Thomas  Mayhew's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  8,  1775. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        711 

BARTLELET,  WILLIAM.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Thorn,"  com 
manded  by  Capt.  Richard  Cowcll,  dated  Marblehead,  Sept.  14, 1780 ;  stature,  f>  ft. 
7  in. ;  complexion,  dark. 

BARTLET, .    Captain,  Col.  Fellows's  regt. ;  return  of  officers  for  rations  dated  Rox- 

bury,  June  5,  1775. 

BARTLET, .     Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Elliott's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ilolman's  regt.; 

marched  to  Providence,  II.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  10,  1776;  service,  21  days. 

BARTLKT,  AAROX,  Palmer.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  27 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Danforth's  co.,  Col. 
Rufus  Putnam's  (late  D.  Brewer's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  6,  1775;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Conti 
nental  Army  from  Capt.  Aaron  Graves's  co.,  Col.  Pyncheon's  (5th  Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  9,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Danford's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARTLET,  AAROX,  Amherst.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  26  yrs. ; 
stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Amherst;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  12, 1780  ;  marched  to  camp  July  12,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Gilbert; 
also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Amherst  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  1,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  17,  1780; 
service,  4  mos.  24£  days,  near  West  Point. 

BARTLET,  AUXER.  Capt.  Peter  Harwood's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  20,  1775. 

BARTLET,  ABXER,  Plymouth  (South  Precinct).  Corporal,  Capt.  Zaccheus  Bartlet's 
co.,  Col.  Lothrop's  regt. ;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  11, 1776 ; 
service,  13  days. 

BARTLET,  ABRAHAM.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Sept.  12,  1781,  signed  by  Codman  and 
Smith,  asking  that  said  Bartlet  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  ship 
"  Commerce"  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council,  Sept.  12,  1781,  that  a  commission 
be  issued. 

BARTLET,  ADAM.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  receipt 
for  wages  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1776,  dated  Bolton. 

BARTLET,  ADAM.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  27,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777,  at  Bennington;  service,  1  mo.  10 
days,  on  an  alarm  ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BARTLET,  ADOXIJAH,  Rutland.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Rutland;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  7,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  7,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix ;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as 
having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay 
roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Rutland  for  service  in  the  Continental 
Army  during  1780;  marched  July  5,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  7,  1781;  service,  6 
mos.  10  days  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Pray's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  7,  1780;  enlistment,  6 
months. 

BARTLET,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Springfield,  Aug.  28,  1778;  enlisted  July  16,  1778;  enlistment,  6 
months,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 


712  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARTLET,  ANDREW,  Plymouth  (South  Precinct).  Sergeant,  Capt.  Zaccheus  Bartlet's 
co.,  Col.  Lothrop's  regt. ;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  11, 1776 ; 
service,  13  days. 

BARTLET,  AXTIPAS.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Jewett's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  10,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  7,  1777 ;  service,  1  rno.  4  days ;  inarched 
to  Saratoga.  Roll  dated  Littleton. 

BARTLET,  ASA,  New  Braintree  (also  given  Leverett).  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col. 
Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  return  [year  not  given]  ;  mustered  by  Col. 
Woodbridge ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army,  dated  April  5, 
1779;  joined  Capt.  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years, 
or  during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  K.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  (late  Wig- 
glesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777, 
to  June  7,  1779;  reported  deserted  June  7,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Haynes's  co.,  Col. 
Wigglesworth's  regt.,  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Valley  Forge;  also,  mus 
ter  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  Greeneage;  also,  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col. 
Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence ; 
reported  furloughed  for  19  days  from  Feb.  27,  1779,  by  Maj.  Porter. 

BARTLET,  ASAHEL.  Capt.  Perez  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Badlam's  regt. ;  return  for  clothing 
dated  Northfield,  April  23,  1787. 

BARTLET,  BARTHOLOMEW.  Capt.  Seth  Howard's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  2 
days,  in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated  Merrifield. 

BARTLET,  BEXJAMIX,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  dated  Jan.  30, 
1776;  enlisted  Dec.  4,  1775. 

BARTLET,  BEXJAMIX,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Leach's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Gill's  regt. ;  marched  to  fortify  Dorchester  Heights  March  4,  1776 ;  service,  5  days. 

BARTLET,  BEXJAMIX.  Master's  Mate,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F. 
Williams ;  engaged  Feb.  1, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  17, 1780 ;  service,  6  mos.  16  days. 

BARTLET,  BEXJAMIX,  Belchertown.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Coney's  co.,  Col.  Sears's 
regt. ;  marched  Aug.  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  15,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days ; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

BARTLET,  BEXJAMIX,  Jr.,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Talbot's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel 
Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

BARTLET,  CALEB,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's 
(later  Baldwin's)  38th  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  1, 1775 ; 
service,  13  weeks  1  day;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Camp 
at  Chelsea;  also,  Capt.  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  regt.;  return  dated 
Chelsea,  Dec.  8,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Chelsea,  Dec.  27,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  pay 
abstracts  for  Feb.-June,  1776. 

BARTLET,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Mecres  Carr's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  North's  regt. ;  service, 
1  day,  retaking  mast  ship  "  Gruell ;  "  roll  dated  New  Castle,  Sept.  15,  1777. 

BARTLET,  CHARLES.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Doty's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  May  6,  1778 ;  discharged  May  7,  1778 ; 
service,  2  days;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  5  to  Sept.  11,  1778,  6  days; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Plymouth  Co. 

BARTLET,  CHARLES.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Wil 
liams  ;  engaged  Oct.  2, 1780 ;  returned  from  captivity  May  5, 1781 ;  service,  7  mos. 
3  days. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        713 

BARTLET,  CHRISTOPHER.  Private,  Capt.  McFarland's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  service  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1776,  dated  North  Castle ;  also,  receipts  for 
wages  for  Oct.,  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1776. 

BAKTLKT,  CORNELIUS,  Northampton.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
dated  April  8,  1779;  joined  Capt.  Jonathan  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Maj.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  5,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  reported  deserted  Jan.  1,  1780,  but  returned  and  completed  a  3  years  term 
of  service  and  was  discharged  Dec.  14,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  Goodale's  co., 
Col.  Putnam's  (4th)  regt. ;  return  for  gratuity  dated  April  23,  1779. 

BARTLET,  DANIEL,  Plaistow.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Oilman's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's 
(5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  15, 1775  ;  service,  2  mos. 
21  days  ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  25,  1775 ;  also,  return  [year 
not  given]  ;  reported  sick. 

BARTLET,  DANIEL,  Hadley:  Private,  Capt.  Eliakim  Smith's  (later  Capt.  Moses  Kel- 
logg's)  co.,  which  marched  April  20, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ; 
service,  7  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  27,  1775  ;  also,  Capt.  Smith's 
co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8, 
1775 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  April  27, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
12  days;  also,  Capt.  Kellogg' s  co.,Col.  Ward's  regt.;  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dor 
chester,  Dec.  28,  1775. 

BARTLET,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Ilsley's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  30,  1776  ;  discharged  Nov.  16, 1776 ;  service,  2  mos.  Roll  dated  New  Castle. 

BARTLET,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Kellogg's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  23,  1777  ;  discharged  Oct.  18, 1777  ;  service,  32  days ;  marched 
on  an  alarm  to  reinforce  Northern  army  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

BARTLET,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Montague's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  17,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARTLET,  DANIEL.  Surgeon's  Mate,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  and  Col.  William  Shepard's 
regts. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779 ;  also,  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt. ;  order  for  clothing  dated  Camp  at  Valley 
Forge,  May  1,  1778;  also,  Col.  Shepard's  (3d)  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service 
on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  March  12,  1779;  reported  resigned;  also,  Col. 
Marshall's  (10th)  regt.;  return  for  clothing  delivered  Feb.  1,  1779;  also,  Col. 
Marshall's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  reported  fur- 
loughed  Dec.  28,  1778,  for  42  days ;  also,  return  of  officers  dated  Boston,  Jan.  20, 
1779;  also,  pay  abstract  for  service  to  April  3,  1779,  dated  Boston  ;  also,  muster 
roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  appointed  June  1,  1778;  reported  fur- 
loughed  by  Gen.  Paterson  ;  also,  return  of  officers  dated  West  Point,  Aug.  21, 
1779;  also,  Surgeon,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  as  serving  8  mos.  12  days  as 
Surgeon's  Mate,  3  mos.  18  days  as  Surgeon;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.-Dcc.,  1780, 
dated  Huts  near  West  Point ;  reported  furloughed  at  New  Windsor ;  also  reported 
appointed  Surgeon  Sent.  12,  1780. 

BARTLKT,  DAVID,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Wlswall's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Lexington  ;  service,  4  days. 

BARTLET,  DAVID,  New  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Goodall's  co.,  Col.  Wood- 
bridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days; 
also,  Capt.  John  King's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  receipt 
for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  29,  1775  ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 


714  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARTLET,  DAVID,  continued. 

1775;  enlisted  April  26, 1775 ;  sen-ice,  3  mos.  13  days ;  also,  company  return  dated 
Cambridge,  Sept.  29, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  23,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.,  Col.  Wood- 
bridge's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos. 
23  days;  roll  dated  Greenwich;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  40 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  blacksmith; 
residence,  New  Salem;  enlisted  April  10,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARTLET,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  Nov.  13,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  Feb.  3,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  20  days, 
guarding  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army.  Roll  dated  Winter  Hill. 

BAUTLET,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of 
guards;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  3,  1778,  to  April  3,  1778,  2  mos.,  at  Cam 
bridge. 

BARTLKT,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  (Essex 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  3,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  21 
days;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARTLET,  DIAMOND  (also  given  DIMAX),  Plymouth.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June 
5,  1780 ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Plymouth  ; 
arrived  at  Springfield  July  8,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  9,  1780,  under  com 
mand  of  Lieut.  Jackson  of  the  artillery ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months 
service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return 
dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BARTLET,  EBEXEZER,  Brookline.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.,  Col.  William 
Heath's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  23  days. 

BARTLET,  EBEXEZER,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Bradford's  co.,  Col.  The- 
ophilus  Cotton's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Iloxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  enlisted 
Aug.  15,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Ilox 
bury,  Oct.  30,  1775. 

BARTLET,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  2,  1778,  to  Sept.  13,  1778,  1  mo.  16  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARTLET,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Enocli  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt.; 
company  raised  for  service  in  Northern  department ;  reported  deserted ;  roll  dated 
Hampshire  Co.,  Jan.  21,  1778. 

BARTLET,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Lieut.  Nathaniel  Sartwell's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  19  days  service  in  July,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Slarrow's  co.,  Col. 
Wood's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  in  Aug.,  1778,  1  day. 

BARTLET,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Shay's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  9,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Light  Infantry  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Capt. 
Joshua  Benson's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan., 
1781,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point;  enlisted  June  9,  1778. 

BARTLET,  EBEXEZER,  Needham.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re 
turned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BARTLET,  EBEXEZER,  Blandford.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  33  yrs. ; 
stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Blandford;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  18, 1780  ;  marched  to  camp  July  18,  1780,  under  command  of  Joseph  Brown. 


IX  THE  WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  715 


BAKTLKT,  EKEXEZER.  6th  Mass.  regt. ;  order  for  wages  for  service  from  July  11,  1781, 
to  Feb.  4,  1782,  dated  Brookfield. 

BAKTLKT,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloper's  (12th)  co.,  Col.  David  Hosier's 
(3d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  June  12  to  June  17,  1782,  6  days,  suppress 
ing  the  riot  at  Northampton. 

BAKTLKT,  EKEXKZKK,  Montague.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  25  yrs.; 
stature,  5ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  blacksmith;  resi 
dence,  Montague;  enlisted  July  13,  1781;  enlistment,  G  months;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co. ;  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  ((3th)  regt. ;  return  of 
men  in  service  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1781 ;  time  allowed  from  July  13, 1781 ;  also,  return 
for  wages,  etc.,  for  Jan.,  1782. 

BAKTLKT,  EBEXKZKR,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

BAKTLKT,  EDWARD,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Talbot's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robin 
son's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

BAKTLKT,  EDWARD,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Hayden's  co.,  Col.  Bailer's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days. 

BAKTLKT.  EDWARD.  Private,  Capt.  James  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  marched 
from  Dighton  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Oct.  2,  1777 ;  discharged 
Oct.  29,  1777,  by  Gen.  Spencer;  service,  29  days. 

BAKTLKT,  EDWARD.  Private,  Lieut.  Abiel  "Whitmarsh's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  29,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  3  days;  marched 
to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  ;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.,  Col.  John  Hatha- 
way's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  marched  to  Tiverton, 
R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780;  service,  7  days. 

BAKTLKT,  ELI.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  7, 1777  ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days,  at  the  Northward. 

BAKTLKT,  ELIHU,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Pomeroy's  co.,  Col.  John  Fel- 
lows's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  28,  1775. 

BAKTLKT,  ELIHT.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Dickinson's  regt.,  com 
manded  by  Maj.  Jonathan  Clapp;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Ticonderoga  July  9, 
1777  ;  service,  39  days. 

BAKTLKT,  ELIJAH,  Southampton  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Pomeroy's  co., 
Col.  John  Dickerson's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777; 
service,  30  days ;  marched  to  Saratoga  under  Col.  Ezra  May. 

BAKTLKT,  ELIJAH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
12  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

BAKTLKT,  ELISHA,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  John  Packard's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1 
week;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Packard's 
co.,  Col.  Ilufus  Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

BARTLKT,  ErAx.  List  of  men  who  received  pay  for  l£  mos.  service  in  Rhode  Island 
under  Maj.  William  Rogers,  dated  Newbury,  Jan.  25,  1779. 

BARTLKT,  EZEKIEL,  Northborough.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Wood's  co.,  Gen.  Ward's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  22  days  ;  also,  Lieut. 
Seth  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  service  from  Aiii^.  21  to  Aug.  25,  1777, 
7  days ;  company  called  out  on  an  alarm  to  reinforce  Northern  army  ;  discharged 
at  Hadley. 


716  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAKTLET,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt. ;  detached  for  a  secret  expedition  to  Newport,  R.  I.,  Sept.  25,  1777;  dis 
charged  Oct.  31,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  6  days. 

BARTLET,  ISAAC,  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's 
regt. ;  marched  Feb.  4,  1776 ;  service,  1  mo.  28  days. 

BARTLET,  ISAAC.  Master,  sloop  "Republic;"  portage  bill  for  voyage  to  the  West 
Indies,  dated  Boston,  July  28,  1777;  engaged  June  1,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  27 
days. 

BARTLET,  ISRAEL,  Haverhill.  Lieutenant,  acting  as  Captain  of  a  company  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  also,  1st  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Nathaniel  Marsh's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  (4th  Essex  Co.)  regt.;. 
list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  April  3,  1776. 

BARTLET,  JASON,  Egremont.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Ingersoll's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  25,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  1 
week,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Ingersoll's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  Brewer's) 
9th  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  18,  1775. 

BARTLET,  JOHN,  Salisbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days ;  also,  return 
of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  May  17,  1775 ;  also,  company  return  dated  Cam 
bridge,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BARTLET,  JOHN,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bradford's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  6  days. 

BARTLET,  JOHN.  Capt.  William  Rogers's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (38th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  28,  1775. 

BARTLET,  JOHN,  Plymouth  (South  Precinct).  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Zaccheus  Bartlett's 
(10th)  co.,  1st  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  ;  commissioned 
June  6,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Bartlet's  co.,  Col.  Lothrop's  regt.;  marched  to  Bristol, 
R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  11,  177o ;  service,  13  days. 

BARTLET,  JOHN,  Kittery.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Leighton's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  Dorchester  in  Aug.,  1776;  also,  receipts  for 
wages  for  Aug.-Nov.,  1776,  dated  Dorchester. 

BARTLET,  JOHN.  2d Lieutenant,  sloop  "  Satisfaction  "  (privateer),  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Stevens  ;  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  4,  1776. 

BARTLET,  JOHN.  Drummer,  Capt.  Andrew  Elliott's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt. ; 
marched  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  10,  1776;  service,  43  days. 

BARTLET,  JOHN,  Palmer.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
David  Spear's  co.,  Col.  Pyncheon's  regt.,  dated  Feb.  9,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Dan- 
ford's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt. 
Christopher  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
reported  as  serving  27  mos.  as  Corporal,  9  mos.  as  Sergeant;  also,  Capt.  Israel 
Davis's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  return  dated  Cambridge 
[year  not  given]  ;  mustered  by  Capt.  Moor ;  also,  Corporal ;  return  dated  Sept. 
15, 1777 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge ;  also,  (late) 
Capt.  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated 
Camp  Greenwich;  also,  Capt.  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  (4th)  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  also,  Sergeant,  Colonel's  co.,  com 
manded  by  Lieut.  Woodbridge,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March 
and  April,  1779;  reported  promoted  to  Sergeant  April  1,  1779. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  717 

BARTI.KT,  Joiix.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Woodberry's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Ilallct's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  24,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  10  days; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  company  detached  to  reinforce  Continental  Army.  Iloll 
dated  Gloucester. 

BARTI.KT,  JOHN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jesse  Sturtevant's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Aug.  f),  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  21  days,  at  Rhode 
Island  ;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  detached  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BAKTLKT,  JOHN*,  Granville.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
William  Cooler's  co.,  3d  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  Jan.  10,  1778;  joined  Capt. 
Lebbeus  Ball's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also, 
Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  13,  1780 ;  reported  killed  March  13,  1780. 

BARTI.KT,  JOHN,  Brimfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  32  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Brim- 
field;  enlisted  March  29,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARTI.KT,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  David  Rosseter's  regt.,  Gen. 
John  Fellows's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1781;  service, 
13  days;  marched  to  reinforce  Gen.  Stark  at  Stilhvater. 

BARTI.KT,  JOHX  SAAVYKR.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Ilsley's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  30,  177(5;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1770;  service,  2  mos.  Roll  dated 
New  Castle. 

BARTLKT,  JOXATHAN,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Barnard's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  from  Amesbury  (East  Parish)  ;  service,  10  days. 

BARTI.KT.  JONATHAN,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  4  days. 

BARTI.KT,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Clap's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  en 
listed  May  10, 1777  ;  discharged  July  10,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  9  days;  enlistment, 
2  months ;  marched  on  an  expedition  to  Ticonderoga.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Hamp 
shire  Co. 

BARTLET,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Wales's  co.,  Col.  Dickinson's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  service,  8  days;  company  marched  to 
East  Hoosac  on  an  alarm,  thence  to  Pittsfield,  where  they  took  charge  of  and 
guarded  Hessian  prisoners  to  Springfield,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows. 

BARTI.KT,  JONATHAN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Mecres  Carr's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  North's  regt.; 
service,  1  day,  retaking  the  mast-ship  "Gruell;"  roll  dated  New  Castle,  Sept. 
L">,  1777. 

BARTI.KT,  JONATHAN,  Levcrett.  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles 
"Woodbridge's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Pros 
pect  Hill,  Oct.  20,  177") ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  dated 
April  5,  1779;  residence,  Leverett;  enlisted  for  town  of  Leverett  (also  given 
Holden) ;  joined  Capt.  Daniel  Shay's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  ("tth)  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Shay's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  lf>,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
reported  as  serving  21  mos.  If)  days  as  Sergeant,  14  mos.  as  Private  after  being 
reduced;  also,  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778;  mustered  by  Col. 
\Voodbridge. 

BARTI.KT,  JONATHAN,  Newbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  0  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  f>,  1780  ;  age,  16  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Newbury  ;  arrived  at  Springfield 
Julv  8,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  8,  1780,  under  command  of  Ebene/er  Kent; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Pater- 


718  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND    SAILORS 

BARTLET,  JONATHAN,  continued. 

son  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Newbury  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  3,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  21,  1780; 
service,  6  mos. ;  rank,  Private ;  reported  detached  from  town  militia. 

BARTLET,  JONATHAN.  List  of  men  who  went  with  Capt.  Abishai  Brown  to  Nantasket 
[year  not  given] . 

BARTLET,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  William  Francis's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  22,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  13,  1777 ;  service,  23  days. 

BARTLET,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  10,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  22  days  ;  roll  dated  Winter  Hill ; 
also,  Capt.  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  3,  1778;  discharged 
Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  1  day,  fortifying  a  post  at  Boston. 

BARTLET,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
enlisted  April  3,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  July  4,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  also, 
pay  roll  for  service  from  July  2  to  July  12,  1778,  10  days. 

BARTLET,  JOSEPH,  Sheepscot.  Private,  Capt.  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  12,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

BARTLET,  JOSEPH,  South  Hadley.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BARTLET.  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Strong's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  10,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days, 
at  Saratoga  ;  marched  to  Albany  Aug.  17,  1781. 

BARTLET,  JOSEPH,  Brookfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  John  Bannister's  (1st  Artillery)  co.,  Col.  Converse's  (-ith)  regt.,  Brig.  Gen. 
Warner's  brigade  (also  given  Capt.  Asahel  Gunn's  co.,  and  Lieut.  Caleb  Benja 
min's  9th  co.,  6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.),  dated  Brookfield,  Feb.  18,  1778;  resi 
dence,  Brookfield;  enlisted  for  town  of  Brookfield  (also  given  Montague)  ;  joined 
Capt.  Lane's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years,  to  expire  May  27,  1780; 
reported  mustered  June  3,  1777,  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master,  to  serve  in 
Capt.  Harwood's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. 

BARTLET,  JOSEPH,  Jr.,  Plymouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Sylvanus  Harlow's  co.,  dated  Albany,  Jan.  12. 1778;  joined  Capt.  Benjamin 
Warren's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  Avar;  mustered  by  Capt. 
James  Hatch;  rank,  Corporal  (also  Sergeant) ;  3d  co.,  Col.  John  Brooks's  (late 
Alden's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31, 1779;  reported  as  serving  18  mos.  as  Corporal,  18  mos.  as  Sergeant;  also, 
Capt.  Benjamin  Warren's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp  before 
Aug.  15,  1777;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Cherry  Valley,  May  4,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Warren's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

BARTLET,  JOS'H.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Walker's  detachment  of  guards,  7th  Worces 
ter  Co.  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  3,  1779;  discharged  Oct.  20,  1779;  service,  18  days,  at 
Rutland. 

BARTLET,  JOSHUA.  1st  Lieutenant,  sloop  "Reprisal"  (privateer),  commanded  by 
Capt.  Nathaniel  Carver;  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  26,  1776. 

BARTLET,  JOSHUA,  South  Hadley.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age, 
31  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  South  Hadley  ;  arrived 
at  Springfield  Sept.  4,  1780;  marched  to  camp  Sept.  7,  1780,  under  command  of 
Ensign  Simonds. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  719 


BARTLF.T,  JOSHUA,  Leverett  (also  given  New  Salem).  Private,  Capt.  John  K.  Smith's 
co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  10,  1777,  to  Oct.  23,  1778;  enlistment,  3  years; 
mustered  by  Col.  Woodbridge;  reported  exchanged  Oct.  23,  1778,  for  John 
Glasses;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Ilaynes's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Valley  Forge ;  reported  not  on  April  roll,  joined 
since ;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  Greeneage ;  enlistment,  during 
war;  also,  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Oct.  1,  1780. 

BARTLET,  JOSHUA.  Master,  schooner  "Elizabeth;"  list  of  men  who  signed  the  crew 
list  for  voyage  from  Boston  to  South  Carolina;  engaged  Dec.  13  [year  not  given]. 

BARTLET,  JUDAH.  Private,  Capt.  William  C.  Cotton's  co. ;  service,  2  days,  guarding 
prisoners  from  the  "  Somerset;  "  roll  dated  Plymouth,  Nov.  10,  1778. 

BARTLET,  LAWRENCE.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jon 
athan  Haraden;  engaged  March  1,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777;  service,  5 
mos.  28  days. 

BARTLET,  LAWRENCE.  Gunner,  brigantine  "Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Houston ;  engaged  Sept.  10,  1777;  discharged  March  1,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  19 
days. 

BARTLET,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Crow  Cotton's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
(Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  29,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778;  service, 
1  mo.  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BARTLET,  LKVI.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Churchill's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ; 
enlisted  March  8,  1781 ;  discharged  March  12,  1781 ;  service,  4  days,  at  New 
port,  It.  I.,  on  an  alarm  by  order  of  the  Governor. 

BARTLET,  LONGLEY,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Thaddeus  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Jonatnan 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  1  week,  5  days. 

BARTLET,  LONGLEY,  Needham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  22,  1778,  dated  Dorchester;  Capt. 
Smith's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.;  age,  43  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  hair,  gray; 
eyes,  blue;  occupation,  husbandman;  nationality,  American;  residence,  Need- 
ham;  received  from  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam  and  delivered  to  Brig.  Gen.  Jonathan 
Warner  at  Fishkill  by  Capt.  Robert  Davis. 

BARTLET,  MALACHI,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Harlow's  co.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshtield ;  service, 
7  days. 

BARTLET,  MARK.  Private,  Capt.  Flint's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  25, 
1777  ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777  ;  service,  3  mos.  19  days. 

BARTLET,  MOSES,  Newtown  (?).  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Thatcher's 
regt. ;  service,  5  days,  from  March  4,  1776. 

BARTLET,  MOSES.  Corporal,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  Nov.  7,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  Feb.  3,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  26  days,  at 
Cambridge;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  22,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  11  days,  guard 
ing  posts  in  and  about  Boston;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detachment  of 
guards;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1779;  discharged  March  31,  1779;  service,  3  mos.,  at 
Boston,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

BARTLET,  MOSES,  Pittstield.  Private,  Capt.  James  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Benedict  Arnold's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  10,  1775,  to  June  24,  1775,  6  weeks  3  days ; 
also,  Capt.  Eli  Root's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  engaged  in  the  Canada  service  Jan.  1,. 


720  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BARTLET,  MOSES,  continued. 

1776,  and  were  dismissed  May  23,  1776 ;  service,  3  mos.  23  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Rufus 
Allen's  (Artillery)  co.,  Col.  David  Rosetter's  regt.;  service  from  Oct.  14  to  Oct. 
17,  1780,  3  days,  on  an  alarm. 

BARTLET,  NATHANIEL,  Plymouth  (South  Precinct) .  Corporal,  Capt.  Zaccheus  Bartlet's 
co.,  Col.  Lothrop's  regt. ;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  11, 1776  ; 
service,  10  days. 

BARTLET,  NATHANIEL,  South  Hadley.  Capt.  Noadiah  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Ruggles  Woodbridge's  (25th)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge, 
June  24,  1775;  also,  Private,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  14, 
1775;  service,  2  mos.  22  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  25, 
1775;  also,  2d  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  July  1,  1778  ;  reported  died  Feb.,  1778 ;  also,  Capt. 
Josiah  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  (10th)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  clothing  for  1778 ; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

BARTLET,  NICHOLAS,  Hadley.  Private,  Capt.  Eliakim  Smith's  (later  Capt.  Moses 
Kellogg's)  co.,  Avhich  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775;  discharged  April  30,  1775;  service,  15  days;  also,  Capt.  Kellogg's  co.. 
Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  marched  July  10,  1777;  discharged 
Aug.  16,  1777;  service,  39  days;  marched  to  Mores  Creek  under  Maj.  Gen. 
Schuyler  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARTLET,  OLIVER.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

BARTLET,  OLIVER,  Granby.  Fifer,  Capt.  James  Hendrick's  co.,  Col.  Lovell's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  rations  to  and  from  camp  dated  Camp  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Jan. 
13,  1776. 

BARTLET,  OLIVER,  Hadley.  Private,  Capt.  Eliakim  Smith's  (later  Capt.  Moses  Kel 
logg's)  co.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775 ;  service,  7  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  27,  1775 ;  also,  Capt. 
Smith's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at 
Cambridge,  June  8,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  Capt.  Kellogg's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Dorchester,  Dec.  28,  1775;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Conti 
nental  Army  from  Capt.  Samuel  Cook's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  Nov.  7, 
1777;  joined  Capt.  Watson's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also, 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  3d  (also  given  2d) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  15,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan. 
15,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  15,  1780. 

BARTLET,  PHILIP,  Ware.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Hampshire  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  9,  1778;  Capt. 
Brackinridge's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt. ;  age,  29  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft.  3  in. ;  residence, 
Ware. 

BARTLET,  PHILIP,  Belchertown.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jonathan  Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  Jona 
than  Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  7  days;  also,  Capt.  Bardwell's  co.,  Col. 
David  Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  1  week,  5  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ; 
also,  Capt.  Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  31, 1775  ;  also,  Capt. 
Joshua  L.  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  June  25,  1779; 
discharged  Dec.  25,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  721 


BAKTLET,  RICHARD,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Barnard's  co.,  which  inarched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177."),  from  Amesbury  (East  Parish) ;  service,  6  days. 

BARTLET,  RICHARD,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Bolster's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Itoxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BARTLET,  RICHARD.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Elliott's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt.;  marched  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  10,  1770;  service 
[illegible] . 

BAKTLET,  RICHARD.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
inarched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  July  31,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778; 
service,  1  mo.  14  days. 

BARTLET,  RICHARD.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt. ; 
marched  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  ll£  days. 

BAHTLET,  ROBERT,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Bliss's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177-");  enlisted  May  3,  177") ;  service,  3  mos.  G  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BAHTLET,  ROBERT,  Salem.  Seaman,  ship  ''Rhodes,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Xehemiah 
Buftington  ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  14, 1780  ;  age,  43  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Salem. 

BARTLET,  ROGER.  Captain,  brig  "Favorite,"  a  cartel  bound  to  New  York  for  exchange 
of  prisoners  ;  order  of  Council  dated  Nov.  5,  1777. 

BAUTLET,  SAMUEL.  Private.  Capt.  Abner  Cranston's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Feb.  9,  1776  ;  dis 
charged  April  27,  1776. 

BARTLET,  SAMUEL.     List  of  men  hiring  soldiers  at  time  of  capture  of  Burgoyne,  1777. 

BARTLET,  SAMUEL,  Ashfield.  Lieutenant,  in  command  of  a  company,  which  inarched 
April  22,  177o,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177-");  service,  5  days;  also, 
Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber 's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  lists  of 
officers  in  camp  at  Roxbury,  May  23  and  31,  177") ;  commissioned  June  7,  177") ; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11 
days;  also,  Captain,  Col.  James  Wesson's  (9th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  March  6,  1778;  reported  resigned  March 
6,  1778. 

BARTLET,  SAMUEL.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ;  engaged  July 
10,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  6  days,  at  and  about  Boston. 

BARTLET,  SAMUEL.  Seaman,  ship  "  General  Miffiin,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George  M. 
Babcock ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Sept.  9,  1780;  age,  32  yrs.; 
complexion,  light;  occupation,  mariner;  residence,  Massachusetts. 

BARTLET,  Scirio.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  20,  1780;  enlistment,  3 
years;  reported  discharged. 

BARTLET,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Dickinson's  regt.,  com 
manded  by  Maj.  Jonathan  Clapp;  enlisted  July  9, 1777;  service,  39  days;  marched 
on  an  alarm  at  Ticonderoga. 

BAUTLET,  SIMEON.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
(Essex  Co.)  regt  ;  enlisted  July  6,  1780;  discharged  Oct  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
18  days;  enlistment,  3  months  ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BAUTLET,  SIMEON,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  French's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch 
Putnam's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  9,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  6,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos. 
10  days ;  enlistment,  3  months  ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Plymouth  counties 
to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 


722  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND    SAILORS 

BARTLET,  SIMEOX,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Strong's  co.,  2<1  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  ; 
service  from  June  15  to  June  17,  1782,  3  days,  at  Northampton,  by  order  of  Elisha 
Porter,  Sheriff. 

BARTLET,  SOLOMON,  Belchertown.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  Jona 
than  Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  9.^  days;  also,  Capt.  Bardwell's  co.,  Col. 
David  Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  1  week,  3  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also, 
Capt.  Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  31,  1775  ;  also,  Capt. 
Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt.  ;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777  ;  discharged  Oct. 
17,  1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  2  days. 

BARTLET,  SOLOMOX.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt.  ;  company  detached  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Newport,  R.  I.,  Sept.  25,  1777  ; 
discharged  Oct.  31,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  6  days. 

BARTLET,  SOLOMOX,  Brookfiekl.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb. 
17,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Nathan  Goodale's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt.;  enlist 
ment,  3  years;  reported  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master,  April  10, 
1777  ;  also,  Private,  Maj.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.  ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  10,  1777,  to  March  1,  1778;  reported  discharged 
March  1,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Goodale's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  muster  return 
dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778. 

BARTLET,  SOLOMOX.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Churchill's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt.  ;  enlisted  March  8,  1781  ;  discharged  March  31,  1781  ;  service,  2-4  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Newport,  R.  I.,  by  order  of  the  Governor. 

BARTLET,  SOLOMOX,  Jr.,  Plymouth.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel 
Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16,  1777  ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Wil- 
liams's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt.  ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  Dec.  31,  1776,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Tisdale's 
(8th)  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.  ;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  Cortlandt 
Manor;  reported  furloughed  Feb.  15,  1779,  for  40  days;  also,  muster  roll  for 
April,  1779,  dated  Crown  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1779,  dated  Constitu 
tion  Island  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  Camp  Highlands  ;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Sept.,  1779,  dated  Camp  Bedford  ;  also,  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's 
regt.  ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780. 

BARTLET,  STEPHEX,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Barnard's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Amesbury  (East  Parish)  ;  service,  5  days; 
also,  Capt.  William  H.  Ballard's  (Recruiting)  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.;  re 
turn  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  May  17,  1775  ;  also,  Corporal  ;  company  return 
dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported  went  to  Quebec;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  13,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
Moses  Nowell's  co.  ;  service  from  July  18,  1776,  to  Nov.  19,  1776,  4  mos.  5  days, 
at  Plum  Island. 

BARTLET,  STEPHEX.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt.; 
marched  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  12 


BARTLET,  SYLVANUS.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Samson's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Lothrop's 
regt.,  Brig.  Joseph  Cushing's  brigade;  service,  11  days,  in  Dec.,  1776;  marched 
to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm;  reported  left  the  service  before  discharge.  Roll 
dated  Plympton. 

BARTLET,  STLVAXUS.    List  of  men  in  Capt.  Sprague's  co.,  Oct.,  1777. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION. 


BAKTLKT,  THADDKUS,  Newtown  (  ?).  Private,  dipt,  dileb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas 
Bike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  27,  1770. 

BAKTLKT,  THOMAS,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Felton's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  ser 
vice  from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  ir>,  1776,  2  mos.  15  days.. 

BAKTLKT,  THOMAS,  Myrifield  (Rowe),  also  given  Palmer.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver 
Avery's  co.,  which  marched  April  21,  177."),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
177");  service,  7  days;  reported  enlisted  under  Capt.  II.  Maxwell,  April  27,  177"); 
also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  7  days;  also,  company  return 
dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Roxbury,  Dec.  28,  1775;  also,  pay  roll  for  7  days  service  from  Aug.  15,  1777; 
marched  to  Bennington  under  Sergt.  Nathaniel  Corbet  by  order  of  Gen.  Stark. 

BAKTLET,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  en 
listed  Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  IS,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  19  days. 

BAKTJ.KT,  TITIS.  Private,  Lieut.  Jeremiah  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  9,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  1  mo. 
9  days ;  marched  to  Ticonderoga  via  Albany  and  Fort  Edward  on  an  alarm. 

BAKTLKT,  WILLIAM,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Yose's  co.,  Col.  Robertson's  regt. ; 
service,  10  days ;  marched  to  Roxbury  after  Concord  tight  and  there  did  service 
before  formation  of  standing  army. 

BAKTJ.KT,  WILLIAM,  Marblehead.  4th  Sergeant,  Capt.  Merrett's  co.,  Col.  Glover's  regt. ; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.  1775]. 

BAKTLKT,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  William  Weston's  co. ;  enlisted  July  1,  1776;  ser 
vice,  3  mos. ;  stationed  at  the  Gurnet,  Plymouth  harbor. 

BAKTLKT,  WILLIAM.  Private,  dipt.  Mecres  Carr's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  North's  regt.;  ser 
vice,  1  day,  retaking  the  mast  ship  "Gruell;"  roll  dated  New  Castle,  Sept.  15, 

1777. 

BAKTLKT,  WILLIAM.  1st  Lieutenant,  brigantine  "  General  Gates"  (privateer),  com 
manded  by  Capt.  Joseph  Tilden ;  petition  dated  Boston,  Feb.  9,  1778,  signed  by 
William  Shattuck,  asking  that  said  Tilden  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the 
"  General  Gates." 

BAKTLET,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Flisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
12  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

BAKTLKT,  WILLIAM,  Shirley.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bige- 
low's  (15th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780, 
to  May  15,  1780;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Highlands,  Jan.  10,  1780;  also,  muster 
roll  dated  West  Point,  March  27,  1780. 

BAKTI.KT,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Henry  Porter's  co. ;  return  for  clothing  [year  not  given]; 
endorsed  "  Northampton  Co." 

BAKTLKT,  ZACCHKUS,  Plymouth  (South  Precinct).  Captain,  10th  co.,  1st  Plymouth  Co. 
regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia.;  commissioned  June  6,  1776;  also,  Col. 
Lothrop's  regt.;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  L,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  11,  1776;  ser 
vice,  13  days. 

BAKTLKT,  /ACHAKIAH.  Capt.  White's  co.,  5th  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  25,  1779;  enlist 
ment,  9  months;  reported  on  Oct.  pay  roll. 

BAKTLKT,  ZACHAKIAH,  Plymouth.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Fell.  3,  1781 ; 
Capt.  John  Williams's  co.,  1st  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  yeoman;  enlisted  Dec.  20,  1779,  at  the  Highlands, 
by  Maj.  Ashley;  residence,  Plymouth;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Private, 


724  MASSACHUSETTS    SOLDIERS   AND    SAILORS 

BAKTLET,  ZACHAKIAH,  continued. 

Capt.  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.-June, 
1781 ;  reported  on  command  with  light  infantry;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781, 
dated  Camp  Peekskill ;  reported  on  command  with  light  infantry ;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hiits;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cushing's 
(Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Yose's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  Hutts; 
reported  transferred  from  Capt.  Williams's  co.  Jan.  1,  1782. 

BAKTLET,  ZADOC,  Northborough.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Wood's  co.,  Gen.  Ward's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army ;  also,  Capt.  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  order 
for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  13,  1775 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775 ;  enlisted  April  26, 177");  service,  3  mos.  13  days;  also,  company  return  dated 
Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Dorchester,  Jan.  5,  1776;  also,  Lieut.  Seth  liice's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  21  to  Aug.  25,  1777,  7  days ;  company  called 
out  to  reinforce  Northern  army  on  an  alarm ;  discharged  at  Hadley. 

BARTLET,  ZADOC,  Grafton.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  12,  1777  ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777  ;  service,  2  mos.  28  days,  at 
the  Westward;  also,  order  for  wages  dated  Wesfrborough,  July  21,  1778. 

BAKTLETT, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Barklet,  Barlet,  Barlett, 

Barlles,  Bartelet,  Bartelett,  Bartelitt,  Bartleet,  Bartlelet,  Bartlet,  Bartlit,  Bartlitt, 
Barttlet,  Barttlit,  Bertlet,  Bortlet,  Bortlett,  Brotlet,  Burtlet.] 

BAKTLETT,  .    Captain,  Col.  John  Fellows' s  regt. ;  returns  of  officers  for  rations  dated 

Roxbury,  May  28-June  21,  177'). 

BAKTLETT, .     Ensign,  Capt.  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;   list  of  officers  [year 

not  given] . 

BAHTLETT, .    Private,  Capt.  James  Morton's  co.,  Col.  Pierce' s  regt. ;  enlisted  March 

3,  1778;  discharged  April  8,  1778;  service,  36  days,  at  Governor's  Island. 

BAKTLETT,  AAKOX,  Granbv.  Private,  Capt.  John  Cowls's  Co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt., 
which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177-1;  service, 
25  days. 

BAKTLETT,  AAKOX.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Dec.  1,  1776;  reported  deserted  Oct.  16, 
1776. 

BAKTLETT,  AAROX.  Private,  Lieut.  James  McKnight's  co.,  Col.  David  Rossiter's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  6  to  Nov.  9,  1780,  3  days ;  marched  to  the  North 
ward  on  an  alarm  and  ordered  to  Stillwater  by  Gen.  Fellows. 

BAKTLETT,  AAKOX,  Palmer  (also  given  Brookfield).  Corporal,  Capt.  Peter  Page's  co., 
Col.  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  5,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Davis's  co., 
Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  Sept.  15,  1777 ;  also,  Capt. 
Joseph  McNall's  co.,  Col.  Edward  AViggles worth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May, 
1778,  dated  Camp  at  Yalley  Forge;  also,  Corporal;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778; 
also,  (late)  Capt.  M.  Fairfield's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  return  of  men  in 
service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Page's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  reported  on  com 
mand  at  Warwick  Neck  ;  also,  Capt.  Fowle's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  12,  1780. 

BARTLETT,  AAKOX,  Roxbury.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 
1780;  enlisted  Sept.  3,  1781  (also  given  Jan.  1,  1782)  ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also, 
list  of  men's  names  on  a  wage  account  for  1778-82  of  Col.  Marshall's  and  other 
regts.  not  identified. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        725 


BARTLETT,  ABNER,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Barns's  CO.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Harwood's  Co.,  Col.  Learned's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  week, 
5  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BAKTLETT,  ABRAHAM.  Petition  dated  Boston,  July  6,  1780,  signed  by  Codinan  and 
Smith,  asking  that  said  Bartlctt  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  ship 
"Commerce"  (privateer);  ordered  in  Council,  July  G,  1780,  that  a  commission 
be  issued. 

BARTLETT,  ANSKL,  Plymouth.  Boy,  brigantine  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Simeon  Samson ;  engaged  Oct.  G,  1777  [service  not  given]  ;  also,  pay  roll  dated 
Boston,  Nov.  13,  1777. 

BARTLETT,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  reported  re-engaged  into  Capt. 
Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.  Nov.  2G,  1776,  but  to  continue  in  Col. 
Whitcomb's  regt.  until  Dec.  31,  1776. 

BAKTLETT,  BENJAMIN,  Concord.  Capt.  John  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  travel  allowance ;  service  at  Dorchester  Heights  in  Nov.,  1776. 

BARTLETT,  BENJAMIN.  Conductor,  Col.  Stephens's  regt. ;  return  of  officers  for  clothing 
allowed  by  order  of  General  Court  of  March  13,  1778. 

BARTLETT,  BENJAMIN.  Mate,  ship  "  Protector ;"  account  of  rations  issued  from  Nov. 
25,  1779,  to  March  H,  1780. 

BARTLETT,  BENJAMIN.  Boy,  ship  "Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon  Samson; 
engaged  June  2,  1780 ;  discharged  March  12,  1781 ;  service,  9  mos.  10  days ; 
reported  sent  home  in  a  prize  and  retaken ;  also  reported  entitled  to  prize  shares 
in  the  brig  "  Tryall "  if  captured. 

BARTLETT,  CALEB,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mayhew's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  8  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  8,  1775. 

BARTLETT,  CALEB,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi 
Baldwin's  (late  Gerrish's)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Chelsea,  Oct.  2, 
1775 ;  also,  order  for  travel  allowance  from  Trenton  to  Manchester  in  1776,  dated 
Manchester ;  also,  list  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year  not  given] . 

BARTLETT,  CHARLES.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  27,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  21,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  25  days,  at  and 
about  Boston;  enlistment,  6  months. 

BARTLETT,  CORNELIUS.  Private,  Capt.  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  (4th)  regt.;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  13, 1780;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

BARTLETT,  DANIEL.  Marine,  ship  "Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones; 
list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Mellish  "  and  brig  "Active" 
[year  not  given] . 

BARTLETT,  DAVID,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Hammatt's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  11  days;  also,  Capt.  May 
hew's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BARTLETT,  DAVID.  Private,  Lieut.  Aaron  Phelps's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  9, 1777;  discharged  July  18,  1777;  service,  11  days. 


726  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 


BARTLETT,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. 
of  guards;  enlisted  Jan.  12,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Feb.  3,  1778;  service,  22  days, 
at  Cambridge. 

BARTLETT,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  service  from  Feb.  3,  1778,  to  April  3, 1778,  2  mos.  2  days,  at  Winter  Hill. 

BARTLETT,  DIAMOND  (also  given  DIMAII).  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Sturtevant's  co.,  Col. 
Titcomb's  regt. ;  enlisted  April  28,  1777  ;  service,  2  mos.  5  days,  at  Rhode  Island; 
roll  dated  Halifax ;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt. ;  company  detached  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Newport,  R.  I.,  Sept.  25, 1777; 
discharged  Oct.  31,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  6  days;  also,  Private,  Capt.  James  Har- 
lovy's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  5,  1778;  service,  8  mos.  4  days, 
guarding  passes  of  North  River;  enlistment,  8  months;  also,  order  for  wages 
dated  Plympton,  April  20,  1779. 

BARTLETT,  EBENEZER.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Capt.  Gore's,  Capt.  Mayo's,  Capt. 
White's  and  Capt.  May's  cos.  to  serve  at  Nantasket  under  Lieut.  James  Morton 
in  June,  1776,  driving  ships  from  Boston  harbor;  reported  employed  with  a  team. 

BARTLETT,  EBENEZER,  Brookfield.  Private.  Capt.  Asa  Danforth's  co.  of  volunteers, 
Col.  Convers's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  22  days  service ;  marched  from  Brookfield 
Sept.  23,  1777,  to  join  Gen.  Gates's  army. 

BARTLETT,  EBENEZER,  Blandford.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
(3d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1780;  enlisted  July  12, 1780 ;  enlistment,  6  months; 
reported  a  collier. 

BARTLETT,  EDWARD,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Swan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Gill's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  June  13  to  June  16,  1776,  3  days ;  marched 
to  Squantum  (the  Moon)  when  the  British  fleet  had  left  Boston  harbor;  also,  pay 
roll  for  24  days  service  from  April  18, 1777 ;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

BARTLETT,  EDWARD,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  (7th)  co.;  pay  abstract 
for  service  at  Rhode  Island  in  1780. 

BARTLETT,  EDWARD.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Paull's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  25,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  1,  1778;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Berkley. 

BARTLETT,  ELEAZER,  Shirley.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  James  Pres- 
cott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  returned  home  April 
27,  1775;  service,  10  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Hartwell's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  1,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777;  also,  pay  abstract 
for  gun  and  blanket  money,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  8,  1778. 

BARTLETT,  ELEAZER.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Flint's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ;  en 
listed  June  17,  1778 ;  discharged  Nov.  15,  1778 ;  service,  5  mos.  10  days,  fortifying 
passes  of  North  River;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Lawrence's  co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt.;  pay 
rolls  for  June,  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton ;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Law 
rence's  co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  West  Point;  also, 
Lieut.  Flint's  co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  West  Point. 

BARTLETT,  ELIAS.  Prize  Master ;  list  of  prisoners  sent  to  Boston  in  the  cartel  "  Swift " 
from  Halifax,  Sept.  30,  1778. 

BARTLETT,  ELIHU,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Pomroy's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6 
days;  also,  Capt.  Oliver  Ly man's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel 
allowance  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  27,  1776;  also,  return  for  travel  allowance 
granted  Sept.  12,  1776;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  1,  1776,  to  March 
1,  1777. 


IN   THE  AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  727 


BARTLETT,  ELIRDAY.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Livermore's  co. ;  enlisted  July  2,  1779; 
discharged  Oct.  2,  1779;  service,  3  inos.  1  day,  with  guards  at  Rutland.  Roll 
dated  Spencer. 

BARTLETT,  ELISHA,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  4  days. 

BARTLETT,  ELKAXAH,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Hammatt's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to  Marshfield ;  service,  7  days. 

BARTLETT,  ELKANAH.  Mate  and  Pilot,  sloop  "Swift,"  commanded  b}r  Capt.  John 
Wigglesworth ;  portage  bill  dated  Plymouth,  Sept.  10,  1776;  engaged  May  15, 
1776;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  26  days. 

BARTLETT,  EVAN.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  13,  1777 ;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778 ;  service,  4  mos. 
22  days,  at  Winter  Hill;  company  detached  to  guard  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army; 
also,  Capt.  Stephen  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1779;  dis 
charged  Nov.  22,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  20  days ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and 
Essex  counties  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Washington. 

BARTLETT,  ISAAC,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Harlow's  co.,  which  marched  April 
20,  1775,  in'response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Marshfield;  service,  7  days. 

BARTLETT,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Rogers's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  July  20,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  29  days,  at 
Winter  Hill. 

BARTLETT,  JASON,  Egremont.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Fitch's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.  [year  not  given]. 

BARTLETT,  JOHN.  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Nov.  13,  1775. 

BARTLETT,  JOHN,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bradford's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  9,  1775. 

BARTLETT,  JOHN,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  William  Rogers's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Loammi 
Baldwin's  (late  Gerrish's)  38th  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  12,  1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  25  days ;  also,  return  of  men  stationed  at  Chelsea 
and  Brookline,  dated  Aug.  3,  1775 ;  reported  at  Chelsea ;  also,  pay  abstract  for 
Aug.,  1775,  dated  Chelsea;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  list 
of  men  who  agreed  to  serve  the  month  of  Jan.,  1776. 

BARTLETT,  JOHN.  Petition  signed  by  Jonathan  Ingersoll,  asking  that  said  Bartlett  be 
commissioned  as  commander  of  the  brigantine  "  Hampden"  (privateer) ;  ordered 
in  Council,  Dec.  1,  1777,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

BARTLETT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Devereux's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  roll  made  up  for  service  from  Feb.  3,  1778,  to  April  3,  1778,  2  mos.  1  day, 
at  Cambridge. 

BARTLETT,  JOHN,  Palmer.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776 ;  enlisted 
Nov.  24,  1775;  reported  re-engaged  Nov.  14,  1776,  in  Capt.  Danforth's  co.,  Col. 
Wigglesworth's  regt.,  but  to  continue  in  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.  until  Dec.  31, 1776. 

BARTLETT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Dec.  1,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776. 

BARTLETT,  JOHN,  Granville.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Keep's  co.,  Col.  William  Sheppard's 
(3d)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Lieut.  John  Wright's  (late  Capt.  Keep's)  co.,  Col.  Shepard's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July  and  Aug.,  1778;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov., 


728  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BARTLETT,  JOHN,  continued. 

1778,  dated  Providence ;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  April  1, 
1777 ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BARTLETT,  JOHN,  Beverly.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ; 
enlisted  April  13,  1781 ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BARTLETT,  JOHX.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Zaccheus  Bartlett's  (10th)  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  (1st  Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned 
Oct.  28,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Calvin  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Jacobs's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  2, 
1779;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  30  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  enlistment,  2  months;  company  detached  from  1st  and  2d  Plymouth 
Co.  regts. 

BARTLETT,  JONATHAN*.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Shay's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (4th) 
regt. ;  return  of  men  for  gratuities  dated  April  22,  1779. 

BARTLETT,  JONATHAN.  Private,  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard  under 
Maj.  Baldwin,  May  23,  1775. 

BARTLETT,  JONATHAN,  Marblehead.  Capt.  Thomas  Grant's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27, 1775 ;  also,  1st  Sergeant ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  15,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  22  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

BARTLETT,  JONATHAN,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Hammatt's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  7  days. 

BARTLETT,  JONATHAN.  List  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  schooner  "  Salley,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  Joseph  Bartlet;  portage  bill  dated  Boston,  May  14,  1777;  engaged  March 
4,  1777;  discharged  May  17,  1777. 

BARTLETT,  JONATHAN,  Leverett.  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Charlestown,  July  27,  1775;  also,  Private; 
company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  28,  1775 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted 
men  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  10,  1781 ;  Capt.  Killam's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt. ;  age,  36  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  dark ;  eyes, 
dark ;  residence,  Leverett ;  enlisted  April  17, 1780,  by  Ensign  Gilbert,  as  Sergeant ; 
enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  17,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780 ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Killam's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.- 
April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  "on  a  pass"  in  April,  1781. 

BARTLETT,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  resrt.  of 
guards;  service,  7  days,  between  Fell.  3  and  April  2,  1778,  guarding  prisoners 
after  surrender  of  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army.  Roll  dated  Winter  Hill. 

BARTLETT,  JOSEPH.  Master,  schooner  "Salley;"  portage  bill  dated  Boston,  May  14, 
1777 ;  engaged  March  4,  1777 ;  discharged  May  17,  1777. 

BARTLETT,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  muster  roll  dated  Winter  Hill,  May  11,  1778;  enlisted  April  3  [year  not 
given] . 

BARTLETT,  JOSEPH,  South  Hadley.  Private,  Capt.  James  Hendrick's  co.,  Col.  Lovell's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  rations  to  and  from  camp  dated  Camp  Xo.  3,  Charlestown, 
Jan.  13,  1776 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  South  Had 
ley  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  Sept.  4,  1780;  dis 
charged  Feb.  16,  1781 ;  service,  5  mos.  19  days. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION".  729 

BARTLETT,  JOSEPH,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bayley's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's 
regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  March  2,  1777,  to  May  26,  1777,  3  mos.  2  days; 
also,  Capt.  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  12,  1780. 

BARTLETT,  JOSEPH,  Brookh'eld.  Private,  Capt.  Spurr's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  27,  1777,  to  Feb.  1,  1779. 

BARTLETT,  JOSEPH,  Brooktield.  Corporal,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's 
(2d)  regt.  (commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Sprout  after  Jan.  1, 1781)  ;  muster  roll  dated 
Jan.  1,  1782;  enlisted  Jan.  23,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  promoted  from 
Private  Nov.  1,  1781. 

BARTLETT,  JOSEPH,  Jr.,  Plymouth.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  ;  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks' s  (7th)  regt.;  age,  38  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair, 
dark;  occupation,  mason;  residence,  Plymouth;  enlisted  Jan.,  1777;  enlistment, 
during  war;  mustered  by  Ensign  Bagnall ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  War 
ren's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.-May,  1781,  dated  West 
Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1781;  also,  Capt.  William  Mills's  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  July-Sept.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct., 
1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Ilutts ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated 
Feb.  20,  1782 ;  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  age,  44  yrs. ;  stature, 
r>  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark  ;  hair, dark;  occupation,  mason  ;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 1777; 
enlistment,  during  war ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ; 
list  of  men  furloughed ;  leave  given  by  Gen.  Patterson  to  go  from  Windsor  to 
Plymouth  Dec.  16,  1782,  for  60  days;  also,  7th  co.,  7th  regt.;  return  of  men  in 
service  Jan.,  1783;  reported  not  mustered  but  entitled  to  pay,  agreeable  to  order 
of  Fel).  22,  1783;  also,  list  of  men  discharged  from  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
discharged  June  10,  1783,  term  of  enlistment  having  expired ;  also,  list  of  men 
who  were  entitled  to  honorary  badges  for  faithful  service  from  Dec.  21,  1775. 

BARTLETT,  JOSIAH,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Harlow's  co.,  which  marched  April 
20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshh'eld ;  service,  7  days. 

BARTLETT,  JOSIAH.  Hospital  Mate ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  2d  Surgeon  (also  given  Junior  Surgeon)  ;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  re 
ported  continued  in  service  until  May,  1781. 

BARTLETT,  JUDAH.  Seaman,  schooner  "  Ellen,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Ichabod  Morton  ; 
portage  bill  for  voyage  from  Baltimore,  dated  Boston,  April  16,  1777 ;  engaged 
Dec.  13,  1776;  discharged  April  18,  1777. 

BARTLETT,  JUDAH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt. ;  company  detached  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Newport,  11.  I.,  Sept.  25,  1777; 
discharged  Oct.  31,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  6  days. 

BARTLETT,  LAWRENCE,  Marblehead.  Capt.  Thomas  Grant's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775;  also,  Private; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  25,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  12  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Jan.  1,  1776. 

BARTLETT,  LAWRENCE.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  11.  L,  in  the  prison  ship 
"  Lord  Sandwich  "  and  landed  at  Bristol,  March  7,  1778. 

BARTLETT,  LEMUEL,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  gun  and  blanket  money,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  21,  1777;  also,  return  of 
men  in  service  from  Dec.  10,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BARTLETT,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt. ;  company  detached  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Newport,  It.  L,  Sept.  25, 1777; 
discharged  Oct.  31,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  6  days. 


730  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BAHTLETT,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Packard's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  23,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  9  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BARTLETT,  LOXGLEY,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Thaddeus  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Xov.  13,  1775. 

BARTLETT,  LUKE,  Newton.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Marean's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  3  days. 

BARTLETT,  MARK,  Middletown.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship 
"Junius  Brutus,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Leach,  dated  Salem,  June  15, 
1780 ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Middletown. 

BARTLETT,  MOSES,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  4  days. 

BARTLETT,  MOSES.  Capt.  James  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Easton's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who 
enlisted  May  10,  1775 ;  served  at  Canada  until  Dec.  30,  1775,  33  weeks  4  days ; 
reported  enlisted  for  town  of  Pittsfield. 

BARTLETT,  MOSES,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
17,  1777 ;  service,  7  days ;  marched  to  East  Hoosac  on  an  alarm. 

BARTLETT,  MOSES,  Pittsfield.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  April  26,  1777;  discharged  May  20,  1777;  service, 
25  days;  marched  to  Saratoga  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates;  roll  sworn  to  at 
Boston ;  also,  Capt.  William  Francis's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  marched  to  Fort 
Edward  July  8,  1777,  and  were  dismissed  Aug.  26,  1777 ;  service,  7  weeks,  under 
Maj.  Caleb  Hyde. 

BARTLETT,  MOSES.  Corporal,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  3  to  April  3,  1778,  2  mos.,  at  Cambridge. 

BARTLETT,  MOSES,  Southampton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  22,  1780;  Capt.  Pomeroy's  co. ;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  com 
plexion,  dark ;  residence,  Southampton ;  enlisted  July  10,  1780 ;  enlistment,  3 
months;  reported  detached  from  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  regt. 

BARTLETT,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  5  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BARTLETT,  NATHANIEL,  South  Hadley.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  27,  1776;  also, 
return  for  travel  allowance  granted  Sept.  12,  1776. 

BARTLETT,  NATHANIEL.  Boy,  ship  "Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon  Samson; 
engaged  June  2,  1780 ;  discharged  March  12,  1781 ;  service,  9  mos.  10  days ;  re 
ported  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  brig  "  Tryall  "  if  captured. 

BARTLETT,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  11, 1779 ;  roll  made  up  to  Dec.  1, 1779 ;  service,  5  mos.  20  days, 
at  Rhode  Island. 

BARTLETT,  NATHANIEL,  Plymouth.  Muster  Master's  receipt  dated  Boston,  Feb.  10, 
1783 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARTLETT,  NICHOLAS.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  17  to  Aug.  23,  1777,  7  days; 
marched  for  relief  of  Bennington. 

BARTLETT,  NICHOLAS,  Jr.  Master,  brigantine  "Charming  Sally;"  portage  bill  for 
voyage  from  Boston  to  France  and  return ;  engaged  Dec.  28,  1776  [service  not 
given]  ;  also,  Master,  brigantine  "Penet;"  portage  bill  for  voyage  from  Boston 


IN   THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  731 

BARTLETT,  NICHOLAS,  continued. 

to  France  and  return ;  engaged  Dec.  28,  1776 ;  discharged  July  8,  1777  ;  service,  6 
mos.  10  days;  also,  Master,  brigantine  "  Favorite  ;  "  portage  bill  for  voyage  from 
Boston  to  South  Carolina,  thence  to  France,  and  back  to  Boston  ;  engaged  Feb.  '21, 
1778;  service,  1  mo  24  days;  reported  captured  by  the  enemy  April  If),  1778. 

BARTLETT,  NOAH.  Capt.  Henry  Porter's  co. ;  return  for  clothing  [year  not  given], 
endorsed  "Northampton  co." 

BARTLETT,  OBADIAH,  Brookfield.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Barns's  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  returned 
home  April  23,  1775  ;  service,  7  days. 

BARTLETT,  OLIVER,  Hadley.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service, 
3  mos.  6  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army. 

BARTLETT,  PHILIP,  Ware.  Private,  Lieut.  Aaron  Phelps's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  9,  1777  ;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days. 

BARTLETT,  PHILIP,  Shelburne.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  30  yrs. ; 
stature,  6  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Shelburne;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  3,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  5,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Frothingham  of  the  artillery;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  0  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Shelburne  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  4,  1780  ; 
discharged  Dec.  9,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  15  days. 

BARTLETT,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spurr's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  1,  1779,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1779,  dated  Highlands ;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  also, 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  27,  1780; 
discharged  May  28  (also  given  May  1),  1780;  reported  deserted  Jan.  5,  1780. 

BARTLETT,  RICHARD.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Elliot's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777;  service,  30  days;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern 
army  at  the  taking  of  Gen.  Burgoyne. 

BARTLETT,  RICHARD.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  14, 1779 ;  discharged  Nov.  22, 1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  20  days  ;  regiment 
raised  in  Suffolk  and  Essex  counties  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Washington. 

BARTLETT,  RICHARD.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
(Essex  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  5,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3 
mos.  18  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army. 

BARTLETT,  RICHARD,  3d,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Greenwood's  co.,  Col.  Eben- 
ezer  Learned's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  2  days;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Bolster's  co.,  Col. 
Learned's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  8  days. 

BARTLETT,  ROBERT.  Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  to  be  received  in  exchange  for  British 
prisoners  sent  to  Halifax  in  cartel  "Swift,"  dated  Oct.  9,  1777;  exchanged  for 
James  Brown,  Seaman. 

BARTLETT,  ROBERT,  Salem.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Junius 
Brutus,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Leach,  dated  Salem,  June  15,  1780;  age,  34 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Salem. 


732  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


BARTLETT,  ROGER.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denney's  (2d)  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  27,  1779,  to  Dec.  1, 1779, 1  mo.  5  days,  at  Claverack. 
Roll  dated  Albany. 

BARTLETT,  ROGER,  Lancaster.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ephraim  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Asa 
Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  13  days ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Greenleaf's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cush- 
ing's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  3,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  7 
days;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Kendall's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's 
regt.;  age,  41  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  farmer; 
residence,  Lancaster;  enlisted  March  5,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARTLETT,  SAMUEL,  Bridgewater.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Eliakim  Howard's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Mitchel's  regt. ;  marched  to  Braintree  Neck  March  4,  1776  ;  service,  6  days. 

BARTLETT,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Weston's  co. ;  enlisted  July  1,  1776;  dis 
charged  Sept.  26,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  25  days,  at  the  Gurnet,  Plymouth  harbor. 

BARTLETT,  SAMUEL.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  May  hew' s  (Artillery)  co.,  Col. 
Theophilus  Cotton's  (1st  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  Brig.  Cushing's  brigade;  list  of 
officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  July  8,  1777;  company  raised  in  Plym 
outh;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Rider's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt.;  list  of  officers 
of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Oct.  28,  1778. 

BARTLETT,  SAMUEL.  1st  Lieutenant  of  a  company  detached  to  guard  troops  of  conven 
tion;  commissioned  July  12,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col. 
Gerrish's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Boston,  Aug.  14,  1778;  enlisted  July  10,  1778; 
enlistment,  6  months,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

BARTLETT,  SAMUEL,  Jr.,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Hammatt's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  7  days. 

BARTLETT,  Scino,  Beverly.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Page's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's 
(15th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  5,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Maj.  AVilliam  Lithgow's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  West  Point,  April  5,  1779;  enlisted  Feb.  20,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARTLETT,  SILAS,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  22,  1780; 
Capt.  Lyman's  co. ;  age,  21  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  resi 
dence,  Northampton;  enlisted  July  4,  1780;  enlistment,  3  months;  reported  de 
tached  from  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  regt.;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon's  co.,  Col. 
Seth  Murray's  regt.;  enlisted  July  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3 
mos.  5  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army. 

BARTLETT,  SOLOMON.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1, 1778;  discharged  Dec.  21,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  21  days,  at 
and  about  Boston;  enlistment,  6  months,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

BARTLETT,  SOLOMON.  Sergeant;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men  for  service  with 
guards  at  the  Gurnet,  dated  June  10,  1783. 

BARTLETT,  SOLOMON,  Jr.,  Plymouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Nathaniel  Goodwin's  co.,  dated  Feb.  21,  1778;  enlistment,  3  years,  or 
during  war;  mustered  by  Col.  Barber;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated 
West  Point,  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  gray;  residence,  Plymouth;  en 
listed  Dec.  1,  1776,  by  Capt.  AVilliams ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BARTLETT,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Elliot's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777 ;  service,  30  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern 
army  at  the  taking  of  Gen.  Burgoyne. 


IX  THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  733 


BARTLETT,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  David  Batcheller's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ; 
enlisted  June  21,  1778 ;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779 ;  service,  7  mos.  29  days,  at  North 
liiver;  enlistment,  8  months;  also,  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778;  reported  sick  at 
hospital. 

BAHTLETT,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  William  Weston's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  12,  1776; 
discharged  Nov.  19,  1776 ;  stationed  at  the  Gurnet  for  defence  of  Plymouth  harbor. 

BAUTLETT,  THOMAS.  Capt.  Edward  Fettyplace's  co.  of  coast  guards;  list  of  men  ap 
pearing  on  a  memorandum  of  beef  delivered  Feb.  18,  1777. 

BARTLETT,  THOMAS.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Devereux's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1778,  dated  Winter  Hill;  enlisted  Nov.  6,  1777. 

BARTLETT,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's 
regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  Nov.  7,  1777;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778;  service,  4 
mos.  26  days,  at  Cambridge. 

BARTLETT,  TRISTRAM.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Poor's  co. ;  return  dated  Newbury, 
March  18,  1777;  endorsed  "6  weeks  service." 

BARTLETT,  WILLIAM,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mayhew's  co.,  Col.  Theoph- 
ilus  Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  1,  177");  service, 
3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  177") ;  also,  order  for  bountv 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  8,  177"). 

BARTLETT,  WILLIAM,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Grant's  co.,  Col.  John 
Glover's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  16,  1775;  service, 
2  mos.  21  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

BARTLETT,  WILLIAM,  Marblehead.  Capt.  John  Merrett's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775;  also,  Sergeant; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  18,  1775,  service,  2  mos.  20  days; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge, 
Dec.  29,  1775. 

BARTLETT,  WILLIAM,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Vose's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775];  encamped  at  Fort  No.  2;  also,  Capt. 
Vose's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  2,  1775. 

BARTLETT,  WILLIAM,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Felton's  co. ;  pay  roll  for 
service  from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  15,  1776,  2  mos.  15  days. 

BARTLETT,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  William  Weston's  co. ;  enlisted  June  22,  1776; 
discharged  Dec.  31,  1776;  stationed  at  the  Gurnet  for  defence  of  Plymouth  har 
bor;  also,  Capt.  Andrew  Samson's  co. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at  the  Gurnet, 
dated  May  20,  1777. 

BAUTLETT,  WILLIAM.  Grafton.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cush- 
inur's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  12,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  28 
days,  at  the  Westward. 

BARTLETT,  WILLIAM.  Portage  bill  of  the  schooner  "Salley,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Joseph  Bartlet,  dated  Boston,  May  14,  1777;  engaged  March  4,  1777;  discharged 
May  17,  1777. 

BARTLETT,  WILLIAM.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Charming  Sally,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Nicholas  Bartlett ;  portage  bill  for  voyage  from  Boston  to  France  and  return ; 
engaged  Jan.  3,  1777  [service  not  given];  also,  Seaman,  brigantine  "Penet," 
commanded  by  Capt.  Nicholas  Bartlett,  Jr. ;  portage  bill  for  voyage  from  Boston 
to  France  and  return  ;  engaged  Jan.  3,  1777 ;  discharged  June  15,  1777 ;  service,  5 
mos.  12  days. 


734  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARTLETT,  WILLIAM.  1st  Lieutenant,  brigantine  "  Hampden  "  (privateer) ,  commanded 
by  Capt.  John  Bartlett;  petition  dated  Dec.  1,  1777,  signed  by  Samuel  Trivett, 
asking  that  said  Bartlett  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  "  Hampden.'' 

BARTLETT,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's 
regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  Nov.  7,  1777;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778;  service, 
4  mos.  26  days,  at  Cambridge. 

BARTLETT,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Newton's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt. ; 
enlisted  April  1,  1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2  days,  with 
guards  at  Roxbury. 

BARTLETT,  WILLIAM.  Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel  "  from 
Halifax  to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

BARTLETT,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Heald's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt. ;  enlisted  June  30,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  27  days, 
on  Penobscot  expedition. 

BARTLETT,  WILLIAM,  Shirley.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  James  Pres- 
cott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  returned  home  April 
27,  1775;  service,  10  days;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Lieut.  Holden's  co.,  Gth  Middlesex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Littleton,  Dec.  2,  1777; 
joined  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  (15th)  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  15,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster 
roll  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Sept.  1,  1777;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.-Aug., 
1777,  dated  Camp  Stillwater;  also,  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1777,  dated  Camp  near 
Gulf;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1777-May,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge; 
reported  on  fatigue  duty  in  May,  1778;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated 
Camp  Greenwich ;  reported  on  command  as  a  wagoner ;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
July,  1778-June,  1779,  dated  Providence;  reported  on  command  as  a  wagoner; 
also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1779;  reported  confined;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug., 
1779,  dated  Camp  at  Salem ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1779,  dated  Bedford ;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Oct..  1779,  dated  Camp  Peekskill;  also,  muster  roll  for  Nov.  and 
Dec.,  1779,  dated  Highlands. 

BARTLETT,  WYMAX,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  9  days; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  army. 

BARTLETT,  WYMAX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  2  days,  at  the 
Northward. 

BARTLETT,  ZACCHEUS.  Captain,  10th  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  (1st  Plymouth  Co.) 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  Oct.  28,  1778. 

BARTLETT,  ZACHARIAH,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Ashley's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Oct.  7,  1779, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Yose's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780 ;  also,  Capt.  Ashley's 
co.,  Col.  Yose's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  Tenith,  Aug.  31,  1780;  reported 
transferred  to  Lieut.  Colonel's  co. ;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cushing's  (Light  In 
fantry)  co.,  Col.  Yose's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782 ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BARTLETT,  ZADOC,  Northborough.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  20,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BARTLEY,  JAMES.  List  of  men  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book,  dated  Headquarters, 
Ticonderoga,  Nov.  6,  1776 ;  tried  by  general  court-martial,  Lieut.  Col.  Crag,  Presi 
dent;  charged  with  "quitting  his  regiment;  "  on  appeal  from  regimental  court- 
martial  was  acquitted;  service  in  Capt.  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  735 

BARTLEY,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Shepard's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  17  to  Aug.  23,  1777,  7  days; 
marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm. 

BARTLEY,  JOHN.  List  of  men  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book,  dated  Headquarters, 
Ticonderoga,  Oct.  12,  1776;  reported  Ensign  in  Col.  Wynds's  regt. ;  promoted  to 
2d  Lieutenant,  vice  Alexander  McClintock,  advanced. 

BARTLEY,  JOHN.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Todd's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt., 
entitled  to  a  bounty,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  12,  1778. 

BARTLEY,  JOHX,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  June,  1780 ;  Capt. 
Welles's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Procter's  (Boston)  regt. ;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft.  2 
in.;  complexion,  brown;  residence,  Boston;  enlistment,  6  months,  from  July, 
1780. 

BARTLEY,  WILLIAM.  Matross,  Capt.  William  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artil 
lery)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Sept.-Nov.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  enlistment,  3 
years;  also,  Capt.  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Harrison's  regt.,  commanded  by  Col.  Crane; 
muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1778,  dated  Providence ;  aho,  Capt.  Pierce's  co,,  Col.  Crane's 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  April  18, 
1777  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1779. 

BARTLIT,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co.  detached  from  Hampshire  Co. 
militia,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.;  enlisted  July  16,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31, 
1778;  service,  5  mos.  18  days,  guarding  stores  in  Springfield  and  Brookfield. 

BARTLIT,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.; 
return  for  advance  pay,  etc.,  for  Jan.,  1776. 

BARTLIT,  DANIEL.  Surgeon,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  (10th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct., 
Nov.  and  Dec.,  1780,  dated  Huts,  near  West  Point;  appointed  Sept.  12,  1780; 
reported  absent  by  leave  at  New  Winsor ;  also  reported  retired  as  a  supernumerary. 

BARTLIT,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Wlswall's  co.,  Col.  Hatch's  r,egt. ;  service 
from  March  -i  to  March  9,  1776,  5  days;  marched  by  order  of  Gen.  Washington 
at  the  taking  of  Dorchester  Heights. 

BARTLIT,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Howard's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo. 
2  days,  in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated  Myrifield. 

BARTLIT,  EBENEZER,  Blandford.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Blandford  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  13, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1780;  service,  0  mos.  5  days. 

BARTLIT,  EBENEZER,  Jr.,  Granby.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Smith's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  South  Hadley,  May  28,  1777; 
joined  Capt.  Alexander's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles  worth's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARTLIT,  ELIHU.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Wales's  co.,  Col.  Dickinson's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  service,  8  days;  marched  to  East  Hoosac  on 
an  alarm,  thence  to  Pittstield,  there  took  charge  of  and  guarded  Hessian  prison 
ers  to  Springfield  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows;  also,  Capt.  Wales's  co.,  Col. 
Ezra  May's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  15,  1777;  service,  28 
days ;  marched  to  Stillwater  and  Saratoga.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

BARTLIT,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Wales's  co.,  Col.  Dickinson's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  service,  8  days;  marched  to  Hoosac  on  an 
alarm,  thence  to  Pittsfield,  there  took  charge  of  and  guarded  Hessian  prisoners  to 
Springfield  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows. 

BARTLIT,  EVAN.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  (Essex 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July,"),  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780  ;  service,  3  mos.  18  days ; 
enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 


736  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BARTLIT,  JASON,  Egremont.  Private,  Capt.  Ingersoll's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] . 

BARTLIT,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Wales's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Sept.  22, 1777;  discharged  Oct.  15, 1777;  service,  28  days ;  marched  to  Still- 
water  and  Saratoga.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

BARTLIT,  JOSEPH,  Bolton.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  made  by 
Col.  Joseph  North  of  the  2d  Lincoln  Co.  regt.,  dated  Gardnerstown,  Feb.  2,  1778 ; 
joined  Capt.  Bailey's  co. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARTLIT,  LUKE.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  "Wis wall's  co.,  Col.  Hatch's  regt.;  service 
from  March  4  to  March  9,  1776,  5  days ;  marched  by  order  of  Gen.  Washington 
at  the  taking  of  Dorchester  Heights. 

BARTLIT,  NATHANIEL,  South  Hadley.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  (also  given  Capt.  Montague's  co., 
Col.  Porter's  regt.),  dated  South  Hadley,  May  28,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Smith's  co., 
Col.  Marshall's  regt.  (also  given  Capt.  Watson's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.) ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years,  or  during  war. 

BARTLIT,  RICHARD.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Hamant's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (2d) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  22,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1780;  service,  1  mo.  11  days; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

BARTLIT,  SAMUEL,  Ashfield.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Webber's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  8,  1775. 

BARTLIT,  SOLOMON,  Belchertown.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Fairfield's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Sparhawk's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  24,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  16  days,  at  Dorchester. 

BARTLIT,  SYLVANUS,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bradford's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  ser 
vice,  3  days. 

BARTLIT,  ZACCHEUS,  2d,  Plymouth.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Plymouth 
Co.  in  1779  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army;  age,  16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.; 
complexion,  light ;  residence,  Plymouth ;  delivered  to  Lieut.  J.  Grace. 

BARTLIT,  ZACHARIAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st) 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  July  and  Sept.,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  with  light 
infantry. 

BARTLITT,  AARON.  Corporal,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  3, 
1781 ;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1783 ;  service,  15  mos.  28  days ;  reported  promoted 
from  Private  April  1,  1782. 

BARTLITT,  BENJAMIN,  Belchertown.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  order 
of  Court  of  June  22,  1780;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

BARTLITT,  EKENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Thrall's  co.,  Col.  Marinus  Willett's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  21,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  9,  1781;  service,  2  mos.  29  days,  on 
Mohawk  River;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BARTLITT,  JOHN,  Brookfield.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jonathan  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  returned  home 
May  1,  1775;  service,  16  days. 

BARTLITT,  MARK.  Private,  Capt.  James  Berry's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  10,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  1  day;  also,  pay  roll  for 
Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton;  also,  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  dated 
King's  Ferry. 


ix  TUP:  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  737 

BAUTMAX,  WILLIAM,  Digliton.  Private,  Capt.  Redding' s  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  9,  1777,  to  May  30, 
1777 ;  reported  deserted. 

BARTXKU,  JOSKVH,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Suffolk  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  dated  Dorchester,  June 
29,  1778;  Col.  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  ">  ft.  4  in.;  com 
plexion,  light;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  blue;  nationality,  German;  residence,  Boston; 
received  from  Maj.  Badlam  and  conducted  to  Brig.  Gen.  Warner  at  Fishkill  by 
Capt.  Robert  Davis  of  Col.  Vose's  regt. 

BARTOL, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bartall.] 

BAKTOL,  GEORGE.  Lieutenant,  serving  as  volunteer,  Capt.  George  Rogers's  co.,  2d 
Cumberland  Co.  regt. ;  service,  6  days,  in  Nov.,  177-"> ;  company  detached  by  order 
of  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel  to  work  on  fort  at  Falmouth. 

BAKTOL,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  John  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  7,  1779,  service,  2  mos.  G  days,  on  expedition  to  Penobscot.  Roll 
dated  North  Yarmouth. 

BAHTOL,  JOHX,  North  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  George  Rogers's  co.,  2d  Cumberland 
Co.  regt.;  service,  6  days,  in  Nov.,  177");  company  detached  by  order  of  Col. 
Jonathan  Mitchell  to  work  on  fort  at  Falmouth  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  rein 
force  the  army,  dated  Dec.  3,  1776. 

BARTOL,  JOHX.  Boy,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan  Hara- 
den;  engaged  March  26,  1778;  discharged  May  8,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  12  days. 

BAUTOL,  NATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Belknap's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  27,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1778;  service,  f>  days. 

BAUTOL,  SAMUEL.  Sailor  on  board  the  "Eagle,"  commanded  by  Capt.  William 
Groves ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June  17,  1780 ;  stature,  5  ft. 
6  in. ;  complexion,  dark. 

BARTOX, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bartaen,  Bartain,  Barten, 

Barter,  Bartin,  Batten,  Batton,  Berton,  Borton.] 

BAKTOX,  .     Sergeant,  Lieut.  Col.  James  Mellen's  (4th)  regt.;   return  of  officers 

dated  Camp  near  New  Windsor,  Dec.  6,  1782;  reported  after  recruits. 

BARTOX,  BARZILLAI.  Private,  Lieut.  Jonathan  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  21, 1777;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1777;  service,  10  days;  marched 
from  Royalston  to  Bennington. 

BAKTOX,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt.; 
roll  made  up  for  12  days  rations  from  Dec.  4,  1776,  to  Jan.  9,  1777. 

BARTOX,  BKXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Job  dishing' s  regt.; 
enlisted  July  28,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777;  marched  to  Bennington  to  rein 
force  Gen.  Stark. 

BARTOX,  BKXJAMIX,  Leicester.  Private,  Capt.  March  Chase's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Spar- 
hawk's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  5,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  10 
days,  at  Dorchester. 

BARTOX,  BKXJAMIX.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Tapper's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  2,  1780  5  reported  dis 
charged  Jan.  2,  1780. 

BARTOX,  BKXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Grout's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Thomas 
Parker,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt.;  enlisted  July  21,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  9,  1780, 
at  West  Point;  service,  2  mos.  24  days;  marched  to  Claverack. 


738  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BARTOX,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  (Worces 
ter  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  9,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  13 
days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  also,  order  for  wages  for  3  mos.  service  in  1780, 
dated  Royalston. 

BARTOX,  BEXJAMIX.  Seaman,  State  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George 
Little ;  engaged  Dec.  9,  1782 ;  discharged  March  17,  1783 ;  service,  3  mos.  9  days. 

BARTOX,  BEZALEEL,  Royalston.  Capt.  Abel  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Charlestown,  June  26,  1775 ;  also,  Private ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  20  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported  died  July  12,  1775;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  3,  1776. 

BARTOX,  BEZALEEL,  Jr.,  Royalston.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim 
Doolittle's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  April  26,  1775 ;  service, 
3  mos.  13  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  Lieut.  Jonathan 
Sibley's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged 
Aug.  26,  1777;  service,  10  days;  marched  to  Bennington. 

BARTOX,  CALEB.  Private,  Col.  Joab  Stafford's  Independent  co.  of  volunteers;  marched 
Aug.  14, 1777  ;  service,  6  days ;  company  raised  in  New  Providence,  Lanesborough, 
East  Hoosac  and  Gageborough;  fought  in  battle  near  Bennington,  Aug.  16, 
1777. 

BARTOX,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Berkshire  Oct.  13,  1780;  service,  6  days. 

BARTOX,  CHARLES.  Seaman,  ship  "  General  Mifflin,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George  M. 
Babcock ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Sept.  9, 1780 ;  age,  26  yrs. , 
complexion,  light;  residence,  Massachusetts. 

BARTOX,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days  ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Smith's  co., 
Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  rsgt. ;  service  from  Aug.  17  to  Aug.  21,  1777,  4  days; 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington;  also,  Lieiitenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's 
co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  rations  from  Aug.  25, 1777,  to  Dec. 
7,  1777,  dated  Camp  at  Scarsdale. 

BARTOX,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777 ;  service,  29  days ;  marched  to 
Stillwater.  Roll  dated  Chesterfield. 

BARTOX,  DAVID.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  25,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
10  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.  Roll  dated  Belchertown. 

BARTOX,  DAVID.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Eleazer  Warner's  (8th)  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co. 
regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Nov.  25, 1777;  also,  Captain, 
8th  co.,  Col.  Porter's  (4th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia; 
commissioned  June  29,  1780. 

BARTOX,  EBEXEZER,  Windham.  List  of  men  who  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Thomas  Trott's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Pike's  (4th  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated 
Nov.  24,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt.;  enlist 
ment,  3  years;  mustered  by  Col.  Yarrick ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Mayberry's  co., 
Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (late  Francis's)  15th  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  ac 
counts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  21  mos. 
as  Private,  15  mos.  as  Corporal ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  West  Point,  April  5, 1779 ; 
enlisted  Dec.  20,  1776. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  739 


BAHTOX,  EZRA.  Private,  Capt.  William  Marean's  co.,  Col.  Stcarns's  (also  given  Col. 
Jonathan  Reed's)  regt.  of  guards;  service  from  March  27,  1778,  to  July  2!),  1778, 
3  inos.  6  days,  guarding  troops  of  convention  at  Cambridge  ;  enlistment,  3  months, 
from  April  2,  1778. 

BAHTOX,  E/KA,  Royalston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Woodbury's  co., 
Col.  Grout's  regt.;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  dark;  enlisted 
July  8,  1779;  enlistment,  9  months;  marched  to  Springfield;  reported  mustered 
July  2,  1779,  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master;  delivered  to  Capt.  Marshall. 

BAKTOX,  GEORGE.  Boy,  State  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George  Little; 
engaged  Sept.  30,1782;  discharged  Nov.  2-"),  1782;  service,  1  mo.  2r>  days ;  also, 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Dec.  13,  1782,  to  March  17,  1783,  3  mos.  f>  days. 

BAKTOX,  HAMPTOX.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's  (1st 
Rhode  Island)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  East  Greenwich;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

BARTOX,  ISAAC,  Raymond  (also  given  Falmouth,  Bradford  and  Raymondtown).  Re 
turn  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Joseph  Dingley's  co.,  Col. 
Timothy  Pike's  (4th  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.  (also  given  Capt.  John  Savory's  co.), 
dated  Bradford,  Feb.  13,  1778 ;  residence,  Falmouth  (also  given  Raymondtown 
and  Raymond)  ;  enlisted  for  East  Parish  of  the  town  of  Bradford  (also  given 
Raymond  and  Raymondtown)  ;  joined  Capt.  Ballard's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  mustered  by  Maj.  D.  Ilsley ;  also,  list  of  men 
returned  by  the  committee  for  settling  disputes  between  towns  as  to  soldiers 
credited  to  them;  said  Barton  claimed  by  Bradford,  credited  to  Raymond;  also, 
Corporal,  Capt.  William  II.  Ballard's  co.,  Col.  John  Brooks's  (late  Alden's)  7th 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Ballard's  co.,  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March 
and  April,  1779,  dated  Cherry  Valley;  appointed  Oct.  8,1777;  also,  Capt.  White's 
co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Feb.  1,  1780. 

BARTOX,  JACOB,  Granby.  Private,  Capt.  James  Hendrick's  co.,  Col.  Lovell's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  rations  to  and  from  camp  dated  Camp  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Jan. 
13,  1776. 

BARTOX,  JAMES,  Jr.,  Falmouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Jones's  (2d)  co.,  Essex  Co.  regt.  (also  given  Col.  Peter  Noyes's  1st  Cum 
berland  Co.  regt.),  dated  Methuen,  Feb.  13,  1778;  residence,  Falmouth;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Methuen  (also  given  Falmouth)  ;  joined  Capt.  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Jack 
son's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780;  also,  list  of  men  returned 
by  the  committee  for  settling  disputes  between  towns  as  to  soldiers  credited  to 
them;  said  Barton  claimed  by  Falmouth,  credited  to  Methuen. 

BARTOX,  JEDEDIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co.,  detached  from  Hampshire  Co. 
militia,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  •,  enlisted  July  1,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  31, 1778 ; 
service,  6  mos.  1  day,  guarding  stores  at  Springfield  and  Brookfield;  enlistment 
to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

BARTOX,  Jonx.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  20, 1777;  service,  20  days ;  marched 
to  Bennington  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows,  at  the  request  of  Geu.  Stark  and 
the  Committee  of  Safety. 

BARTOX,  JOHX,  Duxbury.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Arm}*  from  Capt. 
Calvin  Partridge's  co.,  dated  Feb.  23,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Joseph  Wadsworth's 
co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.,  Sept.  5,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  age,  18  yrs.; 
also,  Capt.  Wadsworth's  .co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service 
on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  Feb.  17,  1779;  reported  deserted;  also,  Private, 


740  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


BARTOX,  JOHX,  continued. 

Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  transferred 
to  Gen.  Washington's  guard;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Lieut. 
Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  light;  birthplace,  Great  Britain;  residence,  Duxbury ;  enlisted  1777; 
mustered  by  Capt.  Wadsworth ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  also,  Capt.  Zebulon 
King's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  "West 
Point;  reported  on  His  Excellency's  guard ;  also,  statement  of  Continental  bal 
ances  [year  not  given]  ;  reported  with  Gen.  Washington's  guards,  commanded  by 
Henry  Collfax. 

BARTOXT,  JOHX,  Falmouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  20,  1778;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

BARTOX,  JOHX.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Aurora  "  (privateer), 
commanded  by  Capt.  David  Porter,  dated  Boston,  June  16.  1781;  age,  23  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft. 

BARTOX,  JOXATHAX,  Spencer.  Private,  Capt.  Joel  Green's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  service, '2  mos.  27 
days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BARTOX,  JOXATHAX*,  Royalston  (also  given  Norwich).  Private,  Capt.  Gleason's  (3d) 
co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages,  etc.,  due  Jan.  1, 1776,  dated  Camp 
"Washington;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1776,  dated  North 
Castle;  also,  receipts  for  wages  for  Sept.-Dec.,  1776;  0/50,  return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Sparhawk's  regt., 
dated  Feb.  16,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  enlistment, 
3  years ;  reported  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master,  May  14,  1777 ; 
also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  ac 
counts  for  service  from  April  27,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Norwich; 
credited  to  town  of  Royalston;  also,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  Soldier's  For 
tune ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Barnes's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  6th  regt.;  pay  abstract 
for  June  and  July,  1779;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Benjamin 
Heywood,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1779;  also, 
Colonel's  co.,  6th  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  Oct.,  1779;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  com 
manded  by  Lieut.  Matthew  Chambers,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  Nov. 
and  Dec.,  1779;  reported  re-enlisted  in  Col.  Sprout's  (12th)  regt.  Dec.  1,  1779; 
also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated 
West  Point,  Jan.  28, 1781 ;  Capt.  Henry  Sewall's  co.,  2d  regt. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ; 
complexion,  dark;  hair,  brown;  residence, Royalston ;  enlisted  Nov.  30,  1779,  by 
Lieut.  Danforth  at  Peekskill ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BARTOX,  Jos.,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  return  of 
men  in  camp  before  Aug.  15,  1777;  reported  killed  May  31,  1778. 

BARTOX,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Rice's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  7  days  service  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  6,  1777. 

BARTOX,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  White's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  21  to  Aug.  23,  1777,  5  days ;  marched  to  Hadley  on 
an  alarm  at  the  Northward  in  Lieut.  Col.  Benjamin  Flagg's  division.  Roll  dated 
Spencer. 

BARTOX,  JOSIAH.  Muster  Master's  receipt  dated  Boston,  Aug.  26,  1782;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Bridgewater  ;  enlistment,  3  years. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION. 


BARTOX,  LTKE.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Elliot's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777  ;  service,  30  days  ;  inarched  to  reinforce  Northern  army  at 
the  taking  of  Gen.  Burgoyne. 

BAKTOX,  LVKK.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Hamant's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (2d)  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  22,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months. 

BAKTOX,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Livermore's  co.  ;  enlisted  July  3,  1779; 
discharged  Oct.  2,  1779;  service,  3  months,  with  guards  at  Rutland;  enlistment, 
3  months,  to  expire  Sept.  30,  1779.  Itoll  dated  Spencer. 

BAKTOX,  NICHOLAS,  "VVrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Kollock's  co.,  Col.  John 
Smith's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177.1;  service,  4  days; 
also,  Capt.  Lemuel  Kollock's  co.,  Col.  vVheelock's  regt.;  marched  from  Wren- 
tham  to  Warwick,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1770;  service,  23  days. 

BARTOX,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Dcnney's  regt.  ; 
enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  15  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months;  company  detached  to  join  Continental  Army  at  Claverack. 

BARTOX,  PETER,  Brooktield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780  ;  age,  17  yrs.  ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Brooktield;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  5,  1780  ;  marched  to  camp  July  G,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Tay 
lor  of  2d  Mass.  Line;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Spurr's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's 
(Olh)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  July,  1780;  enlisted  July  5,  1780;  credited  with  27 
days  service;  also,  payroll  for  5  inos.  service  from  Aug.  1,  1780;  enlistment,  6 
months. 

BARTOX,  PETER,  Hopkinton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780  ;  age,  21  yrs.  ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.  ;  complexion,  ruddy  ;  residence,  Hopkinton  ;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  21,  1780  ;  marched  to  camp  July  21,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Isaac 
Pope  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  inos.  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen. 
Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway  ,  Oct.  25,  1780  ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  G  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Hopkinton  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780  ;  marched  July  18,  1780  ;  discharged  Jan.  18,  1781  ; 
service,  6  inos.  11  days. 

BARTOX,  PETER,  Royalston.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Royals- 
ton  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780  ;  inarched  June  30,  1780  ;  dis 
charged  Jan.  5,  1781  ;  service,  6  inos.  15  days. 

BARTOX,  PHIXEAS,  Leicester.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Newhall's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  9£  days. 

BARTOX,  PHIXEAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Howard's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  re 
turn  for  travel  allowance  from  Saratoga  home,  allowed  in  Council,  March  12,  1777. 

BARTOX,  RETHEX,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Bucknam's  (Artillery)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days. 

BARTOX,  RicntEX.  Corporal,  Capt.  Andrew  Elliott's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.  ; 
marched  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  10,  177G;  service,  43  days. 

BARTOX,  RETREX,  Belchertown.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  27,  1776;  also,  return 
for  travel  allowance  granted  Sept.  12,  1776;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Elijah 
Dwight's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  discharged  Aug.  19, 
1777;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Joseph  Hooker's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  "Woodbridge's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  20,  1777; 
discharged  Nov.  30,  1777  ;  service,  3  inos.  20  days.  Roll  dated  Greenwich. 


742  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BARTON,  REUBEN*.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt. ; 
marched  July  30,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  4,  1780 ;  service,  8£  days. 

BARTON*,  SIBLEY,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nichols's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Hol- 
man's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777 ;  service,  30  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Con 
tinental  Army  under  Gen.  Gates  at  the  Northward;  also,  Capt.  John  Putnam's 
co.,  Col.  John  Holman's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  for  21  days  at  Provi 
dence,  II.  I.,  dated  June  22,  1778 ;  also,  Capt.  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  (Worces 
ter  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  20,  177S;  service,  26  days;  marched  to  join  Gen. 
Sullivan  at  Providence ;  roll  dated  Sutton ;  also,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Nixon's)  6th  regt. ;  return  for  wages,  etc.,  for 
Jan.-Dec.,  1781 ;  time  allowed  from  March  26,  1781 ;  also,  return  for  wages,  etc., 
for  Jan.-Dec.,  1782;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Japheth  Daniels's  co.,  June, 
1782;  also,  Capt.  Daniels's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  return  for  wages,  etc., 
for  June-Dec.,  1782. 

BARTON,  SIMON*.  Private,  Capt.  John  S.  Dexter's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's 
(1st  Rhode  Island)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  East  Greenwich;  en 
listed  May  1,  1778;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BARTON,  STUKELY.  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  3  days  service  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  9,  1777. 

BARTON,  THOMAS,  Georgetown.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
3d  Beverly  co.,  Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Beverly,  Feb.  13,  1778;  residence,  George 
town;  enlisted  for  town  of  Beverly;  joined  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

BARTON,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  David  Chadwick's  co. ;  service,  5  days,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  Sept.  23,  1777 ;  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm. 

BARTON,  TIMOTHY  STOW,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  William  Campbell's  co.,  Col. 
Learned's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  1  week. 

BARTON,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  William  Lithgow's  co. ;  enlisted  March  25,  1776; 
rolls  made  up  to  July  17,  1776 ;  service,  3  mos.  23  days,  at  Falmouth,  Cumber 
land  Co. 

BARTON,  WILLIAM,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Nicholas  Blasdel's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Albany  home,  in  1776. 

BARTON,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co.,  detached  from  Hampshire  Co. 
militia;  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31, 
1778  ;  service,  6  mos.  1  day,  guarding  stores  in  Springfield  and  Brookfield;  enlist 
ment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

BARTON,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1779. 

BARTON,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Wil 
liam  White,  Col.  Miles  Powell's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  23,  1779; 
discharged  Sept.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn. 

BARTON,  WILLIAM,  Raymond  (also  given  Raymondtown,  Falmouth  and  Bradford). 
Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Jones's  (2d)  co.,  Essex 
Co.  regt.  (also  given  Capt.  Joseph  Dingley's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Pike's  4th  Cum 
berland  Co.  regt.),  dated  Methuen,  Feb.  13,  1778;  residence,  Falmouth;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Methuen  (also  given  Raymond  and  Bradford)  ;  joined  Capt.  Ballard's 
co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780;  also,  list  of 
men  returned  by  the  committee  for  settling  disputes  between  towns  as  to  soldiers 
credited  to  them ;  said  Barton  claimed  by  Raymond,  credited  to  Methuen  ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  William  Hudson  Ballard's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  (late  Alden's)  6th 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  74:3 


BARTOX,  WILLIAM,  continued. 

re i,rt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Aug.  1, 
1777;  discharged  Aug.  1,  1777;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Allen's  co.  June  1, 
1777;  also,  Capt.  Ballard's  co.,  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt. ;  muster  return  dated 
Albany,  Jan.  12,  1778;  mustered  by  Maj.  Ilsley. 

BAIITKAM,  ISAAC,  Danbury.  Capt.  James  Ilorton's  (Connecticut)  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's 
regt.  of  artificers ;  enlisted  Aug.  22,  1777 ;  roll  dated  July  20,  1780 ;  enlistment, 
3  years. 

BARTRICK,  JASON,  Watertown.  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  9,  1780. 

BARTRICK,  PETKR.  Private,  Capt.  Gideon  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt. ;  return 
of  men  in  service  from  Jan.  8,  1776. 

BARTTLET,  JOSEPH,  Plymouth.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James  Hatch, 
Muster  Master,  as  returned  March  5,  1777;  Capt.  Warren's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's 
(also  given  Alden's)  regt. ;  age,  37  yrs. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARTTLET,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's 
(Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  marched  April  6,  1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service, 
2  mos.  28  days,  at  Dorchester  Heights;  also,  Capt.  Partridge's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Samuel  Pierce's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  May  18,  1779;  service  (illegible) ; 
stationed  at  Little  Compton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

BARTTLET,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's 
(Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  April  6,  1778 ;  discharged  July  2,  1778 ;  service, 

2  mos.  28  days,  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

BARTTLIT,  JONATHAN,  Leverett.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickenson's  co.,  Col.  Wood- 
bridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Amherst ;  ser 
vice,  11  days ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  1, 1775 ;  service, 

3  mos.  8  days. 

BARTVVER,  JOHN.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  sent  from  Halifax  to  Boston  in  the  cartel 
"Swift,"  Sept.  30,  1778. 

BARUY,  JOHN,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  1st  Hollis- 
ton  co.  dated  Feb.,  1778;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted  for  town  of  Holliston; 
joined  Capt.  Robert  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BARY,  EDWARD.  Private,  Capt.  Eleazer  Crabtree's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2G,  1775;  roll 
made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  4  mos.  15  days,  at  Frenchman's  Bay. 

BARY,  EPHRAIM,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days. 

BARY,  Hroir,  Pittsfield.  Private,  Capt.  David  Noble's  co.,  Col.  John  Patison's  regt., 
which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from 
Pittsfield  and  Richmond  ;  service,  7  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army. 

BARY,  SHEARS.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Dexter's  co.,  Col.  Learncd's  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  mileage  from  Oakham  and  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Jan.,  177'!. 

BAR/EX,  JOHN.  Seaman  ;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel  "  from  Halifax 
to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

BAS,  ANDREW.  Capt.  Josiah  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  (21tli)  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Nov.  11,  177->- 

BASA,  NATHAN.     Col.  Shephard's  (4th)  regt.;   warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men  [year 

not  given] . 
BASCOM, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bascomb,  Baskain,  Baskom, 

Baskum.] 


MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BASCOM,  ELISHA.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  J.  "Ward's  regt. ;  list 
of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Jan.  29,  1776. 

BASCOM,   ELISHA.     2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Lemuel  Pomeroy's  7th  (1st   Southampton) 

co.,  2d  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  April 

5,  1776. 
BASCOM,  ELISHA.    Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Merriman's  co.,  6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.; 

enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;    discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  on  an 

expedition  at  the  Northward.    Roll  dated  Northfield. 

BASCOM,  EZEKIEL,  Greenfield.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co.,  Col.  David  Field's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  14  to  Aug.  18,  1777,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Bennington. 

BASCOM,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  23,  1776;  discharged  April  1,  1777;  service,  100 
days,  at  Ticonderoga;  enlistment  to  expire  March  2.%  1777;  also,  Capt.  Agrippa 
Wells's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1777  ;  discharged  Aug.  12, 1777; 
service,  38  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army  after  the  evacuation  of 
Ticonderoga. 

BASCOM,  MOSES,  Western.  Corporal,  Capt.  Reuben  Read's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  "Warner's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to 
lloxbury  ;  service,  25  days. 

BASCOM,  MOSES,  Conway.  Capt.  French's  co.,  Col.  John  Mosely's  regt. ;  list  of  men 
who  marched  to  Horse  Neck  [year  not  given]  ;  drafted  from  Hampshire  Co. 
militia;  reported  failed  to  join  regiment. 

BASCOM,  SAMUEL,  "Western.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Josiah  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  JedediaJi 
Foster's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  toRoxbury;  service.  8  days. 

BASCOM,  SAMUEL.  Muster  Master's  receipt  dated  Worcester,  July  16, 1782;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Sturbridge  ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BASCOM,  SAMUEL,  Western.  Private,  Capt.  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.,  1775;  also,  Capt.  John  Holden's  (4th)  co., 
Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  5th  (also  given  6th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Aug.  3,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Highlands, 
June  12,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1779;  reported  sick  in  general  hospital, 
New  Hackensack,  from  July  3,  1779;  also,  pay  abstract  for  Sept.,  1779;  reported 
sick  in  hospital. 

BASCOM,  SAMUEL,  Jr.,  Western.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Jedediah 
Foster's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  lloxbury  ;  service,  8  days. 

BASCOM,  THOMAS,  Amherst.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Eli  Parker's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  13  days. 

BASCOM,  TIMOTHY,  Greenfield.  Private,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Wil- 
liams's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service,  10  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  May  1,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
Wells's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  1,  1775  ;  service,  3  mos.  8  days ;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated 
Prospect  Hill;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  27,  1775. 

BASCOMH,  JAMES.  Seaman,  sloop  "Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul 
Jones;  list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Alexander,"  captured 
Sept.  20,  1776;  also,  Seaman,  ship  "Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul 
Jones  ;  list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Mellish  "  and  brig  "Ac 
tive  "  [year  not  given] . 


IX   THE    WAR    OF    THE   REVOLUTION. 


BASCOMK.  SAMUEL,  Western.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  24,  1770;  service,  8  days. 

BASER,  JOHX.  Capt.  Job  Sumiier's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2dj  regt.;  muster  return 
[year  not  given]  ;  reported  deserted. 

BASKT,  BEXJAMIX.     Account  dated  Jan.  3,  17<S3;  reported  furloughed  for  150  days. 

BASK T,  XATHAXIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Smalley's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt. ; 
service,  6  days,  in  Sept..  1778;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth. 

BASKT,  RICHARD.  Private.  Capt.  Elijah  Smalley's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  reirt.; 
service,  6  days,  in  Sept..  1778;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth. 

BASKT,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co. ;  enlisted  May  3, 1770 ;  discharged 
Nov.  2,  1779;  service.  G  mos..  at  Falmouth. 

BASKTT,  JAMKS.  Capt.  Peleg  Wadsworth's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  (10th)  rett.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  G,  1775. 

BASETT,  LOT.  Capt.  Matthias  Tobey's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  reirt.  of  guards;  en 
listed  Auir.  22,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  27  days,  at  Winter 
Hill. 

BASKTT.  XEWCO.MB.  Rochester.  Private.  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  The 
ophilus  Cotton's  'reirt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1.  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  8  days. 

BASHELOR.  DAVID.  Private.  Capt.  Benjamin  Read's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  (Worcester 
Co.)  reirt.;  enlisted  July  14.  1780;  discharged  Oct.  12,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  s 
days,  at  West  Point ;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army. 

BASHKOW.  FRAXCIS,  Xobletown.  Private,  Capt.  John  McKinstry's  co.,  Col.  John  Pat 
terson's  (2Gth)  re^rt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  7,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  2  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  Xo.  3,  Charlestown.  Oct. 
2G.  1775. 

BASIE,  FRAXCIS,  Spencer.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  30  yrs.;  stature.  5  ft. 
9  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  hatter;  residence,  Spencer;  enlisted  Oct.  1, 
1781 ;  enlistment.  3  years. 

BASIL.  MICHAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hicks's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  Cist 
Xew  York)  reirt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment, 
during  war;  reported  in  hospital  at  Albany  in  April,  1781. 

BASITI-E,  DE  SAYX.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Essex  Co.  [year 
not  given]  ;  residence,  France;  enlisted  for  town  of  Ipswich. 

BASKAM.  SAMUEL.  Western.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Elliot's  co.,  Col.  William  Thomas's 
reirt. ;  enlisted  Auir.  25.  17*1 ;  discharged  Xov.  30.  1781 ;  service.  3  mos.  10  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  Battes  Hill,  Dec.  1,  1781. 

BASKO.M.  WILLIAM.  Private.  Lieut.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  recrt. ;  service  with  de 
tachment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes.  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks  in 
guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  by  order  of  Council 
of  May  12.  1777. 

BASKUM.  E/.KKIEL.  Capt.  John  Wells's  co..  Col.  David  Wells's  (Hampshire  Co.  i  reirt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  22.  1777  ;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  in  Xorthern 
department.  Roll  dated  Shelburne. 

BASKUM.  SAMUEL,  Western.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill.  June  7.  1778; 
Capt.  Rich's  co..  Col.  Converse's  regt.;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  com 
plexion,  light;  residence,  Western. 


746  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BASNAIL,  THOMAS.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Jan.  10,  1781,  as  returned  by 
order  of  Gen.  Heath;  Capt.  Winthrop  Sargent's  co.,  3d  Artillery  regt. ;  age,  28 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  enlisted  May  16,  1779,  by  Capt.  Sar 
gent;  rank,  Matross ;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  deserted  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BASON,  CAESAR,  Westford.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Minot's  co.,  Col.  James  Prescott's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 177") ;  service,  12  days ;  also,  Capt. 
Abijah  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  en 
listed  April  26,  177;") ;  service,  1  mo.  23  days;  reported  killed  in  battle  June  17, 
1775,  at  Bunker  Hill;  also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  3,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Westford,  March  15, 1776. 

BASON,  JONATHAN-.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bod  well's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  service,  2  mos.  23  days,  between  April  2  and  July  2,  1778,  at  Cambridge. 

BASOSABAL,  MAXTINDE  (also  given  JOHN  M.) ,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Con 
tinental  Army  from  Capt.  Benjamin  Lapham's  and  Capt.  Peter  Gushing' s  cos., 
dated  Hingham,  Feb.  17, 1778 ;  residence,  Boston ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Hingham ; 
joined  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  mustered  by 
Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master. 

BASS, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Baars,  Bace,  Bearse.] 

BASS, .    List  of  men  dated  Xewbury  [year  not  given] . 

BASS, .    Private,  Capt.  John  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's  (Hampshire 

Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  23,  1776;  discharged  April  1,  1777;  service,  100  days,  at 
Ticonderoga. 

BASS,  ABRAHAM.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmore's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  18,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  22  days, 
with  Northern  army. 

BASS,  ABRAHAM.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt.; 
enlisted  Nov.  2,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  26  days,  at  Claverack. 

BASS,  ABRAHAM,  Shelburne.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wells' s  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy 
Robinson's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt, ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga, 
Feb.  24,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  23,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777;  also, 
list  of  men  mustered  by  Lieut.  Col.  David  Wells,  sworn  to  Aug.  3,  1780;  Capt. 
John  Wells's  co. ;  age,  53  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  enlistment, 
3  months;  raised  for  service  at  Claverack;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Newton's  co.,  Col. 
Seth  Murray's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  13, 1780;  discharged  Oct.  10. 
1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  7  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army. 

BASS,  ABRAHAM,  Hatfield.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men,  dated  Feb.  3,  1781 ;  Capt.  Miller's  co., 
1st  regt.;  age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  resi 
dence,  Hatfield;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1777,  by  Lieut.  Wills  at  Hatfield;  enlistment, 
during  war ;  also,  Capt.  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-May, 
1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command  at  Yerplanck's  Point,  Feb.-May, 
1781;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh ;  reported 
on  command  at  Verplanck's  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781 ;  reported  on 
command  at  Yerplanck's  Point;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Sept.-Nov.,  1781 ;  reported 
on  command  at  Springfield  in  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan. 
and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts;  reported  died  Feb.  16,  1782. 

BASS,  ABRAHAM.  Private,  Capt.  Pattin's  co.  of  artificers,  Col.  Yose's  regt.  [year  not 
given] . 

BASS,  BENJAMIN,  Hanover.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  14  days. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        747 


BASS,  BKXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Anthony  Thomas's  (Plym 
outh  Co. )  regt. ;  marched  to  Cohasset  on  an  alarm  March  5,  1776 ;  service,  4  days. 
Iloll  dated  Hanover. 

BASS,  BKXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  20,  177(5;  service,  2  mos.,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  roll  dated  New 
port,  R.  I.;  also,  Quartermaster,  Col.  dishing' s  regt.;  list  of  officers  who  served 
15  days  on  an  alarm  at  Bristol,  R.  I.,  in  Dec.,  1776.  Roll  dated  Scituate. 

BASS,  BKXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Gawen  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay 
roll  for  Fel).,  1778,  dated  Guelph,  Pa. 

BASS,  DAXIKL.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  March  1, 
1776,  to  June  1,  1776,  3  mos.,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BASS,  DAXIKL.  Matross,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  service  from  Nov.  8,  1777,  1  mo.  5  days,  at  Boston. 

BASS,  DAXIKL.  Private,  Capt.  David  Bell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symmes's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  Feb.  12,  1778;  discharged  March  28,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  16  days,  at 
Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath. 

BASS,  EBKXKZKU.  Account  of  rations  for  41  days  between  May  4  and  June  22,  1779, 
dated  Boston. 

BASS,  EDMUXD,  Braintree  (North  Parish).  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s  co.,  Col. 
Benjamin  Lincoln's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service, 
3£  days ;  company  assembled  also  April  29,  1775. 

BASS,  EmvAiu).  Capt.  I^lijah  Vose's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  22,  1775. 

BASS,  EmvAiu),  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  John  Vinton's  (Independent)  co. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Jan.,  1776;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  8  mos.  18  days;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Braintree,  Dec.  23,  1775;  also, 
Capt.  Thomas  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Knox's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp 
at  Roxbury,  Dec.  16,  1775;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer,  Jr.'s  co.,  5th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.  (also  given  Capt. 
Zebedee  Snell's  co.,  3d  Plymouth  Co.  regt.),  dated  Braintree,  Jan.  20,  1778; 
residence,  Braintree  (also  given  Bridgewater)  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Braintree  (also 
given  Bridgewater)  ;  joined  Capt.  Keith's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment, 
3  years  or  during  war;  reported  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master; 
also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Keith's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  2,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Storey's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  30,  1780. 

BASS,  ELISHA,  Boston.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Edward  Burbeck's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Grid- 
ley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775; 
service,  2  mos.  26  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Jan.  6,  1776. 

BASS,  FOKD,  East  Hoosac  (also  given  Adams).  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloan's  co., 
which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from 
\Villiamstown  ;  service,  14  days;  also,  Capt.  Sloan's  co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's 
regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  6,  1775;  also,  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  also, 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv 
alent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  22,  1775. 

BASS,  HE/KKIAH.  Private,  Lieut.  Abner  Dwellee's  co. ;  marched  to  Manchester  July 
20,  1777  ;  discharged  July  31,  1777;  service,  16  days.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 


748  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

BASS,  JEDEDIAH,  Boston.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abner  Cranson's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt. ;  receipts  for  wages  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  177"),  dated  Prospect  Hill;  also, 
Private,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  reported  on  furlough  ; 
also,  receipt  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov. 
2.  177o ;  also,  Corporal,  Col.  Elisha  Sheldon's  (2d)  regt.  of  light  dragoons ;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  12,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also, 
return  made  up  to  April  22,  1779,  dated  Durham;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during 
Avar;  also,  return  made  up  to  June  18,  1779,  dated  Fishkill ;  also,  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  July  1,  1780. 

BASS,  JEREMIAH,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  26  days,  between  July  31,  1776,  and  Jan.  1,  1777. 

BASS,  JERIAH,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Palmer's  regt.; 
service  from  March  4  to  March  11,  1776,  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island; 
also,  Capt.  Isaac  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  enlisted  June  1, 
1776;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  1  day. 

BASS,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Palmer's  regt. ;  service 
from  March  4  to  March  19,  1776,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BASS,  JOHX,  Braintree  (North  Precinct).  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Billings's  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Bass's  regt. ;  company  assembled  June  13,  1776,  to  drive  the  British 
ships  out  of  Boston  harbor ;  service,  2  days. 

BASS,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co.,  Col.  David  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Dec.  20,  1777 ;  roll  made  up  to  March  1,  1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  with  Maj. 
Edward  Procter's  detachment  of  guards  at  Fort  Hill,  Boston. 

BASS,  JOHX,  Leominster.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Nathaniel  Carter's  co.,  8th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Nov.  7,  1777;  joined  Capt. 
William  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Marshal's  (10th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during 
war;  also,  Capt.  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  abstract  of  cloth 
ing  for  1778;  also,  list  of  men's  names  on  a  wage  account  for  1778-82;  reported 
discharged  March  1,  1780. 

BASS,  JOXAS.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Haath's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  2  mos.  20  days,  at  and  about  Boston  [year  not  given]  ;  company  drafted 
agreeable  to  resolves  of  Sept.  16,  1777,  and  Feb.  13,  1779. 

BASS,  JOXAS  STOXE,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  July  22, 1780 ;  Capt. 
Brailsford's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Procter's  (Boston)  regt. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
9  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Boston;  enlistment,  3  months;  marched 
under  Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  Hodgdon's  co., 
Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  (Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  26,  1780;  discharged 
Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  company 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BASS,  JOXATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  ab 
stract  for  mileage  dated  Dec.  1,  1776. 

BASS,  JOXATHAX.  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Col.  Joseph  Palmer's  (5th)  Suffolk  Co.  regt. ; 
list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia,  chosen  by  Legislature  Feb.  2, 1776  ;  commissioned 
Fel).  7,  1776. 

BASS,  JOXATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  8,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  7  days;  marched 
to  Ticonderoga. 

BASS,  JOXATHAX.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Zebulon  Norten's  co.,  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  11,  1777;  discharged  July  27,  1777;  service,  16 
days;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Fletcher's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Simonds's 
(2d  Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  April  25, 
1778. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  749 


BASS,  JONATHAN-.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Barnes's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  14,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  2-1,  1781;  service,  10  days;  marched  to  Stilhvater 
on  an  alarm.  Roll  dated  Partridgefield. 

BASS,  JosF.i'H.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  22,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  17  days;  company 
raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BASS,  JOSEPH.  Bombardier,  Lient.  Ebenezer  Matoon's  co.,  Capt.  Lieut.  James  Furni- 
vall's  detachment  drafted  from  Gen.  Warner's  brigade ;  enlisted  Sept.  10,  1777  ; 
discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  20  days,  at  the  Northward. 

BASS,  JOSKPH.  Seaman,  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
engaged  May  12,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9  days;  reported  as  one  of  the  cre\v  placed 
on  board  the  ship  "  Putnam  "  or  who  left  the  brig  on  her  arrival  at  Boston. 

BASS,  JOSKPH.  Seaman,  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
engaged  May  12,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days  ;  reported  as  one  of  the  crew  placed 
on  board  the  ship  "  Putnam  "  or  who  left  the  brig  on  her  arrival  at  Boston. 

BASS,  JOSKPH,  2d.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Palmer's  regt. ;  ser 
vice  from  March  4  to  March  14,  1776,  10  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BASS,  JOSKPH,  Jr.,  Braintree  (North  Precinct).  Corporal,  Capt.  Edmund  Billings's 
co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Bass's  regt. ;  company  assembled  June  13,  177G,  to  drive  the 
British  ships  out  of  Boston  harbor;  service,  5  days. 

BASS,  JOSIAH,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  13,  1770,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BASS,  MOSKS,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  (3d  Hingham)  co.,  Col.  Solo 
mon  Lovell's  regt. ;  service  from  March  15  to  March  16,  1776,  1  day,  at  Hingham. 

BASS,  NATHANIEL.  Council  warrant  dated  June  6,  1780,  drawn  for  bounty,  etc.,  to  be 
paid  said  Bass  for  enlisting  for  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  8,  1779. 

BASS,  OBADIAH.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ainasa  Cranson's  2d  (1st  Marlborough)  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Cyprian  How's  (4th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass, 
militia;  commissioned  July  9,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Brintnal's  co.,  Col. 
Cyprian  Howe's  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service, 
3  mos.  26  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  rein 
force  Continental  Army. 

BASS,  PHILIP,  Boston.  Capt.  John  Popkin's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery) 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Sept.  27,  177") ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Jan.  2,  1776. 

BASS,  PHILIP.  Prizemaster,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Cathcart;  engaged  May  10,  1779;  rolls  made  up  to  Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  3  mos. 
27  days. 

BASS,  PHILIP.  Volunteer,  State  ship  "Tartar,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Cathcart; 
engaged  June  22,  1782;  roll  made  up  to  Nov.  22,  1782;  service,  5  mos. 

BASS,  PHILIP.  Seaman  ;  list  of  prisoners  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners  sent  to 
Halifax  in  cartel  "  Swift "  [year  not  given]  ;  exchanged  for  James  Stodard. 

BASS,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  William  Satterlee's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Hazen's  regt.;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Nov.  1, 1777  ;  reported 
died  Nov.  1,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BASS,  SAM  TEL,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Gould's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  13  weeks ;  also, 
Capt.  Gould's  CO.,  Col.  Heath's  (36th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
1775]  ;  stationed  at  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge  ;  also,  Capt.  Gould's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge, 
Dec.  12,  1775. 


750  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BASS,  SAMUEL.    List  of  men  who  agreed  to  enlist  for  1  year  from  March  7,  1776. 

BASS,  SAMUEL,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Mitchell's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's 
regt. ;  roll  made  up  for  5  days  wages  between  time  of  enlistment  and  time  of 
marching,  dated  April  2,  1776. 

BASS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Belcher's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Bass's  regt.; 
service,  4  days;  company  assembled  at  Braintree  June  13,  1776,  upon  orders  to 
march  to  Horse  Neck,  and  June  24,  1776,  upon  orders  to  march  to  Nantasket. 

BASS,  SAMUEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Bartholomew  York's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
(18th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted 
May  20,  1776 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Boston,  July  15,  1777 ;  enlisted  by  Capt. 
York  Dec.  24,  1775. 

BASS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted 
Nov.  4,  1777 ;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3, 1778 ;  service,  4  mos.  6  days,  at  Cambridge. 

BASS,  SAMUEL,  Boston.  Private,  Col.  Elisha  Sheldon's  (2d)  regt.  of  light  dragoons; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  7,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  return  taken  to  April  22,  1779,  dated  Durham  ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  also, 
'  return  taken  to  June  18,  1779,  dated  Fishkill ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted 
men  ;  Col.  Shelden's  regt. ;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  brown ; 
occupation,  cooper;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted  May  7,  1777,  by  Capt.  Crafts; 
enlistment,  during  war ;  mustered  by  Corp.  Glover. 

BASS,  SAMUEL.  2d  Lieutenant,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also,  Capt.  Winthrop 
Sargent's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1777-Jan.,  1778;  also,  re 
turns  for  clothing  dated  Boston,  May  26  and  Sept.  25,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin 
Eustis's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp  before  Aug.  15, 1777,  made 
agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  Feb.  22,  1780;  also,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

BASS,  SAMUEL,  Jr.,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  3d  (Independent)  co. 
of  volunteers;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  discharged  June  7,  1776;  service,  5  mos. 
7  days. 

BASS,  SAMUEL,  2d,  Braintree  (North  Parish).  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s  co.,. 
Col.  Benjamin  Lincoln's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  7  days ;  company  reported  to  have  also  assembled  April  29,  1775 ;  also, 
1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Hall's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Palmer's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service 
from  March  4  to  March  19,  1776,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also, 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaac  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  enlisted  June 
1,  1776  ;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1776 ;  service,  2  mos.  1  day  ;  aho,  account  dated 
Nov.,  1776;  received  ordnance  stores  for  troops  at  Hull,  June  24,  1776;  also,  1st 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  list  of  officers  of 
Mass.  Line;  commissioned  Jan.  30,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Warner's  (6th)  co.,  Col. 
Marshall's  (10th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point ;  enlisted 
Nov.  6,  1776;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Josiah  Smith's  (5th)  co. ;  furloughed 
by  Gen.  Paterson  from  Jan.  25  to  April  1,  1779. 

BASS,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Palmer's  regt.;  pay  roll 
for  service  from  March  4  to  March  11, 1776,  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BASS,  SETH.  Marine,  brigantine  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
nationality,  American;  stature,  5  ft.  5£  in.;  engaged  May  10,  1779;  discharged. 
Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  28  days. 

BASS,  SYLVANUS.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  April  14,* 
1776,  to  June  1,  1776,  1  mo.  16  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 


IN   THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  751 

BASS,  THOMAS,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Swan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's 
regt. ;  service  from  June  13  to  June  16,  1776,3  days;  marched  to  Squantum  (The 
Moon)  when  the  British  fleet  left  Boston  harbor. 

BASS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Burbeck's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  7,  1780; 
rolls  made  up  to  Oct.  2-1,  1781 ;  service,  1-1  mos.  19  days,  at  Castle  and  Governor's 
Islands,  under  His  Excellency  John  Hancock  ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ; 
pay  rolls  for  service  from  Oct.  25,  1781,  to  July  24,  1783,  21  mos.,  at  Castle  and 
Governor's  Islands. 

BASS,  THOMAS,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  June  20,  177");  service,  1  mo.  2  weeks; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  King's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Put 
nam's  (late  Brewer's)  9th  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Koxbury,  Dec.  2, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Israel  Trow's  co.,  Col.  John  Ilathaway's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service,  20  days,  in  April  and  May,  1777,  at  Rhode  Island; 
also,  Capt.  Trow's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from 
May  14,  1777,  to  July  6,  1777,  1  mo.  24  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  list  of  men 
mustered  in  Bristol  Co.  as  returned  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master,  Sept.  2, 
1777;  Capt.  Silas  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt.;  also,  Capt.  Cobb's  co., 
Col.  Keyes's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  18,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  2,  1778;  service, 
4  mos.  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  ;  also,  Capt.  Trow's  co.,  Col.  John 
Daggett's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  17,  1778;  discharged  March  31,  1778;  service,  2 
mos.  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  under  command  of  Maj.  Gen.  Spencer ; 
company  drafted  for  3  mos.  service;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from 
Bristol  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill, 
June  17,  1778;  Capt.  Trow's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Daggett's  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature, 
5ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  blue;  residence,  Norton;  mus 
tered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master. 

BASS,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Browning's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt.;  pay  abstract 
for  3  mos.  service  in  1780. 

BASS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.;  service  with  de 
tachment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Syinmes,  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks  in 
guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  by  order  of  Council 
of  May  12,  1777. 

BASSA,  JOSEPH.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  as  returned  by  James  Hatch, 
Muster  Master,  Sept.  10,  1777;  Capt.  Hollis's  co.,  Col.  Robinson's  regt. 

BASSA,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  enlisted 
July  22,  1779;  discharged  April  22,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BASSAHOOX,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  James  Gregg's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point ;  enlist 
ment,  during  war. 

BASSAT,  AMASA.  Capt.  Hayward's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  9,  1779; 
enlistment,  9  months;  reported  killed  Feb.  3,  1780. 

BASSATT,  EBENKZKK.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Smith's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from 
June  1,  1776,  to  Sept.  1,  1776,  3  mos.,  at  Martha's  Vineyard. 

BASSET, .    Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;    pay  roll  for  9  days  service,  between 

Jan.  25,  1776,  and  Feb.  29,  1776,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BASSET,  ABRAHAM.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co.,  Col.  John  Ilathaway's  regt.; 
roll  made  up  for  service  from  April  20,  1777,  to  May  13,  1777 ;  company  stationed 
at  Slade's  Ferry,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm;  reported  deserted,  no  time  allowed. 

BASSET,  AMASA.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  John  Ilathaway's  regt. ;  return 
for  service  [probably  5  or  6  months]  at  Rhode  Island,  dated  Little  Compton,  April 

10,  1779. 


752  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BASSET,  BAKACHIAH,  Falmouth.  Captain;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  and 
from  Camp  at  Cambridge,  168  miles,  dated  Jan.  13, 1776 ;  also,  Captain,  Barnstable 
Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Feb.  21,  1776;  also,  cer 
tificate  of  election  dated  Watertown,  April  10,  1776,  signed  by  Col.  Nathaniel 
Freeman,  certifying  said  Basset  to  have  been  chosen  Captain  of  a  company  raised 
in  Barnstable  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  in  Nov.,  1775  ;  joined  army  Dec. 
10,  177."). 

BASSET,  BAKACHIAH,  Plymouth.  Major;  list  of  sea  coast  officers  at  Elizabeth  Islands 
and  Martha's  Vineyard ;  commissioned  -Jan.  6,  1776;  also,  Lieutenant  Colonel, 
Plymouth  and  Barnstable  Co.  regts. ;  official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of 
Representatives,  dated  Jan.  23,  1776;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council,  Jan. 
23,  1776;  regiment  raised  to  serve  at  Boston  until  April  1,  1776;  also,  Lieutenant 
Colonel,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  (also  given  14th)  regt. ;  commissioned  Jan.  1, 
1777 ;  list  of  settlements  of  rank  of  Continental  officers  made  at  West  Point  by  a 
board  held  for  the  purpose  and  confirmed  by  Congress  Sept.  6,  1779 ;  also,  Lieu 
tenant  Colonel  and  Captain,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  return  dated  Steenrapie,  Sept. 
5,  1780;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.-Dec.,  1780,  dated  Huts  near  West  Point. 

BASSET,  BEXJAMIX,  Chatham.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  5th  (also  given  9th) 
co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Oct.  4,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Gawen  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Jack 
son's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  Guelph,  Pa. ;  also,  pay  rolls  for  June- 
Aug.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Pawtuxet; 
also,  Lieut.  Thomas  Turner's  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  Oct.,  1778,  and  Feb.,  1779,  dated 
Garrison  at  Pawtuxet;  also,  payroll  for  March,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Turner's  co., 
Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  enlisted  Oct.  4, 
1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  on  command  at  Newtown ;  also,  muster 
rolls  made  up  to  July  10  and  Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence. 

BASSET,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d) 
regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Millin;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb., 
1783;  reported  leave  granted  by  Gen.  Washington  for  5  mos.  from  Jan.  1,  1783, 
at  Hutts,  New  Windsor ;  also  reported  clothing  delivered  at  various  dates  from 
Dec.  14,  1782,  to  June  8,  1783. 

BASSET,  CALEB,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Mitchell's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's 
regt. ;  roll  made  up  for  wages  for  1  day  between  time  of  enlistment  and  time  of 
marching,  dated  April  2,  1776. 

BASSET,  CORXELII'S.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  25, 1776;  roll  made 
up  to  Feb.  3, 1776  ;  service.  9  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service 
from  April  5,  1776,  to  June  1,  1776,  1  mo.  26  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BASSET,  COKXELIUS.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.; 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  a  secret  expedition  Oct.  4,  1777;  service,  28  days; 
also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  service  from  Sept.  6  to 
Sept.  14,  1778,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth  and  Dartmouth. 

BASSET,  DANIEL,  Barnstable.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joshua  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Gary's 
regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Feb.  21,  1776;  company 
raised  to  serve  until  April,  1776;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Micah  Hamblin's  co., 
Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  July  5,  1776;  also, 
pay  roll  for  service  from  May  14,  1776,  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  2  mos.  19  days,  dated 
Castle  Island  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776. 

BASSKT,  DAVID,  Barnstable.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamilton's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Otis's 
regt..  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Marshtield  ;  service,  2  days. 

BASSET,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co. ;  enlisted  July  28,  1776;  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  Aug.  9,  1776;  service,  11  days,  at  Martha's  Vineyard. 


IX   THE    WAR   OF   THE    REVOLUTION".  753 


BASSET,  Ei>Mrxi>.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nyc's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  25,  1770;  roll  made 
np  to  Feb.  3,  1770;  service,  9  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands;  also,  pay  roll  for  ser 
vice  from  April  f>,  1770,  to  June  1,  1776,  1  mo.  20  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BASSET,  Emirxn.  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  "Whitney's  regt. ;  pav  roll  for 
2  mos.  2  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  dated  Camp  at  South  Kingston,  July,  1777. 

BASSET,  EDWARD,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Howell's  co.,  Col.  Tyler's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  20  days,  in  Dec.,  1779,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BASSET,  EI.ISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Matthias  Tobey's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Ilallet's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  30,  1780 ;  discharged  Nov.  2,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  7  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island  ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BASSET,  FoR-rrxATrs.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  9,  177") ;  roll 
made  up  to  Dec.  1,  177");  service,  1  mo.  25  days,  at  Martha's  Vineyard;  a/so,  2d 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Smith's  (1st)  co. ;  list  of  sea  coast  officers  at  Elizabeth  Islands 
and  Martha's  Vineyard  ;  commissioned  Jan.  0,  1770. 

BASSET,  GERSHOM  (also  given  GOUHAM),  Barnstable.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamilton's 
co.,  Col.  Joseph  Otis's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Marshtield;  service,  2  days;  also,  Capt.  Micah  Hamblin's  co. ;  enlisted  July  7, 
1775;  rolls  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  24  days. 

BASSET,  HAYWARD  (also  given  HOWARD),  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Ilowell's  co., 
Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec.,  1779,  1  mo.  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BASSET,  HEM  AX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Crawford's  co.,  Col.  James  Convers's  regt.; 
service  from  July  23  to  July  20,  1777,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BASSET,  HOWARD.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Crane's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  10,  1779;  roll  made 
up  to  May  4,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  24  days,  at  Boston  ;  roll  made  up  for  3  mos. 
service;  reported  among  men  who  failed  to  pass  muster  or  were  transferred  to 
another  company. 

BASSET,  ISAAC,  Norton.  Fifer,  Capt.  Benjamin  Morey's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  10  days. 

BASSET,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Samson's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt., 
Gen.  Palmer's  brigade;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  against  Newport,  11.  I., 
Sept.  25,  1777 ;  roll  made  up  to  Oct.  27, 1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  2  days. 

BASSET,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Sturtevant's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  30  days,  at  Rhode  Island; 
enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BASSET,  JEDEDIAH,  Hardwick.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Billings's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  4  days. 

BASSET,  Jonx.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  25,  1770;  roll  made  up 
to  Feb.  3,  1770;  service,  9  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands;  also,  pay  roll  for  service 
from  April  5,  1770,  to  June  1,  1770,  1  mo.  20  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BASSET,  JOHX,  Yarmouth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Free 
man's  regt.;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  27,  1777;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  4  days. 

BASSET,  JOHN,  Sandwich.  Private,  Capt.  Ward  Swift's  co. ;  return  for  bounty  allowed 
for  service  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  in  Oct.,  1777. 

BASSET,  Jonx.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ; 
service,  2  mos.  25  days,  between  April  2  and  July  3,  1778.  Roll  dated  Camp  at 
Winter  Hill. 


754  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


BASSET,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Bassett's  co.,  Maj.  Zenath  Winslow's  regt. ; 
service,  6  days,  in  Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth. 

BASSET,  JOSEPH,  Rochester.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Seth  Briggs's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days. 

BASSET,  JOSEPH,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  (Independent)  co. ;  enlisted 
May  10, 177") ;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1776 ;  service,  7  mos.  21  days,  at  Hingham  ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  13  days  service  from  Jan.  1,  1776,  at  Hingham. 

BASSET,  JOSEPH.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abraham  "NVashburn's  (2d)  co.,  3d  Plymouth 
Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  ;  commissioned  March  23,  1776 ;  also,  1st 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Parker's  (2d)  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  list  of 
officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  May  9.  1776;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Jabez  Cottle's  co.,  Col.  Jos.  Cushing's  regt.;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  Hanover 
co.,  Dec.  26,  1776;  also,  petition  dated  Oct.  2,  1778,  signed  by  said  Basset,  asking 
for  a  discharge  from  his  commission  as  1st  Lieutenant  in  Capt.  Parker's  (2d) 
co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  (4th  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  granted  in  Council,  Oct. 
4,  1778. 

BASSET,  JOSEPH,  Middleborough.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Jan.  11,  1781; 
Capt.  John  Slueman's  co.,  3d  Artillery  regt. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ; 
complexion,  fair ;  residence,  Middleborough ;  enlisted  April  10,  1777,  by  Lieut. 
Allen;  rank,  Matross ;  reported  discharged  April  10,  1780. 

BASSET,  JOSEPH,  Barnstable.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Barnstable  Co.  dated  May  10, 1778;  joined  Capt.  John  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel 
Bradford's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years,  to  expire  Jan.,  1780 ;  reported  mustered  Feb. 
15,  1777.  by  Joseph  Otis,  Muster  Master. 

BASSET,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Doty's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ; 
service  from  May  6  to  May  7,  1778,  2  days  ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  5  to  Sept.  11,  1778,  6  days;  inarched  on  an 
alarm  at  Dartmouth.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Plymouth  Co. 

BASSET,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt.; 
service,  8  days,  with  guards  at  Waquoit ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth  Sept., 
1778;  roll  dated  Boston ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  10  days  service  on  an  alarm  at 
Falmouth  in  Sept.,  1779,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Otis. 

BASSET,  JOSEPH,  Jr.,  Yarmouth.  Drummer,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Freeman's  regt. ;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  27,  1777; 
service,  1  mo.  4  days. 

BASSET,  JOTHAM,  Northbridge.  Private,  Capt.  David  Batchelor's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Read's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted  May  6,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
3  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  25,  1775. 

BASSET,  LOT.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  April  5,  1776, 
to  June  1,  1776,  1  mo.  26  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BASSET,  LOT,  Yarmouth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Free 
man's  regt.;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  27,  1777; 
service,  1  mo.  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlin's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's 
regt.  of  guards;  marched  April  2,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  at  Cambridge; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

BASSET,  MATHY.  Mate,  brig  "  Charming  Sally,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Nicholas  Bart- 
lett;  portage  bill  for  voyage  from  Boston  to  France  and  return  ;  engaged  Jan.  6, 
1777  [service  not  given]  ;  also,  Mate,  brigantine  "Penet,"  commanded  by  Capt- 
Nicholas  Bartlett.  Jr. ;  portage  bill  for  voyasre  from  Boston  to  France  and  return ; 
engaged  Jan.  6,  1777  ;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  6  mos.  2  days. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  755 

BASSET,  MELATIAH,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car 
penter's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  20, 1777,  to  Aug.  27, 
1777,  1  mo.  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Lieut.  John  Doty's  (2d) 
co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  6  to  May  7, 1778, 
2  days ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept. 
5  to  Sept.  11,  1778,  6  days;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth.  Roll  sworn  to 
in  Plymouth  Co. 

BASSET,  MICHAEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Hooper's  co. ;  enlisted  June  1,  1770 ;  roll 
made  up  to  Sept.  1,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  Roll  dated  Marblehead. 

BASSET,  MICHAEL.  Quartermaster,  brigantine  "Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Lieut. 
John  Lambert;  engaged  Dec.  11,  1777  [service  not  given]. 

BASSET,  MICHAEL,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  William  Hooper's  co. ;  enlisted  June  1,  177G; 
roll  made  up  to  Sept.  1,  177(5;  service,  3  mos.  Roll  dated  Marblehead. 

BASSET,  NAT.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co.;  enlisted  Jan.  4,  1776;  roll  made  up  to 
Feb.  2,  1776;  service,  29  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands;  also,  pay  roll  for  service 
from  April  5,  1776,  to  June  1,  1776,  1  mo.  26  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BASSET,  NATHAN,  Wareham.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Fearing's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  17"o,  to  Marshfield;  service,  4  days. 

BASSET,  NATHAN,  Jr.  Captain,  2d  Chatham  (9th)  co.,  2d  Barn  stable  Co.  regt.;  list  of 
officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  April  20,  1776;  also,  Maj.  Zenath  Win- 
slow's  regt. ;  service,  6  days,  in  Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth. 

BASSET,  NATH'X,  Chatham.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Benjamin  Godfrey's  or  Capt.  Nathan  Bassett's  co.,  dated  Feb.  22,  1778 ;  joined 
Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  8  months,  to  expire  May  10,  1778. 

BASSET,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Grannis's  co. ;  enlisted  June  27,  177.");  roll 
made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  20  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BASSET,  NATHANIEL,  Eastham.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Freeman's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1777  ;  service,  31  days,  on  a  secret  expedition 
to  Rhode  Island. 

BASSET,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  (Worces 
ter  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  11,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  11,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
11  days;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BASSET,  NEWCOMB.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Dillingham's  co. ;  enlisted  May  6,  1776; 
service,  6  mos.  29  days,  at  Dartmouth. 

BASSET,  PHILIP.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  service  from  Oct.  14  to  Oct.  19,  1780,  5  days;  marched  by  order 
of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm  at  Castleton. 

BASSET,  RUFUS,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177.) ;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3 
mos. ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxlmry, 
Nov.  11,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Dillingham's  co. ;  enlisted  April  16,  1776; 
service,  3  mos.  26  days,  at  Dartmouth ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaac  Wood's  co., 
Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  20, 
1777,  to  Aug.  27,  1777,  1  mo.  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BASSET,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Basset's  co.,  Maj.  Zenath  Winslow's  regt.; 
service,  6  days,  in  Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth. 

BASSET,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service, 
from  Sept.  6  to  Sept.  13,  1778,  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth. 


750  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND    SAILORS 


BASSET,  SAMUEL,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co. ;  service,  2  days, 
guarding  prisoners  from  the  ship  "Somerset;"  roll  dated  Yarmouth,  Jan.  1, 
1779. 

BASSET,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Everett's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.,  Gen. 
Lovell's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1.  1778;  discharged  Sept.  14,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 
15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BASSET,  SILAS,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Earl  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Theophilns  Cotton's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177') ;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.fi 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7.  1775. 

BASSET,  STEPHEN,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Briggs's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days. 

BASSET,  THOMAS.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Doty's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
service,  from  May  6  to  May  7,  1778,  2  days  ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  ; 
also,  payroll  for  service  from  Sept.  5  to  Sept.  11,  1778,  6  days;  marched  on  an 
alarm  at  Dartmouth.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Plymouth  Co. 

BASSET,  THOMAS,  Rochester.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780  ;  au*e,  21  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Rochester;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  8,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  8,  1780,  under  command  of  Ebenezer 
Kent. 

BASSET,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  co.,  Col.  James  Convers's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  21.  1777;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1777;  service,  10  days;  marched  to 
Bennington  on  an  alarm. 

BASSET,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Doty's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ; 
service,  from  May  G  to  May  7, 1778,  2  days ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  5  to  Sept.  11,  1778,  6  days;  marched  on  an 
alarm  at  Dartmouth.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Plymouth  Co. 

BASSET,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  1st 
Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  16,  1778;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Lynn  ;  joined  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during 
war. 

BASSET,  WILLIAM,  Jr.,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Briggs's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  -i  days. 

BASSET,  ZEBULOX,  New  Braintree.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Thomas  Whipple's  or  Capt.  Francis  Stone's  co.,  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  Gen. 
Warner's  brigade,  dated  Feb.  21,  1778  ;  joined  Capt.  North's  co.,  Col.  Lee's  regt. ; 
enlistment,  during  war. 

BASSET,  ZEBULOX,  Hardwick.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  ;  Capt.  Hastings's  co., 
Col.  Rice's  regt.;  age,  23  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in  ;  complexion,  black;  occupa 
tion,  farmer;  residence,  Hardwick;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BASSETT, .      [This  name  also  appears    under  the  form  of  Baset.  Basett,  Bassat, 

Bassatt,  Basset,  Bassit,  Bassitt,  Bussett.] 

BASSETT, .     Lieutenant,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service 

Jan.  30,  1778;  reported  furloughed  from  Dec.  23,  1777,  to  May  1.  1778.  by  Gen. 
DeKalb. 

BASSETT,  AMASA,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Trow's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April  and  May,  1777  ;  service,  20  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  0/50,  Capt.  Trow's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service 
from  May  14,  1777.  to  July  fi,  1777,  1  mo.  24  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt. 
Silas  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  18,  1777;  roll  made 


IX    THE    WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION. 


BASS  I/IT,  A  MAS  A,  continued. 

up  to  Jan.  2,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  ir>  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also, 
Capt.  Trow's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  12,  1778;  discharged 
March  31,  177<S ;  service,  2  mos.  20  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Spencer,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island;  company  drafted  for  3  mos.  service;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Cole's 
co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  6,  177<S ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1, 
177!';  service,  r>  mos.  27  days,  on  an  alarm  at  llhode  Island  ;  also,  descriptive  list 
of  enlisted  men  dated  Oct.  29,  1770;  2d  co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt. ;  a'-re,  1!)  yrs.; 
stature,  f>  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  blue;  residence,  Nor 
ton  ;  enlistment,  9  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Springfield  ;  mustered  by  James 
Leonard,  Muster  Master;  reported  delivered  to  Col.  Dean  for  Capt.  Allen's  co. 

BASSKTT,  BAKACHIAH.  Major;  order  for  waives  for  service  from  Jan.  1G  to  Feb.  2, 
177G,  and  from  April  3  to  July  31,  177G,  4  mos.  lf>  days,  dated  Tarpolin  Cove,  July 
31,  177G;  also,  pay  abstract  for  service  from  the  last  of  July  to  Nov.  21,  177G,  3 
mos.  23  days,  dated  Tarpolen  Cove  ;  also,  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Col.  Gamaliel  Brad 
ford's  Plymouth  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass.  Line;  commissioned  Nov.  19, 
1770  (also  id  veil  Jan.  1,  1777)  ;  also,  list  of  officers  who  lost  clothing  while  at 
Ticonderoga,  dated  Camp  above  Stillwater,  Sept.  !•">,  1777;  also,  Col.  Gamaliel 
Bradford's  14th  (also  given  12th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779  ;  also,  return  of  officers  dated  White  Plains, 
Aug.  3,  1778;  appointed  Nov.  G,  1776;  also,  return  of  officers  dated  West  Point, 
May  3,  1779. 

BASSKTT,  BARACHIAH.  Petition  dated  Boston,  May  4,  1782,  signed  by  Joseph  Dimuck 
and  others,  asking  that  said  Bassett  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  "  Fal- 
mouth "  (privateer)  ;  ordered  in  Council,  May  G,  1782,  that  a  commission  be 
issued. 

ii-.TT,  BKXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  177G;  rolls 
made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1770 ;  service,  10  mos.  4  days,  at  Martha's  Vineyard. 

<KTT,  BENJAMIN,  Chatham.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel 
Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  Oct.  12,  1777;  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col. 
Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Benjamin  Godfrey's  and  Capt.  Nathan  Bassett's  cos.,  dated  Feb.  22,  1778; 
enlistment,  3  years,  to  expire  in  1780  (also  given  during  war)  ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  (~>th)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  (10th)  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descrip 
tive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Huts,  New  York,  Jan.  28,  1781 ;  Capt.  Turner's  co., 
Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  f>  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  sandy;  hair, 
brown;  occupation,  yeoman  ;  rank,  Private  ;  residence,  Chatham  ;  enlisted  Oct.  4, 
1777,  by  Capt.  Turner;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BASSKTT,  CAI.KH.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1770;  service,  ;">9£  days,  on  an  alarm  at  llhode  Island;  stationed 
at  Newport,  11.  I.  Roll  dated  Bridgeware!'. 

BASSKTT,  CAI.KK.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt. ; 
marched  Dec.  8,  1770;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  marched 
to  Bristol,  11.  I. 

BASSKTT,  CAI.KH,  Bridgewater.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Tapper's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Sparhawk's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  28,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service, 
2  mos.  10  days,  at  Boston. 

BASSKTT,  COKXKI.ITS.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  service,  2  mos.  7  days,  between 
June  1,  1770,  and  Sept.  1,  177(5,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BASSKTT,  COKXKI.ITS.  Seaman,  sloop  "  Republic,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Wil 
liams  ;  engaged  Aug.  7,  1770  ;  discharged  Nov.  18.  1770),  at  Boston  ;  service,  3  mos. 
11  davs. 


758  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BASSETT,  CORNELIUS,  Sandwich.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co.,  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt. ;  arrived  in  camp  May  16,  1777;  discharged  July  12,  1777;  ser 
vice,  2  mos.  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  2  months;  sta 
tioned  at  South  Kingston,  R.  I. ;  also,  Lieut.  Ebenezer  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Freeman's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  4  days  service  in  Sept.,  1779,  on  an  alarm  at 
Falmouth. 

BASSETT,  DANIEL,  Barnstable.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joshua  Gray's  co. ;  enlisted  July 
1,  1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  5  days;  also,  1st  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  John  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass. 
Line;  commissioned  March  11,  1777;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Nov.  26, 1777 ;  resigned  Nov.  26, 1777 ;  reported  com 
missioned  Nov.  6,  1776. 

BASSETT,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Trow's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  (Bristol  Co.) 
regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7, 
1780;  service,  9  days.  Roll  dated  Norton. 

BASSETT,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Lovell's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  service,  10 
days,  in  Sept.,  1778;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth. 

BASSETT,  EBENEZER,  Yarmouth.  Capt.  Joseph  Griffeth's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ; 
enlisted  June  4,  1778;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  7  mos. 

BASSETT,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlen's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Hallet's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1780  ;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780 ;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  detached  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army. 

BASSETT,  EDMUND.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  June 
1,  1776,  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  5  mos.  21  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BASSETT,  EDMUND,  Sandwich.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt. ;  arrived  in  camp  May  16,  1777 ;  discharged  July  12,  1777 ;  service, 
2  mos.  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  2  months ;  stationed  at 
South  Kingston,  R.  I. 

BASSETT,  EDWARD.  Steward's  Mate,  ship  "  General  Putnam,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Daniel  "Waters;  engaged  July  10  (also  given  July  12),  1779;  service,  1  mo.  25 
days. 

BASSETT,  EDWARD.  Gunner,  State  ship  "Tartar,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Cath- 
cart;  engaged  May  30,  1782;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1782;  service,  5  mos.  23  days. 
Roll  dated  Boston. 

BASSETT,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  service,  11 
days,  in  Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth. 

BASSETT,  ELISHA.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Micah  Chapman's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  ser 
vice,  13  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  Sept.  6, 1778 ;  also,  Clerk ; 
pay  roll  for  2  days  service  guarding  prisoners  from  the  ship  "Somerset,"  cast 
ashore  at  the  Cape,  dated  Jan.  12,  1779. 

BASSETT,  ELISHA,  Jr.,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Chapman's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  2  days. 

BASSETT,  FORTUNATUS,  Falmouth.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted 
Jan.  15, 1776 ;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  21, 1776 ;  service,  10  mos.  7  days,  at  Martha's 
Vineyard;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  120  days  rations  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  3,  1776,  to  March  21, 
1777 ;  marched  from  Boston  to  Bennington ;  also,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  24,  1777; 
reported  furloughed  Dec.  24,  1777,  and  never  returned;  also,  4th  co.,  Col.  Brad 
ford's  regt. ;  return  of  officers  dated  White  Plains,  Aug.  3,  1778;  appointed  Nov. 
6,  1776 ;  reported  absent  without  leave. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  759 


BASSETT,  HOWARD.  Private,  Capt.  William  Badcock's  co.,  Col.  Pierce's  regt.;  enlisted 
March  1,  1778;  discharged  April  3,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  t  days,  at  Castle  Island. 

BASSETT,  HOWARD  (also  given  HAY-WARD).  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Howell's  co.,  Col. 
Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  21,  1779;  roll  made  up  for  4  mos.  10  days 
service  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BASSETT,  ISAAC,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  10  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  177") ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiva 
lent  in  money,  dated  Braintree,  Dec.  25,  177"). 

BASSETT,  ISAAC,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged  July  30,  1780;  service,  6 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BASSETT,  JAMES,  Kingston.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg Wadsworth's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  May  7,  177");  service,  3  mos.  5  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men; 
Capt.  Turner's  (also  given  Capt.  Jonathan  Felt's)  co. ;  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt.;  age,  33  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupa 
tion,  farmer;  residence,  Kingston;  enlisted  for  town  of  Duxbury ;  enlisted  July 
1,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BASSETT,  JEREMIAH,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar 
shall's  regt.;  payroll  for  service  from  July  31,  1776,  to  Jan.  1,  1777,  5  mos.; 
also,  Capt.  Pelatiah  Eddy's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitcliel's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.,  under 
command  of  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  marched 
from  Taunton  to  Tiverton,  It.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780;  service,  8  days. 

BASSETT,  JOHX.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  at  Prospect 
Hill,  July  16,  1775,  under  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin. 

BASSETT,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Gray's  co. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1775;  discharged 
Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  25  days.  Roll  dated  Barnstable. 

BASSETT,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18, 1776;  rolls  made 
up  to  Sept.  1,  1776;  service,  5  mos.  16  days,  at  Martha's  Vine.vard. 

BASSETT,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  enlisted  June  1,  1776;  rolls  made  up 
to  Nov.  21,  1776;  service,  5  mos.  21  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BASSETT,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  David  Nye's  (2d  Wareham)  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.; 
service,  7  days,  at  Dartmouth,  on  an  alarm  Sept.  5,  1778. 

BASSETT,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  July  29,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Sept.  10,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  11  days, 
under  Maj.  Goodwin,  at  Boston. 

BASSETT,  JOHX,  Yarmouth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Griffeth's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt. ;  enlisted  June  8,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  26  days;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan. 
1,  1779. 

BASSETT,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Richards's  co. ;  service,  1  mo.  2.^  days,  agreeable 
to  order  of  Council  of  Aug.  10,  1779 ;  company  served  with  detachment  of  militia, 
Tinder  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BASSETT,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlen's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Hallet's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  U,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  detached  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army. 

BASSETT,  JOXATHAX.  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co. ;  order  for  wages  for  3  mos.  service  at 
Bristol,  R.  I.,  dated  Bristol,  March  7,  1777. 


TOO  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND    SAILORS 


BASSETT,  JONATHAN.    Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service, 

9  days,  in  Sept.,  1778,  at  Falmouth. 

BASSETT,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  James  Perry's  co.,  16th  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  15.  177,") 
[service  not  given] . 

BASSETT,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Grannis's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  3, 1776  ;  rolls  made 
up  to  Aug.  7,  1776;  service,  6  mos.  3  days,  at  Tarpaulin  Cove  and  Elizabeth 
Islands;  also,  Capt.  Grannis's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  James  Blossom;  pay 
roll  for  service  from  Aug.  7,  1776,  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  3  mos.  14  days,  at  Elizabeth 

Islands. 

BASSETT,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
11  days  service  in  Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth;  also, 
Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  3  days  service  in 
Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth;  also,  Capt.  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  6,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  16,  1779;  service,  11  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Falmouth. 

BASSETT,  JOSEPH,  Bridgewater.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Edward  Cobb's  co. ;  service,  2 
mos.  -i  days  [probably  from  April  21, 1777]  ;  marched  from  Bridgewater  to  Bristol, 
II.  I.;  roll  endorsed  "  Col.  Titcomb's  regt.;''  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Keith's  co.,  Col. 
Cotton's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  2-"),  1777,  to  Oct.  30,  1777,  1  mo.  5 
days;  marched  to  Tiverton,  II.  I.,  on  a  secret  expedition;  also,  Capt.  Abram 
Washburn's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Cary's  regt. ;  marched  July  30,  1780;  discharged 
Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BASSETT,  JOSEPH,  Raynham.  Matross,  Capt.  John  Calender's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  10,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  aho,  Capt.  William  Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  muster 
rolls  for  Sept.-Dec.,  1777;  reported  sick  in  hospital  at  Trenton  ;  also,  Lieut.  John 
Callender's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Nov.,  1778,  and  April,  1779, 
dated  Providence;  reported  on  command  at  Tiverton  in  April,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Slewman's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  10,  1780. 

BASSETT,  JOSEPH,  2d.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Cary's 
regt.;  marched  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  8  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BASSETT,  LOT.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  June  1, 
1776,  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  5  mos.  21  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BASSETT,  LOT,  Yarmouth.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  arrived  in  camp  May  11,  1777;  discharged  July  11,  1777;  service,  2  mos. 

10  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  2  months;  stationed  at  South 
Kingston. 

BASSETT,  MATTHEW.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "Thorn,"  com 
manded  by  Capt.  Richard  Cowell,  dated  Marblehead,  Sept.  14, 1780;  stature,  5  ft. 
4  in.;  complexion,  dark. 

BASSETT,  MELATIAH.  Private,  Capt.  William  Tupper's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  65  days,  in  May  and  June,  1777,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BASSETT,  MELATIAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Barrows's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt.  of 
guards  ;  enlisted  April  14,  1778 ;  discharged  July  2, 1778  ;  service,  2  mos.  21  days, 
at  and  about  Boston. 

BASSETT,  MICHAEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Hooper's  co. ;  enlisted  July  21,  1775;  dis 
charged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  24  days;  rolls  dated  Marblehead;  also, 
pay  rolls  for  service  from  Jan.  4,  1776,  to  May  31,  1776,  4  mos.  28  days,  dated 
Marblehead;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  15,  1776,  2  mos. 
15  days,  dated  Marblehead ;  reported  discharged. 


IX   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  701 


BASSKTT,  MICIIAKL.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  exchanged  from  port  of  Halifax  by 
order  of  Sir  George  Collier,  June  28,  1777,  taken  in  the  snow  "Lord  Stanley," 
properly  belonging  to  the  "  True  Blue  "  (privateer). 

BASSKTT,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  eo. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776;  rolls 
made  up  to  Sept.  1,  177f>;  service,  4  mos.  20  days,  at  Martha's  Vineyard. 

BASSKTT,  NATHAN.  Drummer,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  eo. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  between 
June  1,  1770,  and  Nov.  21,  1776,  5  mos.  14  days,  at  Martha's  Vineyard. 

BASSKTT,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  David  Nye's  (14th)  co.,  -ith  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ; 
service  from  Dec.  7  to  Dec.  10,  1776,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Elizabeth  Islands; 
also,  payroll  for  10  days  service  from  Dec.  10,  1776;  marched  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Nye's  (2d  \Vareham)  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.;  service, 
7  days,  at  Falmouth,  Sept.  12,  1778,  on  an  alarm. 

BASSKTT,  NATHAN.  Private,  Lieut.  Hodijah  Bayles's  co.  of  grenadiers,  Col.  Henry 
Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  Guelph,  Pa. 

BASSKTT,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  A  bra  in  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt.;  enlisted  March  10,  1781;  discharged  April  1,  1781;  service,  22  days; 
marched  to  Newport,  It.  I. ;  reported  40  days  levies. 

BASSETT,  NATHAN,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  !).  177") ;  roll 
made  up  to  Dec.  1,  177.") ;  service,  1  mo.  25  days,  at  Martha's  Vineyard. 

BASSKTT,  NATHANIKL.     Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  June 

I,  1776,  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  5  mos.  21  days,  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BASSKTT,  NATHANIKL,  Sandwich.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co.,  Col.  Josiah 
"Whitney's  regt.;  arrived  in  camp  May  16,  1777;  discharged  July  12,  1777;  ser 
vice,  2  mos.  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  stationed  at  South  Kingston, 

II.  I. ;  enlistment,  2  months. 

BASSKTT,  NATHANIKL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Simeon  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  11  days  service  in  Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmoutli. 

BASSKTT,  NKHKMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Higgins's  (Eastham)  co. ;  enlisted  July 
10,  1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  6  days. 

BASSKTT,  NKWCOMIS,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  The 
ophilus  Cotton's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
7  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Parker's  co., 
commanded  by  Lieut.  John  Doty,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  marched  to  Fog- 
Ion  (  ? )  Ferry,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776  ;  service,  15  days. 

BASSKTT,  Rurrs,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BASSKTT,  SAMUKL,  Keene.  Fifer,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Stiles's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sar 
gent's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  21,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  18  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  10,  1775 ;  also,  account  dated 
Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  1,  1775,  for  clothing,  etc.,  lost  at  Bunker  Hill  June  17, 
1775. 

BASSKTT,  SAMVKL.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Hamilton's  co. ;  enlisted  July  1,  1775; 
service,  6  mos.  16  days;  company  stationed  in  Barnstable  Co. 

BASSKTT,  SAMTKL.  (.'apt.  John  Russell's  co.,  Maj.  Barachiah  Bassett's  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  service  from  June  29,  1776,  to  Nov.  22,  1776 ;  stationed  at  Martna's  Vineyard. 

BASSKTT,  SAMTKL,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Freeman's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  1  mo.  4  days  service  on  a  secret  expedition  to 
Rhode  Island;  marched  Sept.  27,  1777;  also,  pay  abstract  for  9  days  service  in 
Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmoutli. 


762  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BASSETT,  SAMUEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  9,  1775;  roll 
made  up  to  Dec.  1,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  25  days,  at  Martha's  Vineyard;  also, 
Sergeant;  pay  rolls  for  service  between  Jan.  18,  1776,  and  Sept.  1,  1776,  5  mos.  16 
days,  at  Martha's  Vineyard;  also,  Lieut.  Ebenezer  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Freeman's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  4  days  service  in  Sept.,  1779,  on  an  alarm  at 
Falmouth. 

BASSETT,  SILAS,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days. 

BASSETT,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service, 
from  Sept.  11  to  Sept.  15, 1779,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth  by  order  of  Brig. 
Otis. 

BASSETT,  THOMAS.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Rising  Empire,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Richard  Whellen ;  engaged  June  16,  1776 ;  discharged  Sept.  4,  1776 ;  service, 
2  mos.  19  days. 

BASSETT,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  David  Nye's  (14th)  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt.; 
service,  from  Dec.  7  to  Dec.  10,  1776,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Elizabeth  Islands ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  6  days  service  at  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  10,  1776. 

BASSETT,  THOMAS,  Rochester.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Roches 
ter  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  3,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  17,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  26  days;  also,  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Wil 
liam  Hull's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1780;  en 
listed  July  8,  1780 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

BASSETT,  WILLIAM,  Rochester.  Ensign,  Capt.  Abiel  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's 
regt. ;  marched  Aug.  30,  1776 ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  Boston ;  also,  re 
turn  dated  Dorchester,  Sept.  21,  1776;  also,  pay  abstract  for  blanket  money,  etc., 
dated  Nov.,  1776. 

BASSETT,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co.,  Maj.  Barachiah  Bassett's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  30,  1776,  to  Nov.  22, 1776, 1  mo.  22  days ;  stationed 
at  Martin's  ( ?)  Vineyard. 

BASSETT,  WILLIAM,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Parker's  co..  commanded  by 
Lieut.  John  Doty,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  marched  to  Foglon  ( ?)  Ferry, 
R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8.  1776;  service,  8  days. 

BASSETT,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Chapman's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  ser 
vice,  13  days ;  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  Sept.  6,  1778. 

BASSETT,  WILLIAM.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Simeon  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service, 
11  days,  in  Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  ;  also,  pay  roll 
for  2  days  service  from  Sept.  11  to  Sept.  12,  1779,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth. 

BASSETT,  ZACHARIAH.  Private,  Capt.  William  Badcock's  co.,  Col.  Pierce's  regt.;  en 
listed  March  1,  1778;  discharged  April  3,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  4  days,  at  Castle 
Island. 

BASSETT,  ZEBULOX.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Drown's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  82  days  rations  from  date  of  enlistment,  March  25,  1777, 
to  June  16,  1777,  dated  Boston. 

BASSETT,  ZEB*I:LOX,  New  Braintree.  Private,  Col.  William  R.  Lee's  regt. ;  reported 
deserted  June  7,  1778. 

BASSIT,  AMASA.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Hathaway's  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  24, 1779 ;  discharged  April  17, 1779  ;  service,  25  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  7(53 

BASSIT,  DANIEL.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlin's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Oct.  31,  1776,  3  mos. 

BASSIT,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  llufus  Barney's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.;  marched 
to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  for  6  days  service;  service,  4  days;  roll  dated  July  28,  1780. 

BASSIT,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  (4th  Bristol  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  9  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Norton. 

BASSIT,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  Sept.  26,  1776 ;  service,  1  mo.  26  days ; 
stationed  at  Newport,  R.  I.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Falmouth. 

BASSITT,  COHNELIVS.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joshua  Tobey's  co. ;  enlisted  July  12,  1775 ; 
service,  6  mos.  4  days.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

BASSITT,  EDMUND.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joshua  Tobey's  co. ;  enlisted  July  22,  1775 ;  ser 
vice,  5  mos.  22  days.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

BASSON,  NATHANIEL.  Drummer,  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from 
Aug.  16,  1783,  to  Oct.  24,  1783,  2  mos.  9  days,  at  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands; 
also,  Private;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  25,  1783,  to  Jan.  24,  1784,  3  mos.,  at 
Castle  and  Governor's  Islands. 

BASSOKD,  JAMES,  New  Salisbury.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  April  20,  1778;  age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light; 
hair,  light;  eyes,  light;  residence,  New  Salisbury  (also  given  Newburyport) . 

BASTAN,  WINTHROP,  North  Yarmouth.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Wentworth's  co. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Watertown,  Aug.  20,  1776. 

BASTAKACH,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Boudreau's  co.  of  Frenchmen,  Col.  Jonathan 
Eddy's  regt. ;  enlisted  Nov.  14,  1776;  discharged  Feb.  14,  1777;  service,  3  mos.; 
company  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.,  N.  S.  Roll  dated  Machias. 

BASTEEN,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Acter Patten's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt.;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  18  days,  between  July  6,  1779,  and  Sept.  25,  1779,  on  Penobscot 
expedition. 

BASTER, .     Private,  Capt.  John  Perry's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt.;   enlisted 

July  27,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  7,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  12  days,  at  Rhode  Island; 
company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BASTIAN, .     Boy,  State  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 

engaged  July  3,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  13  days. 

BASTO,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Archibald  McAllister's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  11,  1779;  roll  made  up  to  Sept.  24,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  13  days; 
marched  on  expedition  against  Majorbagaduce. 

BASTO,  JAMES,  Duxbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Plymouth  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  10,  1778;  Capt. 
Partridge's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion, 
dark;  residence,  Duxbury. 

BASTO,  MOSES,  Concord.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.,  agree 
able  to  resolve  of  June  9, 1779 ;  age,  41  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light ; 
residence,  Concord ;  delivered  to  Lieut.  William  Storey. 

BASTO,  MOSES,  Concord.  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  (15th)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  10,  1781 ;  Capt. 
Houdin's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  age,  48  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  com 
plexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  gray;  residence,  Concord;  enlisted  Dec.,  1779, 


764  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BASTO,  MOSES,  continued. 

by  Capt.  Brown;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  joined  from  15th  regt. ;  also, 
Capt.  Michael  G.  Houdin's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.- 
April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  an  artificer. 

BASTOX, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bastan,  Bastian,  Boston.] 

BASTOX,  DANIEL,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Bragdon's  co.,  Col.  Scammon's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Aug.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  July  5, 1775 ;  reported  deserted  Aug. 
25,  1775. 

BASTOX,  EBEXEZER,  Windham.  Capt'.  Richard  Maybery's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  95  days  rations  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  16,  1776,  to 
time  of  arrival  at  Bennington. 

BASTOX,  ELIJAH,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Bragdon's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Aug.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  0/50,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  1,  1775. 

BASTOX,  GERSHOM.  Capt.  Joshua  Bragdon's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  1,  1775. 

BASTOX,  JAXEH  or  TAXER,  Scarborough.  Capt.  John  Skillins's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  45£  davs  rations  from  date  of  enlistment,  Feb.  3, 
1777  [probably],  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington. 

BASTOX,  JOB.  Private,  Capt.  Thaddeus  Read's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

BASTOX,  JOXATHAX,  Sandford.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Saver's  co.,  Col.  James  Scam 
mon's  (30th)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Aug.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  May  3, 1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  27, 
1775. 

BASTOX,  TIMOTHY,  Sandford.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Saver's  co.,  Col.  James  Scam- 
mons's  (30th)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Aug.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  May  3, 1775 ; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  27, 
1775. 

BASTOX,  WILLIAM,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Bragdon's  co.,  Col.  James  Scam 
mon's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Aug.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  20, 1775; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Saver's  co.  (commanded  by  Lieut.  Samuel  Young 
after  Aug.  3,  1779),  (late)  Maj.  Littlefield's  detachment  from  York  Co.;  enlisted 
July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

BASTOX,  WIXTHROP,  North  Yarmouth.  Captain;  enlisted  Jan.  29  [year  not  given] 
(company  known  to  have  been  raised  Feb.,  1776,  for  2  mos.  service  at  or  about 
Boston)  ;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Jacob  French's  regt.  raised  in  Bristol  and  Cumber 
land  counties;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  March  13  (also 
given  March  26),  1776;  stationed  at  Winter  Hill. 

BASTOW,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Archibald  McAllister's  co.,  Col.  William  Jones's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  2  days  service  retaking  mast-ship  "  Gruell  "  and  guarding  the 
same,  dated  New  Castle,  Sept.  15,  1777. 

BASTOW,  HATHERLY,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775], 

BASTOAV,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  18,  1775. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  703 


BASTOW,  WILLIAM,  Sutton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Moore's  co.,  Col.  William  Shep- 
pard's  1th  (also  given  3d)  rcgt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Feb.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  credited  to  town  of  Sutton  ;  enlistment,  during  war; 
also,  Capt.  Thomas  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July  and 
Aug.,  1778;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1778,  and  March  and  April,  1770,  dated 
Providence;  also,  Capt.  Moor's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Sept.  20,  1780;  reported  discharged  on 
account  of  bodily  infirmity;  also,  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1780,  dated  Moun 
tain  TIntts,  West  Point. 

BASTOW,  WILLIAM,  Providence.     4th  Mass,  regt.;  list  of  men  who  served  3  years. 

BASTROAV,  NICHOLAS,  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  during  1781  and 
1782  reported  unfit  for  service  ;  Artillery  regt. ;  age,  f)7  yrs. ;  stature,  f>  ft.  11  in. ; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Wrentham;  enlistment,  3  years;  disability,  deafness. 

BASTWICK,  ZKD'H.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detach 
ment  of  guards;  enlisted  May  4,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  2  mos. 
27  days,  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

BASWELL,  JOHX,  Boston.  List  of  men  in  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.,  dated  Boston, 
Feb.  16,  1778;  aho,  Fife  Major,  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  Henley's  regt.;  pay 
rolls  for  April  and  May,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  enlistment,  during  war; 
reported  deserted  June  12,  1778. 

BASWICK,  EVERTOX.  Ensign,  Capt.  Robert  Webster's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt. ; 
list  of  officers  in  camp  at  Iloxbury,  May  31,  177');  commissioned  June  7,  177"). 

BAT,  LAXKESTER,  Newbury.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  2"),  1780.  [See  Lancaster  Bick.] 

BATCHALDER,  ISRAEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's 
(26th)  regt. ;  return  for  mileage,  etc.,  for  the  year  1776 ;  reported  deceased. 

BATCHALDOR,  ISRAEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Baldwin's 
(38th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Sept.  and  Oct.,  177");  entered  service  April  19,  1775; 
enlisted  into  the  army  May  1,  177-">. 

BATCHALOR,  ENOCH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Philip  Ammidon's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  4,  1781 ;  discharged  March  18,  1781 ;  service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BATCIIALOR,  ISRAEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  June,  1776. 

BATCH  ELAR,  JEREMIAH,  Upton.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Upton  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  West  Point 

Aug.  6,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  21  days. 

BATCHELAR,  JOSEPH,  Upton.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Upton 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  inarched  to  West  Point  Aug.  6, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  21  days. 

BATCHELDER, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bachaler,  Bachalor, 

Bachelder,  Bachelor,  Bacheldor,  Bacheldore,  Bacheleldr,  Bacheller,  Bachellor, 
Bachelor,  Bachilder,  Bachilo,  Bachillor,  Bachlicor,  Bachlor.  Bacholter,  Bactherer, 
Bashelor,  Batchalder,  Batchaldor,  Batchalor,  Batchelar,  Batcheldor,  Batcheler, 
Batcheller,  Batchellor,  Batchelor,  Batchelter,  Batcherder,  Batchlar,  Batchlder, 
Batchldor,  Batchlor,  Batcholdcr,  Batcholdor,  Battchelor,  Bocldr.] 

BATCHELDER,  ABXER.  Corporal,  Cai>t.  Bartholomew  Woodbury's  co..  Col.  John  Cush- 
ing's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  27 
days,  in  Northern  department.  Roil  sworn  to  at  Worcester. 


766  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BATCHELDER,  ABNER.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Reuben  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt. ; 
marched  July  30,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  12.^  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

BATCHELDER,  ABRAHAM.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Reuben  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's 
regt. ;  marched  July  30,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780 ;  service,  13£  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BATCHELDER,  ARCHELAVS,  Beverly.  Ensign,  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  14 
days. 

BATCHELDER,  ASA,  Beverly.  Capt.  Billy  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  40  days  rations  from  date  of  enlistment,  Feb.  13,  1777,  to  time  of 
arrival  at  Bennington;  marched  March  12,  1777;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Porter's  co., 
Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  13,  1780. 

BATCHELDER,  BEXJAMIX,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Felton's  co. ;  enlisted 
July  18,  177'");  pay  rolls  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  27  days,  at 
Marblehead;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Jan.  4,  1776,  to  Feb.  29,  1776,  1  mo. 
28  days ;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Edward  Fettyplace's  co.  of  coast  guards ;  pay  rolls 
for  service  from  March  1,  1776,  to  Jan.  1,  1777, 10  mos. ;  0/50,  list  of  men  appearing 
on  a  memorandum  of  beef  delivered  Feb.  18,  1777. 

BATCHELDER,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  July  30,  1777,  to  Sept.  2,  1777,  1  mo.  4  days ;  marched 
from  Brookfield  to  Bennington  and  Half  Moon. 

BATCHELDER,  BEXJAMIX.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  the  town  of  Upton  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years  dated  Upton,  April  10,  1781. 

BATCHELDER,  BEXJAMIX.  Receipt  for  equipments  dated  Falmouth,  Dec.  1,  1781,  given 
to  Capt.  John  Reed. 

BATCHELDER,  BEXJAMIX.  List  of  men  taken  from  Orderly  Book  of  Col.  Israel  Hutchin- 
son  of  the  27th  regt.  dated  Fort  Lee,  Nov.  16, 1776  ;  reported  a  Sergeant  belonging 
to  Capt.  Putnam's  (3d)  co. ;  taken  prisoner  at  Fort  Washington. 

BATCHELDER,  BEXJAMIX,  Jr.,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Felton's  co. ;  enlisted 
July  19,  1775;  payrolls  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  26  days,  at 
Marblehead. 

BATCHELDER,  CORXELITS,  Littleton.  Capt.  Samuel  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge, 
Oct.  30,  1775. 

BATCHELDER,  E/RA.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt.; 
marched  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  13£  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

BATCHELDER,  GEORGE,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Felton's  co. ;  enlisted 
July  24,  1775;  payrolls  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  21  days,  at 
Marblehead;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Jan.  4,  1776,  to  Feb.  29,  1776,  1  mo. 
28  days ;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Edward  Fettyplace's  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from 
March  1,  1776,  to  Sept.  1,  1776,  6  mos. 

BATCHELDER,  GIDEOX.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Low's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  21, 
1775;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Lowe's  (6th)  co.,  27th  regt.;  list  of  officers  [year  not 
given] . 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        767 


BATCHELDER,  ISRAEL,  Wenhara.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's 
(late  Gerrish's)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  ser 
vice,  13  weeks  1  day;  also,  Capt.  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  pay 
abstracts  for  Jan.,  Feb.,  March  and  May,  177G;  also,  receipt  dated  New  York, 
Aug.  11,  1776. 

BATCHELDER,  JAMES.  Receipts  for  allowance  to  April  30,  1776,  and  from  April  to  July 
13,  1776,  dated  Long  Island,  given  to  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade;  also,  abstract  for 
arms,  etc.,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  1776. 

BATCHELDER,  JAMES.  Private;  list  of  enlisted  men  made  np  to  Jan.,  1781;  Capt. 
Story's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (8th)  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war; 
reported  transferred  to  invalid  corps  at  Boston,  Oct.  30,  1780. 

BATCHELDER,  JEREMIAH,  Upton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BATCHELDER,  JOHN,  Beverly.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Caleb  Dodge's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Beverly  (2d  Parish)  to  Lexington  and  Concord  ; 
service,  2  days. 

BATCHELDER,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmore's  co.,  Col.  David  Field's  regt.; 
pay  roll 'for  service  from  Aug.  17  to  Aug.  19,  1777,  4  days;  marched  to  the  North 
ward  by  order  of  Gen.  Gates;  dismissed  by  Gen.  Lincoln.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
Boston. 

BATCHELDER,  JOHN,  Ipswich.  Corporal,  Capt.  Robert  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  John 
son's  regt.,  Gen.  Warner's  brigade;  marched  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  14, 
1777 ;  service,  4  mos.,  at  Peekskill ;  company  detached  from  3d  regt. 

BATCHELDER,  JOHX.  Capt.  Jonathan  Procter's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Nov.  17,  1777;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778;  service,  4  mos. 
17  days,  at  Charlestown  and  Cambridge. 

BATCHELDER,  JONATHAN,  Beverly.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Caleb  Dodge's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Beverly  (2d  Parish)  to  Lexington 
and  Concord;  service,  2  days. 

BATCHELDER,  JOSEPH,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  John  Selman's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  John 
Glover's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  27,  1775;  service, 
2^  mos.  3  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  9,  1775;  aho,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Marblehead,  Jan.  3,  1776. 

BATCHELDER,  JOSEPH,  Upton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BATCHELDER,  JOSHUA,  Sanford.  Private,  Capt.  Morgan  Lewis's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BATCHELDER,  JOSIAH,  Wenham.  Lieut.  Billy  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ;  order 
for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  1775;  aho,  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  4,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  5  days. 

BATCHELDER,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Brown's  co. ;  enlisted  July  15, 1775;  ser 
vice,  6  mos.  2  days,  at  Beverly;  also,  Capt.  Brown's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's 
(14th)  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  Feb. -Sept.,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  9,  1776. 

BATCHELDER,  NATHAN.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Jonathan  Haraden;  engaged  March  9,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1777. 


'68  MASSx^CHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND    SAILORS 


BATCHELDER,  NEHEMIAH,  Stow.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Maynard's  (-1th)  co., 
Col.  Samuel  Thatcher's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  drafted  from  4th  Middlesex  Co. 
regt.,  as  returned  by  Brig.  Oliver  Prescott  at  Groton,  Dec.  5,  1776;  regiment  or 
dered  to  march  to  Fail-field,  Conn.,  on  or  before  Dec.  16,  1776. 

BATCHELDKR,  SAMUEL,  Pearsontown.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Parker's  co.,  Col. 
Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  25  [probably  1778]  ;  enlistment,  6  months, 
for  service  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  25,  1778  ;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  19 
days,  at  llhode  Island;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.-Sept.,  1778,  dated  East  Green 
wich;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.-Oct.,  1778, 
dated  Warwick. 

BATCHELDER,  THEOPHILI'S,  Georgetown.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Lemont's  co. ;  en 
listed  July  22,  1775;  roll  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  22  days,  at 
Georgetown  ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  ;  commissioned 
July  12,  1778;  company  detached  to  guard  troops  of  convention. 

BATCHELDER,  TIMOTHY,  Beverly.  Lieut.  Billy  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.; 
order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  1775 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Eben- 
ezer  Francis's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775  ;  enlisted 
May  7,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days ;  also,  Capt.  Francis's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchin- 
son's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill, 
Oct.  26,  1775. 

BATCHELDER,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  March,  1776. 

BATCHELDER,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  22,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  resi 
dence,  Boston ;  credited  to  town  of  Rowley. 

BATCHELDOR, .    Lieutenant,  Capt.  Newhall's  (1st)  co.,  27th  regt. ;  return  of  officers 

[year  not  given] . 

BATCHELDOR,  ABEL,  Beverly.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  2d 
Beverly  co.,  Essex  Co.  regt.,  duted  Feb.  13,  1778;  residence,  Beverly;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Beverly;  joined  Capt.  William  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt.;  en 
listment,  3  years. 

BATCHELDOR,  DAVID.  Captain,  Worcester  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia; 
commissioned  Jan.  30,  1778. 

BATCHELDOR,  EPHRAIM.  Capt.  Wentworth  Stuart's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge, 
Oct.  26,  1775. 

BATCHELDOR,  GEORGE.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Jonathan  Haraden ;  engaged  March  9,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1777;  service, 
5  mos.  22  days. 

BATCHELDOR,  GIDEON,  Beverly.  Capt.  John  Low's  co.,  Col.  Hutchinson's  regt.;  re 
ceipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  1,  1775  ;  also,  Corporal ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  12, 1775;  service,  2  mos.  25  days. 

BATCHELDOR,  JOHN,  Hardwick.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Billings's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  4  days. 

BATCHELDOR.  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Reed's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  service  prior 
to  April,  1776. 

BATCHELDOR,  JONATHAN,  Deerfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Essex  Co. 
for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  22,  1778; 
age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  dark;  enlisted  for  town  of  Salein. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTIOX.        769 

BATCHELDOR,  JOXATHAX,  Beverly.  Seaman,  brigantine  "General  Wayne"  (pri 
vateer),  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Leach;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew, 
dated  June  17,  1780;  age,  20  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  resi 
dence,  Beverly. 

BATCHELUOR,  NATHAN,  Beverly.  Mate,  schooner  "Valiant,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Joshua  Elling\vood ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June  3,  1780 ;  age, 
29  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Beverly. 

BATCHKLDOR,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Asahel  Gunn's  Co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  -i,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  20  days.  Itoll  dated 
Montague. 

BATCHELDOR,  UZZIEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Mallon's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  18,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  28  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Plymouth  counties  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army. 

BATCHELER,  ENOCH.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.;  Maj. 
Gen.  Spencer's  brigade;  marched  April  17,  1777;  service,  23  days,  at  Rhode 
Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

BATCHELER,  ISRAEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  April,  1776. 

BATCHELER,  JOXATHAX.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Farrar's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  (3d  Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec. 
8,  177*5;  discharged  Jan.  21,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  14  days;  stationed  at  Provi 
dence,  11.  I. 

BATCHELER,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ephraim  Hartwell's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  Oct. 
25,  1779 ;  discharged  April  23,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  28  days,  at  Rutland. 

BATCHELER,  THEOPHILUS,  Georgetown.  2d  Lieutenant,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  (Lin 
coln  Co.)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Georgetown,  Nov.  19,  1779 ;  appointed  Aug. 
21,  1777. 

BATCHELER,  WILLIAM,  Haverhill.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Richard  Ayer's  co.,  Col.  John 
son's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days. 

BATCHELLER,  ABRAHAM.  Captain,  (4th  Sutton)  12th  co.,  5th  Worcester  Co.  regt.;  list 
of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  April  4,  1776;  also,  Col.  Jonathan  Hol- 
man's  regt. ;  service,  21  days,  in  Dec.,  1776;  marched  to  Providence,  II.  I.,  on  an 
alarm. 

BATCHELLER,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  David  Batcheller's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.; 
arrived  in  camp  June  5,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  17  days, 
at  North  River ;  enlistment,  8  months. 

BATCHELLER,  DAVID.  Captain,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  (3d  Worcester  Co.)  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at 
Providence;  roll  dated  Northbridge ;  also,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  detached  May 
8,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779;  service,  9  mos.  1  day,  at  North  River;  enlist 
ment,  8  months ;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Moses  Bardens,  dated  Brookfield, 
April  7,  1779. 

BATCHELLER,  ELIJAH.  Corporal  (also  given  Private),  Capt.  David  Batcheller's  co., 
Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  arrived  in  camp  June  8,  1778 ;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779; 
service,  8  mos.  10  days,  at  North  River;  enlistment,  8  months. 

BATCHELLER,  ENOCH.  Capt.  Samuel  Craggin's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  ser 
vice  at  Rhode  Island  in  1778 ;  receipt  for  wages  dated  Upton. 

BATCHELLER,  ISRAEL.  Capt.  Richafd  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (38th)  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  27,  1775. 


770  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BATCHELLER,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Reyes's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  20,  1777 ;  service  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  dated 
Providence,  Dec.  22,  1777. 

BATCHELLER,  JONATHAN,  Upton.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Taft's  co.,  Col.  Silas  Wheelock's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  3  days. 

BATCHELLER,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lock's  co.,  Col.  William  Bond's  (late 
Gardner's)  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  Oct.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec. 
22,  1775. 

BATCHELLER,  JOSEPH.  List  of  men  taken  from  the  Orderly  Book  of  Col.  Israel  Hutch- 
inson  of  the  27th  regt.  dated  Fort  Lee,  Nov.  16,  1776;  served  in  Capt.  Putnam's 
co. ;  taken  prisoner  at  Fort  Washington.  [Name  crossed  out  on  list.] 

BATCHELLER,  JOSIAH.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Francis's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (late 
Mansfield's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter 
Hill,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

BATCHELLER,  THEOPHILUS.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hiller's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's 
regt. ;  service,  2  mos.  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  stationed  at  Provi 
dence,  R.  I.,  May,  1777. 

BATCHELLER,  THEOPHILVS.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's 
regt.  of  guards ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  April  2,  1778,  to  July  3,  1778,  3  mos. 
2  days.  Roll  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 

BATCHELLOR,  ABRAHAM.  Sergeant,  Capt.  March  Chase's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
(Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  from  Sutton  to  reinforce  Northern  army  at 
Saratoga  Sept.  26,  1777 ;  roll  made  up  to  Oct.  26,  1777;  service,  30  days. 

BATCHELLOR,  AMOS,  Wen  ham.  Payroll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Wen- 
ham  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June  28,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  14,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  29  days. 

BATCHELLOR,  ARCHELAUS,  Middletcn.  Ensign,  Capt.  Prince's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BATCHELLOR,  BENJAMIN,  Upton.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Haws's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 
12  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Marshall  Baker's  co., 
Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  23,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779 ;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  11  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  ordered  to  Claverack,  Hudson's  River; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Tylor's  regt. ;  age, 
45  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  residence, 
Upton  ;  enlisted  April  6,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BATCHELLOR,  DAVID.  Captain,  Col.  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged 
Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BATCHELLOR,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Hartwell's  co.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Oct. 
27,  1779 ;  discharged  April  24,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  27  days,  at  Rutland. 

BATCHELLOR,  ENOCH.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Farrar's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
(3d  Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776; 
discharged  Jan.  21,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  14  days;  stationed  at  Providence,  R.  I. ; 
also,  Capt.  Thomas  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1780;  dis 
charged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BATCHELLOR,  GEORGE.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Daniel  Souther;  engaged  Aug.  16, 1776;  discharged  Dec.  21,  1776;  service,  4  mos. 
5  days. 


IX  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  77 


BATCHELLOR,  ISRAEL,  Weuhain.  Sergeant,  Capt.  llichard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi 
Baldwin's  (late  Gerrish's)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Chelsea,  Oct.  2, 177") ;  also, 
Capt.  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (2Gth)  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  Dec.  9, 
1776,  dated  Chatham ;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  for  6  weeks  from  Dec.  31, 
1776. 

BATCHELLOR,  JAAIKS,  Gloucester.  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Nov.  30,  1780; 
reported  transferred  to  Capt.  McFarland's  invalid  corps  at  Boston  in  1780. 

BATCHELLOR,  JEREMIAH,  Upton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age, 
19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Upton;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  27,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  28,  1780,  under  command  of 
Capt.  Storer. 

BATCHELLOR,  JONATHAN,  Heading.  Private,  Capt.  John  Flint's  co.,  Col.  David  Green's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days. 

BATCHELLOR,  JOSEPH,  Jr.,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lovejoy's  co.,  com 
manded  by  Lieut.  John  Adams,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  3£  days. 

BATCHELLOR,  NATHANIEL,  Grafton.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Drury's  co.,  Gen.  Ward's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  3  days. 

BATCHELLOR,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Warrin's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Wheelock's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  21  to  Aug.  26,  1777,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Bennington. 

BATCHELLOR,  PERLEY,  Grafton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Aaron  KimbaH's  co.,  Col.  Artemas 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  discharged  May  3, 
1775;  service,  16  days. 

BATCHELLOR,  PERREN.     Private,   Capt.  Thomas  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin   Haws's 

regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  12  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.     Roll  dated  Upton. 

BATCHELOR,  ABNER,  Sutton.  Private-,  Capt.  John  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Lamed 's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775  ;  service,  21  days  ;  also,  Lieut. 
Joseph  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt. ;  inarched  to  llhode  Island  on 
the  alarm  of  Dec.  10, 1776;  service,  1  mo.  13  days;  stationed  at  Providence,  II.  I. 

BATCHELOR,  ABRAHAM,  Sutton.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Larned's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Abraham  Batcheller's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.; 
marched  to  Providence,  11.  I.,  on  an  alarm  in  Dec.,  1776 ;  service,  43  days. 

BATCHELOR,  AMOS,  Wenham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780  ;  age,  18  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Wenham ;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  3,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  3,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut. 
Daniel  Frye  of  the  artificers.  [See  Amos  Blancher.] 

BATCHELOR,  ARCHELAVS.  Ensign,  Capt.  John  Low's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  (Essex  Co.) 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  ;  commissioned  June  7,  1775. 

BATCHELOR,  ASA,  Beverly.  Private,  Capt.  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  13,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command  at  the 
Lines  ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BATCHELOR,  BENJAMIN,  Upton.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Wood's  co. ;  company  return 
dated  April  19  [probably  1775] . 


772  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BATCHELOR,  BENJAMIN,  Upton.  Private,  Capt.  David  Batchelor's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Read's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  12  days;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Roxbury,  Oct.  24,  1775. 

BATCHELOR,  BENJAMIN.  Receipt  for  bounty  dated  Upton,  Oct.  25,  1779;  company  de 
tached  to  march  to  Claverack  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Oct.  9,  1779. 

BATCHELOR,  BENJAMIN,  Pepperellborough.  List  of  men  mustered  in  York  Co.  as  re 
turned  by  Nathaniel  Wells,  Muster  Master,  June  6,  1780 ;  enlistment,  8  months, 
for  service  in  Eastern  Massachusetts. 

BATCHELOR,  CORNELIUS,  Shirle}r.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Jewett's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (6th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  dated 
Littleton,  May  29, 1777;  residence,  Shirley;  enlisted  for  town  of  Littleton;  enlist 
ment,  3  years ;  also,  return  dated  Feb.  19,  1778 ;  reported  in  service  since  1776. 

BATCHELOR,  DANIEL,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Love  joy's  co.,  commanded 
by  Lieut.  John  Adams,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  3£  days. 

BATCHELOR,  DAVID,  Northbridge.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Josiah  Wood's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  8  days ;  reported  enlisted  into 
the  army;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  return  for 
rations  dated  Roxbury,  June  25,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  en 
listed  April  26,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  13  days. 

BATCHELOR,  EBENEZER,  Wenham.  Private,  Capt.  Billy  Porter's  co.,  Col.  John  Baker's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

BATCHELOR,  ENOCH.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Taft's  co. ;  list  of  men  Avho  enlisted  on 
the  alarm  at  Bennington  Aug.  21,  1777. 

BATCHELOR,  GIDEON,  Beverly  (also  given  Danvers).  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Hutchin- 
son's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Danvers;  service, 
2  days ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Low's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.;  company  return 
dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BATCHELOR,  JACOB,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knowlton's  co.,  Col.  Dyke's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Dorchester  home,  dated  Dorchester, 

Nov.  20,  1776. 

BATCHELOR,  JAMES,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Burnam's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  15,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BATCHELOR,  JEREMIAH,  Upton.  Private,  Capt.  William  Henry's  co.,  Worcester  Co. 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  6,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  at 
Castle  and  Governor's  Islands. 

BATCHELOR,  JOHN,  Wenham.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  John  Baker's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

BATCHELOR,  JOHN,  Topsfield.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Perkins's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2£  days. 

BATCHELOR,  JOHN,  Hardwick.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Billings's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BATCHELOR,  JOHN.  Captain,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  to  be  com 
missioned  dated  Watertown,  May  27,  1775. 

BATCHELOR,  JOHN  P.,  Tewksbury.  Matross,  Capt.  Callender's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  5,  1775;  service, 
2  mos.  1  day;  also,  Lieut.  Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  regt.;  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  TTo 

BATCHELOR,  JONATHAN,  Upton.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Wood's  co. ;  company  return 
dated  April  19  [probably  177f>] . 

BATCIIELOR,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  William  Tucker's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  10,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  23  days,  includ 
ing  time  to  return  home. 

BATCHELOR,  JOSEPH,  Upton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Upton;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  27,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  28,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Storer. 

BATCHELOR,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lock's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Gardner's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Oct.  [year  not  given] . 

BATCHELOR,  JOSIAH.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  at  Pros 
pect  Hill  under  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  July  16,  1775. 

BATCHELOR,  JOSIAH,  Wen  ham.  Private,  Capt.  Francis's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  G,  1775. 

BATCHELOR,  MARK.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Batcheller's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt.;  service,  10  days,  in  Dec.,  1770;  marched  to  Providence,  It.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

BATCHELOR,  PRESCOT,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Trull's  co.,  Col.  Ebene/er 
Bridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days. 

BATCHELOR,  PRINCE,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  enlisted 
April  2,  1776;  reported  on  command  at  Ticonderoga. 

BATCHELOR,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy 
Robinson's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  23,  1776;  discharged  April  1, 
1777;  service,  3  mos.  10  days;  marched  to  Ticonderoga. 

BATCHELOR,  SAMUEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.;  list 
of  men  [year  not  given] . 

BATCHELOR,  THEOPHILUS.  Capt.  Miles  Greenwood's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Nov.  11,  1777;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778;  service,  -1  mos. 
23  days.  Rolls  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 

BATCH  KLOR,  TIMOTHY,  Beverly.  Private,  Lieut.  Peter  Shaw's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days;  also,  Capt.  Francis's  co.,  Col.  Mans 
field's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BATCHELOR,  U/ZIEL,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lovejoy's  co.,  commanded 
bv  Lieut.  John  Adams,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  3£  days. 

BATCHELOR,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  Dec.,  1775,  and  Feb.,  1776;  enlisted  Nov.  27,  1775;  also, 
pay  abstracts  for  April,  May  and  June,  1776,  dated  New  York  ;  also,  list  of  men 
who  lost  articles  at  the  evacuation  of  New  York,  Sept.  14,  1776. 

BATCHELOR,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Caleb  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage.,  etc.,  in  1776. 

BATCHELOR,  WILLIAM,  Jr.,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Hutchinson's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

BATCHELTKR,  BENJAMIN,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  King's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BATCHELTKR,  WILLIAM,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sibley's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Braintree ;  service,  7 
days. 


774  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BATCHERDER,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  Wentworth  Stewart's  co.,  Col.  Phinney's  regt. ; 
billeting  roll  from  date  of  enlistment  to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July 
12,  1775,  equivalent  to  57  days. 

BATCHLAR,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt. Peter Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
marched  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  24  days,  at  the 
Northward. 

BATCHLAR,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Maynard's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  21  to  Aug.  23,  1777,  3  days ;  marched  to  Hadley 
by  order  of  Col.  Denney  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington.  Roll  dated  Shrewsbury. 

BATCHLDER,  NATHAN.  List  of  men  who  signed  a  receipt  for  advance  pay  received  of 
Daniel  Hopkins,  dated  Beverly,  Sept.  25,  1775 ;  service,  guarding  the  sea  coast. 

BATCHLDOR,  WILLIAM,  Andover.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year 
not  given]  ;  residence,  Andover;  enlisted  for  town  of  Woburn. 

BATCHLOR,  ABNER.  Corporal,  Capt.  Bartho.  "VVoodbury's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's 
(Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  27  days;  marched 
to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BATCHLOR,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Jordan's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  regt. 
pay  roll  for  service  from  July  7,  1779,  to  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  20  days, 
on  an  expedition  against  Penobscot.  Roll  dated  Cape  Elizabeth. 

BATCHOLDER,  ASA,  Danvers.  Boy,  ship  "  Rhodes,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Nehemiah 
Bufflngton;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  14,  1780;  age,  16 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Danvers. 

BATCHOLDOR, ,  Hopkinton.    Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Baldwin's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ; 

return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  19,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BATCHOLDOR,  JEREMIAH,  Hopkinton.  Ensign,  Capt.  Samuel  Baldwin's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  19,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BATE, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bates.] 

BATE,  ABNER.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt. ;  service, 
4  days,  from  March  10,  1776. 

BATE,  ABRAHAM,  Weymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  (Independent)  co.; 
enlisted  July  20,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  14  days;  also,  Capt.  Trufant's  co.,  Gen. 
Spencer's  brigade ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Wey 
mouth,  Dec.  19,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Trufant's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  service,  1 
mo.,  at  Weymouth. 

BATE,  ADNA.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Dec.  18,  1776;  discharged  March  17,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  15  days. 

BATE,  ALPHEUS,  Weymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Dec.  1,  1776,  to  Jan.  1,  1777, 1  mo.,  at  Hull; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  ,co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symms's  detachment  of 
guards ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  March  9,  1778,  to  June  9,  1778,  3  mos.,  at  Dor 
chester  and  Boston,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath. 

BATE,  AMASA,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt. 
William  Reed's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted 
April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  week,  5  days;  also,  company  return  dated 
Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.;  service  from 
March  4  to  March  9,  1776,  5  days ;  marched  to  "  The  Farms  "  at  Braintree. 

BATE,  BENJAMIN,  Jr.,  Abington.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Edward  Cobb's  co.,  Col. 
Edward  Mitchel's  regt. ;  service  from  March  4  to  March  9,  1776,  5  days ;  marched 
to  "  The  Farms  "  at  Braintree. 


IX  THE   AVAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  77,) 


BATE,  CHRISTOPHER.  Private,  Lieut.  Benjamin  Bates's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Gary's 
regt.;  inarched  from  Abington  to  Tiverton,  11.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  July  30,  1780; 
discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days. 

BATE,  ELEAZER,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  Ed\vard  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  to  Marshh'eld ;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt. 
Nathan  Snow's  co.,  commanded  by  2d  Lieut.  Christopher  Dyer,  Col.  Edward 
Mitchel's  regt.,  Gen.  dishing' s  brigade  ;  inarched  to  Bristol,  It.  I.,  Dec.  9,  1770,  on 
an  alarm;  service,  1G  days;  also,  Lieut.  Benjamin  Bates's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet 
Cary's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  inarched  from  Abington  to  Tiverton,  It.  I.,  on  the 
alarm  of  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days. 

BATE,  ELNATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt. ; 
marched  at  the  taking  of  Dorchester  Heights  March  4,  1776 ;  service,  4  days  ;  also, 
pay  roll  for  5  days  service  from  March  10,  1776. 

BATE,  INCREASE.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt.; 
marched  at  the  taking  of  Dorchester  Heights  March  4,  1776 ;  services  4  days ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  4  days  service  from  March  10,  1776. 

BATE,  ISAIAH,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  William  Reed's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177'");  service,  11  days;  also.  Capt. 
Nathan  Snow's  co.,  commanded  by  2d  Lieut.  Christopher  Dyer,  Col.  Edward 
Mitchel's  regt.,  Gen.  Cushing's  brigade;  marched  to  Bristol,  It.  I.,  Dec.  9,  1776, 
on  an  alarm;  service,  11  days;  also,  Capt.  Edward  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's 
regt. ;  service,  5  days,  from  March  4, 1776 ;  inarched  to  "  The  Farms  "  at  Braintree. 

BATE,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Snow's  co.,  Col.  Hawes's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  24, 
1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  on  a  secret  expedition.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Plymouth. 

BATE,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchel's  regt.,  Gen. 
Cushing's  brigade;  service,  13  days,  between  Dec.  9  and  Dec.  28,  1776;  marched 
from  Abington  to  Bristol,  It.  I.,  on  an  alarm  ;  also,  Capt.  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Eliphalet 
Cary's  regt. ;  marched  from  Abington  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  July  30, 
1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days. 

BATE,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt.;  enlisted 
Dec.  18,  1776;  discharged  March  17,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  petition 
dated  April  10, 1777,  signed  by  said  Bate  and  others  of  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  asking 
for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Hingham  and  Cohasset  to  Danbury,  Conn.,  in 
Dec.,  1776. 

BATE,  JESSE,  Weymoiith.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  (Independent)  co. ;  enlisted 
April  8, 1776  ;  roll  made  up  to  May  22,  1776  ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Weymouth. 

BATE,  JESSE.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  David  Cushing's  regt. ;  company 
assembled  at  Hull  under  Maj.  Thomas  Lothrop,  Feb.  27,  1778;  service,  6  days. 
Roll  dated  Hingham. 

BATE,  JESSE.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symms's  detachment  of 
guards;  enlisted  March  9,  1778;  discharged  June  9,  1778;  service,  3  mos.,  at 
Boston  and  Dorchester,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath. 

BATE,  JOHN.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Jonathan 
Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  7,  1777;  enlisted  for  town  of  Marble- 
head;  joined  Col.  Hendly's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BATE,  JOHN,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Miles  Greenwood's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  3,  1778,  to  April  3,  1778,  2  mos.  1  day. 
Roll  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 

BATE,  JONATHAN,  Winchendon.  Private,  Capt.  Patch's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  reported  killed  June  17,  1775. 


776  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BATE,  JONATHAN,  Weymouth.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Wey- 
mouth  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  1,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  9,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  20  days;  reported  joined  Col.  Crane's 
(Artillery)  regt.  at  Boston. 

BATE,  JOSEPH,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Snow's  co.,  commanded  by  2d  Lieut. 
Christopher  Dyer,  Col.  Edward  Mitchel's  regt.,  Gen.  Cushing's  brigade;  marched 
to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  Dec.  9,  1776,  on  an  alarm;  service,  7  days. 

BATE,  JOSHUA,  Weymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  (Independent)  co. ;  en 
listed  May  9,  1775;  service,  8  mos. 

BATE,  JOSHUA,  Weymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  (Independent)  co. ;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  May  22,  1776;  service,  1  mo.,  at  Weymouth. 

BATE,  JOSHUA,  Weymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  (Independent)  co. ;  enlisted 
April  8, 1776 ;  roll  made  up  to  May  22, 1776 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Weymouth. 

BATE,  LEBBEUS,  Weymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  (Independent)  co. ; 
enlisted  June  22,  1775 ;  service,  6  mos.  12  days. 

BATE,  LEBBEUS.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symms's  detachment 
of  guards ;  enlisted  March  9,  1778 ;  discharged  April  26,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  19 
days,  at  Boston  and  Dorchester,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath. 

BATE,  LEMUEL,  Abington.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathan  Snow's  co.,  commanded  by  2d 
Lieut.  Christopher  Dyer,  Col.  Edward  Mitchel's  regt.,  Gen.  Cushing's  brigade; 
marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  Dec.  9,  1776,  on  an  alarm;  service,  9  days. 

BATE,  MOSES,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  William  Reed's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days;  also,  Capt. 
Edward  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchel's  regt.;  service  from  March  4  to  March 
9,  1776,  5  days;  marched  to  "The  Farms"  at  Braintree;  also,  Capt.  Nathan 
Snow's  co.,  commanded  by  2d  Lieut.  Christopher  Dyer,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.,  Gen. 
Cushing's  brigade;  inarched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  Dec.  9, 1776,  on  an  alarm;  service, 
16  days. 

BATE,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symms's  detach 
ment  of  guards ;  enlisted  March  9, 1778 ;  discharged  April  26, 1778 ;  service,  1  mo. 
19  days,  at  Boston  and  Dorchester,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath. 

BATE,  PETER,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Cobb's  co. ;  enlisted  April  21,  1777; 
service,  2  mos.  5  days;  marched  from  Bridgewater to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm; 
endorsed  "  Col.  Titcomb's  regt." 

BATE,  ROBERT,  Weymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  (Independent)  co. ; 
enlisted  April  8,  1776 ;  roll  made  up  to  May  22,  1776 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at 
Weymouth. 

BATE,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt.;  ser 
vice,  4  days,  from  March  10,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Ward's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symms's 
detachment  of  guards ;  enlisted  March  9,  1778 ;  discharged  June  9,  1778 ;  service, 
3  mos.,  at  Boston  and  Dorchester,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath. 

BATE,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt.; 
marched  at  the  taking  of  Dorchester  Heights  March  4,  1776  ;  service,  4  days,  also, 
Capt.  Ward's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symms's  detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  March  9, 
1778 ;  discharged  April  26, 1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  at  Boston  and  Dorchester, 
under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath. 

BATE,  SAMUEL,  Weymouth.    Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Wey 
mouth  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;   marched  July  1,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  30,  1780;   service,  6  mos.  11  days;   reported  joined  Col.  Crane's 
.    (Artillery)  regt.  at  Boston. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  777 


BATH,  SAMUEL,  Cummington.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Cum- 
mington  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  22, 1780 ; 
discharged  Dec.  9,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  22  days. 

BATE,  SETH,  Weymouth.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  9  [year  not  given]  ;  Capt.  Nasli's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt. ;  age,  42  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  hair,  dark  ;  eyes,  blue;  occupation;  butcher ;  residence,  Wey- 
mouth  ;  marched  to  Springfield. 

BATE,  THADDEUS,  Weymouth.  Capt.  Joseph  Truf ant's  (Independent)  co. ;  enlisted 
May  9,  1775;  service,  8  mos.;  also,  Capt.  Trufant's  co.,  Gen.  Spencer's  brigade; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Weymouth,  Dec.  19, 177") ; 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt. ;  service,  4  days,  from 
March  10,  1776. 

BATE,  THADDEUS.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symms's  detach 
ment  of  guards ;  enlisted  March  9,  1778 ;  discharged  June  9,  1778  ;  service,  3  mos., 
at  Boston  and  Dorchester  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath. 

BATE,  URBAX.  Private,  Capt/Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt. ;  marched 
at  the  taking  of  Dorchester  Heights  March  4, 1776 ;  service,  4  days ;  also,  pay  roll 
for  6  days  service  from  March  10,  1776. 

BATH,  WILLIAM,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt. ; 
service,  2  days,  from  March  10,  1776. 

BATEL,  EBEXEZER,  Dedham.  Drummer,  Capt.  Aaron  Guild's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Rob- 
son's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  30,  1776;  roll  made  up  for  13  days  wages  to  time  of 
marching;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  York  counties  for  service  at  Dorchester 
Heights. 

BATEMAX, .  [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Batemon,  Baterman,  Bat 
man,  Batmon,  Batteman,  Batterman,  Boatman,  Betmon.] 

BATEMAX,  BRADSTREET,  Gray.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Timothy  Pike's  (4th  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  made  up  on  a  settlement  authorized 
by  resolve  of  April  29,  1778;  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Patterson's  regt.;  residence, 
Gray  ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BATEMAX,  CHARLES,  Nantucket  (also  given  Barnstable).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Barnstable  Co.,  dated  May  10,  1778 ;  residence,  Nantucket ; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Barnstable;  joined  Capt.  John  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's 
regt. ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.,  1780;  also,  Private,  5th  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Brad 
ford's  (12th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  18,  1777, 
to  March  3,  1779;  joined  April  11,  1777;  reported  deceased;  also,  Capt.  Russell's 
co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  payroll  for  43  days  rations  from  date  of  enlistment, 
Feb.  18,  1777,  to  March  21,  1777;  marched  from  Boston  to  Bennington;  also, 
Capt.  John  Lamont's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  muster  return  [year  not  given]. 

BATEMAX,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  7,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  28  days;  company 
detached  from  Berkshire  Co.  regt.  to  guard  stores  at  Springfield. 

BATEMAX,  EBKXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  16,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BATEMAX,  ELEAZER.  Private,  Capt.  William  Douglas's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  14  to  Aug.  20,  1777,  7  days, 
at  Bennington  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  28  to  Oct.  29,  1780,  2  days,  at 
the  Northward  on  an  alarm  ;  roll  dated  Hancock  ;  also,  Capt.  Douglass's  co.,  com 
manded  by  Lieut.  Daniel  Brown,  Col.  Asa  Barns's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  service 
from  Oct.  14  to  Oct.  27,  1781,  15  days,  at  Saratoga  on  an  alarm. 


778  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 


BATEMAX,  JOB.  Private,  Capt.  William  Douglas's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  14  to  Aug.  20,  1777,  7  days,  at 
Bennington. 

BATEMAX,  JOHX.    Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hosmer's  co.  of  light  infantry,  in  1776. 

BATEMAX,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  George  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.; 
marched  from  Concord  to  reinforce  the  army  March  4,  1776 ;  service,  5  days. 
Roll  dated  Watertown. 

BATEMAX,  JOHX.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joshua  Lealand's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  Sept.  29, 
1779;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  13  days,  under  Maj.  Nathaniel 
Heath ;  company  detached  by  order  of  Gen.  Hancock  to  man  the  forts  in  and 
about  Boston. 

BATEMAX,  JOXAS.  List  of  men  who  were  detached  with  Col.  Brooks  in  1776;  also,  list 
of  men  who  were  at  the  capture  of  Gen.  Burgoyne  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  list  of 
men  credited  with  8  mos.  service  [year  not  given] . 

BATEMAX,  JOXATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  William  Foord's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  21,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days. 

BATEMAX,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Douglass's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1777;  service, 
2-i  days;  marched  to  Pawlet;  roll  dated  Hancock;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  (1st) 
co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  16,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21, 
1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army;  also,  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's 
regt. ;  service  from  Oct.  13  to  Oct.  17,  1780,  5  days,  on  an  alarm.  Roll  dated 
Hancock. 

BATEMAX,  LVTHEH.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Belding's  co.,  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  8,  1777;  discharged  July  26,  1777;  service,  19  days,  with  Northern 
army. 

BATEMAX,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Belding's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  21,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  6,  1777 ;  service,  16  days,  at  the  Northward. 

BATEMAX,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Marshall's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar 
shall's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  16  days  rations  between  Dec.  3,  1776,  and  Feb.  1,  1777 ; 
marched  from  Boston  to  Bennington  ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  as 
returned  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2,  1777  ;  Capt. 
Marshall's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BATEMAX,  WILLIAM.  Adjutant,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  (late  Brewer's  12th)  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  April  1,  1779; 
reported  deranged  April  1, 1779 ;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Carlton's  (late  Brewer's) 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  in  need  of  clothing  dated  West  Point,  Dec.  27,  1778 ;  also, 
return  of  officers  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2,  1779. 

BATEMAX,  ZADOC.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Powell's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days, 
at  New  Haven,  Conn. 

BATEMAX,  ZADOC,  Hancock.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Han 
cock  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  5,  1780; 
discharged  Jan.  8,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  9  days;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Fray's 
co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point; 
enlisted  July  8,  1780 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

BATEMOX,  JOHX.  Private ;  list  of  men  drafted  from  the  company  commanded  by  Capt. 
George  Minott  of  Concord  to  go  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  23,  1777. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  779 

BATEMOX,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Lieut.  Thomas  Gould's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  16, 1777 ;  discharged  July  29, 1777  ;  service,  14  days  ;  marched 
from  Hancock  to  Manchester. 

BATERMAX,  JOHN,  Greenwich.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Barnstable  Co.  by  Joseph  Otis, 
Muster  Master,  dated  Feb.  2G,  1777;  Capt.  John  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel 
Bradford's  regt. ;  mustered  Feb.  25,  1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BATES, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bait,  Baites,  Baits,  Baitts, 

Bate,  Bats,  Battes,  Battis,  Batts,  Beates,  Beats,  Beets,  Betts,  Botes.j 

BATES, ,  Cohasset.     Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army,  dated  Jan., 

1781;  Capt.  Alden's  co.,  2d  Mass,  regt.;  enlisted  April  1,  1779,  by  Capt.  Alden ; 
enlistment,  during  war. 

BATES,  AAROX.  Private,  Capt.  Salmon  White's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.;  marched 
to  Ticonderoga  May  10,  1777 ;  discharged  July  10,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  10  days. 
Roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

BATES,  AAROX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Kirkland's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  10,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  22  days;  com 
pany  raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BATES,  AAROX,  Southampton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fan-field's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Spar- 
hawk's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  23,  1778  ;  service,  2  mos.  25  days,  at  Dorchester;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Sheldon's  co. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
10  in.;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Southampton  ;  enlisted  July  10, 1780 ;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  reported  detached  from  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  regt. ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt.;  enlisted  July  13,  1780; 
discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  5  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  company 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army;  also,  Capt.  Sheldon's  (7th)  co.,  2d  Hamp 
shire  Co.  regt. ;  service  from  June  15  to  June  17,  1782,  3  days,  suppressing  the 
insurgents  at  Northampton ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  28  to  Sept.  30, 
1784,  2  days ;  company  ordered  to  Springfield  to  protect  the  Supreme  Judicial 
Court. 

BATES,  ABXER,  Cohasset.  Private,  Capt.  Obadiah  Beals's  co. ;  service  from  March  4 
to  March  9, 1776,  5  days ;  marched  to  Dorchester;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  co., 
Col.  Solomon  Level's  regt. ;  service  from  Dec.  14  to  Dec.  18,  1776,  4  days,  at  Hull. 

BATES,  ABXER,  Hingham  or  Cohasset.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Solo 
mon  Level's  regt. ;  service  from  Dec.  14  to  Dec.  18,  1776,  4  days,  at  Hull. 

BATES,  ABXER,  Weymouth.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  (Independent)  co.;  en 
listed  Jan.  1,  1776;  service,  28  days;  also  Corporal,  in  same  co.,  from  Jan.  28, 
1776,  2  mos.  7  days;  service  at  Hingham;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's 
co.,  Col.  David  Cushing's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  3  days  service  in  Aug.,  1777,  at 
Hull. 

BATES,  ABRAHAM.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Asa  White's  co.,  dated  Weymouth,  March 
20,  1775. 

BATES,  ABRAHAM.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  5,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  28  days,  fortifying  posts 
at  and  about  Boston. 

BATES,  ABRAHAM.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Webb's  regt.; 
marched  to  camp  Aug.  16,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  28 
days  ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BATES,  ADXA,  Cohasset.  Corporal,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  22,  1775;  service  2  mos.  15  days; 
also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  (36th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct. 
5,  1775;  encamped  at  Fort  No.  2  ;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  18,  1775; 


780  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


BATES,  ADXA,  continued. 

also,  Private,  Capt.  Obadiah  Beals's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lo veil's  regt. ;  service  from 
June  14  to  June  16,  1776,  2  days,  at  Hull ;  also,  petition  dated  April  10,  1777,  signed 
by  said  Bates  and  others  of  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  asking  for  travel  allowance,  etc., 
from  Hinghani  and  Cohasset  to  Danbury,  Conn.,  in  Dec.,  1776,  on  3  months 
enlistment. 

BATES,  ALEX.,  Scituate.  Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  brought  the  second  trip  from  Rhode 
Island  as  returned  by  John  Ayres,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  23,  1777;  reported  taken 
in  the  "Wolf." 

BATES,  ALEXANDER,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  William  Turner's  co.,  which  joined  Col 
John  Bailey's  regt.  Dec.  10,  1775;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  [year  not 

given]. 

BATES,  ALPHEUS,  "Wey mouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit- 
ney's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  15,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Dec.  1,  1776;  service,  4  mos. 
16  days ;  also,  Capt.  Pool's  (Independent)  co. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at  Hull. 
March  1,  1777;  age,  19  yrs. 

BATES,  ALPHEUS.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Hollis's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  1,  1777;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1778;  service,  6  mos.,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhodes 
Island. 

BATES,  ALPHEUS.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detach 
ment  of  guards;  enlisted  May  27,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1779;  service,  2 
mos.  17  days,  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

BATES,  AMASA.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Warner's  co..  Col.  Ruggles  Wood  bridge's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  21  days,  in 
Northern  department. 

BATES,  AMASA.  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt.;  enlisted 
April  11,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  24  days,  at  Castle  Island. 

BATES,  AMASA.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Pool's  co.,  Col.  Jacobs's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt.; 
enlisted  July  21,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  13  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BATES,  AMBROSE,  Cohasset.  Private,  Capt.  Obadiah  Beals's  co. ;  service  from  March 
4  to  March  9,  1776,  5  days;  marched  to  Dorchester;  roll  dated  Hingham ;  also, 
Capt.  Beals's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt.;  service  from  June  14  to  June  16, 
1776,  2  days,  at  Hull;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Cushiug's  co.,  Col.  Level's  regt.;  service 
from  Dec.  14  to  Dec.  18,  1776,  4  days,  at  Hull ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co., 
Col.  David  Cushing's  regt.;  service,  3  days,  in  Aug.,  1777,  at  Hull. 

BATES,  AMBROSE.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  24,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  19  days,  in 
Northern  department. 

BATES,  AMBROSE.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Baxter's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.,  Gen. 
Lovel's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  5,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  14,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 
13  days  ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Braintree. 

BATES,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  John  Dagget's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Aug.  25,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  1,  1778;  service,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  John  Gibbs's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  (4th  Plymouth 
Co.)  regt.;  marched  to  Falmouth  Sept.  13,  1778,  on  an  alarm;  service,  5  days; 
also,  Corporal;  payroll  for  3  days  service  from  Sept.  10,  1779;  marched  to  Fal- 
month  on  an  alarm;  also,  Capt.  Gibbs's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  White's  (4th  Plymouth 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Wareham. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        781 


BATES,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hoar's  co.,  Col.  Gideon  Burt's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
re.^t. ;  service  from  June  16  to  June  20,  1782,  4  days  ;  inarched  to  Springfield  and 
Northampton  in  support  of  the  government. 

BATES,  ASAPH,  Wareham.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Fearing's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshh'eld;  service,  4  days. 

BATES,  BARNABAS.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Stephen  Wing's  co.,  Col.  Gary's  regt. ;  list  of 
officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Feb.  21,1776;  company  raised  to  serve 
until  April,  1776. 

BATES,  BAKXABAS.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Churchill's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt.;  enlisted  March  9,  1781;  discharged  March  31,  1781;  service,  23  days,  at 
Newport,  11.  I.,  by  order  of  the  Governor. 

BATES,  BAKXABAS,  Jr.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  co. ;  enlisted  July 
17,  177");  discharged  Dec.  23,  177");  service,  5  mos.  20  days;  also,  1st  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  John  Gibbs's  (5th)  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass, 
militia;  commissioned  May  9,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Gibbs's  co.,  Col.  Ebene/.er 
Sprout's  (4th  Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  Dec.  8  to  Dec.  10,  1776,  2  days; 
marched  to  Falmouth  on  an  alarm  at  Elizabeth  Islands ;  roll  dated  Wareham  ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  13  days  service  at  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  10,  1776; 
roll  dated  Wareham ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  6  to  Sept.  10,  1778, 
5  days  ;  marched  to  Dartmouth  on  an  alarm  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  5  days  service  from 
Sept.  13,  1778;  marched  to  Falmouth  on  an  alarm;  also,  Capt.  Gibbs's  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  White's  (4th  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Aug. 
9,  1780 ;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Wareham. 

BATES,  BAKXABAS,  3d.  Private,  Capt.  John  Gibbs's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  (4th 
Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  service  from  Sept.  6  to  Sept.  10,  1778,  5  days;  marched  to 
Dartmouth  on  an  alarm ;  also,  Capt.  Gibbs's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  White's  (4th  Plymouth 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  31, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780 ;  service,  9  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Wareham. 

BATES,  BEXJAMIX,  Salem.  Capt.  Addison  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  John  Mansfield's  regt. ; 
order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  14,  1775 ;  also,  Private ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  16,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  20  days;  also,  Cor 
poral;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Richardson's  co.,  Col. 
Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  27,  1775. 

BATES,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  7  days  wages  before  marching  to  Roxbury,  Feb.  12,  1776. 

BATES,  BEXJAMIX.  1st  Lieutenant,  Lieut.  Increase  Robison's  co.,  Col.  Jos.  Cushing's 
regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia,  dated  Hanover,  Dec.  26,  1776;  company 
raised  for  service  at  Bristol,  11.  I. 

BATES,  BEXJAMIX,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Lenthall  Eells's  (South  Hanover) 
co.,  under  the  direction  of  field  officers  of  2d  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield;  service, 
3  days. 

BATES,  BEXJAMIX.  Lieut.  John  Dean's  co. ;  petition  for  2  days  wages  from  Dec.  8  to 
Dec.  10,  1776,  dated  Mansfield;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

BATES,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  29  days;  marched  to 
Stillwater.  Roll  dated  Chesterfield. 

BATES,  BEXJAMIX.  Petition  for  2  days  wages  dated  Bristol  Co.  [year  not  given]  ;  war 
rant  allowed  in  Council,  Dec.  2,  1777. 


782  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BATES,  BENJAMIN,  Mansfield.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  White's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  John 
Dagget's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Roxbury;  service,  4  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt. 
Moses  Knap's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Head's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  en 
listed  April  27,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  12  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Rox 
bury,  Sept.  25, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Roxbury,  Dec.  29,  1775;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Silas  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Jacob 
French's  regt. ;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  March  13  (also  given  March  26), 
1776;  regiment  raised  in  Bristol  and  Cumberland  counties  and  stationed  at 
Winter  Hill,  Feb.  27,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt. ; 
enlisted  June  27,  1777;  service  made  up  to  July  27,  1777,  1  mo.,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  also,  pay  roll  for  Dec.,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  6,  1777 ;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778 ;  service,  4  mos.  27 
days,  at  Cambridge. 

BATES,  BENJAMIN.  3d  Lieutenant,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Tucker ;  engaged  Oct.  28,  1778  [service  not  given] . 

BATES,  BENJAMIN.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Dec.  20,  1779,  signed  by  Ebenezer  Wood 
ward,  asking  that  said  Bates  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  brigantine 
"  Sailor's  Delight"  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council,  Dec.  20,  1779,  that  a  commis 
sion  be  issued. 

BATES,  BENJAMIN.  Captain,  7th  co.,  Col.  Dean's  (4th  Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers 
of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  May  4,  1780;  also,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  21  days;  com 
pany  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BATES,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
(Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  service  from  March  5  to  March  20.  1781, 
15  days ;  company  raised  for  the  40  days  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  BENJAMIN.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Barker's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt. ;  enlisted  March  4,  1781 ;  discharged  March  30,  1781 ;  service,  30  days,  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  BENJAMIN.  Marine,  frigate  "  Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Nicholson ; 
engaged  Nov.  22,  1781;  roll  made  up  to  May  31,  1782;  service,  6  mos.  9  days; 
engagement,  5  months. 

BATES,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Ford's  co. ;  account  of  ammunition  from  Nov.  4  to 
Jan.  6  [year  not  given] . 

BATES,  BENJAMIN,  Jr.,  Abington.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathan  Snow's  (3d)  co.,  3d 
Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  ;  commissioned  March  23, 1776 ; 
also,  Lieutenant,  acting  as  Captain,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Gary's  regt.;  marched  from 
Abington  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9, 
1780;  service,  11  days. 

BATES,  BENJAMIN,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Plymouth 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1780;  service,  3  mos.; 
enlistment,  3  months  ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  ;  also,  Capt. 
Joseph  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  service  from  March  5  to  March  20,  1781,  15  days ;  company  raised  for  the  40 
days  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  BENJAMIN,  3d.  Private,  Lieut.  Benjamin  Bates's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Gary's 
regt. ;  marched  from  Abington  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  July  30,  1780; 
discharged  Aug.  1,  1780;  service,  3  days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        783 

BATES,  CALEB,  Boston.  6th  Bombardier,  Capt.  Thomas  W.  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Richard 
Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  f>,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  due  for  the  8  months  service  in  1775 ; 
also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Oliver  Clap's  co., 
Col.  Benjamin  Haws's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Walpole,  Feb.  17,  1778; 
residence,  Boston;  enlisted  for  town  of  "Walpole;  joined  Capt.  Horton's  co.,  Col. 
Crane's  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  reported  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master. 

BATES,  CALEB,  Pembroke.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Pembroke;  arrived  at  Springfield  July 
9,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  10,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Daniel  Shay; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Pater- 
son  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780; 
also,  pay  roll  for  G  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Pembroke  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  4,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  13,  1780; 
service,  5  mos.  20  days. 

BATES,  CALVIX.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  21,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
12  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.  Iloll  dated  Chesterfield. 

BATES,  CARVER,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar 
shall's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  15, 1776 ;  roll  made  up  to  Nov.  1, 1776 ;  service,  4  mos. 
16  days;  also,  pay  roll  for  1  mo.  service  between  Oct.  31,  1776,  and  Jan.  1,  1777, 
at  Hull;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James  Hatch,  Muster 
Master,  between  April  24,  1777,  and  May  7,  1777;  Capt.  Eddy's  co.,  Col.  Brad 
ford's  regt.;  age,  17  yrs.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  7th  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel 
Bradford's  (12th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March 
1,  1777,  to  July  1,  1778;  reported  deserted;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  Eddy's  co.,  Col. 
Bradford's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  61  days  rations  from  March  1, 1777,  to  the  last  of 
April,  1777 ;  also,  muster  return  dated  Jan.  28, 1778 ;  mustered  by  Elisha  Paddock, 
Muster  Master;  reported  sick  at  Albany;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1778,  dated 
White  Plains  ;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug. 
15,  1777,  dated  Feb.  16,  1779;  joined  April  30, 1777;  deserted  Jan.,  1779;  also,  de 
scriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  ;  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  (also  given  Capt.  Hastings's) 
co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  com 
plexion,  dark  ;  hair,  brown  ;  occupation,  laborer  (also  given  farmer) ;  birthplace, 
Abington ;  residence,  Middleborough ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Capt.  Bates's 
co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  re 
ported  joined  from  desertion  May  18,  1781;  also,  list  of  men  court-martialed; 
tried  May  17,  1781,  by  general  court-martial,  Maj.  Ashley,  President,  on  charge 
of  desertion ;  sentence,  100  lashes ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781 ; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Sept.,  1781;  also,  list  of  men  court-martialed;  tried  Oct.  5,  1781,  by  regimental 
court-martial,  Capt.  Lincoln,  President,  on  charge  of  neglect  of  duty  and  disobedi 
ence  of  orders;  sentence,  39  lashes;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Feb.,  1782, 
dated  York  Huts;  reported  on  command  at  the  block-house  in  Oct.  and  Nov., 
1781 ;  also,  Capt.  Hastings's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  list  of  men  deserted ; 
deserted  June  12  [year  not  given]  from  New  Windsor. 

BATES,  CHRISTOPHER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ames's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted 
June  26,  1778 ;  service,  24  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  CLEMENT,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Lenthall  Eells's  (South  Hanover) 
co.,  under  the  direction  of  field  officers  of  2d  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield;  service, 
3  days. 


784  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BATES,  CLEMENT,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit- 
jiey's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Point  Shirley,  June  13,  1776  ;  also,  pay 
roll  for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  3  mos. 

BATES,  CLEMENT,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days. 

BATES,  CLEMENT,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Soper's  co.,  under  the  direction  of 
field  officers  of  1st  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  enlisted  July  24,  1775 ;  service,  5  mos.  21 
days ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Plymouth  Co. 
regt.;  Capt.  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Gates's  regt.;  residence,  Hanover;  mustered  by 
James  Hatch,  Muster  Master;  enlistment,  9  months,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Calvin  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.;  enlisted  June  29,  1778;  roll 
made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  5  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  COMFORT,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Anthony 
Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1776  ;  service,  2  mos.,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  COMFORT.  Corporal,  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  "Whitney's 
(Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  July  30, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  13, 1778 ;  service, 
1  mo.  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

BATES,  COMFORT.  Private,  Capt.  Abiel  Clap's  co.,Col.  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  July  24,  1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  4  days. 

BATES,  COMFORT.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  "Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.; 
enlisted  Jan.  1,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  25  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3 
months ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Taunton  ;  also,  Capt.  Moses  "Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  Isaac 
Dean's  regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  31, 1780 ;  discharged 
Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  10  days. 

BATES,  COMFORT,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Richardson's  co. ;  service  from 
April  21,  1777,  to  May  15,  1777,  25  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Richard 
son's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ;  marched  from  Attleborough  on  a  secret 
expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777 ;  service,  1 
mo.  6  days;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  29,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ; 
enlistment,  6  weeks. 

BATES,  CONRAD.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hicks's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlist 
ment,  during  war. 

BATES,  CORNELIUS.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Baxter's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.,  Gen. 
Lovel's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  5,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  14,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 
13  days ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Braintree. 

BATES,  DANIEL,  Pittsfield.  Private,  Capt.  John  Strong's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  went  to  Fort  Ann  June  30,  1777,  and  were  dis 
missed  July  26,  1777 ;  service,  3  weeks  5  days  ;  also,  list  of  men  who  marched  to 
headquarters,  agreeable  to  order  of  general  court,  June  1, 1778,  and  were  dismissed 
Feb.  1,  1779;  enlistment,  8  months;  also,  list  of  men  who  were  raised  July  16, 
1779,  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months. 

BATES,  DANIEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  detached  July  29, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  10, 1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  11  days, 
with  Maj.  Goodwin's  detachment  at  Boston. 

BATES,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  enlisted 
May  20,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  7,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  23  days,  at  Peekskill; 
enlistment,  8  months. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  785 

BATES,  DAVID,  Rochester.  Corporal,  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury, 
Nov.  11, 177") ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  (3d  Rochester)  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ; 
marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  service,  14  days. 

BATES,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Simon  Gary's  regt. ;  pay  roll 
for  4  days  service  dated  Roxbury,  April  1,  1776. 

BATES,  DAVID,  Middleborough.  Private,  Lieut.  Consider  Benson's  (5th  Middleborough) 
co.;  marched  to  Howland's  Ferry,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service, 
8  days. 

BATES,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Perez  Churchill's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780;  service,  9  days. 

BATES,  DAVID.  Corporal,  Capt.  Aaron  Coe's  co.,  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson;  enlisted  Oct.  21,  1776; 
returned  Nov.  17,  1776 ;  service,  28  days ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Northern 
army ;  roll  dated  Granville ;  also,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co.,  Col.  Mosley's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  9,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  3,  1777 ;  service,  30  days ;  marched  to  rein 
force  Northern  army;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Barns's  co.,  Col.  David 
Moseley's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  service  between  June  12  and  June  17,  1782, 
4  days,  quelling  the  mob  at  Northampton. 

BATES,  DOUTY,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Dyke's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  to  and  from  camp  dated  Nov.,  1776;  service 
at  Dorchester  Heights;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Plym 
outh  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
12  days;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BATES,  EDWARD.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  23,  1776;  discharged  April  1,  1777;  service,  100 
days,  at  Ticonderoga;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777. 

BATES,  EDWARD,  Township  No.  5.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  (late 
Alden's  6th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  26, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  mustered  by  Ruggles  Woodbridge,  Muster  Mas 
ter;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Capt.  Day's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  Cherry  Valley,  Feb.  24, 
1779 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Cherry  Valley ;  reported 
sick  in  general  hospital ;  also  reported  invalided  in  1780. 

BATES,  ELEAZER.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  7  days  wages  before  marching  to  Roxbury  Feb.  12,  1776. 

BATES,  ELIJAH,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Briggs's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days. 

BATES,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Dean's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.;  marched 
to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  service,  5  days ;  company  made 
up  from  3d  and  7th  cos.  in  4th  Bristol  Co.  regt. 

BATES,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Doty's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
service  from  Sept.  13  to  Sept.  17,  1778,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth,  Barn- 
stable  Co. 

BATES,  ELISHA,  Cohasset.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  22,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  15  days; 
also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2, 
Oct.  5,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  18,  1775. 


786  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BATES,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detach 
ment  of  guards ;  enlisted  May  27, 1779 ;  discharged  Aug.  12, 1779 ;  service,  2  mos, 
17  days,  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

BATES,  ELISHA,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  (Independent)  co. ;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1776;  service,  28  days,  at  Hingham;  also,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co.,  Col. 
Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  3,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1776; 
service,  6  mos.  28  days,  at  Hull ;  also,  Capt.  Newcomb's  (Independent)  co. ; 
return  of  men  in  service  at  Hull,  March  1,  1777;  age,  55  yrs.;  also,  list  of  men 
mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  April 
27,  1777  ;  Capt.  Alden's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Benjamin  Lapham's  and  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's 
cos.,  dated  Hingham,  Feb.  17,  1778;  residence,  Hingham;  joined  Capt.  Alden's 
co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  also,  Capt.  Judah 
Alden's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  April  7,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  dated  Camp  at  Valley 
Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778;  also,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot's  invalid  corps;  pay  roll  for 
June-Sept.,  1778,  dated  Boston;  also,  list  of  men  who  signed  an  order  for  cloth 
ing,  dated  Boston,  Jan.,  1779;  also,  order  for  gratuity  payable  to  Lieut.  Osgood 
Carleton,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  6,  1779;  also,  Lieut.  Carleton's  co.  of  invalids  sta 
tioned  at  Boston,  Col.  Lewis  Nichola's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Aug.,  Sept.  and 
Oct.,  1779;  also,  Capt.  McFarland's  co.  of  invalids;  Continental  Army  pay  ac 
counts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Sept.  20,  1780;  reported  deceased. 

BATES,  ELISHA,  Jr.,  Cohasset.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  29, 1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  30, 1776;  service,  6  mos. 
3  days,  at  Hull ;  also,  Capt.  Stowers's  (Independent)  co. ;  return  of  men  in  ser 
vice  at  Hull,  March  1,  1777;  age,  16  (also  given  18)  yrs.;  also,  list  of  men  mus 
tered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  April  27, 
1777;  Capt.  Alden's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Obadiah  Beals's  co.,  dated  Feb.  16,  1778;  joined 
Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  7th  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  7,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Judah  Alden's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp  at 
Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778;  also,  Sergeant;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men 
dated  Jan.  27,  1781;  Capt.  Alden's  co.,  2d  Mass,  regt.;  age,  21  yrs.;  stature,  5 
ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark;  residence,  Cohasset;  enlisted  April  1, 
1779;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BATES,  ELXATHAX.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Asa  White's  co.,  dated  Weymonth,  March 
20,  177"). 

BATES,  ELXATHAX.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abijah  Whitman's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  David 
Cushing's  (2d  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned 
March  10,  1779. 

BATES,  EPHRAIM,  Philadelphia.  List  of  prisoners  discharged  from  prison  ships  at 
Rhode  Island  and  sent  to  Boston  in  the  schooner  "  Speedwell"  by  Josiah  Godfrey 
Aug.  6,  1777. 

BATES,  FORD,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  William  Weston's  co. ;  enlisted  June  24,  1776 ; 
discharged  Nov.  19,  1776;  stationed  at  the  Gurnet  for  defence  of  Plymouth  har 
bor;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  2  mos. 
6  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  11.  1777  ;  also,  Capt. 
Calvin  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.;  enlisted  June  24,  1778;  service, 
6  mos.  10  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Plymouth  Co.  regt.;  Capt.  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Gates's 
regt. ;  mustered  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master;  enlistment,  9  months,  to  expire 
Jan.  1,  1779. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        787 


BATES,  FRANCIS,  Swanzey.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  mustered  by  James 
Leonard,  Muster  Master,  subsequent  to  Sept.  16  [year  not  given]  ;  Capt.  Jonathan 
Dawn's  co.,  Col.  Lee's  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  residence,  Swanzey. 

BATES,  GAMALIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Anthony  Thomas's 
(Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  service  from  March  5  to  March  9,  177(5,  1  days;  marched 
to  Cohasset  on  an  alarm.  Iloll  dated  Hanover. 

BATES,  Grv.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  20,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  nios.  22  days,  at  Stillwater. 

BATES,  Grv,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Crocker's  co.,  Brig.  Gen.  John  Thomas's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  May  3,  177");  service,  3  mos. 
5  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Itoxbury,  Nov.  9,  177"). 

BATES,  GUY,  Scituate.  List  of  men  mustered  from  Plymouth  Co.  regt.  by  James  Hatch, 
Muster  Master,  dated  April  2S,  1778;  enlistment,  8  months. 

BATES,  GUY,  Scituate.  List  of  men  mustered  from  Plymouth  Co.  regt.  by  James  Hatch, 
Muster  Master;  enlistment,  9  months,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Calvin  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  13, 1778  ;  roll  made  up 
to  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  22  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  GUY,  Scituate.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  2d  Plym 
outh  Co.  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  served  as  a  me 
chanic,  not  as  a  soldier. 

BATES,  HOSEA.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Peter  Combes's  6th  (Brunswick)  co.,  2d  Cumber 
land  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia-,  commissioned  June  5,  1776. 

BATES,  INCREASE.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  Nov.  12,  1777;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778;  service,  -i  mos.  22  days,  at 
Cambridge,  guarding  troops  of  convention. 

BATES,  ISAAC,  Marshfield.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Crocker's  co.,  Brig.  Gen.  Thomas's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  May  3,  177") ;  service,  3  mos.  5 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  177'") ;  also,  Capt.  Henry  Prentiss's  co., 
Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  23,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  1, 
1776  ;  service,  4  mos.  8  days. 

BATES,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Ammidon's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  28,  1780  ;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780  ;  service,  13  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the 
alarm  of  July  27,  1780. 

BATES.  ISAAC-,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Davis's  co..  Col.  Luke  Drury's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  17,  1781;  arrived  at  West  Point  Aug.  1,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  1, 
1781  ;  service,  3  mos.  22  days ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BATES,  ISRAEL,  Attleborough.  Order  dated  July  ."},  1776,  given  by  Capt.  Jacob  Ide  and 
company  on  Ephraim  Newell.  Town  Treasurer  of  Attleborough,  for  waires  for 
service  on  the  alarm  caused  by  battle  of  Bunker  Hill ;  also,  Private.  Capt.  Stephen 
Richardson's  co.,  Col.  George  William s's  regt.;  marched  from  Attleborough  on 
a  secret  expedition  Sept.  2-">,  1777  ;  discharged  Oct.  2!),  1777  ;  service.  1  mo.  (!  days  ; 
a/so,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.;  marched  to  Rhode 
Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1777;  service,  23  days;  also,  Capt.  Moses  \Vill- 
marth's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aiiir.  17, 
1778,  to  Sept.  9,  1778,  21  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  ;  also,  Capt.  Foster's 
co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.,  payroll  for  service  from  July  27  to  July  31,  1780,5 
days ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  a  6  days  campaign. 


788  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BATES,  ISSACHAH,  Athol.  Capt.  Ichabod  Dexter's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  receipt 
for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  20,  1775;  also,  Fifer;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days ;  also,  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  Stockwell's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  7  days; 
marched  to  Bennington  to  reinforce  Gen.  Stark;  also,  Capt.  John  Oliver's  co., 
Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  28,  1777,  to  Oct.  18, 
1777,  28  days;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army  at  the  reduction  of  Gen. 
Burgoyne. 

BATES,  JABEZ,  Hanover.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  20  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Hanover;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  10,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  11,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
George  Webb;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Hanover  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  5,  1780 ;  discharged 
Jan.  10,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  17  days. 

BATES,  JABEZ.  Seaman,  frigate  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Nicholson; 
engaged  Nov.  29,  1781 ;  roll  made  up  to  May  31,  1782;  service,  6  mos.  1  day. 

BATES,  JACOB,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  Eleazer  Hamblen's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1 
week,  1  day;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BATES,  JACOB.  Order  dated  July  5,  1776,  given  by  Capt.  Jacob  Ide  and  company  on 
Ephraim  Newell,  Town  Treasurer  of  Attleborough,  for  wages  for  service  on  the 
alarm  caused  by  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill. 

BATES,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.; 
service  from  July  27,  1778,  to  Aug.  12,  1778,  17  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  JACOB,  Granville.  Corporal,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co.,  which  marched  April  20, 
1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  9  days ;  reported  enlisted 
into  the  army  April  29,  1775;  also,  4th  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ball's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Danielson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  10  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Dec. 
22,  1775;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Aaron  Coe's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777;  service,  1  mo. 
3  days ;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  reinforce  Northern  army  by  order  of  Gen.  Gates ; 
also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Barns's  co.,  Col.  David  Moseley's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.; 
service  from  June  12  to  June  17,  1782,  6  days,  quelling  the  mob  at  Northampton. 

BATES,  JACOB,  Boston.  Drummer,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  29,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also, 
Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  rolls  made  up  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1781, 
to  Jan.  1,  1783;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  10th  Mass. 
regt. ;  list  of  men  [year  not  given] . 

BATES,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Crandon's  co. ;  enlisted  July  15,  1775;  service, 
5  mos.  19  days. 

BATES,  JAMES,  Cohasset.  Corporal,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  22,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  15 
days;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Fort 
No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  18,  1775. 


IX   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  789 


BATES,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Pyam  Gushing' s  co.,  Col.  Lovell's  regt. ;  service,  4  days, 
in  June,  1776,  on  two  alarms  at  Hull. 

BATES,  JAMES.  Petition  dated  Concord,  Sept.  30, 1777,  signed  by  said  Bates  and  others, 
asking  for  addition  to  wages  for  service  in  guarding  Continental  stores  at  Little 
Cambridge,  Concord,  Sudbury,  etc. ;  service  in  Capt.  Isaac  Woods's  co. ;  warrant 
allowed  Jan.  21,  1778. 

BATES,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  John  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  4  days,  under 
Col.  Job  Gushing  on  an  expedition  to  Bennington. 

BATES,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.,  Gen. 
Palmer's  brigade;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  service,  32  days,  on  a  secret  expedition 
to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

BATES,  JAMES.  Captain,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Nov.  1, 1780 ;  reported  as  serving  2  mos.  as  Lieutenant, 
8  mos.  as  Captain. 

BATES,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt. ;  marched 
to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm,  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service, 
8  days ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Attleborough ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  March  6 
to  March  14,  1781,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
Attleborough. 

BATES,  JAMES,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  Loring's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 177'") ;  enlisted  April  27,  1775  ;  service,  3  mos.  12  days  ;  also, 
Capt.  Charles  Cushing's  (late  Loring's)  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt. ;  company  return 
dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  6,  1775 ; 
also,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  (Independent)  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  service,  21 
days,  at  Hingham  ;  also,  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776,  dated  Camp  at  Hull;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised 
to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  5,  1780;  age,  38  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft.  1  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence, 
Hingham ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  24,  1780 ;  inarched  to  camp  July  24,  1780, 
under  command  of  Capt.  Soper ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the 
town  of  Hingham  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July 
12,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  28,  1780;  service,  6  mos.;  also,  return  of  men  raised 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  enlisted  March  24,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BATES,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Ignatius  Loring's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Putnam's  (Plymouth 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  4,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  12 
days;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen. 
Washington. 

BATES,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Hitchcock's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  June,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh;  enlisted  Jan.  16,  1781;  enlist 
ment,  3  years;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  rolls  for  July, 
Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point  in  July  and  Aug., 
1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Huts;  reported  sick 
at  New  Windsor;  also,  return  of  the  sick  in  hospital  at  New  Windsor,  dated  Dec. 
24,  1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  Hutts. 

BATES,  JESSE.     List  of  men  in  Capt.  Asa  White's  co.,  dated  Weymouth,  March  20, 

1775. 

BATES,  JESSE.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Kersey's  co.,  Col.  Lovell's  regt.;  marched  to 
Dorchester  March  4,  1776  ;  service,  4  days.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Ilingham. 

BATES,  JESSE,  Weymouth.  Matross,  Capt.  Winthrop  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artil 
lery)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  advance  pay,  etc.,  sworn  to  June  8,  1776. 


790  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 


BATES,  JESSE  (also  given  JESSEL),  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  co.,  Col. 
Benjamin  Lincoln's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service, 
3  days;  also,  Lieut.  Heman  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Level's  regt.;  service 
from  June  23  to  June  25,  1776,  2  days,  at  Hull;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co., 
Col.  David  Gushing' s  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  3  days  service  in  Aug.,  1777,  at  Hull. 

BATES,  JOHN,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Kollock's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  10  days ;  also,  Capt. 
Oliver  Pond's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  en 
listed  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  25, 
1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  14,  1775. 

BATES,  JOHN,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Col.  Moses  Parker's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Benjamin  Walker,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  7  days ; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  (27th)  regt.;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  occupation, 
farmer;  residence,  Chelmsford;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Ford's  co., 
Col.  Bridge's  regt.;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  6,  1775;  also, 
Corporal;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26, 1775;  service,  3  mos. 
13  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775. 

BATES,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlin's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Feb.  2,  1776 ;  roll  made  up  for  6  days  wages  to  time  of  marching. 

BATES,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Parker's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  20,  1776;  service,  2  mos.,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  JOHN,  Mansfield.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  White's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  John  Dagget's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ; 
service,  11  days ;  also,  Lieut.  John  Dean's  co. ;  petition  dated  Mansfield ;  service 
from  Dec.  8  to  Dec.  17,  1776,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  JOHN,  Attleborough.  Order  dated  July  5,  1776,  given  by  Capt.  Jacob  Ide  and 
company  on  Ephraim  Newell,  Town  Treasurer  of  Attleborough,  for  wages,  etc., 
for  service  on  the  alarm  caused  by  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Ide's  co.,  Col.  Daggett's  regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 
1776;  service,  12  days. 

BATES,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt.;  pay  abstract 
for  2  mos.  6  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  11,  1777; 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

BATES,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.; 
company  detached  for  a  secret  expedition  to  Newport,  R.  I.,  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  dis 
charged  Oct.  31,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  6  days. 

BATES,  JOHN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  Newcomb's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  28,  1777,  to  Oct.  31,  1777,  35  days;  marched  on  a 
secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Trow's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.;  drafted 
Jan.  20,  1778;  discharged  March  24,  1778;  service,  2  mos. '5  days,  under  Maj. 
Gen.  Spencer,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  also,  Capt. 
Nathaniel  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  Dagget's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug. 
25,  1778,  to  Sept.  1,  1778,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service 
from  Sept.  6  to  Sept.  14,  1778,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth. 

BATES,  JOHN,  Marshfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Hamblen's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  3 
days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  discharged  June  1, 
1775;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Crocker's  co.,  Brig.  Gen.  Thomas's  regt.;  muster  roll 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       791 

BATES,  JOHX,  continued. 

dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  26,  177");  service,  1  mo.  1  week;  reported  en 
listed  as  a  substitute  for  Asa  Laphain;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  177;"); 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Iloxbury, 
Nov.  9,  177;");  also,  Capt.  Calvin  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  9,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  29  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  JOHX,  Plymouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Plym 
outh  Co.  regt.,  dated  April  28,  1778;  residence,  Plymouth;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Plympton  ;  joined  Capt.  Dunham's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  enlistment,  8  months  ; 
mustered  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted 
from  Plymouth  Co.  in  1779  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army;  age,  42  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Plymouth;  delivered  to  Ensign 
E.  White. 

BATES,  JOHX,  Plymouth.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James  Hatch, 
Muster  Master;  Col.  Jacobs's  regt.;  mustered  July  16,  1779;  enlisted  by  Capt. 
Camniels ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  also,  Private,  3d  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  1,  1779,  to  Sept.  24,  1779; 
reported  died  Sept.  24, 1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Jacob  Allen's  (later  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's) 
co.,  Col.  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  3  years  from  Jan.  1,  1777;  enlisted 
July  10,  1779. 

BATES,  JOHN,  Marshfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Plym 
outh  Co.  regt. ;  enlistment,  9  months,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  mustered  by  James 
Hatch,  Muster  Master. 

BATES,  JOHX,  Wareham.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Fearing's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to  Marshfield;  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Gibbs's 
co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  (4th  Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  Falmouth  on 
an  alarm  at  Elizabeth  Islands  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  2  days;  also,  pay  roll  for  3 
days  service  from  Sept.  10,  1779;  marched  on  an  alarm  to  Falmouth. 

BATES,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Lawrence  Kemp's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  17,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  9 
days,  at  the  Northward ;  roll  dated  Shelburne ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  paid  him 
by  Class  No.  2  of  the  town  of  Shelburne,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  3  years,  dated  Shelburne,  May  6,  1782. 

BATES,  JONATHAN.  Capt.  Samuel  Patch's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winchendon,  Jan.  25,  1776. 

BATES,  JONATHAN.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  at  Cam 
bridge  under  Maj.  Baldwin,  May  15,  1775. 

BATES,  JONATHAN,  Weymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Gould's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  13  weeks; 
also,  Capt.  Gould's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  (36th)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
1775]  ;  stationed  at  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge ;  also,  Capt.  Goold's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge, 
Dec.  12,  1775. 

BATES,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  23,  1776;  discharged  April  1,  1777;  service,  100 
days,  at  Ticonderoga;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin 
Phillips's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  10, 1777; 
discharged  Aug.  12,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  in  Northern  department. 

BATES,  JONATHAN,  Cohasset.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  22,  1775;  service  2  mos.  15 
days ;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort 
No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  order  for 


792  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

BATES,  JONATHAN,  continued. 

bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  18,  1775 ; 
also,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Level's  regt. ;  service  from  Dec.  14 
to  Dec.  18,  1776,  4  days,  at  Hull ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ; 
age,  23  yrs.;  stattire,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Cohasset;  arrived 
at  Springfield  July  19,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  19,  1780,  under  command  of 
Capt.  Clark ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Cohasset  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  13,  1780;  discharged 
Dec.  8,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  7  days. 

BATES,  JONATHAN,  Cohasset.  Corporal,  Capt.  Obadiah  Beals's  co. ;  service  from  March 
4  to  March  9,  1776,  5  days;  marched  to  Dorchester;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Beals's  co.,  dated  Cohasset,  Feb.  16,  1778; 
joined  Capt.  Nichols's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  residence,  Cohasset;  enlistment, 
3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Nichols's  co.,  Col.  Jeduthan  Baldwin's  regt. of 
Artillery  artificers,  Gen.  Knox's  brigade  ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  Feb.  2,  1777,  to  Feb.  2,  1780 ;  reported  discharged. 

BATES,  JOSEPH,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  John  Albee's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  3  days. 

BATES,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Lieut.  Obadiah  Beals's  detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  Dec. 
12,  1775 ;  roll  made  up  to  April  3,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  24  days,  at  Hull  Beach. 

BATES,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  7  days  wages  before  marching  to  Roxbury  Feb.  12,  1776. 

BATES,  JOSEPH.  List  of  men  returned  as  having  served  as  guards  to  prevent  the  rescue 
of  prisoners,  dated  Cambridge,  May  11,  1776. 

BATES,  JOSEPH.  Ensign,  Capt.  Samuel  Thacher's  co. ;  service,  26  days,  guarding  stores 
at  Cortlandt  Manor,  N.  Y.,  in  1776. 

BATES,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Craggin's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  1  mo.  6  days  service  between  Dec.  8,  1776,  and  Jan.  21,  1777,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  JOSEPH.  Private.  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co.,  Col.  David  Cushing's  regt.'  ser 
vice,  3  days,  in  Aug.,  1777,  at  Hull. 

BATES,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  June 
22, 1778 ;  discharged  July  17, 1778 ;  service,  25  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Middleborough. 

BATES,  JOSEPH,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Tupper's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Sprout's  regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service, 
5  days ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  6  to  May  9,  1778,  and  from  Sept.  6  to 
Sept.  12,  1778,  9  days;  marched  from  Middleborough  to  Dartmouth  on  two 
alarms. 

BATES,  JOSEPH.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  16  days,  at 
Stillwater. 

BATES,  JOSEPH,  Cambridge  (probably).  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Thatcher's  co.,  Col. 
Gardner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days; 
also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  co. ;  enlisted  July  17,  1775;  discharged  Dec. 
23,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  20  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co. ;  pay  roll  for 
service  from  Dec.  9  to  Dec.  21,  1776,  12  days,  at  Noddle's  Island;  also,  Capt. 
Walton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Thatcher's  regt. ;  service  from  Sept.  2  to  Sept.  4,  1778, 


IX   THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  793 


BATKS,  JOSEPH,  continued. 

3  days,  with  guards  at  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge;  also,  list  of  men  in  Capt.  Walton's 
co.  at  Cambridge  who  were  ordered  by  Col.  Thatcher  to  march  to  Boston  to  serve 
under  Gen.  Heath  until  Nov.  9,  1778,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  30,  1778. 

BATKS,  JOSEPH,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  14  days. 

BATKS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Crane's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  4,  1779;  roll  made  up 
to  May  4,  1779;  service,  3  rnos.,  at  Boston. 

BATES,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Ammidon's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  6,  1780;  service,  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island, 
on  the  alarm  of  July  27,  1780. 

BATES,  JOSEPH,  Barnstable.  Private,  Capt.  Rufus  Lincoln's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  sworn  to  at  West  Point;  enlisted 
April  20,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June-Sept.,  1781 ;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men 
dated  Feb.  20,  1782;  age,  16  (also  given  17)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7£  (also  given  9) 
in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light  (also  given  brown)  ;  occupation,  blacksmith; 
enlisted  April  20,  1781;  residence,  Barnstable;  joined  Capt.  Lincoln's  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BATES,  JOSEPH.  Captain,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  14th  (also  given  12th)  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779 ;  reported 
as  serving  33  mos.  as  Lieutenant  and  3  mos.  as  Captain ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Joshua  Eddy's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt, ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1778,  dated 
White  Plains  ;  enlisted  Nov.  G,  1776 ;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Barachiah  Bassett's  (2d)  co., 
Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.;  return  of  officers  in  service  April,  1779,  dated 
Wrest  Point;  also,  Captain,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  list  of  officers; 
commissioned  Oct.  8,  1779 ;  reported  retired  on  the  arrangement  of  Nov.  18  [year 
not  given]  ;  also,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  9th  co. ;  return  of  officers  in  service 
July,  1780,  dated  Steenrapie ;  reported  on  command  with  light  infantry ;  also, 
muster  roll  of  field  and  staff  officers  for  Oct. -Dec.,  1780,  dated  Huts  near  West 
Point;  also,  5th  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  list  of  men  furloughed ;  leave 
given  by  Col.  Brooks  to  go  from  West  Point  to  Wareham  Dec.  14,  1780,  and  to 
remain  until  April  1,  1781;  also,  weekly  returns  of  officers,  muster  rolls,  etc., 
dated  German  Hutts  and  West  Point  from  Jan.  5,  1781,  to  May  11,  1781 ;  reported 
on  furlough;  also,  3d  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781, 
dated  West  Point ;  reported  on  command  at  the  Lines  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  June, 
1781;  reported  on  command  witli  Col.  Scammell ;  also  reported  on  command  at 
the  Lines  ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  July,  Aug.,  Sept.,  and  to  Oct.  25,  1781 ;  reported 
on  command  with  Col.  Scammell  and  Col.  Putnam  ;  also,  returns  of  officers,  muster 
rolls,  etc.,  from  Oct.  25,  1781,  to  Dec.  7,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  in  Virginia; 
also,  2d  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  return  of  officers  dated  Hutts,  Dec.  14, 
1781 ;  also,  returns,  etc.,  from  Dec.  28,  1781,  to  Jan.  4,  1782;  reported  attending 
court-martial  in  garrison;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts; 
also,  muster  rolls,  returns,  etc.,  from  Feb.  22,  1782,  to  March  1,  1782;  reported 
attending  court  of  inquiry  at  West  Point ;  also,  return  of  officers  dated  March  8, 
1782;  also,  returns,  etc.,  from  March  8,  1782,  to  July  26,  1782;  reported  attending 
court  of  inquiry  in  garrison  at  West  Point ;  also,  return  of  officers  dated  West 
Point,  Oct.  3,  1782;  reported  on  fatigue  duty  at  West  Point. 

BATES,  JOSEPH,  Wells.  List  of  men  from  York  Co.  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
[year  not  given] . 

BATES,  JOSEPH  NEAL,  Hanover.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Gates's  (Plymouth  Co  )  regt. ;  enlistment,  9  months, 
to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  mustered  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master. 


794  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BATES,  JOSHUA.  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  co.,  Gen.  Spencer's  brigade;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Weymouth,  Dec.  19,  1775. 

BATES,  JOSHUA,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days;  also,  Capt. 
Turner's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775  ;  enlisted 
May  3,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury, 
Dec.  22,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  from  2d  Plymouth  Co.  regt.  by  James 
Hatch,  Muster  Master,  dated  March  22, 1777  ;  Capt.  Seth  Drew's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's 
regt.;  age,  33  yrs. ;  residence,  Hanover;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  5th  co.,  Col. 
John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  15, 
1777,  to  July  2,  1778;  reported  died  July  2,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Drew's  co.,  Col. 
Bailey's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778. 

BATES,  JOSHUA,  Weymouth.  Matross,  Capt.  Winthrop  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artil 
lery)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  advance  pay,  etc.,  sworn  to  June  8,  1776  ;  also,  Ser 
geant,  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  (2d)  co.,.  Col.  Paul  llevere's  (late  Crafts's)  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  8,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Lincoln's  (10th)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  list  of  men  entitled  to  a  bounty 
dated  Boston,  Jan.  12,  1778;  also,  list  of  men  entitled  to  3  months  stores  dated 
Castle  Island,  Sept.  17,  1779;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May 
8,  1780,  4  mos.  8  days,  dated  Boston. 

BATES,  JOSIAH,  Cohasset.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  23,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  14  days; 
also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2, 
Oct.  5, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  18,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
Stowers's  (Independent)  co. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at  Hull,  March  1,  1777; 
age,  21  yrs. 

BATES,  JOSIAH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  24,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  19  days,  in 
Northern  department. 

BATES,  JOSIAH.  Warrant  to  pay  officers  and  crew  of  the  schooner  "  Allen  "  [year  not 
given]  ;  service  at  Penobscot. 

BATES,  LABAX,  Bellingham.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Holbrook's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  also,  Capt:.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Maj. 
Seth  Bullard's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm 
of  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  14  days. 

BATES,  LKAVITT,  Mansfield.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  White's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  John  Dag- 
get's  (4th  Bristol  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Rox- 
bury;  service,  5  days ;  also,  Lieut.  John  Dean's  co.,  Col.  Daggett's  regt. ;  marched 
to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  25  days;  company  made 
up  from  3d  and  7th  companies;  also,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Grover's  co.,  Col.  Isaac 
Dean's  (4th  Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  5,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780; 
service,  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
Attleborough. 

BATES,  LEBBEUS,  Weymouth.  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  co.,  Gen.  Spencer's  brigade; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Weymouth,  Dec.  19, 1775 ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Trufant's  (Independent)  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  service, 
4  mos.,  at  Weymouth. 

BATES,  LEBBEUS.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  French's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's  regt.; 
pay  roll  from  May  15, 1777,  to  July  15,  1777,  2  mos.  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  795 

BATKS,  LEBBEUS.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  "Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  24,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  19  days,  in 
Northern  department. 

BATES,  LEBBEUS.  Corporal,  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Paul  Itevere's  (Artil 
lery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  14,  1778,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779;  also,  list  of  men  entitled  to  3  months  stores,  dated  Castle  Island,  Sept. 
17,  1779;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  8,  1780,  4  mos.  8 
days,  dated  Boston. 

BATES,  LEMUEL,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Allen's  co.,  Col.  John  Fel- 
lows's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 177") ;  enlisted  May  1,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
1  week,  1  day ;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7, 177.") ;  reported  went 
to  Quebec  Sept.  9,  177") ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  11, 1776;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Clap's  co.,  Col.  John  Dickin 
son's  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  17  to  Aug.  22, 1777, f>  days  ;  marched  to  New  Provi 
dence  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington;  roll  dated  Southampton;  also,  Capt.  Lemuel 
Pomeroy's  co.,  Col.  John  Dickerson's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged 
Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  30  days;  marched  to  Saratoga  under  Col.  Ezra  May. 

BATES,  LEMUEL,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service,  14  days;  also,  Capt. 
Turner's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted 
May  3, 1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days  ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Itoxbury, 
Dec.  22,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Lemuel  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Anthony  Thomas's  (Plym 
outh  Co.)  regt.;  service  from  March  5  to  March  9,  1776,  4  days;  marched  to 
Cohasset  on  an  alarm ;  also,  Capt.  Hay  ward  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt.;  drafted  Sept.  25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  0  days; 
company  drafted  from  Scituate  and  Hanover  to  march  on  a  secret  expedition  to 
Tiverton,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Cliffs  co.,  Col.  Josiah  "Whitney's  (Plymouth 
Co.)  regt.;  marched  July  29,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  19 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  LEMUEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon's  (7th)  co.,  2d  Hampshire  Co. 
regt.;  service  from  June  15  to  June  17,  1782,  3  days,  suppressing  the  insurgents 
at  Northampton;  also,  pay  roll  for  2  days  service  from  Sept.  28  to  Sept.  30,  1784; 
marched  to  Springfield  to  protect  the  Supreme  Judicial  Court. 

BATES,  LEVI,  Cohasset.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Obadiah  Beals's  co. ;  service  from  March  4 
to  March  9,  1770,  5  days;  marched  to  Dorchester;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Beals's  (Cohasset)  4th  co.,  Col.  Lovell's  (2d  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of 
Mass,  militia;  commissioned  April  4,  1770;  also,  Capt.  Beals's  co.,  Col.  Solomon 
I^ovell's  regt.;  service  from  June  14  to  June  10,  1770,  2  days,  at  Hull;  also,  Capt. 
Peter  Gushing' s  co.,  Col.  Level's  regt.;  service  from  Dec.  14  to  Dec.  18,  1776,  4 
days,  at  Hull. 

BATES,  LEVI.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Plymouth  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  12  days; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BATES,  LINUS,  Granville.  Private,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co.,  which  marched  April  20, 
1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  discharged  May  18,  1775  ;  service, 
1  mo. 

BATES,  Lixus.  Drummer,  Capt.  "William  Cannon's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.; 
marched  to  Ticonderoga  May  0,  1777;  returned  July  14,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  10 
days.  Roll  dated  Blandford. 

BATES,  LUKE,  Coliasset.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  (Independent)  co. ;  enlisted 
July  25,  1775;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1776;  service,  5  mos.  6  days,  at  Hingham; 


796  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


BATES,  LUKE,  continued. 

reported  served  in  place  of  Levi  Burr;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co. 
by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777  ;  Col.  Crane's 
regt. ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  Seward's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  10, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Camp  at  New  Windsor,  Jan.  12, 
1780;  Capt.  Seward's  co.,  3d  Artillery  regt.;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.; 
complexion,  fair ;  residence,  Cohasset;  enlisted  March  10,  1777,  by  Lieut.  Bailey; 
enlistment,  3  years;  reported  enlisted  from  Capt.  Obadiah  Beals's  co. ;  also,  Ser 
geant,  Capt.  Seward's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  10,  1780;  reported  discharged  March  10,  1780. 

BATES,  MICAH,  Upton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Robert  Taft's  co.,  Col.  Silas  Wheelock's  regt., 
Avhich  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Itoxbury ;  service,  14  days. 

BATES,  MICAH,  Upton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ezra  Wood's  co. ;  company  return  dated  April 
19  [probably  177;")] . 

BATES,  MOSES,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  (3d  Rochester)  co.,  Col. 
Sprout's  regt.;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service, 
14  days. 

BATES,  MOSES,  Shelburne  (also  given  Salem).  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Taylor's  co., 
Col.  Nicholas  Dyke's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  dated  Sept.  17,  1776; 
also,  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  dated  Dorchester  Heights,  Nov.  28, 1776 ;  also, 
Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  23,  1776;  discharged  April  1,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  10  days, 
at  Ticonderoga ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  23,  1777 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated 
Garrison  at  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  24,  1777;  reported  on  command  at  the  Block 
House  at  the  mills ;  also,  Capt.  Lawrence  Kemp's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  17,  1777;  service,  2  mos. 
9  days,  at  the  Northward;  also,  Capt.  John  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Wells's  regt.;  en 
listed  Sept.  22, 1777  ;  discharged  Oct.  23, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  at  the  North 
ward  ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Lieut.  Benjamin 
Nash's  co.,  dated  April  f>,  1779,  joined  Capt.  Bryant's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Bryant's  co.,  Col. Mason's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  27, 1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Benjamin  Frothingham's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (ArtillerjT)  regt. ;  return  of 
men  stationed  at  Springfield  dated  Nov.  1,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Bryant's  co.,  Col. 
Crane's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  statement  of  Continental  balances  [year  not  given]  ;  list  of 
men  in  Capt.  Bryant's  co.  at  West  Point. 

BATES,  MOSES.  Corporal,  Capt.  Oliver  Shattuck's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Barnabas  Sears's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  8, 1781 ;  service, 

3  mos.  2  days  ;  enlistment,  3  months.     Roll  dated  Deerfield. 

BATES,  NATHAN,  Hingham  or  Cohasset.  Corporal,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  co.,  Col. 
Solomon  Level's  regt. ;  service  from  Dec.  14  to  Dec.  18,  1776,  4  days,  at  Hull. 

BATES,  NATHANIEL,  Granville.  Private,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co.,  which  marched  April 
20,  177"),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  discharged  May  3,  1775 ;  ser 
vice,  13  days. 

BATES,  NATHANIEL,  Cohasset.    Private,  Capt.  Obadiah  Beals's  co. ;  service  from  March 

4  to  March  9,  1776,  5  days;  marched  to  Dorchester;  also,  Capt.  Beals's  co.,  Col. 
Solomon  Lovell's  regt. ;  service  from  June  14  to  June  16,  1776,  2  days,  at  Hull. 

BATES,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  French's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  May  15,  1777,  to  July  15,  1777,  2  mos.  2  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        797 


BATES,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co.,  Col.  John  Hosier's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  9,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  1  mo. 
9  days ;  inarched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BATES,  NATHANIEL.  Petition  dated  Concord,  Sept.  30,  1777,  signed  by  said  Bates  and 
others,  asking  for  addition  to  wages  for  service  guarding  Continental  stores  at 
Little  Cambridge,  Concord,  Sndbury,  etc. ;  service  in  Capt.  Isaac  Woods 's  co. ; 
warrant  allowed  by  House  of  Representatives,  Jan.  21,  1778. 

BATES,  NATHANIEL,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel 
Pierce' s  regt. ;  enlisted  May  24,  1779;  discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  stationed  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  Luke 
Howell's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  19,  1779;  service,  4  mos. 
12  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  pay  roll  for  Dec.,  1779;  service,  1 
mo.  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's 
detachment  of  guards  ;  enlisted  May  31,  1780 ;  rolls  made  up  to  May  1,  1781 ;  ser 
vice,  11  mos.  2  days,  at  and  about  Boston,  guarding  Continental  stores. 

BATES,  NATHANIEL.  Matross,  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  29,  1781;  rolls  made  up  to  July  18,  1783;  service,  25  mos.  20  days; 
also,  list  of  men  entitled  to  clothing  for  1782,  dated  Boston. 

BATES,  NEAL,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Calvin  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ; 
enlisted  June  29,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  5  days,  at 
Rhode  Island;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cot 
ton's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  15  days  service  in  March,  1781,  on 
the  40  days  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  NEHEMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  5,  1777;  service,  21  days,  on  an  expedi 
tion  to  Stillwater  and  Saratoga. 

BATES,  NEHEMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Strong's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  10,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days, 
at  Saratoga;  inarched  to  Albany  Aug.  17,  1781. 

BATES,  NOAH,  Athol.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Dexter's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  7  days. 

BATES,  NORTH,  Dartmouth.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Oct.  29,  1779;  1st 
co.,  Col.  Hathaway's  regt.;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
hair,  brown;  eyes,  blue;  residence,  Dartmouth;  enlistment,  9  months  from  time 
of  arrival  at  Fishkill;  mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master. 

BATES,  OLIVER,  Westford.  Captain  of  a  company  in  Col.  James  Prescot's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 177");  service,  7  days;  also,  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177-");  enlisted  April  26,  177");  service,  29 
days;  reported  succeeded  in  command  by  Joshua  Parker,  May  24,  1775. 

BATES,  OLIVER.  Private,  Capt.  James  Walsworth's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
11  days  .  at  New  London,  Conn. 

BATES,  OLIVER.  Corporal,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  24,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  at 
Claverack. 

BATES,  OLIVER,  Shelburne.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Hampshire  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill  July  7, 1778 ;  Capt. 
Wells's  (also  given  Capt.  Camp's)  co.,  Col.  Wells's  regt.;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  2  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Shelburne ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as 


798  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BATES,  OLIVER,  continued. 

received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  dated  Fort  Arnold,  July  10,  1778 ; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ; 
complexion,  light ;  residence,  Shelburne ;  arrived  at  Springfield  June  29,  1780 ; 
marched  to  camp  July  1,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Joseph  Miller ;  also,  list 
of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  hav 
ing  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll 
for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Shelburne  for  service  in  the  Continental 
Army  during  1780;  marched  June  29,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  30,  1780;  service, 
6  mos.  11  days. 

BATES,  OLIVEII.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Shattuck's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Barnabas  Sears's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1781 ;  service, 
3  mos.  2  days ;  enlistment,  3  months.  Roll  dated  Deerfield. 

BATES,  OTHXIEL,  Hingham.    Private,  Capt.  Luke  Howell's  co.,  Col.  Tyler's  regt. ;  pay 

roll  for  20  days  service  in  Dec.,  1779,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  PETER,  Middleborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Shaw's  (1st)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 177-'),  to  Marshfield ;  service,  3  days  ;  also,  Capt. 
Joshua  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
177") ;  enlisted  May  5,  177") ;  service,  3  mos.  -i  days. 

BATES,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Robinson's  regt. ;  enlisted  July 
f>,  1777;  service,  5  mos.  25  days;  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James  Hatch, 
Muster  Master;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1778. 

BATES,  PETEK,  Hattield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Hampshire  Co. ;  age, 
20  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer; 
residence,  Hatfield ;  enlisted  July  5,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

BATHS,  REUREX,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Ellis's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  11  days. 

BATES,  REVREX,  Scituate.  Private,  Ensign  Otis's  co.,  2d  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days  ;  company  called  "  Royal 
Americans  of  Scituate." 

BATES,  REVREX.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Barker's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d 
Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  Bristol,  11.  I.,  Dec.  10.  177'),  on  an  alarm;  ser 
vice,  15  days;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Xasli's  co.,  Col.  David  Cushing's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  3  days  service  in  Aug.,  1777,  at  Hull. 

BATES,  REVBEX.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  rent.; 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  Aug.  4, 1780  ;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780 ;  service,  6  days, 
on  the  alarm  of  July  27,  1780.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Attleborough. 

BATES,  ROBERT,  Weymouth  or  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Goold's  co.,  Col.  Ben 
jamin  Lincoln's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Wey 
mouth  and  Braintree;  service,  8  days. 

BATES,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  24,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  19  days,  in 
Northern  department. 

BATES,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  reirt.;  enlisted 
Oct.  5,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  28  days,  fortifying  posts 
at  and  about  Boston. 

BATES,  ROGER,  Winchendon.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abel  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doo- 
little's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775.  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  12  days. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  799 

BATES,  RUEUS.  List  of  men  in  Col.  "Wheelock's  Orderly  Book,  dated  Headquarters, 
Ticonderoga,  Oct.  1C,  177G;  tried  by  general  court-martial,  Brig.  St.  Clair,  Presi 
dent;  charged  with  mutiny;  found  guilty,  and  ordered  to  receive  20  lashes  on 
bare  back  and  pick  oakum  for  a  week. 

BATES,  RUFUS.  Corporal,  Capt.  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  13, 
1780 ;  service,  6  days ;  marched  to  Pawlet  on  an  alarm. 

BATES,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  CO.;  enlisted  July  17,  177'"); 
discharged  Dec.  23,  177">;  service,  5  mos.  20  days. 

BATES,  SAMUEL,  "Weymouth  or  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Gould's  co.,  Col.  Ben 
jamin  Lincoln's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  from  "Wey- 
mouth  and  Braintree ;  service,  8  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Goold's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  June  12,  177");  service,  7  weeks; 
also,  Capt.  Goold's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  (36th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
177-")]  ;  stationed  at  Fort  Xo.  2,  Cambridge  ;  also,  Capt.  Goold's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's 
regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec. 
12,  1775. 

BATES,  SAMUEL,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlin's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar 
shall's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  13,  1776  ;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1776  ;  service,  1  mo. 
19  days,  Roll  dated  Castle  Island. 

BATES,  SAMUEL.  Seaman,  brigantine  ''Rising  Empire,'1  commanded  by  Capt.  "Richard 
"Whellen  ;  engaged  June  11,  1776;  discharged  Sept.  3,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  23 
days. 

BATES,  SAMUEL.  Private.  Capt.  Thomas  Xash's  co.,  Col.  David  Cushing's  regt. ;  pav 
roll  for  3  days  service  in  Aug.,  1777,  at  Hull. 

BATES,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's,  (3d)  regt. ;  en 
listed  Oct.  16,  177!);  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at  Claver- 
ack  ;  enlistment,  3  months  ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BATES,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Parker's  co.,  Col-  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Feb.  13,  1778;  enlisted  Jan.  9,  1778;  enlistment,  3  mos.,  from 
Jan.  1,  1778;  stationed  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  John  Gibbs's  co.,  Col. 
Sprout's  (ith  Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  Sept.  6  to  Sept.  10,  1778,  .")  days ; 
marched  to  Dartmouth  on  an  alarm;  also,  pay  roll  for  3  days  service  from  Sept. 
10,  1779;  marched  to  Falmouth  on  an  alarm;  aJso,  Capt.  Gibbs's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
White's  (4th  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  31,1780;  discharged  Aug.  9, 
1780;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  "Ware ham. 

BATES,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Rider's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  7,  1780;  discharged  Xov.  1,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  28  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  mouths;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Con 
tinental  Army. 

BATES,  SAMUEL,  "Wareham.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
John  Gibbs's  co.,  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated  May  9,  1777  ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  residence, 
"Wareham;  joined  Capt.  Joshua  Eddy's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.,  Mav  2.1,  1777; 
enlistment,  3  years,  from  May  9,  1777;  mustered  by  James  Hatch  (also  given 
Perez  Simons),  Muster  Master ;  <tlso,  Private,  7th  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's 
(12th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  18,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Eddy's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  July, 
1778,  dated  "White  Plains  ;  also,  Capt.  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  retrt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  18,  1780. 

BATES,  SAMUEL,  Cummington.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  ~>,  1780  ;  age,  16  yrs. ; 
stature,  .">  ft.  1  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Cummington  ;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  2t,  17-SO;  marched  to  camp  July  21,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 


800  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


BATES,  SAMUEL,  continued. 

Soaper ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 
1780. 

BATES,  SAMUEL,  Lynn.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  24  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy  ;  residence,  Lynn  ;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  17,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  17,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Abner 
Howard ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Lynn  for  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June  27,  1780;  discharged  Jan. 
13,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  29  days. 

BATES,  SAMUEL,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  10  days ;  also,  Capt. 
Lemuel  Kollock's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.;  marched  from  Wrentham  to  War 
wick,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  5  days;  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
Cowell's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ;  payroll  for  service  from  Sept.  25, 1777, 
to  Oct.  30,  1777,  1  mo.  5  days,  on  a  secret  expedition ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service 
from  Aug.  4  to  Aug.  26, 1778,  22  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  descrip 
tive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Dorchester,  July  19,  1779;  Capt.  Cowell's  co.,  Col. 
Hawes's  regt.;  age,  28  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  nationality,  American;  hair, 
light;  eyes,  gray;  occupation,  cooper;  residence,  Wrentham;  enlistment,  9 
months ;  received  from  Maj.  Badlam  and  conducted  to  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner, 
at  Springfield,  by  Hezekiah  Read  Miller;  reported  delivered  to  Ensign  John 
Hubbel ;  also,  Capt.  John  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Webb's  regt. ;  marched  Aug. 
20,1781;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  22  days;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BATES,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Strong's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  10,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days, 
at  Saratoga;  marched  to  Albany  Aug.  17,  1781. 

BATES,  SAMUEL,  Wareham.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  27  yrs.;  stature,  5 
ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  blacksmith;  residence, 
Wareham;  enlisted  March  30,  1781;  joined  Capt.  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Zebulon  King's 
co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  June-Sept.,  1781 ;  also,  muster 
rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Dec.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts ;  reported  on  command  with  the 
boats  in  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts; 
reported  sick  and  absent. 

BATES,  SAMUEL.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Sherman's  co.,Col.  Gideon  Burt's  regt.;  ser 
vice  from  June  16  to  June  22,  1782,  6  days,  at  Springfield  and  Northampton,  sup 
pressing  the  insurgents. 

BATES,  SAMUEL,  Jr.,  Weymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Goold's  co.,  Col.  John  Grea- 
ton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  13 
weeks ;  also,  Capt.  Goold's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  (36th)  regt. ;  company  return  [prob 
ably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  stationed  at  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  12,  1775. 

BATES,  SAMUEL,  Jr.,  Hingham  or  Cohasset.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  co.,  Col. 
Solomon  Level's  regt. ;  service  from  Dec.  14  to  Dec.  18,  1776,  4  days,  at  Hull. 

BATES,  SAMUEL,  2d.  Private,  Capt.  John  Gibbs's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
service  from  Dec.  8  to  Dec.  10,  1776,  2  days ;  marched  to  Falmouth  on  an  alarm 
at  Elizabeth  Islands;  roll  dated  Wareham ;  also,  pay  roll  for  13  days  service  at 
Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  10,  1776 ;  roll  dated  Wareham ;  also,  Capt. 
Gibbs's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  White's  (4th  Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  31,  1780; 
discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
Wareham. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  801 


BATES,  SKTII,  Hanover.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days. 

BATES,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cliffs  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  (Plymouth  Co.) 
regt.;  marched  July  29,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  19  days, 
at  Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  SETH,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  7  days  wages  before  marching  to  Roxbury  Feb.  12,  1776 ; 
also,  Capt.  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay 
dated  Point  Shirley,  June  13,  1776;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service  for  Aug.-Nov., 
1776,  4  mos.  2  days. 

BATES,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Gibbs's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  service 
from  Dec.  8  to  Dec.  10, 1776,  2  days;  marched  to  Falmouth  on  an  alarm  at  Eliza 
beth  Islands ;  roll  dated  Wareham ;  also,  pay  roll  for  13  days  service  at  Rhode 
Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  10,  1776 ;  roll  dated  Wareham ;  also,  Capt.  Gibbs's 
co.,  Col.  Sprout's  (4th  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  service,  3  days,  from  Sept.  10,  1779; 
marched  to  Falmouth  on  an  alarm. 

BATES,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.; 
drafted  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  6  days ;  company 
drafted  from  Scituate  and  Hanover  for  a  secret  expedition  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

BATES,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.,  Gen. 
Palmor's  brigade;  service,  32  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Tiverton,  R.  I., 
Sept.  29,  1777. 

BATES,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  Nov.  6,  1777  ;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  27  days,  at 
Cambridge. 

BATES,  SETH,  Wareham.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Plym 
outh  Co.  regt. ;  enlistment,  9  months,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  mustered  by  James 
Hatch,  Muster  Master;  also,  Private,  Sergt.  Elisha  Ruggles's  co. ;  enlisted  July 
1,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.;  stationed  at  Rochester  and 
Wareham ;  reported  in  Continental  service ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised 
to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  5,  1780;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence, 
Wareham;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  10,  1780;  inarched  to  camp  July  11,  1780, 
under  command  of  Ensign  Bancroft;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months 
service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return 
dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by 
the  town  of  Wareham  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched 
July  4,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  19,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  28  days. 

BATES,  SETH,  Pembroke.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  21  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Pembroke;  arrived  at  Spring- 
field  July  8,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  8,  1780,  under  command  of  Ebenezer 
Kent;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Pembroke  for  ser 
vice  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  4,  1780;  discharged 
Dec.  10,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  17  days. 

BATES,  SETH,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  7  days  wages  before  marching  to  Roxbury  Feb.  12,  1776. 

BATES,  SIMEON,  Wilbraham.  Private,  Capt.  Langdon's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BATES,  SIMEON,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  William  Warner's  co.,  Col.  J.  Whitney's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  for  Nov.,  1776. 


802  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BATES,  SIMEON,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Ellis's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days;  also,  Capt.  Jacob  Ide's  co.,  Col.  Dag- 
gett's  regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  24 
days. 

BATES,  SIMEON*.  Private,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  20,  1778;  discharged 
July  1,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  11  days;  company  detached  from  militia  of  Hamp 
shire  and  Worcester  counties  to  guard  stores  and  magazines  at  Brookfield  and 
Springfield. 

BATES,  SIMEON*.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  service,  8 
days,  in  Sept.,  1779,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth. 

BATES,  SIMEON.  Drummer,  Capt.  William  Barker's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt. ;  enlisted  March  6,  1781 ;  discharged  March  30,  1781 ;  service,  28  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BATES,  SOLOMON.  Drummer,  Capt.  Joseph  Soper's  co. ;  enlisted  July  17, 1775;  service, 
6  mos.,  under  direction  of  field  officers  of  1st  Plymouth  Co.  regt. 

BATES,  SOLOMON,  Hanover.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Dyke's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  to  and  from  camp  dated  Nov.,  1776;  service  at 
Dorchester  Heights. 

BATES,  SOLOMON.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  service  from  July  27, 1778,  to  Aug.  12,  1778,  17  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

BATES,  SOLOMON.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Robinson's  co.,  Capt.  Commandant  Samuel 
Fisher's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
1  day,  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  4  weeks.  Roll  dated  Attleborough. 

BATES,  SOLOMON,  Attleborough.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Bristol  Co.  by  James 
Leonard,  Muster  Master,  between  July  6,  1777,  and  Sept.  2,  1777;  age,  31  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt. ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years  ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Morse's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July  8,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778 ;  mustered  by  Capt.  Lennerd. 

BATES,  SOLOMON.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  31, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1780 ; 
service,  10  days. 

BATES,  SOLOMON,  Jr.,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Lenthall  Eells's  (South  Han 
over)  co.,  under  direction  of  field  officers  of  2d  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield;  service, 
3  days. 

BATES,  SPENCER,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamberlin's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  14  days ;  also,  Capt. 
Chamberlain's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Rox- 
bury,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov.  9,  1775. 

BATES,  SPENCER.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Harlow's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  4,  1778  ;  service,  8  mos.  10  days,  guarding  the  passes  of  North  River ;  enlist 
ment,  8  months;  also,  pay  rolls  for  Sept.  and  Dec.,  1776;  reported  a  Sergeant; 
also,  Sergeant;  order  for  wages  dated  Plympton,  April  20,  1779. 

BATES,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  26,  1777;  service,  27  days; 
company  called  out  by  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows  at  the  request  of  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler 
and  ordered  to  Fort  Ann. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        80o 


BATES,  STEPHEN.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  White's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  (2d 
Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Oct.  8,  1779; 
also,  Lieut.  John  Kilburn's  CO.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt. ;  service  from  Oct.  13  to  Oct. 
20,  1780,  11  days ;  marched  to  Vermont  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm. 

BATES,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Barns's  co.,  Col.  David  Moseley's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  4  days  service  between  June  12  and  June  17,  1782, 
quelling  the  mob  at  Northampton ;  also,  Capt.  Henry  Porter's  co. ;  return  for 
clothing  [year  not  given]  ;  endorsed  "Northampton  Co." 

BATES,  STEPHEN.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Levi  Brown's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and 
men  dated  June  25,  1784. 

BATES,  SYLVESTER,  Rochester.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  Theoph- 
ilus  Cotton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Rox- 
bury,  Nov.  11,  1775;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  (8th)  co.,  4th 
Plymouth  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  May  9,  1776. 

BATES,  THADDEUS.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Asa  White's  co. ;  equipment  roll  dated  Wey- 
moutli,  March  20,  1775. 

BATES,  THADDETS,  Weymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  (Independent)  co. ; 
enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776 ;  service,  3  mos.  7  days. 

BATES,  THADDETS.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co.,  Col.  David  Cushing's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  3  days  service  in  Aug.,  1777.  at  Hull. 

BATES,  THADBEVS.  Corporal,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  24,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  19  days,  in 
Northern  department. 

BATES,  THEODORE,  Athol  (also  given  Royalston).  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men; 
Capt.  Lord's  (also  given  Capt.  Oliver's)  co.,  Col.  Grout's  regt.;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
stature,  5ft.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Athol;  enlisted  July  8,  1779;  enlist 
ment,  9  months;  marched  to  Springfield;  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster 
Master,  July  2,  1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  18  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Athol ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  6, 
1780;  marched  to  camp  July  7,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix ;  also,  pay 
roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Athol  for  service  in  the  Continental 
Army  during  1780;  marched  July  2,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1780;  service,  5 
mos.  14  days ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Capt.  William  Young,  Chair 
man  of  Class  No.  1  of  the  town  of  Athol,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  3  years,  dated  Worcester,  June  21,  1782;  also,  Private,  Col.  Benjamin 
Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  enlisted  April  9,  1782;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1783;  ser 
vice,  8  mos.  22  days. 

BATES,  THEOPHILTS.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Fisher's  co.,  Maj.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
marched  Oct.  3,  1782;  discharged  Oct.  24,  1782;  service,  23  days,  at  Hull.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Dedliam. 

BATES,  THOMAS,  Springfield.  Sergeant,  Maj.  Andrew  Cotton's  co.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  15  days. 

BATES,  THOMAS.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Wolcott's  co.,  Col.  Hopkins's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  16  days  service  between  July  16,  1776,  and  Aug.  5,  1776;  marched  to  the 
Highlands,  N.  Y.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. 

BATES.  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt., 
Gen.  Palmor's  brigade  ;  service,  32  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Tiverton,  R.  I., 
Sept.  29,  1777. 


804  MASSACHUSETTS    SOLDIERS   AND    SAILORS 

BATES,  THOMAS,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Shaw's  (1st)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  Capt. 
Joshua  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775 ;  enlisted  May  5, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  4  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  14, 1775 ;  also,  Lieut.  Jonah  Wash- 
burn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm 
of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  5  days;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Wade's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  22,  1778;  discharged  July  17,  1778;  service,  25  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt. ;  service  from  Sept.  6  to  Sept.  12,  1778,  6  days,  on  two  alarms  at  Dartmouth. 

BATES,  THOMAS.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Gibbs's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  ser 
vice  from  Dec.  8  to  Dec.  10, 1776,  2  days ;  marched  to  Falmouth  on  an  alarm  at 
Elizabeth  Islands;  roll  dated  Wareham;  also,  Capt.  Gibbs's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's 
(4th  Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  Sept.  6  to  Sept.  10, 1778,  5  days ;  marched 
to  Dartmouth  on  an  alarm;  also,  pay  roll  for  5  days  service  from  Sept.  13,  1778; 
marched  to  Falmouth  on  an  alarm ;  also,  pay  roll  for  3  days  service  from  Sept. 

10,  1779;  marched  to  Falmouth  on  an  alarm;  also,  Capt.  Gibbs's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
White's  (4th  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;   enlisted  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9, 
1780 ;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Wareham. 

BATES,  THOMAS.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Feb.  13,  1778;  enlisted  Jan.  9,  1778 ;  enlistment,  3  months  from 
Jan.  1,  1778;  stationed  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  John  Gibbs's  co.,  Col.  John 
Jacobs's  regt.;  enlisted  July  23,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army.  Roll  dated  Wareham. 

BATES,  THOMAS,  Springfield.  Capt.  Burt's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Howe's  regt. ;  list  of  men 
who  marched  to  Horse  Neck  [year  not  given]  ;  drafted  from  Hampshire  Co. 
militia,  but  failed  to  join  regiment. 

BATES,  THOMAS,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  co. ;  enlisted  July  17, 1775 ; 
discharged  Dec.  23,  1775 ;  service,  5  mos.  20  days. 

BATES,  THOMAS,  2d,  Wareham.  Fifer,  Capt.  John  Gibbs's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt. ;  service  from  Dec  8  to  Dec.  10,  1776,  2  days ;  marched  to  Falmouth  on  an 
alarm  at  Elizabeth  Islands;  also,  Capt.  Elisha  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Hawes's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  29,  1778,  to  Sept. 

11,  1778,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island;   also,  Capt.  Gibbs's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's 
(4th  Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;   service,  3  days,  from  Sept.  10,  1779;   marched  to  Fal 
mouth  on  an  alarm. 

BATES,  URBAX.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Asa  White's  co. ;  equipment  roll  dated  Wey- 
mouth,  March  20,  1775. 

BATES,  WARD.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co.,  Col.  David  Cushing's  regt. ;  pay 
roll  for  3  days  service  in  Aug.,  1777,  at  Hull. 

BATES,  WILLIAM,  East  Hoosac  (also  given  New  Stamford) .  Private,  Capt.  Samuel 
Sloan's  co.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  from  Williamstown ;  service,  14  days;  also,  Capt.  Sloan's  co.,  Col.  John 
Patterson's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  6, 1775; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  5, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  4  days ; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BATES,  WILLIAM,  Weymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Turner's  (Independent)  co. ;  en 
listed  Feb.  5,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  23  days;  company  stationed  at  Braintree  from 
Jan.  1,  1776,  to  May  22,  1776. 

BATES,  AVILLIAM,  Cohasset.  Private,  Capt.  Obadiah  Beals's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's 
regt. ;  service,  from  June  14  to  June  16,  1776,  2  days,  at  Hull. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  805 

BATES,  WILLIAM,  Chesterfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Hampshire  Co. 
for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  22,  1778; 
Capt.  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Chapin's  regt. ;  age,  54  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  hair, 
brown ;  residence,  Chesterfield ;  reported  rejected  by  the  Muster  Master  General 
as  unfit  for  service. 

BATES,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  16,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BATES,  WILLIAM,  Adams.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Adams 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June  22,  1780;  dis 
charged  Dec.  19,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  5  days. 

BATES,  WORTH.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  from  Dartmouth  to  camp  and  return;  allowed  in 
Council,  Nov.  29,  1776. 

BATES,  WORTH.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  26,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  7  days, 
at  Rhode  Island;  also,  return  for  travel  allowance  from  Rhode  Island  to  Dart 
mouth  Sept.  1,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  marched 
on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777 ; 
service,  1  mo.  4  days. 

BATES,  WORTH,  Matross.  Capt.  Timothy  Ingraham's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from 
March  1,  1778,  to  May  1,  1778,  2  mos.  1  day;  company  stationed  at  fort  at 
Dartmouth. 

BATES,  WORTH,  Dartmouth.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Bristol  Co.  in  1779, 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion, 
dark;  residence,  Dartmouth;  delivered  to  Capt.  L.  Bailey;  also,  Major's  co.,  llth 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  24,  1779;  discharged  April  24,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BATES,  WORTH.  Private,  Capt.  George  Claghorn's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchell's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  2 
days ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BATES,  ZEALOUS,  Cohasset.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  16, 1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  21  days  ;  also, 
Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct. 
5,  1775  ;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  18, 1775 ;  also,  Sergeant, 
Capt.  Obadiah  Beals's  co. ;  service  from  March  4  to  Marcli  9, 1776, 5  days ;  marched 
to  Dorchester;  also,  Capt.  Beals's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lo veil's  regt. ;  service  from 
June  14  to  June  16,  1776,  2  days,  at  Hull. 

BATEST,  JOHX.  '  Boy,  sloop  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Fisk  ;  pay  roll 
for  service  from  June  25,  1776,  to  Sept.  30,  1776,  dated  Salem. 

BATGER,  ANDREAS.  Private,  Col.  Armand's  Legion;  list  of  men  dated  July,  1778 
(Independent  co.  taken  into  Continental  service  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  25, 
1778). 

BATH,  JOHX,  Marblehead.  Capt.  Francis  Symonds's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt.; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775;  also,  Private;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  6,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  [See  John  Batte 
and  Batty.] 

BATHAXICK,  JASOX,  Upton.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Taft's  co.,  Col.  Silas  Wheelock's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  8  days. 


806  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BATHERBEE,  BENJAMIN.  List  of  men  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book  dated  Head 
quarters,  Ticonderoga,  Sept.  1,  1776;  tried  by  general  court-martial,  Lieut.  Col. 
Erving,  President ;  charged  with  deserting  and  enlisting  into  another  regiment ; 
pleaded  guilty  and  sentenced  to  receive  39  lashes  for  each  offence,  to  forfeit  his 
pay  in  each  regiment,  and  to  be  drummed  out  of  the  army  with  a  halter  round  his 
neck  and  then  sent  to  Lake  George;  served  in  Capt.  Pothermis's  co.,  Col.  Wind's 
regt. 

BATHERICK,  ABEL,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Noyes's  co.,  Col.  Phinney's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  encamped  at  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge;  enlisted 
July  13,  1775. 

BATHERICK,  JASON.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BATHEKICK,  JOHN,  Cambridge  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Thatcher's  co.,  Col. 
Gardner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

BATHORICK,  ABEL.  Capt.  Samuel  Noyes's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  billeting 
roll  from  date  of  enlistment,  July  13,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters, 
July  13,  1775 ;  marched  from  Falmouth ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv 
alent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  27,  1775 ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Hart  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Phinney's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort 
George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  deserted  Sept.  1,  1776. 

BATHRICK,  ABEL,  Mt.  Desert  (also  given  Casco  Bay  and  Boston).  Return  of  men 
enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Ben 
jamin  Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  18, 1778;  residence, Mt.  Desert; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Wrentham;  joined  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years,  to  expire  Aug.,  1780;  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  6.  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  also,  Colonel's  co..  Col. 
Bigelow's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  as  serving  2  mos.  as  Private,  10  mos.  as  Corporal;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  10, 1781 ;  Capt.  Houdin's 
co.,  Col.  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  age,  32  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6£  in.;  complexion, 
dark;  hair,  dark ;  eyes,  gray;  residence,  Boston ;  enlisted  as  Corporal  Dec.,  1779, 
by  Capt.  Brown;  joined  from  15th  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Corporal, 
Capt.  Michael  G.  Houdin's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.- 
April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command  with  light  infantry  Feb.- 
April,  1781. 

BATHRICK,  DAVID,  Westborough  (probably).  Private,  Capt. Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Cush- 
ing's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  2  mos.  service  at  Dorchester  and  2  mos.  service  at 
New  York  [year  not  given]  ;  reported  as  belonging  to  alarm  list. 

BATHRICK,  JASON,  Upton.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Wood's  co. ;  company  return  dated 
April  19  [probably  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  David  Batchelor's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12 
days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  24,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin 
Farrar's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  (3d  Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to 
Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1776;  service,  22 
days ;  stationed  at  Providence,  R.  I. ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  the 
town  of  Upton  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated 
Upton,  June  12,  1781. 

BATHRICK,  JASON.  Mason,  Quartermaster-General's  department  at  Fishkill;  return  of 
men  in  service  Oct.  14,  1781 ;  reported  drafted  from  the  Line. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        807 

BATHHICK,  JOHN,  "Weston.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Middle 
sex  Co.  [year  not  given] . 

BATHHICK,  SAMUEL,  Lunenburg.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Goodridge's 
co.,  Col.  Hand's  regt. ;  age,  49  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  liirht ;  occu 
pation,  farmer;  residence,  Lunenburg;  enlisted  April  20,  1781;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

BATHIUCK,  SOLOMOX.  Private,  Capt.  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  2  mos.  service  at  Dorchester  [year  not  given] . 

BATHIUCK,  SOLOMOX,  Westborough  (probably).  Sergeant;  list  of  men  belonging  to 
train  band  [year  not  given] . 

BATHHICK,  STEPHEN.     Private,  Capt.  Brigham's  co. ;  list  of  men  [year  not  given] . 

BATHHICK,  STEPHEN,  Westborough  (probably).  Corporal;  list  of  men  returned  as 
belonging  to  train  band  [year  not  given]. 

BATHIUCK,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  rcgt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  20,  1777,  to  April  30,  1778; 
credited  to  to\vn  of  Upton ;  reported  died  April  30,  1778 ;  aho,  Capt.  Thomas 
Wellington's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt.;  return  of  men  in  ser 
vice  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  mustered  by 
Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master. 

BATIS,  SOLOMOX.  Private,  Capt.  Gardner's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (4th)  regt. ;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  July  8,  1780. 

BATLE,  HENKY.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Jenne's  co. ;  service  from  March  14  to  March  18, 
1781,  4  days,  at  llhode  Island. 

BATLK,  JAMES,  lleceipt  for  wages  from  June  1,  1776,  to  Sept.  1,  1776,  given  by  said 
Batle  and  others  to  Capt.  Benjamin  Smith. 

BATLKS,  AJ?XEH.  Receipt  for  wages  from  June  1,  1776,  to  July  14,  1776,  given  by  said 
Batles  and  others  to  Capt.  Benjamin  Smith. 

BATLES,  JOXATHAX,  Newport.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Eli  Parker's  co.,  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  March  29,  1779 ;  residence, 
Newport;  enlisted  for  town  of  Amherst;  joined  Capt.  Flower's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BATMAN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Buttrick's  co.,  Col.  Reed's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept. 
28,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  11  days;  company  detached 
from  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  to  reinforce  Gen.  Gates  at  the  Northward  at  the  taking 
of  Gen.  Burgoyne. 

BATMAN,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Bradley's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  26,  1777;  service,  27  days. 

BATMAN,  WILLIAM,  Newbury.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  dated 
Newbury,  Aug.  23,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Samuel  Carr's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  deserted. 

BATMAN,  WILLIAM.  Return  of  bounty  paid  by  the  town  of  Sandisfield  to  said  Batman 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  Sandisfield,  June 
6,  1781. 

BATMAN,  ZKHULON.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  enlisted  May  28, 
1782  ;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1783  ;  service,  7  mos.  2  days. 

BATMOX,  JOHN,  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  return 
of  men  in  camp  at  White  Plains  [year  not  given]. 

BATON,  JAMES,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Micajah  Gleason's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  23,  1775;  service,  1  rno.  27  days. 


808  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BATON,  JAMES.  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  statement  of  Continental  balances  certified  April 
28,  1780;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BATS,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth 
Co.)  regt.;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  15 
days.  Roll  dated  Hanover. 

BATS,  CARVER,  Middleborough.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Nathaniel  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  (4th  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb. 
19,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Eddy's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or 
during  war. 

BATS,  CLEMENT.  Corporal,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plym 
outh  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776  ;  service, 
15  days.  Roll  dated  Hanover. 

BATS,  CLEMENT.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  (Plym 
outh  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  March  5,  1781 ;  discharged  March  20,  1781 ;  service,  15 
days,  on  the  40  days  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BATS,  COMFORT.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  (Plym 
outh  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  March  5,  1781 ;  discharged  March  20,  1781 ;  service,  15 
days,  on  the  40  days  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BATS,  ISRAEL,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's 
regt. ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  July  31, 1780  ;  discharged  Aug. 
8,  1780  ;  service,  10  days. 

BATS,  JOHN.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt.; 
enlisted  May  25,  1775  [service  not  given] . 

BATS,  LABAN,  Bellingham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jesse  Holbrook's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ; 
marched  to  Warwick,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  23  days. 

BATS,  NEAL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.;  en 
listed  March  5,  1781 ;  discharged  March  20,  1781 ;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

BATS,  SAMUEL,  Wrentham.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  33  yrs. ;  stature,  5 
ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Wrentham ;  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1781;  en 
listment,  3  months;  reported  detached  from  Lieut.  Shepard's  co. 

BATS,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.) 
regt. ;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  service,  15  days. 
Roll  dated  Hanover. 

BATS,  SOLOMON,  Hanover.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  1,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BATSON,  SAMUEL.  Seaman ;  list  of  prisoners  sent  from  Halifax  to  Boston  in  the  cartel 
"  Swift,"  Sept.  30,  1778. 

73 ATT, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Butt.] 

BATT,  CONSIDER.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.; 
roll  for  rations  made  up  from  May  15  to  May  28,  1777, 14  days  ;  company  reported 
to  be  in  Continental  service. 

BATT,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Lot  Crowell's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  3  days  service  in  Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth. 

BATT,  JOHN,  Falmouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
William  Edgell's  co.,  8th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Westminster,  Dec.  26,  1777; 
residence,  Falmouth ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Westminster  (also  given  Weston) ; 
joined  Capt.  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  Henley's  regt. ;  enlistment,  8  months;  mustered  by 
Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master;  reported  "time  expired." 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        809 

BAIT,  JOSEPH.  Captain  of  a  company,  Col.  Edward  Pope's  regt. ;  inarched  to  Rhode 
Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  stationed  at  Warren,  11.  I. ;  company  raised 
in  Berkley 

BATT,  RICHARD.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co. ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days ;  company 
drafted  for  service  at  and  about  Boston,  under  Col.  Thomas  Crafts,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Sept.  1G,  1777. 

BATT,  WILLIAM,  Barre.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Lnke  Drury's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  9,  1781;  arrived  at  camp  Aug.  22,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1781; 
service,  3  mos.  23  days;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BATTAN,  JOHN.  Prizemaster,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Fisk  ;  engaged  March  8,  1777;  rolls  made  up  to  Aug.  31,  1777;  service,  5  mos.  23 
days;  rolls  dated  Boston;  also,  Master,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  Jonathan  Haraden;  engaged  Oct.  1,  1777;  discharged  May  8,  1778;  ser 
vice,  7  mos.  8  days. 

BATTAX,  JOHN,  Jr.  Boy,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
llaraden;  rolls  for  rations  made  up  from  Oct.  1,  1777,  to  May  8,  1778,  219  days. 

BATTCHELOK,  BENJAMIN,  Upton.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Taft's  co.,  Col.  Silas  Whee- 
lock's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177-"),  to  lloxbury ;  service, 
8  days. 

BATTE,  JOHN,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Symonds's  co.,  Col.  Glover's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  177")].  [See  Bath  and  Batty.] 

BATTEELS,  JOSHUA,  Plymouth.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  G  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  f>,  1780 ;  age,  18  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Plymouth;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  Sept.  3,  1780;  marched  to  camp  Sept.  7,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign 
Simonds. 

BATTEL,  HEZEKIAH,  Dedham.  Fifer,  Capt.  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  G,  177"). 

BATTEL,  ISAAC.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abner  Lowell's  (Artillery)  co..  Col.  Peter  Xoyes's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  13,  177G;  rolls  made  up  to  March  31,  1777;  service,  9  mos. 
18  days,  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. 

BATTEL,  NATHAN,  Natick.  Private,  Capt.  Amasa  Cranston's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  28,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  G  days,  at 
Claverack ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BATTELLE, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Battle.] 

BATTELLE,  EBENEZEK.  Captain  ;  roll  made  up  for  service  guarding  Continental  stores 
at  and  near  Watertown  in  July,  1778;  also,  warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men  dated 
March  7,  1783;  service  at  Roxbury,  in  1778;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Peirce's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  7,  1779;  discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  28  days,  at 
Tiverton,  11.  I. 

BATTELS,  JAUED.  Capt.  Job  Cnshing's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  18,  177;"). 

BATTELS,  JEHEMIAH.  Capt.  Andrew  Peters's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Jan.  .">,  177(5. 

BATTELS,  JOHN.  List  of  men  taken  from  the  Orderly  Book  of  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson 
of  the  27th  regt.  dated  Fort  Lee,  Nov.  16,  1776 ;  taken  prisoner  at  Fort  Washing 
ton  ;  served  in  Capt.  P-ter's  (?)  co. 


810  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BATTELS,  JOHN,  Leominster  (also  given  Lancaster).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Con 
tinental  Army  from  Capt.  John  Joslin,  Jr.'s  co.,  8th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated 
Nov.  7,  1777;  residence,  Leominster;  joined  Capt.  Lebbeus  Bauls's  co.,  Col. 
William  Shepherd's  (4th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BATTEMAX,  CHRISTOPHER.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.; 
service,  1  mo.  7  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island;  roll  sworn  to  in 
Suffolk  Co.  Dec.  4,  1777. 

BATTEN,  BEXJAMIX.  Seaman,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker ; 
engaged  March  11,  1779;  reported  deserted  March  12,  1779. 

BATTEX,  JOHX.  List  of  men  on  board  the  ship  "  Jason,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simon 
Forrester,  dated  June  15,  1780. 

BATTEX,  JOHX,  Jr.  List  of  men  on  board  the  ship  "  Jason,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Simon  Forrester,  dated  June  15,  1780. 

BATTEX,  ROLAXD,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Lit 
tle's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  July  18, 1775 ;  service,  1-4  days ; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  30  yrs.;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  25,  1775. 

BATTERBEE, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Batherbee.] 

BATTERBEE,  BEXJAMIX,  Kingston  (also  given  Newbury).  Private,  5th  co.,  Col.  Bai 
ley's  (2d)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  16,  1777, 
to  Aug.  16, 1777 ;  credited  to  town  of  Newbury  (also  given  Kingston) ;  enlistment, 
3  years ;  reported  deserted  Aug.  16, 1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Seth  Drew's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's 
regt.;  return  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778;  also,  return  [year  not 
given]  ;  age,  35  yrs. 

BATTERBEE,  JOHX,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Lewis  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Ticonderoga  Aug.  27,  1776 ;  age,  30  yrs. 

BATTERMAX,  CHRIS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Stutson's  co.,  Maj.  Edward  Proctor's  detach 
ment  of  guards ;  detached  Dec.  10, 1777 ;  discharged  March  1,  1778 ;  service,  2  mos. 
22  days,  with  guards  at  Boston,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath. 

BATTERS,  JOHX.  Private ;  list  of  men  given  in  a  memorandum  of  orders  accepted  on 
account  of  wages  from  July  to  Dec.  [year  not  given] ,  dated  Dec.  26,  1783. 

BATTERS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  William  Green's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  29,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  8  days,  at 
Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BATTES,  ISAAC.  Capt.  Elijah  Crocker's  co.,  Col.  John  Thomas's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  9,  1775. 

BATTES,  JEREMIAH,  Biddeford.  Sergeant,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
reported  as  serving  10  mos.  16  days  as  Corporal,  25  mos.  15  days,  as  Sergeant; 
appointed  Nov.  16,  1777. 

BATTES,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Micali  Hamlin's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Oct.  31,  1776,  3  mos. 

BATTEY,  JOHX.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Clouston  ; 
engaged  Fel).  4,  1777 ;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  4,  1777 ;  service,  6  mos. 

BATTIELS,  JOSHUA,  Plymouth.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BATTIS, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Batis,  Batters,  Bettes,  Bettess, 

Betteys,  Bettis.] 


IX  THE   WAR  OF  THE  11EVOLUTIOX.  811 

BATTIS,  JOHX,  Greenfield.  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ; 
order  for  wages  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Prospect  Hill;  also,  Private;  company  re 
turn  [probably  Oct.,  177;")]  ;  reported  discharged  Sept.  23,  177");  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  22,  1775. 

BATTIS,  JOHX,  "Waltham  (also  given  Martineco).  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from 
Middlesex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill, 
June  19,  1778;  Col.  Thatcher's  regt. ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  residence, 
Waltham  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Prichard's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Capt.  E.  Cumpston's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  (3d) 
regt. ;  list  of  men  taken  from  Lieut.  James  Davis's  book. 

BATTIS,  JOSEPH,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Symonds's  co.,  Col.  John 
Glover's  regt  ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  30,  1775;  service, 

2  mos.  7  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

BATTIS,  JOSEPH,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
(12th)  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  13,  1776;  also,  receipt  for  provisions  from  April,  1776, 
to  July  13, 1776,  dated  Long  Island ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  equipments,  etc.,  dated 
Prospect  Hill,  1776. 

BATTIS,  MOSES.    Matross,  Capt.  Benjamin  Frothingham's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artil 
lery  )  regt. ;  muster  roll  taken  to  Nov.  15, 1778,  dated  Springfield ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BATTIST,  JOHX.  Cabin  Boy,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Fisk ;  engaged  March  6,  1777;  rolls  made  up  to  Oct.  16,  1777;  service,  7  mos.  12 
days ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March-July,  1777,  dated  Salem ;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Aug.-Oet.,  1777,  dated  Boston. 

BATTLE, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Batel,  Batle,  Battel,  Battelle, 

Battles,  Bottle,  Brattle.] 

BATTLE,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Holden's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  (Suffolk 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  23,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  10 
days  ;  enlistment,  3  months  ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BATTLE,  CAESAR.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Eames's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ; 
marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  29,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo. 

3  days. 

BATTLE,  EHEXE/KK.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Moses  Draper's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Gardner's 
(Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  June  2,  1775. 

BATTLE,  EBEXKZER,  Dedham.  Captain  of  a  company  which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775,  from  Dedham  (4th  Parish)  ;  service,  13  days  ;  also,  Col.  Mclntosh's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  5  days  rations,  etc.,  in  March,  1776;  served  at  the  taking 
of  Dorchester  Heights;  also,  8th  co.,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's  (1st  Suffolk  Co.) 
regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  May  10,  1776;  also,  Col. 
Mclntosh's  regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Weld;  pay  roll  for  service  from 
Dec.  11  to  Dec.  30,  1776,  19  days,  at  Castle  Island;  also,  Col.  Jonathan  Tite-omb's 
regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  8,  1777,  to  July  8,  1777,  2  mos.  1  day,  at 
Providence,  11.  I. ;  also,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  23,  1778 ;  dis 
charged  April  5,  1778;  service,  15  days;  marched  to  Roxbury ;  also,  8th  co.,  1st 
Suffolk  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  July  2,  1778; 
also,  2d  Major,  Col.  Mclntosh's  (1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  official  record  of  a  ballot 
by  the  House  of  Representatives  dated  April  1, 1780 ;  appointment  concurred  in  by 
the  Council  April  1,  1780. 

BATTLE,  EHEXEZER,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Lewis's  (1st  Dedham)  co.,  Col. 
William  Mclntosh's  regt. ;  marched  to  Dorchester  on  the  alarm  of  March  4,  1776 ; 
service,  4  days  ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Suffolk  Co.  for  the  term 


812  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BATTLE,  EBEXEZER,  continued. 

of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  14,  1778,  dated  Dor 
chester  ;  Capt.  Goold's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ; 
hair,  dark;  eves,  gray;  nationality,  American;  occupation,  husbandman;  resi 
dence,  Dedham;  received  of  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam  and  delivered  to  Brig.  Gen, 
Jonathan  Warner  at  Fishkill  by  Capt.  Robert  Davis. 

BATTLE,  EHEXEZER.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Moses  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's 
(Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  26,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3 
mos.  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BATTLE,  EBEXEZER,  3?.,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Dedham  (4th  Parish) ;  service,  8  days  ;  also, 
Capt.  Battle's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  May 
8,  1777,  to  July  8,  1777,  2  mos.  1  day,  at  Providence,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  Battle's 
co.,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  23,  1778;  discharged  April  5, 
1778;  service,  15  days;  marched  to  Roxbury. 

BATTLE,  HEZEKIAH,  Dedham.  Fifer,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Dedham  (4th  Parish);  service,  3  days;  also, 
Capt.  Daniel  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug. 
1,  1775;  enlisted  May  26,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  11  days;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dedham,  Feb.  27,  1776;  also,  Drummer, 
Capt.  Battle's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  5  days  rations,  etc.,  in 
March,  1776 ;  served  at  the  taking  of  Dorchester  Heights ;  also,  Capt.  Battle's  co., 
Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Weld;  pay  roll  for  service  from 
Dec.  11, 1776,  to  Dec.  30,  1776,  19  days,  at  Castle  Island;  also,  Capt.  Battle's  co., 
Col.  Mclntosh's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  23,  1778;  discharged  April  5,  1778;  service, 
15  days ;  marched  to  Roxbury  ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Suffolk 
Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  14, 
1778,  dated  Dorchester;  Capt.  Goold's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.;  age,  20  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  dark;  nationality,  American;  occupation, 
cordwainer;  residence,  Dedham;  received  of  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam  and  delivered 
to  Brig.  Gen.  Jonathan  Warner  at  Fishkill  by  Capt.  Robert  Davis. 

BATTLE,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hooper's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  20,  1776;  dis 
charged  June  12,  1776 ;  service,  3  mos.  22  days,  at  Falmouth. 

BATTLE,  ISAAC.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Preble's  (Artillery)  co. ;  list  of  sea  coast 
officers  stationed  at  Falmouth  ;  commissioned  June  12,  1776. 

BATTLE,  ITHIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Hearick's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.'s  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  8, 1777  ;  discharged  July  27,  1777 ;  service,  20  days ; 
marched  under  Lieut.  Joseph  Wilson  to  reinforce  Northern  army  by  order  of  Maj. 
Gen.  Schuyler;  roll  dated  Tyringham ;  also,  Capt.  Hearick's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1781;  service,  7  days;  marched 
under  Lieut.  Col.  John  Collar  by  order  of  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.,  on  an  alarm. 

BATTLE,  JAMES  (also  given  Jr.),  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Japheth  Daniels's  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Nixon's  5th  (also  given  6th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  April  24,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  Aug. 
15,  1777,  dated  Camp  near  Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  dated  High 
lands,  June  12,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Continental  Army  p&y  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  24,  1780;  reported  discharged  April  24, 
1780;  also,  order  for  wages,  etc.,  dated  Hopkinton. 

BATTLE,  JOHX,  Hopkinton.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days. 

BATTLE,  JOHX,  Dedham.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Dedham  (4th  Parish) ;  service,  6  days. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE    REVOLUTION.  813 

BATTLK,  JOHN,  Leominster.  Private,  Capt.  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  177")]. 

BATTLK,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

BATTLE,  JONAH,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Dedham  (4th  Parish)  ;  service,  7  days. 

BATTLE,  JONAS.  Private,  Capt.  Daniels's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Sept.  1,  1780;  reported  discharged. 

BATTLK,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  James  Morton's  co.,  Col.  Pierce's  regt. ;  marched 
to  Governor's  Island  March  3,  1778;  discharged  April  4,  1778;  service,  32  days. 

BATTLE,  JONATHAN.  Sergeant  (also  given  Corporal),  Capt.  Lnke  Howell's  co.,  Col. 
Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  service,  4  mos.  11  days,  at  Rhode 
Island. 

BATTLE,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  William  Tucker's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  en 
listed  July  15,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1, 1779;  service,  5  mos.  18  days;  also,  Capt. 
Joseph  McNall's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Pierce's  regt. ;  marched  to  Tiverton, 
It.  I.,  May  17,  1779,  on  an  alarm;  service,  1  mo.  18  days. 

BATTLE,  JOSIAH,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  5  days  rations,  etc.,  in  March,  1776;  served  at  the  taking 
of  Dorchester  Heights;  also,  Capt.  Battle's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.;  enlisted 
March  23,  1778  ;  discharged  April  9,  1778 ;  service,  18  days  ;  marched  to  Roxbury  ; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Suffolk  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  14,  1778,  dated  Dorchester;  Capt. 
Goold's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  hair,  dark; 
eyes,  gray;  nationality,  American;  occupation,  husbandman;  residence,  Ded 
ham;  received  of  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam  and  delivered  to  Brig.  Gen.  Jonathan 
AVarner  at  Fishkill  by  Capt.  Robert  Davis. 

BATTLE,  JUSTICE  (also  given  JUSTUS),  Great  Barrington.  Private,  Capt.  William  King's 
co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  15  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also, 
Capt.  Ezekiel  Hearick's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.'s  (1st  Berkshire  Co.)  regt.; 
enlisted  July  8,  1777;  discharged  July  21,  1777;  service,  14  days;  marched  under 
Lieut.  Joseph  Wilson  to  reinforce  Northern  army  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Schyler; 
roll  dated  Tyringham;  also,  Capt.  Noah  Lankton's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  22,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  14,  1777;  service,  24  days;  marched  to 
Kingsbury  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows.  Roll  dated  Tyringham. 

BATTLE,  JUSTUS,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Warren's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted  May  6, 1775  ;  service,  3  mos.  3  days ; 
aho,  company  return  dated  Sept.  20,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv 
alent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  21,  1775. 

BATTLE,  NATHANIEL,  Natick.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  24,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  5  days ;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Gardner's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  return  dated 
1770. 

BATTLE,  NATHANIEL,  Sherborn.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  38  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Sherborn  ;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  20,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  9,  1780.  under  command  of  Capt.  Daniel 
Lunt;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  f>  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen. 
Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 1780 ; 


814  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


BATTLE,  NATHANIEL,  continued. 

also,  Private ;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Sherborn  for  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  Aug.  2, 1780;  discharged  Dec.  20, 
1780 ;  service,  4  mos.  28  days. 

BATTLE,  RUFUS,  Milford.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Thayer's  co.,  Col. 
Flagg's  regt.;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark;  occupation, 
farmer ;  residence,  Milford ;  enlisted  Feb.  28,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BATTLE,  TIMOTHY,  Medfleld.  Private,  Capt.  Salrin  Mann's  (Train  Band)  co. ;  return 
for  equipments  made  up  to  June  10,  1776 ;  also,  list  of  men  drafted  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  a  warrant  issued  Nov.  21,  1776,  and  attested  by 
Capt.  Mann ;  also,  list  of  men  who  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  July 
22,  1777. 

BATTLE,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Peters's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  regt. ; 
ordered  to  march  Aug.  3,  1780;  arrived  at  camp  Aug.  5,  1780;  discharged  Aug. 
7,  1780 ;  service,  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BATTLES, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Batles,  Batteels,  Battelle, 

Battels,  Battes,  Battiels,  Battle,  Battls,  Bottles,  Bratle,  Brattle.] 

BATTLES,  EmvAiiD,  Uxbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Read's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  9  days. 

BATTLES,  EPHKAIM,  Cohasset.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  16,  177");  service,  2  mos.  21 
days;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Fort 
No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  18,  1775. 

BATTLES,  JAMES,  Leominster.  Private,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Dan- 
ielson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  17,  1775;  service,  2 
mos.  20  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  22,  1775. 

BATTLES,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Wood's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
service  from  April  18,  1777,  to  May  7,  1777,  21  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BATTLES,  JAMES,  Mendon.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Gershom  Nelson's  (2d  Mendon)  co.,  "Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  13,  1778; 
joined  Capt.  Daniels's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years,  to  expire  May. 
1780 ;  return  made  to  Col.  Moses  Wheelock ;  reported  mustered  by  Nathaniel 
Barber,  Muster  Master. 

BATTLES,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  "VVhipple's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  27,  1777,  to  Aug.  7,  1777;  re 
ported  exchanged  for  Nathaniel  Pees  Aug.  7,  1777. 

BATTLES,  JAMES,  Leominster.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Nathaniel  Carter's  co.,  8th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Nov.  7,  1777;  joined 
Capt.  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

BATTLES.  JAMES,  Lancaster.  Private,  Maj.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co.,  Col.  William  Sheppard's 
(3d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  31,  1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of  Leominster;  reported  joined  Sept.  1,  1778;  enlist 
ment,  during  war;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Nov.,  1778,  and  March  and  April, 
1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  enlisted  March  5,  1777;  reported  on  com 
mand  at  Newton  in  Marcli  and  April,  1779;  also,  Capt.  George  Webb's  co.,  Col. 
Shepard'sregt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Dec.  31, 1780 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  who  re-enlisted  between  Sept.  30, 1779, 
and  Feb.  23,  1780,  dated  Bud's  Highlands;  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.; 
age,  20  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  residence,  Lan- 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  815 


BATTLKS,  JAMES,  continued. 

caster;  also,  Capt.  Webb's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  Dec.,  1781,  dated  Hutts,  1st  brigade;  reported  died  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  enlistment, 
3  years. 

BATTLKS,  JAREP,  Cohasset.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  J.  Greaton's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  16,  177");  service,  2  mos.  21  days; 
also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2, 
Oct.  5,  177");  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Obadiah  Beals's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from 
March  4  to  March  9,  177(5,  5  days;  marched  to  Dorchester;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Beals's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  June  14  to 
June  10,  1776,  2  days,  at  Hull. 

BATTLES,  JEREMIAH,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Daniels 's  (3d)  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  10  days ;  reported  enlisted 
into  the  army  April  27,  1775;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Andrew  Peters's  co.,  Col. 
Joseph  Read's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  25,  1775. 

BATTLES,  JOHN,  Stotighton.  Private,  Capt.  William  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
7  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  26,  1775. 

BATTLES,  JOHN*.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  14,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  16  days;  marched  to  Manchester,  Vt.,  to  join 
Northern  army ;  reported  furloughed.  Roll  dated  Suffolk  Co. 

BATTLES,  JOHX.  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  return 
dated  Feb.  3,  1778;  reported  deserted. 

BATTLES,  JOHX,  Leominster.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  17,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  19 
days;  also,  receipts  for  wages  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Prospect  Hill; 
also,  Private,  Maj.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co.,  Col.  William  Sheppard's  (3d)  regt.;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
reported  joined  Sept.  1,  1778;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Nov.,  1778,  and  March  and 
April,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  enlisted  Dec.  3,  1777;  enlistment,  during 
war ;  also,  Capt.  Webb's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Capt.  George  Webb's  (Light 
Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.-Dec.,  1781,  dated 
Hutts,  1st  brigade;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  Hutts. 

BATTLES,  JOHX,  Jr.,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Asahel  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robin 
son's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  9  days. 

BATTLES,  JONATHAN,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Talbot's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Rob 
inson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  7  days ;  also, 
Capt.  Simeon  Leach's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  5  days  service 
from  March  4, 1776;  marched  to  fortify  Dorchester  Heights ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt. 
Job  Cushing's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Pierce's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  19,  1779;  ser 
vice,  44  days,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  Luke  Howell's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
reut. ;  enlisted  Sept.  1,  1779;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1780;  service,  4  mos.,  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BATTLES,  Jos.    List  of  men  dated  1776. 

BATTLES,  JOSHUA,  Plymouth.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Plymouth  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  10,  1778; 
Capt.  Bartlet's  co.,  Col.  Cotten's  regt.;  age,  45  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  com 
plexion,  light;  residence,  Plymouth. 


816  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BATTLES,  JOSHUA,  Plymouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Zach.  Bartlett's  co.,  1st  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  21,  1778;  joined 
Capt.  Dunham's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  mustered 
by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master;  also,  Private,  8th  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  5,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  Judah  Alden's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  5,  1780. 

BATTLES,  JOSHUA,  Plymouth.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Plym 
outh  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  9, 1780;  dis 
charged  Jan.  9,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  12  days. 

BATTLES,  NOAH.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
marched  Oct.  5,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  11,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  11  days,  at  Castle 
Island. 

BATTLES,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  26, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  17  days,  at  Rhode 
Island. 

BATTLES,  SAMUEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Richards's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  11,  1779 ;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  3  days ;  company  served  with  detachment  of  militia  under  Capt.  Samuel 
Fisher  at  Rhode  Island. 

BATTLES,  SAMUEL,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  William  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3.  1775;  service,  3  mos.  5 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  26,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Simeon 
Leach's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  enlisted  March  21,  1776;  service,  2  days; 
marched  from  Stoughton  to  Braintree  when  British  ships  lay  in  Boston  harbor ; 
also,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  15, 1777 ;  discharged 
Nov.  29, 1777;  service,  3  mos.  27  days;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army ;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6 
months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ; 
complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Stoughton ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  8,  1780 ; 
marched  to  camp  July  9,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Jackson  of  the  artillery. 

BATTLES,  TIMOTHY,  Plymouth.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Plymouth  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  3, 1780 ; 
discharged  Jan.  3,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  12  days. 

BATTLS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  George  Webb's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  William 
Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Feb.-Nov.,  1781,  dated  Hutts,  1st  Brigade; 
enlistment,  during  war;  reported  sick  at  Virginia. 

BATTLS,  SAMUEL,  Stoughton.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Stoughton  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  June  25, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  16  days. 

BATTON,  AARON,  Salem.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "Thomas," 
commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Ingersoll,  dated  Aug.  7,  1780;  age,  16  yrs.;  com 
plexion,  dark ;  residence,  Salem. 

BATTON,  JOHN,  Salem.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr.'s  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  22, 
1776;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1776;  service,  7  mos.  7  days,  at  Salem;  reported  pro 
moted  from  Corporal  June  27,  1776. 

BATTON,  JOHN.  1st  Prizemaster,  brigantine  "Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Fisk  ;  engaged  March  8, 1777  ;  discharged  July  31,  1777.  Roll  dated  Salem. 

BATTON,   JOHN.     3d  Prizemaster,  brigantine  "Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt. 

John  Fisk;  engaged  March  8,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  16,  1777;  service,  6  mos.  10 

days.    Rolls  dated  Salem  and  Boston. 
BATTKICK,  JASON.    List  of  men  on  a  wage  account  for  1778-82,  of  Col.  Marshall's  and 

other  regts. ;  reported  discharged  April  1,  1782. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTIOX.        817 


BATTS,  ALPHEUS.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Beals's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  20, 1778;  discharged  Sept.  15,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  27  days  ;  company 
drafted  to  guard  stores  and  troops  of  convention  at  Boston  ;  enlistment,  (>  months, 
to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

BATTS,  CALEU,  Hingham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Burbeck's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  Continental  Amy  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Sept.  11, 
1777;  reported  killed  Sept.  11,  1777;  also,  Capt.  David  Bryant's  co.,  Col.  Crane's 
regt. ;  returns  made  up  from  Feb.  22,  1777,  to  Sept.  31,  1777. 

BATTS,  DAVID,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days; 
also,  Corporal;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177-");  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BATTS,  ELIJAH,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  7  days. 

BATTS,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Beals's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  20,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  13,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  24  days;  company 
drafted  to  guard  troops  of  convention  and  stores  at  Boston. 

BATTS,  ISSACHAR.  Private,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghtou's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  (7th) 
regt.,  Gen.  Warner's  brigade;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  3  to  Nov.  19,  1778, 
17  days ;  company  detached  to  reinforce  guards  in  barracks  at  Rutland  under  Col. 
Jacob  Gerrish  a:id  to  escort  troops  of  convention  to  Entield,  Conn. 

BATTS.  JOHX.  Lieutenant;  list  of  men  belonging  to  Lynn,  now  called  Lynn,  Lynnfield 
and  Saugus,  who  served  at  Concord  battle  and  elsewhere  [year  not  given] . 

BATTS,  JOHX,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Miles  Greenwood's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Nov.  11,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  Feb.  2,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  22 
days.  Roll  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 

BATTS,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  1  mo.  6  days  service  dated  Scituate ;  company  drafted  from 
Scituate  and  Hanover  Sept.  25,  1777,  to  march  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Tiver- 
ton,  R.  I. 

BATTS,  MOSKS,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days. 

BATTS,  PETEK,  Middleborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BATTS,  SAMUEL,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlin's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar 
shall's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776. 

BATTS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Beals's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  en 
listed  July  20,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  13,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  24  days;  company 
drafted  to  guard  troops  of  convention  and  stores  at  Boston. 

BATTS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Zebulon  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts  ;  enlisted  March  30,  1781 ;  en 
listment,  3  years. 

BATTS,  STEVHEX,  Adams.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Levi  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barns's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  30,  1781,  to  Nov.  7,  1781,  9  days; 
marched  to  join  Gen.  Stark  at  Saratoga  on  an  alarm. 

BATTS,  SYLVESTER,  Rochester.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  Theoph 
ilus  Cotton's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  7  days ; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1 , 1775 ;  enlisted  May  1, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  8  days ; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 


818  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BATTS,  THADDEUS.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Beat's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  20,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  13,  1778  ;  service,  4  mos.  24  days ;  com 
pany  drafted  to  guard  troops  of  convention  and  stores  at  Boston. 

BATTS,  THOMAS,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BATTS,  WILLIAM,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Durfee's  co.,  Col.  Pope's  regt.; 
enlisted  Dec.  7,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1776;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BATTVRST,  JOHN.  Boy,  sloop  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Fisk; 
engaged  June  25,  1776  [service  not  given] . 

BATTI-ST,  JOHN.  Boy,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Fisk; 
engaged  Sept.  30, 1776 ;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1777,  dated  Boston  ;  also,  Seaman, 
brigantine  "  Tyrannicide ;  "  pay  roll  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Feb.  17, 1777. 

BATTY,  JOHN,  Marblehead.  Capt.  Francis  Symonds's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  25, 1775. 
[See  Batte  and  Bath.] 

BATTY,  JOHN.  Seaman ;  list  of  men  on  the  United  States  brig  "  Gen.  Gates,"  com 
manded  by  Capt.  John  Skimmer,  entitled  to  prize  shares  [year  not  given]  ;  credited 
Avith  1|  shares. 

BATTY,  THOMAS.  Capt.  William  Todd's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt.;  list  of  men  who 
received  bounty  for  8  months  service,  from  April  30,  1777,  to  Dec.  30,  1777. 

BATY,  NATHANIEL.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joshua  Higgins's  (3d  Eastham)  llth  co.,  2d 
Barnstable  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  April  20, 1776. 

BALMEAN,  CHARLES.  Capt.  Joseph  Chadwick's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  3,  Nov. 

21,  1775. 

BAUL,  NOAH,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BAULPIN,  .    Lieutenant,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  [year  not  given] . 

BAULDIN,  JACOB,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ford's  (Volunteer)  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Reed's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1777;  service, 
1  mo.  13  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BATJLDING, .  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  (7th  Middle 
sex  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
8  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BAVLDING,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Berkshire  Co.  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1777;  service,  2  mos.;  enlistment,  3 
months ;  marched  to  Manchester,  Vt.,  thence  to  Allington,  thence  to  Stillwater  by 
order  of  Gen.  Lincoln;  joined  Gen.  John  Ashley's  regt.,  and  marched  to  Bolton's 
Rills. 

BArLDWiN,  DATID.  Private,  Capt.  Zenas  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  8,  1777;  discharged  July  27,  1777;  service,  20  days; 
marched  to  Fort  Edward,  N.  Y. ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  21,  1777,  to 
Oct.  21,  1777,  2  mos. ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  marched  to  Manchester,  Vt.,  thence 
to  Allington,  thence  to  Stillwater  by  order  of  Gen.  Lincoln;  joined  Col.  Ashley's 
regt.,  and  marched  to  Bolton's  Rills. 

BAULDWIN,  FREDERICK.  Private,  Capt.  William  Tucker's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  12,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  21  days, 
including  time  to  return  home. 


IN    THE    WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  819 

BAULIMVIX,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  lloswell  Downing's  co.,  Col.  Jolin  Ashley's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1777;  service,  1  mo. 

BAVEKSTOCK,  JOHX,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Hopestill  Hall's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robin 
son's  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  30,  1776;  service,  22  days.  Roll  dated  Roxbury. 

BAVLWELL,  EBEXEZER,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Eames's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  10  days. 

BAWDRAU,  ISAIAH.  Courier,  Capt.  John  Prebble's  co.,  Col.  John  Allan's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  1,  1779;  discharged  l)ec.  1,  1779;  service,  G  mos.  in  the  Indian  department 
at  Machias. 

BAWDWELL,  JOHN,  Whately.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Millen's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Bartlett's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  on 
or  before  Aug.  15,  1777. 

BAWER,  WILHELM,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Suffolk  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  18  (also  given 
June  14),  1778;  Col.  Hatch's  regt.;  age,  29  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion, 
sandy ;  residence,  Boston ;  reported  a  prisoner. 

BAWL,  JOHX,  Bolton.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  made  by  Col. 
Joseph  North  of  the  2d  Lincoln  Co.  regt.,  dated  Gardnerstown,  Feb.  2,  1778; 
joined  Capt.  Bailey's  co. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BAWL,  NOAH.  Capt.  Manasseh  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Rhode  Island  to  Dartmouth,  Sept.  1,  1777; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  27, 
1777  ;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  4  days;  marched  on  a  secret  expe 
dition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BAWLDKX,  ENOCH,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  gun  and  blanket  money,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  24,  1777 ;  also,  re 
turn  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  19,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BAWLDEN,  ZERURBABEL,  Western.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  5,  1777  ;  discharged  July  6,  1777  ;  service,  2  mos.  7 
days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BAWLDWIN,  DAVID.    Captain,  Col.  Reed's  regt. ;  return  of  officers  for  clothing  in  1775. 

BAWLWIN,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Kasson's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  at  Clav- 
erack ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BAWMAX,  CHARLES.  Matross,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d  Ar 
tillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  25,  1778,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  dated  Greenwich,  Nov.  10,  1779;  also,  Gunner;  mus 
ter  roll  for  Feb.  and  March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BAWX,  EBEXEZER,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Ide's  co.,  Col.  Daggett's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  17  days. 

BAXTAR,  MALACHI.  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  11,  1775. 

BAXTE,  JOHX,  Medfield.  Captain;  list  of  men  drafted  to  reinforce  Continental  Army, 
agreeable  to  a  warrant  issued  Nov.  21,  1776,  and  attested  by  Capt.  Sabin  Mann. 

BAXTER, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Backster,  Backstor,  Barter, 

Baxtar,  Baxte,  Baxter,  Boxter.] 


820  MASSACHUSETTS    SOLDIERS   AND    SAILORS 


BAXTER,  ALEXANDER,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Barnes's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's 
(4th)  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1776,  dated  North  Castle; 
also,  receipts  for  wages  for  Sept.-Dec.,  1776 ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk 
Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777 ;  Capt. 
Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Clayes's  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Holden's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.; 
pay  abstracts  for  service  for  Jan. -July,  1780 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men 
dated  West  Point,  Jan.  29,  1781 ;  Capt.  Clayes's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  (6th) 
regt. ;  age,  37  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  light ;  eyes,  light ; 
residence,  Salem;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777,  by  Maj.  Barnes;  enlistment, during  war; 
reported  enlisted  from  1st  Essex  Co.  regt. ;  also,  Capt.  John  K.  Smith's  (late  Capt. 
Clayes's)  3d  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  Jan., 
1781-Dec.,  1782. 

BAXTER,  BARNABAS.  Capt.  Lot  Crowell's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt. ;  pay  roll 
for  3  days  service  in  Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth. 

BAXTER,  BENJAMIN.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  R.  I.,  in  the  prison  ship 
"  Lord  Sandwich  "  and  landed  at  Bristol,  March  7,  177S. 

BAXTER,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Lieut.  Caleb  Crafts's  co.,  Col.  Macintosh's  regt. ;  pay  roll 
for  service  from  July  7  to  July  18,  1778,  12  days,  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

BAXTER,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nickerson's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  3  days  service  in  Sept.,  1778  ;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Fal 
mouth  on  an  alarm. 

BAXTER,  CHARLES.  Boy,  ship  "Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Nevins;  en 
gaged  April  2,  1781;  discharged  June  12,  1781;  service,  2  mos.  10  days.  Roll 
dated  Boston. 

BAXTER,  CORNELIUS,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co.,  Maj.  Barachiah 
Bassett's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  22,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  22,  1776;  service, 
3  mos.,  at  Martha's  Vineyard ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated  June  10,  1777; 
joined  Capt.  Lament's  (also  given  Capt.  James  Davis's)  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ; 
enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  reported  mustered  by  Joseph  Otis,  Muster 
Master,  Feb.  28, 1777 ;  joined  June  26, 1777  ;  also,  ,3th  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  16,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  John  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service 
from  May  16  to  May  27,  1777,  11  days;  also,  Capt.  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May 
16,  1780. 

BAXTER,  CORNELIUS,  Jr.,  Yarmouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated  June  10,  1777; 
joined  Capt.  Lament's  (also  given  Capt.  Davis's)  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  en 
listment,  3  years  or  during  war ;  reported  mustered  by  Joseph  Otis,  Muster  Mas 
ter,  May  19,  1777. 

BAXTER,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  James  Davis's  co. ;  enlisted  July  1,  1775;  rolls  made 
up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  5  days,  on  the  sea  coast.  Rolls  sworn  to  in 
Barnstable  Co. 

BAXTER,  DANIEL,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Turner's  (Independent)  co. ;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1776 ;  discharged  May  22,  1776 ;  service,  4  mos.  21  days,  at  Braintree. 

BAXTER,  DANIEL.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel  Fisher's  co.,  Maj.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
inarched  Sept.  18,  1782 ;  discharged  Oct.  24,  1782 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  at  Hull. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Dedham. 


IN    THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  821 

BAXTER,  DAVID,  New  Ashford.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Rubles 
Woodbridge's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  May  25,  1775;  ser 
vice,  2  mos.  8  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  28,  1775 ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Oct.  23,  177.V 

BAXTER,  DAVID.  Corporal,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  discharged  March  5,  1777;  service,  70 
days,  at  Ticonderoga ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  2f>,  1777 ; 
reported  sick  in  camp;  enlistment  to  expire  March  If),  1777. 

BAXTER,  DAVID,  Yarmouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated  June  10,  1777;  residence, 
Yarmouth;  joined  Capt.  John  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war ;  reported  mustered  by  Joseph  Otis,  Muster  Mas 
ter,  Feb.  20, 1777  ;  joined  April  6, 1777 ;  also,  Private,  6th  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  28,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  7-i  days  rations  from 
date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  IS,  1777,  to  March  21,  1777;  marched  from  Boston  to 
Bennington;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  28,  1780. 

BAXTER,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Tompson  J.  Skinner's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barnes's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Nov.  1,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  10, 1781 ;  service,  10  days; 
marched  to  the  western  frontiers  by  order  of  Gen.  Stark  on  an  alarm. 

BAXTER,  DAVID,  Jr.,  New  Ashford.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  discharged  March  22, 
1777  ;  service,  96  days,  at  Ticonderoga ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15, 1777 ;  also, 
Capt.  Amariah  Babbit's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug. 
14  to  Aug.  19,  1777,  6  days ;  marched  to  Meloomscuyck  near  Bennington  ;  also, 
Lieut.  Joseph  Farnam's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept. 
5  to  Sept.  30, 1777,  26  days ;  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Pawlet ;  also,  Drum 
mer,  Capt.  Babbit's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Dudley  Holdridge,  Col.  Simonds's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  3  days  service  on  an  alarm  Oct.  21,  1780. 

BAXTER,  EHEX.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Stearns's  co. ;  service,  5  days;  marched  from 
Watertown  by  order  of  Gen.  Washington  to  reinforce  the  army  at  the  taking  of 
Dorchester  Heights  in  March,  1776.  » 

BAXTER,  EBEX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  [illegible],  1776; 
rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  22,  1776 ;  service  at  Martha's  Vineyard. 

BAXTER,  EHEXEZER.  Capt.  John  Baxter's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.; 
enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777  [service  not  given]. 

BAXTER,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hinkley's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symmes's  detach 
ment  of  guards ;  enlisted  Feb.  13, 1778 ;  discharged  May  13, 1778 ;  service,  3  mos., 
under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  at  Boston. 

BAXTER,  EHEXEZER,  Yarmouth.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continen 
tal  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  18 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Yarmouth;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  19,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  19,  1780,  under  command  of 
Capt.  Clark;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Yarmouth 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  10,  1780 ;  dis 
charged  Jan.  18,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  22  days. 

BAXTER,  EKEXEZER,  Yarmouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated  June  10,  1777;  resi 
dence,  Yarmouth;  joined  Capt.  Lamont's  (also  given  ('apt.  Davis's)  co.,  Col. 
Bradford's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war ;  reported  mustered  by  Joseph 


822  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

BAXTER,  EBEXEZER,  continued. 

Otis.  Muster  Master,  May  15, 1777 ;  also,  Private,  5th  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's 
(12th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  16,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31.  1779;  reported  joined  June  26,  1777;  also,  Capt.  John  Lament's  co.,  Col. 
Bradford's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  16  to  May  27,  1777, 11  days ;  also, 
Capt.  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  16,  1780. 

BAXTER,  EDWAUD.  Private,  Capt.  Ralph  Thompson's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Webb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  24,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1781 ;  service,  3  rnos.  22  days ;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  regiment  raised  in  Middlesex  and  Suffolk  counties  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army. 

BAXTER,  EDWARD  WILLARD,  Braintree  (North  Precinct).  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall, 
Jr.'s  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Palmer's  regt. ;  company  assembled  March  4, 1776;  service,  7 
days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Edmund  Billings's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Bass's 
regt. ;  service,  2  days ;  company  assembled  June  13,  1776,  to  drive  British  ships 
from  Boston  harbor. 

BAXTER,  EDWARD  WILLARD,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Turner's  (Independent) 
co.;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  8  mos.  13  days;  enlistment,  8  months;  also, 
Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  23,  1776 ;  roll 
made  up  to  Aug.  22, 1776 ;  service,  3  mos. 

BAXTER,  ELXATHAX,  Braintree  (North  Precinct).  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Billings's 
co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Bass's  regt.;  service,  3  days;  company  assembled  June  13, 
1776,  to  drive  British  ships  from  Boston  harbor. 

BAXTER,  HEZEKIAH.  Seaman,  ship  "Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon  Samson; 
engaged  June  6, 1780 ;  discharged  March  12, 1781 ;  service,  9  mos.  4  days ;  reported 
sent  home  in  a  prize  and  retaken ;  also  reported  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  brig 
"Try all"  if  captured. 

BAXTER,  HOOKER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Armstrong's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt. ;  pa}*  roll  for 
15  days  service  on  the  40  days  expedition  to  Rhode  Island,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
May  8,  1781. 

BAXTER,  JEDEDIAH,  Eastham.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Higgins's  (Eastham)  co. ;  en 
listed  July  10, 1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  6  days;  also,  Capt. 
Isaiah  Higgins's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776. 

BAXTER,  JOHX.  Private.  Capt.  Joshua  Gray's  co.;  enlisted  July  10,  1775;  discharged 
Dec.  31,  1775 ;  service,  5  mos.  25  days.  Roll  dated  Barnstable. 

BAXTER,  JOHX.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Grannis's  co. ;  enlisted  June  1,  1776;  roll  made 
up  to  Aug.  31,  1776;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Elizabeth  Islands;  roll  dated  Tarpaulin 
Cove;  also,  Capt.  Grannis's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  James  Blossom;  enlisted 
Sept.  1,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  Nov.  21,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  21  days,  at  Eliza 
beth  Islands. 

BAXTER,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  April  26,  1777;  discharged  May  20,  1777;  service,  25  days; 
ordered  to  Saratoga  by  Maj.  Gen.  Gates ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  8  to 
July  21,  1777,  14  days;  ordered  to  Fort  Edward  by  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler;  also, 
Capt.  Zenas  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  Ashley's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  21, 1777 ;  discharged 
Aug.  15,  1777 ;  service,  26  days ;  marched  to  Fort  Edward,  N.  Y. 

BAXTER,  JOHX,  New  Ashford.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles 
Woodbridge's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  25,  1775;  ser 
vice,  2  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  28,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Oct.  23,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Noah 
Allen's  (late  Soul's)  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at 
Ticonderoga  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  4,  1775;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Amariah 


IX   THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  823 


BAXTER,  JOHN,  continued. 

Babbit's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  ser 
vice  from  Aug.  14  to  Aug.  19,  1777,  6  days ;  inarched  to  Meloomscuyck  near 
Bennington  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  5  days  service  ;  marched  to  the  Northward  on  the 
alarm  of  Oct.  14,  1780. 

BAXTER,  JOHN.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  dated  April  8,  1779; 
reported  joined  as  a  waiter  to  Gen.  Gates. 

BAXTER,  JOHN,  Springfield.  Iteturn  made  by  Assistant  Commissary  of  Issues,  dated 
Aug.  21,  1779;  reported  as  scaleman  in  Springfield  magazine. 

BAXTER,  JOHN,  Springfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army;  1st  co.,  1st  regt.;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion, 
ruddy  ;  hair,  dark  ;  eyes,  dark  ;  occupation,  hatter ;  residence,  Springfield  ;  enlist 
ment,  3  months;  mustered  by  Lieut.  Col.  Jonathan  Hale;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Joseph  Browning's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July 
16,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  enlistment,  3  months; 
company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ;  also,  order  for  3  months  wages 
dated  Boston,  July  2,  1782. 

BAXTER,  JOHN,  Sandisfield.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Saudis- 
field  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  2, 1780 ;  dis 
charged  Dec.  19,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  21  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Heman 
Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Collar's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  service,  11  days;  marched 
to  Stilhvater  Oct.  14,  1781,  on  an  alarm. 

BAXTER,  JOHN,  Medfield.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Sabin  Man's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  12  days ;  also,  2d  Lieu 
tenant,  Capt.  Man's  (1st)  co.,  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass, 
militia ;,  commissioned  April  21, 1776 ;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Mann's  (train  band) 
co.;  return  for  equipments  made  up  to  June  10,  1776;  age,  29  yrs.;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army  July,  1776 ;  also,  list  of  men  who  enlisted  for  service  at 
Canada,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  25,  1776,  dated  Medfield,  July  27,  1776;  re 
ported  received  from  Capt.  Mann ;  also,  list  of  men  who  enlisted  to  serve  until 
Dec.  1, 1776,  unless  sooner  discharged;  raised  from  the  Medfield  militia,  agreeable 
to  resolves  of  June  25,  1776,  and  July  11,  1776,  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  in 
Canada;  also,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt.;  return  dated  Ticonderoga,  Sept. 
11,  1776;  reported  in  the  train;  also,  returns  dated  Ticonderoga,  Sept.  14-Nov.  2, 
1776;  reported  in  the  train  by  the  General's  orders;  also,  Captain,  Maj.  Job 
Cushing's  regt. ;  marched  Sept.  25,  1782 ;  discharged  Oct.  24,  1782 ;  service,  1  mo. 
2  days,  at  Hull. 

BAXTER,  JOHN,  Jr.  Receipt  for  wages  for  service  at  West  Point  in  the  6  months  cam 
paign  in  1780,  dated  Medfield,  April  12,  1780. 

BAXTER,  JONA  ( ? ).  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Palmer's  (1st)  regt. ; 
company  assembled  March  4,  1776 ;  service,  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BAXTER,  JONATHAN,  Methuen.  Capt.  John  Davis's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  return 
of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  May  17,  1775 ;  also,  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated 
Cambridge,  June  8,  1775;  also,  Corporal;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct. 
f>,  1775;  enlisted  Feb.  14,  1775. 

BAXTER,  JONATHAN,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's 
regt. ;  roll  made  up  for  service  from  time  of  arrival  at  Providence,  R.  I.,  April  27, 
1777  ;  discharged  June  27,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days.  Roll  dated  Bristol. 

BAXTER,  JOSEPH,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chenery's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also,  Capt. 
Sabin  Mann's  (train  band)  co. ;  return  for  equipments  made  up  to  June  10,  1776 ; 
age  42  yrs. ;  also,  list  of  men  who  received  money  for  "  turns  done  in  last  wars  in 
the  days  of  Capt.  Morse,  the  1st,  and  Capt.  Coolidge,"  dated  Nov.  17,  177G. 


824  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BAXTER,  JOSEPH.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Palmer's  regt.; 
company  assembled  March  4,  1776;  service,  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BAXTER,  JOSEPH,  Braintree  (North  Precinct).  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Billings's  co., 
Col.  Jonathan  Bass's  regt. ;  payroll  for  5  days  service ;  company  assembled  June 
13,  1776,  to  drive  the  British  ships  from  Boston  harbor. 

BAXTER,  JOSEPH.  Captain,  6th  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  (5th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.; 
list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  July  17, 1777 ;  also,  Col.  Mclntosh's 
regt.,  Gen.  Level's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  5,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  14,  1778; 
service,  1  mo.  13  days ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Braintree. 

BAXTER,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Peters's  co.,  Col.  Haws's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug. 
24,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  20  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BAXTER,  LEMUEL,  Barnstable  (also  given  Yarmouth).  Private,  Capt.  John  Russell's 
co.,  Maj.Barachiah  Bassett's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  28, 1770;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov. 
22,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  24  days,  at  Martha's  Vineyard;  also,  return  of  men 
enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable 
Co.)  regt.,  dated  June  10,  1777;  residence,  Yarmouth;  joined  Capt.  Russell's  co., 
Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war ;  reported  mustered  by 
Joseph  Otis,  Muster  Master,  Feb.  15,  1777;  also,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co.,  Col. 
Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.;  roll  made  up  for  74  days  rations  from  date  of  enlist 
ment,  Jan.  18,  1777,  to  March  21,  1777;  marched  from  Boston  to  Bennington; 
also,  muster  return  [year  not  given]  ;  reported  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777;  joined  April 
6,  1777 ;  killed  in  battle  Aug.  3,  1777. 

BAXTER,  LEVI,  Sandisfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Berkshire  Co.  in 
1779,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. ;  complexion, 
dark;  residence,  Sandistield;  delivered  to  Lieut.  Storey;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
enlisted  men  dated  Feb.  20,  1782;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3£  in. ;  complexion, 
dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  laborer  (also  given  farmer) ;  birthplace,  Weathers- 
field,  Conn.;  residence,  Sandisfield;  enlisted  March  1  (also  given  April  1),  1782; 
joined  Capt.  Maynard's  (also  given  Capt.  Allen's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Maynard's  (6th) 
co.;  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  May- Aug.,  1782;  also,  muster 
rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1782 ;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  C.  Allen's  (8th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Brooks's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1782-April,  1783;  also,  Capt.  Allen's  co., 
4th  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  May,  June  and  July,  1783. 

BAXTER,  MALACHI,  Barnstable  (also  given  Yarmouth).  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Gray's 
co. ;  service,  2  days ;  marched  toward  Marshfield  April  20,  1775 ;  also,  Capt. 
Edward  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug. 
1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8, 1775;  service,  3  mos. ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7, 
1775;  also,  3d  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co.,  Maj.  Barachiah  Bassett's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  10,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  22,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  12  days, 
at  Martha's  Vineyard ;  also,  Lieut.  Jeremiah  Manter's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service 
from  Nov.  20,  1776,  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  Martha's  Vineyard. 

BAXTER,  MOSES,  Rutland.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Eustis's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  12  days. 

BAXTER,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  David  Bent's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushin's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  5, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  5  days,  at  the  Northward. 

BAXTER,  NATHAX,  New  Ashford.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re 
turned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Marshall's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.,  Gen. 
Paterson's  brigade ;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  New  Ash- 
ford  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June  3,  1780;  dis 
charged  Jan.  3,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos. 


IN    THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  825 

BAXTER,  NKWTOX.  Armorer,  brigantine  "  Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Clouston;  engaged  Aug.  18,  1777;  discharged  March  10,  1778. 

BAXTKR,  NKWTOX.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  R.  I.,  in  the  prison  ship  "  Lord 
Sandwich  "  and  landed  at  Bristol,  March  7,  1778. 

BAXTKH,  NEWTOX,  Watertown.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Stearns's  co. ;  service,  5  days  ; 
marched  from  Watertown  by  order  of  Gen.  Washington  to  reinforce  army  at  the 
taking  of  Dorchester  Heights,  in  March,  1770;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  paid  him 
by  Jonathan  Brown,  Town  Treasurer  of  Watertown,  dated  July  17,  1776;  also, 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Stephen  Dana's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  arrived  at  camp 
May  9,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin 
Edgell's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  3 
days;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Oct.,  1778,  dated  Freetown  ;  enlistment  to  expire 
Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Stephen  Frost's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  29,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  7  days, 
at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BAXTER,  PRIXCE.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Seth  Baker's  (4th  Yarmouth)  llth  co.,  1st 
Barnstable  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  March  10, 
1777  ;  also,  list  of  officers  dated  Sandwich,  March  6,  1777. 

BAXTER,  REUBEN.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  R.  I.,  in  the  prison  ship 
"  Lord  Sandwich  "  and  landed  at  Bristol  March  7,  1778. 

BAXTER,  REUBEX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nickerson's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's 
regt.;  service,  5  days,  in  Sept.,  1778;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  on 
an  alarm. 

BAXTER,  RICHARD.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Gray's  co. ;  inarched  toward  Marshfield 
April  20,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

BAXTER,  RICHARD.  Capt.  David  Noble's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  enlisted  April  22,  1775, 
for  the  town  of  Pittstield ;  service,  6  mos. ;  marched  to  Cambridge. 

BAXTER,  RICHARD.  Prizemaster ;  list  of  prisoners  sent  from  New  York  to  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.,  to  be  exchanged  [year  not  given]. 

BAXTER,  SAMUEL,  Yarmouth.  Private,  6th  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  14,  1777,  to  Aug.  24,  1777; 
reported  killed. 

BAXTER,  SETH,  Braintree  (North  Parish).  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s  co., 
Col.  Benjamin  Lincoln's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  7  days ;  company  reported  to  have  also  assembled  April  29,  1775 ;  also, 
1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Seth  Turner's  (Independent)  co. ;  enlisted  May  3, 1775;  ser 
vice,  8  mos.  18  days;  enlistment,  8  months;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s 
(1st)  co.,  Col.  Palmer's  regt.;  company  assembled  March  4,  1776;  service,  10 
days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Edmund  Billings's  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Bass's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  5  days  service  ;  company  assembled  June  13, 
1776,  to  drive  British  ships  from  Boston  harbor. 

BAXTER,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Sawen's  co.,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's  regt. ; 
enlisted  March  25,  1778;  discharged  April  7,  1778;  service,  13  days,  with  guards 
at  Roxbury. 

BAXTER,  SETH.  Captain  ;  list  of  prisoners  to  be  received  in  exchange  for  British  pris 
oners  sent  to  Halifax  in  the  cartel  "Swift"  dated  Oct.  9,  1777;  exchanged  for 
British  prisoner  Capt.  John  Aire  ;  reported  confined  in  barracks  at  Halifax  ;  also, 
Captain  of  Marines,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker; 
engaged  Feb.  17,  1779  [service  not  given] . 

BAXTER,  SIMEOX.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Gray's  co. ;  marched  toward  Marshfield  April 
20,  1775  ;  service,  2  days. 


826  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

BAXTER,  SIMON.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  R.  I.,  in  the  prison  ship 
"  Lord  Sandwich  "  and  landed  at  Bristol,  March  7,  1778. 

BAXTER,  STEPHEN,  Medfield.  Fifer,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  (train  band)  co. ;  return  for 
equipments  made  up  to  June  10,  1776;  age,  14  yrs. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Mann's 
co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ;  marched  April  22,  1777;  discharged  May  10,  1777; 
service,  20  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Fifer;  list  of  men  drafted  from  Medfield 
militia  to  march  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  agreeable  to  warrant  issued  by  Col.  Hawes, 
Feb.  4,  1777 ;  marched  April  22,  1777 ;  returned  June  12,  1777. 

BAXTER,  TAYLOR.  Private,  Capt.  Lot  Crowell's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt.; 
service,  3  days,  in  Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth. 

BAXTER,  THOMAS.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Independence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon 
Samson;  engaged  Aug.  23,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  July  5,  1777;  service,  10  mos. 
12  days  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1776,  dated  Plymouth. 

BAXTER,  THOMAS,  Yarmouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated  June  10,  1777;  drafted 
to  serve  until  Jan.  10,  1778. 

BAXTER,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nickerson's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt. ; 
service,  5  days,  in  Sept.,  1778;  marched  to  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  on  an 
alarm. 

BAXTER,  THOMAS,  Yarmouth.  Private,  5th  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  16,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  John  Lamont's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  (12th)  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service 
on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  April  2,  1779;  joined  June  26,  1777;  also,  Capt. 
Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  16,  1780;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BAXTER,  THOMAS,  Jr.,  Yarmouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated  June  10,  1777; 
joined  Capt.  Lamont's  (also  given  Capt.  Davis's)  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years  or  during  war;  reported  mustered  by  Joseph  Otis,  Muster  Master, 
May  19,  1777. 

BAXTER,  WILLARD.  Private,  Capt.  John  Armstrong's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt.;  pay  roll 
for  15  days  service  on  the  40  days  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BAXTER,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Capt.  Edward  Crafts's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artil 
lery)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8, 1775 ;  also,  Matross ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  19,  1775;  service,  10  weeks  4  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  French  Lines,  Oct.  12,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Nov.  6,  1775. 

BAXTER,  "WILLIAM,  Greenwich.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles 
Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775;  service,  18  days;  also,  Capt.  Hooker's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel 
Williams's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  15,  1776;  discharged  March  18,  1777;  service,  3 
mos.  14  days.  Roll  dated  Morristown. 

BAXTER,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Stearns's  co. ;  service,  5  days ;  marched 
from  Watertown  by  order  of  Gen.  Washington  to  reinforce  army  at  the  taking  of 
Dorchester  Heights  in  March,  1776 ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Jonathan 
Brown,  Town  Treasurer  of  Watertown,  dated  July  17,  1776. 

BAXTER,  WILLIAM.  Quartermaster  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Olney's  co.,  Col.  Jabez 
Bowen's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  20,  1777,  to  June  3,  1777,  15  days; 
company  reported  on  duty  at  Pawtuxet  in  5th  division  of  Col.  Bowen's  regt. 
under  Capt.  Jonathan  Russell. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        827 


BAXTER,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  David  Chadwick's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  5  days  service ; 
marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm. 

BAXTER,  WILLIAM,  Hadley.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Cook's  co.,  Col. 
Porter's  regt.;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  residence,  Hadley;  enlistment, 
9  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  16,  1778 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light; 
residence,  Hadley;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  6,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  7, 
1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  ser 
vice  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return 
dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by 
the  town  of  Hadley  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched 
July  5,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  22,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  23  days. 

BAXTER,  WILLIAM,  Andover  (North  District).  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  enlisted  Feb.  21,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

BAXTER,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Armstrong's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and 
men  dated  Aug.  13,  1782. 

BAXTOX,  JAMES,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Wilkins  s  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Albany  home  sworn  to  Jan.  15, 1777. 

BAXTOR,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt.: 
pay  roll  for  service  from  July  19,  1780,  to  Aug.  1,  1780,  13  days. 

BAXTOR,  EDWARD  WILLARD,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Turner's  (Independent) 
co.;  enlisted  Feb.  13,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  company  stationed  at 
Braintree  from  Jan.  1,  1776,  to  May  22,  1776. 

BAXTOR,  JOHN-.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col,  Benjamin  Simons's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  1,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  1  mo., 
in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated  Hancock. 

BAXTOR,  JOXATHAX.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Davis's  CO.,  Col.  Fry's  regt.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days;  reported  enlisted  Feb.  14,  1775. 

BAXTOR,  RICHARD,  Pittsfield.  Private,  Capt.  David  Noble's  Co..  Col.  John  Patison's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Cambridge ;  service,  23  days. 

BAY,  WILLIAM.    Cook ;  list  of  Capt.  Gardner's  crew  dated  Boston,  Oct.  6,  1778. 

BATLDIND,  LEVI,  Putney.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Moore's  co.,  which  marched  April  23, 
1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days. 

BAYLE,  THOMAS,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  8th 
(also  given  9th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Jan.  9,  1780;  reported  deserted  Jan.  9,  1780;  a/so,  list  of  deserters  dated 
Jan.  25,  1781 ;  age,  23  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  Mack; 
occupation,  seaman  ;  residence,  Manchester;  enlisted  Sept.  2, 1779,  at  West  Point; 
enlistment,  during  war;  deserted  Feb.  5,  1780;  reported  a  foreigner. 

BAYLES,  EBEXEZER.  Capt.  Daniel  Pillsbury's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt.; 
muster  return  [year  not  given]  ;  reported  a  transient. 

BAYLES,  ELIAS.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Tiebout's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point. 

BAYLES,  FREDERICK,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  God 
frey's  brigade;  marched  to  Tivertoii,  R.  I.,  oil  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780;  ser 
vice,  8  days. 


828  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

BATLES,  LONDON,  Dighton.  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Pope's  (2d)  regt. ; 
age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  black;  hair,  black;  eyes,  black; 
residence,  Dighton ;  enlistment,  9  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June 

19,  1778 ;  mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master. 

BATLES,  LONDON.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Sept..  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war; 
also,  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts. 

BATLES,  NICHOLAS.  List  of  men  drafted  Dec.,  1776,  for  3  mos.  service  under  Capt. 
Dean. 

BATLES,  NICHOLAS.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  (Bristol  Co.) 
regt.,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's 
brigade;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  L,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780;  service, 
8  days. 

BATLET,  ABNER,  Newbury.    Ensign,  Capt.  Thomas  Noyes's  co.,  which  marched  April 

20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge :  service,  4  days ; 
also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Chase's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Daniel  Spafford's 
(7th  Essex  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  June  26, 
1777. 

BATLET,  ABRAHAM,  Tewksbury.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Trull's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  10  days. 

BATLET,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Eaton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  29  days,  at  the 
Northward. 

BATLET,  ANDREW,  Peterborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Paul 
Dudley  Sergent's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  23,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  16  days. 

BATLET,  ASA,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  William  Rogers's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  list 
of  men  drafted  from  Essex  Co.  militia  to  march  to  Horse  Neck  under  Col. 
Cogswell  [year  not  given]  ;  drafted  to  Capt.  Ilsley's  co. ;  reported  failed  to  join 
regiment. 

BATLET,  BENJAMIN,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Brackett's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Headquarters;  ser 
vice,  5  days. 

BATLET,  BENJAMIN,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt.;  company 
return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BATLET,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Wellington's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Oct.  1, 
1776;  reported  re-engaged  to  serve  in  Capt.  Wellington's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's 
regt.,  Nov.  16,  1776,  but  to  remain  in  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.  until  Dec.  31,  1776. 

BATLET,  BENJAMIN,  Kennebunk.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  dated 
Newbury,  Aug.  23,  1777;  residence,  Kennebunk  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Newbury; 
joined  Capt.  Bayley's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BATLEV,  CALVIN.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  (also 
given  Nathan  Tyler's)  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  July  14,  1778;  discharged  Nov. 
9,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  27  days,  at  Cambridge.  Roll  dated  Lancaster. 

BATLET,  CHRISTOPHER.  Mariner,  ship  "  Vengeance,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas 
Thomas;  engaged  June  27,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on 
expedition  to  Penobscot. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        829 

BAYLEY,  DANIEL,  Medford.  lleturn  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army,  dated 
June  9,  1777,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Jonathan  Porter;  joined  Capt.  Bancroft's  co., 
Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

BAY'LEY,  DANIEL.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  rations  from  Aug.  15,  1777,  to  Dec.  13,  1777,  sworn  to  in 
Middlesex  Co. 

BAYLEY,  DANIEL,  Woolwich.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Ilsley's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  30,  177(5;  discharged  Nov.  l(i,  1776 ;  service,  2  mos. ;  roll  dated  New 
Castle;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Jonathan 
Cogswell's  (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Ipswich,  Feb.  17,  1778;  residence,  Wool 
wich;  enlisted  for  town  of  Ipswich;  joined  Capt.  Bailey's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  21,  1780. 

BAYLEY,  DAVID,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Lieut.  Thomas  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177;") ;  service,  3  days ;  reported  enlisted 
into  the  army;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  11  days;  reported  promoted  to  Corporal  July  1,  1775. 

BAYLEY,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Watson's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  LI,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

BAYLEY,  DTDLEY.  Capt.  John  Davis's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance 
pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  1775. 

BAYLEY,  EHENEZER,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt. ;  company 
return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BAYLEY,  EKENEZEK.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Bicknell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Putnam's 
(Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  3,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  10,  1781;  service, 
3  mos.  20  days,  at  West  Point;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  join 
army  under  Gen.  Washington. 

BAYLEY,  EDWAKD,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
regt.;  service,  15  days,  subsequent  to  April  23,  1777;  marched  from  Dighton  to 
Tiverton,  II.  I. 

BAYLEY,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Wales's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  S.  Williams's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Dec.  20,  1776 ;  discharged  March  20,  1777  ;  service,  3  mos.  13  days.  Roll 
dated  Morristown. 

BAYLEY,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  William  Greenleaf's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  3,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  24,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  2  days.  Roll 
dated  Lancaster. 

BAYLEY,  ELIPHALET,  Natick.  Private,  Capt.  John  Trotter's  co.,  Col.  Itufus  Putnam's 
(5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point;  enlisted 
Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  28,  1781;  enlistment,  6  months. 

BAYLEY,  ENOCH,  New  Salem.  Bombardier,  Capt.  James  Swan's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776, 
3  mos. 

BAYLEY,  ENOCH.  lleturn  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  3d  Essex  Co. 
regt.  dated  Ipswich,  Sept.  30,  177-7;  enlisted  for  town  of  Topsh'eld ;  joined  Lieut. 
Brown's  co.,  Col.  Lee's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  a  transient. 

BAYLEY,  EPHHAIM,  Rutland.  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779; 
reported  invalided;  also,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  return 
for  clothing  for  1777;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  Boston; 


830  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BAYLEY,  EPHRAIM,  continued. 

also,  return  dated  Soldier's  Fortune,  Feb.  15,  1779;  also,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot's 
corps  of  invalids ;  muster  roll  for  June-Sept.,  1778,  dated  Boston ;  also,  Capt. 
Moses  McFarland's  co.  of  invalids,  Col.  Lewis  Nichola's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
Oct.,  1779;  company  stationed  at  Boston;  reported  on  furlough. 

BAYLEY,  FRY.  Captain ;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel "  from  Halifax 
to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

BAYLEY,  HUDSON,  Falmouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.  dated  Nov.  20,  1778;  joined  Capt. 
Skillen's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  John  Skil- 
lin's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  98  days  subsistence 
from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  13  [probably  1776] ,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington, 
dated  Feb.  26,  1777. 

BAYLEY,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carter's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  14,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  18 
days.  Roll  dated  Leominster. 

BAYLEY,  JAMES.  Capt.  John  Black's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

BAYLEY,  JAMES.  Capt.  Caleb  Kimball's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  4  mos.  20  days  ser 
vice  at  Winter  Hill  [year  not  given] . 

BAYLEY,  JAMES,  New  Rutland.  Private,  Capt.  John  Chadwick's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  return  dated  Jan.  22,  1778;  residence,  New  Rutland;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Rutland ;  mustered  by  Muster  Master  Chiles. 

BAYLEY,  JAMES,  Woolwich.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Jonathan  Cogswell's  (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Ipswich,  Feb.  17,  1778;  resi 
dence,  Woolwich ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Ipswich ;  joined  Capt.  John  Bailey's  co., 
Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BAYLEY,  JAMES,  Woolwich.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Camp  at  New 
Windsor,  Jan.  12,  1780;  Capt.  Thomas  Seward's  co.,  3d  Artillery  regt.;  age,  21 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  brown;  rank,  Sergeant;  residence,  Wool 
wich;  re-enlisted  Nov.  28,  1779  (also  given  Jan.  1,  1780),  by  Lieut.  Price;  enlist 
ment,  during  war. 

BAYLEY,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  William  Mills's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  July-Sept.,  1781;  enlisted  March  27,  1781;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

BAYLEY,  JOEL,  Hollis.  Capt.  Archelaus  Towne's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt.;  receipt  for 
advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  6,  1775 ;  also,  Private ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days. 

BAYLEY,  JOHN.  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt. ;  list  of  officers ;  commis 
sioned  May  19, 1775 ;  also,  Adjutant,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  returned 
June  24, 1775 ;  reported  not  yet  commissioned ;  also,  Colonel,  Maj.  Gen.  Thomas's 
division ;  list  of  field  officers  of  the  Continental  Army  in  1776. 

BAYLEY,  JOHN.  Captain,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 1777;  roll  made 
up  to  May  26,  1777 ;  service,  5  mos.  6  days. 

BAYLEY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bayley's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  en 
listed  March  10,  1777 ;  roll  made  up  to  May  26,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  22  days. 

BAYLEY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Noyes's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  14, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  15  days  in  Northern  department ;  reported  died  Nov. 
28,  1777. 


IN   THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  831 


BAYLEY,  Joiix.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Kim  ball's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  13,  1777 ;  receipt  for  4  mos.  20  days  wages  for  service  at 
Winter  Hill;  company  detached  to  guard  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army;  also,  pay  roll 
for  service  from  Feb.  3,  1778,  to  April  3,  1778,  2  mos.  2  days,  at  Winter  Hill. 

BAYLEY,  JOHN,  Newbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  in  1779,  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  f>  ft.  11  in.;  complexion, 
light;  residence,  Newbury  ;  delivered  to  Col.  Cross  (also  given  Lieut.  R.  Lilley) ; 
enlistment,  9  months;  also,  Muster  Master's  receipt  dated  Boxford,  Dec.  8,  1779; 
return  made  by  John  Gushing,  Muster  Master  for  Essex  Co. 

BAYLEY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  (Light  Infantry)  co. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
28,  1779;  discharged  Jan.  31,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  G  days;  company  raised  to 
join  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.,  but  formed  into  a  separate  corps  to  serve  until  April 
1,  1780,  unless  sooner  discharged. 

BAYLEY,  JOHN,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Haffield  White's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
4th  (also  given  5th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April 
5,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778. 

BAYLEY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Ilsley's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
28,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  2  days.  Roll  dated  New 
Castle. 

BAYLEY,  JOHN,  Falmouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  20,  1778;  joined  Capt. 
Skillen's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (late  Francis's)  15th  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  John 
Skillin's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  98  days  rations 
from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  13  [probably  1776],  to  time  of  arrival  at  Benning- 
ton,  dated  Feb.  26,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Thomas's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt.; 
muster  return  dated  Jan.  26,  1778;  mustered  by  Col.  Yarrick;  also,  Colonel's 
co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  West  Point,  April  5, 1779 ;  reported  sick 
in  Massachusetts. 

BAYLEY,  JOSEPH.  Capt.  Moses  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  30,  1775. 

BAYLEY,  JOSEPH,  Lancaster.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16,  1777;  Capt.  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's 
regt. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1777,  dated  Albany;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777;  enlistment,  dur 
ing  war;  also,  Lieut.  James  Tisdale's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for 
June,  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  White  Plains;  reported  under  guard  in  Aug., 
1778;  also,  Capt.  Tisdale's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779, 
dated  Cortlandt  Manor;  reported  transferred  to  Col.  Greaton's  co. 

BAYLEY,  JOSEPH.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  David  Osgood's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  (2d 
Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  April  12,  1780. 

BAYLEY,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Fisk's  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  28,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll 
dated  Natick. 

BAYLEY,  JOSHUA,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  16  days. 

BAYLEY,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  John  Noyes's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  iu 
Northern  department. 


832  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXI)   SAILORS 

BAYLEY,  JOSHUA,  Marlborough.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Marlborough  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  9, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  U,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  16  days. 

BAYLEY,  JOSHUA,  Jr.,  Woolwich.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Ipswich,  Feb.  17,  1778; 
residence,  Woolwich;  enlisted  for  town  of  Ipswich  ;  joined  Capt.  John  Bailey's 
co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Corporal,  Colonel's  co.,  Col. 
Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Feb.  14,  1780. 

BAYLEY,  JOSIAH,  Woolwich.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Ipswich,  Feb.  17,  1778; 
residence,  Woolwich ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Ipswich;  joined  Capt.  John  Bailey's 
co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BAYLEY,  JOSIAH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Peter  Warren's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  regt. ; 
company  detached  on  expedition  against  Penobscot  July  7,  1779 ;  discharged  Sept. 
25,  1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  18  days.  Roll  dated  Falmouth. 

BAYLEY,  LEWIS.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Merrill's  co.,  Maj.  Gage's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
30,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  9  days;  company  raised  to 
reinforce  Northern  army.  Roll  dated  Haverhill. 

BAYLEY,  MATTHEW.  Private,  Capt.  David  Bell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symmes's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Feb.  12,  1778;  discharged  May  28,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  16  days, 
under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  at  Boston ;  also,  Capt.  Elias  Parkman's  co. ;  pay  roll  for 
service  from  July  2  to  July  17, 1778, 15  days ;  company  drafted  to  serve  as  guards. 

BAYLEY,  MATTHEW.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Cathcart ;  engaged  June  30, 1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  6, 1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  8  days. 

BAYLEY,  MATTHEW,  Boston.  Landsman,  brig  "Prospect,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
James  Vesey ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  dated  June  20, 1781 ;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  tailor;  residence,  Boston. 

BAYLEY,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Eaton's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  3,  1777;  service.  1  mo.  18  days,  on  expe 
dition  to  the  Northward. 

BAYLEY,  NATHANIEL,  Townsend.  Drummer,  Capt.  James  Hosley's  co.,  Col.  William 
Prescott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
discharged  May  4,  1775  ;  service,  18  days. 

BAYLEY,  NATHANIEL,  Gardnerstown.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Colborn's  co.  of  minute- 
men,  Col.  Arnold's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  25,  1775;  service,  20  days. 

BAYLEY,  NATHANIEL.  List  of  men  appointed  on  a  committee  for  Suffolk  Co.  to  raise 
men  for  New  York  and  Canada  [year  not  given] . 

BAYLEY,  NOAH,  Natick  (also  given  Sudbury  and  Stow).  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's 
co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  5  days;  also,  Capt.  Morse's  co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Oct.  30,  1775;  also,  return  of  men 
enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Moulton's  (also  given  Capt.  Monroe's) 
co.,  Col.  Ezekiel  Howe's  (4th)  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined  Capt.  Morse's  co., 
Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  Morse's  co.,  Col.  Rufus 
Putnam's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Sudbury;  credited  to  town  of  Stow;  also,  Capt.  John 
Trotter's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  Garrison 
at  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.  and  March, 
1781 ;  reported  on  command  with  infantry ;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1781.  dated 
West  Point ;  reported  on  command  with  infantry. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       833 

BAYLEY,  PHILIP,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Albany  home  dated  March  7,  1777. 

BAYLKY,  RICHARD,  Haverhill.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Peabody's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  sworn  to  Nov.  29,  1770. 

BAYLEY,  RICHARD,  Jr.,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Ayer's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's 
regt.,  which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

BAYLEY,  ROBERT.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Moses  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinny's  (31st) 
regt. ;  billeting  roll  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  15,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  to 
headquarters,  July  5,  1775,  equivalent  to  51  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

BAYLEY,  SAMUEL,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Lieut.  Thomas  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days ;  reported  enlisted 
into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  (27th)  regt.;  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BAYLEY,  SAMUEL,  Weymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's 
regt.;  inarched  to  take  possession  of  Dorchester  Heights  March  4,  1776;  service, 
4  days  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  8  days  service  subsequent  to  March  10,  1776. 

BAYLEY,  SAMUEL.  1st  Sergeant,  Capt.  Solomon  Stuart's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  21  to  Aug.  25,  1777,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Bennington. 

BAYLEY,  SAMUEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symms's  detachment 
of  guards;  enlisted  March  9,  1778;  discharged  June  9,  1778;  service,  3  mos., 
under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  Boston  and  Dorchester. 

BAYLEY,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Hathaway's  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  28,  1779;  discharged  April  17,  1779;  service,  21  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BAYLEY,  SAMUEL.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Edward  Newton's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  J.  Whitney's 
(2d  Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  April  12, 
1780. 

BAYLEY,  SAMUEL,  Boston.  Drummer,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stoddard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  8,  1777,  to  July  8,  1777, 
2  mos.;  also,  Col.  Sherburne's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Aug.  22,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Boston;  credited  to  town  of 
Rowley;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  Trafton's  co.,  Col.  Sherburne's  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Camp  at  Middletown,  Aug.  21,  1778;  reported  sick  and  absent;  also,  Capt. 
Benjamin  Burton's  co.,  Col.  Sherburne's  regt.;  return  dated  Boston,  June  15, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  North's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Camp  near  Morristown,  May  6,  1780;  enlisted  Aug.  20,  1777;  transferred  from 
Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.  by  order  of  Gen.  Washington  May  2,  1780;  enlist 
ment,  3  years ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780, 
to  Aug.  22,  1780. 

BAYLEY,  SAMUEL.  Petition  dated  Castle  Island,  May  7,  1781,  signed  by  said  Bayley  in 
behalf  of  the  company  raised  for  defence  of  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands,  stating 
that  they  had  enlisted  for  3  years,  and  having  received  no  bounty  asked  that  their 
poll  tax  lie  removed;  non-concurred  May  8,  1781;  endorsed  "Capt.  Hurd  and 
Maj.  Perley ;  "  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service 
from  Oct.  25,  1783,  to  April  24,  1785,  18  mos.,  at  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands ; 
also,  warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men  for  service  at  the  Castle  from  Jan.  25,  1786, 
to  April  25,  1786 ;  also,  warrants  to  pay  officers  and  men  for  service  at  the  Castle 
from  July  25,  1786,  to  Jan.  25,  1787. 

BAYLEY,  SAMUEL.  Maj.  Thomas  Thomas's  (Artillery)  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and 
men  for  service  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  in  1778. 


834  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BAYLEY,  SAMUEL.  Surgeon's  Mate,  sloop  "Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  J.  P. 
Rathburn;  list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  schooner  "  Loyalty,"  etc. 
[year  not  given] . 

BATLEY,  SAMUEL,  Jr.,  Rowley.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Payson's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days. 

BAYLEY,  SHUBAEL,  Leominster.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Sargent's  co. ;  enlisted  May  5, 
1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  7£  days ;  company  detached  from  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  and 
Col.  Stearns's  regts. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  under  Gen.  Spencer ;  roll  sworn  to 
at  Boston ;  also,  Capt.  Tisdale's  (late  Foster's)  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  July,  1778,  dated  White  Plains ;  enlisted  June  16, 1778 ;  enlistment, 
9  months;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  Cortlandt  Manor;  reported 
discharged  March  17,  1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Wilder's 
co.,  Col.  Rand's  regt. ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  occu 
pation,  farmer ;  residence,  Leominster ;  enlisted  June  15, 1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BAYLEY,  SILAS.  1st  Major,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  (2d  Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of 
field  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Feb.  13  (also  given  Feb.  2),  1776; 
also,  Lieutenant  Colonel,  2d  Worcester  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia; 
commissioned  Oct.  12,  1778. 

BAYLEY,  STEPHEN,  Fitchburg.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  co.,  Col.  John  Whet- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
returned  home  April  25,  1775;  service,  6  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Fuller's  co.,  Col. 
Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  receipt  for  wages  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Prospect  Hill; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov. 
14,  1775. 

BAYLEY,  STEPHEN,  Leominster.  Private,  Capt.  John  Joslin's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's 
(Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  1  mo.  7  days  service ;  marched  from  Leominster 
the  last  of  July,  1777,  to  join  Col.  Seth  Warner  at  Bennington. 

BAYLEY,  THOMAS.  Corporal,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt. ;  service  with 
detachment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes,  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks  in 
guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  by  order  of  Council 
of  May  12,  1777. 

BAYLEY,  THOMAS.  Boy,  sloop  "Providence;"  list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in 
the  "  Loyalty  "  and  "  Wreck  "  [year  not  given] . 

BAYLEY,  THOMAS,  Jr.  2d  Lieutenant,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Thomas  Seward's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Sept.,  Nov.  and  Dec., 
1777;  also,  certificate  of  service  signed  by  Lieut.  Col.  John  Popkin,  certifying 
said  Bayley  to  have  been  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  Boston, 
Feb.  25,  1779. 

BAYLEY,  TIMOTHY.  Certificate  of  service  dated  Woburn,  March  29,  1784,  signed  by 
Capt.  Samuel  Tay,  certifying  that  said  Bayley  served  for  3  mos.  in  1781  in  his 
company  with  Col.  Webb's  regt. ;  name  given  on  roll  by  mistake  as  Timothy 
Bagley. 

BAYLEY,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Kent's  co. ;  enlisted  July  17,  1775 ;  rolls 
made  up  to  Dec.  9,  1775 ;  service,  5  mos.  3  days,  at  Newbury ;  also,  order  for 
wages  dated  Gloucester,  Dec.  10,  1775 ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  sea  coast 
in  Essex  Co. 

BAYLEY,  WILLIAM,  Falmouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  20,  1778;  joined  Capt. 
Skillen's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  John  Skil- 
lin's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  84  days  rations  from 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   HE  VOLUTION.  835 

BAYLKY,  WILLIAM,  continued. 

date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  27  [probably  1776] ,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington, 
dated  Feb.  26,  1777;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Thomas's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Tupper's  regt. ;  muster  return  dated  Jan.  26,  1778;  mustered  by  Col.  Varrick. 

BAYLEY,  WILLIAM.  Boy,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
engaged  July  15,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  1  mo.  2  days. 

BAYLKY,  WOODHRIDGE.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bodwell's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards;  pay  roll  for  service  between  April  2,  1778,  and  July  2,  1778,  2  mos.  17 
days,  at  Cambridge. 

BAYLIES, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bailes,  Bailey,  Bailies, 

Bailis,  Bailiss,  Baless,  Baleys,  Balies,  Balis,  Bailes,  Ballis,  Balliss,  Balys,  Bayles, 
Bayley,  Baylis,  Bayliss,  Baylos,  Blalis.] 

BAYLIES,  FREDERICK,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co.,Col.  George  Wil- 
liams's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  Warren,  R.  I.,  via  Rehoboth  on  the  alarm 
of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  11  days;  also,  list  of  men  Avho  went  with  Capt.  Edward 
Blake  on  a  secret  expedition  in  Sept.,  1777,  to  serve  1  mo. 

BAYLIES,  GUSTAVUS.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Reyes's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  28, 1777 ;  roll  dated  Providence,  Dec.  22,  1777 ;  enlistment,  6  months 
from  July  1,  1777;  also,  pay  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1777,  dated  North  Kingston; 
also,  return  of  men  in  service  at  North  Kingston  Dec.  8,  1777,  dated  Sturbridge, 
Aug.  31,  1783. 

BAYLIES,  GUSTAVUS.  Corporal,  Capt.  Caleb  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days, 
at  Rhode  Island. 

BAYLIES,  HODIJAH,  Taunton.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Nov.  1,  1777;  reported  re 
signed  Nov.  1,  1777;  appointed  aide-de-camp  to  Gen.  Lincoln;  also,  Lieut.  Ho- 
dijah  Baylies'  co.  of  grenadiers,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1778, 
dated  Guelph,  Pa. ;  also,  pay  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  Major, 
serving  as  aide-de-camp  to  Gen.  Lincoln;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  Dec.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BAYLIES,  LONDON,  Taunton  (also  given  Easton  and  Dighton).  Private,  Capt.  Edward 
Blake's  co.,  Col. George Williams's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  29, 1777;  discharged  Oct. 
29,  1777,  by  Gen.  Spencer ;  service,  32  days ;  marched  from  Taunton  on  a  secret 
expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BAYLIES,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on 
the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  service,  7  days. 

BAYLIES,  WILLIAM.  Drummer,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  inarched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on 
the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  service,  7  days. 

BAYLIS,  EDWARD.  Corporal,  Capt.  Seth  Talbot's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.; 
enlisted  March  15,  1779;  discharged  April  15,  1779;  service,  30  days,  at  Fall 
River  and  Little  Compton,  R.  I. 

BAYLIS,  EDWARD,  Manford  ( ?).  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Aug.  1,  1780;  reported  de 
serted  Aug.  1,  1780. 

BAYLIS,  LONDON,  Taunton.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  [year  not  given]  ;  Capt. 
Joseph  Bates's  (also  given  Capt.  Hastings's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt.;  age,  27  (also  given  21)  yrs. ;  stature,  5ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  black;  hair, 
black ;  occupation,  blacksmith ;  birthplace,  Taunton ;  residence,  Dighton  (also 


836  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BATLIS,  LONDON,  continued. 

given  Taunton)  ;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col. 
Gamaliel  Bradford's  (14th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.-Dec.,  1780,  dated 
Hutts  near  West  Point;  also,  Capt.  Bates's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  list  of  men 
court-martialed;  tried  Oct.  5,  1781,  by  regimental  court-martial,  Capt.  Lincoln, 
President ;  charged  with  stealing  a  fowl  and  cabbage  or  allowing  it  to  be  done 
when  on  guard ;  reported  acquitted. 

BATLIS,  THOMAS,  Dighton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Pope's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt.;  inarched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  18 
days. 

BATLIS,  WILLIAM,  Pownalborough.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  William  Price's  co.,  3d  Artillery 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May  and  June,  1782 ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BATLISS,  WTILLIAM,  Kennebeck  (also  given  Pownalborough).  List  of  men  mustered 
in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2,  1777 ; 
Col.  Ebenezer  Stevens's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Bombardier,  Capt. 
Stephen  Buckland's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d  Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  4,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also,  Sergeant;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also, 
return  of  men  in  service  before  Aug.  1, 1777 ;  dated  Park  of  Artillery  near  Morris- 
town,  Jan.  28,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  Feb.  and  March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1781, 
dated  North  Redoubt. 

BATLOS,  LONDON.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during 
war;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts. 

BATLT,  BENJAMIN,  Lunenburg.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim 
Doolittle's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  19,  1775;  service, 
12  days. 

BATLT,  DANIEL,  Pownalborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  Josiah  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim 
Doolittle's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  21,  1775;  service, 

2  mos.  15  days. 

BAYLT,  JAMES,  Hutchinson  (Barre).  Private,  Capt.  John  Black's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service, 

3  mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BATLT,  JOSIAH,  Woolwich.  Private,  Capt.  McCobb's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BATLT,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men  for 
service  at  the  Castle  from  Oct.  25,  1784,  to  Jan.  24,  1785. 

BATLT,  THOMAS.  Cook,  ship  "Vengeance,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas  Thomas; 
engaged  June  27,  1779 ;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779 ;  service,  2  mos.,  on  expedition 
to  Penobscot. 

BATLT,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  William  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.; 
marched  from  Windsor  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  Oct.  21  1780,  on  an  alarm;  ser 
vice,  2  days. 

BATM,  .    Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  (Worcester  Co.) 

regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11  days; 
enlistment,  3  months. 

BATMAN,  CHARLES,  Rhode  Island.  Quartermaster;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and 
crew  of  the  ship  "  Deane  "  (privateer),  commanded  by  Capt.  Elisha  Hinman, 
dated  Boston,  Nov.,  1780;  age,  32  yrs. ;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  seaman; 
residence,  Rhode  Island. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  837 

BAYONET,  DANIEL.  Private,  Ca.pt.  John  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  46  days  rations  from  date  of  enlistment,  Feb.  15,  1777,  to  March 
21,  1777;  inarched  from  Boston  to  Bennington. 

BAYONTON,  SAMUEL.  Seaman,  schooner  "Active,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Andrew 
Gardner;  muster  roll  dated  Boston,  Oct.  G,  1778. 

BAYKIOS,  JOHN,  Montague.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780.  [Sec  John  Bangs.] 

BAYKX,  STEPHEN.  Boy,  brigantine  "Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Clouston 
[year  not  given] . 

BAYRTOX,  DAVID.  List  of  prisoners  discharged  from  prison  ships  at  Rhode  Island  and 
sent  to  Boston  in  schooner  "  Speedwell  "  by  Josiah  Godfrey,  Aug.  (!,  1777. 

BA/ZEI,,  JOSEPH.  Seaman  ;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Fcl  "  from  Hali 
fax  to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

BDEUNAH,  MOSES.  Capt.  Gideon  Biirt's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Daniclson's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  22,  1775. 

BE — ,  JAMES,  New  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  5,  1777 ;  discharged  July  6,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos. 
7  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BEABE,  DANIEL,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's 
regt. ;  muster  return  [year  not  given]  ;  mustered  by  Muster  Master  Lenord  at 
Taunton;  reported  furloughed. 

BEABE,  ELIPHALET,  Easton.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James  Hatch, 
Muster  Master,  as  returned  between  March  5  and  March  22, 1777 ;  Capt.  Ephraim 
Burr's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  age,  28  yrs. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEACE,  ANDREW,  Halifax.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Jesse  Sturtevant's  co.,  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  21,  1778;  enlisted  March. 
1777 ;  joined  Capt.  Titcomb's  co. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEACH,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Beech.] 

BEACH,  AAROX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  19, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  19, 1777;  service,  31  days ;  marched 
to  Stillwater. 

BEACH,  GERSHOM.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ; 
marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Manchester  Oct.  12,  1780  ;  service,  8  days. 

BEACH,  IRA.  Fifer,  Capt.  John  King's  co.,  Col.  Hopkins's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.; 
enlisted  July  15,  1776;  discharged  Aug.  -i,  1776;  service,  20  days;  marched  by 
order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows. 

BEACH,  JOHN.  Master,  ship  "  Vengeance,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas  Thomas; 
engaged  June  27,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on  expedition 
to  Penobscot;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  Dec.  28,  1780,  signed  by  William  and 
John  Shattuck,  asking  that  said  Beach  be  appointed  as  commander  of  the  ship 
"  Gloucester  Packet"  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council,  Dec.  29,  1780,  that  a  com 
mission  be  issued  ;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  Jan.  21,  1782,  signed  by  said  Beach 
and  others,  asking  that  he  be  commissioned  commander  of  the  ship  "  Harriet" 
(privateer)  ;  ordered  in  Council,  Jan.  21,  1782,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

BEACH,  JOTHAM,  New  Ashford.  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles  Wood- 
bridge's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  30,  1775 ;  also, 
Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  25,  1775;  service,  2  mos. 


838  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BEACH,  JOTHAM,  continued. 

8  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  28, 1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Oct.  23,  1775 ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Stephen 
Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simons's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  1,  1780; 
discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  1  mo.,  in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated 
Hancock. 

BEACH,  SAMUEL,  West  Springfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army, 
sworn  to  April  14,  1779;  joined  Capt.  Samuel  Flower's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
(2d)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war ;  reported  mustered  by  Col.  Wood- 
bridge;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Flower's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  14,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  roll 
dated  Camp  at  Stillwater,  Sept.  15,  1777;  reported  mustered  at  Van  Schaick's 
Island  Sept.,  1777;  also,  muster  rolls  dated  Albany,  Nov.  10,  1777-June  15,  1778; 
reported  on  furlough  Jan.  2,  1778 ;  deserted  Feb.  -4,  1778 ;  also,  muster  rolls  dated 
White  Plains,  July  20, 1778-Sept.  1,  1778;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Fredericksburg, 
Oct.  4,  1778;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  Roxbury,  Nov.  7,  1778;  also,  muster 
rolls  dated  Continental  Village,  Dec.  18,  1778-Feb.  4, 1779 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated 
Croton,  March  9, 1779 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Croton  Bridge,  April  7, 1779 ;  also, 
muster  roll  dated  Crom pond  (?),  May  1,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp 
Highlands,  June  12,  1779;  enlisted  May  14,  1777;  reported  transferred  to  light 
infantry;  also,  Capt.  Flower's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  May  14, 1780 ;  reported  discharged ;  also, 
Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co. ;  enlisted  June  8,  1781;  discharged  Sept.  8,  1781;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.,  with  guards  at  Springfield;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BEACH,  SILAS.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Samuel  Warner's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  24,  1777;  service,  10  days; 
marched  to  Bennington  at  the  time  of  the  fight. 

BEACH,  THOMAS,  West  Springfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army, 
sworn  to  April  14,  1779;  joined  Capt.  Samuel  Flower's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war ;  reported  mustered  by  Col.  Woodbridge ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Flower's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  14,  1777,  to  Sept.  4,  1777;  also,  muster  roll 
dated  Camp  at  Stillwater,  Sept.  15,  1777;  reported  mustered  at  Van  Schaick's 
Island,  Sept.,  1777 ;  also  reported  sick  in  hospital ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Albany, 
Nov.  10,  1777;  enlisted  May  14,  1777;  reported  died  Sept.  4,  1777. 

BEACHAM, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bicham.] 

BEACHAM,  SAMUEL.  1st  Mate,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen 
Hallet ;  engaged  Jan.  22,  1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  10  days ;  reported  drowned  April 
1,  1779. 

BEACHMAN,  POMP.  Capt.  Joseph  Pettengill's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (38th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Nov. 
19,  1775. 

BEACK  (OI-BEAKE),  THOMAS.  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  14th  regt.;  enlisted  July  12,  1779; 
discharged  April  12,  1780 ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BEACKLEY,  CHRISTOPHER.  Captain-Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jesse  Roe's  co.,  Brig.  Gen. 
Henry  Knox's  Artillery  artificers  ;  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1777  ;  reported 
preferred  Dec.  3,  1777;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Benjamin  Flower's  corps  of  Artillery 
artificers,  Brig.  Gen.  Knox's  brigade ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1778 ;  reported  absent 
by  leave. 

BEACKLEY,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Roe's  co.,  Brig.  Gen.  Henry  Knox's  Artillery 
artificers;  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Christopher  Beack- 
ley's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Flower's  corps  of  Artillery  artificers,  Brig.  Gen.  Knox's 
brigade ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1778. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        839 

BEACKMAX,  POMP,  Woburn.  Private,  Capt.  Pettingill's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (late  Ger- 
rish's)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  27,  1775. 

BEACON,  ELIJAH,  Jr.,  Natick.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  27,  1776. 

BEACOX,  RKUBEX,  Bedford.  Capt.  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  (27th)  regt. ;  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  deceased  [probably  at  Bunker  Hill]. 

BEACOX,  WILLIAM,  Sheffield.  Captain,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  day. 

BEADEL,  ROGER.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  E'dward  Hand  of  Class  No.  18  of  the 
town  of  Newburyport  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years, 
dated  Boston,  May  13,  1782. 

BEADEX,  RICHARD.  Private ;  list  of  men  given  in  a  memorandum  of  orders  accepted 
on  account  of  wages;  order  for  8  months  wages  dated  Dec.  25,  1783. 

BEADFORD,  EDWARD.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Essex  Co. 
[year  not  given]  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Ipswich ;  reported  a  transient. 

BEADLE, .      [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Beadel,  Beddle,  Bedel, 

Bedle,  Beedle.] 

BEADLE,  JOHX,  York.  List  of  men  mustered  in  York  Co.  by  Joseph  Bragdon,  Jr., 
Muster  Master,  dated  Feb.  20,  1777;  Capt.  Nicholas  Blasdell's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt. ;  reported  received  State  bounty. 

BEADS-WORTH, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bealsworth]. 

BEADS-WORTH,  JOHX,  Boston.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  11,  1778,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  credited  to  town  of  Ipswich;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  Ezra  Lutz's 
(Lunt's)  co.,  Col.  David  Henley's  regt. ;  payroll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Providence; 
also,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April, 
1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  enlisted  Feb.  11,  1778;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported 
on  command  at  Easton,  Pennsylvania;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  Providence, 
July  13,  1779;  also,  2d  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  July,  1779;  also, 
Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  also,  return 
dated  Camp  at  Providence,  Dec.  31,  1779. 

BEAGAM,  JOHX.    Order  for  5  months  wages  as  Private,  dated  Oct.  23,  1783. 

BEAGLE,  JOHX.  Matross,  Capt.  DonnelPs  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  9,  1778,  to  Aug.  6,  1778 ;  reported 
deserted. 

BEAIRD,  ASA.  Capt.  Thomas  Williams's  co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Nov.  4, 
1775. 

BEAKLER,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Green's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,.  dated  West  Point ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEAL, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bael,  Bail,  Bale,  Beale,  Beales, 

Beall,  Bealls,  Beals,  Beeals,  Beebe,  Beel,  Beele,  Beelee,  Beeles,  Beell,  Beels,  Bels, 
Bields.] 

BEAL,  AAROX,  Marblehead.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Dispatch,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Daniel  Jacobs;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Sept.  20,  1780;  age,  22 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Marblehead. 


840  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BEAL,  ABEL,  Hingham  or  Cohasset.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Solomon 
Lovel's  regt. ;  company  assembled  at  Hull  Dec.  14,  1776 ;  service,  4  days ;  also, 
Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co.,  Col.  David  Cushing's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  3 
days  service  in  Aug.,  1777,  at  Hull. 

BEAL,  ABIJAH,  Weymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's 
regt.;  marched  to  take  possession  of  Dorchester  Heights  March  4,  1776;  service, 

4  days ;  also,  pay  roll  for  4  days  service  subsequent  to  March  10,  1776. 

BEAL,  ADAM,  Chesterfield.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Webster's  co.,  Gen.  Pomroy's  regt., 
which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service, 
6  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also,  Capt.  Webster's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  April  27,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  12 
days ;  also.,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  8,  1775 ;  reported  went  to 
Quebec  Sept.  9,  1775. 

BEAL,  ANDREW,  Cohasset.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Obadiah  Beals's  co.,  dated  Feb.  16, 1778 ;  joined  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEAL,  AZARIAH,  Weymouth  (also  given  Bridgewater).  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's 
(Independent)  co. ;  enlisted  June  19, 1775 ;  service,  6  mos.  15  days ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Weymouth,  Dec.  30,  1775 ;  also, 
Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt. ;  marched  to  take  posses 
sion  of  Dorchester  Heights  March  4,  1776;  service,  4  days;  also,  pay  roll  for  8 
days  service  subsequent  to  March  10,  1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  co.,  Col. 
Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  service  from  Dec.  1, 1776,  to  Jan.  1, 1777,  1  mo.,  at  Hull; 
also,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co.,  Col.  David  Cushing's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  3  days 
service  in  Aug.,  1777,  at  Hull. 

BEAL,  AZARIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  25,  1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  9,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  16  days,  at  Rhode 
Island. 

BEAL,  AZARIAH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Gary's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  30, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780 ; 
service,  11  days. 

BEAL,  BENJAMIN,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  William  Reed's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  week, 

5  days. 

BEAL,  BENJAMIN,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Lin 
coln's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  13  days ;  also, 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Loring's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  reported  promoted  to 
Ensign  June  22,  1775;  also,  Ensign,  Capt.  Charles  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Heath's 
(Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775 ;  also,  Capt. 
Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  18,  1775. 

BEAL,  BENJAMIN,  Abington.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Edward  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Mitchel's  regt. ;  marched  to  "The  Farms"  in  Braintree  March  4,  1776;  service, 
5  days;  also,  Capt.  Cobb's  (8th)  co.,  3d  Plymouth  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of 
Mass,  militia;  commissioned  March  23,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's  co., 
Col.  John  Gushing,  Jr.'s  regt. ;  return  of  men  ordered  to  march  to  Rhode  Island; 
company  raised  in  Duxbury  and  Bridgewater ;  regiment  mustered  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Sept.  13,  1776,  from  Brig.  Gen.  Cushing's  (Plymouth  Co.)  brigade  and 
Brig.  Gen.  Otis's  (Barnstable  Co.)  brigade;  list  returned  Oct.  30, 1776;  also,  Capt. 
Partridge's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt.;  drafted  Sept.  18,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  2 
days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpen 
ter's  regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  9,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  16 
days,  at  Rhode  Island. 


JX  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  811 


BEAL,  BENJAMIN.  Captain,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted  July  10, 1778 ; 
discharged  Dec.  13,  1778 ;  service,  5  mos.  4  days,  guarding  troops  of  convention 
and  stores  at  Boston ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Boston,  Aug.  14, 1778 ;  enlistment  to 
expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  reported  absent  with  leave;  furloughed  Aug.  14,  1778. 

BEAL,  BENJAMIN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Burbeck's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  15, 
1780;  rolls  made  up  to  Oct.  24,  1781 ;  service,  21  mos.  11  days,  at  Castle  and  Gov 
ernor's  Islands  under  His  Excellency  John  Hancock  ;  reported  promoted  to 
Quarter  Gunner  Feb.  12,  1781 ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  pay  rolls  for 
service  from  Oct.  25,  1781,  to  April  24,  1785,  3  yrs.  6  mos.,  at  Castle  and  Gov 
ernor's  Islands. 

BEAL,  BENJAMIN,  Jr.,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Mitchel's  regt. ;  marched  to  "  The  Farms  "  in  Braintree  March  4,  1770  ;  service,  5 
days  ;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  3,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  9,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BEAL,  CALEB,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  William  Reed's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  8  days ;  also,  Capt.  Reed's 
co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  April  27, 1775; 
service,  3  mos.  1  week,  5  days. 

BEAL,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Eliphalet  Gary's  regt. ;  marched 
from  Abington  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9, 
1780;  service,  11  days. 

BEAL,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  (3d  Hingham)  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's 
regt.;  company  assembled  at  Hingham  March  15,  1776;  service,  1  day. 

BEAL,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Harwood's  co.,  Col.  John  Dickinson's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  19,  1777;  discharged  July  31,  1777;  service,  15  days;  marched  to 
Manchester  on  an  alarm  to  join  forces  under  Col.  Warner.  Roll  dated  Chester 
field. 

BEAL,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  30, 
1776,  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  1  mo.,  at  Hull. 

BEAL,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted 
Nov.  12, 1777 ;  roll  made  up  to  Feb.  3, 1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  22  days,  at  Cambridge. 

BEAL,  DANIEL,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  William  Reed's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also,  Capt. 
Reed's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April 
27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  week,  5  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury, 
Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  26  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  fresh ;  residence,  Abington;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  15,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  15,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
James  Cooper;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Abington 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  10,  1780;  dis 
charged  Jan.  15,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  17  days. 

BEAL,  DANIEL.  Seaman,  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
engaged  May  12,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9  days;  reported  among  those  placed  on 
board  the  ship  "  Putnam  "  or  who  left  the  brig  on  her  arrival  at  Boston. 

BEAL,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  enlisted  March  14,  1783;  dis 
charged  March  29,  1785  ;  service,  2  yrs.  16  days,  at  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands. 

BEAL,  DAVID,  Jr.,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Lincoln's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  13  days; 
also,  Capt.  Lincoln's  (Independent)  co. ;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  discharged  Jan. 
29,  1776  ;  service,  8  mos.  24  days,  at  Hingham  ;  also,  Lieut.  Ileman  Lincoln's  co., 
Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  2  days  service  from  June  14,  1776,  at 


842  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BEAL,  DAVID,  Jr.,  continued. 

Hull ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  June  23  to  June  25,  1776,  2  days,  at  Hull ; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Lovell's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  18, 
1776;  discharged  March  17,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  petition  dated 
April  10,  1777,  signed  by  said  Beal  and  others  of  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  asking 
for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Hingham  and  Cohasset  to  Danbury,  Conn. ;  enlist 
ment,  3  months;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  David  Cushing's  regt.; 
company  assembled  Feb.  27,  1778,  at  Hull,  under  command  of  Maj.  Thomas 
Lothrop;  service,  6  days. 

BEAL,  EBEXEZER,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  William  Reed's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  week, 
5  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BEAL,  EKEXEZER.  Gunner's  Mate ;  list  of  prisoners  on  board  the  cartel  "  Hostage  "  to 
be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners  [year  not  given] ,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Stone, 
Commissary;  reported  taken  in  the  sloop  "Retrieve  "  (privateer)  of  Casco  Bay 
by  the  British  ship  "  Milford." 

BEAL,  EBEXEZER.  Pilot ;  list  of  prisoners  brought  to  Marblehead  in  the  cartel "  Pacific  " 
to  be  returned  for  British  prisoners  [year  not  given] ,  as  returned  by  Thomas 
Stone,  Commissary;  reported  taken  in  the  schooner  "  General  Gates  "  (privateer) 
by  the  British  ship  "  Hope." 

BEAL,  ELEAZEH.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Thayer,  3d's  (Independent  Volunteer)  co.  of 
Braintree;  enlisted  Jan.  13,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  24,  1776;  service,  12  days. 

BEAL,  ELEAZEH.  Private,  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Burbeck's  (later  Capt.  Thomas  Cush 
ing's)  co.;  roll  made  up  from  Jan.  1,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1781;  service,  9 
mos.  17  days,  at  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands  under  His  Excellency  John 
Hancock. 

BEAL,  ELIAS,  Hingham.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon 
Samson;  engaged  Aug.  22,  1777;  discharged  May  20,  1778;  service,  8  mos.  28 
days  ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Boston,  Nov.  13,  1777. 

BEAL,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Heman  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Lovell's  regt. ;  marched  to 
Hull  Dec.  14,  1776 ;  service,  3  days. 

BEAL,  ELIJAH,  Jr.,  Hingham.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Lincoln's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  13  days; 
also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Lincoln's  (Independent)  co. ;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service, 
8  mos.  2-4  days,  at  Hingham;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  (Sea 
Coast)  co. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  June  12,  1776 ;  com 
pany  raised  for  service  at  Hingham;  also,  Capt.  Stowers's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  July  31,  1776,  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  5  mos.,  at 
Hull. 

BEA.L,  GEORGE,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt. ;  company 
return  dated  Sept.  27, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  19, 1775 ;  reported  enlisted  in  the  Artil 
lery  May  24,  1775. 

BEAL,  GERSHOM,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
regt. ;  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9, 1778 ;  mustered  by  John  Gushing,  Esq. 

BEAL,  GERSHOM,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  18,  1776 ;  discharged  March  17,  1777  ;  service,  3  mos.  15  days ; 
also,  petition  dated  April  10,  1777,  signed  by  said  Beal  and  others  of  Capt.  Job 
Cushing's  co.,  asking  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Hingham  and  Cohasset  to 
Danbury,  Conn.,  in  Dec.,  1776 ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Benjamin  Lapham's  and  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's 
cos.,  dated  Feb.  17,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Winship's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  (also  given 
Col.  Putnam's)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        843 


BEAL,  HKNKY,  Kittery.  Private,  Capt.  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  roll 
made  up  for  travel  allowance  from  Albany  home  ;  discharged  at  Albany  Nov.  30, 
1776 ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  York  Co.  by  Joseph  Bragdon,  Jr.,  Muster  Mas 
ter,  dated  March  31,  1777 ;  Capt.  Silas  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ; 
reported  received  State  and  Continental  bounties;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted 
men  dated  Feb.  3,  1781 ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair, 
brown;  occupation,  yeoman;  residence,  Kittery;  birthplace,  Kittery;  enlisted 
March  1,  1777,  by  Capt.  Burbank,  at  Kittery;  rank,  Corporal;  joined  Capt.  John 
Williams's  co.,  1st  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Williams's 
co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Fel).  and  March,  1781;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  May-July,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp 
Peekskill;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Huts  ;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Jan.,  1782;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1782,  dated  YTork  Hntts. 

BEAL,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  pay  roll 
for  service  from  July  31,  1776,  to  Nov.  30,  1776,  4  mos. 

BEAL,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  27,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  1-1,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  18  days,  at  and 
about  Boston  ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

BEAL,  ISAAC.  Quarter  Gunner,  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Burbeck's  (later  Capt.  Thomas 
Cushing's)  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  ir>,  1779;  rolls  made  up  to  April  24,  1782;  service, 

2  yrs.  4  mos.,  11  days,  at  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands  under  His  Excellency 
John  Hancock;  reported  promoted  from  Corporal  Nov.  1,  1780;  also,  Sergeant, 
Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  April  25, 1782,  to  Dec.  14, 
1782,  7  mos.  20  days,  at  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands. 

BEAL,  ISAAC,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  (3d  Hingham)  co.,  Col.  Solomon 
Lovell's  regt. ;  company  assembled  at  Hingham  March  15,  1776 ;  service,  3  days. 

BEAL,  ISKAEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Palmer's  regt.;  company 
assembled  March  4,  1776 ;  service,  5  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BEAL,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Heman  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Lovell's  regt.;  marched  to 
Hull  Dec.  14,  1776 ;  service,  4  days. 

BEAL,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Burbeck's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  7,  1780;  roll 
made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  service,  11  mos.  25  days,  at  Castle  and  Governor's 
Islands  under  His  Excellency  John  Hancock. 

BEAL,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Newcomb's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Joseph  Webb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  2,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  5,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  14  days,  at 
Peekskill,  N.  Y. 

BEAL,  JACOH,  Williamsburg.  Private,  Lieut.  Joseph  Warner's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  7  days  ;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army  April  27,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Abel  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  John 
Fellows's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service, 

3  mos.  11  days;    also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Dorchester,  Nov.  7,  1775. 

BEAL,  JACOJJ,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Lincoln's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  13  days;  also,  Cor 
poral,  Capt.  Thomas  Hersey's  co.,  Col.  Lovell's  regt.;  marched  to  Dorchester 
March  4,  1776;  service,  4  days;  also,  Lieut.  Heman  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Solomon 
Lovell's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  2  days  service,  from  June  14,  1776,  at  Hull ;  also, 
Private;  marched  June  23,  1776;  service,  2  days,  at  Hull;  also,  marched  to  Hull 
Dec.  14,  1776;  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  David  Cush 
ing's  regt.;  company  assembled  at  Hull  Feb.  27,  1778,  under  Maj.  Thomas 
Lothrop;  service,  6  days. 


844  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BEAL,  JAIRUS.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cusliing's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Dec.  18,  1776;  discharged  March  17,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  petition 
dated  April  10,  1777,  signed  by  said  Beal  and  others  of  Capt.  Job  Cnshing's  co., 
asking  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Hingharn  and  Cohasset  to  Danbury,  Conn., 
in  Dec.,  1776;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BEAL,  JAIRVS.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Elias  Whiton's  co.  of  guards,  Col.  Symonds's  regt. ; 
enlisted  March  9,  1778;  discharged  April  28,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  20  days,  at 
Boston. 

BEAL,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ; 
pay  abstracts  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1776 ;  also,  pay  abstracts  for  April,  May  and 
June,  1776,  dated  New  York. 

BEAL,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  (Independent)  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 1776; 
service,  4  mos.  5  days,  at  Hingham. 

BEAL,  JAPHETH,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Hayden's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  12  days ;  also,  list  of  men 
in  the  10th  co.,  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  who  performed  tours  of  duty;  reported  as 
serving  1  mo.  in  the  minute  service,  10  days  at  Squantom,  £  of  the  3  mos.  10  days 
turn  at  York,  in  1776,  15  days  on  Bedford  alarm,  and  15  days  on  Rhode  Island 
alarm;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt. ;  marched 
to  Squantum  on  an  alarm  March  4,  1776;  service,  5  days;  also,  Capt.  James 
Allen's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  rations  dated  Camp  near 
New  York,  Aug.  9,  1776. 

BEAL,  JEREMIAH,  Bridgewater.  Corporal,  Capt.  Josiah  Hayden's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  26,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  5  days;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Snell's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.;  marched 
to  Providence,  R.  I.,  Dec.  8,  1776,  on  an  alarm ;  service,  16  days. 

BEAL,  JEREMIAH.  Drummer,  Capt.  David  Bell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symmes's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Feb.  12,  1778 ;  discharged  May  12,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  under 
Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  Boston. 

BEAL,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  David  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Gary's  regt. ;  marched  to 
Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm,  July  22,  1780 ;  service,  3  days. 

BEAL,  JOB,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  22,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1777;  service,  5  mos.  9  days,  at 
Hull ;  also,  Capt.  Edward  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Eliphalet  Gary's  regt. ;  marched  from 
Abington  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9, 
1780;  service,  11  days;  also,  Capt.  William  Barker's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt.;  enlisted  March  6,  1781;  discharged  March  20,  1781;  service,  18  days,  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BEAL,  JOHN,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Lincoln's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt. 
Peter  Cusliing's  (3d  Hingham)  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt. ;  company  assem 
bled  March  15,  1776;  service,  1  day,  at  Hingham. 

BEAL,  JOHN,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Wiswall's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Lexington ;  service,  4  days ;  also,  Capt.  Stephen  Dana's 
co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  arrived  at  camp  May  9,  1777;  service,  2  mos. 
7  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BEAL,  JOHN*.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  R.  I.,  in  the  prison  ship  "Lord 
Sandwich  "  and  landed  at  Bristol,  March  7,  1778. 

BEAL,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of 
guards ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  3,  1778,  to  April  3,  1778,  2  mos.,  at 
Cambridge. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        845 

BEAL,  JOHN.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Thorn,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Richard  Cowell,  dated  Marblehead,  Sept.  It,  1780;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.; 
complexion,  dark. 

BKAL,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bragdon's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt. ;  enlisted 
May  4,  1780 ;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1780  ;  service,  6  mos.  23  days,  under  Brig.  Gen. 
Wads  worth. 

BEAL,  JOHX,  Gageborough  (also  given  Hancock).  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co., 
Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  mileage  dated  Dec.  1,  177(5;  also,  Capt. 
John  AVilliams's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781, 
dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command  with  Gen.  McDougal ;  also,  muster  rolls 
for  Feb. -July,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  with  Gen.  McDougal ;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Peekskill;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Huts; 
reported  on  command  with  Gen.  McDougal;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782; 
reported  on  command  with  Gen.  McDougal;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1782, 
dated  York  Hutts. 

BEAL,  JOHX,  York.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Aug.,  177")]  ;  enlisted  May  4,  1775 ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  28,  1775 ;  also,  list 
of  men  mustered  in  York  Co.  by  Joseph  Bragdon,  Jr.,  Muster  Master,  dated  March 
31, 1777  ;  Capt.  George  Smith's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ; 
reported  received  State  and  Continental  bounties;  also,  Capt.  Francis's  co.,  Col. 
Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb. 
12,  1777,  to  July  30,  1778;  reported  discharged  July  30,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Daniel 
Wheelwright's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  rations  from  date 
of  enlistment,  Jan.  12,  1777,  to  date  of  marching,  April  26,  1777;  also,  Capt. 
Wheelwright's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  muster  return  dated  Jan.  25,  1778;  mus 
tered  by  Col.  Varrick ;  reported  furloughed. 

BEAL,  JOHX,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hersey's  co.,  Col.  Lovell's  regt. ;  marched  to 
Dorchester  March  4,  1776  ;  service,  4  days.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Hingham. 

BEAL,  JONATHAN*.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Knox's  (Artillery)  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  [probably  between  Jan.  and  April,  1776]  near  Boston. 

BEAL,  JONATHAN,  Abington  (also  given  Bridgewater).  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Cobb's 
co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchel's  regt. ;  marched  to  "  The  Farms"  in  Braintree  March 
4,  1776;  service,  5  days;  also,  Capt.  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt.;  marched 
from  Bridgewater  April  21,  1777;  service,  2  mos. ;  stationed  at  Bristol,  II.  I. 

BEAL,  JONATHAN.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Clous- 
ton  ;  engaged  Aug.  18, 1777;  discharged  March  11,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  14  days. 

BEAL,  Jo's.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  William  Bird's  co.,  Col.  Thayer's  (Suffolk  Co.)  regt.; 
enlisted  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  3  days,  at  West 
Point ;  enlistment,  3  months  ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BEAL,  JOSEPH,  Kittery.  Private,  Capt.  Tobias  Fernald's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's 
(30th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
5  days;  reported  discharged  Sept.  9,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  1,  Nov.  28,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Philip  Hub- 
bard's  co.;  enlisted  Jan.  17,  1776;  rolls  made  up  for  7  mos.  15  days  service  at 
Kittery  Point  and  Old  York. 

BEAL,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s  (1st)  co.,Col.  Palmer's  regt. ;  company 
assembled  March  4,  1776 ;  service,  10  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BEAL,  JOSEPH,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Snow's  co.,  commanded  by  2d  Lieut. 
Christopher  Dyer,  Col.  Edward  Mitchel's  regt.,  Gen.  Cushing's  brigade;  inarched 
to  Bristol  on  an  alarm,  Dec.  9,  1776 ;  service,  16  days. 


846  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BEAL,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Pierce's  regt. ;  enlisted  March 
1,  1778;  discharged  April  3,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  at  Castle  Island.  Roll 
dated  Dorchester. 

BEAL,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder's  co.,  Maj.  Thomas  Lathrop's  regt. ; 
enlisted  March  12,  1778 ;  discharged  April  4,  1778 ;  service,  24  days,  at  Hull. 

BEAL,  JOSEPH,  Hingham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Lin 
coln's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  13  days;. 
also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Hersey's  co.,  Col.  Lovell's  regt.;  marched  to 
Dorchester  March  4,  1776;  service,  4  days;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Hersey's 
(1st  Hingham)  co.,  Col.  Lovell's  (2d  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass. 
militia;  commissioned  April  4,  1776  ;  also,  Lieut.  Heman  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Solo-- 
mon  Lovell's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  2  days  service  from  June  14,  1776,  at  Hull ;  also, 
Lieut.  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Level's  regt. ;  marched  June  23,  1776 ;  service,  2  days, 
at  Hull ;  also,  Capt.  Job  Gushing' s  co.,  Col.  Lovell's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  18, 1776  ; 
discharged  March  17,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  15  days ;  also,  petition  dated  April  10, 
1777,  signed  by  said  Beal  and  others  in  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  asking  for  travel 
allowance,  etc.,  from  Hingham  and  Cohasset  to  Danbury,  Conn.,  in  Dec.,  1776:., 
enlistment,  3  months;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lapham's  (2d)  co.,  2d  Suffolk  Co. 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  March  10,  1779. 

BEAL,  JOSEPH,  Old  York  (also  given  Wells).  Private,  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July  20,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Joshua  Trafton's  co.,  Col.  Sherburne's  regt. ;  muster  roll  made  up 
from  July  21,  1778,  to  Aug.  21,  1778,  dated  Camp  Middletown ;  enlisted  July  20 
(also  given  July  2),  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Burton's 
co.,  Col.  Sherburne's  regt.;  return  dated  Boston,  June  15,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Thomas  Turner's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  July  20,  1780;  reported  transferred 
from  Col.  Sherburne's  regt.  by  order  of  Gen.  Washington  May  2, 1780 ;  discharged 
July  20,  1780;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  near  Morristown,  May  8,  1780. 

BEAL,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.; 
marched  from  Windsor  Oct.  20, 1780,  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm ;  ser 
vice,  3  days. 

BEAL,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  (7th  Middlesex 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  8 
days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BEAL,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bragdon's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt. ;  en 
listed  June  7,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  21  days,  under 
Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth. 

BEAL,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Remick's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt.; 
nuister  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  7,  1780;  discharged 
Jan.  6,  1781. 

BEAL,  JOSEPH.  List  of  men  mustered  in  York  Co.  by  Joseph  Bragdon,  Jr.,  Muster 
Master,  dated  Feb.  20,  1777;  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  John  Patter 
son's  regt. ;  reported  received  Continental  and  State  bounties. 

BEAL,  JOSEPH.  Muster  Master's  return  dated  York,  March  12,  1777;  age,  20  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  light. 

BEAL,  JOSEPH,  Old  York  (also  given  Frankfort).  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men; 
Capt.  Remick's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt. ;  age,  25^  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9£ 
in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  dark ;  residence,  York ;  birthplace,  York ;  enlisted 
Dec.  8,  1779,  by  Col.  Yose  at  Peekskill ;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Sergeant,, 
Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Yose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  as  serving  5  mos.  as  Corporal,  7  mos.  as 


IX   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  84:7 

BEAL,  JOSEPH,  continued. 

Sergeant;  also,  Capt.  Timothy  Ilemick's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for 
Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  Quartermaster  Sergeant,  Capt.  Noah 
Allen's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point ;  also, 
muster  roll  for  June,  1781;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Ilemick's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Vose's 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh ;  reported  reduced  July  13, 
1781,  and  transferred  to  3d  co. ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781 ;  also,  Sergeant; 
muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Peekskill;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov., 
1781,  and  Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts;  also,  list  of  men  court-martialed;  tried 
Feb.  28,  1782,  on  charge  of  forging  Lieut.  Well's  name  to  orders  for  rum,  by  regi 
mental  court-martial,  Capt.  Mills,  President;  sentence,  100  lashes  and  to  be  re 
duced;  also,  Capt.  Remick's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782, 
dated  York  Hutts ;  reported  reduced  to  Private  Feb.  28,  1782. 

BEAL,  JOSHUA,  Abington  (also  given  Bridgewater) .  Private,  Capt.  William  Reed's 
co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177'");  ser 
vice,  12  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Hayden's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177'");  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  week,  1  day;  also, 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  177") ;  also,  muster  roll  for  61  days  from  Sept.  1 
[year  not  given] ,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury. 

BEAL,  JOSHUA,  Cohasset.  Private,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177-">;  enlisted  June  1,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  5  days;  also,  Capt. 
Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  .">,  1775. 

BEAL,  JOSHUA,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  (Independent)  co. ;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1776;  service,  4  mos.  22  days,  at  Hingham;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Seth 
Stowers's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  payrolls  for  service  from  July  31, 
1776,  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  5  mos.,  at  Hull. 

BEAL,  JOSHUA.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  (10th)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery) 
regt.,  who  received  bounty  for  8  mos.  service,  from  April  30,  1777,  to  Dec.  30, 1777 ; 
also,  list  of  men  dated  Boston,  Jan.  12,  1778. 

BEAL,  JOSHUA.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  R,  I.,  in  the  prison  ship  "Lord 
Sandwich  "  and  landed  at  Bristol  March  7,  1778. 

BEAL,  JOSHUA.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Elias  Whiton's  co.  of  guards,  Col.  Symonds's 
regt. ;  enlisted  March  9,  1778 ;  discharged  April  28,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  20  days, 
at  Boston. 

BEAL,  JOSHUA.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Beal's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  10,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  13,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  4  days ;  com 
pany  drafted  in  July,  1778,  to  guard  stores  and  troops  of  convention  at  Boston. 

BEAL,  JOSHUA,  York.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,  Feb.  4,  1781 ; 
Capt.  Timothy  Remick's  co.,  1st  regt. ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  com 
plexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  residence,  York;  birthplace,  York;  enlisted  Dec.  8, 
1779,  by  Col.  Vose,  at  Peekskill ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BEAL,  JOSHUA,  Athol.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  31  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Athol;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  6,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  7,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix ;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson 
as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also, 
pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Athol  for  service  in  the  Conti 
nental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  2,  1780 ;  discharged  Jan.  5,  1781 ;  ser 
vice,  6  mos.  4  days. 

BEAL,  JOSHUA,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co. ;  payroll  for  service  from  Nov. 
30,  1776,  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  1  mo.,  at  Hull. 


848  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BEAL,  JOSIAH,  York.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  York  Co.  for  the  term  of  9 
months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  4,  1778 ;  Capt.  Bragdon's 
co.,  1st  regt. ;  age,  40  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence, 
York ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  47  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
11  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  York;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  12,  1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  12,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Gilbert. 

BEAL,  LAZAKVS  AXDREWS.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  18, 1776  ;  discharged  March  17,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  15  days ; 
also,  petition  dated  April  10,  1777,  signed  by  said  Beal  and  others  of  Capt.  Cush 
ing's  co.,  asking  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Hingham  and  Cohasset  to  Dan- 
bury,  Conn.,  in  Dec.,  1776;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BEAL,  LEVI,  Plantation  No.  5.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  John  Patter 
son's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  service,  2 
mos.  27  days. 

BEAL,  LEVI.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Bell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symmes's  detachment  of 
guards;  enlisted  Feb.  12,  1778;  discharged  May  12,  1778;  service,  3  mos.,  under 
Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  Boston. 

BEAL,  MATTHIAS,  York.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Aug.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  July  21,  1775;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  28,  1775  ;  also, 
list  of  men  mustered  in  York  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Wells,  Muster  Master,  dated  Feb. 
8,  1777;  Capt.  James  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  enlistment,  3 
years  or  during  war;  reported  enlisted  Feb.  3,  1777;  also,  Drummer,  Colonel's 
co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  3,  1780. 

BEAL,  MOSES,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Bemis's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  15,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  22 
days ;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  4, 1775 ;  also, 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiva 
lent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  26, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Stephen  Dana's  co., 
Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  arrived  at  camp  May  9, 1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  7  days, 
at  Rhode  Island. 

BEAL,  MOSES.  Private,  Lieut.  Joseph  Crafts's  co. ;  marched  to  join  Col.  Crafts's  regt. 
at  Boston  Dec.  9,  1776 ;  service,  5  days. 

BEAL,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Jan.  12,  1778;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  21 
days,  at  Cambridge. 

BEAL,  NATHAX,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Gershom  Nelson's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge  and  Roxbury ;  service,  9  days. 

BEAL,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Palmer's  regt. ;  com 
pany  assembled  March  4,  1776;  service,  10  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BEAL,  NEHEMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Wood's  regt.;  payroll 
for  service  from  April  18,  1777,  to  May  7,  1777,  21  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BEAL,  NICHOLAS,  York.  List  of  men  mustered  in  York  Co.  by  Joseph  Bragdon,  Jr., 
Muster  Master,  dated  Feb.  20,  1777;  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  John 
Patterson's  regt. ;  reported  received  Continental  and  State  bounties ;  also,  Muster 
Master's  return  dated  York,  March  12,  1777;  age,  16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.; 
complexion,  dark. 

BKAL,  NOAH,  Jr.,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitch 
ell's  regt..  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  Marshfield;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  Eleazer  Hamblen's  co.,  Gen. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  849 

BEAL,  NOAH,  Jr.,  continued. 

John  Thomas's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  1  week,  1  day;  a/so,  Corporal,  Capt.  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Eliphalet  Gary's 
regt.;  marched  from  Abington  to  Tiverton,  It.  I.,  July  30,  1780,  on  an  alarm; 
discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days. 

BEAL,  OHADIAH.  Captain,  (Cohasset)  4th  co.,  Col.  Lovell's  (2d  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  list 
of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  April  4  (also  given  April  5),  1776. 

BEAL,  OHADIAH.  Private,  Capt.  David  Bent's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushin's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  5,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days,  at  the  Northward. 

BEAL,  OKAUIAH,  Royalston  (also  given  New  Boston).  Private,  Capt.  James  Gray's 
co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  28,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov. 
30,  1776;  service,  4  rnos.  4  days;  also,  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Long  Island, 
Sept.  26,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Abel  Holden's  (later  Capt.  Wottles's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  for  Jan.-l)ec.,  1781;  time 
allowed  from  Jan.  29, 1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Capt.  Mason  Wottles's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  Jan. -Dec.,  1782;  also,  order 
for  wages  for  1781  and  1782,  dated  Royalston. 

BEAL,  OLIVER,  Weymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's 
regt. ;  marched  to  take  possession  of  Dorchester  Heights  March  4,  1776 ;  service, 
4  days;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  days  service  subsequent  to  March  10,  1776. 

BEAL,  OTHNIEL,  Marblehead.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Junius 
Brutus,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Leach,  dated  Salem,  June  15,  1780;  age,  20 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Marblehead. 

BEAL,  REUBEN,  Township  No.  5.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  John  Fel- 
lows's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  11  days. 

BEAL,  REUBEN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathan  Harwood's  co.,  Col.  John  Dickinson's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  19,  1777;  discharged  July  31,  1777;  service,  15  days;  marched  to 
Manchester  to  reinforce  army  under  Col.  Warner  on  an  alarm.  Roll  dated  Ches 
terfield. 

BEAL,  RUFUS.  Private,  Lieut.  Joseph  Warner's  co.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in 
response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days ;  reported  enlisted  into 
the  army  April  27,  1775. 

BEAL,  SAMUEL,  Marblehead.  Capt.  Francis  Symonds's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt.; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775;  also,  Private;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  30,  1775 ;  service,  2  mos. 7  clays;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

BEAL,  SAMUEL,  Cohasset.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  23,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  14  days; 
also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2, 
Oct.  5,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Cushiug's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  18,  1775. 

BEAL,  SAMUEL,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Rogers's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co.,  Col. 
Moses  Little's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  ser 
vice,  12  weeks  6  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  9,  1775;  age,  25  yrs.; 
also,  Capt.  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Little's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776  [service  not 
given] . 

BEAL,  SAMUEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  co.,  Col.  James  Convers's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Aug.  21, 1777;  discharged  Aug.  31,1777;  service,  10  days;  marched  to  Ben- 
nington  on  an  alarm. 


850  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AX1)   SAILORS 

BEAL,  SAMUEL.  Corporal,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777 ;  service,  29  days,  on  an  expedi 
tion  to  Stillwater  and  Saratoga. 

BEAL,  SAMUEL,  Cohasset.  Matross,  Capt.  Jonathan  W.  Edes's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  8,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776, 
2  mos.  28  days;  also,  Bombardier;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  May 
8,  1777,  3  mos.  7  days;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's 
regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days ;  company  drafted  to  serve  in  the  town  and  harbor 
of  Boston,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Sept.  16,  1777. 

BEAL,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ames's  co. ;  enlisted  June  26,  1778 ;  joined  Col. 
Wade's  regt.  June  27,  1778;  service,  24  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BEAL,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Burbeck's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1781,  to  Oct.  24,  1781,  9  mos.  24  days,  at  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands, 
under  His  Excellency  John  Hancock;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  pay 
rolls  for  service  from  Oct.  25,  1781,  to  Oct.  24,  1782,  12  mos.,  at  Castle  and 
Governor's  Islands;  also,  pay  roll  for  2  mos.  7  days  service  from  July  25, 1783,  to 
Oct.  3,  1783,  at  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands. 

BEAL,  SAMUEL,  Jr.,  Marblehead.  Capt.  Thomas  Grant's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt.; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775 ;  also,  Private,  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  25,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  12  days;  also,  4th 
Corporal;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BEAL,  SKTH.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symms's  detachment  of 
guards ;  enlisted  March  9, 1778;  discharged  April  26, 1778;  service,  1  mo.  19  days, 
at  Boston  and  Dorchester,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath. 

BEAL,  SETH,  AVeymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  4  days  service  subsequent  to  March  10, 1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Nash's 
co.,  Col.  David  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  20,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  March  1, 
1778;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  with  Maj.  Edward  Procter's  detachment  of  guards 
at  Fort  Hill,  Boston ;  also,  list  of  men  who  signed  a  receipt  for  bounty  for  service 
under  Gen.  Sullivan  at  Providence  dated  July  16,  1778. 

BEAL,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  12,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  24  days,  at 
Rhode  Island;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.-Sept.,  1778,  dated  East  Greenwich; 
enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.-Nov.,  1778,  dated 
North  Kingston. 

BEAL,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Newton's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  20  days; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BEAL,  SETH,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symms's  detachment 
of  guards;  enlisted  March  9,  1778;  discharged  April  26,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  19 
days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  at  Dorchester  and  Boston. 

BEAL,  SIMEON.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabee's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.;  marched 
on  expedition  to  Penobscot  July  9, 1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  12, 1779 ;  service,  2  mos. 
3  days. 

BEAL,  THOMAS,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  2  days ;  reported  as  belonging  to 
alarm  list. 

BEAL,  THOMAS,  Winchendon.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Hale's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Spar- 
hawk's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Holman's  co.,  Col.  Doo- 
little's  regt. ;  return  for  equipments  dated  Cambridge,  June  18,  1775 ;  also,  Ser 
geant;  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  851 

BKAL,  THOMAS.  Capt.  Phineas  Cook's  co.,  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  20,  1775. 

BKAL,  THOMAS.  Private,  Lieut.  Joseph  Crafts's  co. ;  marched  to  join  Col.  Crafts's 
regt.  at  Boston  Dec.  9,  1770 ;  service,  5  days. 

BEAL,  URIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Knox's  (Artillery)  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  [probably  between  Jan.  and  April,  1770]  near  Boston. 

BEAL,  WELCOME,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  (3d  Ilingham)  co.,  Col. 
Solomon  Level's  regt.;  company  assembled  at  Hull  June  23,  1770;  service,  2 
days;  also,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  30,  1770,  to 
Dec.  31, 1770,  1  mo.,  at  Hull. 

BEAL,  WILLIAM,  Raymond.  Private,  Capt.  Smart's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  30,  1780;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

BEAL,  ZACHARIAH,  York.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  York  Co. 
[year  not  given] . 

BE  ALE,  AARON.  Boy;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel  "  from  Halifax  to 
Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

BEALE,  BENJAMIN,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  Reed's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  2,  177-"). 

BEALE,  BENJAMIN.  Captain;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  July  28, 
1778;  company  detached  to  guard  troops  of  convention. 

BEALE,  CALEB,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  Reed's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt.;  company 
return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  0,  177"). 

BEALE,  GERSHOM,  Salem.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  1st 
Essex  Co.  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined  Capt.  Winship's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ; 
enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

BEALE,  NATHANIEL,  Braintree  (North  Precinct).  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Billings's 
co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Bass's  regt.;  company  assembled  June  13,  1770,  to  drive 
British  ships  from  Boston  harbor;  service,  2  days. 

BEALE,  NICHOLAS.  Private,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Nov.  11,  1777;  reported 
deceased. 

BEALE,  OBADIAH.  Private,  Lieut.  Joseph  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777;  service,  11  days; 
marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm. 

BEALE,  OBADIAH,  Royalston.  Capt.  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Rand's  regt. ;  order  for  wages 
for  3  mos.  service  in  1780,  dated  Royalston ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  ; 
Capt.  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Boynton's  regt.;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  0  ft.;  com 
plexion,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Royalston;  enlisted  June  29, 1781 ; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

BEALE,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  21,  1775. 

BEALE,  SETH.  Receipt  for  recruits  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  4,  1779,  given  by  Jonas 
Humphrey  to  Maj.  Stephen  Badlarn,  and  agreeing  to  deliver  said  Beale  and  others 
to  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner  at  Springfield,  by  Oct.  10,  1779. 

BEALES,  ELEAZER,  Braintree.  Corporal,  Capt.  Isaac  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar 
shall's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  1,  1770;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1, 1770;  service,  2  mos. 
1  day. 


852  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BEALES,  ISAAC,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  1,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  1  day. 

BEALES,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  William 
White,  Col.  Miles  Powell's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  23,  1779;  dis 
charged  Sept.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn. 

BEALES,  JONATHAN.  Volunteer  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Allen  Hallet;  engaged  Feb.  22,  1779;  discharged  April  30,  1779;  service, 
2  mos.  9  days;  aha,  Seaman, brigantine  "Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Cluston  [year  not  given] . 

BEALES,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777 ;  service,  29  days,  on  expedition 
to  Stilhvater  and  Saratoga. 

BEALES,  JOSHUA.  Matross,  Capt.  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Revere's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  29,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  list  of  men 
dated  Castle  Island,  Sept.  17,  1779. 

BEALES,  NOAH,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  Hamlen's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt. ;  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BEALEY,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  9,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  15  days,  at 
Penobscot. 

BEALEY,  HARRY.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  18,  1780;  dis 
charged  Jan.  18,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

BEALEY,  NOAH,  Natick.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's  re2;t. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  14  days. 

BEALL,  ISAAC.    List  of  men  in  Capt.  Gershom  Nelson's  co.,  dated  July  19,  1776. 

BEALL,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  John  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.;  return  of 
men  in  service  Dec.  10,  1775. 

BEALL,  LKVI,  Plantation  No.  5  (also  given  Gageborough  or  Partridgefield).  Private, 
Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  regt.;  company  return  [prob 
ably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  aha,  receipt  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Nov.  13,  1775. 

BEALLS,  ISAAC.  Fifer,  Capt.  John  Gill's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  3  mos. 

BEALLS,  ISRAEL,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Belcher's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Bass's 
regt. ;  company  assembled  at  Braintree  June  13,  1776,  upon  orders  to  march  to 
Horse  Neck,  and  June  24,  1776,  upon  orders  to  march  to  Nantasket;  service,  2 
days. 

BEALS,  ABEL.  Private,  Lieut.  Obadiah  Beal's  detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  Dec.  12, 
1775;  roll  made  up  to  April  3,  1776 ;  service,  3  mos.  24  days,  at  Hull  Beach. 

BEALS,  ABRAHAM.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  21  days, 
in  Northern  department. 

BEALS,  ADAM.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co..  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt.;  en 
listed  Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777 ;  service,  29  days,  on  expedition  to 
Stilhvater  and  Saratoga. 

BEALS,  ADAM  (?),  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Bannister's  co.,  Col.  John  Dickin 
son's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1777;  service,  8  days; 
marched  to  Beunington  to  reinforce  the  army.  Roll  dated  Chesterfield. 


Tilt:   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  853 


BEALS,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Gage's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Joseph  Webb's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  5,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days,  near  West  Point; 
company  detached  from  Col.  Dana's  regt.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ;  enlist 
ment,  3  months. 

BEALS,  A/AKIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  25,  1770,  to  Dec.  1,  1770,  3  mos.  7  days. 

BEALS,  BARZILLAI.  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men  for 
service  at  the  Castle  from  Oct.  25,  1786,  to  Jan.  25,  1787. 

BEALS,  BENJAMIN.  Captain,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  engaged  July  11, 
1779;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  2  days,  at  and  about  Boston. 

BEALS,  BENJAMIN,  Kittery.  List  of  men  mustered  in  York  Co.  by  Joseph  Bragdon,  Jr., 
Muster  Master,  dated  March  31,  1777;  Capt.  Silas  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Brewer's  regt. ;  reported  received  State  and  Continental  bounties ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  July  20,  1780;  reported  deserted  July  20,  1780. 

BEALS,  BENJAMIN.  Quarter  Gunner,  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service 
from  April  25,  1785,  to  Oct.  24,  1785,  6  mos.,  at  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands; 
also,  warrants  to  pay  officers  and  men  for  service  at  the  Castle  from  Oct.  25,  1785, 
to  April  25,  1786. 

BEALS,  CALEB,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Marshfield ;  service,  3  days. 

BEALS,  CALEB,  Conway.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Williams's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  22, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  ser 
vice,  14£  days ;  also,  Capt.  Seth  Murray's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  11,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  26 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  30,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  25,  1775. 

BEALS,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  0,  1777;  discharged  April  1,  1777;  service, 
2  mos.  26  days ;  marched  to  Ticonderoga. 

BEALS,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  French's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  in  Northern  department. 

BEALS,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  21  days,  in 
Northern  department. 

BEALS,  CALEB,  Abington.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Plymouth  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  27,  1778;  Capt. 
Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Mitchell's  regt.;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion, 
light;  residence,  Abington. 

BEALS,  CATO.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  14,  1778 ;  discharged  Feb.  24,  1779 ;  service,  8  mos.  21  days,  at 
North  River,  N.  Y. ;  roll  dated  Watertown  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated 
West  Point;  also,  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

BEALS,  DANIEL,  Hingham.  Capt.  Stowers's  (Independent)  co. ;  return  of  men  in  ser 
vice  at  Hull,  March  1,  1777;  age,  17  yrs. 

BEALS,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  ser 
vice  from  Feb.  3  to  April  3  [year  not  given,  probably  1778]  ;  service,  2  mos., 
guarding  troops  of  convention  at  Cambridge. 


854  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BEALS,  DANIEL,  Abington.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Plymouth  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  27,  1778; 
Capt.  Cobb's  (also  given  Capt.  McCobb's)  co.,  Col.  Mitchell's  regt. ;  age,  25  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  (also  given  8)  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Abington;  de 
livered  to  Lieut.  II.  Lilley  (also  given  Col.  Mitchell). 

BEALS,  DAVID,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Dyke's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  to  and  from  camp  dated  Nov.,  1776;  service  at 
Dorchester  Heights. 

BEALS.  DAVID,  Pembroke  (West  Parish).  Private,  Capt.  James  Hatch's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Scituate  and  Marshfield ;  discharged 
April  29,  1775;  service,  11  days;  also,  Capt.  Hatch's  co. ;  enlisted  March  4,  1776; 
discharged  March  8,  1776 ;  marched  from  Pembroke  (West  Parish)  to  Braintree, 
and  thence  to  Weymouth  on  the  alarm  of  March  3, 1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Hatch's  co. ; 
enlisted  Dec.  10, 1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  24, 1776 ;  service,  15  days,  at  Bristol,  R.  I., 
on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

BEALS,  ELEAZER,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Goold's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  12,  1775;  service,  7  weeks; 
also,  Capt.  Goold's  co.,  Col.  Heath's  (36th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  stationed  at  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge;  also,  Capt.  Goold's  co., 
Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Cambridge,  Dec.  12,  1775. 

BEALS,  ELEAZER.  List  of  men  who  signed  a  petition  for  increase  and  payment  of 
wages,  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776. 

BEALS,  ELEAZER,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar 
shall's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  4  mos.  21  days  service  between  July  31,  1776,  and  Jan. 
1,  1777. 

BEALS,  ELEAZER.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Tower's  co.  (under  command  of  Capt.  Stephen 
Penniman  until  Sept.  15, 1777),  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  15, 1777 ; 
discharged  Nov.  30,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  16  days,  in  Northern  department. 

BEALS,  ELEAZER.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Belcher's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Edward  Symmes's 
detachment  of  guards ;  enlisted  Feb.  26,  1778 ;  discharged  May  26,  1778 ;  service, 
3  mos. 

BEALS,  ELEAZER.  Private,  Lieut.  Zaccheus  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  23, 1778 ;  discharged  Feb.  25, 1779 ;  service,  8  rnos.  15  days  ;  marched 
to  Peekskill;  enlistment,  8  months;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Morton's  co.,  Col.  Poor's 
regt.;  pay  rolls  for  June-Aug.,  1778;  also,  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort 
Clinton;  also,  Capt.  James  Berry's  co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and 
Dec.,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  to  Feb.  24,  1779,  1  mo. 
6  days. 

BEALS,  ELEAZER.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abner  Crane's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.;  en 
listed  Oct.  13,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  20  days;  marched  to 
Claverack. 

BEALS,  ELEAZER.  Private,  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Burbeck's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  4,  1780; 
roll  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  service,  11  mos.  28  days,  at  Castle  and  Governor's 
Islands  under  His  Excellency  John  Hancock. 

BEALS,  ELIAS.  Seaman,  brigantine  ''Independence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon 
Samson ;  engaged  May  20, 1776 ;  roll  made  up  to  Sept.  22, 1776 ;  service,  4  mos.  2 
days.  Roll  dated  Plymouth. 

BEALS,  ELIJAH.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Yinson's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.;  en 
listed  Oct.  17,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  18  days,  at  North 
River;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Essex  counties. 


IX  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  855 

BEALS,  ELIJAH.  Muster  Master's  receipt  dated  Boston,  July  22,  1782;  enlisted  for  town 
of  Hingham  ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEALS,  ELIJAH,  Jr.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  (Independent)  co.,  Col. 
Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  return  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  July  17,  1770;  also,  pay  roll 
for  service  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  22,  1776,  to  Aug.  1,  1770,  2  mos.  10  days, 
at  Hull. 

BEALS,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  en 
listed  June  7,  1776 ;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  30,  1776 ;  service,  5  mos.  24  days,  at 
Hull. 

BEALS,  ELISHA,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Howell's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  17,  1779;  rolls  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  18 
days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BEALS,  ELLIS.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Independence;"  when  last  paid  Sept.  22,  1776; 
discharged  Jan.  20,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  as  one  of  the  crew  sent  by 
Capt.  Samson  under  command  of  Lieut.  Daniel  Adams  to  convey  the  prize  brig- 
antine  "Nancy  "  to  Plymouth. 

BEALS,  ENOCH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  21  days,  in 
Northern  department;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Pomeroy's  co.,  detached  from  Gen. 
Danielson's  brigade  of  Hampshire  Co.  under  Gen.  Stark;  enlisted  July  1,  1778; 
roll  made  up  to  Oct.  31,  1778;  service  in  Northern  department. 

BEALS,  GERSHOM.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  en 
listed  May  25,  1776;  rolls  made'up  to  Nov.  30,  1776;  service,  6  mos.  7  days,  at 
Hull. 

BEALS,  HOWLAND,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Cushing's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  177."),  from  Pembroke  (West  Parish)  to  Marshfield ;  service, 

2  days. 

BEALS,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  enlisted 
May  27,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  5  days,  at  Hull. 

BEALS,  ISAAC,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  31,  1776,  to  Jan.  1,  1777,  5  mos. ;  also,  Capt. 
Thayer's  (Independent)  co. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at  Hull  March  1,  1777; 
age,  17  yrs. 

BEALS,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Tower's  co.  (under  command  of  Capt.  Stephen 
Penniman  until  Sept.  If),  1777) ,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  If),  1777 ; 
discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  16  days,  in  Northern  department. 

BEALS,  ISAAC,  Pembroke  (also  given  Scituate).  Private,  Capt.  James  Hatch's  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Pembroke  (West  Parish)  to 
Scituate  and  Marshfield;  discharged  April  29,  1775;  service,  11  days;  also,  Fifer, 
Capt.  John  Gill's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  enlisted  May 
26,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  7  days;  also,  Matross; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  May  8,  1777,  3  mos.  7  days. 

BEALS,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Belcher's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Edward  Symmes's 
detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  Feb.  26,  1778;  discharged  May  26,  1778;  service, 

3  mos. ;  also,  Capt.  Abel  Richards's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  15,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  with  guards  at 
Boston. 

BEALS,  ISAAC.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Cath- 
cart ;  engaged  June  30,  1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  8  days. 


856  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

BEALS,  ISAAC.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Maj.  Gen.  Gates's  detachment 
of  guards;  enlisted  Feb.  8,  1779;  discharged  May  7, 1779;  service,  3  mos.,  at  and 
about  Boston  ;  also,  Capt.  Ralph  Thompson's  (Suffolk  Co.)  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  1, 
1779;  discharged  Nov.  4,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Hancock 
at  Castle  Island. 

BEALS,  ISAAC.  Musician,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Boston,  Aug.  14,  1778;  enlisted  July  27,  1778;  enlistment,  6  months, 
to  expire  Jan.  1, 1779;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Crane's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  20  days; 
inarched  to  Claverack. 

BEALS,  ISKAEL.  Capt.  Endicott's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt. ;  discharged 
Nov.  11,  1776  [service  not  given]. 

BEALS,  ISRAEL.  Private,  Capt,  John  Bradley's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  14,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  28  days;  marched  to  Manchester,  Yt.,  to  join 
Northern  army.  Roll  dated  Suffolk  Co. 

BEALS,  JACOB,  Cohasset.  Private,  Capt.  Obadiah  Beals's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's 
regt.;  company  assembled  at  Hull  June  14,  1776;  service,  2  days. 

BEALS,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt.;  en 
listed  Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777 ;  service,  29  days,  on  expedition  to 
Still  water  and  Saratoga. 

BEALS,  JAIRVS.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  service,  from  Aug.  20,  1776,  to  Nov.  30,  1776,  3  mos.  11  days,  at  Hull. 

BEALS,  JAIKUS.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  5,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  28  days,  fortifying  posts 
at  and  about  Boston. 

BEALS,  JAMES.  List  of  men  in  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.  who  returned  guns  while  at 
Trenton,  Dec.  31,  1776. 

BEALS,  JOB,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  Thayer's  (Independent)  co. ;  return  of  men  in 
service  at  Hull,  March  1,  1777;  age,  16  yrs. 

BEALS,  JOHN,  Old  York.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  5 
days. 

BEALS,  JOHN,  Newton.  Capt.  Phineas  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Gardner's  regt. ;  receipt  for  ad 
vance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775;  also,  Private,  Lieut.  Col. 
Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BEALS,  JOHN,  Roxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's 
(24th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  31,  1775. 

BEALS,  JOHN.  Private, Capt.  Samuel  Read,  Jr.'s  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  3  mos.  13  days  service  between  Dec.,  1776,  and  March,  1777.  Roll  dated 
Uxbridge. 

BEALS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  23,  1776;  discharged  April  1, 1777;  service, 
3  mos.  10  days ;  marched  to  Ticonderoga. 

BEALS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Farrar's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  a  secret  expedition  Sept.  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct. 
29,  1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  5  days. 

BEALS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of 
guards;  joined  Jan.  12,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Feb.  3,  1778;  service,  22  days,  at 
Cambridge. 


IN   THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  857 

BEALS,  JOHN.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Cath- 
cart;  engaged  June  24,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  14  days. 

BEALS,  JONATHAN,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  co.,  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Aug.  25,  1776,  to  Jan.  1,  1777,  4  mos. 
7  days,  at  Hull. 

BEALS,  JOSEPH,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  (1st  Dorchester)  co.,  Col. 
Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  service  from  June  13  to  June  10,  1770,  3  days. 

BEALS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  en 
listed  May  29,  1776 ;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  30,  1776 ;  service,  6  mos.  3  days,  at 
Hull. 

BEALS,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Hancock's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Nathaniel  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  Aug.  If),  1777; 
also,  return  dated  Dec.,  1778 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1779,  dated  Provi 
dence. 

BEALS,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Lieut.  Obadiah  Beals's  detachment  of  guards ;  enlisted  Dec. 
12,  1775;  roll  made  up  to  April  3,  1776 ;  service,  3  mos.  24  days,  at  Hull  Beach. 

BEALS,  JOSHUA,  Hingham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  28,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  4 
days,  at  Hull;  also,  Capt.  Stowers's  (Independent)  co. ;  return  of  men  in  service 
at  Hull,  March  1,  1777 ;  age,  19  yrs. 

BEALS,  JOSHUA,  Cohasset.  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  18,  1775 ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Thayer's  (Independent)  co. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at  Hull, 
March  1,  1777;  age,  32  yrs. 

BEALS,  JOSHUA.  Matross,  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Paul  Kevere's  (Artil 
lery)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  8,  1780,  4  mos.  8  days. 
Roll  dated  Boston. 

BEALS,  JOSHUA.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Clous- 
ton;  engaged  Aug.  26,  1777;  discharged  March  11,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  3  days. 

BEALS,  JOSHUA,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  July  22,  1780 ;  Capt. 
Loring's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Procter's  (Boston)  regt.;  age,  26  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9 
in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Boston  ;  enlistment,  3  months;  marched  under 
Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows. 

BEALS,  JOSHUA.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ralph  Thompson's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Webb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  10,1781;  discharged  Dec.  1,1781;  service,  4  mos.  3  days ;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Middlesex  counties  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army. 

BEALS,  JOSHUA,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  7,  1776 ;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  30,  1776 ;  service,  5  mos.  24  days,  at 
Hull. 

BEALS,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  William  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1780;  service,  6  days;  inarched  from 
Windsor  to  Shaftesbury  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows;  also,  Lieut.  John  Cole's  co., 
Col.  Simonds's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  26,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1780;  service, 
3  days ;  marched  from  Windsor  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm. 

BEALS,  JOSIAH,  York.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  York  for  ser 
vice  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  6,  1780;  discharged 
Dec.  4,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  14  days. 


858  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

BEALS,  MATTHIAS,  York.  Drummer,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  3,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  James  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  enlisted  Feb.  3,  1777; 
muster  roll  made  up  to  March  20,  1777 ;  a/so,  muster  return  dated  Camp  at  Valley 
Forge,  Jan.  22,  1778. 

BEALS,  NATHAX.  Corporal,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co.,  Col.  David  AVells's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  8,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  7  days;  marched 
to  Ticonderoga. 

BEALS,  NATHANIEL.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Active,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen  Hallet ; 
engaged  June  1-i,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  18  days. 

BEALS,  OKADIAH,  Cohasset.  Lieutenant,  acting  as  Captain  of  a  detachment  of  guards ; 
enlisted  Dec.  12,  1775;  roll  made  up  to  April  3,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  24  days,  at 
Hull  Beach ;  also,  Captain ;  marched  to  Dorchester  March  4, 1776 ;  service,  5  days ; 
also,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt. ;  company  assembled  at  Hull  June  14,  1776 ; 
service,  2  days. 

BEALS,  REUBEN.  Capt.  Abel  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Xov.  7,  177"). 

BEALS,  SAMUEL,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  Pool's  (Independent)  co. ;  return  of  men  in 
service  at  Hull,  March  1,  1777;  age,  16  yrs. 

BEALS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  27,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  18  days,  at  and 
about  Boston;  enlistment,  6  months,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

BEALS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Burbeck's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 1780 ;  roll 
made  up  to  Dec.  31, 1780 ;  service,  12  mos.,  at  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands,  under 
His  Excellency  John  Hancock. 

BEALS,  SAMUEL,  Hardwick.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Cutler's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's 
regt. ;  marched  July  16,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.  26  days. 

BEALS,  SETH,  "NVeymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thayer's  (Independent)  co. ;  return  of  men 
in  service  at  Hull,  March  1,  1777  ;  age,  40  yrs. ;  reported  failed  to  pass  muster. 

BEALS,  SETH.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  24,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  19  days,  in 
Northern  department. 

BEALS,  SOLOMOX,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotten's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  payroll  for  Oct.,  1777,  dated  Middleborough; 
service  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  22,  1778;  discharged  July  17,  1778;  service,  25  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  also,  Capt.  Elisha  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  (Plymouth  Co.) 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  29,  1778,  to  Sept.  11,  1778,  1  mo.  14  days,  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BEALS,  THOMAS,  Cambridge.  Capt.  Phineas  Cook's  co.,  Col.  Gardner's  regt. ;  receipt 
for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Cook's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated 
Oct.  6,  1775. 

BEALS,  UIUAH,  Dorchester.  Gunner,  Capt.  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  (Artillery) 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Sept.  29,  1775. 

BEALS,  URIAH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's 
(Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1780;  service, 
3  mos.  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months  ;  company  raised  to  rein 
force  Continental  Army. 


IX  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  859 


BEALS,  WELCOMK,  Ilingham.  Private,  Lieut.  Obadiah  Beals's  detachment  of  guards; 
enlisted  Dec.  12,  177");  roll  made  up  to  April  3,  1776;  service,  3  inos.  24  days,  at 
Hull  Beach;  also,  Ca.pt.  Seth  Stowers's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  enlisted 
June  2f>,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  30,  1776;  service,  f>  mos.  6  days,  at  Hull ; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Stowers's  (Independent)  co. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at 
Hull,  March  1,  1777;  age,  23  yrs. 

BEALS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co. ;  joined  Sept.  4,  1778;  discharged 
Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  8  days. 

BEALS,  WILLIAM,  Brookh'eld  (West  Parish).  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated 
May  1,  1778;  Capt.  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Converse's  regt.;  age,  20  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Brookfield  (West  Parish). 

BEALS,  WILLIAM.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  l>y  Capt.  John  V.  Williams; 
engaged  March  10,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  f>  mos.  7  days;  also, 
Seaman,  ship  "Protector;"  engaged  Dec.  14,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  21  days; 
reported  captured  May  f),  1781 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  If)  mos.  6  days  wages  from  May 
5,  1781,  to  date  of  return  from  captivity,  Aug.  11,  1782. 

BEALS,  WILLIAM,  Raymondtown  (also  given  Falmouth  and  Bradford).  Return  of 
men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  John  Savory's  (also  given  Capt. 
Joseph  Dingley's)  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Pike's  (4th  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated 
Bradford,  Feb.  13,  1778;  residence,  Raymondtown ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Brad 
ford  (Kast  Parish);  enlisted  in  Feb.  or  March,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Nicholas 
Blasdel's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt. 
Blasdel's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  return  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge, 
Feb.  5,  1778;  residence,  Falmouth;  enlisted  for  town  of  Bradford;  mustered  by 
Maj.  Gushing,  Muster  Master ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  by  committee  for  settling 
disputes  between  towns  as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them;  said  Beals  claimed  by 
Raymond,  credited  to  Bradford;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Smart's  co.,  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  March  2,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Blaisdell's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge  ;  also,  muster 
roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  "Camp  Greenage;"  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778, 
sworn  to  at  Providence ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Provi 
dence  ;  enlisted  March  30,  1777. 

BEALSAVORTH,  JOHX.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780;  reported 
deserted  June  1,  1780,  but  a  certificate  on  tile  states  lie  was  in  service  during  the 
whole  of  1780  and  was  still  in  service  in  1783;  also,  pay  roll  for  April,  1780; 
reported  on  command  at  Easton.  [See  John  Beadsworth.] 

BEALY,  JOSEPH,  Kinderhook.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  27,  1775;  service, 
2  mos.  10  days. 

BEALY,  SAMUEL,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Furbush's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  May  27,  1775;  service,  23  days. 

BEAM,  JOHN.  Matross,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Paul  Revere's  (Artillery) 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1778,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Revere's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  8,  1780,  4  mos.  8  days,  dated  Boston. 

BEAM,  NEHEMIAH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Edward  Grow's  co. ;  enlisted  July  10,  177.");  pay 
roll  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  21  days;  company  raised  in  York 
Co. 

BEAMAN, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Beam,  Beamen,  Beeman, 

Beemon,  Domain,  Beman,  Demand,  Bemant,  Bement,  Demon,  Deuiont,  Bernard.] 


860  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BEAMAN,  AARON,  Marl  borough.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Barns's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Solomon 
Pierce's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  24, 1779 ;  roll  made  up  to  July  1, 1779 ;  service,  1  mo. 
7  days,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. ;  enlistment,  2  months. 

BEAMAN,  ABRAHAM,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Morse's  co.,  Maj.  Gen.  Ward's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days. 

BEAMAN,  AHRAM,  Maryborough.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  [service  not  given] . 

BEAMAN,  EZRA,  Shrewsbury.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Robert  Andrews' s  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Shrewsbury  (2d  Parish)  to  Cambridge ;  ser 
vice,  9  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Job 
Cushing's  co.,  Gen.  Artemas  Ward's  regt. ;  list  of  officers ;  appointed  May  19, 1775; 
commissioned  May  25,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April 
28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7, 
1775;  also,  Captain,  7th  co.,  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass, 
militia ;  commissioned  April  17  (also  given  April  5) ,  1776. 

BEAMAN,  GIDEON.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Hartwell's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  Oct.  23, 
1779;  discharged  April  20,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  27  days,  at  Rutland. 

BEAMAN,  JAHEZ,  Lancaster.  Fifer,  Capt.  John  Gill's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  May  8,  1777,  3  mos.  7  days. 

BEAMAN,  JOHN,  Leominster.  Matross,  Capt.  Daniel  Lothrop's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  enlisted  May  27,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1776; 
service,  5  mos. ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Boston,  June 

3,  1776. 

BEAMAN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Stebbins's  (also  given  Capt.  Ephraim  Jen- 
nings's)  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  23, 1777;  discharged  Oct.  18, 
1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  on  an  expedition  to  the  Northward. 

BEAMAN,  JOHN.  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  John  Hobby,  Col. 
Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  20,  1780,  to  Aug.  1, 
1780,  11  days;  reported  joined  July  20,  1780. 

BEAMAN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Maynard's  (6th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Aug.,  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1782;  also,  Capt. 
Nathaniel  C.  Allen's  (8th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Dec., 
1782-March,  1783;  reported  discharged  April  16,  1783. 

BEAMAN,  JONAS,  Winchendon  (also  given  Lancaster).  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Rich 
ardson's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
April  26,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  13  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect 
Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BEAMAN,  JOSEPH,  Leominster.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joshua  Wood's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  16  days. 

BEAMAN,  JOSEPH,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  John 
Whetcomb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
service,  8  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's 
co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April 
27,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  12  days. 

BEAMAN,  JOSEPH.  Capt.  Abel  Wilder 's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  26,  1775. 

BEAMAN,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denney's  (2d)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  27,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  at  Claver- 
ack.  Roll  dated  Albany. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        861 

BEAMAX,  JOSEPH,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  John  White's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  28,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  S  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

BEAMAX,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Ilallet's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BEAMAX,  JOSEPH,  Lancaster.  Private,  Col.  Seth  Warner's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  31,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780 ;  a?.w,  Capt.  Simeon 
Smith's  co.,  Col.  Warner's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Fort  George,  June  11,  1780; 
enlisted  March  31,  1780;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BEAMAX,  NATHANIEL,  Lancaster.  2d  Lieutenant,  1st  co.,  2d  Worcester  Co.  regt.;  list 
of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  March  11,  1778;  also,  Capt.  John 
White's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  April  1, 1778,  to 
July  2,  1778,  at  Boston;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel  Rugg,  Jr.'s  (1st)  co., 
Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  (2d  Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia; 
commissioned  June  17,  1779. 

BEAMAX,  NOAH,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  20,  1776,  to  March  1.  1777. 

BEAMAX,  NOAH,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Amasa  Cranston's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Denny's  regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  3,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  1 
day,  at  Claverack ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BEAMAX,  SAMUEL.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  R.  I.,  in  the  prison  ship  "  Lord 
Sandwich  "  and  landed  at  Bristol,  March  7,  1778. 

BEAMAS,  JAMES,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Corey's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (late  Gerrish's) 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
7  days. 

BEAMAS,  JEKEMY.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Chapin's  co. ;  return  for  clothing  [year  not 
given] . 

BEAMAS,  JOHN,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.;  company 
return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  177"). 

BEAMAS,  JOHN,  Richmond.  Private,  Col.  Warner's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BEAMAS,  JOXAS,  Sudbury.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Ezekiel  Howe's  (4th)  regt.  [year  not  given] ;  joined  Capt. 
Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEAMEX,  BENJAMIN,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Robbins's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  re 
turned  April  29,  1775 ;  service,  12  days ;  company  made  up  from  2d  and  13th  cos. 
in  said  regt. 

BEAMEX,  GAMALIEL,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Robbins's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  re 
turned  April  30,  1775 ;  service,  13  days ;  company  made  up  from  2d  and  13th  cos. 
in  said  regt. 

BEAMEN,  JOXAS,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Robbins's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whiteomb's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  7 
days  ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  26,  1775 ;  company  made  up  from  2d 
and  13th  cos.  in  said  regt. 

BEAMEXT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  28,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  at 
Claverack. 


862  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BEAMEXT,  REUBEN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Zenas  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Hopkins's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  15,  1776;  discharged  Aug.  4,  1776;  service,  20  days; 
marched  to  the  Highlands,  N.  Y.,  on  an  alarm ;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co., 
Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18, 
1777 ;  service,  30  days ;  ordered  to  Stillwater  by  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

BEAMEXT,  "\VILLIAM.  Armorer,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  to  be  com 
missioned  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  May  31,  1775;  commissioned  June  7,  1775. 
[Name  crossed  out  on  list.] 

BEAMIS,  DAXIEL,  Weston.  Capt.  Nathan  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Gard 
ner's)  37th  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp 
at  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  29,  1775. 

BEAMIS,  DAVID,  Jr.,  Watertown.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Barnard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Gardner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  2  days. 

BEAMIS,  JOHN,  Weston.  Capt.  Nathan  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Gard 
ner's)  37th  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp 
at  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  29,  1775. 

BEAMIS,  JOHX,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  -i  days;  also,  Capt.  Haynes's  co., 
Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3, 
177"> ;  service,  90  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  1  day. 

BEAMIS,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Dec.  1,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported 
re-engaged  Nov.  15, 1776,  in  Capt.  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. 

BEAMIS,  JOHX.  Corporal,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Dec.  1,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported 
on  command  at  the  saw-mill. 

BEAMIS,  JOXAS.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Dec.  1, 1776 ;  enlisted  Nov.  22, 1776 ;  reported 
sick  in  hospital. 

BEAMIS,  THOMAS,  Westminster.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Worcester  Co.  militia  to  go 
to  Horse  Neck  under  Col.  Converse  [year  not  given]  ;  drafted  to  Capt.  Edgell's 
(Westminster)  co.,  but  failed  to  join  regt. 

BEAMISS,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Parker's  (also  given  Capt.  Nichols's)  co.,  Col.  Jeduthun 
Baldwin's  regt.  of  artificers;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
March  19,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of  Winchendon. 

BEAMOS,  REUBEX.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  3,  1778,  to  April  3,  1778,  2  mos.,  at  Cambridge. 

BEAMOS,  SYLVESTER.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Wilson's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  21,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at 
Claverack  ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  in  New  York.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

BEAMOUS,  DAXIEL.  Private,  Capt.  David  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  2,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.,  fortifying  posts  at  and 
about  Boston. 

BEAMS,  JOHX,  Boston.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Boston  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  2,  1780;  discharged 
Dec.  21,  1780 ;  service,  6  mos.  1  day ;  reported  Matross  in  Col.  Crane's  regt.  [See 
John  Barnes.] 

BEAMI-S,  JAMES,  Weston.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Corey's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's 
(late  Gerrish's)  38th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  27,  1775. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  863 

BEAMUS,  JAMES.  Private,  Lieut.  Abner  Dweller's  co. ;  enlisted  July  20,  1777;  dis 
charged  July  31,  1777;  service,  16  days;  marched  on  expedition  to  Manchester. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

BEAMUS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  inos.  21  days, 
in  Northern  department. 

BEAMUS,  JOHN,  Jr.  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  2,"i,  1775. 

BEAN, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Beam,  Beane,  Been.] 

BEAN,  ABNER.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  10,  177") ;  discharged 
Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  22  days,  at  Machias ;  also,  Lieut.  Joel  Whitney's 
co.,  Col.  Foster's  (Lincoln  Co.)  regt. ;  discharged  Oct.  7,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  19 
days,  at  Machias;  also,  Lieut.  John  Scott's  co.,  6th  Lincoln  Co.  regt  ;  service,  7 
days,  at  Machias,  between  Aug.  31,  1779,  and  Nov.  20,  1779. 

BEAN,  ABRAHAM,  York.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year  not  given]  ; 
also,  list  of  men  returned  by  the  committee  for  settling  disputes  between  towns 
as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them ;  said  Bean  claimed  by  Easton,  credited  to  York. 

BEAN,  BENJAMIN,  Ilampstead.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
April  20,  1778;  age,  20  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark; 
eyes,  light;  enlistment,  9  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  23,  1778; 
residence,  Hampstead ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Salem. 

BEAN,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  12th  Mass.  regt. ;  depreciation  roll  to  make  good  the  depre 
ciation  of  wages  for  the  first  3  years  in  the  Continental  Army  from  1777  to  1780; 
reported  not  mustered. 

BEAN,  CALEB,  Salem.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "Jack,"  com 
manded  by  Capt.  Nathan  Brown,  dated  July  1,  1780;  age,  26  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft. 
7  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Salem. 

BEAN,  CLEAVES.  Master,  brig  "Active,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen  Hallct;  commis 
sioned  June  2,  1779;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  4,  1779,  to  Aug.  31,  1779, 
3  mos.  28  days. 

BEAN,  CYRUS.  Private,  Lieut.  Hezekiah  Ware's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  (4th 
Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  22,  1778;  discharged  July  13,  1778;  service,  22 
days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BEAN,  CYHVS.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battelle's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Pierce's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  14,  1779;  discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  20  days,  at 
Tiverton,  11.  I. 

BEAN,  CYRUS,  Wrentham.  Matross,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  (9th)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  9,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  May  8,  1777;  service,  5 
mos.  28  days;  also,  pay  roll  for  travel  allowance  from  Wrentham  to  camp  at 
Boston,  sworn  to  Dec.  7,  1776. 

BEAN,  CYRUS.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ;  dis 
charged  Sept.  12,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  at  Rhode  Island  ;  company  detached 
for  4  weeks  service.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Wrentham. 

BEAN,  DANIEL,  York.  Private,  Capt.  Darby's  co.,  Col.  Scarnmon's  regt.;  company 
return  [probably  Aug.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  May  3,  1775. 

BEAN,  DANIEL,  Pearsontown.  Private,  Capt.  Wentworth  Stuart's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt. ;  billeting  roll  from  time  of  enlistment  to  date  of  marching 
to  Headquarters  July  12, 1775,  equivalent  to  57  days  ;  also,  company  return  dated 
Sept.  29, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  16,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Whit- 
more's  co.,  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  [year  not  given]. 


864  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


BEAN,  DANIEL,  Rowley.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Peabody's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Ticonderoga  home,  in  1776. 

BEAN,  DANIEL.  Seaman,  sloop  "Machias  Liberty,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jeremiah 
O'Brian;  engaged  March  1, 1776  ;  discharged  July  20, 1776;  service,  4  mos.  19  days. 

BEAN,  DANIEL,  Candia.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Thomas  Melville's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.,  who  received  bounty  for  8  mos.  service  from  April  30, 
1777,  to  Dec.  30,  1777;  also,  Gunner,  Capt.  Turner  Phillips's  (8th)  co.,  Col. 
Crafts's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  8,  1777,  to  Aug.  1,  1777,  2  mos. 
24  days. 

BEAN,  DAVID,  Richmond.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Raymond's  and  Capt.  Hill's  cos.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Richmond;  enlisted 
for  New  York  State. 

BEAN,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  regt.;  dis 
charged  Sept.  27,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  at  Machias  on  three  alarms. 

BEAN,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Buck's  co.  of  volunteers,  Col.  Josiah  Brewer's 
regt.,  Gen.  Lovell's  brigade;  enlisted  July  30,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  14,  1779; 
service,  18  days,  on  expedition  to  Penobscot. 

BEAN,  JAMES.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Junius  Brutus,"  com 
manded  by  Capt.  John  Leach,  dated  Salem,  June  15,  1780 ;  age,  29  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  reported  a  foreigner. 

BEAN,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ;  en 
listed  June  1, 1778 ;  discharged  Feb.  16, 1779 ;  service,  8  mos.  29  days ;  enlistment, 
8  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Peekskill;  also,  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated 
Fort  Clinton  ;  also,  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

BEAN,  JOHN,  Newbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  23  yrs. ; 
stature,  f)  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  fresh;  residence,  Newbury;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  14,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  14,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Hancock ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct. 
25,  1780. 

BEAN,  JOHN,  Beverly.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780; 
enlisted  May  29,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEAN,  JOHN,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Eleazer  Crabtree's  co.;  enlisted  Aug.  26,  1775;  roll 
made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  4  mos.  15  days,  at  Frenchman's  Bay;  also,  2d 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Libbey's  (4th)  co.,  6th  Lincoln  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers 
of  Mass,  militia  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Foster's  regt. ;  discharged  Oct.  7,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at  Machias,  on 
three  alarms. 

BEAN,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776  j  enlisted  Dec.  6, 
1775;  reported  deserted  Sept.  1,  1776. 

BEAN,  JONATHAN.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  John  Thurston  of  Class  No.  1  of 
the  town  of  Newbury,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years, 
dated  Worcester,  May  28,  1782. 

BEAN,  JONATHAN,  Jr.,  Pearsontown  (also  given  New  Gloucester).  Descriptive  list  of 
men  enlisted  from  Cumberland  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their 
arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  14, 1778 ;  Capt.  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  Fogg's  regt. ;  age,  23  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Pearsontown ;  reported  mustered 
May  26,  1778,  out  of  Gen.  Thompson's  brigade ;  also,  Private,  Col.  Benjamin 
Tupper's  (15th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted 
June  14,  1778;  discharged  March  14,  1779;  enlistment,  9  months. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  865 

BEAN,  NATHANIEL,  Salem.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  18  yrs.; 
stature,  f>  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Salem;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  22,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  22,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  William 
Scott ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen. 
Faterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway ,  Oct.  25, 1780 ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Salem  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  23, 1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1780 ; 
service,  5  mos.  7  days. 

BEAN,  NEHKMIAH.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Philip  Hubbard's  co.,  York  Co.  regt. ;  list  of 
sea-coast  officers  stationed  at  Kittery  Point;  commissioned  Jan.  16,  1776;  also, 
1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Nason's  (Artillery)  co.,  York  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  offi 
cers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Dec.  9,  1777. 

BEAN,  ROHEKT,  Manchester.  Capt.  Benjamin  KimbaH's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  1,  1775 ;  also,  Private ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted  May  15,  1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  22  days  ;  also,  company 
return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  KimbalFs  co.,  Col.  Israel 
Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  30,  1775. 

BEAN,  THOMAS,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Pond's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  7 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  27,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Lewis  Whit- 
ing's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Aug.  27, 
1776 ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  also,  Lieut.  Hezekiah  Ware's  co.,  Col.  Haws's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  25, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  11, 1778;  service,  18  days,  at  Rhode 
Island  ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ;  discharged 
Sept.  12,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  detached  for  4 
weeks  service. 

BEAN,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battelle's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Pierce's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  14,  1779;  discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  21  days,  at 
Tiverton,  R.  I. 

BEAN,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  (4th  Suffolk 
Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  July  28,  1780,  on  an  alarm ;  discharged 
Aug.  3,  1780;  service,  9  days. 

BEAN,  WILLIAM,  Marblehead.  Capt.  John  Selman's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's 
(21st)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775 ;  also,  Pri 
vate;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  25,  1775;  service,  1\  mos.  5 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  9, 1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Marblehead,  Jan.  3,  1776. 

BEAN,  WILLIAM,  Fitchburg.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  co.,  Col.  John  A\  het- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  re 
turned  April  25,  1775;  service,  6  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Asa 
Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  \  day;  also,  receipts  for  wages  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Pros 
pect  Hill;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  14,  1775;  also,  Capt.  James 
Myrick's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  26,  1778;  discharged 
Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  20  days,  at  and  about  Boston. 

BEAN,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt  William  Thurlow's  co.,  Maj.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt. ; 
service,  25  days,  at  Saratoga,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Sept.  22,  1777. 

BEANE,  ASA.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Thompson's  (8th)  co.,  1st  Plymouth  Co. 
regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  June  6,  1776. 


866  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BEANOND,  ANSEL.  Private,  Capt.  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  1,  1777,  to  Oct.  20,  1777;  reported 
deceased. 

BEAR, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bare.] 

BEAR,  ALEXIS,  Boston  (also  given  Lancaster).  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  (9th) 
co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  21,  1779,  to  April  25,  1779;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  deserted  April 
25, 1779 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet ;  enlisted  July  21, 1779. 

BEAR,  AMBROSE.  Captain  of  a  company  of  Indians,  Col.  Jonathan  Eddy's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  20,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  27  days,  at  Fort 
Cumberland,  N.  S. 

BEAR,  CHARLES.  Private,  Capt.  Ambrose  Bear's  co.  of  Indians,  Col.  Jonathan  Eddy's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  20,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  27  days,  at 
Fort  Cumberland,  N.  S. 

BEAR,  SAMUEL,  Manchester.  Capt.  Benjamin  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  1,  1775;  also,  Private,  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  27,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  10  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Israel 
Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
"Winter  Hill,  Dec.  30,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Bald 
win's  (26th)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  April,  1776. 

BEARCE,  ASA,  Halifax.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Thompson's  (8th)  co.,  Col. 
Gamaliel  Bradford's  (1st  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia; 
commissioned  June  6,  1776. 

BEARCE,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Crocker's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  2,  1777 ;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1777,  service,  5  mos.  19  days,  at  Rhode 
Island  and  various  places  in  Massachusetts. 

BEARCE,  EBENEZER,  Pembroke.  Deputy  Quartermaster;  receipt  for  rations  for  Gen. 
Thomas's  regt.,  dated  Roxbury,  June  30,  1775;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Freedom 
Chamberlain's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John 
Ford's  (Pembroke)  14th  co.,  2d  Plymouth  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass, 
militia;  commissioned  May  10,  1776;  also,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  The- 
ophilus  Cotton's  regt.;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  28,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3 
days. 

BEARCE,  GIDEON.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  as  returned  July  26,  1777; 
Capt.  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Robinson's  regt. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's 
co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  July 
30,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
Boston. 

BEARCE,  ICHABOD.  Private,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Nov.  6,  1777;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778;  service,  -i  mos.  27 
days,  at  Cambridge. 

BEARCE,  ISAIAH,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Cushing's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Pembroke  (West  Parish)  to  Marshfield ;  service, 
2  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.;  marched 
to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days. 

BEARCE,  JACOB,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Cushing's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Pembroke  (West  Parish)  to  Marshfield ;  ser 
vice,  2  days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       867 


BEAKCK,  JAMES,  Barnstable.  Private,  6th  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  14,  1777,  to  Nov.  10,  1777;  reported  deceased; 
also,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  rations  from 
date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  10,  1777,  to  March  21,  1777;  marched  from  Boston  to 
Bennington. 

BEAKCK,  JOB.  Order  for  wages  for  3  mos.  service  at  Bristol,  II.  I.,  payable  to  Capt. 
Nathan  Alden,  dated  Bristol,  March  7,  1777. 

BEAIICE,  Jon.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co.,  Maj.  Gary's  regt. ;  marched  to 
Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service, 
11  days. 

BEAHCK,  JONATHAN,  Plantation  No.  5.  Private,  Capt.  William  Ward's  co.,  (late)  Col. 
Ezra  May's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Ang.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  22, 
1777 ;  service,  5  days ;  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm. 

BEAIICE,  SETH,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Cushing's  co.,  Avhich  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Pembroke  (West  Parish)  to  Marshfield;  service,  2 
days. 

BEAIICE,  THOMAS,  Kingston.  Private,  Capt.  Wadsworth's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt. ; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  177") ;  also,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamberlin's  co.,  Col. 
Gary's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at  Cortlandt  Manor,  Nov.  22,  1776. 

BEARD, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Baird,  Bard,  Beaird,  Bearde, 

Beards,  Beeard,  Biard.] 

BEARD,  AARON,  Becket.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Williams's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  July  18,  1775;  service,  13  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Nov.  4,  1775. 

BEARD,  AARON.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Stower's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  26,  1777;  service,  26  days;  marched  to  Saratoga; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Strong's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  6,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  2,  1777;  service,  26  days,  with  Northern 
army. 

BEARD,  AARON.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Goodrich's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Miles  Powell's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn. 

BEARD,  ABEL,  Woburn.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  16  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Woburn  ;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  15,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  15,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  James 
Cooper;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct. 
25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Woburn  for  ser 
vice  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  12,  1780;  discharged 
Jan.  15,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  14  days;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Bowman's 
co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (15th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West 
Point;  enlisted  July  15,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  14,  1781;  enlistment,  6  months; 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Tay's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Webb's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  14,  1781; 
discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  28  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  regiment 
raised  in  Suffolk  and  Middlesex  counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BEARD,  ABIJAH.  Billerica.  Private,  Lieut.  Oliver  Crosby's  (3d  Billerica)  co.,  Col.  Green's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  7  days ;  also,  Capt. 
Jonathan  Stickney's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  4,  1775  ;  service,  3  mos.  5  days ;  also,  company  return 
dated  Sept.  25. 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Cambridge,  Nov.  16, 1775  ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 


868  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

BEARD,  ABIJAH,  continued. 

Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co.,  7th  Middlesex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  16,  1778;  joined 
Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wiggles  worth's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also, 
Corporal,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wiggles  worth's)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  muster  rolls  for  March  and  May,  1778,  dated  Valley  Forge ;  also,  muster  roll 
for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  Greenwich;  also,  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Wig- 
glesworth's  regt.,  commanded  by  Maj.  Porter;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April, 
1779,  dated  Providence;  appointed  March  4,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col. 
Smith's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
March  1,  1780. 

BEARD,  ABIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  (7th  Middle 
sex)  Co.  regt. ;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  8 
days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BEARD,  AMOS,  Hartwood.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's  regt., 
which  marched  April  23,  177"),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from 
Becket  to  Cambridge ;  service,  13  days. 

BEARD,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  pay  roll 
for  mileage  dated  Dec.  1,  1776. 

BEARD,  AMOS.  Private,  Lieut.  Jabez  Cornish's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  marched 
Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1777;  service,  9  days,  at  Bennington. 

BEARD,  AMOS.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  "Williams's  co.,  who  came  forward  with  Col.  Pat 
terson,  but  did  not  enlist  [year  not  given] . 

BEARD,  ANDREW,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Miles's  co.,  Col.  John  Whitcomb's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service, 
Hi  days. 

BEARD,  ANDREW,  Reading.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Eaton's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  1  day. 

BEARD,  ASA,  Becket.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  18,  1775;  service,  13  days;  also, 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BEARD,  BENJAMIN,  Billerica.  Private,  Lieut.  Oliver  Crosby's  (3d  Billerica)  co.,  Col. 
Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  5  days ;  also, 
Capt.  Farmer's  co.,  Col.  Reed's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  8, 
1777 ;  service,  41  days  ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BEARD,  CLEVELAND,  Reading.  List  of  men  belonging  to  the  train  band  under  Capt. 
Thomas  Eaton  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  Capt.  John  Bacheller's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  6,  1775 ;  also, 
Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
14  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Sept.  25,  1775. 

BEARD,  DANIEL.  Sergeant.  Capt.  Benjamin  Flagg's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days. 

BEARD,  DAVID,  Wilmington.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Cadwallader  Ford,  Jr.'s  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Concord ;  service, 
21  days ;  reported  as  belonging  to  train  band  from  March  9, 1775,  to  June  30,  1775 ; 
also,  receipt  for  wages  dated  May  6,  1776,  given  to  Capt.  Ford ;  also,  list  of  men 
who  performed  turns  of  service  in  the  Crown  Point  expedition  in  July,  1776; 
reported  hired  by  John  Eames  and  Zebediah  Buck;  also,  Capt.  Ford's  co.,  Col. 
Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  Nov.  5,  1777;  rolls  made  up  to  April 
3,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  29  days,  at  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  guarding  troops 
of  convention;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1777,  and  Jan.,  1778;  reported  on 
furlough. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       869 

BEARD,  EBENEZER,  Wilmington.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Green's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service,  7^  days;  also,  Capt. 
John  Ilarnden's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay 
dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  6,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177,"); 
enlisted  May  8, 1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  28.  1775 ; 
also,  list  of  men  credited  with  one  turn  of  service  on  the  Crown  Point  expedition, 
Sept.  17,  1776. 

BEARD,  EBENEZER.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamberlin's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's 
regt. ;  list  of  men  [year  not  given] . 

BEARD,  EBENEZER,  Jr.,  Wilmington.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Walker's  co.,  Col. 
Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7£  days; 
also,  list  of  men  credited  with  turns  of  service  on  the  Crown  Point  expedition, 
Sept.  17,  1776;  reported  hired  by  Joel  Carter;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  relieve 
guards  at  Prospect  Hill  for  2  months,  dated  Feb.  9,  1778  ;  also,  receipt  for  wages 
signed  by  said  Beard  and  others  in  Capt.  Cadwallader  Ford's  co.,  dated  Wilming 
ton,  May  22,  1778. 

BEARD,  EDWARD,  Wilmington  (probably).  List  of  men  credited  with  one  turn  of  ser 
vice  on  the  Crown  Point  expedition,  Sept.  17,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  raised  by  the 
Committee  of  Safety  to  reinforce  Northern  army  Aug.  15,  1777  ;  also,  list  of  men 
raised  lo  relieve  guards  at  Prospect  Hill  for  2  months,  dated  Feb.  9,  1778 ;  also, 
receipt  for  wages  signed  by  said  Beard  and  others  in  Capt.  Cadwallader  Ford's 
co.,  dated  "Wilmington,  May  22,  1778. 

BEARD,  ISAAC,  Billerica.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  Amos 
Foster's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  (7th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28, 
1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlist 
ment,  3  months;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Tay's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Webb's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  13,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781;  service,  2  mos.  29  days;  enlistment,  3 
months ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Middlesex  counties  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army. 

BEARD,  ITHAMAR.  Drummer,  Capt.  Amos  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  (7th 
Middlesex  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service, 
3  mos.  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BEARD,  JACOB.  List  of  men  apparently  made  to  show  turns  of  service  performed  on 
short  alarms  [neither  locality  nor  date  given] . 

BEARD,  JACOB,  Jr.,  Wilmington.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Green's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days. 

BEARD,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Sacket's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  7  days,  in  Northern 
department. 

BEARD,  JASON,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Brown's  co.,  Col.  David  Green's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  1  days. 

BEARD,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  9,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  21,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  15  days,  at 
Penobscot. 

BEARD,  JOHN,  Manchester  (also  given  Providence).  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col. 
Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March 
17,  1778,  to  May  18,  1779;  reported  deserted  May  18,  1779;  also.  Sergeant,  Lieut. 
Mel.  L.  Woolsey's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William  S.  Smith's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  service 
from  March  17,  1778,  to  May  1,  1778,  and  from  Sept.  30,  1778,  to  Dec.  1,  1778, 
3  mos.  14  days;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  enlisted  March  17, 1778;  enlistment,  3  years. 


870  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

BEARD,  JONATHAN,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Trull's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  (27th)  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
9  days ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance 
pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  24, 1775 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted 
April  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
1775]  ;  also,  list  of  men  who  received  money  from  the  public  treasury  for  losses 
at  battles  of  Lexington  and  Bunker  Hill ;  warrant  allowed  in  Council,  June  13, 
1776;  also,  Capt.  Farmer's  co.,  Col.  Heed's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  dis 
charged  Nov.  8,  1777 ;  service,  41  days ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BEARD,  Jo's,  Blandford.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Rowle's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment  to 
expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

BEARD,  JOSEPH,  Westminster.  Corporal,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  5  days;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Bemis's  co.,  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  14  days; 
also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Prospect  Hill ;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775] . 

BEARD,  JOSEPH,  Wrestneld.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Munn's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  17,  1776 ;  also,  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Boston,  Nov.  26,  1776. 

BEARD,  JOSIAH,  Billerica.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stickney's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  14  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Con 
tinental  Army  from  Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co.,  7th  Middlesex  Co.  regt.,  dated 
Feb.  16,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Bancroft's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.;  enlist 
ment,  3  years;  reported  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master;  also, 
Capt.  James  Bancroft's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

BEARD,  JOSIAH,  Becket.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Becket  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  21,  1780;  discharged 
Nov.  30,  1780 ;  service,  4  mos.  15  days. 

BEARD,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Marsh's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.; 
mustered  July  21, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  2, 1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  12  days,  at  Fort 
Plains,  Tryon  Co.,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Stark. 

BEARD,  KIMBALL.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Marsh's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.; 
mustered  July  21,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  2, 1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  12  days,  at  Fort 
Plains,  Tryon  Co.,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Stark. 

BEARD,  MOSES  GAD,  Boston.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Suffolk 
Co.  as  returned  by  Col.  Benjamin  Gill,  June  27,  1777;  residence,  Boston  ;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Stoughton ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEARD,  NATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Jonas  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  April  29,  1775 ;  reported  absent. 

BEARD,  NATHAN,  Wilmington.  Private,  Capt.  Cadwallader  Ford,  Jr.'s  co.,  Col.  Eben 
ezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Concord ;  service,  12  days ;  reported  as  belonging  to  train  band  from  March  9, 
1775,  to  June  30,  1775;  also,  Capt.  John  Harnden's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  22.  1775 ;  also, 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775  ;  enlisted  May  2, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  7  days  ;  also, 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiva 
lent  in  money,  dated  April  5,  1776;  also,  receipt  for  Avages  as  minute-man  given 
to  Capt.  Ford,  dated  Wilmington,  April  29,  1776;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  paid 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        871 

BEARD,  NATHAN,  continued. 

him  for  enlisting  into  Continental  Army  for  3  years,  dated  Wilmington,  April  22, 

1777  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  by  Committee  of  Safety  to  reinforce  Northern  army, 
Aug.  Ifi,  1777;  also,  7th  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  10, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 177!) ;  reported  invalided ; 
also,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot's  corps  of  invalids;  payroll  for  service  from  April 
29,  1778,  to  Oct.  1,  1778,  dated  Boston;  also,  Capt.  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's 
regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2i,  177!);  also, 
Lieut.  Osgood  Carleton's  co.  of  invalids,  Col.  Lewis  Nicola's  regt. ;  muster  rolls 
for  Aug.,  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1779;  stationed  at  Boston;  reported  sick  and  absent  in 
Oct.,  1779;  also,  Capt.  McFarland's  invalid  corps;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  6,  1780;  reported  discharged. 

BEARD,  NATHAN,  Jr.,  Wilmington  (also  given  Oburn).  Private,  Capt.  Timothy 
Walker's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Harnden's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,!  mo.  11  days; 
also,  Matross,  Capt.  Samuel  Gridley's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  June  6,  1775 ;  service,  2  mos. ;  also,  Capt. 
Harnden's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Dec.  28,  1775;  aho,  petition  dated  Wilmington,  March  31,  1777,  signed  by 
said  Beard,  stating  that  he  was  transferred  from  Capt.  Harnden's  co.  to  Capt.  Grid- 
ley's  co.  in  1775,  and  that  he  lost  1  months  wages  in  the  transfer ;  reported  served 
in  the  army  3  years  ;  aho,  list  of  men  raised  by  the  Committee  of  Safety  to  reinforce 
Northern  army  Aug.  15,  1777;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Cadwallader  Ford's  co.,  Col. 
Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  5, 1777 ;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3, 

1778  ;  service,  4  mos.  29  days,  at  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  guarding  troops  of  conven 
tion  ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9 
months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  July  27,  1778;  Capt.  Ford's  co., 
Col.  Fox's  (3d)  regt.;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  resilience,  Wilmington; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
Dec.  2,  1780;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10£  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light; 
eyes,  gray;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Wilmington;  enlisted  April  1,  1781; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

BEARD,  PRINCE,  Dartmouth.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  age,  16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  black; 
occupation,  laborer;  residence,  Dartmouth;  enlisted  June  21,  1781;  joined  Col. 
Shepard's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  marched  to  Springfield  to  join 
regiment;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Pilsbury's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(late  Nixon's)  6th  regt. ;  return  for  wages,  etc.,  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1782 ;  reported  sick 
in  Sept.,  1782. 

BEARD,  RKUBEN,  Wilmington.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Green's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BEARD,  SAMUEL,  Wilmington.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Green's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4£  days. 

BEARD,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Elden's  co. ;  service,  4  days,  on  "  alarm  at  Fal- 
mouth  the  day  it  was  set  on  lire  by  the  enemy  ;  marched  to  assist  in  preventing  the 
enemy's  landing  "  [year  not  given]  ;  roll  dated  Buxton,  Dec.  11,  1775. 

BEARD,  WILLIAM,  Reading.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Eaton's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days. 

BEARD,  WILLIAM.  Receipt  for  wages  and  mileage  given  to  Capt.  John  Ford  dated 
Ticonderoga,  Aug.  28,  1770 ;  also,  receipt  for  wages  given  to  Capt.  John  Ford 
dated  Ticonderdga,  Oct.  2,  1776. 


872  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BEARD,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  J.  B.  Varnum's  co.,  Col.  Spatilding's  regt. ;  abstract 
of  equipments  for  train  band  for  1777  ;  also,  list  of  men  who  served  for  5  mos.  at 
Canada  in  the  2d  co.  of  Dracnt,  to  the  credit  of  the  town  of  Dracut,  by  order  of 
Congress  of  June,  1777 ;  reported  hired  by  Caleb  Sawyer ;  also,  list  of  men  who 
served  for  3  mos.  from  Aug.,  1777,  to  Dec.,  1777,  in  2d  Dracut  co. ;  reported  hired 
by  George  Burns ;  also,  list  of  men  who  served  for  3  mos.  in  2d  Dracut  co.  guard 
ing  the  lines,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Feb.,  1778. 

BEARD,  WILLIAM.  List  of  men  returned  as  belonging  to  train  band  of  Reading,  under 
Capt.  Thomas  Eaton  [year  not  given] . 

BEARD,  WILLIAM,  Pittsfield.  List  of  men  who  marched  to  Quebec  Jan.  23,  1776,  and 
were  dismissed  June  20, 1776;  service,  21  weeks  5  days ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John 
Strong's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  marched 
to  Fort  Ann  June  30,  1777,  and  were  dismissed  July  26,  1777 ;  service,  3  weeks 
5  days ;  also,  list  of  men  who  were  ordered  by  General  Court  to  march  to  head 
quarters  June  1,  1778,  and  were  dismissed  Feb.  1,  1779;  enlistment,  8  months. 

BEARD,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  1,1,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  with 
Gen.  Warner's  brigade  in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated  Dracut. 

BEARD,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Feb.  20,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  May  20,  1778;  service,  3  mos.,  at 
Bunker  Hill;  also,  Capt.  Stephen  Webster's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.;  enlisted 
Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  at  Claverack; 
regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Essex  coiinties  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen. 
Washington. 

BEARD,  WILLIAM,  Haverhill.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  22  yrs. ; 
stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Haverhill;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  6,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  7,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson 
as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BEARDS,  JOHN.  Receipt  for  wages  and  mileage  given  to  Capt.  John  Ford  dated  Ticon- 
deroga,  Aug.  28,  1776. 

BEARDSLEY, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Badgeley,  Badsley.] 

BEARDSLEY,  AKIJAH.  Marine,  sloop  "  Enterprise,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  P. 
Sloan;  engaged  May  7,  1775;  discharged  July  1,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  7  days. 

BEAUX,  ANDREW,  Weston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co., 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  gray  (also given  brown)  ;  eyes,  brown  (also  given  gray)  ;  occupation, 
farmer  (also  given  laborer) ;  residence,  Weston ;  enlisted  Feb.  28,  1781 ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

BEARXS,  EHKXEZER,  Maiden.  Private,  Capt.  Hatch's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Bond's  (late 
Gardner's)  37th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Maiden,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BEARREY,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  2  days  service 
dated  Harwich,  Nov.  7,  1778,  guarding  prisoners  from  the  ship  "Somerset"  at 
Harwich  and  thence  to  Yarmouth. 

BEARRY,  SCATO.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  2  days  service 
dated  Harwich,  Nov.  7,  1778,  guarding  prisoners  from  the  ship  "Somerset"  at 
Harwich  and  thence  to  Yarmouth. 

BEARS,  DAXIEL.  2d  Lieutenant,  sloop  "  Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  J.  P.  Rath- 
burn  ;  list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  schooner  "Loyaltv,"  etc.  [year 
not  given] . 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        873 


BEAKS,  ETHRAIM.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Hawk,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Oakes ;  engaged  May  3,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.,  with  the  fleet  under  Commodore 
John  Manley. 

BEAKS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  10,  177(5;  discharged  March  22,  1777;  service,  90 
days,  at  Ticonderoga;  enlistment  to  expire  March  ir>,  1777. 

BEAKS,  JOHN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt. 
of  guards  ;  enlisted  April  1, 1778  ;  discharged  July  2,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  3  days, 
at  Cambridge;  enlistment,  3  months  from  April  2,  1778;  also,  Oapt.  John  Cutler's 
co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  East  Greenwich,  Nov.  G, 
1778 ;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1778  ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

BEAKS,  FELEG,  alias  PIIELICK.  Drummer,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (lato 
Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  9, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Fifer,  Capt.  Feter  Page's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's 
regt.;  payroll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  April  17, 
1779;  also,  Drummer,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  as  serving 
0  mos.  as  Private,  and  G  mos.  as  Drummer;  enlistment,  during  Avar. 

BEAKS,  PELEG.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Smart's  co.,  3d  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  clothing 
dated  July  1, 1781 ;  reported  transferred  to  light  infantry. 

BEAKS,  PRINCE.  Private,  Capt.  John  Grannis's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  James 
Blossom;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  2  mos.  21  days, 
at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

BEAKS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  0,  1777;  discharged  March  22,  1777;  service,  75 
days,  at  Ticonderoga ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  1.1,  1777. 

BEAKS,  SPENCER,  Rehoboth.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  ">, 1780 ;  age,  30  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy  ;  residence,  Rehoboth  ;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  2,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Ben 
jamin  Pike. 

BEAKS,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Drummer,  Capt.  Fierce's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Sept.  29,  177">. 

BEAKS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt. 
of  guards;  enlisted  April  19,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  July  4,  1778;  service,  2  mos. 
li  days,  at  Cambridge;  enlistment,  3  months  from  April  2,  1778. 

BEAKS,  WILLIAM.  Drummer,  Capt.  Solomon  Pollard's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  23,  1779 ;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  12  days ;  enlistment, 
3  months  ;  marched  to  Claverack.  Roll  dated  Billerica. 

BEAKS,  WILLIAM,  Reading.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  G  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  ;">,  1780 ;  age,  21  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy ;  residence,  Reading;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  9,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  10,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Daniel  Shay. 

BEAKSE, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Barce,  Barns,  Bars,  Barse, 

Barss,  Bas,  Bass,  Beace,  Bean,  Bearce,  Bears,  Beer,  Beers,  Beirce,  Berce,  Berse, 
Bierce,  Boorce,  Burs,  Burss.] 

BEAKSE,  DAVID,  Barnstable.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Micah  Hamilton's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Otis's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 177.">,  to  Marshfield  ;  service,  2  days. 

BEAKSE,  EDWARD.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Lovell's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  service, 
9  days,  in  Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford,  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth. 


874  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

BEARSE,  GERSHOM.  Capt.  Jacob  Lovell's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service,  9  days,  in 
Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford,  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth. 

BEARSE,  JAMES,  Barnstable.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Barnstable  Co.  dated  May  10,  1778;  joined  Capt.  John  Russell's  co.,  Col. 
Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war  (also  given  as  expiring  Jan., 
1780) ;  reported  mustered  by  Joseph  Otis,  Muster  Master,  Feb.  15,  1777. 

BEARSE,  JOB.  Private,  Capt.  David  Kingman's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt.;  ser 
vice,  6  days,  in  March,  1776,  on  an  alarm  at  Squantnrn. 

BEARSE,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Lovell's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service, 
6  days,  in  Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford,  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth. 

BEARY,  BEXJAMIX,  Danvers.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  July  6, 1777 ;  reported 
taken  prisoner  July  6,  1777. 

BEARY,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mayo's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  enlisted  Nov 
3,  1777  ;  roll  made  up  to  Feb.  3, 1778 ;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  at  Cambridge. 

BEARY,  "\VILLIAM,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Wilkins's  co.,  Col.  \Viggles- 
worth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Albany  home,  sworn  to 
Jan.  15,  1777. 

BEASOM,  JOHX,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Grant's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  16,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  21 
days. 

BEASOM,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Wells's  co.,  Col.  TVhitcomb's  regt.;  list  of  men  on 
an  equipment  roll  [year  not  given] . 

BEASOX,  SOCK  (also  given  SACO).  Private,  Lieut.  Andrew  Oilman's  co. ;  pay  abstract 
for  provisions  from  Nov.  2,  1776,  to  Jan.  22,  1778,  417  days,  dated  Boston,  Feb. 
26,  1778;  stationed  at  Penobscot  River;  also,  payroll  for  15  days  service;  dis 
charged  Jan.  22, 1778,  agreeable  to  resolve,  but  not  informed  of  same  until  Feb.  7, 
1778;  reported  an  Indian. 

BEASTOW,  JAMES,  Duxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's 
regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay  dated  Boston,  June  7,  1776. 

BEATES,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Archibald  McAllister's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  11,  1779;  roll  made  up  to  Sept.  24,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  13 
days,  on  expedition  against  Majorbagadiice. 

BEATEY,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Turner's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  3  mos.  service  between 
June  10,  1776,  and  Sept.  10,  1776. 

BEATH,  JOHX.  Naval  Officer  for  the  port  of  Townsend  ;  official  record  of  a  ballot  by 
the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  Nov.  23,  1776;  appointment  concurred  in 
by  the  Council,  Dec.  2,  1776;  also,  Naval  Officer  for  the  port  of  Townsend;  offi 
cial  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  Feb.  4,  1779; 
appointment  concurred  in  by  the  Council,  Feb.  6,  1779. 

BEATH,  JOSEPH.  Mate,  brigantine  "  Warren,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Paiil  Reed;  port 
age  bill  for  voyage  to  Cape  Francois  ;  engaged  Jan.  6,  1777  ;  discharged  March  4, 
1777;  service,  1  mo.  18  days. 

BEATH,  JOSEPH.  Colonel's  Clerk,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt, ;  enlisted  Sept.  1,  1781 ; 
discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.,  in  Eastern  department.  Roll  dated 
Georgetown. 

BEATLE,  HENRY.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bragdon's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  19,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec,  26,  1780 ;  service,  7  mos.  12  days,  under 
Brig.  Gen.  "VVadsworth  at  the  Eastward.  Roll  sworn  to  in  York  Co. 

BEATLEY,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Beatly.] 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  875 

BEATLKY,  ISAAC,  Greenwich.  Private,  5th  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  18,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Lamont's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  rcgt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before 
Aug.  15, 1777,  dated  April  2,  1779 ;  reported  joined  April  11, 1777 ;  also,  Capt.  John 
Russell's  co.,  Coi.  Bradford's  regt. ;  return  made  Feb.  26, 1777 ;  reported  mustered 
Feb.  25,  1777,  by  Joseph  Otis,  Muster  Master;  also,  5th  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  17SO,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
also,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  14th  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Aug.-Oct.,  1780;  enlist 
ment,  during  war.  [See  Isaac  Patley.] 

BEATLKY,  ISAAC,  Barnstable.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  5 
ft.  7.^  in.;  complexion,  dark  (also  given  light)  ;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  seaman; 
enlisted  Oct.,  1779,  by  Lieut.  Freeman;  birthplace,  Virginia  (also  given  North 
Carolina);  residence,  Barnstable ;  joined  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  (also  given  Capt. 
Ilastings's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.- 
Mtirch,  1781,  dated  West  Point ;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1781',  dated  West  Point ; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Sept.,  1781;  also,  Capt.  Ilastings's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  list  of  men 
discharged;  discharged  June  8,  1783,  by  Gen.  Washington,  term  of  enlistment 
having  expired;  also,  list  of  men  entitled  to  honorary  badges  for  faithful  service 
from  July,  1777. 

BEATLY,  ISAAC,  Barnstable.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
June  and  July,  1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York 
Huts  ;  reported  on  command  sawing  in  Feb.,  1782. 

BEATLY,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  Stephen  Richardson's  (2d  Attleborough)  4th  co.,  Col.  Dag- 
gett's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  in  1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

BEATMAX,  WILLIAM,  Sandisfield.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Moses  Soul's  co.,  Col.  John  Fel- 
lows's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
177T),  from  Sandisfield  and  New  Marlborough;  service,  17  days;  also,  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  reported  enlisted  April  21,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  1,  1775;  also,  receipt  for 
bounty  paid  him  by  the  town  of  Sandisfield  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  3  years,  dated  Sandisfield,  June  4,  1781. 

BEATOX, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Beaden,  Beatton,  Beeton, 

Be  ton.] 

BEATOX,  JAMES,  Plymouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Benjamin  Kidder's  co.,  1st  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  21,  1778;  residence, 
Plymouth;  enlisted  for  town  of  Plymouth;  joined  Capt.  Warren's  co.,  Col. 
Ichabod  Alden's  (also  given  Col.  Bradford's)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  age, 
17  yrs. ;  reported  mustered  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master;  also,  Private,  3d  co., 
Col.  Brooks's  (late  Ichabod  Alden's)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Feb.  4,  1777,  to  June  26,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Warren's  co., 
(late)  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  camp  before  Aug.  15,  1777;  reported 
died  June  26,  1777. 

BEATOX,  Jonx,  Westborough.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket 
guard  under  Maj.  Baldwin,  May  23, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Wlicclock's  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  21,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  company  return  (probably  Oct.,  1775)  ;  also,  list  of 
men  [probably  of  Westborough]  returned  as  on  an  alarm  list  [year  not  given]. 

BEATOX,  Jonx,  Jr.,  Westborough  (probably).  List  of  men  returned  as  belonging  to 
train  band  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  7  mos.  service  at  Dorchester  [year  not  given] . 


876  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BEATON,  THOMAS,  Westborough  (probably).  List  of  men  returned  as  belonging  to 
train  band  [year  not  given] . 

BEATON,  THOMAS.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams ; 
engaged  March  20,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  28  days. 

BEATON,  WILLIAM,  Jr.  Gunner,  Capt.  David  Cook's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780 ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BEATS, ,  Rochester.    List  of  men  mustered  in  Fly  mouth  Co.  [year  not  given]  ;  Capt. 

Xye's  co.,  Col.  Gates's  regt. ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

BEATS,  SETH,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  gun  and  blanket  money  dated  Boston,  Feb.  24,  1777 ;  also,  return  of 
men  in  service  from  Dec.  7,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BEATTON,  "WILLIAM.    List  of  men  for  the  year  1776. 

BEATTY, .     [This  name  also  appears  Tinder  the  form  of  Bath,  Batte,  Battey,  Batty , 

Baty,  Beatey,  Beaty,  Betty.] 

BEATTY,  THOMAS.  Seaman,  State  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F. 
Williams;  engaged  June  30,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  16,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  16 
days ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  16,  1778,  to  April  20,  1779,  5  mos.  4 
days,  dated  Boston. 

BEATY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Turner's  co.;  enlisted  March  26,  1776;  roll  made 
up  to  June  10,  1776 ;  service,  2  mos.  15  days  ;  roll  dated  Bristol ;  also,  pay  roll  for 
service  from  Sept.  10,  1776,  to  Dec.  7,  1776,  2  mos.  27  days,  at  Boothbay. 

BEATY,  THADDEUS.  Capt.  Hitchcock's  co.,  12th  regt. ;  enlisted  July  10, 1779 ;  discharged 
April  10,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BEAVCH,  JOSEPH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Hinkley's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Synimes's  detach 
ment  of  guards ;  enlisted  Feb.  13,  1778 ;  discharged  May  13, 1778  ;  service,  3  mos., 
under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  at  Boston. 

BEAT-JACK,  FRANCIS.  Seaman,  ship  "Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones; 
list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "Hellish"  and  brig  "Active" 
[year  not  given] . 

BEAVJEAN, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Baujean,  Bevjean.] 

BEAVJEAN, ,  Boston.     Matross,  Capt.  Edward  Crafts's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Knox's 

(Artillery)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  dated  Fishkill,  Jan.  10,  1777. 

BEAVJEAN,  CHARLES,  Marlborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Treadwell's  co.,  Col. 
John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.;  Continental  Arm}-  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Feb.  14,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  deserted  Oct.  7,  1777;  also,  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  14,  1780;  enlistment, 
3  years. 

BEAVMAN,  CHARLES.  Gunner,  Capt.  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

BEAVTERIL,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Keith's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt. ;  payroll  for 
service  from  Sept.  25, 1777,  to  Oct.  30, 1777 ;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  a  secret 
expedition. 

BEAVEN,  JOSEPH,  Cambridge.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co., 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,, 
light;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  light;  occupation,  laborer;  residence,  Cambridge; 
enlisted  Feb.  4,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 


IX   THE   AVAR   OF   THE    REVOLUTION.  877 

BEAVKH,  Jon.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co  ,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Gary's  regt. ;  marched 
July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the 
alarm  of  July  22,  1780. 

BEAVER,  MEVUS.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cowdin's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Nov.  1,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  lino.  2  days;  enlistment, 
3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  New  York. 

BEAVERLY,  SAMUEL,  Newbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  lf>,  1778; 
age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence.  Newbury. 

BEAVERLY,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  "Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  27,  1779,  to  July  If),  1779 ;  reported 
taken  prisoner  July  14,  1779. 

BEAVERSTOCK, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Baverstock,  Bever- 

stack,  Beverstock,  Bevrstock.] 

BEAVERSTOCK,  Jonx.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Heald's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  John 
Jacobs's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  2  mos. 
3  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  2  months. 

BEAVERSTOCK,  JOHX,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Hopestill  Hall's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Rob 
inson's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  30,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  time  of  marching;  service, 
22  days ;  also,  return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  enlisted 
April  27,  1781. 

BEBBE,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  23,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  9,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  23  days, 
under  Gen.  Gates  in  Northern  department. 

BEBBENS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Lieut.  Moses  Hubbard's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.'s  regt., 
Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows's  brigade;  service,  li  days,  in  Oct.,  1781;  regiment 
raised  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Stark. 

BEBE,  ALEXANDER.  Marine,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker; 
engaged  March  10,  1779  [service  not  given] . 

BEBE,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers' s  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th) 
regt. ;  return  for  wages  for  Dec.,  1782. 

BEBE,  CHRISTOPHER.  Capt.  Azariah  Alvord's  co.,  Col.  Badlam's  regt.;  return  for 
clothing  dated  Northrield,  April  23,  1787. 

BEBE,  HOPSOX.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Timothy  Read's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barns's  regt. ;  marched 
from  Lanesborough  to  Stillwater  Oct.  13,  1781 ;  service,  10  days. 

BEBE,  Jonx,  Hancock.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Stephen  Smith's  co.  [year  not  given];  residence,  Hancock ;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Hancock;  joined  Capt.  Stone's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BEBE,  LOT.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Timothy  Read's  co.;  warrant  to  pay  officers  and  men 
dated  March  7,  1783. 

BEBE,  SOLOMOX,  Ludlow.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Hampshire  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  16,  1778  ;  Capt. 
Miller's  co.,  Col.  Bliss's  regt.;  age,  16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion, 
brown ;  residence,  Ludlow. 

BEBEE,  ALEXANDER.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  "\Vood- 
bridge's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos. 
26  days,  under  Gen.  Gates  in  Northern  department. 


878  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BEBEE,  CHRISTOPHER,  Lucllow.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  9,  1779;  Capt.  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Bliss's  regt.;  age,  29  yrs. ;  stature,  5ft.  9 
in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  residence,  Ludlow;  enlistment,  9  months; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Pope's  co.,  Col.  "William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh ;  enlisted  June  18,  1781;  enlistment, 
3  years ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts ;  reported  a  collier. 

BEBEE.  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  9,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  24  days. 

BEBEE,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Hitchcock's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  Hutts;  enlisted  June  29,  1781;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

BEBEE,  EBENEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Cadwell's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776;  discharged  April  2,  1777;  service, 
3  mos.  9  days,  at  Ticonderoga ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777.  Roll  dated 
Springfield. 

BEBEE,  JONATHAN,  "Walpole.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 
1780 ;  enlisted  Aug.  6,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEBEE,  SOLOMON,  Ludlow.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June 
9,  1779;  Capt.  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Bliss's  regt.;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.; 
hair,  light;  residence,  Ludlo\v;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BEBEE,  STEWART  (also  given  STEWARD).  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Cadwell's  co.,  Col. 
Timothy  Robinson's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776;  discharged 
April  2, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  9  days,  at  Ticonderoga ;  enlistment  to  expire  March 
25,  1777;  roll  dated  Springfield;  also,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles 
"Woodbridge's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  20,  1777;  service, 
2  mos.  6  days. 

BEBEE,  ZADOC.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Cadwell's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776;  discharged  April  2,  1777  ;  service,  3  mos. 
9  days,  at  Ticonderoga ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25, 1777.  Roll  dated  Spring 
field. 

BEBENS,  EBENEZER.    Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Rowlee's  co. ;  pay  roll  dated  July  6,  1775. 

BEBEY,  AMMON.  Private,  Capt.  David  Holbrook's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781 ;  enlisted  June  20,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEBEY,  SOLOMON,  Ludlow.  Private,  Capt.  Holebrook's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

BEBIE,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt., 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade; 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  service,  8  days. 

BECALL,  MATTHIAS,  Cape  Ann.  Private;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the 
ship  "  America  "  (privateer),  commanded  by  Capt.  William  Coffin,  dated  Oct.  11, 
1780;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Cape  Ann. 

BECHUS,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  29,  1777;  discharged  July  28,  1777  ;  service,  30  days,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen. 
Fellows  and  Committee  of  Safety  at  the  desire  of  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler. 

BECK,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bat,  Beack,  Beek,  Bick.] 

BECK,  DICKENSON.  List  of  prisoners  sent  on  shore  at  Sheepscot  River  and  Townsend 
from  His  Majesty's  ship  "Rainbow  "  dated  Sept.  12,  1777  ;  certified  Nov.  10, 1777, 
by  Sir  George  Collier  as  released  by  him  without  receipt. 


IX  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  879 

BECK,  JONATHAN,  Newburyport.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Ann}-  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  f),  1780 ;  age,  23  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Newburyport;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  1,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  1,  1780,  under  coinmand  of 
Ensign  Joseph  Miller. 

BECK,  LANCASTER,  Newlmryport.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Newburyport  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  8, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  20,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  26  days. 

BECK,  THOMAS,  Newburyport.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  9,  1779;  Col.  Cross's  regt. ;  age,  20  yrs.;  stature,  ">  ft.  6  in.;  complexion, 
dark;  enlistment,  9  months;  received  at  Springfield  July  10,  1779,  by  Capt. 
Christopher  Marshall ;  also,  Muster  Master's  return  made  by  John  Gushing,  Mus 
ter  Master  for  Essex  Co.,  dated  Boxford,  Dec.  8,  1779;  aha,  descriptive  list  of 
men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  G  months,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  June  a,  1780;  age,  20  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  resi 
dence,  Newburyport;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  1,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July 
1,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Joseph  Miller;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months 
men  raised  by  the  town  of  Newburyport  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army 
during  1780;  marched  June  29,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  14, 1780;  service,  .1  mos.  29 
days. 

BECKER,  JOHN.  Private;  list  of  men  in  Col.  Armand's  Legion  dated  July,  1778  (Inde 
pendent  co.  taken  into  Continental  service  by  resolve  of  June  2o,  1778). 

BECKET,  BENJAMIN,  Salem.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  sloop  "Race 
Horse,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Clifford  Byrne,  dated  June  7,  1780;  age,  12  yrs.; 
stature,  4  ft. ;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Salem. 

BECKET,  DAVID,  Pittsfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
William  Ford's  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Pittsfield ;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Pittsfield;  joined  Capt.  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  also,  list  of  men  from 
town  of  Pittsfield  who  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  for  3  years  or  during  war, 
dated  Boston,  Nov.  29,  1779. 

BECKET,  ICHABOD,  Ludlow.  Private,  Capt.  Langdon's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  177"). 

BECKET,  JOHN  ROWLAND.  Mate,  schooner  "  Plymouth,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Isaac 
Bartlett ;  portage  bill  for  voyage  to  West  Indies  and  back  to  Boston ;  engaged 
Dec.  29,  177G ;  discharged  April  16,  1777. 

BECKET,  SAMUEL,  Salem.  Capt.  Addison  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  John  Mansfield's 
regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  177") ;  also,  Corporal ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  10,  177") ;  service,  2  mos.  26  days; 
also,  Capt.  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt.;  receipt  for 
wages  for  Sept.,  177"),  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  27,  177'"). 

BECKET,  WILLIAM.  List  of  men  returned  as  sick  in  hospital;  entered  March  8,  1778; 
discharged  March  27,  1778. 

BECKET,  WILLIAM.  Carpenter,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jona 
than  Haraden ;  engaged  Oct.  10,  1777;  discharged  May  8,  1778;  service,  6  mos. 
28  days. 

BECKET,  WILLIAM.  List  of  the  crew  of  the  ship  "Thomas,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Francis  Boardman  [year  not  given]  ;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  o  ft.  5  in. ;  com 
plexion,  light. 

BECKETT,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Becket,  Beckit,  Bickit.] 


880  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

BECKETT,  BENJAMIN,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr.'s  co. ;  list  of  men 
who  signed  a  receipt  given  to  Daniel  Hopkins  for  advance  pay  for  1  month  dated 
Salem,  Sept.  25,  1775 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  mos.  5  days  service  from  date  of  enlist 
ment,  July  11, 1775 ;  stationed  at  Salem ;  also,  Capt.  Ward,  Jr.'s  co. ;  enlisted  Jan. 
22, 1776 ;  discharged  July  26,  1776,  and  transferred  to  the  brigantine  "  Massachu 
setts  ;  "  service,  6  mos.  2  days,  at  Salem ;  also,  Carpenter,  brigantine  "  Massachu 
setts,  "commanded  by  Capt.  John  Fisk;  engaged  July  29,  1776;  discharged  Dec. 

21,  1776;  service,  4  mos.  22  days;   reported  entitled  to  2  shares  of  prize  money; 
also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  March  7,  1777,  to  Oct.  16,  1777,  7  mos.  11  days, 
dated  Boston;  reported  commissioned  March  17,  1777. 

BECKETT,  DAVID,  Hancock.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Stephen  Smith's  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  joined  Capt.  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ; 
residence,  Hancock  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Pittsfield;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BECKETT,  JOHN,  Jr.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr.'s  co. ;  list  of  men  who  signed 
a  receipt  given  to  Daniel  Hopkins  for  advance  pay  for  1  month  dated  Salem,  Sept. 
25,  1775 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  mos.  5  days  service  from  date  of  enlistment,  July 
11,  1775 ;  stationed  at  Salem. 

BECKKTT,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Warner's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  3  days;  reported  killed 
Oct.  20,  1780 ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BECKETT,  WILLIAM,  Jr.,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr.'s  co. ;  list  of  men 
who  signed  a  receipt  given  to  Daniel  Hopkins  for  advance  pay  for  1  month  dated 
Salem,  Sept.  25,  1775;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  mos.  5  days  service  from  date  of  enlist 
ment,  July  11,  1775;  stationed  at  Salem ;  also,  Capt.  AVard,  Jr.'s  co. ;  enlisted  Jan. 

22,  1776 ;  discharged  June  5, 1776,  and  transferred  to  the  "  Tyrannicide ;  "  service, 
4  mos.  12  days,  at  Salem;  also,  Carpenter,  sloop  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  John  Fisk ;  engaged  June  3, 1776  ;  rolls  made  up  to  Feb.  20, 1777 ;  also,  Car 
penter,  brig  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan  Haraden;   commis 
sioned  March  17,  1777 ;   also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  20,  1777,  to  Aug.  31, 
1777, 6  mos.  11  days ;  also,  muster  roll ;  engaged  Oct.  10, 1777  [service  not  given]  ; 
also,  list  of  the  creAv  of  the  brigantine  "Griffin,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Gideon 
Henfield,  dated  May  23,  1780. 

BECKFORD,  BENJAMIN,  Beverly.  Private,  Capt.  Larkin  Thorndike's  (1st  Beverly)  co., 
which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord ;  service,  2£  days. 

BECKFORD,  BENJAMIN.  Drummer,  Capt.  Joseph  Rae's  co. ;  enlisted  July  25.  1776;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  3  days ;  company  ordered  to  serve  at  the  Lines  in  Beverly  July  20, 
1776.  Roll  dated  Beverly. 

BECKFORD,  BENJAMIN.  Steward ;  list  of  prisoners  brought  to  Marblehead  in  the  cartel 
"Pacific"  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners  [year  not  given],  as  returned 
by  Thomas  Stone,  Commissary;  taken  out  of  the  schooner  "General  Gates" 
(privateer)  by  the  British  brig  "  Hope." 

BECKFORD,  BENJAMIN,  Jr.,  Beverly.  Private,  Capt.  Larkin  Thorndike's  (1st  Beverly) 
co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord;  service,  2^  days. 

BECKFORD,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Brown's  co;  enlisted  July  15,  1775;  service,  6 
mos.  2  days,  at  Beverly;  also,  list  of  men  who  signed  a  receipt  for  advance  pay 
given  to  Daniel  Hopkins,  dated  Beverly,  Sept.  25,  1775 ;  service  in  guarding  the 
sea  coast. 

BECKFORD,  JOHN,  Beverly.  Mate,  brigantine  "General  Wayne"  (privateer),  com 
manded  by  Capt.  John  Leach ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June 
17,  1780  ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Beverly. 

BECKFORD,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Zachariah  Fitch's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  service  from  Aug.  23,  1776,  to  Sept.  30,  1776,  1  mo.  9  days. 


ix  TUP:  WAR  OF  TUP:  REVOLUTION.  881 


BECKFORD,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Eleazer  Crabtree's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  20,  1775; 
roll  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1775 ;  service,  4  mos.  15  days,  at  Frenchman's  Bay. 

BECKFORD,  JOSHUA,  Salem.  Capt.  Addison  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  John  Mansfield's  regt. ; 
order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  1775;  also,  Private;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  16,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  20  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  reported  sick  and  absent. 

BECKFORD,  THOMAS.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel"  from 
Halifax  to  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged. 

BECKIT,  SAMUEL,  Salem.  Corporal,  Capt.  Itichardson's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BECKIT,  SILAS.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  White's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  9,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  19 
days,  at  Stone  Arabia,  N.  Y. 

BECKLAR,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Green's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  July,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and 
Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Peekskill ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  and 
Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts;  reported  discharged  Feb.  9,  1782. 

BECKLED,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Green's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  June,  1781,  dated  Camp  Phillipsburgh ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BECKLER, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Beakler,  Becklar,  Beckled, 

Beckley,  Beeklar.] 

BECKLER,  DANIEL,  Waldoborough.  Private,  Capt.  Green's  co.,  Col.  Yose's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Dec.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Francis  Green's  co.,  1st  regt. ;  age,  28 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  sandy;  occupation,  shoemaker ; 
residence,  Waldoborough ;  birthplace,  Germany ;  enlisted  March  18,  1777  (also 
given  March  18,  1779),  by  Lieut.  Ulmer  at  Waldoborough;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  Capt.  Green's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May, 
1781,  dated  Garrison  at  AYest  Point. 

BECKLEY, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Beackley,  Beckler.] 

BECKLEY,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  17,  1777,  to  Jan.,  1779; 
reported  deserted  but  returned  Oct.,  1780;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Yalley 
Forge,  Jan.  6,  1778;  enlisted  May  17,  1777;  also,  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1778, 
dated  Providence ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence. 

BECKLEY,  SOLOMON,  Receipt  for  2  months  wages  in  1775  given  by  said  Beckley  and 
others  to  Capt.  Selah  Heart,  of  Col.  Woolcot's  regt. 

BECKMAN, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Backman,  Beekman.] 

BECKMAN,  HENRY.  Superintendent  of  expresses  and  stables  in  the  Quartermaster- 
General's  department  at  Fishkill ;  return  of  men  in  service  Oct.  14,  1781. 

BECKMAN,  WILLIAM.  Sadler  in  Quartermaster-General's  department  at  Fishkill;  re 
turn  of  men  in  service  Oct.  14,  1781. 

BECKMANN,  JOHN.     Private;  list  of  men  in  Col.  Armand's  Legion,  dated  July,  1778 
Independent  co.  taken  into  Continental  service  by  resolve  of  June  25,  1778). 

BECKNEL,  Ah  EX,  Concord.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way.  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BECKNIEL,  NATHANIEL.  Capt.  Israel  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  25,  1775. 


882  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BECKUS,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Koswell  Downing's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1777;  service,  1  mo. 

BECKUS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  William  Douglas's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  discharged  March  22,  1777;  service,  3 
mos.  6  days;  marched  to  Ticonderoga;  also,  Sergeant;  pay  roll  for  service  from 
Sept.  7  to  Sept.  30,  1777,  24  days ;  marched  to  Pawlet.  Roll  dated  Hancock. 

BECKUS,  LEBBEUS.  Sergeant,  Capt.  AVilliam  Francis's  co.,  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  8,  1777 ;  discharged  July  26,  1777 ;  service,  19  days,  in  Northern 
department. 

BECKTVITH, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Backwith,  Bekwith, 

Bement,  Bukwith.] 

BECKAVITH,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Whittelsey's  co.,  3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  pay 
roll  for  service  from  Oct.  14  to  Oct.  18,  1780,  4  days ;  service  at  the  Westward  on 
the  alarm  of  Oct.  14,  1780.  [See  Asa  Bement.] 

BECKWITH,  DAVID,  Pittsfield.  Private,  Capt.  David  Noble's  co.,  Col.  John  Patison's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775, 
from  Pittsfield  and  Richmond;  service,  7  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  29, 1775 ;  service,  2  rnos.  2  days ; 
also,  Matross,  Capt.  Joseph  Chadwick's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Charlestown,  Sept.  30, 1775;  reported  enlisted  in  the 
train  June  27, 1775;  age,  21  yrs. ;  occupation,  house wright;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  3,  Nov.  21,  1775;  also,  Corporal, 
Capt.  Jeremiah  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  April  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  reported  as  serving4  mos. 
as  Private,  29  mos.  as  Corporal;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge, 
Jan.  6,  1778;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Nov.,  1778-Jan.,  1779,  dated  Quarters  at  Providence;  also,  muster  roll  for  March 
and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  reported  sick  at  Pittsfield. 

BECKWITH,  ICHABOD,  Ludlow.  Private,  Capt.  Paul  Langdon's  co.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Wilbraham;  ser 
vice,  9  days  ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  29, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Langdon's 
co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
April  29,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv 
alent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  27,  1775. 

BECKWITH,  NILES,  Lempster  (also  given  Lancaster) .  Corporal,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Stiles's 
co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  15, 1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  22  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Jan. 
16,  1776. 

BECKWITH,  SILAS.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Andrew  Lusk's  (12th)  co.,  Col.  Simonds's 
(2d  Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Feb. 
14,  1780. 

BECKWOKTH,  SAMUEL,  Salem.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Jack," 
commanded  by  Capt.  Nathan  Brown,  dated  July  1,  1780;  age*,  16  }rrs.;  stature, 
5  ft. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Salem. 

BECEOFT,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt.; 
marched  to  camp  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service-,  11£  days. 

BEDAK,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  James  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Benedict  Arnold's  regt. ;  enlisted 
May  10,  1775 ;  discharged  June  24,  1775  ;  service,  6  weeks  3  days. 

BEDAED,  JULIAN.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Thomas  French  of  Class  No.  12  of 
the  town  of  Braintree,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years, 
dated  Boston,  June  26,  1782. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION".  883 


BEDDIXGER,  PHILIP.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Greg's  eo.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Sehaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.-March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  re 
ported  transferred  to  Capt.  Pierson's  eo.  Jan.  8,  1781 ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BEDDLE,  AKIKL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Planner's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1770;  enlisted  Dec.  1,  1773. 

BEDE, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Beedy.] 

BEDE,  PHIXEAS,  Ipswich.  List  of  men  enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9 
months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  2."),  1778,  dated  Fort 
Arnold ;  returned  as  received  by  Jonathan  Warner. 

BEDE,  WILHELM,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Suffolk  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  18,  1778;  Col. 
Hatch's  regt. ;  age,  29  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  residence,  Boston. 

BEDEL,  Jonx,  Old  York.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Smart's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  (late  Wiggles- 
worth's)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pa}' accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  9,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Nicholas  Blasdel's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's 
regt.;  muster  return  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Feb.  3,  1778;  residence,  Old 
York;  enlisted  for  town  of  Old  York;  mustered  by  Esquire  Bragdon,  Muster 
Master;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge;  also,  pay 
abstract  for  Oct.,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  also,  muster  roll  for  March  and 
April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  Jan.  9, 1777;  also,  Capt.  Smart's  co..  Col. 
Smith's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Jan.  9,  1780;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEDEX,  JACOH,  Medford.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Hall's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Gardner's 
re^t.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177-");  service,  5  days. 

BEDEVXAH,  MOSES,  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Burt's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  177"). 

BEDOOOD,  BEXJAMIX.    Master;  list  of  prisoners  [year  not  given] . 

BEDIE,  FHANKI  (also  given  FKAXKIS).  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  John  F.Williams;  engaged  Nov.  20,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  13  days;  re 
ported  captured  May  3,  1781. 

BEDLAM,  SAMUEL,  Weymouth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  (Independent)  co. ; 
enlisted  May  9,  1775 ;  service,  8  mos. ;  also,  Capt.  Trufant's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1776  ;  roll  made  up  to  May  22,  1770 ;  service,  4  mos.  22  days,  at  Weymouth  ;  also, 
2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Trufant's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  AVhitney's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  ser 
vice  from  Dec.  1,  1776,  to  Jan.  1,  1777,  1  mo.,  at  Hull. 

BEDLAM,  STEVHEX,  Weymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Goold's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Lin 
coln's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1773,  from  Weymouth  and 
Braintree ;  service,  8  days;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  (Independent)  co. ;  en 
listed  Feb.  1,  1776;  service,  2  mos.,  at  Weymouth. 

BEDLAM,  SYLVAXUS,  Sherborn.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Wellington's  co.,  Col.  Asa 
Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  en 
listed  Oct.  1, 1776;  reported  re-engaged  in  Capt.  Elisha  Brewer's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's 
regt.  Nov.  16,  1776,  but  to  remain  in  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.  until  Dec.  31,  1770; 
also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.,  as  returned  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16, 1777 ;  Capt.  Brewer's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  also, 
Sergeant,  Capt.  A.  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  promoted  to 
Quartermaster  Sergeant  Sept.  1.  1777;  reported  as  serving  8  mos.  as  Sergeant,  28 
mos.  as  Quartermaster  Sergeant;  also,  Capt.  Brewer's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.; 
muster  return  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge  Jan.  23,  1778;  also,  Quartermaster 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  ac 
counts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  enlistment,  during  war. 


884  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BEDLAM,  WILLIAM,  Sherborn.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Wellington's  co.,  Col.  Asa 
"Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  en 
listed  Oct.  1, 1776 ;  reported  re-engaged  in  Capt.  Elisha  Brewer's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's 
regt.,  Nov.  16,  1776,  but  to  remain  in  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.  until  Dec.  31,  1776; 
also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  as  returned  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16,  1777 ;  Capt.  Brewer's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. 

BEDLE,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr.'s  co. ;  enlisted  July  11,  1775;  ser 
vice,  6  mos.  5  days,  at  Salem ;  also,  Capt.  Ward,  Jr.'s  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  22,  1776 ; 
service,  4  mos.  7  days,  at  Salem. 

BEDLVM,  SYLVAXUS,  Sherborn.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Peirce's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days. 

BEDLVM,  WILLIAM,  Sherborn.  Sergeant,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Brewer's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  return  dated  Camp  at  Valley 
Forge,  Jan.  23,  1778. 

BEDORTHA,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Rowley's  co.,  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  9,  1777 ;  discharged  July  22, 1777 ;  service,  14  days ; 
marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BEDORTHA,  STEPHEX.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Rowley's  co.,  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  9,  1777 ;  discharged  July  22,  1777 ;  service,  14  days ; 
marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BEDUXA,  MOSES,  Springfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  1st 
co.,  1st  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  sworn  to  April  6,  1779;  residence,  Springfield;  en 
listed  for  town  of  Springfield;  joined  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. ; 
enlistment  to  expire  Jan.,  1780. 

BEDUXAH, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Badoonah,  Badooner, 

Badumah,  Badunah,  Baduner,  Bdeunah,  Bedeunah,  Beduna,  Beduner.] 

BEDUXAH,  BEXJAMIX,  Roxbury.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Roxbury  for  service  in  the  Continental  Arm}*  during  1780 ;  marched  July  3,  1780  ; 
discharged  Jan.  11,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  20  days. 

BEDUXAH,  JOHN  WALRISS  (also  given  WATERS),  Northfield.  Payroll  for  6  months  men 
raised  by  the  town  of  Northfield  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ; 
marched  July  4,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  11  days.  [See 
John  Waters.] 

BEDUXAH,  MOSES,  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Gideon  Burt's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Daniel- 
son's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  3, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
6  days. 

BEDUXAH,  MOSES,  Brookfield  (also  given  Roxbury).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Con 
tinental  Army  from  Capt.  N.  Hamilton's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Converse's  (4th  Worces 
ter  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Brookfield,  Sept.  15,  1777;  residence,  Brookfield;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Western  (also  given  Brookfield) ;  joined  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.,  Col. 
Ichabod  Alden's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  mustered  by  Thomas  New- 
hall,  Muster  Master,  March  5, 1777 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Coburn's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's 
(late  Alden's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Coburn's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  muster  return  dated 
Albany,  Jan.  12,  1778;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Stacy's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  (6th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Fort  Alden;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1777. 

BEDUXEU,  MOSES,  Sturbridge.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  May  21,  1781; 
Capt.  Burden's  co.,  Col.  Newhall's  regt. ;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  com 
plexion,  dark  (also  given  light);  hair,  brown;  eyes,  blue;  occupation,  farmer; 
residence,  Sturbridge;  enlisted  for  town  of  Attleborough ;  enlisted  Feb.  6,  1781; 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  885 


Bi;m  NEK,  MOSES,  continued. 

joined  dipt.  Watson's  co.,  3d  Mass.  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
July,  1781,  dated  Camp  near  Dobbs's  Ferry. 

BEE,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Godfrey's  co.,  Maj.  Zenath  Winslo\v's  regt.; 
service,  2  days,  in  Sept.,  1778,  on  alarms  at  Bedford  and  Falmotith. 

BEEALS,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  (Plymouth 
Co.)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  15  days  service  in  March,  1781,  on  the  40  days  expe 
dition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BEEAMIS,  ABRAM,  Waltham.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Gard 
ner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and  Lex 
ington  ;  service,  3  days. 

BEEARD,  WILLIAM,  Haverhill.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Haverhill  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June  29, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  6  days. 

BEEBA,  ELIPHALET,  Easton.  Private,  4th  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  April  1,  1778;  reported  dis 
charged  April  1,  1778 ;  also,  Capt.  Ephraim  Burr's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  return 
dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778. 

BEEBE,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Beabe.  Beal,  Bebbe,  Bebe, 

Bebee,  Bebey,  Bebie,  Beeba,  Beebee,  Beebey,  Beeby,  Beelee,  Bubee.] 

BEEBE,  AAROX.  Muster  Master's  receipt  dated  Springfield,  July  17,  1782;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Springh'eld ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEEBE,  AMMOX,  Ludlow.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
10  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Ludlow; 
enlisted  June  20, 1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  David  Holbrook's 
co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York 
Hutts. 

BEEBE,  ASA.  Muster  Master's  receipt  dated  Springfield,  Aug.  20,  1782;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Bridgewater ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's 
(10th)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1782;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1783;  service,  4  mos. 
17  days. 

BEF.BE,  CHRISTOPHER,  Ludlow.  Capt.  Stoddard's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  4, 1779 ;  discharged 
May  1,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  rein 
force  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  G  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 
1780;  age,  29  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Ludlow; 
arrived  at  Springfield  Aug.  22,  1780;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  23,  1780,  under  com 
mand  of  Lieut.  Obadiah  Wetherell ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  ser 
vice  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return 
dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  Private ;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men 
raised  by  the  town  of  Ludlow  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780; 
marched  July  12,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  7,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  26  days,  at  West 
Point;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belonging  to  Hampshire  Co.;  age, 
24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer; 
residence,  Ludlow ;  enlisted  June  18,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Capt.  Isaac 
Pope's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated 
Phillipsburgh;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781, 
dated  Camp  Peekskill ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  and  Jan.,  1782, 
dated  York  Hutts ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  Cantonment,  1st  Brigade, 
West  Point.  * 

BEEBE,  DANIEL.     List  of  men  who  served  with  Capt.  Soper  1  year,  — 1776. 


886  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BEEBE,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt., 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade; 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  3,  1780;  service,  8  days. 

BEEBE,  DAVID,  Wilbraham.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belonging  to  Hampshire 
Co. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farm 
er;  residence,  Wilbraham;  enlisted  June  30  (also  given  June  29),  1781;  enlist 
ment,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Hitchcock's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st) 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  July-Sept.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov., 
1781,  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts. 

BEEBE,  ELI,  Wilbraham.  Private,  Capt.  Paul  Langdon's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  4,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  5  days ; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv 
alent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

BEEBE,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Raymond  De  Guiscard's  co. ;  warrant  to  pay  officers 
and  men  dated  April  24,  1782. 

BEEBE,  EZEKIEL,  Ludlow.  Private,  Capt.  Paul  Langdon's  co.,  which  marched  April 
20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Wilbraham ;  service, 
9  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  29,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Langdon's  co., 
Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April 
29,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Jan.  1,  1776 ;  also,  return 
of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Joseph  Miller's  co.,  Hampshire 
Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  16,  1779;  residence,  Ludlow;  enlisted  for  town  of  Ludlow; 
joined  Capt.  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt. 
Oliver's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  May  12,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  reported  as  serving  4  mos.  as  Drummer, 
27  mos.  19  days  as  Private;  also,  Capt.  Edward  Cumston's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777. 

BEEBE,  EZEKIEL.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Maj.  Josiah  Wheght,  Chairman  of 
a  class  of  the  town  of  South  Hadley,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  3  years,  dated  Springfield,  June  26,  1782. 

BEEBE,  GIDEON,  Ludlow.  Matross,  Capt.  Bryant's  co.,  Col.  Mason's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  12,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Benjamin  Frothingham's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.;  return  of  men 
stationed  at  Springfield,  dated  Nov.  1,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt. 
Bryant's  co. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  discharged. 

BEEBE,  HOI-SON,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  marched  Oct.  14,  1780;  service,  7  days,  at  the 
Northward ;  also,  pay  roll  for  5  days  service  at  the  Northward  on  the  alarm  of 
Oct.  26,  1780.  [See  Hopson  Beele.] 

BEEBE,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  King's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  20, 
1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Saratoga. 

BEEBE,  SAMUEL,  Ludlow.  Matross,  Capt.  Bryant's  co.,  Col.  Mason's  regt. ;  Continen 
tal  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  20, 1778,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  Capt. 
Benjamin  Frothingham's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
Oct.,  1778,  dated  Springfield;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  return  of  men  stationed 
at  Springfield,  dated  Nov.  1, 1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Bryant's  co. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  discharged. 

BEEBE,  SAMUEL,  Jr.,  Ludlow.  Matross,  Capt.  Benjamin  Frothingham's  co.,  Col.  John 
Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  dated  Springfield;  enlistment, 
3  years ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Joseph 
Miller's  co.,  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  16, 1779 ;  residence,  Ludlow ;  enlisted 


JX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       887 


BEEBE,  SAMUEL,  Jr.,  continued. 

for  town  of  Ludlow ;  joined  Capt.  Frothingham's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  reported 
by  Commissioner  Ely  that  said  Beebe  did  not  pass  muster  by  Col.  Woodbridge, 
being  l)nt  14  years  of  age,  but  must  have  passed  later  as  he  was  in  actual  service 
as  waiter  to  Col.  Mason,  at  Springfield. 

BEEBE,  SOLOMON,  Ludlow.  Capt.  Watson's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  return  of  men 
in  service  for  9  mos.  in  1778,  dated  Ludlow;  also,  Capt.  Stoddard's  co. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  4,  1779;  discharged  May  1,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BEEBE,  SOLOMON,  Ludlow.  Private,  Capt.  David  Holbrook's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's 
(4th)  regt.;  return  made  up  from  time  of  enlistment,  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780 ;  service,  12  mos. ;  enlistment,  during  war  ;  al.so,  Capt.  George  Webb's  (Light 
Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated 
Ilutts,  1st  brigade. 

BEEBE,  STEPHEN",  Norwich  (also  given  Stonington  and  Preston).  Private,  Capt. 
Nathan  Peters's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775  ;  enlisted  May  20, 1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  23  days ;  also,  company  return  dated 
Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp 
at  Roxbury,  Nov.  20,  1775;  also,  Capt.  William  Moore's  CO.,  Col.  William  Shep- 
pard's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777.  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  3d  (also  given  4th) 
regt.;  muster  return  dated  Feb.  3,  1778;  also,  muster  roll  for  July  and  Aug., 
1778;  reported  wagoner  for  Gen.  Glover;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  dated 
Providence ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence ; 
reported  on  command  in  Quartermaster-General's  department;  enlisted  Dec.  3, 
1776;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Capt.  Moor's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also, 
return  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1780,  dated  Mountain  Ilutts,  West  Point;  also,  muster 
roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  wagoner  for  Gen.  Howe;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  June-Ang.,  1781 ;  reported  with  Gen.  Howe;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Continental  Village;  reported  on  command  with  Gen. 
Howe;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts;  reported 
taken  prisoner  Oct.  17,  1781. 

BEEBEE,  DANIEL,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Hitchcock's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  8,  1777,  to  June  1,  1779;  re 
ported  "  left  out  of  the  role  June  1,  1779 ;  "  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEEBEY,  AMMON.  Private,  Capt.  David  Holbrook's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781 ;  enlisted  June  20,  1781 ;  enlistment, 
3  years;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781;  reported  with  brigade  blacksmiths; 
also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts. 

BEEBY,  ALEXANDER.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Graves's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  8,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  at  the 
Northward. 

BEEBY,  ELIPHALET,  Easton.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Burr's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  John 
Bailey's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  before  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  March 
22,  1778. 

BEEBY,  GIDEON.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Graves's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.;  en 
listed  May  8, 1777 ;  discharged  July  8,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  at  the  North 
ward. 

BEECH,  HEZEKIAH,  New  Ashford.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Babbit's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  9,  1777;  discharged  July  29,  1777; 
service,  21  days ;  marched  to  Manchester ;  also,  pay  roll  for  5  days  service  at  the 
Northward  on  the  alarm  of  Oct.  14, 1780 ;  also,  Capt.  Stratton's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  who  marched  to  Horse  Neck  [year  not  given]  ;  reported 
drafted  from  Berkshire  Co.  militia,  but  failed  to  join  regiment. 


888  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BEECH,  JOTHAM,  New  Ashford.  Corporal,  Capt.  Amariah  Babbit's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  19, 
1777 ;  service,  6  days  ;  marched  to  Meloomscuyck  near  Bennington. 

BEECH,  TYLER.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  16,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ;  also,  Capt. 
Amariah  Babbit's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  5  days  service 
at  the  Northward  on  the  alarm  of  Oct.  14,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Babbitt's  co.,  com 
manded  by  Lieut.  Dudley  Holdridge,  Col.  Simonds's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  3 
days  service  in  Oct.,  1780,  on  an  alarm;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Babbit's  co.,  Col. 
Barns's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  8  days  service  in  Oct.,  1781,  on  an  alarm. 

BEEDEX, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Beden,  Beedin.] 

BEEDEX,  HEXIIY.    Private,  Capt.  George  Claghorn's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchell's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  2 
.    days ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BEEDEX,  WESTON.  Private,  Capt.  George  Claghorn's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchell's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  2 
days ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BEEDIX,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Sergt.  William  Warland's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (2d) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Nov.  5, 1779 ;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1779 ;  service,  29  days,  at  Albany. 

BEEDLE,  BEXJAMIX,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Gerrish's  co.,  Col.  Little's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  30  yrs. ;  enlisted  May  1,  1775. 

BEEDLE,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr.'s  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  22,  1776; 
service,  7  mos.  7  days,  at  Salem. 

BEEDLE,  JOHX.  Corporal,  Capt.  Leonard  Bleeker's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Goose 
Van  Schaick's  (1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan -April,  1781,  dated 
West  Point ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BEEDLE,  JOSIAH.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  to  be  received  in  exchange  for  British 
prisoners  sent  to  Halifax  in  the  cartel  "  Swift,"  dated  Oct.  9, 1777  ;  exchanged  for 
William  Locqua,  Seaman. 

BEEDLE,  TIMOTHY,  Haverhill.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Essex 
Co.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Haverhill ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Haverhill. 

BEEDY,  PHIXEAS,  Brentwood  (also  given  Poplin,  N.  H.) .  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co.,  Col. 
Samuel  Gerrish's  regt.;  receipt  for  a'dvance  pay  for  1  mo.,  dated  Cambridge, 
June  28,  1775;  also,  Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  8, 
1775;  service,  1  mo.  23  days;  also,  Capt.  Sherman's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Loammi 
Baldwin's  (late  Gerrish's)  38th  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Sewall's 
Point;  also,  list  of  men  absent  from  muster  dated  Chelsea,  Sept.,  1775;  reported 
on  command  to  Canada  Sept.  10, 1775 ;  reported  mustered  Sept.  22, 1775 ;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  26,  1775  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's  Point,  Dec.  26, 1775 ;  also, 
Capt.  Sherman's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt  ;  pay  abstracts  for  Jan.-March, 
1776;  also,  pay  abstracts  for  April,  May  and  June,  1776,  dated  New  York ;  also, 
list  of  men  who  agreed  to  serve  6  weeks  from  Dec.  31,  1776,  dated  Trenton  ;  alsot 
Capt.  Caleb  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc., 
in  1776;  also,  order  for  wages,  etc.,  dated  Exeter,  April  16,  1778;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  dated  Ipswich ; 
Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  regt. ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  hair,  sandy ; 
residence,  Poplin;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BEEK,  JONATHAX,  Newbury.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 


IN   THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  889 


BEEK,  THOMAS.  Seaman,  ship  "  Versailles,1'  commanded  by  Master  Joseph  Chapman ; 
portage  bill  for  voyage  from  Boston  to  Nantes  and  return  ;  engaged  Jan.  20,  1777 ; 
discharged  April  15,  1777  ;  service,  2  mos.  25  days. 

BEEK,  THOMAS,  Newbury.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BEEKLAR,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Green's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Ilutts;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEEKLEY,  RICHARD.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Savage's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Rhode  Island,  Aug.  21,  1778;  enlisted  Feb.  2(>,  1778; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

B HERMAN, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Beachman,  Beackman.] 

BEEKMAN,  HENRY,  Jr.  Carpenter,  Quartermaster-General's  department  at  Fishkill; 
return  of  men  in  service  Oct.  14,  1781. 

BEEKMAX,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  20  days;  regi 
ment  raised  in  Essex  and  Suffolk  counties  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Wash 
ington. 

BEEL,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detachment  drafted  to  do  duty 
at  and  about  Boston  under  Col.  Thomas  Crafts,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Sept.  10, 
1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days. 

BEEL,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Drew's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  9, 
1779;  discharged  May  9,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BEEL,  DANIEL,  Abington.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

BEEL,  HENRY,  Kittery.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  also,  Capt.  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  muster  roll  for  April, 
1781. 

BEEL,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  March,  1776  ;  also,  list  of  men  who  agreed  to  serve  6  weeks  from  Dec. 
31,  1776,  dated  Trenton. 

Bio  EL,  JoAis.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detachment  drafted  to  do  duty  at  and 
about  Boston  under  Col.  Thomas  Crafts,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Sept.  16, 1777 ;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  8  days. 

BEEL,  JOHN,  Gageborough  (also  given  Sheffield  and  Hancock).  Private,  Capt.  John 
Williams's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Enos  Stone's  co.,  Col. 
Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  return  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  25,  1778 ;  resi 
dence,  Gageborough ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Gageborougli ;  mustered  by  Trueman 
Wheeler,  Muster  Master;  also,  Capt.  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Feb.  3,  1781 ;  Capt.  Williams's  co.,  1st  Mass. 
regt.;  age,  21  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  brown;  occupa 
tion,  yeoman;  birthplace,  Dedham;  residence,  Jericho  (Hancock) ;  enlisted  Nov. 
23,  1776,  at  Ticonderoga  by  Capt.  Stone;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BEEL,  SAMUEL,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Symonds's  co.,  Col.  Glover's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 


890  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BEEL,  THOMAS,  Royalston.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Holman's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  April  26,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  14 
days;  also,  Private,  Lieut.  Jonathan  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1777;  service,  10  days;  marched  to 
Bennington. 

BEEL,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  19,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780 ;  service,  2  mos.  29  days ; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BEELE,  HOPSOX.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barnes's  regt.; 
marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Saratoga  Oct.  29,  1781,  on  an  alarm;  service,  11 
days.  [See  Hopson  Beebe.] 

BEELEE,  JONATHAN.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Samuel  Copp  for  the  town  of 
Walpole,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  Boston, 
Aug.  6,  1781. 

BEELEL,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bragdon's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Storer's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  1-i,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777 ;  service,  85  days,  with  Noi'thern 
army;  discharged  at  Queman's  Heights. 

BEELES,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells' s  regt.; 
enlisted  May  8,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  7  days;  marched 
to  Ticonderoga. 

BEELL,  CHARLES.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Hawk,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Oakes;  engaged  May  3,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  with  the  fleet  under  Commodore 
John  Manley. 

BEELS,  BENJAMIN,  Kittery.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  return  dated 
Camp  near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23,  1778;  residence,  Kittery;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Kittery ;  mustered  by  Capt.  Bragdon. 

BEELS,  CALEB.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmore's  co.,  Col.  David  Field's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service,  4  days ;  marched  to  the  North 
ward  by  request  of  Gen.  Horatio  Gates;  dismissed  by  order  of  Gen.  Lincoln. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

BEELS,  HENRY,  Kittery.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  return  dated 
Camp  near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23,  1778;  residence,  Kittery;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Kittery;  mustered  by  Capt.  Bragdon. 

BEELS,  HOWLAXD,  Pembroke  (West  Parish).  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Cushing's  co.  Col. 
John  Cushing's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  Dec.  10,  1776; 
discharged  Dec.  24,  1776 ;  service,  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec. 
8,  1776. 

BEELS,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  (Plymouth 
Co.)  regt.;  pay  roll  for  15  days  service  from  March  5  to  March  20,  1781,  on  the 
40  days  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BEELS,  JOHN.  Capt.  Phineas  Cook's  co.,  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  26, 1775. 

BEELS,  OBADIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  9,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  11,1780;  service,  3  mos.  13 
days ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BEELS,  SOLOMON,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Wade's  (3d)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm.of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  3  days. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        891 

BEELS,  SOLOMON,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  White's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  6,  1778;  discharged  May  9,  1778;  enlisted  Sept.  (5,  1778;  discharged 
Sept.  12,  1778 ;  service,  9  days,  on  t\vo  alarms  at  Dartmouth  ;  roll  dated  Middle- 
borough;  also,  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt. ;  marched  to 
Tiverton,  11.  I.,  Aug.  1,  1780,  on  an  alarm;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service, 
9  days.  Roll  dated  Middleborough. 

BEELS,  URIAH,  Dorchester.  Gunner,  Maj.  Thomas  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  May  8,  177");  service,  3  mos.  3  days. 

BEELS,  URIAH.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel  Fisher's  co.,  Maj.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
marched  Sept.  18,  1782 ;  discharged  Oct.  24,  1782 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  at  Hull. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Dedham. 

BEEMAN,  AAROX,  Marlborough.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
stature,  6ft.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Marlborough;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  13,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  13,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Thomas 
Pritchard. 

BEEMAX,  ABRAHAM,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Jona 
than  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to  Cambridge; 
service,  17  days. 

BEEMAX,  ABRAHAM.  Private,  Capt.  Gates's  co. ;  list  of  men  dated  Jan.  30,  1776;  en 
listed  Dec.  4,  177-"). 

BEEMAX,  ABRAHAM,  Harwich.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  3,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BEEMAX,  ABRAHAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Gleason's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Wrhitney's  regt.; 
return  dated  North  Kingston,  June  26,  1777. 

BEEMAX,  COXSIDERATK.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Browning's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  21,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10.  1780;  service, 

2  mos.  27  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army. 

BEEMAX,  JABEZ,  Springfield.  Fifer,  Capt.  Job  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

BEEMAX,  JOHX,  Ashford  (also  given  Ashfield).  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age, 
22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer; 
residence,  Ashford;  enlisted  for  town  of  Whately ;  enlisted  May,  1781;  joined 
Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEEMAX,  JOSEPH,  Lancaster.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Prescott's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  13  days. 

BEKMAX,  JOSEPH,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Epliraim  Doo- 
little's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  13  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BEEMAX,  JOSEPH,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  Joseph  Balch's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  May  8,  1777, 

3  mos.  7  days. 

BEEMAX,  LKMTEL,  New  Salem  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Goodall's  co.,  Col. 
Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7 
days. 

BEEMAX,  NOAH,  Marlborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  17  days. 


892  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BEEMAN,  PHIXEAS.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robin 
son's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  24, 
1777;  enlisted  Dec.  23,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March  23,  1777;  reported  on 
command  at  the  block  house  at  the  mills. 

BEEMAN,  REUBEN.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Eli  Hermon's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  27,  1777;  service,  28  days; 
marched  to  Fort  Ann,  N.  Y. ;  also,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  May  and  June,  1778 ;  service,  27  days ;  reported  19  days  in 
camp;  also,  pay  roll  for  Aug.,  1778  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778  ;  reported  sick 
at  hospital,  not  joined  since  muster;  also,  pay  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Dec.,  1778; 
reported  joined  in  Oct.,  1778 ;  also,  order  for  wages  for  service  in  1778,  dated  New 
Marlborough,  Aug.  30,  1779;  also,  Capt.  John  Collar's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  the  Northward  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows,  Oct. 
14,  1780,  on  an  alarm ;  service,  6  days. 

BEEMAX,  SEBA,  Springfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Hampshire  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  16,  1778; 
Capt.  Chapen's  co.,  Col.  Bliss's  regt.;  age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  com 
plexion,  light;  residence,  Springfield. 

BEEMAS,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for 
gun  and  blanket  money  dated  Boston,  Feb.  24,  1777. 

BEEMIS,  BENJAMIN.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  David  Proutee's  8th  (North  Spencer)  co., 
Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (1st  Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia 
dated  Leicester,  March  28,  1776 ;  commissioned  April  5,  1776. 

BEEMIS,  DANIEL.    List  of  men  returned  by  Lieut.  Abraham  Childs  [year  not  given] . 

BEEMIS,  ISAAC,  Waltham.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Stephen  Dana's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit 
ney's  regt.;  arrived  at  camp  May  9,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  7  days,  at  Rhode 
Island. 

BEEMISS,  JOHX,  Jr.,  Waltham.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year  not 
given]  ;  residence,  Waltham ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Waltham. 

BEEMOX,  DANIEL.  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  19 
days  service  in  Dec.,  1775;  enlisted  Dec.  12,  1775;  reported  not  in  service  at 
time  of  enlistment. 

BEEMUS,  ABRAHAM.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's  (1st 
Rhode  Island)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  East  Greenwich ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

BEEN,  DANIEL,  Candia.  Matross,  Capt.  Thomas  Melville's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  enlisted  May  31,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  May  8,  1777; 
service,  11  mos.  13  days  ;  also,  certificate  of  service  given  by  Col.  Crafts,  certifying 
that  said  Been  was  employed  1  month  in  the  laboratory  after  his  regiment  was 
disbanded ;  wages  allowed  for  said  service  June  22,  1777. 

BEEN,  JOHX,  Newbury.  Private ;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Newbury  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  3, 1780 ; 
discharged  Dec.  27,  1780;  service,  6  mos.;  reported  detached  from  town  militia. 

BEEN,  JOXATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Romery's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Storer's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  company  marched  from  York  Co.  to  Manchester  to  join 
army  under  Gen.  Gates;  reported  deserted. 

BEER,  JAMES.  Marine,  ship  "  General  Putnam,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel  Waters ; 
engaged  July  12,  1779  [service  not  given] . 

BEER,  JOHN,  Boston.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Belcher's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  14,  1778;  service  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  6  months  from 
July  1,  1778. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  893 


BEEK,  WILLIAM,  Reading.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BEERS,  EPHRAIM.  Gunner,  brigantine  "Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Lambert;  engaged  Dec.  1,  1777  [service  not  given]. 

BEERS,  JOHN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Cutler's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  1-i,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  17  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Jan.-Oct.,  1778,  dated  East  Greenwich;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

BEERS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Stutson's  co.,  Maj.  Edward  Proctor's  detachment 
of  guards;  detached  Dec.  10,  1777;  discharged  March  1,  1778;  service,  '1  mos.  22 
days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  Boston. 

BEERS,  JOHN.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  for  the  Boston  regt.  under  Col.  Jabez  Hatch,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  11,  1779. 

BEERS,  PELEG,  Rehoboth.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  25, 
1781;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  eyes, 
gray;  residence,  Rehoboth;  enlisted  May  1,  1779,  by  Maj.  Porter;  joined  Col. 
John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BEERS,  RICHARD.  Private,  Capt.  John  Woolcott's  co.  of  rangers,  which  inarched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Brooktield  and  Spencer;  service,  7  days. 

BEERS,  SPENCER,  Rehoboth.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Reho 
both  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  West  Point, 
July  22,  1780;  service,  1  mo.  12  days;  reported  deceased  Sept.  4,  1780. 

BEERS,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Drummer,  Maj.  Thomas  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Grid- 
ley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  8,  177") ; 
service,  3  mos.  1  day ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Dec.  27, 177"). 

BEERS,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Stutson's  co.,  Maj.  Edward  Proctor's  detach 
ment  of  guards ;  detached  Dec.  10, 1777  ;  discharged  March  1,  1778 ;  service,  2  mos. 
22  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  Boston. 

BEERS,  WILLIAM,  Reading.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Read 
ing  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  4,  1780;  dis 
charged  Dec.  12,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  20  days. 

BEETLE,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Beatle,  Betle.] 

BEETLE,  BENJAMIN,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Gerrish's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Aug.  1,  177.">;  enlisted  May  1,  177") ;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  8  days. 

BEKTLE,  EDWARD,  Lynn.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Lynn  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780  [service  not  given]  ;  reported  deserted. 

BEETLE,  EDWARD,  Sandwich.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated  June  10,  1777;  resi 
dence,  Sandwich;  enlisted  for  town  of  Sandwich;  joined  Capt.  Olney's  co.,  Col. 
Angel's  (or  Anger's)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

BEETLK,  HKNRV.  Private,  Capt.  Esaias  Preble's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  reirt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  March  31.  1778;  roll  made  up  to  July  3,  1778;  service,  3  mos. 
7  days,  at  Winter  Hill;  company  detached  from  militia. 

BEETLE,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Smith's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept. 
1,  1776,  to  Nov.  21,  1770,  2  mos.  21  days,  at  Martha's  Vineyard. 


894  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BEETOX,  JOHX,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  George  Baker's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3£  days;  also,  Capt.  Brigham's  co.,  Col. 
Cushing's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  8  mos.  service  at  Dorchester  [year  not  given]  ; 
reported  as  belonging  to  alarm  list. 

BEETOX,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  July  30,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12, 1778;  service,  1  ino. 
15  days. 

BEETOX,  JOHX,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
marched  Aug.  21,  1777,  to  reinforce  Northern  army  by  order  of  Gens.  Stark  and 
Lincoln;  proceeded  to  Hadley  and  was  there  counter-ordered;  service,  7  days. 

BEETOX,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year  not 
given]  ;  residence,  Boston ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Wellfleet. 

BEETOX,  WILLIAM,  Jr.,  Rehoboth  (also  given  England).  Matross,  Capt.  David  Cook's 
co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d  Artillery)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  March  27,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  6  mos.  4  days 
as  Matross,  15  mos.  as  Gunner;  also,  Gunner;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1779,  dated 
Warren ;  enlisted  March  27,  1778 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
enlisted  men  made  up  for  1780 ;  Capt.  Cook's  co.,  3d  Artillery  regt. ;  asre,  28  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Rehoboth;  enlisted  March  28, 
1778,  by  Lieut  Dunnakls ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BEETS,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  19, 1777  ;  discharged  Oct.  19, 1777 ;  service,  31  days ;  marched 
to  Stillwater. 

BEEVEX,  JOSEPH,  Cambridge.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  returned  by  Joseph 
Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  Middlesex  Co.;  age,  20  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.; 
complexion,  light ;  hair,  brown ;  eyes,  light ;  occupation,  farmer ;  residence,  Cam 
bridge  ;  enlisted  Feb.  4,  1781 ;  mustered  April  4,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEGALO,  AARON.  Capt.  Thomas  W.  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  due  for  the  8  mos.  service 

in  1775. 

BEGELOW,  CORXELIUS.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's 
regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted  July  9,  1778 ;  discharged  July  30,  1778 ;  service,  22 
days,  at  Cambridge.  Roll  dated  Lancaster. 

BEGELOW,  EXOCH.  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  26,  1775. 

BEGILOW,  THOMAS,  Blandford.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Stebbins's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Sparhawk's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  7,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  2 
mos.  12  days;  company  detached  to  reinforce  Gen.  Sullivan  and  ordered  to 
Boston. 

BEGLEY,  JOSEPH.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Cornelius  Jansen's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  appointed 
March  1,  1780;  reported  on  command  at  Fort  Edward.  [See  Josiah  Bagley.] 

BEGSBE,  DAXIEL,  Topsfield.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Gould's  co.,  Col.  John  Baker's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BEGSBE,  DAXIEL,  Jr.,  Topsfield.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Gould's  co.,  Col.  John  Baker's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

BEGSBKE,  EBENEZER,  Partridgefield.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Cleavland's  co.,  Col. 
Michael  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  [service  not  given]  ; 
reported  died  in  1777. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  895 


BEHM,  JOHX,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  June,  1780;  Capt.  Far- 
rington's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Procter's  (Boston)  regt.;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 

6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Boston;   enlistment,  6  months  from   July, 
1780. 

BEIRCE,  EBEXEZER.  Quartermaster-Sergeant,  Capt.  Josiah  Ilayden's  co.,  Gen.  Jolm 
Thomas's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  61  days  from  Sept.  1  [year  not  given],  elated 
Camp  at  Iloxbury ;  enlisted  April  19,  177"). 

BEIHCE,  LKVI.  Private,  Capt.  Abishai  Tinkham's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  6,  1778;  discharged  May  9,  1778;  enlisted  Sept.  0,  1778;  discharged 
Sept.  12,  1778 ;  service,  9  days ;  marched  from  Middleborough  to  Dartmouth  on 
two  alarms. 

BEIRGE,  ASAHEL,  Southampton  (probably).  Sergeant,  Capt.  Lemuel  Pomeroy's  co., 
Col.  Jolm  Dickerson's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  11,  1777; 
service,  30  days ;  marched  to  Saratoga  under  command  of  Col.  Ezra  May. 

BEIZEE,  JEAN  ALEXIS.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  14,  1779;  Capt.  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  Henley's  regt. 

BEJUXE,  JOHX.  Capt.  William  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Jan.  1,  1770. 

BEKWITH,  SILAS.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Andrew  Lusk's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  13,  1777;  service,  23  days,  with  Northern 
army. 

BEKY,  MAGXUS,  Goffstown.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April 
20,  1778,  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June 
23,  1778;  age,  25  yrs.;  stature,  f>  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes, 
brown  ;  residence,  GofFstown  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Beverly. 

BEL,  JOHX,  Holliston.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  18,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  19 
days. 

BELACHER,  WILLIAM,  Stoughton.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Briggs's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days. 

BELAMY,  AKXER.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Flower's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Albany,  March  9,  1778;  enlisted  Dec.  15,  1776. 

BELCHAE,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Lealand's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detach 
ment  of  guards;  enlisted  Sept.  30,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
12  days ;  company  detached  by  order  of  Gen.  Hancock  to  man  the  forts  at  and 
about  Boston. 

BELCHAR,  JOXATHAX,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Talbot's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Itob- 
inson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  12  days. 

BELCHARD,  EBEXE/ER.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Wales's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
rent. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point ;  enlisted  June  22, 
1778;  discharged  March  21,  17J9;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BELCHARD,  EBEXE/ER.  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  warrants  to  pay  officers  and 
men  for  service  at  the  Castle  from  July  25,  1786,  to  Jan.  25,  1787. 

BELCHER,  .  [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Belacher,  Belchar,  Bel- 
chard,  Belchor,  Belsher,  Belshire.] 

BELCHER,  CLIFFORD,  Stoughtonham.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Bridge  Savel's  (1st)  co., 
Col.  llobinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 

7  da  vs. 


896  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

BELCHER,  DAVID,  Bellingham.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Holbrook's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  11  days ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co., 
Col.  L.  Robinson's  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  27, 1776;  service,  2  mos.6  days;  regiment 
raised  in  York  and  Suffolk  counties;  roll  dated  Roxbury;  also,  Capt.  Sabin 
Mann's  co.,  Col.  TVheelock's  regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  April  22,  1777; 
discharged  May  10,  1777;  service,  20  days. 

BELCHER,  DAVID,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Amasa  Cranston's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Denny's  regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  7,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  27  days, 
at  Claverack ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BELCHER,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  "VVinslow's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  7  days  wages  before  marching  to  Roxbury  Feb.  12,  1776. 

BELCHER,  EBEXEZER.  List  of  men  who  signed  a  petition  for  increase  and  payment  of 
wages  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776. 

BELCHER,  EBEXEZER,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Stockbridge's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  21  days ;  also,  Capt. 
Hayward  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Jeremiah  Hall's  regt. ;  marched  Jan.  2,  1777  ;  service, 
2  mos.  10  days ;  company  raised  in  Scituate  and  Hanover  to  serve  at  Bristol,  R.  I. ; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Plymouth  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  22,  1778 ;  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col. 
Cushing's  regt.;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence, 
Scituate. 

BELCHER,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Calvin  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Jacobs's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  30,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  1  day,  at  Rhode  Island; 
company  detached  from  1st  and  2d  Plymouth  Co.  regts.  for  2  mos.  service. 

BELCHER,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  enlisted  April 
15,  1781;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1783;  service,  18  mos.  15  days;  also,  Capt. 
Japheth  Daniels's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  for  wages, 
etc.,  for  June-Dec.,  1782;  reported  transferred  from  10th  Mass.  regt. 

BELCHER,  ELEAZER,  Stoughtonham.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Pratt's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel 
Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Stoughton 
and  Stoughtonham;  discharged  April  22,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also,  Drummer, 
Capt.  Pratt's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt.;  marched  to  Roxbury  March  4,  1776,  on  an 
alarm;  service,  f>£  days. 

BELCHER,  ELIJAH,  Braintree  (North  Precinct).  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Billings's  co., 
Col.  Jonathan  Bass's  regt. ;  company  assembled  June  13,  1776,  to  drive  the 
British  ships  from  Boston  harbor;  service,  2  days. 

BELCHER,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Sawen's  co..  Col.  William  Mclntosh's 
regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  March  25,  1778;  discharged  April  7,  1778;  service,  13 
days,  at  Roxbury. 

BELCHER,  ELIJAH,  Jr.,  Braintree.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age, 
18  yrs.;  stature.  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Braintree;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  8,  1780  ;  marched  to  cam])  July  9, 1780,  under  command  of  Lieut. 
Jackson  of  the  artillery  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Braintree  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780  ;  marched  July  4,  1780  ; 
discharged  Dec.  24,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  2  days. 

BELCHER,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Perry's  co..  Col.  Haws's  regt.;  enlisted  July 
28, 1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  17  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BELCHER,  JACOB.  Private.  Colonel's  co..  commanded  by  Lieut.  Peter  Clayes,  Col. 
Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  July,  1780;  enlisted  July  14,  1780; 
service,  18  days;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Benjamin  Pike,  Col. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  897 

BELCHER,  JACOK,  continued. 

Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1780;  reported  transferred  to 
light  infantry  ;  also,  Capt.  Abel  Holden's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ; 
pay  abstracts  for  Oct.-Dec.,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  13, 1780 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

BELCHER,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Lealand's  co.,  Maj.  Heath's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  30,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  with  guards  at 
Boston. 

BELCHER,  JACOB,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  20,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777;  also,  de 
scriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  G 
months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.; 
complexion,  light;  residence,  Framingham;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  14,  1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  14,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Hancock ;  also,  list  of 
men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as 
having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay 
roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Framingham  for  service  in  the  Conti 
nental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1780;  ser 
vice,  5  mos.  15  days. 

BELCHEK,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Staples  Chamberlain's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  7,  1781;  discharged  March  14,  1781;  service,  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island  by 
order  of  Governor  Hancock. 

BELCHER,  JAMES.  2d  Lieutenant,  ship  "  General  Putnam,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Daniel  Waters ;  list  of  officers  ;  commissioned  July  9, 1779 ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant  of 
Marines ;  pay  roll  for  1  mo.  28  days  service  from  date  of  appointment,  July  9, 1779, 
on  expedition  to  Penobscot. 

BELCHER,  JEREMIAH,  Lanesborough.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co. 
agreeable  to  Act  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ;  Capt.  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt. ;  age,  45 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy  ;  hair,  dark  ;  occupation,  cordwainer; 
residence,  Lanesborough  ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  delivered  to  William  Walker,  Supt. 
of  Berkshire  Co.,  by  Capt.  Smith  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point;  en 
listed  Fel).  25, 1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1781 ;  reported  confined ;  also,  mus 
ter  rolls  for  June-Aug.,  1781 ;  reported  confined  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Sept.,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  Huts;  reported 
absent  without  leave ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hurts. 

BELCHER,  JEREMIAH,  Stoughtonham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Suffolk 
Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  14, 
1778,  dated  Dorchester;  Capt.  Sable's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt.;  age,  50  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  gray;  nationality,  American; 
occupation,  husbandman ;  residence,  Stoughtonham ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Stough 
tonham  ;  conducted  to  camp  by  Sergt.  Elkanah  Hixson  of  Col.  Alden's  regt.,  who 
received  said  Belcher  from  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam  and  delivered  him  to  Brig.  Gen. 
Jonathan  Warner  at  Fishkill;  reported  enlisted  May  20  (also  given  27),  1778; 
also,  return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  enlisted  June  5, 
1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Banister's  co.,  Col.  William 
Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781, dated  Camp  Peekskill ;  enlisted 
June  1,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Continental  Village;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Oct.-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  during  1781  and  1782;  reported  unfit  for  service;  age, 
55  yrs.  5  mos.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  enlisted  for  town  of  Milton;  served  in  4th 
Mass,  regt.;  reported  disabled. 

BELCHER,  JOHN,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Talbot's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days. 


898  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BELCHER,  JOHN,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co.,  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775  ;  service,  11  days ;  also,  Capt. 
Lemuel  Kollock's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ;  marched  from  Wrentham  to  War 
wick,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  service,  18  days. 

BELCHER,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.; 
marched  on  a  secret  expedition  Sept.  25,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  Oct.  30,  1777; 
service,  1  mo.  5  days. 

BELCHER,  JOXATHAX.  List  of  men  who  guarded  Ptillin's  Point,  Chelsea,  by  order 
of  Capt.  Samuel  Sprague  from  April  19,  1775 ;  discharged  May  16,  1775 ;  service, 
1  mo. 

BELCHER,  JOXATHAX,  Stoughtonham  (also  given  Stoughton).  Private,  Capt.  Eben- 
ezer  Tisdale's  co.,  which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  22 
days;  also,  Capt.  William  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Head's  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  5  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  26, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Edward  Bridge  Savell's  co.,  Col. 
Gill's  regt. ;  marched  to  Dorchester  Heights  March  4, 1776,  on  an  alarm  ;  service, 
5  days;  also,  Capt.  Simeon  Leach's  co.  of  guards,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.; 
enlisted  March  21,  1776;  service,  2  days;  marched  from  Stoughton  to  Braintree, 
when  British  ships  lay  in  Boston  harbor;  also,  Capt.  Robert  Swan's  co.,  Col. 
Gill's  regt. ;  marched  to  Squantum  (The  Moon)  June  13,  1776,  when  the  British 
fleet  had  left  Boston  harbor ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  pay  roll  for  5  days  service 
from  Dec.  19,  1776,  at  Castle  Island;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from 
Suffolk  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill, 
June  14,  1778,  dated  Dorchester;  Capt.  Swan's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt.;  age,  26 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  2£  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  light;  eyes,  gray;  nationality, 
American;  occupation,  husbandman;  residence,  Stoughton ;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Stoughton  ;  conducted  to  camp  by  Sergt.  Elkanah  Hixson  of  Col.  Alden's  regt., 
who  received  said  Belcher  from  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam,  and  delivered  him  to  Brig. 
Gen.  Jonathan  Warner  at  Fishkill ;  enlisted  May  27,  1778. 

BELCHER,  JOXATHAX,  Needham.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Lincoln's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age,  29  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  com 
plexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Needham;  enlisted 
May  6,  1782 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BELCHER,  JOXATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Burbeck's  co. ;  pay  roll  for 
service  from  June  1,  1781,  to  Oct.  24,  1781,  4  mos.  24  days,  at  Castle  and  Gov 
ernor's  Islands  by  order  of  His  Excellency  John  Hancock ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas 
Cushing's  co. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Oct.  25,  1781,  to  Dec.  24,  1782,  14  mos., 
at  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands. 

BELCHER,  JOXATHAX,  Plymouth.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Sylvanus  Harlow's  co.  dated  Plymouth,  Feb.  21, 1777 ;  residence,  Plymouth  ; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Plymouth;  joined  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ; 
enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
James  Hatch's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb. 
14, 1778 ;  residence,  Plymouth ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Pembroke  ;  joined  Capt.  War 
ren's  co.,  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  also,  list  of  men  mus 
tered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master,  between  April  24,  1777, 
and  May  7,  1777 ;  Capt.  Warren's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  age,  29  yrs. ;  resi 
dence,  Pembroke;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  3d  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  (late 
Alden's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  account  for  service  from  April  28,  1777,  to 
Jan.  29,  1778 ;  reported  deserted ;  also,  list  of  deserters  dated  West  Point,  Aug. 
18,  1782 ;  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  light;  enlisted  for  town  of  Plymouth ;  deserted 
Feb.,  1778,  at  Albany. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  899 

BELCHER,  JONATHAN,  Jr.  List  of  men  who  guarded  Pullin's  Point,  Chelsea,  by  order 
of  Capt.  Samuel  Sprague  from  April  19,  1775;  discharged  May  16,  1775;  ser 
vice,  1  mo. 

BELCHER,  JOSEPH,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Elihu  Adams's  co.,  under  command  of 
Lieut.  David  Linfield,  Col.  Benjamin  Lincoln's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775;  service,  -i  days;  also,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Sawin's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Palmer's  regt. ;  company  assembled  March  4,  1770;  service,  15  days  ;  also,  Capt. 
Nathaniel  Belcher's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Bass's  regt.;  service,  4  days ;  company 
assembled  at  Braintree  June  13,  1770,  upon  orders  to  march  to  Horse  Neck,  and 
June  24,  1776,  upon  orders  to  march  to  Nantasket. 

BELCHEK,  JOSEPH,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Talbot's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robin 
son's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also, 
Capt.  Simeon  Leach's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  marched  to  fortify  Dorchester 
Heights  March  4,  1770;  service,  5  days;  also,  Capt.  Theophilus  Crane's  co.,  Col. 
Gill's  regt. ;  marched  from  Stoughton  to  Braintree  March  22, 1770 ;  service,  2  days ; 
also,  Capt.  Robert  Swan's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt. ;  marched  to  Squantum  (The  Moon) 
June  13,  1770,  when  the  British  fleet  had  left  Boston  harbor;  service,  3  days; 
also,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder' s  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service 
from  Dec.  30,  1770,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BELCHER,  JOSEPH.  Capt.  Endicott's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt. ;  discharged 
Nov.  11,  1770  [service  not  given]. 

BELCHER,  JOSEPH,  Framingham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Moses  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  20,  1770,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BELCHER,  JOSEPH.  Receipt  for  mileage,  etc.,  from  Albany  home  signed  by  said 
Belcher  and  others  in  Capt.  Gates's  co.,  dated  Marlborough,  March  14,  1777. 

BELCHER,  JOSEPH,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Haffield  White's  co.,  Col.  Rufus 
Putnam's  regt.;  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778;  residence,  Man 
chester;  enlisted  for  town  of  Manchester ;  mustered  by  Esquire  Gushing;  reported 
discharged. 

BELCHER,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Lawson  Buckminster's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Aimer  Perry's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  14  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BELCHER,  JOSEPH.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Wil 
liams  ;  engaged  Dec.  4,  1780  ;  captured  May  5,  1781 ;  returned  from  captivity  Feb. 
25,  1782;  service,  14  mos.  21  days;  also,  State  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  George  Little ;  engaged  Aug.  2,  1782 ;  service,  28  days ;  reported  ran 
away  Aug.  30,  1782. 

BELCHER,  MAYHEW,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Orr's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also,  Capt. 
Nathan  Alden's  co.,  under  command  of  Lieut.  John  Whitman,  Col.  Edward 
Mitchell's  regt.;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1770;  ser 
vice,  12  days. 

BELCHER,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gcrrish's 
regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted  July  6,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  5  mos. 
6  days,  at  Boston  and  Cambridge;  company  drafted  for  6  mos.  service. 

BELCHER,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Richards's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  22,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  10  days, 
with  guards  at  Boston. 

BELCHER,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Ralph  Thompson's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Webb's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  20,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1781 ;  service.  3  mos.  22  days; 
enlistment,  3  months  ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Middlesex  counties  to  rein 
force  Continental  Army. 


900  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

BELCHER,  NATHANIEL  (also  given  Jr.),  Braintree.  Captain,  Col.  Jonathan  Bass's  regt. ; 
service,  4  days ;  company  assembled  at  Braintree  June  13,  1776,  upon  orders  to 
inarch  to  Horse  Neck,  and  June  24,  1776,  upon  orders  to  march  to  Nantasket; 
also,  4th  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  (5th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of 
Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  July  17,  1777 ;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Edward  Symmes's 
detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  Feb.  26,  1778;  discharged  May  26,  1778;  service, 
3  mos. ;  also.  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  27,  1778;  also,  account 
made  up  to  date  of  discharge,  Oct.  12, 1778;  detached  July  1, 1778 ;  service,  3  mos. 
12  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  27,  1779,  to  Dec. 
1,  1779,  3  mos.  6  days,  at  Castle  Island  under  Maj.  Gen.  Hancock. 

BELCHER,  NATHANIEL,  Jr.  List  of  men  who  guarded  Pullin's  Point,  Chelsea,  by 
order  of  Capt.  Samuel  Sprague  from  April  19,  1775;  discharged  May  16,  1775; 
service,  1  mo. 

BELCHER,  NATHANIEL,  Jr.,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Lincoln's  regt.;  company  assembled  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9 
days ;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Thayer,  3d's  (Independent  Volunteer)  co. ;  enlisted 
Feb.  3,  1776;  discharged  April  1,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  27  days;  also,  Capt. 
Nathaniel  Belcher's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Bass's  regt.;  service,  2  days;  company 
assembled  at  Braintree  June  13,  1776,  upon  orders  to  march  to  Horse  Neck, 
and  June  24,  1776,  upon  orders  to  march  to  Nantasket;  also,  Capt.  Stephen 
Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  sworn 
to  in  Suffolk  Co.  Nov.  29,  1776;  also,  Capt,  Belcher's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Edward 
Symmes's  detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  Feb.  26,  1778;  discharged  May  26, 
1778 ;  service,  3  mos. ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  20  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Braintree;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  8,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  9,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut. 
Jackson  of  the  artillery;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Braintree  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  4, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  1  day. 

BELCHER,  NATHANIEL,  3d.  List  of  men  who  guarded  Pullin's  Point,  Chelsea,  by- 
order  of  Capt.  Samuel  Sprague  from  April  19,  1775;  discharged  May  16,  1775; 
service,  1  mo. 

BELCHER,  RICHARD,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Guild's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Greaton's  regt.,  which  assembled  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days. 

BELCHER,  RICHARD,  Boston.  Matross,  Maj.  Thomas  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  10,  1775;  service,  1  mo. 

BELCHER,  RICHARD,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  John  Cutler's  (also  given  Capt.  Nathaniel 
Belcher's)  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  2,  1778 ;  service,  6  mos. 
2  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  muster  rolls  for  July-Oct.,  1778,  dated  East  Green 
wich;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.-Dec  ,  1778, 
dated  East  Greenwich;  also,  Capt.  Belcher's  co. ;  marched  Aug.  27,  1779;  dis 
charged  Dec.  1,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  6  days,  at  Castle  Island  under  Maj.  Gen. 
Hancock. 

BELCHER,  SAM,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Billings's  and  Lieut.  Lemuel  Clap's 
co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.,  which  assembled  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ; 
service,  2  days. 

BELCHER,  SAMUEL,  Braintree.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Seth  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Lin 
coln's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  from  Braintree  (South 
Precinct) ;  service,  4  days. 

BELCHER,  SAMUEL.  Seaman,  sloop  "  Machias  Liberty,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jeremiah 
O'Brian;  engaged  March  1,  1776;  discharged  July  10,  1776;  service,  4  mos.  9 
days. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        901 

BELCHER,  SAMUEL,  Ticonderoga.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Lane's  co.,  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(late  Ichabod  Alden's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Nov. 
20,  1776  [service  not  given]  ;  reported  never  joined ;  also,  list  of  deserters  dated 
West  Point,  Aug.  18, 1782 ;  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  residence,  Dart 
mouth  ;  deserted  in  1777. 

BELCHER,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Tower's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  with 
Northern  army. 

BELCHER,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Pierce's  regt. ;  marched  to 
Castle  Island  March  1,  1778;  discharged  April  3,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  3  days. 
Roll  dated  Dorchester. 

BELCHEK,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Sawin's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Palmer's  regt. ; 
company  assembled  March  4, 1776;  service,  8  days;  also,  Capt.  Sawen's  co.,  Col. 
William  Mclntosh's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  25,  1778 ;  discharged  April  7,  1778 ; 
service,  13  days,  with  guards  at  Roxbury. 

BELCHEK,  SAMUEL.  Captain,  Col.  Jacobs's  regt.  of  guards;  list  of  men  stationed  at 
Boston  under  Gen.  Gates,  Jan.  1,  1779. 

BELCHEK,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Pierce's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  22,  1779;  discharged  July  1, 1779;  service,  1  mo.  13  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  stationed  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

BELCHEK,  SAMUEL,  Easton.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777;  Capt.  Burr's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's 
regt. ;  also,  Private,  4th  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  March  15,  1777,  to  June  3,  1777 ;  reported  deserted  June 
3,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Capt.  Ephraim  Burr's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's 
regt.;  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778;  reported  deserted. 

BELCHER,  SAMUEL,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Jan.  3,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777;  also,  return 
of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  enlisted  March  28,  1781 ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

BELCHER,  SAMUEL,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Sawen's  co.,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's 
regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted  March  25,  1778 ;  discharged  April  7,  1778 ;  service,  13 
days,  at  Roxbury. 

BELCHER,  SARSOX,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co.,  Col.  James  Barrett's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days ;  also,  Capt. 
Asahel  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt. ;  marched  Eel).  4, 1776;  service, 
1  mo.  28  days. 

BELCHER,  SAKSOX.  Captain,  8th  co.,  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.;  pay  abstract 
for  3  days  service,  between  Jan  3,  1779,  and  Feb.  7,  1779,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates 
with  guards  at  Boston;  also,  resignation  dated  Boston,  May  23,  1780,  signed  by 
said  Belcher,  resigning  his  commission  as  Captain  in  Col.  Edward  Procter's  (Bos 
ton)  regt. ;  accepted  in  Council,  June  7,  1780. 

BELCHER,  SUPPLY,  Stoughtonham.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Bridge  Savel's  (1st)  co., 
Col.  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4 
days ;  also,  Capt.  James  Endicott's  co.,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  20, 1778 ;  discharged  April  5, 1778 ;  service,  18  days ;  marched  to  Roxbury. 
Roll  dated  Stoughton. 

BELCHER,  THOMAS,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Elihu  Adams's  co.,  under  command  of 
Lieut.  David  Liniield,  Col.  Benjamin  Lincoln's  regt.  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  4  days ;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Thayer,  3d's  (Independent 
Volunteer)  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  3,  1776 ;  discharged  March  27,  1776 ;  service,  1  mo. 


902  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BELCHER,  THOMAS,  continued. 

24  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Belcher's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Bass's  regt. ;  company 
assembled  at  Braintree  June  13,  1776,  upon  orders  to  inarch  to  Horse  Neck,  and 
June  24,  1776,  upon  orders  to  march  to  Nantasket;  service,  2  days;  also,  Ser 
geant,  Capt.  Belcher's  co. ;  marched  Aug.  28,  1779;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1779;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  5  days,  at  Castle  Island  under  Maj.  Gen.  Hancock. 

BELCHER,  WILLIAM,  Northbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Wood's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  7  days. 

BELCHER,  WILLIAM.  Lieutenant;  list  of  prisoners  sent  from  Halifax  to  Boston  in  the 
cartel  "Swift"  Sept.  30,  1778. 

BELCHER,  WILLIAM.  2d  Mate,  brigantine  "Active,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen 
Hallet;  engaged  May  9,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31, 1779;  service,  3  mos.  23  days. 

BELCHER,  WOODBRIDGE,  Palmer.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Danielson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted  May  16, 1775 ;  service, 

2  mos.  2  weeks,  6  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  31,  1775. 

BELCHOR,  NATH.     Captain,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  served  for 

3  mos.  with  reinforcements  to  the  Continental  Army  [year  not  given] . 

BELDEX,  DANIEL,  Shelburne.  Private,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  28 
days;  also,  wages  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Prospect  Hill;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  Lawrence  Kemp's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  17, 1777;  service, 
2  mos.  9  days,  at  the  Northward;  also,  Capt.  Ephraim  Jennings's  co.,  Col. 
Wells's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service  on  an 
expedition  to  the  Northward. 

BELDEX,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Dinsmore's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  23  days, 
with  Northern  army. 

BELDEX,  JOXATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Feb.  24,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  17  days. 

BELDEX,  JOXATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  French's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  in  Northern 
department. 

BELDEX,  SAMUKL,  Ashfield.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Taylor's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dyke's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  dated  Dorchester  Heights,  Nov.  28,  1776. 

BELDIX,  DAXIKL.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Jennings's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt,; 
enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  2,  1777 ;  service  in  Northern  department. 

BELDIXG, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Belden,  Beldin.] 

BELDIXG,  AUGT  STUS,  Northfield.  Private,  Capt.  Eldad  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Wil- 
liams's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  from  Northfield  and  Warwick  to  Cambridge;  service,  23  days;  also,  Capt. 
Eliakim  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  order  for  advance  pay  dated 
Cambridge,  June  8,  1775  ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted  April  27, 
1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  12  days ;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Kellogg's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt. ; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv 
alent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  23,  1775. 

BELDIXG,  CHARLKS,  Pittsfield.  Private,  Capt.  David  Noble's  co.,  Col.  John  Patison's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Cambridge;  service,  12  days;  also,  Capt.  Noble's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  enlisted 
April  22,  1775;  service,  6  mos0;  marched  to  Cambridge. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       903 

BELDIXG,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co. ;  enlisted  June  G,  1781 ;  dis 
charged  Sept.  6,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  at  Springfield. 

BELDIXG,  HEZKKIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  23, 1777  ;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1777  ;  service, 
1  mo.  2  days ;  marched  to  Stilhvater  on  an  alarm ;  also,  equipment  roll  dated  Nov. 
9,  1778 ;  also,  list  of  men  credited  with  9  mos.  2  weeks  service  [year  not  given] . 

BELDIXG,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Derning's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  8,  1777  ;  discharged  July  28,  1777  ;  service,  20  days ;  ordered 
to  Fort  Edward  by  Maj.  Gen.  Schuylar;  also,  enlisted  Aug.  10,  1777;  discharged 
Aug.  22,  1777;  service,  6  days;  ordered  to  Bennington  by  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows; 
also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  19, 1777,  to  Oct.  17,  1777,  29  days ;  ordered  to 
Still  water  by  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

BELDIXG,  JOAB,  Sunderland.  Capt.  Noadiah  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  lluggles 
Woodbridge's  (25th)  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  24, 
1775  ;  also,  Private ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  8, 1775  ;  service, 
3  mos.  1  day;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  25, 1775 ;  also,  return  of 
men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Salmon  White's  co.,  sworn  to 
April  5,  1779;  enlisted  for  town  of  Whately ;  joined  Capt.  Flower's  co.,  Col.  John 
Greaton's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war  (also  given  3  years)  ;  mustered  by  Col. 
Woodbridge ;  also,  list  of  men  in  Continental  service  adjudged  to  be  wrongly 
credited  to  towns  in  Hampshire  Co. ;  said  Belding  credited  to  Whately  instead  of 
Northfield;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Flower's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  28,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
Private ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Stilhvater,  Sept.  15,  1777 ;  mustered  at  Van 
Schaick's  Island  Sept.,  1777;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1777,  and  Dec.,  1777, 
dated  Albany;  also,  Corporal;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-May,  1778,  dated  Albany; 
also,  muster  rolls  for  June,  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  White  Plains  ;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Frederick  sbu-rg ;  enlisted  Feb.  10, 1777 ;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Oct.,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Nov.,  1778-Jan., 
1779,  dated  Continental  Village;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1779,  dated  Quarters 
near  Croten  River;  reported  on  command  at  White  Plains;  also,  muster  roll  for 
March,  1779,  dated  Quarters  near  Croten  Bridge ;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1779, 
dated  "  Crompond  ;  "  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1779,  dated  Camp  Highlands  ;  also, 
muster  roll  for  June,  1779,  dated  Constitution  Island;  also,  muster  rolls  for  July 
and  Aug.,  1779,  dated  Camp  Highlands;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1779,  dated 
Camp  Bedford ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1779,  dated  Camp  near  Peekskill ;  also, 
Capt.  Joseph  Crocker's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  28,  1780;  reported  discharged  Feb.  28,  1780; 
also,  Capt.  Flower's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Jan.  13,  1780; 
reported  sick  at  N.  Castle  from  Oct.,  1779. 

BELDIXG,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robin 
son's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  23,  1776;  discharged  April  1,  1777; 
service,  3  mos.  10  days ;  marched  to  Ticonderoga. 

BELDING,  JOHX,  Amherst.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Coney's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  regt. ;  marched 
Aug.  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  15,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days ;  enlistment,  3 
months. 

BELDIXG,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  10, 1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service, 
1  mo.  8  days,  in  Northern  department. 

BELDING,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Reyes's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  made  up  from  July  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  22,  1777,  dated  Providence; 
enlisted  Sept.  1,  1777;  also,  pay  abstract  for  bounty  for  service  from  Dec.  1,  1777, 
to  Jan.  4,  1778,  1  mo.  4  days. 


904  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BELDIXG,  JONATHAN,  Conway.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  L.  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col. 
Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  16,  1779 ;  service,  4  mos.  15  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 

7  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BELDING,  JONATHAN,  Northfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  9,  1779;  Capt.  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Williams's  regt.;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft. 

8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  enlistment,  9  mouths;  received  at  Spring 
field  July  19,  1779,  by  Capt.  James  Cooper;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Brad 
ford's  (14th)  regt.;  enlisted  July  15, 1779;  discharged  April  15,1780;  enlistment, 

9  months ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  order  of  Court  of  June 
22,  1780;  Capt.  Seth  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Northfield;   mustered  July  20,  1780; 
enlistment,  3  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Claverack;   detached  from    6th 
Hampshire  Co.  regt. ;    roll  dated  Warwick ;    also,  Private,  Capt.  Pierce's  co., 
Col.  Murray's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10, 
1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army.    Roll  dated  Leverett. 

BELDING,  JOSEPH,  Hatfield  (also  given  Whately).  Sergeant,  Capt.  Israel  Chapin's  co., 
Col.  John  Fellows's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  8,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  25, 
1775. 

BELDING,  JOSHUA.  Private,  Capt.  Salmon  White's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service,  4  days,  at  the  Northward 
by  order  of  Gen.  Horatio  Gates;  also,  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  30  days;  marched  to 
Saratoga.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Hatfield. 

BELDING,  LEVI,  Pittsfield.  Lieut.  James  Hubbard's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  marched  to 
Ticonderoga  Dec.  16,  1776;  dismissed  March  16,  1777;  service,  13  weeks;  also, 
Capt.  Belding's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  marched 
to  Horse  Neck  [year  not  given]  ;  drafted  from  Berkshire  Co.  militia,  but  failed  to 
join  regiment. 

BELDING,  OLIVER,  Lenox.  Captain,  7th  co.,  2d  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of 
Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  May  4, 1776 ;  also,  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  8,  1777;  discharged  July  26,  1777;  service,  19  days,  with  Northern  army; 
also,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777; 
service,  24  days,  at  the  Northward. 

BELDING,  OLIVER.  Corporal,  Capt.  Josiah  Yale's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  12,  1781;  dis 
charged  Oct.  20,  1781 ;  service,  12  days ;  company  inarched  from  Lee  and  Lenox 
to  Stillwater,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Rossiter,  on  an  alarm. 

BELDING,  PAUL,  Whately.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Stiles's  co.,  which  marched  April  21, 
1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BELDING,  PAUL.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Murray's  co.,  Maj.  Jonathan  Clap's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  9,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  10  days;  marched 
on  expedition  to  Fort  Edward  and  Mosses  Creek. 

BELDING,  PAUL,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Murray's  co.,  Maj.  Jonathan  Clap's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  9, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  12, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  10  days ;  marched 
on  expedition  to  Fort  Edward  and  Mosses  Creek. 

BELDING,  RICHARD.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Savage's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Rhode  Island,  Aug.  21,  1778;  enlisted  March  7,  1778;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  905 

BELDIXG,  SELAH,  Conway.  Capt.  Robert  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Kphraim  Doolittlc's  (24th) 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Charlestown,  June  27,  1775;  also,  Private; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775  ;  enlisted  May  9,  177") ;  service,  3  mos. ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Nov.  18,  1775. 

BELDIXG,  SELAH.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmore's  co.,  Col.  David  Field's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  17, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service,  4  days ;  marched  to  the 
Northward  by  request  of  Gen.  Horatio  Gates  ;  dismissed  by  order  of  Gen.  Lincoln. 
lioll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

BELDIXG,  SELAH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmore's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  22  days 
with  Northern  army. 

BELEW, ,  Wrentham.     Captain,  Col.  Seth  Billiard' s  regt. ;  return  of  officers  dated 

Medfield,  March  2,  1781;  company  detached  for  not  more  than  40  days  and  or 
dered  to  march  to  Tiverton,  It.  I. 

BELFORD,  "WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  George  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service, 
4  days,  at  Bedford,  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  on  an  alarm,  Sept.  f>,  1778. 

BELFOTXTAX,  RENEE.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  12  days  service,  between  Dec.  4,  1778,  and  Jan.  1,  1779. 

BELFOURTAX,  REXEE.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Scott's  co.,  Gth  Lincoln  co.  regt.;  pay  roll 
for  14  days  service  at  Machias,  between  Aug.  31,  1779,  and  Nov.  20,  1779. 

BELIXGHAM,  AXTHOXY.  Receipt  for  wages  for  service  on  board  frigate  "Hague," 
commanded  by  Capt.  John  Mauley,  to  May  10,  1783  [service  not  given] . 

BELKAITCH,  DAVID.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Berkshire  Co.  by  Trueman  Wheeler, 
Muster  Master,  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778;  enlistment,  3  years  or 
during  war. 

BELKXAP, .    [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Balknap,  Belnap,  Beltknap, 

Blenap.] 

BELKXAI>,  ABEL,  Lynn.  Private;  list  of  men  who  served  at  Concord  battle  and  else 
where  belonging  to  Lynn,  now  called  Lynn,  Lynnh'eld  and  Saugus ;  also,  Capt. 
Ezra  Newhall's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cam 
bridge,  June  8,  177") ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  New- 
hall's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Nov.  4,  1775. 

BELKXAP,  ABRAHAM,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Edgell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and  Cambridge;  service,  3  days. 

BELKXAP,  DAXIEL,  Monson  (also  given  South  Brimtield).  Private,  Capt.  Freeborn 
Moulton's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  21  days;  reported  as  having  left  Cambridge  May  (i, 
1775;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Walbridge's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  13,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  23  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  "Walbridge's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Put 
nam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  4, 1775;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Nehemiah  May's  co.,  Col.  John  Bliss's  regt.,  dated  Feb.  11,  1778; 
residence,  South  Brimtield ;  enlisted  for  town  of  South  Brimiield  ;  joined  Capt. 
Keep's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  afso,  Capt.  Caleb  Keep's 
co.,  Col.  William  Sheppard's  (3d)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser 
vice  from  March  23,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Lieut.  John  Wright's  (late  Capt. 
Keep's)  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July  and  Aug.,  1778;  af.so,  mus 
ter  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Ebene/er 
Sprout's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Providence ;  enlisted  March  13,  1777 ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  18,  1780. 


906  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BELKNAP,  EBEXEZER,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  John  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days; 
also,  Capt.  Ephraim  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  13  days. 

BELKXAP,  EBEXEZER.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Francis  Willson's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  27,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  July  27,  1777;  service,  1  mo.;  roll 
dated  Providence;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Dec.  1,  1777,  to  date  of  dis 
charge,  Jan.  3,  1778,  1  mo.  3  days;  roll  dated  Providence;  also,  1st  Lieutenant; 
list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Oct.  25,  1779;  regiment  detached 
from  Middlesex  Co.  and  Worcester  Co.  brigades  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ; 
also,  Capt.  Wilson's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  21,  1779;  dis 
charged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days,  at  Claverack;  company  raised  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army  in  New  York.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

BELKXAP,  EBEXEZER,  Lancaster.  Captain,  Col.  Wade's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass, 
militia;  commissioned  April  14, 1778;  company  raised  for  the  defence  of  the  New 
England  States;  also,  Col.  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  April  1,  1778;  discharged  Jan. 
3,  1779;  service,  9  mos.  3  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  muster  roll  made  up  from 
date  of  enlistment,  March  14, 1778,  to  Sept.  1,  1778,  dated  East  Greenwich  ;  enlist 
ment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  made  np  to  Nov.  1,  1778,  dated 
East  Greenwich;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.-Nov.,  1778,  dated  North  Kingston; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  dated  East  Greenwich. 

BELKXAP,  EBEXEZER,  Westborough.  Fifer,  Capt.  Moses  Wheelock's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  6,  1775;  service, 
2  mos.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Jeduthun  Baldwin's  regt.  of  Artil 
lery  artificers ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Aug.  22,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BELKXAP,  FRAXCIS.  Private,  Capt.  Joel  Stevens's  co.,  Col.  David  Rossiter's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  25,  1781 ;  service,  13  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Saratoga.  Roll  dated  Pittsfield. 

BELKXAP,  JESSE,  Hebron.  Capt.  James  Horton's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.  of  artificers ; 
enlisted  Aug.  6,  1777  [service  not  given]  ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  company  reported 
to  have  been  from  Connecticut. 

BELKXAP,  JOHX,  Jr.,  Monson  (also  given  South  Brimfield).  Private,  Capt.  Freeborn 
Moulton's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  20  days ;  reported  as  having  left  Cambridge  May  5. 
1775;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Walbridge's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  12,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  24  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BELKXAF,  JOXAS,  Belchertown.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  regt.;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  resi 
dence,  Belchertown;  enlisted  Nov.,  1776;  mustered  by  Sergt.  Tryon;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  (late  Alden's)  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  reported  mustered  by  Col. 
Ruggles  Woodbridge ;  also,  Capt.  Day's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  camp  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  Cherry  Valley,  Feb.  24,  1779; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Day's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  as  serving 
2  mos.  as  Private,  10  mos.  as  Corporal;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men, 
dated  Feb.  20,  1782;  Light  Infantry  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  age, 
22  (also  given  24)  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light  (also 
given  dark) ;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Belchertown ;  enlisted  Nov.,  1777; 
enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Capt.  William  White's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  Capt. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       907 

BELKNAP,  JONAS,  continued. 

Coburn's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Feb., 
1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts ;  also,  Sergeant,  Light  Infantry  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Brooks's  regt. ;  list  of  men  furloughed;  leave  given  by  Gen.  Patterson  Dec.  17, 
1782,  to  go  from  New  Windsor  to  Belchertown  for  40  days;  overstayed  2  days; 
also,  list  of  men  discharged ;  discharged  June  10, 1783,  by  Gen.  Washington,  term 
of  enlistment  having  expired ;  also,  list  of  men  who  received  honorary  badges  for 
faithful  service ;  reported  served  from  Nov.  ir>,  1775. 

BELKNAP,  JONAS,  Belchertown.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Dwight's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  South  Hadley,  May  28,  1777; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Belchertown;  joined  Capt.  James  Keith's  co  ,  Col.  Michael 
Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BELKNAP,  JOSEPH,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Morse's  co.,  Maj.  Gen.  Ward's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days. 

BELKNAP,  JOSEPH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  !),  1770;  dis 
charged  Dec.  21,  1776;  service  at  Noddle's  Island;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for 
service  in  Dec.,  1776,  dated  Cambridge,  May  29,  1777. 

BELKXAP,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Winchester's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777  ;  service,  3  mos.  21  days, 
in  Northern  department. 

BELKNAP,  JOSIAH,  Woburri.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  arrived  at  Rhode  Island  May  10,  1777 ;  discharged  July  10,  1777,  at  Point 
Judith ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days. 

BELKNAP,  PETEK,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Warner's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days. 

BELKNAP,  SAMUEL,  Woburn.  Captain  of  a  company  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775,  from  Woburn  via  Concord  to  Cambridge ;  service,  28  days ;  re 
ported  as  serving  until  formation  of  army;  also,  Lieutenant;  list  of  men  in  the 
1st  co.  of  Woburn  under  Capt.  Josiah  Johnson,  taken  April  30,  1775;  also,  Cap 
tain,  1st  Woburn  co.,  2d  Middlesex  Co.  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia; 
commissioned  May  6,  1776;  also,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  9, 
1776 ;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1776  ;  service,  50  days.  Roll  dated  North  Castle. 

BELKNAP,  STEPHEN,  Winchendon  (also  given  Westborough).  Drummer,  Capt.  ~F//.e- 
kiel  Knowlton's  co.,  Col.  Dyke's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  gun  and  blanket  money, 
dated  Dorchester  Heights,  March  31,  1776 ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance 
from  Dorchester  home,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  20,  1776;  also,  pay  abstract  for 
travel  allowance  to  Dorchester,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  30,  1776 ;  also,  return  of 
men  in  service  from  Dec.  1,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BELKNAP,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
marched  Aug.  21,  1777;  service,  7  days;  company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern, 
army  by  order  of  Gens.  Stark  and  Lincoln ;  proceeded  to  Hadley  and  was  there 
counter-ordered. 

BELL, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bel,  Bill.] 

BELL,  AKKAHAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Crawford's  co.,  Col.  James  Convers's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  23,  1777;  discharged  July  26,  1777;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BELL,  BENJAMIN,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Wilkins's  co.,Col.  Wiggles  worth's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Albany  home  sworn  to  Jan.  15,  1777. 

BELL,  BENJAMIN.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  sent  from  Halifax  to  Boston  in  the  cartel 
"Swift,"  Sept.  30,  1778. 


908  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BELL,  BOSTON,  Ipswich.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ; 
enlisted  May  14,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BELL,  CHARLES.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Hawke,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Oakes;  engaged  May  3,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  in  the  fleet  under  Commodore  John 
Manley. 

BELL,  DANIEL.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Todd's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1776,  to  May  8,  1776,  3  mos.  7 
days;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Todd's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt.;  list  of  offi 
cers  ;  commissioned  March  3, 1777 ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Feb.  26,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Todd's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  85  days  service  to  Aug.  1,  1777 ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  (7th)  co.,  Col. 
Crafts's  regt.;  payrolls  for  Sept.-Dec.,  1778;  also,  list  of  officers;  resignation 
accepted  in  Council,  Feb.  26,  1779;  also,  list  of  officers  entitled  to  clothing  dated 
Boston,  Dec.  31,  1779. 

BELL,  DANIEL,  Danvers.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  in  1779,  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army;  Capt.  Putnam's  co. ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. ; 
complexion,  sandy;  residence,  Danvers;  delivered  to  Ensign  Edward  White; 
also,  Muster  Master's  return  made  by  John  Gushing,  Muster  Master  for  Essex 
Co.,  dated  Boxford,  Dec.  8,  1779;  enlisted  for  town  of  Danvers;  enlistment,  9 
months;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Japheth  Daniels's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th) 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  15  days;  also,  pay  abstract  for  Oct., 
1779;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  Daniels's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Nov.  1,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  ap 
pointed  Fifer  (also  given  Drummer)  Feb.  1,  1780;  also,  return  for  clothing  dated 
Peekskill,  Dec.  1,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point, 
Jan.  29,  1781 ;  Capt.  Daniels's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Nixon's)  6th 
regt.;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  sandy;  eyes,  light; 
residence,  Danvers;  enlisted  Dec.  1,  1779,  by  Capt.  J.  Daniels;  enlistment,  dur 
ing  war;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  Daniels's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  returns 
for  wages,  etc.,  for  Jan.,  1781-Dec.,  1782. 

BELL,  DANIEL.  Captain  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Ingersoll's  (Artillery)  co.,  Suffolk  Co. 
regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  June  7,  1780;  company 
raised  from  Boston  regt.  and  stationed  at  Fort  Hill. 

BELL,  DANIEL,  Lebanon.  Capt.  Job  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.; 
muster  return  [year  not  given]  ;  reported  deserted. 

BELL,  DAVID.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt. ;  service  with  detach 
ment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes,  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks  in 
guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  by  order  of  Council 
of  May  12,  1777. 

BELL,  DAVID.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Cunningham's  (Ward  No.  4)  co.,  Col. 
Henry  Bromfield's  (Boston)  regt, ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned 
Nov.  25,  1776;  also,  Captain,  5th  co.,  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.;  list  of 
officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Aug.  11,  1777  ;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Symmes's 
regt. ;  roll  made  up  for  service  from  Feb.  12,  1778,  to  May  12, 1778,  with  guards  at 
Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  ;  also,  Col.  Jacobs's  regt.  of  guards ;  list  of  men  in 
service  at  Boston  under  Gen.  Gates,  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  Col.  Hatch's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  3  days  service  between  Jan.  3,  1779,  and  Feb.  7,  1779,  with  guards  at 
Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates;  also,  Col.  Edward  Proctor's  (Boston)  regt.;  list 
of  officers;  resignation  accepted  in  Council,  May  13,  1780. 

BELL,  DAVID.  Captain's  Clerk,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Tucker;  engaged  Dec.  13,  1778  [service  not  given]. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        909 

BELL,  DAVID.  Gunner's  Yeoman,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Tucker;  engaged  Jan.  2,  1779  [service  not  given]. 

BELL,  ELEAZEU  FLAGG.  Private,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt. ; 
enlisted  April  5,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  July  4,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  28  days,  with 
guards  at  Cambridge. 

BELL,  GEOKGE,  Falmouth.  Capt.  David  Bradish's  co. ;  billeting  roll  from  date  of 
enlistment,  May  23,  177'),  to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  8,  1775. 
equivalent  to  46  days;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Bradish's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  177')]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  28,  177.");  also,  ('apt. 
Bartholomew  York's  co..  Col.  Phinney's  (18th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison 
at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1770;  enlisted  April  1,  1770;  reported  deserted  July  Id. 
1770;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Boston,  July  15,  1777;  reported  enlisted  by  Lieut. 
Alden. 

BELL,  GEORGE.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Earlier,  Muster 
Master,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  10,  1777;  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt. 

BELL,  GEOHGE,  Beverly.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  1st 
Beverly  co.,  Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  13,  1778;  residence,  Beverly  ;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Beverly  ;  joined  Capt.  White's. co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  enlistment, 
3  years. 

BELL,  GEOKGE,  Beverly.  Private,  Capt.  Haffield  White's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (4th) 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  8,  1777,  to  Aug.  20, 
1770;  reported  invalided;  deserted  Aug.  20,  1779;  also,  muster  return  dated 
Albany,  Feb.  9, 1778;  residence,  Beverly ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Beverly;  mustered 
by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master;  reported  joined  company  of  invalids  at  Bos 
ton  ;  also,  Corporal,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot's  corps  of  invalids;  payroll  for  June- 
Sept.,  1778,  dated  Boston;  also,  order  for  gratuity  payable  to  Lieut.  Osirood 
Carlton,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  15,  1779;  also,  Private,  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Put 
nam's  regt. ;  certificate  of  service  dated  Boston,  Feb.  25,  1779,  given  by  Lieut. 
Col.  Ezra  Newhall,  stating  said  Bell  to  have  been  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15, 
1777;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  also,  Lieut.  Osgood  Carleton's  co.,  Col. 
Lewis  Nicola's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1779,  dated  Boston. 

BELL,  HEXKY.  Private,  Capt.  William  Foord's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  21,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days. 

BELL,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  David  Bell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symmes's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  Feb.  12,  1778;  discharged  May  12,  1778;  service,  3  mos..  under  Maj. 
Gen.  Heath  at  Boston. 

BELL,  JAMES.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Crawford's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Warner's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  15  days. 

BELL,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  John  Crawford's  co.,  Col.  James  Convers's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  23,  1777;  discharged  July  20,  1777;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

BELL,  JAMES,  Shirley.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Jona 
than  Cogswell's  regt.,  dated  Ipswich,  May  14,  1778;  residence,  Shirley;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Ipswich;  joined  Capt.  Job  Simmer's  co.,  Col.  Graton's  regt.;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

BELL,  JAMES,  New  Braintree.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Thomas  Whipple's  and  Capt.  Francis  Stone's  cos.,  Col.  Converse's  (4th 
Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  Gen.  Warner's  brigade,  dated  Feb.  21.  1778;  residence,  New 
Braintree  (also  given  Ireland)  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  New  Braintree;  joined  Capt. 
Stunner's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  reported 
mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Job  Simmer's 
Co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1777,  to  July  4,  1779;  reported  deserted. 


910  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BELL,  JAMES,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Boston,  June,  1780 ;  Capt. 
Farrington's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Procter's  (Boston)  regt. ;  age,  55  (also  given  60) 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  dark  (also  given  ruddy) ;  residence,  Bos 
ton  ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  23,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  23,  1780,  under 
command  of  Sergt.  Charles  Newcomb ;  enlistment,  6  months  from  July,  1780. 

BELL,  JOHN,  Billerica.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co.,  Col.  Green's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  Capt.  Solomon 
Pollard's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  dated 
May  1,  1775. 

BELL,  JOHN,  Boston.  Fifer,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  23,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  14  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  25,  1775. 

BELL,  JOHN,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  "Warner's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  10  days;  reported 
returned  May  1, 1775 ;  also,  Gunner,  Capt.  William  Todd's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ; 
return  dated  Boston,  Dec.  16,  1776. 

BELL,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Crawford's  co.,  Col.  James  Convers's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  23,  1777;  discharged  July  26,  1777;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

BELL,  JOHN.  Boatswain's  Mate;  list  of  prisoners  received  from  Halifax  in  the  cartel 
"  Favorite,"  dated  Jan.  29,  1778 ;  reported  taken  in  the  "  Hancock." 

BELL,  JOHN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Elias  Parkman's  detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  July 
2,  1778;  service,  15  days.  Roll  dated  Boston. 

BELL,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Combes' s  co. ;  Lieut.  Col.  Prime's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  29, 1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  31, 1780 ;  service,  4  mos.  3  days,  under  Brig.  Gen. 
Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward. 

BELL,  JOHN.  List  of  prisoners  received  at  Marblehead  from  the  cartel  "Pacific  "  to  be 
exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Stone,  Commissary  [year 
not  given] . 

BELL,  JOHN,  Jr.,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  King's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's  regt.;  company 
return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  reported  deserted  May  28,  1775. 

BELL,  JONATHAN,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance  and  wages  for  service  at  Dorchester  Heights,  1  day, 
in  Nov.,  1776. 

BELL,  JONATHAN,  Taunton.  Private,  4th  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  (12th)  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
joined  April  1,  1777;  reported  taken  prisoner  July  7,  1777;  also,  Capt.  James 
Cooper's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  49  days  subsistence  from 
date  of  enlistment  Feb.  10,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington ;  also,  muster 
return  dated  Feb.  1,  1778;  residence,  Taunton;  enlisted  for  town  of  Taunton; 
reported  missing  July  6,  1777. 

BELL,  JOSEPH,  Danvers.  Capt.  Gideon  Foster's  co.,  Col.  John  Mansfield's  regt.;  re 
ceipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  4,  1775 ;  also,  Private ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  22,  1775;  service,  9  days;  also,  receipt  for 
advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Aug.  10, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  John  Baker's 
co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt. 
Baker's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt. ;  orders  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  27,  1775,  and  Dec.  25,  1775 ; 
also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master, 


IN  THE  AVAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  911 


BELL,  JOSEPH,  continued. 

dated  Boston,  Feb.  16,  1777;  Capt.  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  also,  Capt. 
Samuel  Foster's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  16,  1777,  to  Aug.  25,  1777;  residence,  Danvers; 
credited  to  town  of  Salem  (also  given  Danvers) ;  reported  deserted. 

BELL,  MOSES.  List  of  men  who  signed  a  receipt  for  wages  for  -i  mos.  20  days  service 
in  Capt.  Caleb  Kimball's  co.  at  Winter  Hill  [year  not  given] . 

BELL,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  (Suffolk 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  27, 1780;  roll  made  up  to  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
4  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BELL,  REUBEN.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Lieut. 
Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  July  3,  1775. 

BELL,  ROBERT.  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Gregg's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlist 
ment,  during  war. 

BELL,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Crawford's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Warner's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  15  days. 

BELL,  SAMUEL.  Quartermaster,  frigate  "  Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker ; 
engaged  Jan.  12,  1779  [service  not  given]. 

BELL,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Shepard's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777;  service,  7  days; 
marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm;  also,  Capt.  James  Black's  co.,  Col.  David 
Moosley's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  June  15  to  June  17,  1782,  3  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Northampton. 

BELL,  SOLOMON.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Aaron  Rowley's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  5,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  29,  1777;  service,  24  days,  at 
the  Northward  of  Pawlet. 

BELL,  STEI>HEN.  Marine,  ship  "Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones;  list 
of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Mellish  "  and  brig  "  Active  "  [year 
not  given] . 

BELL,  THOMAS,  Plymouth.  Boatswain's  Mate,  brigantine  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Simeon  Samson;  engaged  Aug.  23,  1777  [service  not  given]  ;  also,  brigan 
tine  "Hazard;"  engaged  Nov.  23,1777;  discharged  May  20,  1778 ;  also,  Boat 
swain's  Mate,  State  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
engaged  June  27,  1778 ;  discharged  Oct.  16,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  19  days. 

BELL,  THOMAS  (also  given  Jr.),  Colrain.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental 
Army  from  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  sworn  to  April  5,  1779;  residence,  Colrain; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Colrain;  joined  Capt.  Satterlee's  co.,  Col.  Hazen's  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  also,  Lieutenant,  Col.  Moses  Hazen's  regt.; 
commissioned  Jan.  9,  1777 ;  service,  28  mos.  22  days ;  enlistment,  during  war ; 
reported  resigned  June  1,  1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780; 
age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Colrain;  arrived 
at  Springfield  July  27,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  27,  1780,  under  command 
of  Capt.  Storer. 

BELL,  THOMAS  BROOKS,  Concord.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Middlesex  Co.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Concord;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Concord. 

BELL,  WALTER.  Private,  Capt.  Hugh  McClallen's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  2  days. 


912  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

BELL,  WILLIAM.  List  of  men  in  Col.  "Wheelock's  Orderly  Book  dated  Headquarters, 
Ticonderoga,  Sept.  6,  1776;  served  as  Ensign  in  Col.  Poor's  regt.,  vice  Lieut. 
Glidden  promoted. 

BELL,  WILLIAM.  Captain,  Ward  No.  6  co.,  Col.  Henry  Bromfield's  (Boston)  regt. ; 
list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  Nov.  25,  1776. 

BELL,  WILLIAM.  2d  Lieutenant,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  official  record 
of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives  dated  Boston,  April  18, 1777  ;  appoint 
ment  concurred  in  by  Council,  April  18,  1777;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel 
Heath's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  1  mo.  8  days  service ;  detachment 
drafted  to  serve  at  and  about  Boston,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Sept.  16,  1777. 

BELL,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Corporal,  Capt.  Theodore  Bliss's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  3, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  John  Stutson's  co.,  Maj. 
Edward  Proctor's  detachment  of  guards ;  company  detached  Dec.  10,  1777 ;  dis 
charged  March  1,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  22  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  Bos 
ton  ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  detachment  of  guards ;  enlisted  Feb. 
1,  1779;  discharged  April  30, 1779;  service,  3  mos.,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  at  and 
about  Boston. 

BELL,  WILLIAM.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Cathcart;  engaged  June  28,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  10 
days;  also,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Williams; 
engaged  March  13, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780  ;  service,  5  mos.  14  days ;  also, 
order  for  wages  dated  Boston,  Aug.  25,  1780. 

BELL,  ZERUBBAKEL.  Col.  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  statement  of  Continental  balances  cer 
tified  April  10,  1786;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BELLAMY,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Belamy.] 

BELLAMY,  ABXER,  West  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Flower's  co.,  Col.  John 
Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777, 
to  Dec.  19, 1779 ;  reported  discharged ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war ;  mustered 
by  Col.  Woodbridge ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Stillwater,  Sept.  15, 1777 ;  also 
reported  mustered  at  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Sept.,  1777 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct. 
and  Dec.,  1777,  Jan.-May,  1778,  dated  Albany;  enlisted  Dec.  15,  1776;  reported 
on  command  at  Schenectady  in  Dec.,  1777 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June,  July  and 
Aug.,  1778,  dated  White  Plains ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fredericks- 
burg  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury ;  also,  muster  rolls 
for  Nov.,  1778-Jan.,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Continental  Village ;  reported  on  furlough 
from  Dec.  30, 1778,  to  Feb.  1, 1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1779,  dated  Croton; 
also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  Croton  Bridge. 

BELLAMY,  CHARLES.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Capt.  William  Dearing  of  Class 
No.  3  of  the  town  of  Kittery,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3 
years,  dated  Wells,  May  20,  1782. 

BELLAMY,  JOHX,  Kittery.  Sergeant;  list  of  men  drafted  in  York  Co.  for  service  at 
Rhode  Island;  Capt.  Samuel  Grant's  co. ;  return  made  by  Col.  John  Frost  of  2d 
York  Co.  regt.,  May  7,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Grant's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Titcomb's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  2  mos.  12  days  service  at  Rhode  Island ;  warrant 
allowed  in  Council,  July  21,  1777. 

BELLAXGERS,  EDWARD.  Gunner's  Mate,  ship  "Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Paul  Jones;  list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "Mellish  "  and  brig 
"Active  "  [year  not  given] . 

BELLARD,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Rowley's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  12,  1777 ;  discharged  April  3,  1777 ;  service, 
2  mos.  20  days,  at  Ticonderoga. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        013 


BKLLAHD,  JOSHUA,  Hadley.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Rubles 
Woodbridge's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  and  from  Ticonderoga, 
in  1776. 

BELLICK,  JOSHUA,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Yose's  co.;  payroll  for  3  days  ser 
vice  between  April  13  and  April  26,  1776,  in  defence  of  the  sea  coast. 

BELLINGTOX,  FRANCIS.  Private,  7th  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  July  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

BELLIXGTOX,  ISAAC,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Abiel  Peirce's  co..  Col.  Nicholas 
Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  blanket  money,  etc.,  dated  Nov.,  1776. 

BELLOS,  JABEZ.  Private,  Capt.  William  Watson's  (6th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Milieu's  (3d) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1782;  also,  Capt.  Watson's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  (3d) 
regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut  Col.  Milieu;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1783; 
also,  4th  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept., 
1783. 

BELLOS,  JESSE,  South  Hadley.  Sergeant ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket 
guard  under  Col.  Woodbridge  May  23,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Noadiah  Leonard's  co., 
Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
177")]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill, 
Oct.  25,  1775. 

BELLOSS,  JESSE,  South  Hadley.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Noadiah  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  Wood- 
bridge's  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  24,  1775;  also, 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  9,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 

BELLOWES,  ELIHU,  Northampton.  Private,  Col.  Elisha  Sheldon's  (2d)  regt.  of  light 
dragoons ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  26,  1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779;  residence,  Northampton  (also  given  South  Hadley)  ;  credited  to  town  of 
Northampton  ;  also,  return  of  men  taken  to  April  22,  1779,  dated  Durham  ;  enlist 
ment,  during  war;  reported  enlisted  Feb.  26,  1777,  by  Capt.  Stoddard;  also, 
return  dated  Fishkill,  June  18,  1779. 

BELLOWES,  JESSE,  South  Hadley.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  May  28,  1777 ;  residence, 
South  Hadley;  enlisted  for  town  of  South  Hadley;  joined  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col. 
Marshall's  regt. 

BELLOWES,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  10,  1780;  dis 
charged  Jan.  11,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

BELLOWS, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Belows,  Bellos,  Bellowes, 

Bllows.] 

BELLOWS,  CHARLES.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard  under 
Maj.  Loammi  Baldwin  May  11,  1775. 

BELLOWS,  CHARLES,  Southborough.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Bellows's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Fay's  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  15  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BELLOWS,  CHARLES.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  (late  Soul's)  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27.  1776;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wiggles\vorth's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  1  mo.  16  days  service  from  May  15,  1777,  dated  Boston;  reported  as 
having  been  refused  payment  of  wages  due  previous  to  July  1,  1777,  by  Jonathan 
Trumbull,  P.  M.  G.,  at  Albany,  on  account  of  not  having  joined  the  regiment  at 
Peekskill  before  said  date. 


914  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BELLOWS,  EBEXEZER,  Southborough.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Bellows's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  16  days. 

BELLOWS,  EBENEZER,  Southborough.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Ward's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  [service  not  given]  ;  also, 
list  of  men  in  Capt.  Gates's  co.,  dated  Jan.  30,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  4, 1775  [service 
not  given] . 

BELLOWS,  EBENEZER.  Corporal,  Capt.  Reuben  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  marched  July  30,  1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days, 
at  Rhode  Island. 

BELLOWS,  ELIHI",  Northampton  (also  given  South  Hadley).  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan 
Allen's  co.,  Gen.  Pomeroy's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April 
27, 1775;  also,  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  JohnFellows's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug. 
1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  week,  4  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv 
alent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  7,  1775 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  dated  April  8,  1779;  residence,  Northampton;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Northampton ;  joined  Col.  Elisha  Sheldon  s  (Light  Horse)  regt. ;  also, 
Col.  Sheldon's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BELLOWS,  ELIJAH,  Southborough.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Silas  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Ward's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775  [service  not  given]  ;  also,  list 
of  men  in  Capt.  Gates's  co.,  dated  Jan.  30,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  4,  1775  [service 
not  given]  ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Gates's  co.,  Col.  J.  Ward's  regt. ;  list  of 
officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  Jan.  29,  1776. 

BELLOWS,  ELIJAH,  Southborough.  Captain  of  a  company  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days;  also,  Captain,  5th  (Southborough)  co.,  6th 
Worcester  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  April  5  (also 
given  April  17)  1776;  also,  list  of  officers  drafted  from  Col.  John  Golding's  regt. 
[year  not  given] . 

BELLOWS,  EZEKIEL,  Paxton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Phineas  Moore's  co.,  Col.  Ephriam  Doo- 
little's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge  ;  service, 
10  days;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Adam  Maynard's  8th  (also  given  7th)  co., 
1st  Worcester  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  April  28, 
1778;  also,  Capt.  William  Tucker's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.;  enlisted  July 
6,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  27  days. 

BELLOWS,  ISAAC,  Hubbardston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  William  Marean's  co.,  7th  Worcester  Co.  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence, 
Hubbardston ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Hubbardston ;  joined  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's 
co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war ;  also,  Private, 
Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  March  27,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col. 
Nixon's  regt. ;  return  for  clothing  for  1777 ;  reported  absent ;  also,  Colonel's  co., 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Benjamin  Heywood,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for 
Aug.  and  Sept.,  1779 ;  reported  joined  from  desertion  Aug.  18, 1779 ;  also,  Colonel's 
co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Matthew  Chambers,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  abstracts 
for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1779;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  28, 1780 ;  reported  dis 
charged  March  28,  1780;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  commanded  by  Capt.  Lieut.  Peter 
Clayes ;  pay  abstract  for  Jan.-June,  1780. 

BELLOWS,  ISAAC,  Jr.,  Hubbardston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  William  Marean's  co.,  7th  Worcester  Co.  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  resi 
dence,  Hubbardston;  enlisted  for  town  of  Hubbardston;  joined  Capt.  Adam 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  915 

BELLOWS,  ISAAC,  Jr.,  continued. 

Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Fifer,  Colonel's 
co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  March  27,  1777,  to  Dec.  29,  1777 ;  reported  deceased  Dec.  20,  1777 ;  also, 
Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  return  for  clothing  for  1777. 

BELLOWS,  JAHEZ.  Private,  Capt.  William  Watson's  (6th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Millin's  (3d) 
regt.;  order  for  wages  for  Feb.  and  March,  1783,  dated  Cantonment  near  New 
Windsor;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1783. 

BELLOAVS,  JAMKS,  Westborough  (also  given  Graf  ton).  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brig- 
ham's  co.,  Maj.  Gen.  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  f>  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Moses 
Wheelock's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  April  24,  177");  service,  3  mos.  1;")  days;  also,  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  177")]  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's 
regt.;  company  to  be  mounted  if  possible;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army 
Aug.  21,  1777,  by  order  of  Gens.  Stark  and  Lincoln;  proceeded  to  Iladley  and 
was  there  counter-ordered;  service,  7  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Brigham's  co., 
Col.  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  12,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service, 
2  mos.  28  days,  at  the  Westward. 

BELLOWS,  JAMKS.  Private,  Capt.  Elias  Pratt's  co. ;  enlisted  April  13, 1779;  discharged 
July  1,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  with  guards  at  Rutland. 

BELLOWS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denney's  (2d)  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  27, 1779,  to  Dec.  1,  1779.  1  mo.  5  days,  at  Claverack. 
Roll  dated  Albany. 

BELLOWS,  JAMKS.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11 
days  ;  enlistment,  3  mouths. 

BKLLOAVS,  JAUKD.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.,  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master,  dated  Boston,  April  25,  1779;  Capt.  Hill's  co.,  Col.  Patterson's  regt. 

BELLOWS,  JKBKDIAII,  Southborough.  Private,  Capt.  Hancock's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  14,  1778,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  payroll  for  Feb.,  1779; 
also,  (late)  Capt.  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April, 
1779,  dated  Providence  ;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Aug.  17,  1780;  reported  deserted, 
Aug.  17,  1780. 

BELLOWS,  JESSE,  Charlestown,  No.  4.  Capt.  Setli  Murray's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  29,  177");  also,  Private; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  177");  service,  2  mos.  1(5  days;  re 
ported  died  July  12, 177") ;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  30, 177"). 

BELLOWS,  JESSE,  South  Iladley.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Josiah  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  25,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Dec.  1,  1776;  service, 
6  mos.  12  days;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of  Boston;  also,  return  of  men  en 
listed  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Montague's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt., 
dated  June  30,  1778;  residence,  South  Iladley;  enlisted  for  town  of  South  Ilad 
ley;  joined  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or  dur 
ing  war;  also,  Private,  2d  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  (l()th)  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779 ;  reported  trans 
ferred  to  corps  of  invalids,  June  1,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Smith's  (3d)  co.,  Col. 
Marshall's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  West  Point,  Feb.  1,  1779;  enlisted  Dec.  21, 
1776;  reported  sick  at  Iladley;  also,  muster  roll  dated  West  Point,  May  3,  1779; 
reported  sick  at  Iladley. 


916  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BELLOWS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Newton's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt. ;  en 
listed  April  1,  1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service,  3  inos.  2  days,  with  guards 
at  Roxbury. 

BELLOWS,  JOSEPH,  Paxton.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Deany's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  in  Maj.  Asa  Baldwin's  division,  in 
Northern  department;  roll  dated  Holden;  also,  Capt.  March  Chase's  co.,  Col. 
Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  5  days,  at  Dorchester. 

BELLOWS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  co.  (of  invalids),  Col.  Lewis 
Nichola's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1779 ;  stationed  at  Boston ;  reported  "  mus 
tered  up  from  May  1  to  May  15  [year  not  given],  then  discharged." 

BELLOWS,  JOSEPH,  Lunenburg.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  David  Wilder' s  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  John  Whetcomb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from 
Lunenburg;  service,  12  days;  also,  Captain,  4th  (2d  Lunenburg)  co.,  Col.  Abijah 
Stearns's  (8th  Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned 
March  23,  1776 ;  also,  Maj.  Bridge's  regt. ;  marched  to  Bennington  Aug.  22, 1777, 
on  an  alarm,  by  order  of  Gen.  Stark  and  Col.  Warner;  service,  9  days;  also,  pay 
roll  for  service  from  date  of  enlistment,  Oct.  1,  1777,  to  Oct.  19,  1777,  25  days,  at 
Saratoga;  also,  2d  Major,  8th  Worcester  Co.  regt.;  official  record  of  a  ballot  by 
the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  June  2,  1779 ;  appointment  concurred  in  by 
Council,  June  2,  1779. 

BELLOWS,  JOSEPH,  Graf  ton.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cush- 
ing's  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777,  at  Bennington ;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  10  days,  on  an  alarm;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army; 
also,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  12,  1777; 
discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  at  the  Westward;  also,  de 
scriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  residence,  Grafton;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  13,  1780;  marched  to  camp 
July  13,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Thomas  Pritchard;  also,  Capt.  Sylvanus 
Smith's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  (15th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Aug.,  Sept.  and 
Oct.,  1780;  enlisted  July  10,  1780;  enlistment,  6  months;  also,  list  of  men  raised 
for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed 
muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Smith's  co., 
Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1780,  dated  Garrison  at  West 
Point. 

BELLOWS,  JOTHAM,  Southborough.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Bellows's  co.,  which  inarched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  17  days. 

BELLOWS,  SAMUEL,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.,  Maj.  Gen. 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  21£  days ; 
also,  list  of  men  in  Capt.  Brigham's  co.  of  Minute-men  at  Westborough  in  1775 ; 
enlisted  May  9  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  Capt.  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's 
regt.;  company  to  be  mounted  if  possible;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army 
Aug.  21,  1777,  by  order  of  Gens.  Stark  and  Lincoln;  proceeded  to  Hadley  and 
was  there  counter-ordered ;  service,  5  days. 

BELLOWS,  SILAS,  Paxton.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Moore's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doo- 
little's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  10  days. 

BELLOWS,  SILAS,  Oakham.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  26  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  8,  1775. 

BELLOWS,  SILAS.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Howard's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Saratoga  home,  dated  March  12,  1777. 


IN  THE  AVAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  917 

BELLOWS,  SIMEON,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  George  Baker's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  13£  days. 

BELLOWS,  STEPHEN,  Southborough.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Ward's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  [service  not  given]  ;  also,  list 
of  men  in  Capt.  Gates's  co.  dated  Jan.  30,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  4,  1775  [service  not 
given] . 

BELLOWS,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  10  days ;  marched  to  Man 
chester  and  Bennington  on  an  alarm.  Roll  dated  Shrewsbury. 

BELLOWS,  STEPHEN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Seth  Newton's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt. ; 
enlisted  April  1,  1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2  days,  with 
guards  at  Roxbury. 

BELLOWS,  TIMOTHY,  Southborough.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Bellows's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days ;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Fay's  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775; 
also,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  (late  Soul's)  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  March  5,  1776;  also,  Capt. 
Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  1  mo.  16  days 
service  from  May  15,  1777,  dated  Boston ;  reported  as  having  been  refused  pay 
ment  of  wages  due  previous  to  July  1,  1777,  by  Jonathan  Trumbtill,  P.  M.  G.,  at 
Albany,  on  account  of  not  having  joined  regiment  at  Peekskill  before  said  date  ; 
also,  Capt.  Ephraim  Lyon's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  June  24,  1778;  dis 
charged  July  13,  1778;  service,  26  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Groton. 

BELLOY,  THADDEUS.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  2,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  9  days,  at 
Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

BELMEK,  JOHN.    List  of  prisoners  belonging  to  Salem  [year  not  given] . 

BELNAP,  ABEL.  List  of  men  taken  from  the  Orderly  Book  of  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson  of 
the  27th  regt.  dated  Fort  Lee,  Nov.  16,  1776;  reported  taken  prisoner  at  Fort 
Washington ;  served  in  Capt.  Newhall's  co. 

BELNAP,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  King's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  20, 
1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Saratoga. 

BELNAP,  EBENEZEK,  Westborough.  Fifer,  Capt.  Wheelock's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  enlistment  agreement  dated  July  2, 
1776,  signed  by  said  Belnap  and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  march  to  New 
York  and  to  remain  in  service  until  Dec.  1, 1776,  unless  sooner  discharged;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Baldwin's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service 
from  Dec.  29, 1776,  to  March  1,  1777 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Nathan  Fisher's  co.,  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt.  [year  not  given]  ; 
residence,  Westborough;  enlisted  for  town  of  Westborough;  joined  Capt.  Wood's 
co.;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  a  mechanic. 

BKLNAP,  EBENE/ER.  Captain,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.;  return  of  officers  for  80 
days  rations  taken  to  June  2,  1778;  appointed  March  14,  1778. 

BELNAP,  EHENEZEK.  Fifer,  Capt.  Jonathan  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  list  of 
men  [year  not  given] . 

BKLNAP,  EBKNKZKU.  Ensign,  Capt.  Samuel  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Smith's  regt. ; 
list  of  officers  [year  not  given] . 

BELNAP,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Neherniah  May's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ;  en 
listed  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  8  days;  enlistment, 
2  months.  Roll  dated  South  Brimiield. 


918  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 


BELXAP,  JOHX,  Jr.  Capt.  Amos  Walbridge's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  D.  Brewer's) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Iloxbury,  Nov.  4, 
1775. 

BELXAP,  JOXAS,  Belchertown.  Capt.  John  Cowls's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles  Wood- 
bridge's  regt.;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  29,  1775;  also, 
Private;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6 
days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  30,  1775. 

BELXAP,  SAMUEL,  Belchertown.  Private,  Capt.  John  Cowls's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Rug 
gles  Woodbridge's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775; 
service,  2  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported 
enlisted  for  town  of  Granby;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  23,  1775 ;  reported  deceased. 

BELXAP,  SAMUEL,  Woburn.  Captain ;  list  of  men  drafted  from  Middlesex  Co.  dated 
Sept.  26,  1776 ;  marched  on  expedition  to  Horse  Neck. 

BELOWS,  EBEXEZEK.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Newton's  (Cavalry)  co.,  Col.  Whitney's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1777;  service,  6  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Bennington. 

BELOWS,  JEDEDIAH,  Southborough.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Seth  Newton's  (4th)  co.,  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  April  19, 
1779;  residence,  Southborough;  enlisted  for  town  of  Southborough;  joined  Capt. 
Davis's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BELOWS,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  (15th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1780,  dated  Camp  Tenack  ( ? ) ;  enlisted  July  10,  1780 ; 
enlistment,  6  months. 

BELOWS,  SILAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Crawford's  co.,  Col.  James  Convers's  regt. ;  en 
listed  July  23,  1777;  discharged  July  26,  1777;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Crawford's  co.,  Col.  Converse's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug. 
20,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777 ;  service,  5  days ;  marched  to  Bennington  on 
an  alarm. 

BELS,  JED.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  detachment  of  guards;  pay  roll  for  ser 
vice  from  May  30,  1780,  to  Aug.  1,  1780,  2  mos.  2  days,  under  Maj.  Nathaniel 
Heath  at  and  about  Boston. 

BELSHER,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Baxter's  co.,  Col.  Mclntosh's  regt.,  Gen. 
Lovel' s  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  5,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  14,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 
13  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Braintree. 

BELSHIRE,  JACOB.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Eames's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  a  secret  expedition  Sept.  29,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  3 
days. 

BELT,  JAMES,  Maryland.  Lieutenant ;  list  of  prisoners  who  were  exchanged  at  New 
port,  Feb.  11,  1777. 

BELTKXAP,  JOSIAH,  Woburn.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  July  27, 1778 ;  Capt. 
Belknap's  co.,  Col.  Fox's  (3d)  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  residence, 
Woburn. 

BELUX,  JOSEPH.  Account  of  bounty  paid  him  by  town  of  Cambridge,  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  Cambridge,  Sept.  1,  1781 ;  raised 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        919 

BELVIX,  HOBEKT.  Matross,  Capt.  William  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Sept.-Nov.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  Capt.  Pierce's  CO.,  Col.  Crane's  (also  given  Harrison's)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
Dec.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Pierce's  co.  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and 
Feb.,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  March  23,  1777;  also,  pay  roll  for  March, 
1779. 

BELZAK,  BEXJAMIX.  Col.  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.;  list  of  deserters  made  up  from  Jan.  1, 
1777,  to  1780;  enlistment,  during  war;  deserted  Feb.  !.">,  1777. 

BEMAIX,  GEOIIGE.  Capt.  John  Calender's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  receipt 
for  advance  pay  dated  Kanskill,  June  2'2,  177") ;  also,  Matross;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  5,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  1  day. 

BEMAX,  ABRAHAM,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Morse's  co.  of  volunteers. 
Col.  Jonathan  Head's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  2,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1777;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  7  days;  marched  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Gates. 

BEMAX,  DAVID.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carter's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  (Worces 
ter  Co.)  regt.,  under  command  of  Maj.  Ebenezer  Bridge;  marched  to  Williams- 
town  Aug.  22,  1777,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Jonathan  Warner  on  an  alarm  ; 
service,  11  days,  lloll  dated  Leominster. 

BEMAX,  EZRA.  1st  Major,  Hon.  Artemas  "Ward's  (6th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  list  of 
officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  June  16,  1777. 

BEMAX,  GKOKGK,  Boston  (also  given  Brimfield).  Private,  Capt.  William  Toogood's 
(f>th)  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  June  29,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  return  of 
men  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  Camp  near  Peekskill,  Feb.  16, 1779; 
also,  (late)  Capt.  Toogood's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May, 
1779,  dated  Highlands ;  reported  sick  at  Hillsborough ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  June 
and  July,  1779 ;  reported  sick  at  Hillsborough ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  Aug.,  1779 ; 
reported  omitted ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hey  wood's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  pay 
abstracts  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  subse 
quent  to  Sept.  30,  1779;  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  age,  30  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.; 
complexion,  dark;  residence,  Brimfield;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Clayes's  co.,  Col. 
Nixon's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  invalided;  also,  Capt.  Hey  wood's  (5th)  co.;  return  for 
clothing  dated  Feb.  6,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Abel  Holden's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col. 
Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  Jan. -July,  1780  ;  reported  transferred  from  Capt. 
Heywood's  co.  Feb.  4,  1780;  also,  list  of  men  in  need  of  clothing  dated  Village, 
July  5,  1780;  also,  return  of  men  in  need  of  clothing  dated  Peekskill,  July  31, 
1780;  also,  Capt.  Clays's  co.,  6th  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  17SO;  re 
ported  sick  at  Fishkill;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Toogood's  co.,  6th  regt.;  return  for 
clothing  for  1780  dated  Peekskill,  Dec.  5,  1780 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men 
dated  West  Point,  Jan.  29,  1781;  Capt.  Clayes's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  (fith) 
regt.;  age,  45  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  hair,  dark  ;  eyes,  dark  ; 
residence,  Brimfield;  enlisted  Nov.  16,  1779,  by  Capt.  Clayes;  enlistment,  during 
war;  also,  Capt.  Clayes's  (later  Capt.  J.  K.  Smith's)  3d  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's 
(6th)  regt.;  return  for  wages,  etc.,  for  Jan. -Dec.,  1781;  reported  sick  in  hospital 
Jan. -March,  1781 ;  transferred  to  corps  of  invalids  April  18,  1781. 

BEMAX,  JABKZ,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Colton's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  4,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Fifer,  Lieut.  James  Tisdale's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  muster  rolls 
for  June  and  July,  1778,  dated  White  Plains;  reported  appointed  Fifer  Feb.  1, 
1778;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Samuel  Foster's  co.,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Tisdale; 
muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1778;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1779,  dated  Constitution 
Island;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Crown  Point; 


920  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BEMAX,  JABEZ,  continued. 

also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  Camp  Highlands ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept., 
1779,  dated  Camp  Bedford ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  also,  descriptive  list 
of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  Col.  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  age, 
ISyrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  brown;  eyes, blue;  residence, 
Lancaster;  enlisted  Feb.  4,  1780,  by  Capt.  Sumner;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BEMAX,  JESSE.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Charles's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  24,  1777; 
enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776 ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777. 

BEMAX,  JOHX,  Stow.  List  of  men  returned  by  Capt.  Cranston  as  stationed  at  White 
Plains;  endorsed  "  1776." 

BEMAX,  JOXAS.  Private.  Capt.  Abner  Cranston's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776 ;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776. 

BEMAX,  JOXAS,  Princeton.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belonging  to  Worcester  Co. ; 
Capt.  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ;  age.  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  com 
plexion,  light;  occupation,  cordwainer;  residence,  Princeton;  enlisted  June  14, 
1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEMAX,  JOSEPH,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  White's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  3  days ; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also,  Capt.  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt. ; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  reported  "  in  the  works." 

BEMAX,  JOSEPH.  Matross,  Capt.  Joseph  Balch's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artil 
lery)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service,  1  mo.,  between  Nov.  1,  1776,  and  Feb.  1,  1777. 

BEMAX,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  6,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  10,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  4  days,  at  North  Iliver, 
N.  Y. ;  enlistment,  8  months;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1778;  reported  deserted. 

BEMAX,  NOAH.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Paul  Brigham's  5th  (2d  Marlborough)  co.,  Col. 
Ezekiel  How's  (4th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  com 
missioned  July  5, 1776. 

BEMAX,  PHIXEAS,  Hatneld.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belonging  to  Hampshire 
Co. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light ;  occupation, 
farmer ;  residence,  Hatneld ;  enlisted  July  4,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

BEMAX,  PHIXEAS,  Brookfield.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Brookfield,  Sept.  15,  1777;  resi 
dence,  Brookfield ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Western. 

BEMAX,  REUBEX.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Simon  Adams's  co.,  Col.  John  Coller's  regt.,  Gen. 
Fellows's  brigade ;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  20,  1781 ;  service,  12 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward  by  order  of  Col.  John  Ashley. 

BEMAXD,  JABEZ,  Harvard.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Samuel  Hill's  co.,  dated  Dec.  17,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Colton's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's 
regt. ;  residence,  Harvard ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Harvard ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEMAXT,  AAROX,  Marlborough.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re 
turned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

BEMAS,  ABRAHAM,  Sandwich.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re 
turned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 


IN  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  921 


BEMAS,  AMOS,  Winchendon.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  G  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Killam's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
(r>th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  9,  1780; 
discharged  Jan.  9,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

BEMAS,  DANIEL.  Weston.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Lamson's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  1  day;  also,  Maj.  Lamson's  co. ;  list  of  men 
detached  from  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  to  relieve  guards  at  Cambridge  [year  not 
given] . 

BEMAS,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  March,  1770. 

BEMAS,  ISAAC,  Waltham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Childs's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Bond's  (late  Gard 
ner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  G,  1775. 

BEMAS,  ISAAC,  Waltham.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  [probably  in  Oct.,  1776]. 

BEMAS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (2Gth) 
regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  Jan.,  April  and  May,  177(5;  also,  pay  abstract  for  June, 
177G,  dated  New  York. 

BEMAS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  reirt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  18,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  12  days,  with 
Northern  army. 

BF.MAS,  JEDUTHAN,  Weston.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Childs's  co.,  Col.  William  Bond's 
(late  Gardner's)  37th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  G,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec. 
20,  1775. 

BEMAS,  JOEL.  Seaman,  State  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  l)\  Capt.  George  Little; 
engaged  Oct.  5,  1782;  discharged  Nov.  25,  1782;  service,  1  mo.  20  days.  Roll 
dated  Boston. 

BEMAS,  JONAS,  Sudbury.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  3,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779 ;  credited  to  town  of  Sudbury ;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Wigglesworth's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Valley  Forge  ;  enlistment, 
during  war;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  "Camp  Greeneage ;  "  also, 
Maj.  John  Porter's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.,  under  command  of  Maj. 
Porter;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779. 

BEMAS,  JOSEPH,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Endecott's  co..  Col.  Lemuel  Robin 
son's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  1!),  1775;  service,  3  days. 

BEMAS,  JOSIA.H,  Waltham.  Private,  Capt.  Child's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Bond's  (late  Gard 
ner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  G,  1775. 

BEMAS,  JOSIAH.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  1,  1778,  to  Oct.  31,  1778, 
2  mos. 

BEMAS,  NATHANIEL,  Weston.  Private,  Capt.  Child's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Bond's  (late 
Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  G,  1775  ;  reported 
supplied  the  place  of  Abraham  Parkhurst  who  was  discharged  ;  also,  Capt.  Asahel 
Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt.;  marched  Feb.  1,  177(5;  service.  1  mo. 
28  days. 

BEMAS,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  9,  177G;  dis 
charged  Dec.  21,  1776;  company  detached  Dec.  8,  177(5,  for  service  at  Noddle's 
Island ;  reported  fmioughed. 


922  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BEMAS,  PHIXEAS,  Southborough.  Private,  Capt.  Josiali  Fay's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service,  7  clays;  also,  Capt.  Cranson's  co.,  Col.  Whit- 
comb's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BEMAS,  PHIXEAS.  Private,  Capt.  David  Brewer's  (10th)  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  28, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1780 ;  service,  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 
Roll  dated  Framingham. 

BEMAS,  REVBEX,  "Waltham.  Private,  Capt.  Child's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Bond's  (late  Gard 
ner's)  37th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BEMAS,  REUBEX.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  return  of 
men  in  service  [probably  in  Oct.,  1776]. 

BEMAS,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  Nov.  7,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  Feb.  3,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  26  days,  at 
Cambridge. 

BEMAS,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
27,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  27  days.  Roll  dated  North 
Castle. 

BEMAS,  THADDEUS,  Waltham.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  27,  1776. 

BEMAS,  THOMAS.  Seaman,  sloop  "Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George  Little; 
engaged  Oct.  5,  1782;  discharged  Nov.  25,  1782;  service,  1  mo.  20  days.  Roll 
dated  Boston. 

BEMASS,  JOHX,  Charlestown.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men,  dated  West  Point,  Jan. 
25,  1781;  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in;  com 
plexion,  dark;  hair,  light;  eyes,  grey;  residence,  Charlestown;  enlisted  Nov.  14, 
1776,  by  Maj.  Frazier;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  as  serving  in  Col.  Wig 
gles  worth's  regt. 

BEMASS,  JOXAS.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Drew's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts. 

BEMBO,  JACK.  List  of  men  who  received  bounty  from  the  town  of  Bellingham,  for  en 
listing  in  the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  12,  1778. 

BEMEAXT,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Whittelsey's  co.,  3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt.;  payroll 
for  service  from  Oct.  14  to  Oct.  18,  1780,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  the  Westward. 

BEMEAXT,  ASA,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Whittelsey's  co.,  3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  service  from  Oct.  20  to  Oct.  22,  1780, 2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  the  Westward. 

BEMEXT, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Beaman,  Beament,  Beck- 

with,  Beeman,  Bemand,  Bemant,  Bemeant,  Bemet,  Bemont.] 

BEMEXT, .    Private,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  1st  regt. ;  return  for  liquor  due  [year  not 

given] . 

BEMEXT,  ASA,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Whittelsey's  co.,  3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  2  days  service  at  the  Northward  on  the  alarm  of  Nov.  5,  1780. 

BEMEXT,  EBENEZER,  Great  Barrington.  Adjutant,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt.  of  Minute- 
men;  engaged  April  21,  1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  pay  roll  for  3  mos.  14  days 
service  from  April  25,  1775;  also,  list  of  officers  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  May  31, 
1775;  commissioned  June  7,  1775  [name  crossed  out  on  list]  ;  also,  Col.  Mark 
Hopkins's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  engaged  July  15,  1776;  discharged  July  31, 
1776 ;  service,  15  days,  at  and  near  Peekskill  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows  ;  also, 
Brigade  Major,  Gen.  Patterson's  brigade;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  June  10,  1777,  to  Aug.  12,  1779. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       023 

BEMEXT,  JESSE,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Danielson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1770;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  10  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  G,  177-");  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  lloxbury,  Nov.  7,  1770; 
also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Heywood's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (Oth)  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  21,  1780 ;  reported 
discharged  April  21,  1780. 

BEMEXT,  JESSK.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Ephraim  Peirce  of  Class  No.  11  of 
the  town  of  "Waltliam  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  vears, 
dated  Boston,  May  10,  1782. 

BEMEXT,  JOHX,  Ashtield.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  ser 
vice,  1  mo.  8  days,  in  Northern  department;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised 
to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  G  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  0,  1780;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  0  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence, 
Ashfield;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  21,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  21,  1780, 
under  command  of  Capt.  Isaac  Pope ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men,  raised  by 
the  town  of  Ashfield  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched 
July  21,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  18,  1780;  service,  0  mos.  G  days. 

BEMEXT,  PHIXEAS.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robin 
son's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  23,  1776;  discharged  April  1,  1777; 
service,  3  mos.  10  days;  inarched  to  Ticonderoga ;  also,  Capt.  Phillips's  co.,  Col. 
Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug. 
12,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  in  Northern  department;  also,  Capt.  Abel  Dins- 
m ore's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt.;  enlisted  July  21.  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31.  1779; 
service,  1  mo.  13  days,  at  New  London,  Conn. 

BEMEXT,  SEBA.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  2G  days, 
under  Gen.  Gates  in  the  Northern  department. 

BEMEXT,  WILLIAM.  Letter  dated  Sheffield,  Feb.  1,  1777,  written  by  Col.  John  Fellows 
to  the  Council,  asking  that  said  Bement  be  commissioned  as  2d  Lieutenant  in  a 
Matross  co.,  raised  in  Sheffield,  for  his  (1st)  regt. 

BEMES,  ELISHA,  Framingham.  Capt.  Jesse  Eames's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  (Oth 
Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  men  dated  June  1,  1776. 

BEMES,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  in  1776,  dated  Rowley. 

BEMES,  JOHX,  Salem.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  en 
listed  July  31,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEMES.  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  David  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  21,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1778;  service,  9  days,  fortifying  posts 
at  and  about  Boston. 

BEMES,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Andrew's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  (  Mid 
dlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1780  ;  discharged  Oct.  30, 1780 ;  service,  3  mos. 
7  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BEMES,  SAM.,  Spencer.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Warner's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1770;  service,  37  days. 

BEMET,  RETBEX.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.;  enlisted 
May  10,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  7,1779;  service,  8  mos.  28  days,  at  Peekskill; 
enlistment,  8  months. 

BEMFOKD,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  9, 1776 ;  discharged 
Dec.  12,  1776 ;  company  detached  Dec.  8,  177G,  for  service  at  Noddle's  Island. 


924  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AKD   SAILORS 

BEMIES,  HENRY,  Packersfield,  N.  H.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Stiles's  co.,  Col.  Paul 
Dudley  Sargent's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  21,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  18  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  20,  1775, 

BEMIES,  NATHANIEL.  Capt.  Abijah  Child's  co.,  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Gardner's) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec. 
2(C  1775. 

BEMIS, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Beamas,  Beamis,  Beamiss, 

Beamos,  Beamous,  Beamus,  Beeamis,  Beemas,  Beemis,  Beemiss,  Beemus,  Bemas, 
Bemass,  Bemes,  Bemies,  Bemiss,  Bemos,  Bemus,  Berris.] 

BEMIS,  ABIJAH,  Paxton.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Paxton  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  11,  1780;  discharged 
Dec.  16,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  14  days. 

BEMIS,  ABNER,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Bemis's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.  ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  4, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
5  days ;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Prospect  Hill ;  also,  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BEMIS,  ABRAM,  Jr.,  Waltham.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Gardner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and 
Lexington;  service,  3  days. 

BEMIS,  AMASA,  Spencer.  Private,  Capt.  Cowls's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ilalph  Earll's  co.,  Col. 
Danforth  Reyes's  regt.;  enlisted  July  9,  1777;  discharged  Jan.  3,  1778;  service, 
5  mos.  25  days.  Roll  dated  Providence. 

BEMIS,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Zaccheus  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  27,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  8  days.  Roll  dated 
Suffolk  Co. 

BEMIS,  BARNARD,  Spencer.  Private,  Capt.  Ralph  Earll's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Reyes's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  20,  1777;  discharged  Jan.  3,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  15  days. 
Roll  dated  Providence. 

BEMIS,  BENJAMIN,  Spencer.  Private,  Capt.  Ralph  Earll's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Reyes's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Jan.  3,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  19  days. 
Roll  dated  Providence. 

BEMIS,  DANIEL,  Weston.  Private,  Capt.  Fuller's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Bond's  (late  Gard 
ner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BEMIS,  DANIEL,  Lexington.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's 
(26th)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  April,  1776,  dated  New  York;  also,  pay  abstract  for 
May,  1776 ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  June,  1776,  dated  New  York. 

BEMIS,  DANIEL,  Paxton.  Private,  Capt.  Ralph  Earll's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Reyes's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  5,  1777;  discharged  Jan.  3,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  29  days; 
enlistment,  6  months.  Roll  dated  Providence. 

BEMIS.  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  George  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  14  days,  in 
Northern  department. 

BEMIS,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  April  2,  1778 ;  roll  made  up  to  July  3,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  2 
days,  at  Cambridge;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BEMIS,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Lawson  Bnckminster's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Peirce's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  17,  1779;  discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  17  days,  at 
Tiverton,  R.  I. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  925 

BEMIS,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Deanney's  reirt. ;  en 
listed  Nov.  3,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.;  regiment  detached 
to  join  Continental  Army  at  Claverack;  enlistment,  3  months.  Itoll  dated 
Woburn . 

BEMIS,  DAVID.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Jonathan  Brown,  Town  Treasurer  of 
Watertown,  dated  Jiily  17,  1770. 

BEMIS,  DAVID,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Miles's  co.,  Col.  John  Whitcomb's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177'),  to  Cambridge;  service,  1U 
days;  also,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's  co.,  Maj.  Bridge's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for 
10  days  service ;  company  marched  from  Westminster  to  East  Hoosac  on  an  alarm 
at  Bennington,  and  was  there  dismissed;  roll  dated  Aug.  2'2,  1777. 

BEMIS,  EDMUND,  Westminster.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Noah  Miles's  co.,  Col.  John  Whit- 
corn's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177.1,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  5  days  ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  ;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
(Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  May  2.1,  177,1 ;  com 
missioned  May  26,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days  ;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Pros 
pect  Hill;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BEMIS,  EDMUND,  Westminster.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's  co.,  Maj.  Bridge's 
(Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  27  days  service;  marched  to  reinforce 
Northern  army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Sept.  22,  1777. 

BEMIS,  ELEAZEK,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Larned's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Koxbury ;  service,  15  days ; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also,  Capt.  William  Campbell's  co.,  Col.  Learned's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Koxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Itoxbury,  Dec.  21,  1775. 

BEMIS,  ELIJAH,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Edgell's  (also  given  Elisha 
Jackson's)  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1778;  service,  3  mos. 
15  days;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Middleton,  II.  I.,  Aug.  27,  1778;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Jan.-Oct.,  1778,  dated  Freetown;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779; 
reported  died  Sept.  20,  1778. 

BEMIS,  ISAAC,  Waltham.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Gardner's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and  Lexington; 
service,  3  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Abijah  Child's  co.,  Col.  Gardner's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  April  27,  1775 ;  service,  9(5  days ;  stature, 
5ft.  11  in.;  also,  Capt.  Child's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Gardner's) 
37th  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Camp,  Prospect  Hill ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  20,  1775;  also, 
Ensign,  Capt.  Moses  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's  regt.;  list  of  officers 
to  be  commissioned  from  Dec.  1,  1776;  approved  in  Council,  Feb.  7,  1777;  also, 
return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  20,  1776,  to  March  1,  177". 

BEMIS,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.,  Gen.  Knox's  train  of 
Artillery  ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  March 
1,  1780;  reported  discharged  March  1,  1780. 

BEMIS,  JACOH.  Private.  Capt.  Joseph  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  20,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  22  days,  at  Still- 
Avater ;  also,  Capt.  Edward  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  William  Mclntosh's  regt.;  entered 
camp  March  9,  1778;  discharged  April  5,  1778;  service,  18  days,  at  Itoxbury. 
Roll  dated  Newton. 

BEMIS,  JACOB,  Waltham.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Edgell's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacob's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  17,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  15  days;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.- 
Aug.,  1778,  dated  Freetown;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  reported  sick  and 


926  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BEMIS,  JACOB,  continued. 

absent;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.-Oct.,  1778,  dated  Freetown;  reported  sick  and 
absent. 

BEMIS,  JACOB,  Weston.  List  of  men  who  agreed  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Springfield,  dated  Woburn, 
June  21,  1779. 

BEMIS,  JAMES,  Weston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Middle 
sex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  July  8, 
1778;  Capt.  Weston's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.; 
residence,  Weston  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Weston. 

BEMIS,  JASOX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Buttrick's  co.,  Col.  Reed's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  28, 
1777;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  11  days;  Volunteer  co.  detached 
from  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  to  reinforce  Gen.  Gates  at  the  Northward;  served  at  the 
taking  of  Gen.  Burgoyne. 

BEMIS,  JASON,  Concord.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Middle 
sex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agree 
able  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778;  Capt.  Hubbard's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  age, 
20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  residence,  Concord;  enlisted  for  town  of  Concord. 

BEMIS,  JEDUTHAX.  Private,  Capt.  George  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  1-i  days,  in 
Northern  department. 

BEMIS,  JEDUTHAX,  Weston  (also  given  Lincoln).  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Lamson's 
co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt. 
AIM jah  Child's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Gardner's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ; 
enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  96  days;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  also,  Capt.  Child's 
co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug., 
1775,  dated  Camp  Prospect  Hill ;  also,  list  of  men  drafted  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Fisk,  dated  Weston,  Aug.  18,  1777. 

BEMIS,  JESSE,  Spencer.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Warner's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  H  days;  also, 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Abel  Holden's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
credited  to  town  of  Spencer ;  reported  as  serving  7  mos.  5  days  as  Corporal,  25 
mos.  25  days  as  Sergeant;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  near  Peekskill,  Feb.  16, 
1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1779,  dated  Highlands;  appointed  Nov.  12, 1777; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

BEMIS,  JOHN,  Spencer.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Warner's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days. 

BEMIS,  JOHN,  Brattleborough  (also  given  Westminster).  Private,  Capt.  Edmund 
Bemis's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  2,  1775  ;  service,  3  mos.  7  days  ;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated 
Prospect  Hill ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct  ,  1775]  ;  reported  enlisted  in 
the  train  June  6,  1775. 

BEMIS,  JOHX,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  19,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  12 
days;  also,  return  dated  Castle  Island,  Aug.  12,  1776. 

BEMIS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  George  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  23  days,  in  Northern 
department. 

BEMIS,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  April  2,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  July  3,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2 
days,  at  Cambridge. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        927 


BEMI.S,  JOHN,  Boston  (also  given  Charlestown).  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co., 
Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  25,  177");  also,  Capt.  Ilaynes's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  177(i;  enlisted 
Nov.  lf>,  1776;  reported  as  serving  in  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.  until  Dec.  31,  1776; 
also  reported  as  enlisting  in  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  also,  muster  return  [year  not 
given];  residence,  Charlestown;  enlisted  for  town  of  Charlestown;  mustered  by 
Maj.  Barber. 

BEMIS,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Munroe's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  2  mos.  12  days 
service  from  Jan.  20  [year  not  given] . 

BEMIS,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Lawson  Buckminster's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Peirce's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  17,  1779;  discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  17  days,  at 
Tiverton,  It.  I. 

BEMIS,  JOHN,  Weston.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Lamson's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  177-") ;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  Fuller's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  37th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  G, 
1775;  also,  list  of  men  who  enlisted  to  serve  as  guards  under  Gen.  Heath  until 
Jan.  1,  1779,  dated  Weston,  July  11,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Ilovey's  co.,  Col. 
Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  IS,  1779;  service, 
4  mos.  10  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  pay  roll  for  Dec.,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
4  days,  at  Rhode  Island  ;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Turner's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  10,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  11,  1781 ;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BEMIS,  JONAS,  Winchendon.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
John  Boynton's  co.,  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  21,  1778;  residence,  Win 
chendon;  enlisted  for  town  of  Winchendon;  joined  company  commanded  by 
Capt.  Haynes  of  Sudbury ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780. 

BEMIS,  JONAS,  Jr.,  Spencer.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Josiah  White's  co.,  Col.  Deney's  regt.,  dated  Charlton,  Feb.  18,  1778;  residence, 
Spencer;  enlisted  for  town  of  Spencer;  joined  Capt.  Slaten's  co..  Col.  Shepard's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEMIS,  JONATHAN,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Webb's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (3d) 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  reported  invalided;  also,  return  dated  Highlands,  Feb.  24, 1780;  also,  Capt. 
George  Webb's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  return  made  up 
to  Dec.  31,  1780,  dated  West  Point. 

BEMIS,  JOSEPH.  Certificate  dated  Stoughton,  March  26,  1783,  given  by  the  selectmen 
of  Stoughton,  permitting  said  Bemis  to  draw  pay  for  the  soldiers  who  went  from 
Stoughton  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  40  days  expedition  in  1781,  under  Capt. 
Armstrong. 

BEMIS,  JOSHUA,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  gun  and  blanket  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Feb.  12,  1777; 
also,  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  14,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777;  also,  Capt. 
Elisha  Jackson's  co.,  Maj.  Bridge's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  27 
days  service ;  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Sept. 
22,  1777;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Angell's  co.,  Col.  Rand's 
regt.;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  West 
minster;  enlistment,  9  months;  marched  July  21,  1779;  reported  mustered  by 
Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master,  July  13,  1779;  delivered  to  Ensign  J.  Hubble. 

BEMIS,  JOSIAH,  Jr.,  Waltham.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Gardner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and 
Lexington;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  Abijah  Child's  co.,  Col.  Gardner's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  94  days;  also, 
Capt.  Child's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  muster 


928  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

BEMIS,  JOSIAH,  Jr.,  continued. 

roll  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Camp  Prospect  Hill ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in. ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  2,  1775 ;  also, 
Capt.  Child's  co.,  25th  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages,  etc.,  for  July,  1776,  dated  Mt. 
Independence. 

BEMIS,  LUKE.  Private,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards ; 
roll  made  up  for  2  mos.  service,  from  Feb.  2, 1778,  to  April  3, 1778,  guarding  troops 
of  convention  at  Cambridge ;  reported  enlisted  Jan.  12,  1778. 

BEMIS,  NATHANIEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brook's  regt.  of 
guards;  roll  made  up  for  2  mos.  service,  from  Feb.  2,  1778,  to  April  3,  1778, 
guarding  troops  of  convention  at  Cambridge;  reported  enlisted  Jan.  12,  1778. 

BEMIS,  NATHANIEL,  Weston.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Miles's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  from  Ticonderoga  [year  not  given]. 

BEMIS,  OBADIAH,  Spencer.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Josiah  White's  co.,  Col.  Deney's  regt.,  dated  Charlton,  Feb.  18,  1778;  resi 
dence,  Spencer;  enlisted  for  town  of  Spencer;  joined  Capt.  Slaten's  co.,  Col. 
Shepard's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  William 
Sheppard's  3d  (also  given  4th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  account  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1780,  dated 
West  Point. 

BEMIS,  PHIXEAS.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Cranson's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
receipt  for  wages  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Prospect  Hill;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  13,  1775. 

BEMIS,  REUBEN,  Waltham.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Gard 
ner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Concord  and  Lexing 
ton;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  Abijah  Child's  co.,  Col.  Gardner's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  98  days;  stature,  5  ft. 
11  in.;  also,  Capt.  Child's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  37th 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Camp  Prospect  Hill ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  20,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Thatcher's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  March  4, 
1776,  to  March  8,  1776,  5  days ;  marched  at  the  taking  of  Dorchester  Heights  by 
order  of  Gen.  Washington. 

BEMIS,  SILAS,  Winchendon.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Worcester  Co.  for  service  at 
Rhode  Island  until  Jan.  1,  1780;  Capt.  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Grout's  regt.;  mus 
tered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master,  July  19,  1779 ;  residence,  Winchendon ; 
enlistment,  9  months;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  27,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1779;  service,  4  mos.  26  days,  at 
Rhode  Island;  also,  pay  roll  for  Dec.,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  at  Rhode 
Island. 

BEMIS,  STEPHEN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  March,  1776. 

BEMIS,  THADDEUS,  Waltham.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  1,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BEMIS,  THADDEUS.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  20,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  22  days,  at 
Stillwater. 

BEMIS,  THOMAS,  Westminster.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Estabrook's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice  9£  days;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's  co.,  Maj.  Bridge's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  10  days  service,  dated  Aug.  22,  1777;  company  marched  from  West 
minster  to  East  Hoosac  on  an  alarm  at  Bennin<rton  and  was  there  dismissed. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  929 


BEMIS,  ZACCHEUS,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Miles's  co.,  Col.  John  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  1!),  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  11^  days. 


BEMIS,  ZACHAKIAH,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's  co.,  Maj.  Bridge's 
regt.  ;  pay  abstract  for  10  days  service,  dated  Aug.  22,  1777  ;  company  inarched 
from  Westminster  to  East  Hoosac  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  and  was  there 
dismissed. 

BEMISS,  AHIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  David  Prouty's  co.,  Col.  Job  Gushing'  s  (Worcester  Co.) 
regt.;  marched  July  27,  1777,  to  reinforce  Northern  army  by  order  of  Gen.  War 
ner;  reported  left  service  before  the  regular  discharge.  Itoll  dated  Spencer. 

BEMISS,  AHIJAH,  Paxton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  f>,  1780;  age,  27  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Paxton;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  13,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  13,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Thomas 
Pritchard. 

BEMISS,  AMASA.  Private,  Capt.  John  Woolcott's  co.  of  rangers,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  from  Brookfield  and  Spencer;  service,  12  days. 

BEMISS,  AMOS,  Winchendon.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  forthe  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780  ;  age,  17  yrs.  ; 
stature,  f>  ft.  3  in.  ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Winchendon  ;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  9,  1780  ;  marched  to  camp  July  10,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Daniel  Shay. 

BEMISS,  BKXJAMIX,  Spencer.  Private,  Capt.  John  Woolcott's  co.  of  rangers,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Brookfield  and  Spencer;  service,  12 
days;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joel  Green's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learnard's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.6  days;  also, 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BEMISS,  DANIEL,  Lexington.  Corporal,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  9,  1780;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

BEMISS,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Josiali  White's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777;  service,  5  days; 
marched  to  Hadley,  in  Lieut.  Col.  Benjamin  Elagg's  division,  on  an  alarm  at  the 
Northward.  Iloll  dated  Spencer. 

BEMISS,  EDMUXD,  Charlton  (also  given  Guilford).  Private,  Capt.  Joel  Green's  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Learnard's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  9,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  lloxbury,  Dec.  13,  1775. 

BEMISS,  EDMUXD.  Captain,  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.  ;  return  of  officers  for  clothing  for 
1775. 

BEMISS,  ELEAZER.  Ensign,  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  ac 
counts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Aug.  18,  1779;  reported  resigned;  also, 
order  for  clothing,  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge,  May  1,  1778;  a/so,  Capt.  Reuben 
Slayton's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  July,  Aug.,  Oct.  and 
Nov.,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  reported  on  furlough  in  Oct.,  1778;  also, 
Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.  ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Providence;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777;  reported  on  command  at  the  Western  shore; 
also,  Lieutenant,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.  ;  list  of  settlements  of  rank  of  Continental 
officers  dated  West  Point,  Nov.  9,  1779,  made  by  a  board  held  for  the  purpose  and 
confirmed  by  Congress,  Sept.  6,  1779  ;  reported  resigned  Aug.  18,  1779. 


930  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

BEMISS,  ELIJAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  26, 1778;  discharged 
July  1,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  5  days;  regiment  detached  from  militia  of  Hamp 
shire  and  Worcester  counties  to  guard  stores  and  magazines  at  Brookfield  and 
Springfield. 

BEMISS,  JESSE,  Spencer.  Private,  Capt.  Joel  Green's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learnard's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  8, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  1  day ; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Con 
tinental  Army  from  Capt.  David  Prouty's  co.,  Col.  Denny's  regt.,  dated  Feb.  13, 
1778 ;  residence,  Spencer ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Spencer ;  joined  Capt.  Holden's  co., 
Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall, 
Muster  Master,  May  6,  1777. 

BEMISS,  JOHN,  Spencer.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joel  Green's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learnard's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  3,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days ; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Con 
tinental  Army  dated  Jan.,  1781;  Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  enlisted  March  4, 
1777;  residence,  Spencer;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BEMISS,  JONAS.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Woolcott's  co.  of  rangers,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Brooktield  and  Spencer;  service,  12  days. 

BEMISS,  JONAS,  Jr.,  Spencer.  Private,  Capt.  Field's  co.,  Col.  William  Sheppard's  (3d) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  4,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Slayton's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  muster  return  dated 
Valley  Forge,  Jan.  30,  1778;  residence,  Spencer;  enlisted  for  town  of  Spencer; 
also,  muster  rolls  for  July,  Aug.,  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Providence ; 
reported  under  confinement  in  Nov.,  1778;  0/50,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  enlisted  March 

14  (also  given  March  4),  1777;   enlistment,  during  war;   also,  Corporal;   Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also, 
return  taken  to  Dec.  31,  1780,  dated  West  Point;  also,  Capt.  James  Cooper's  co., 
Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;   muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also, 
Capt.  Lebbeus  Drew's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1781,  dated 
Phillipsburgh ;   reported  promoted  to  Sergeant  June  16,  1781;    also,  Sergeant; 
muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsburgh ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781 ; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Continental  Village;  reported  on  com 
mand  at  Jersey;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781 ;  reported  on  command 
at  Jersey;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts. 

BEMISS,  JONATHAN,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Field's  co.,  Col.  William  Sheppard's 
(3d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1, 1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779;  reported  invalided;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Slayton's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's 
regt.;  muster  return  dated  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  30,  1778;  residence,  Charlton; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Charlton  ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  July,  Aug.,  Oct.  and  Nov., 
1778,  dated  Camp  at  Providence ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  reported  on  command 
cutting  wood  in  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  March  1  (also 
given  March  3),  1777;  reported  on  command  at  Boston  Neck. 

BEMISS,  JOSEPH,  Charlton.  Capt.  Jonathan  Carriel's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
receipt  for  advance  pay,  etc.,  dated  Point  Shirley,  June  13,  1776;  also,  Private; 
pay  rolls  for  service  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  17, 1776,  to  Nov.  1, 1776,  5  mos. 

15  days;  muster  roll  for  Aug.-Oct.,  1776,  dated  Hull;  also,  pay  roll  for  1  mo.  4 
days  service  in  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1776. 

BEMISS,  OBADIAH,  Spencer.  Private,  Capt.  Field's  co.,  Col.  William  Sheppard's  (3d) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  4,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Slayton's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  return  dated 
Valley  Forge,  Jan.  30,  1778;  residence,  Spencer;  enlisted  for  town  of  Spencer; 
also,  muster  rolls  for  July,  Aug.,  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Providence; 


IN  THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  931 


BEMISS,  OBADIAH,  continued, 

reported  sick  at  Valley  Forge  in  July  and  Aug.,  1778;  also,  Colonel's  eo.,  Col. 
Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  ami  April,  1779,  dated  Providence  ;  enlisted 
March  24  (also  given  March  4),  1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  sick  in 
hospital. 

BEMISS,  REUBEN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Woolcott's  co.  of  rangers,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service,  12  days. 

BEMISS,  SAMUEL,  Spencer.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joel  Green's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Lcarnard's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177.");  enlisted  May  26,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  11 
days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  177")]  ;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Carriel's 
co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  etc.,  dated  Point 
Shirley,  June  13,  1776;  also,  Sergeant;  payrolls  for  service  from  date  of  enlist 
ment,  May  17,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  5  mos.  15  days;  roll  for  Aug.-Oct.,  1776, 
dated  Hull;  also,  pay  roll  for  1  mo.  -4  days  service  in  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1776;  also, 
Capt.  David  Prouty's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July 
27,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  28,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  8  days;  marched  to  reinforce 
Northern  army  by  order  of  Gen.  Warner. 

BEMOX,  AARON,  Marlborough.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Marl- 
borough  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  !),  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  14,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  16  days. 

BEMOX,  JASON,  Concord.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  17,  1778  ;  ('apt. 
Hubbard's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  residence, 
Concord. 

BEMOX,  JOHN,  Ashlield.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

BEMOX,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Felton's  (Marblehead)  co. ;  enlisted  July 
17,  1775;  roll  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  23  days. 

BEMON,  PHINEAS.  Capt.  Cranson's  co.,  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages  for 
Sept.,  1775,  dated  Prospect  Hill. 

BEMOX',  PHINEAS,  Ashfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Hampshire  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  July  14,  177S; 
residence  Ashfield. 

BEMONT,  CONSIDER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  March  16, 
1779;  discharged  June  16,  1779;  service  at  Springtield. 

BEMONT,  EBENEZER.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Stephen  Dewey's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Smith's 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  [year  not  given] . 

BEMONT,  EBENE/ER,  Great  Barrington.  Adjutant,  Capt.  King's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BEMONT,  JESSE,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Toogood's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's 
(6th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  24,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779. 

BEMONT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Jennings's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service  on  an  expedition  to  the 
Northward. 

BEMONT,  SEBE.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Cadwell'sco.,  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  25,  177(5;  discharged  April  2,  1777;  service,  3  mos. 
9  days,  at  Ticonderoga;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777.  Roll  dated 
Springfield. 


932  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BEMOS,  AMASA.  Capt.  John  Cowls's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  23,  1775. 

BEMOS,  ELEAZER,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  William  Campbell's  co.,  Col.  Learned's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1.  177") ;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
1  week,  5  days. 

BEMOS,  JASOX,  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  return 
of  men  in  camp  at  White  Plains  [year  not  given] . 

BEMOS,  JEDUTHAX,  Weston  (also  given  Lincoln) .  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from 
Middlesex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill, 
July  8,  1778;  Capt.  Weston's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
7  in.;  residence,  Weston;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp  at  White  Plains  [year  not  given] . 

BEMOS,  JOHX,  Charlestown.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  14,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  19 
days. 

BEMOS,  JOHX,  Winchendon.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  19,  1778 ; 
Capt.  Bowington's  co.,  Col.  Sparhawk's  regt.;  age,  23  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.; 
complexion,  light;  residence,  Winchendon. 

BEMRICK,  RICHARD,  Georgetown.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  McCobb's  co.  of  Minute-men ; 
enlisted  April  24,  1775 ;  service,  7  days. 

BEMUS,  ABIJAH,  Paxton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

BEMUS,  DAXIEL.  Matross,  Lieut.  Ebenezer  Mattoon's  co.,  Capt.  Lieut.  James  Furni- 
vall's  detachment  drafted  from  Gen.  Warner's  brigade;  enlisted  Sept.  10,  1777; 
discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  20  days,  at  the  Northward. 

BEMUS,  DAXIEL,  Lexington.  Private,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  list  of  men  who 
agreed  to  serve  for  6  weeks  from  Dec.  31,  1776,  dated  Trenton;  also,  order  for 
wages,  etc.,  for  1776,  dated  Uppermerry ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co. 
by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  March  16,  1777 ;  Capt.  Pet- 
tingill's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  Dix's  co.,  Col.  James  Wes 
son's  (9th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

BEMUS,  ELIJAH,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Edgell's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  15  days;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan. 
1,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.-Aug.,  1778,  dated  Freetown. 

BEMUS,  ELISHA,  Jr.,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Gardner's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's 
regt. ;  return  dated  1776. 

BEMUS,  ISAAC,  Winchester.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knowlton's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  16,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BEMUS,  JACOB,  Weston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.  in  1779 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in. ;  complexion, 
dark;  residence,  Weston;  delivered  to  Ensign  Thomas  Clark;  also,  Major's  co. ; 
enlisted  July  27,  1779 ;  discharged  April  27,  1780 ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BEMUS,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  pay 
abstracts  for  Feb.  and  March,  1776. 

BEMUS,  JASOX,  Concord.  Private,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's 
regt. ;  marched  from  Concord  to  Roxbury  for  defence  of  Boston,  March  4,  1776 ; 
service,  6  days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       933 

BEMUS,  JEDUTHAN.  Matross,  Lieut.  Ebenezer  Mattoon's  co.,  Capt.  Lieut.  James  Furni- 
vall's  detachment  drafted  from  Gen.  Warner's  brigade;  enlisted  Sept.  10,  1777; 
discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  20  days,  at  the  Northward. 

BEMUS,  JEUUTHAN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ilayward's  co.,  Col.  Webb's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  22,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1781;  service,  2  mos.  22  days;  enlistment,  3 
months. 

BEMUS,  JESSE,  Spencer.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Chambers's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  ((5th)  reirt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  7,  1780; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

BEMUS,  JOHX.  Order  for  cartridge  boxes  signed  by  Capt.  Jonathan  Davis  and  Col. 
Frye,  dated  Cambridge,  June  18,  1775. 

BEMUS,  JOHN.  List  of  men  detached  from  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  to  relieve  guards  at 
Cambridge  [year  not  given]  ;  served  in  a  company  raised  in  Weston  and  com 
manded  by  Maj.  Lamson. 

BEMUS,  JOHN,  Charlestown  (also  given  Boston).  Private,  Capt.  John  K.  Smith's  co., 
Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  llaynes's  co., 
Col.  Wiggles  worth's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Valley  Forge;  also, 
muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  "Camp  Greeneage;"  also,  Capt.  Smith's  co., 
Col.  Wiggles  worth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Provi 
dence;  enlisted  Jan.,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  on  command  at 
"Obdike  Newton;"  also,  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

BEMUS,  JONAS.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  ac 
counts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  3,  1780;  enlistment,  3  years  or 
during  war. 

BEMUS,  JOSEPH.  Capt.  Sumner's  co. ;  enlisted  July  23,  1779;  discharged  April  23, 
1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BEMUS,  JOSIAH.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1778,  to  April  31,  1778,  -i  mos. ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  1,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1778,  2  mos. 

BEMUS,  LUKE.  Private,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards ; 
enlisted  Jan.  12,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Feb.  3,  1778;  service,  22  days,  at  Cam 
bridge  and  Charlestown,  guarding  troops  of  convention. 

BEMUS,  NATHANIEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Jan.  12,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  Feb.  3,  1778;  service,  22  days,  at 
Cambridge  and  Charlestown,  guarding  troops  of  convention. 

BEMUS,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  Perez  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Badlam's  regt.;  return  for  clothing 
delivered  at  Northtield,  dated  April  23,  1787. 

BEMUS,  THADDEUS,  Weston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.  in 
1779,  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Springfield;  age, 
20  yrs. ;  stature,  G  ft. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Weston  ;  delivered  to  Ensign 
T.  Clark;  also,  Major's  co. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1779;  discharged  April  27,  1780; 
enlistment,  9  months. 

BEMUS,  THADDEUS.  Seaman;  State  sloop  "Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George 
Little ;  engaged  Oct.  5,  1782 ;  discharged  Nov.  25,  1782 ;  service,  1  mo.  20  days. 
Roll  dated  Boston. 

BEN,  JOHN,  England.  Seaman ;  brig  "  Adventure,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Morris ; 
descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Sept.  26, 1780 ;  age,  51  yrs. ;  complexion, 
dark ;  hair,  black  ;  residence,  England. 


934:  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BEXCE,  JUDAH.  Private,  Capt.  James  Davis's  co  ;  enlisted  July  10,  1775 ;  roll  made 
up  to  Nov.  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  21  days.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Barnstable  Co. 

BKXCHLEY,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Olney's  co.,  Col.  Jabez  Bowen's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  21,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  June  3,  1777;  service,  14  days;  reported 
as  serving  in  the  5th  division  of  Col.  Bowen's  regt.,  under  Capt.  Jonathan  Rus 
sell  at  Pawtuxet. 

BEXCRAFT,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Crane's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1779;  roll 
made  up  to  May  4,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  3  days,  at  Boston. 

BEXCRAFT,  ROBERT,  Stoughton.  Matross,  Capt.  Benjamin  Frothingham's  co.,  Col. 
John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
May  26,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  of  men  who  enlisted  for  3  years  or 
during  war,  dated  Springfield,  Nov.  1,  1779. 

BENCRAFT,  SAMUEL.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  in  camp  at  Roxbury,  May  27,  1775 ;  commissioned  May  27, 
1775.  [See  Lemuel  Bancroft.] 

BEXCRAFT,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Newcomb's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Joseph  Webb's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  28,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  5, 1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  18  days,  at 
Peekskill,  N.  Y. 

BEXCRAFT,  SEBRA.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Crane's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  1, 1779;  roll  made 
up  to  May  4,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  3  days,  at  Boston. 

BEXCRAFT,  SEVERY.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Beal's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  July  5,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  13,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  9  days, 
guarding  stores  and  troops  of  convention  at  Boston ;  enlistment,  6  months,  to 
expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

BEXCROFT,  NATHANIEL,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Andrews's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Shrewsbury  (2d  Parish)  to  Cam 
bridge  ;  service,  9  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army. 

BEXCROFT,  THADDEUS.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's 
(15th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  July,  1780,  dated  "Camp  Tenack;"  reported  in 
clothier  general's  guard. 

BEXCROFT,  WILLIAM,  Groton.  Sergeant,  (late)  Capt.  Hodgkins's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  10,  1777, 
to  March  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  14  mos.  21  days  as  Sergeant,  10  mos.  as 
Ensign;  also  reported  promoted  to  Ensign  April  1,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Sylvanus 
Smith's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Sept. 
1, 1777  ;  enlisted  March  10, 1777 ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  also,  muster  roll  dated 
Camp  Stillwater,  Sept.  11, 1777 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1777,  dated  Camp  near 
Gulf;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1777-May,  1778,  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge; 
reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Hodgkins's  co.  in  May,  1778 ;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Feb.,  1779,  dated  Providence. 

BEXDAL,  CHRISTOPHER,  Abington.  List  of  men  enlisted  from  Plymouth  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
April  20,  1778. 

BEXDEAX,  NATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
(31st)  regt. ;  billeting  roll  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  9, 1775,  to  date  of  march 
ing  to  headquarters,  July  6,  1775,  equivalent  to  57  days. 

BEXDEX,  TIMOTHY.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Foord's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  21,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days. 

BEXDER,  CHRISTOPHER.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  24,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  19  days, 
in  Northern  department. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  935 


BENDER,  GEORGE,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  f>,  177");  service,  8 
weeks  1  day;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  177")]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Marlborough,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

BENDER,  GEOKGE.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hinkley's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symmes's  detach 
ment  of  guards  ;  enlisted  Feb.  13,  1778 ;  discharged  May  13, 1778 ;  service,  3  mos., 
under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  at  Boston. 

BENDEII,  HEINRICH.  Private,  Col.  Armand's  Legion;  list  of  men  dated  July,  1778 
(Independent  co.  taken  into  Continental  service  by  resolve  of  June  25,  1778). 

BENDER,  PETER.  10th  co.,  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  performed  tours  of 
duty  [year  not  given]  ;  served  9  mos.  at  York  in  Continental  service. 

BENDICK,  FREDERICK.  Private,  Capt.  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  20,  1777,  to  June  25,  1777;  reported 
deserted. 

BENE,  AMOS,  Hull.  Private,  Capt.  Thayer's  (Independent)  co. ;  return  of  men  in 
service  at  Hull,  March  1,  1777 ;  age,  31  yrs. 

BENE,  BENJAMIN,  Hull.  Capt.  Stowers's  (Independent)  co. ;  return  of  men  in  service 
at  Hull,  March  1,  1777;  age,  25  yrs. 

BENE,  SPENCER,  Hull.  Private,  Capt.  Thayer's  (Independent)  co. ;  return  of  men  in 
service,  at  Hull,  March  1,  1777;  age,  19  yrs. 

BENEDIC,  MATTHEW.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Itathburn's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25,  1777;  enlisted 
Dec.  16,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777. 

BENEDICK,  AMOS,  Sheffield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Berkshire  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill  May  31,  1778; 
Capt.  Spur's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.;  age,  21  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.;  complexion, 
light;  residence,  Sheffield. 

BENEDICK,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.;  enlisted 
May  20,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  7,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  23  days,  at  Peekskill; 
enlistment,  8  months. 

BENEDICT,  .  [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bendick,  Benedic,  Bene 
dick,  Benidect,  Benidict,  Bentick,  Bennedick,  Bennedict.] 

BENEDICT,  AARON.  Capt.  Charles  Dibbell's  co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  26,  1775. 

BENEDICT,  JOHN,  Danbury.  Capt.  James  Horton's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.  of  artificers ; 
enlisted  Jan.  8,  1778;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  died  Feb.  4,  1780;  com 
pany  reported  to  have  been  from  Connecticut. 

BENEDICT,  MATTHEW,  Stockbridge.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Berkshire  Co.  by  True- 
man  Wheeler,  Muster  Master,  between  Jan.  20, 1777,  and  June  1,  1778 ;  enlistment, 
3  years  or  during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Ashley's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's 
(14th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  20,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of  West  Stockbridge;  also,  return  of  men  in 
service  on  or  before  Aug.  16,  1777;  marched  to  Peekskill;  also,  muster  roll  dated 
Camp  near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  6,  1778;  reported  sick  at  Stockbridge;  also,  mus 
ter  rolls  for  Jan.,  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  reported  on  cattle 
guard  in  March  and  April,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Hancock's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  (1st) 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1.  1780,  to  July  15, 
1780;  reported  deserted  July  15,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Ashley's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  July,  1780,  dated  Camp  Tenith. 


936  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BENEDICT,  MICAIJAH.  Private,  Lieut.  Moses  Hubbard's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.'s 
regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows's  brigade;  pay  roll  for  14  days  service  in  Oct., 
1781.  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Stark. 

BENEDICT,  THOMAS,  Stockbridge  (also  given  Lenox).  Private,  Capt.  William  Good- 
rich's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response 
to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  14  days;  also,  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  3  days;  also,  Capt. 
Charles  Dibbell's  co.,  Col.  Patterson's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiva 
lent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  26,  1775. 

BENEDICT,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Belding's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  24  days,  at  the 
Northward. 

BENEK,  CHRISTOPHER,  Abington.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Abington  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  6,  1780 ; 
discharged  Jan.  11,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  17  days. 

BENET,  GIDEON.  Private,  Capt.  -Ilufus  Lincoln's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  with  light  infantry. 

BENET,  JEREMIAH.  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (38th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Dec.  26, 
1775. 

BENETT, .    Lieutenant,  Capt.  Butler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  list  of  officers  [year 

not  given] . 

BENETT,  JOHN,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Mitchell's  regt.;  marched  to  Horse  Neck  in  Braintree  March  4,  1776;  service,  6 
days. 

BENETT,  NATHANIEL.  Capt.  Moses  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  26, 
1775. 

BENETT,  NEHEMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Abishai  Tinkham's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  service,  12  days ; 
roll  made  up  for  travel  allowance  to  and  from  camp. 

BENETT,  ROLA.  Capt.  Thaddeus  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

BENFORD, .    [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bentford,  Binford.] 

BENFORD,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Miles  Greenwood's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  11,  1777 ;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778 ;  service,  4  mos. 
23  days,  at  Winter  Hill;  also,  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.; 
pay  rolls  for  service  from  April  2, 1778,  to  July  12,  1778,  3  mos.  12  days,  at  Winter 
Hill;  also,  Capt.  John  Berry's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.;  enlisted  July  17,  1778; 
discharged  Dec.  24,  1778 ;  service,  5  mos.  8  days,  at  Winter  Hill. 

BENFORD,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  Feb.,  March  and  May,  1776. 

BENFORD,  WILLIAM.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Cadwallader  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's 
regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  4,  1777 ;  rolls  made  up  to  April  3,  1778 ;  service,  5 
inos.,  at  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  guarding  troops  of  convention  ;  reported  sick  in 
hospital  in  Nov.,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battelle's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Pierce's 
regt. ;  enlisted  May  22,  1779;  discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  13  days,  at 
Tiverton,  R.  I. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  937 

BENGAMIN,  JONAS,  Ashburnham.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Lane's  co., 
Col.  Rand's  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupa 
tion,  weaver;  residence,  Ashburnham;  enlisted  April  18,  1781;  enlistment,  3 

years. 

BENGAN,  CORNELIUS,  Salem.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
1st  Essex  Co.  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Salem;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Salem;  joined  Capt.  Sargent's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or 
during  war. 

BENGEMIX,  DANIEL,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  schooner 
"  Cato,"  commanded  by  Capt.  David  Allen,  dated  Sept.  30,  1780;  age,  20  yrs.  5 
mos. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  dark;  residence, 
Boston. 

BENGEN,  CORNELIUS.  Gunner,  Capt.  Winthrop  Sargent's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artil 
lery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1777  ;  reported  reduced  to  Matross  Dec.  12,  1777. 

BENGLARIS,  POMP,  Worcester.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
(2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  6,  1777,  to  July 
22,  1777 ;  residence,  Worcester ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Worcester ;  mustered  by 
Col.  Newhall;  reported  killed. 

BENHAM,  JAMES,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's 
(3d  Artillery)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  31, 
1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  muster  roll  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  9,  1781 ;  enlisted 
Jan.,  1780,  by  Capt.  Donnell;  enlistment,  during  war;  residence,  Boston;  re 
ported  a  foreigner;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Feb.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point. 

BENHELD,  ANDREW,  Maiden.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Cleavland's  co.,  Col.  Michael 
Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  18,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

BENICUT,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Feb.  24,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  17  days. 

BENIUECT,  MATTHEW,  West  Stockbridge.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Increase  Hewins's  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  West 
Stockbridge;  enlisted  for  town  of  West  Stockbridge;  joined  Capt.  Ashley's  co., 
Col.  Vose's  regt. 

BENIDICT,  THOMAS,  Lenox.  Private,  Capt.  Dibble's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BENISON,  GEORGE.    Mate ;  list  of  prisoners  [year  not  given] . 

BENIT,  DELIVERANCE.  Private,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st) 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781 ;  enlisted  April  8,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3 
years;  reported  confined  in  June,  1781. 

BENIT,  JAMES.  Capt.  Timothy  Winn's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt. ;  list  of  men  [year  not 
given] . 

BENIT,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  4,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1777;  service,  27 
days.  Roll  dated  Hancock. 

BENITT,  AARON,  Shirley.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Kidder's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  service  at  White  Plains  [year  not  given] . 

BENITT,  JAMES,  Reading.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  belonging  to  the  training 
band  under  Capt.  John  Walton,  dated  May  13,  1775. 

BENITT,  WILLIAM,  Reading.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  belonging  to  the  training 
band  under  Capt.  John  Walton,  dated  May  13,  1775. 


938  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BEXJAMEX,  JONATHAN.  Petition  dated  Concord,  Sept.  30,  1777,  signed  by  said  Benja- 
men  and  others,  asking  for  addition  to  wages  for  service  in  guarding  Continental 
stores  at  Little  Cambridge,  Concord,  Sudbury,  etc. ;  served  in  Capt.  Isaac  Wood's 
co. ;  granted  by  House  of  Representatives,  Jan.  21,  1778. 

BEXJAMEX,  SAMUEL,  Jr.,  Watertown.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Barnard's  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Gardner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
3  days. 

BENJAMIN, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bengamin,  Bengemin, 

Ben j amen,  Benjamins,  Benjiman,  Benjimin,  Benjumin.] 

BEXJAMIX,  ABEL.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.;  en 
listed  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  10,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  10  days.  Roll 
dated  Montague. 

BENJAMIX,  AXDHEAV,  Waltham.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Gardner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and 
Lexington;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  Abijah  Child's  co.,  Col.  Gardner's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  26,  1775 ;  service,  97  days ;  stature, 
5  ft.  6  in.;  also,  Capt.  Child's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Gardner's) 
37th  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Camp  Prospect  Hill ;  also,  company 
return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported  discharged  Sept.  8,  1775,  and 
place  supplied  by  Henry  Bond ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  20,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Thatcher's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  March  4,  1776,  to  March  8,  1776,  5 
days ;  marched  at  the  taking  of  Dorchester  Heights  by  order  of  Gen.  Washington. 

BEXJAMIX,  ANDREW.  Private,  Lieut.  Joseph  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777  ;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1777 ;  service,  11  days,  at  Ben- 
nington,  on  an  alarm. 

BEXJAMIX,  ASA,  Worthington.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co.,  Col.  John 
Fellows's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  3  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Dec.  25, 1775 ;  also, 
return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's 
co.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Worthington ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Worthington ; 
joined  Capt.  Bartlett's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during 
war;  reported  enlisted  prior  to  May  31,  1777;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Millen's  co.,  Col. 
James  Wesson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Bartlett's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  re 
turn  of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777;  also,  list  of  men  who  enlisted 
to  serve  during  war  or  until  Jan.  1,  1780,  dated  June  15,  1779;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months  agree 
able  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion, 
light ;  residence,  Worthington ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  14,  1780 ;  marched  to 
camp  July  14,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Hancock ;  also,  list  of  men  raised 
for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson,  as  having  passed 
muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6 
months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Worthington  for  service  in  the  Continental 
Army  during  1780;  marched  July  12,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  12,  1781;  service,  6 
mos.  6  days. 

BENJAMIX,  ASA.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Strong's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  10, 1781 ;  marched  to  Albany  Aug.  17,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov. 
20,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days,  at  Saratoga;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  paid  him 
by  Nathan  Leonard,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  1  of  the  town  of  Shelburne,  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  Springfield,  June  7,  1782 ; 
also,  Corporal  (also  given  Private),  Capt.  Peter  Clayes's  (Light  Infantry)  co., 


IX   THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  939 

BENJAMIN,  ASA,  continued. 

Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (also  given  Col.  Benjamin  Tapper's  10th)  regt. ;  return 
for  wages,  etc.,  for  May-Dec.,  1782;  enlisted  May  17,  1782;  service,  7  inos.  15 
days. 

BENJAMIN,  BARZILLAI,  Blandford.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age, 
21  yrs. ;  stature, 5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy  ;  residence,  Blandford  ;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  17,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  17,  1780,  under  command  of 
Capt.  Abner  Howard ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re 
turned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  ('simp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Blandford  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  10, 
1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  12  days ;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Whit- 
ing's  co.,  6th  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  July-Dec.,  1780. 

BENJAMIN,  CALEB.  List  of  men  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book  dated  Headquarters, 
Ticonderoga,  Oct.  4,  1776;  served  as  Ensign  in  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.;  pro 
moted  to  2d  Lieutenant,  vice  Lieut.  Goodale  advanced. 

BENJAMIN,  CALEB,  Montague.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Wil- 
liams's  regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  177"),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  1!), 
1775,  from  Conway;  service,  15  days;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Asahel  Gunn's 
10th  (2d  Montague)  co.,  6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ; 
commissioned  May  7,  1776;  also,  9th  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams's  (Hamp 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  Dec.  30,  1778,  dated  Warwick ;  enlisted 
May  10,  1776. 

BENJAMIN,  CHARLES,  Boston.  Drummer,  Capt.  Chadwick's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  (Artil 
lery)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Charlestown,  Sept.  30,  1775  ;  enlisted  June  26, 
1775;  occupation,  tailor;  age,  19  yrs. 

BENJAMIN,  DANIEL,  Weston.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Lamson's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days;  also,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co., 
Col.  John  Robinson's  regt. ;  marched  Feb.  4,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  28  days;  also, 
Capt.  John  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance;  ser 
vice  at  Dorchester  Heights,  Nov.,  1776 ;  also,  list  of  men  drafted  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Fisk  dated  Weston,  Aug.  18,  1777. 

BENJAMIN,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  38  days  service ;  marched  to  Moses  Creek  in  July,  1777;  also,  equip 
ment  roll  dated  Nov.  9,  1778. 

BENJAMIN,  DANIEL.  Returns  for  rations  for  men  employed  at  the  laboratory  from 
Sept.  4  to  Sept.  25,  1779,  dated  Boston;  also,  returns  for  rations  for  men  employed 
at  the  laboratory  under  Col.  Burbeck  from  March  25,  1780,  to  April  22,  1780,  dated 
Boston;  also,  return  for  rations  for  men  employed  at  the  laboratory  under  Col. 
Burbeck  from  April  22  to  April  29,  1780,  dated  Boston ;  reported  rations  stopped 
for  robbing  the  stores  of  provisions ;  also,  return  for  rations  for  men  employed  at 
the  laboratory  under  Col.  Burbeck  from  April  29,  1780,  to  May  6,  1780,  dated 
Boston. 

BENJAMIN,  DANIEL,  Sudbury  (also  given  Boston  and  Shrewsbury).  Matross,  Capt. 
Jonathan  W.  Edes's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  enlisted 
May  25,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1776;  service,  5  mos.  11  days;  also,  Gun 
ner;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  May  8,  1777,  3  mos.  7  days;  also, 
return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  South  Shrewsbury  co.,  Col. 
Job  Gushing' s  (6th  Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  residence,  Shrewsbury  ;  enlisted  for  town 
of  Shrewsbury  ;  joined  Capt.  Bradley's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  ;^ 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Jonathan  Warner's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (late  Paul  Revere's) 
regt. ;'  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  25,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 


940  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BENJAMIN,  DANIEL,  continued. 

1779 ;  also,  Bombardier,  Capt.  David  Bradlee's  (9th)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  made  up  from  date  of  enlistment  to  Aug.  1,  1777 ;  service,  72  days ;  also, 
list  of  men  who  refused  to  leave  Boston  dated  Boston,  Sept.  22,  1777 ;  also,  list  of 
men  dated  camp  at  Boston,  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  also,  list  of  men  entitled  to  a  bounty 
dated  Boston,  Jan.  12, 1778 ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  8,  1780,  4  mos.  8  days. 

BENJAMIN,  FREDERICK,  Dorchester.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Ebenezer  Daven 
port  of  Class  No.  9  of  the  town  of  Dorchester  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  3  years,  dated  Boston,  April  13,  1782 ;  enlisted  April  13,  1782. 

BENJAMIN,  JAMES,  Worthington.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ; 
return  for  travel  allowance  granted  in  Council,  Sept.  12,  1776 ;  also,  pay  abstract 
for  travel  allowance  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  27,  1776 ;  also,  return  of  men  in  ser 
vice  from  Dec.  1,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BENJAMIN,  JOEL.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Merriman's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's 
(3d)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  15,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
14  days. 

BENJAMIN,  JOEL,  Montague.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  20  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Montague;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  9,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  10,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Daniel  Shay ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Montague 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  9, 1780 ;  discharged 
Jan.  9,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  7  days. 

BENJAMIN,  JOHN,  Stoneham.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sprague's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days. 

BENJAMIN,  JOHN,  Charlestown.  Private,  Capt.  Harris's  co.,  Col.  Gardner's  regt. ; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  list  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental 
Army  [year  not  given] ;  residence,  Charlestown ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Charlestown. 

BENJAMIN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Gates's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  1,  1777;  service, 
25  days,  at  Saratoga ;  reported  in  camp  19  days. 

BENJAMIN,  JOHN,  Needham  (also  given  Watertown).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Col.  William  Mclntosh's  (1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.,  dated 
Needham,  Feb.  21,  1778;  residence,  Needham;  enlisted  for  town  of  Needham; 
joined  Capt.  Bryant's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Corporal, 
Capt.  Wells's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  April  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  David 
Allen's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Sept.-Dec.,  1777;  also,  Capt. 
Jackson's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  10,  1780. 

BENJAMIN,  JOHN.  List  of  men  on  a  wage  account  for  1778-82,  of  Col.  Marshall's  and 
other  regts.  not  identified. 

BENJAMIN,  JONATHAN.    Sergeant,  Capt.  Abijah  Rowlee's  co. ;  pay  roll  dated  July  6, 

1775  [service  not  given] . 

BENJAMIN,  JONATHAN,  Deerfield.  Private,  Capt.  Hugh  Maxwell's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  2 
days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  clothing  dated 
Sewall's  Point,  Dec.  27,  1775. 


IX  THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  941 


BEXJAMIX,  JOXATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1776. 

BEXJAMIX,  JOXATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Gleason's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
return  dated  North  Kingston,  June  26,  1777. 

BEXJAMIX,  JOXATHAX,  Leominster.  Private,  Capt.  John  Joslin's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cush- 
ing's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  pay  roll  for  1  mo.  7  days  service;  inarched  to 
Bennington  last  of  July,  1777,  to  join  Col.  Seth  Warner. 

BEXJAMIX,  JOXATHAX,  Sudbury.  Capt.  Benjamin  Munroe's  co. ;  list  of  men  dated 
Jan.  21,  1778  ;  reported  a  deserter;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Munroe's  co. ;  list  of  men 
in  service  between  1778  and  1779. 

BEXJAMIX,  JOXATHAX,  Watertown.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Barnard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Gardner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177-");  service,  3  days; 
also,  Capt.  Aimer  Craft's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  37th 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  7,  177>~> ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  13,  177");  also,  list  of 
men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston, 
March  16,  1777;  Capt.  Alexander's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  residence, 
Watertown;  enlisted  for  town  of  Watertown ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Sergeant, 
Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  in,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Alexander's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  return 
of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1778, 
dated  Camp  Valley  Forge;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  near 
White  Plains;  also,  pay  abstract  for  Oct.,  1778;  also,  Maj.  John  Porter's  co., 
(late)  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.,  under  command  of  Maj.  Porter;  muster  roll  for 
March  and  April,  1779;  reported  transferred  to  Light  Infantry  co. ;  also,  Capt. 
Daniel  Pillsbury's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  (late)  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  March  and  April,  1779;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1777. 

BEXJAMIX,  JOXATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Brintnal's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  at 
Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army. 

BEXJAMIX,  LEVI,  Montague.  Private,  Capt.  Elihu  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  25, 1779;  discharged  Aug. 31,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  12  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.;  also,  Capt.  Seth  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Seth 
Murray's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  !">,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10, 
1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army.  Roll  dated  Leverett. 

BEXJAMIX,  NATHAX.  Private,  Lieut.  Andrew  Loomiss's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  H,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780;  service,  4  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Bennington . 

BEXJAMIX,  NATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.'s  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  12,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  20,  1781;  service.  8  days;  marched  to 
Barnes's  Heaths  in  Stillwater  on  an  alarm. 

HEXJAMIX,  NATHANIEL,  Watertown.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Barnard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Gardner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177~>;  service,  4  days. 

BEXJAMIX,  PELEG.  Private,  Capt.  James  Campbell's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jf.'s 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1781 ;  service, 
10  days ;  inarched  to  Saratoga  by  order  of  Gen.  Stark  on  an  alarm. 


942  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AM)   SAILORS 

BENJAMIN,  ROGER,  Hatfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belonging  to  Hampshire 
Co. ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  light ;  occupation, 
farmer;  residence,  Hatfield;  enlisted  July  3,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BENJAMIN,  ROGEK,  Worthington.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  27,  1776;  also,  return  of 
men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co.  [year  not 
given]  ;  residence,  Worthington ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Worthington  ;  enlisted  prior 
to  May  31, 1777;  joined  Capt.  Bartlett's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  enlistment, 
3  years;  also,  Fifer,  Lieut.  Col.  Millen's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  14, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Bartlett's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service 
on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777;  also,  list  of  men  who  were  enlisted  to  serve  during 
war,  or  until  Jan.  1,  1780,  dated  June  15,  1779;  also,  Fifer,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co., 
Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  April  14,  1780;  reported  discharged. 

BENJAMIN,  ROGEU,  Worthington.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age, 
19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Worthington;  arrived 
at  Springfield  July  14,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  14,  1780,  under  command  of 
Capt.  Hancock  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Worthington 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  12,  1780;  dis 
charged  Jan.  12,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  6  days. 

BENJAMIN,  SAMUEL,  Watertown.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Craft's  co. ;  receipt  for  2  days  rations 
dated  Watertown,  July  5,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Abner  Craft's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Wil 
liam  Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct. 
7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge, 
Nov.  13,  1775. 

BENJAMIN,  SAMUEL.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776; 
reported  re-engaged  as  Ensign  in  Capt.  Alexander's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles  worth's 
regt.,  Nov.  13,  1776,  but  to  serve  in  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.  until  Dec.  31,  1776. 

BENJAMIN,  SAMUEL.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  reported  as  serving  9 
mos.  as  Ensign,  27  mos.  as  Lieutenant;  also,  Ensign,  Capt. Ebenezer  Cleavland's 
co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  return  dated  April  9, 1779 ;  reported  recruiting  by  order 
of  Gen.  Heath ;  also,  list  of  officers  dated  West  Point,  Nov.  8,  1779 ;  also,  Lieu 
tenant,  Col.  Jackson's  (8th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

BENJAMIN,  SELAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co. ;  enlisted  May  29,  1781 ;  dis 
charged  Aug.  29,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  at  Springfield;  enlistment,  3 
months. 

BENJAMIN,  SELAH,  Worthington.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  Benjamin  Hey- 
wood's  co.,  6th  regt.;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair, 
light;  occupation,  yeoman;  birthplace,  Worthington;  residence,  Worthington; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Worthington ;  enlisted  May  10,  1782;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Capt.  Gershom  Randal,  chairman  of  Class 
No.  2  of  the  town  of  Shelburne,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
3  years,  dated  Springfield,  June  7,  1782;  also,  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's 
(10th)  regt.;  enlisted  May  10,  1782;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1783;  service,  7  mos. 
21  days ;  reported  promoted  to  Corporal  Aug.  6,  1782 ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hey- 
wood's  (4th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  for  wages,  etc., 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  943 

BENJAMIN-,  SELAII,  continued. 

for  June-Dec.,  1782;  reported  joined  from  10th  regt.  Dec.  17,  1782;  also,  Capt. 
Heywood's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  (Oth)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec.,  1782;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1783;  also,  Capt.  Heywood's  co.,  Oth  regt.;  reported  con 
fined  Jan.  20,  1783,  by  Sergt.  llussell  for  drawing  bread  on  a  forged  due  bill; 
judgment  of  court-martial  70  lashes  and  stoppage  of  $1  from  his  wages;  re 
mitted  on  condition  of  good  behavior  in  the  future  ;  transferred  to  8th  co.  March 
8,  1783. 

BEXJAMIV,  WILLIAM,  Ashburnham.  Private,  Capt.  Deliverance  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Asa 
Whetcombe's  regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  177"),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775;  service,  0  days. 

BKNJAMIN,  WILLIAM,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Woodbridge'sco.,  Col.  Brown's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  8,  1777;  discharged  July  21,  1777;  service, 
14  days ;  company  formed  part  of  detachment  under  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde,  which 
marched  from  Stockbridge  on  the  evacuation  of  Ticonderoga. 

BENJAMIN,  WILLIAM,  Waltham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co. 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9£  in. ;  complexion, 
dark  ;  hair,  dark  ;  eyes,  dark ;  occupation,  farmer ;  engaged  for  town  of  Waltham  ; 
enlisted  April  4,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BENJAMIN,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt. 
(commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Sprout  after  Jan.  1,  1781)  ;  muster  roll  dated  Jan.  1, 
1782;  enlisted  April  29,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BENJAMINS,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lapham's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's 
(1st)  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  April  19,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  July  3,  1778;  ser 
vice,  2  mos.  13  days,  at  Cambridge;  enlistment,  3  months  from  April  2,  1778. 

BENJAMINS,  JONATHAN,  Ashburnham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester 
Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  19, 
1778;  Capt.  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Stearns's  regt.;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  G  in.; 
complexion,  light;  residence,  Ashburnham. 

BENJIMAN,  ROGER,  Worthington.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  1,  1770,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BEXJIMIX,  LEVI,  Montague.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Warwick;  Capt. 
Seth  Tierce's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  com 
plexion,  dark;  residence,  Montague;  rank,  Private;  mustered  July  17,  1780; 
enlistment,  3  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Claverack ;  company  detached  from 
6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  agreeable  to  order  of  Court  of  June  22,  1780. 

BENJUMIN,  JOHN.  Capt.  Josiah  Harris's  co.,  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Gardner's) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec. 
5,  1775. 

BENN,  BERTRICIVS.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston.  Jan.  8,  1777; 
Maj.  Eben  Stevens's  (Artillery)  battalion.  [See  Pearticious  Band.] 

BENNEDICK,  JAMES,  Adams  (also  given  Adamstown).  List  of  men  raised  for  the  (3 
months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in 
a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men 
raised  by  the  town  of  Adams  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780; 
marched  June  30,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1780;  service,  0  mos.  7  days. 


.     Sergeant,  Capt.  Peter  Ingersoll's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Bcrk- 
,'t. ;  enlisted  July  1,  1777  ;  discharged  July  30,  1777  ;  service,  30  days. 

BENNEFIELD, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bennineld.] 


BENNEDICT,  ABEL 
shire  Co.)  regt 


944  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BEXXEFIELD,  THOMAS,  Edgecomb  (also  given  Jeremy  Squam,  Lincoln  Co.).  Private, 
Capt.  John  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  (late  Ichabod  Alden's)  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  15. 1777,  to  June  10, 1777 ;  reported  died 
June  10,  1777;  also,  muster  return  dated  Jan.  12,  1778;  residence,  Edgecomb; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Edgecomb  (also  given  Wilmington)  ;  mustered  by  Col. 
Sewall ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEXXER, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bener,  Bennet,  Bennor, 

Boner,  Bonner.] 

BEXXER,  CHRISTOPHER,  Abington.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Conti 
nental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age, 

23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Abington ;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  12,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  12,  1780,  under  command  of 
Ensign  Gilbert;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men,  dated  Feb.  20,  1782;  age, 

24  (also  given  26)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.  (also  given  9  in.) ;  complexion,  dark; 
hair,  black ;  occupation,  potter  (also  given  farmer) ;  birthplace,  Braintree ;  resi 
dence,  Abington;  enlisted  March  11,  1781;  joined  Capt.  Eliphalet  Thorp's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West 
Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated 
Pliillipsburg;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Peekskill;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts  ;  also,  4th  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Brooks's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  between  Nov.  1,  1781,  and  May  31,  1782. 

BEXXER,  CHRISTOPHER  HEXRY,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  William  Reed's  co.,  Col. 
John  Bailey's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service,  8 
days;  also,  Capt.  Reed's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
177-");  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.,  1  week,  5  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BEXXER,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ames's  co. ;  enlisted  June  26,  1778;  discharged 
July  20,  1778;  service,  24  days. 

BEXXER,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  M.  Ulmer's  co.,  Col.  McCobb's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  16  days,  on  Penobscot 
expedition. 

BEXXER,  JOHX,  Abington.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  as  returned  July 
26, 1777;  Capt.  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Robinson's  regt.;  also,  Private,  5th  co.,  Coi.  John 
Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  3,  1779,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Seth  Drew's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list 
of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  27,  1781;  Capt.  Drew's  co.,  2d  regt.; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  sallow;  hair,  light  brown;  occupation,  potter; 
residence,  Abington;  enlisted  May  1,  1779,  by  Capt.  Luther  Bailey;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

BEXXER,  PETER.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ames's  co. ;  enlisted  June  26,  1778;  discharged 
July  20,  1778;  service,  24  days. 

BENXER,  PETER,  Bridgewater.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Plymouth  Co.  in 
1779  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  com 
plexion,  dark;  residence,  Bridgewater;  delivered  to  Capt.  L.  Bailey;  also,  list 
of  9  months  men  [year  not  given]  ;  reported  re-enlisted;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Seth  Drew's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  reut. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men 
dated  West  Point,  Jan.  27,  1781 ;  Capt.  Seth  Drew's  co.,  2d  regt. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
6  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  wheelwright;  residence, 
Bridgewater;  enlisted  April  1,  1780,  by  Capt.  Drew;  enlistment,  during  war. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTIOX.        945 


BEXXEIUCK,  Jonx.  Private,  Capt.  Xortli's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

BEXXET, .  Surgeon  ;  list  of  surgeons  in  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book  dated  Head 
quarters,  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  21,  177(5,  who  were  ordered  to  attend  at  the  Old  Fort, 
with  necessary  instruments,  etc.,  in  view  of  an  expected  action. 

BEXXET,  AAHOX.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  rc-gt.; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.- Aug.,  1777,  dated  Cam])  Stilhvater;  enlisted  May  15.  1777; 
enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  10,  1778;  reported  sick  at  Paxton  ;  also,  muster  roll 
dated  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Sept.  1,  1777;  reported  sick  at  Paxton;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Nov.,  1777,  dated  Camp  near  Gulf;  reported  sick  at  Bristol;  discharged 
Jan.  10,  1778. 

BENXET,  ABEL.  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millerd's  co.  (1st  division),  Col.  John  Water 
man's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  April  6  to  April  '20,  1777,  11  days. 

BEXXET,  AHIATIIAK.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  regt. ; 
abstract  for  advance  pay  for  Jan.,  1770. 

BEXXET,  ABRAHAM,  Ashby.  Private,  Capt.  John  Jones's  co.,  Col.  James  Prescott's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  177"),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  111.  177-"); 
service,  7  days. 

BEXXET,  AMOS,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Wilkins's  co.,  Col.  Wigirlesworth's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Albany  home,  sworn  to  Jan.  1.").  1777- 

BEXXET,  AXDKEW.  Seaman  or  Marine,  sloop  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Fisk;  engaged  June  18,  1776;  roll  made  up  for  advance  pay  for  1  mo. 

BEXXET,  AXDREW,  Maiden.  Corporal,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Jan.  1, 1781 ;  Capt.  Pei roe's  (Oth) 
co.,  Col.  Jackson's  (8th)  regt.;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion, 
dark;  hair,  black  ;  occupation,  mariner ;  residence,  Maiden;  enlisted  Jan.  7, 1777, 
at  West  Point,  by  Lieut.  Jackson  ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BEXXET,  ASAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's  (1st 
Rhode  Island)  regt.;  muster  roll  made  up  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  1,  1777;  en 
listed  May  10,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  rolls  for  March  and  April, 
1778. 

BENXET,  ASAHEL.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Ingersoll's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1777;  discharged  July  30,  1777;  service,  30  days. 

BEXNET,  ASAHEL  P.  Private,  Lieut.  Moses  Hubbard's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.'s 
regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows's  brigade  ;  pay  roll  for  14  days  service  in  Oct..  1781, 
by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Stark. 

BENNET,  BEXAIAH,  Worthington.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Fbenezer  Webber's  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Worthington ;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Worthington ;  joined  Capt.  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  enlisted 
prior  to  May  31,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Nixon's  (Oth)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
May  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's 
regt.;  return  for  clothing  for  1777;  enlisted  March  1,  1777;  aluo,  return  of  men  in 
service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  Soldier's  Fortune,  Feb.  15,  1779;  also, 
Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1779,  dated  Camp 
Highlands;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Benjamin  Heywood,  Col. 
Nixon's  (Oth)  regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  June-Sept.,  1779;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  com 
manded  by  Lieut.  Chambers;  pay  abstracts  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1779. 


946  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AM)   SAILORS 

BENNET,  BENAIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Strong's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  10, 1781 ;  marched  to  Albany  Aug.  17, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov. 
20,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days,  at  Saratoga. 

BENNET,  BENJAMIN,  Worcester.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Bigelow's  co.,  Col.  Artemas 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Hubbard's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BENNET,  BENJAMIN,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ; 
company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BENNET,  BENJAMIN,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  23,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  14 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775. 

BENNET,  BENJAMIN,  Groton.  Private,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Corey's  co.,  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  91 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  7, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  31,  1775. 

BENNET,   BENJAMIN,   Barrington.     Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Vose's  regt.;   Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  24,  1777,  to 
Nov.  2,  1779 ;  reported  deserted ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  near  Valley  Forge, 
Jan.  6,  1778 ;  enlisted  May  24,  1777 ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  reported  sick  at 
N.  City;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  Jan.,  March  and  April,  1779 
dated  Providence ;  reported  on  command  at  Kingston  in  March  and  April,  1779 
also,  list  of  deserters  dated  Camp  Highlands,  N.  Y.,  July  13,  1780;  age,  22  yrs. 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  hair,  black;  birthplace,  "  Dover,  N.York  ;' 
residence,  Barrmgton,  "  H.  grants.'' 

BENNET,  BEZALEEL.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  the  town  of  Shrewsbury  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated  Shrewsbury,  April  22,  1781. 

BENNET,  BRISTER.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Low's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  to  the  Northward  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows,  Oct.  13, 
1780,  on  an  alarm  ;  service,  9  days. 

BENNET,  BRISTOL,  New  Providence.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Berkshire  Co.  by  True- 
man  Wheeler,  Muster  Master,  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778;  enlist 
ment,  3  years  or  during  war;  also,  6th  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  24,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Isaac  Warren's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Valley  Forge, 
Jan.  24,  1778. 

BENNET,  DANIEL.  List  of  men  from  Dartmouth  who  arrived  in  camp  Feb.  15,  1776, 
under  Capt.  Benj.  Dillingham. 

BENNET,  DANIEL.  Marine,  ship  "Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt  John  Paul  Jones;  list 
of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Mellish  "  and  brig  "Active  "  [year  not 
given] . 

BENNET,  DAVID.  Capt.  Philip  Thomas's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for 
84  days  rations  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  March  25,  1777,  dated  Boston. 

BENNET,  DAVID,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Andrews's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Shrewsbury  (2d  parish)  to  Cambridge ;  ser 
vice,  9  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army. 

BENNET,  DELIVERANCE,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
(10th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  16,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Amasa  Soper's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  return 
of  men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  West  Point, 


IN  THE  WAU  OF  THE  REVOLUTION'.        947 


BEXXET,  DELIVERANCE,  continued. 

Feb.  1,  1779;  enlisted  May  10,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  a/so,  ("apt.  Thomas 
Crandon's  co.,  Col.  John  Ilathaway's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  '2,  1780;  discharged 
Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  «/,w,  Sergeant, 
Capt.  Henry  Jenne's  co. ;  enlisted  March  14,  17S1 ;  discharged  March  18,  1781  ; 
service,  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  ft  ft.  9  in.; 
complexion,  dark ;  occupation,  laborer;  residence,  Dartmouth;  enlisted  April  10, 
1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  marched  to  join  regiment  at  Springfield  ;  a/so ,  Private, 
Capt.  John  Williams's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Tose's  (1st)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct. 
and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Huts;  enlisted  April  8,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Jan.,  1782;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1782,  dated  York  Ilutts;  reported  on 
command  at  Verplanck's  Point. 

BEXXET,  EIJEXEZEK,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Shaw's  (1st)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177f>,  to  Marshrield ;  service,  3  days. 

BKXXET,  EHEXK/ER.  Adjutant,  Col.  John  Fellows's  (Berksliire  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  offi 
cers  of  Mass,  militia  [year  not  given] . 

BEXXET,  EmvAiii).  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Crandon's  co.,  Col.  John  Ilathaway's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  0  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BEXXET,  ELKAXAH.  Private,  Capt.  Abishai  Tinkham's  co.,  Col.  White's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

BEXXET,  FRANCIS.  Capt.  John  Glover,  Jr's.  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  20.  1775. 

BEXXET,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  William  Goodrich's  co.,  Berkshire  Co.  regt.,  which 
marched  April  23,  177"),  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  1('4 
days. 

BEXXET,  GEORGE,  Merryfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belonging  to  Hamp 
shire  Co. ;  age,  32  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  hair,  dark  ;  occupation, 
blacksmith;  residence,  Merryfield;  enlisted  Feb.  7,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEXXET,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  warrants  to  pay  officers  and 
men  for  service  at  the  Castle,  from  April  25,  1780,  to  July  25,  1780,  and  from  Oct. 
25,  1780,  to  Jan.  25,  1787. 

BEXXET,  GIDEOX,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Egery's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's  regt., 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  3  clays; 
also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  0,  1775;  also,  4th  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel 
Bradford's  12th  (also  given  14th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  June  13,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  James  Cooper's  co.,  Col.  Brad 
ford's  regt.;  muster  return  dated  Feb.  1,  1778;  residence,  Dartmouth;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Taunton  (also  given  Dartmouth);  also,  return  of  men  in  service  on 
or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  dated  April  2,  1779;  reported  joined  June  8,  1777;  de 
serted  July  1,  1779;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1780-Jan.,  1781.  dated  Ilutts, 
near  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BEXXET,  GIDEOX,  Dartmouth.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  age,  39  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair, 
Mack;  residence,  Dartmouth;  enlisted  Nov.,  1779;  enlistment,  during  war;  re 
ported  mustered  by  Capt.  Fuller;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Riifus  Lincoln's  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  April  and  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point ;  reported  on  command  with 
light  infantry;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1781;  reported  on  command  with  light 
infantry;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781;  reported  died  Aug.  24,  1781. 


948  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

BEXXET,  GILBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  a  secret  expedition  Sept.  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct. 
29,  1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  4  days. 

BEXXET,  GILBERT.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Crandon's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8.  1780;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BEXXET,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Wellington's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Oct.  1,  1776. 

BEXXET,  ISAAC.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ezra  Whittelsey's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  26,  1777;  service,  20  days,  at 
the  Northward;  also,  Capt.  Whittelsey's  co.,  3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct. 
20, 1780;  discharged  Oct.  22, 1780;  service,  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  the  Westward. 

BEXXET,  ISAAC,  Pelham.  Private,  Capt.  David  Cowden's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles 
Woodbridge's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  28,  1775 ;  enlisted 
April  19,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  13,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  belonging  to  Hampshire  Co. ; 
age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation, 
farmer;  residence,  Pelham;  enlisted  April  20,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEXXET,  ISAAC.  Marine,  frigate  "  Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Nicholson; 
engaged  Dec.  1,  1781;  roll  made  up  to  May  31,  1782;  service,  6  mos. ;  engage 
ment,  5  months. 

BEXXET,  JABEZ,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Danielson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service, 
3  mos. ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury, 
Oct.  30,  1775. 

BEXXET,  JACOB.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carter's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's 
(8th  Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  July  23, 
1777. 

BEXXET,  JAMES,  Ashby.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Stone's  co.,  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  1  mo.  13  days. 

BEXXET,  JAMES,  Woburn.  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  regt. ;  re 
ceipt  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Medford,  Dec.  28,  1775; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for 
May,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  who  lost  articles  at  the  evacuation  of  New  York, 
Sept.  U,  1776. 

BEXXET,  JAMES,  Jr.,  Woburn.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  belonging  to  the  train 
band  of  the  3d  co.  of  Woburn,  under  Capt.  Timothy  Winn,  taken  May  13,  1775. 

BEXXET,  JEDEDIAH,  Middleborough.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Plymouth 
Co.  in  1779,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army;  age,  34  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.; 
complexion,  sandy;  residence,  Middleborough;  delivered  to  Capt.  L.  Bailey; 
also,  list  of  men;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  April  22,  1780;  enlistment, 
9  months. 

BEXXET,  JEREMIAH,  Brentwood.  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's 
regt.;  receipt  for  wages  dated  Cambridge,  June  24,  1775;  also,  Private;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  1,  1775;  service,  31  days;  also,  Capt.  Sher 
man's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Gerrish's)  38th  regt.;  pay  abstracts 
for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Sewall's  Point;  also,  company  return  dated 
Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  26,  1775. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION".  949 

BKXXKT,  JKKEMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1780;  service,  3  inos.  10 
days;  enlistment,  3  months;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BKXNKT,  Joux,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Houston's  co.,  Col.  John  Whet- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  ser 
vice,  12i  days. 

BKXNKT,  JOHX,  Leominster.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Wood's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to  Cambridge  ;  service,  11  days. 

BKXXKT,  Jonx,  Marblehead  (also  given  Cambridge) .    Private,  Capt. Nicholas  Brough- 

ton's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  June 
27,  177");  service,  1  mo.  7  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  177")]. 

BEXXKT,  JOHN.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abel  Monlton's  3d  (York)  co.,  Col.  Kbene/er 
Saver's  (1st  York  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  June 
2,1,'  177(5. 

BENXKT,  Jonx,  Philadelphia.  List  of  prisoners  discharged  from  prison  ships  at  Rhode 
Island  and  sent  to  Boston  in  the  schooner  "  Speedwell,"  by  Josiah  Godfrev,  Aug. 
6,  1777. 

BEXXET,  JOHX,  Shrewsbury.  Corporal,  Capt.  Francis  Willson's  co..  Col.  Danforth 
Reyes's  regt. ;  enlisted  Ang.  20,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1777;  service.  1 
mos.  10  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated 
Providence,  Dec.  29,  1777. 

BEXXKT,  Jonx.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Doty's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Sept.  .">,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  G  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Dartmouth. 

BKXXKT,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cook's  (16th)  co.,  Col.  Hathaway's  (2d  Bristol  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  Ang.  4,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  5  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Dartmouth. 

BKXXKT,  Jonx.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Crandon's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.; 
enlisted  Ang.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BKXXKT,  JOHX,  "Wobnrn.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  G  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  17  yrs.; 
stature,")  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Woburn ;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  lf>,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  !">,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
James  Cooper;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  G  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson,  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  2-1,  1780;  also,  Private ;  pay  roll  for  G  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Woburn  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  10.  1780  ; 
discharged  Dec.  13,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  14  days. 

BKNXKT,  Jonx.  Private,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  ("1st)  reirt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  sworn  to  at  West  Point;  enlisted  Oct.  2.">,  1781 ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years ;  reported  with  Brigade  Quartermaster. 

BKXXKT,  JOSEPH.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard  under 
Maj.  Baldwin,  May  23,  177"). 

BKXXKT,  JOSEPH,  "Worcester  (also  given  Ward).  List  of  men  mustered  in  Worcester 
Co.  by  Thomas  Newha'.l,  Muster  Master;  Capt.  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Denny's 
regt.;  mustered  May  9,  1778;  residence,  Worcester;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BKXXKT,  JOSKPH,  Lancaster.  Matross,  Capt.  Bryant's  co.,  Col.  Mason's  regt.;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  20,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  reirt. ;  list  of  men  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2,  1778; 
also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Frothingham's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct., 


950  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BENNET,  JOSEPH,  continued. 

1778,  dated  Springfield;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  return  of  men  stationed  at 
Springfield,  dated  Nov.  1,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Bryant's  co. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  16,  1780 ;  reported  discharged. 

BENNET,  JOSEPH,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Edgell's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and  Cambridge ;  service,  4  days ;  also, 
Capt.  Thomas  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  April  24,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  15  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Win 
ter  Hill,  Sept.  30,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  Drury's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  9  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BENNET,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Strong's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  6,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  2,  1777 ;  service,  26  days,  with 
Northern  army;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Shubael  Willmark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Symonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  April  26, 1778  ;  discharged  May  19, 1778 ; 
service,  24  days ;  company  ordered  out  by  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  to  march  to  Saratoga ; 
also,  Private,  Lieut.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  13, 
1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  17, 1780  ;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm ;  roll  dated  Hancock ; 
also,  Capt.  William  Douglas's  co.,  Col.  Symonds's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from 
Oct.  28  to  Oct.  29,  2  days,  on  an  alarm.  Roll  dated  Hancock. 

BENNET,  JOSEPH,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Shaw's  (1st)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  3  days;  also, 
Capt.  Isaac  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  payroll 
for  service  from  July  20,  1777,  to  Aug.  27,  1777,  1  mo.  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island; 
also,  Capt.  Edward  Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.;  enlisted  July  23, 
1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  5  days;  enlistment,  3  months; 
company  detached  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BENNET,  JOSEPH,  Little  Compton.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Simmons's  co.,  Col.  Chris 
topher  Olney's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Newport,  Oct.  23,  1781;  enlisted  Oct. 
9,  1781. 

BENNET,  JOSEPH,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  George  Claghorn's  co.,  Col.  Abiel 
Mitchell's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780; 
service,  3  mos.  2  days ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Arm}' ;  also,  Capt. 
Daniel  Drake's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  27,  1781 ; 
arrived  in  camp  Sept.  8,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  6,  1781 ;  arrived  home  Dec.  17, 
1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  20  days;  marched  to  North  River. 

BENNET,  JOSEPH,  Shelburne.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  belonging  to  Hampshire 
Co.;  age,  37yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  dark;  occupa 
tion,  farmer;  residence,  Shelburne;  enlisted  March  26, 1781;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th) 
regt. ;  return  for  wages,  etc.,  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1781 ;  time  allowed  from  March  20, 
1781 ;  reported  promoted  to  Corporal  in  May,  1781,  and  to  Sergeant  in  June,  1781 ; 
also,  Sergeant;  return  for  wages,  etc.,  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1782. 

BENNET,  JOSEPH,  Jr.  Capt.  Samuel  Low's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777;  service,  6  days,  at 
Bennington. 

BENNET,  JOSIAH,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  White's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  4£ 
days. 

BENNET,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Fortunatus  Eager's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Sawyer's  refft.; 
marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army  Oct.  2,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777 ;  ser 
vice,  25  days. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   KEVOLUTIOX. 


BENNET,  NATHAN,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Shaw's  (1st)  co..  wliicli 
inarched  uu  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to  Marshfield  ;  service,  3  days;  dim,, 
Capt.  Joshua  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted  May  5,  1775  ;  service,  3  mos.  -1  days  ;  also,  company  return 
dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  altio,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Roxbury,  Nov.  1-1,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  l>v  James 
Hatch,  Muster  Master  [year  not  given]  ;  Capt.  Dunham's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.  ; 
age,  30  yrs.  ;  residence,  Middleborough;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  8th  co.,  Col. 
John  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  2!), 
1777,  to  April  18,  1771);  reported  deserted  and  place  taken  by  Stephen  Beimet; 
also,  Capt.  George  Dunham's.  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  (1st)  regt.;  return  of  men  in 
service  before  Aug.  15,  1777. 

BENNET,  NATHAN,  Blandford.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5.  1780  ;  age.  '28  yrs.  ; 
stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Blandford;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  17,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  19,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Aimer 
Howard. 

BENNET,  NATHANIEL,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Little's  regt.  ; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  age,  1!)  yrs. 

BENNKT,  NATHANIEL,  Sanford  (also  given  New  Gloucester).  Ensign,  Capt.  Morgan 
Lewis's  co.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Moses  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinny's  (31st)  regt.;  billeting  roll  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  15,  1775,  to 
date  of  marching  to  Headquarters,  July  5,  1775,  equivalent  to  51  days  ;  also,  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Edward  Harmon's 
9th  (Sanford)  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Saver's  (1st  York  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of 
Mass,  militia;  commissioned  June  25,  1776. 

BENNET,  NATHANIEL  (also  given  NATHAN),  Glass  Works  (also  given  Stockbridge). 
Corporal,  Capt.  Orringh  Stoddard's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt.  ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  3,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  177!);  also,  muster 
roll  dated  Camp  near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  6,  1778;  enlisted  March  3,  1777;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  and  Jan.,  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Providence;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780, 
to  March  3,  1780. 

BENNET,  NEHEMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Abishai  Tinkham's  co.,  Col.  White's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BENNET,  NEHEMIAH,  Stockbridge.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  raised  agreeable  to 
Act  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  Capt.  Marsh's  co.,  Col.  Rossiter's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.; 
age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation, 
tailor;  residence,  Stockbridge  ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph 
Killam's  co.,  Col.  Unfits  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.,  March  and 
April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BENNET,  PETEII.  Private,  Lieut.  James  Halbert's  co.,  Col.  Elislm  Porter's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  10,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  5  days;  marched  to 
Saratoga.  Roll  dated  Pelham. 

BENNET,  PHINEAS.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Knight's  co  ;  enlisted  July  15,  1775;  ser 
vice,  6  mos.  1  day,  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. 

BENNET,  ROBEKT.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Crandon's  co.,  Col.  John  llathaway's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  0  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 


952  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BENNET,  ROLAND,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Maynard's  co.,  Col.  Ezekiel  Howe's  (4th)  regt.  [year  not  given]  ; 
residence,  Sudbury;  enlisted  for  town  of  Sudbury;  joined  Capt.  Saunders's  co., 
Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BENNET,  ROLAND  (also given  ROWLAND),  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Pilsbury's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  for  wages,  etc.,  for  Jan.-Dec.,  1782; 
reported  deserted  Feb.  21,  1782;  returned  June  1,  1782;  sick  in  Aug.,  1782;  fur- 
loughed  Dec.,  1782;  also,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  list  of  men  who 
served  3  years  in  the  war. 

BENNET,  SAMUEL,  Worcester.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Bigelow's  co.,  Col.  Artemas 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days. 

BENNET,  SAMUEL,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  7,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  2  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7, 1775;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Wood's 
co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  payroll  for  service  from  July 
20,  1777,  to  Aug.  27,  1777,  1  mo.  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  pay  roll  for  31 
days  service  in  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1777;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode 
Island;  also,  Capt.  Elisha  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  (Plymouth  Co.) 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  29,  1778,  to  Sept.  11,  1778,  1  mo.  1-i  days,  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BENNET,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millerd's  co.  (1st  division),  Col.  John  Water 
man's  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  service  from  Jan.  9, 1777,  to  Feb.  8, 1777,  dated 
Warwick  ;  reported  as  being  the  son  of  William  Bennet. 

BENNET,  SAMUEL.  Musician,  Capt.  Elijah  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's  (1st 
Rhode  Island)  regt.;  muster  roll  made  up  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  1,  1777; 
enlisted  May  10,  1777 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  March  and  April,  1778 ;  reported  on 
command  at  Rhode  Island  in  April,  1778 ;  also,  Drum  Major,  Capt.  Thomas  Cole's 
co.,  Col.  Greene's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  East  Greenwich ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

BENNET,  SA.MUEL,  Lancaster.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Fortunatus  Eager's  co.,  2d  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  17,  1778;  resi 
dence,  Lancaster ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Lancaster ;  joined  Capt.  Redding's  co.,  Col. 
Bradford's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BENNET,  STEPHEN,  Woburn.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  belonging  to  the  train 
band  of  the  3d  co.  of  Woburn  under  Capt.  Timothy  Whin,  taken  May  13,  1775. 

BENNET,  STEPHEN,  Woburn.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co.,  Col.  David  Greene's 
(2d  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
5  days;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co. ;  list  of  men  Avho  took  the  oath 
required  by  Congress  dated  Middlesex  Co.,  May  27,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Wood's 
(5th)  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  April,  1776,  dated  New 
York ;  also,  receipt  for  mileage,  etc.,  dated  Woburn,  Oct.  6,  1777. 

BENNET,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Fisher's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  13,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1779;  service  at  Rhode  Island. 

BENNET,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Crandon's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BENNET,  SYLVANUS,  2d,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Shaw's  (1st)  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshtield;  service,  3  days; 
also,  Capt.  Joshua  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  also,  company  return 
dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        953 

BENNET,  THOMAS,  Woburn.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  belonging  to  the  train 
band  of  the  3d  co.  of  Woburn  under  Capt.  Timothy  Winn,  taken  May  13,  177."). 

BENNET,  THOMAS,  Dartmouth.  Private,  dipt.  Thomas  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Danielson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  C,  177".;  service, 
3  mos.  2  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Roxbury,  Oct.  30,  1775. 

BENNET,  THOMAS,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Iloughton's  co.,  Col.  John 
Whetcomb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to  Cambridge; 
service,  7i  days;  also,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ; 
enlisted  June  20,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1770;  service,  1  mo.  11  days. 

BENNET,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  William  Green's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Aug.  26,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  11  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BENNET,  THOMAS.  Matross,  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  10,  1781 ;  roll  made  up  to  Nov.  1,  1782;  service,  13  mos.  21  days. 

BENNET,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Enoch  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  27,  1775. 

BENNET,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Drummer,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bowne's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
William  Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  37th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Prospect 
Hill,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  18,  1775. 

BENNET,  WILLIAM,  East  Hoosac.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloan's  co.  of  minute  men; 
enlisted  April  22,  1775;  discharged  May  5,  1775;  service,  14  days;  aho,  Capt. 
Sloan's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  regt.;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cam})  at. 
Cambridge,  June  6,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Dec.  22,  1775. 

BENNET,  WILLIAM,  Westborough.  List  of  men  returned  as  belonging  to  the  train 
band  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Cranston's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Wliit- 
comb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  deserted  Aug.  18,  1776. 

BENNET,  WILLIAM.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Simon  Cary's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  7  days  service  dated  Roxbury,  April  1,  1776. 

BENNET,  WILLIAM.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Fellows's  (Artillery)  co.,  Berkshire 
Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Feb.  22,  1777. 

BENNET,  WILLIAM.  Drummer,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stoddard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  8,  1777,  to  July  8,  1777,  2  mos. 

BENNET,  WILLIAM,  Middleborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaac  Woods's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  (Plymouth  Co.)  re^t. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  20,  1777,  to  Aug. 
27,  1777,  1  mo.  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BENNET,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Ebene/er  Newell's  co.,  Col.  Symonds's  reirt. ; 
marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Manchester  July  9,  1777,  on  an  alarm  ;  service,  21 
days. 

BENNET,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Lyons's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted 
June  24,  1778;  discharged  July  13,  1778;  service,  26  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll 
dated  Groton. 

BENNET,  WILLIAM.     Master  of  a  prison-ship;  list  of  officers  elated  March  17,  17SO. 


954  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

BEXXET,  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  July  22, 1780;  Capt. 
Marston's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Procter's  (Boston)  regt. ;  age,  37  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
8  in.;  complexion,  brown;  residence,  Boston;  enlistment,  3  months;  marched 
under  command  of  Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows. 

BENXET,  WILLIAM,  Rhode  Island.  Volunteer,  ship  "  Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Elisha  Hinrnan;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Boston,  Nov.,  1780; 
age,  19  yrs. ;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Rhode  Island. 

BEXXET,  WILLIAM.  Drummer,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Cathcart;  engaged  Juh*  1, 1779;  discharged  Sept.  6, 1779;  service,  2  mos.  6  days; 
also,  Drummer,  frigate  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Nicholson;  en 
gaged  Jan.  21,  1782;  roll  made  up  to  May  31,  1782;  service,  4  mos.  10  days; 
engagement,  12  months. 

BEXXET,  WILLIAM.  Receipt  for  wages  for  service  to  May  10, 1783,  on  board  the  frigate 
"Hague,"  commanded  by  Capt.  J.  Manley. 

BEXXET,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.  [year 
not  given] . 

BEXXET,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt.;  pay  abstract 
for  8  mos.  service  at  Dorchester,  4|  mos.  service  at  New  York  [year  not  given] . 

BEXXET,  WILLIAM,  Jr.  List  of  men  drafted  from  1st  York  Co.  regt.  to  serve  at  Rhode 
Island  or  elsewhere  in  New  England  for  2  mos.,  dated  May  8,  1777. 

BEXXETT,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Banner,  Bannet,  Banot, 

Barrett,  Benet,  Benett,  Benit,  Benitt,  Benner,  Bennet,  Bennit,  Bennitt,  Bennt,  Ber- 
mitt,  Biennit,  Bonnet,  Bonnett.] 

BEXXETT,  AAROX,  Shirley.  Corporal,  Capt.  Henry  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  James  Prescott's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  returned  May  3,  1775;  ser 
vice,  16  days. 

BEXNETT,  AAROX.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Holden's 
co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (6th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Littleton,  May  29, 1777 ; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Groton;  joined  Capt.  Goodale's  co. ;  enlistment,  8  months, 
to  expire  Jan.  10,  1778. 

BEXXETT,  Ami  AM  (also  given  ABRAHAM),  Ashby.  List  of  men  who  served  for  2  mos. 
from  Sept.,  1776,  in  New  York;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Warren's  co.,  Col. 
Brooks's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at  White  Plains,  Oct.  31,  1776. 

BEXXETT,  AMOS,  Marblehead.  Capt.  William  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt.; 
receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775 ;  also,  Private ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  1,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  5  days;  also,  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Jan.  1,  1776. 

BEXXETT,  ASAEL.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's  (1st 
Rhode  Island)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1778;  reported  sick  and 
absent  in  Feb.,  1778. 

BEXXETT,  BATCHELOR,  Middleborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abiel  Pearce's  (2d)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield;  service,  2  days;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  enlisted  May 
6,  1778;  discharged  May  9,  1778;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth. 

BENNETT,  BATCHELOR.  Private,  Capt.  Jonah  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  W^hite's 
regt.;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  Aug.  1,  1780,  on  an  alarm;  discharged  Aug.  9, 
1780;  service,  9  days. 


IX   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION. 


BENNETT,  BENA.TAH  (also  given  BENAIAH)  .  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's 
(6th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  March 
9,  1780;  credited  to  town  of  Worthington ;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Peter  Clayes,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Jan. -June,  1780  ;  service, 
2  mos.  9  days ;  reported  discharged  March  9,  1780. 

BENNETT,  BENJAMIN.  Capt.  Micah  Goodenow's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  receipt  for 
advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  1775. 

BENNETT,  BENJAMIN,  Marblehead.  Drummer,  Capt.  Samuel  Trevett's  co.,  Col.  Richard 
Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  June  21,  177") ;  enlisted  May  8,  1775  ; 
service,  1  mo.  16  days. 

BENNETT,  BENJAMIN,  Manchester.  Capt.  Benjamin  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  1,  1775;  also,  Private; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  1,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  5  days; 
also,  Capt.  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt.;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  30,  1775. 

BENNETT,  BENJAMIN,  Ward.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Worcester  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  17,  177^; 
Capt.  Jesse  Stone's  (also  given  Capt.  Whiting's)  co.,  Col.  Denny's  regt. ;  age, 
24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Ward. 

BENNETT,  BEZALEEL,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Andrews's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Shrewsbury  (2d  Precinct),  to  Cambridge; 
service,  11  days. 

BENNETT,  DANIEL.  Private ;  list  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8, 1777 ;  Capt.  Christopher  Marshall's  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  also,  Capt.  Christopher  Marshall's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt. ;  roll  made  up  for  40  days  rations  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec. 
25,  1776,  to  Feb.  1,  1777;  marched  from  Boston  to  Bennington. 

BENNETT,  DAVID,  Princeton.  Enlistment  agreement  signed  by  said  Bennett  and  others, 
engaging  themselves  to  serve  until  Dec.  31,  1775,  dated  April  26,  1775;  Capt. 
Stearns's  co.,  Col.Doolittle's  regt. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Jones's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BENNETT,  DAVID,  Shrewsbury.  Capt.  Job  Gushing' s  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  13, 
1775 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Ebenezer 
Ingalsbe's  co.,  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Dec.  15,  1777;  residence,  Shrews 
bury;  enlisted  for  town  of  Shrewsbury;  joined  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Nixon's  regt,;  also,  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  5,  1777,  to  July  21,  1777; 
reported  deceased;  also,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  return  of 
men  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777. 

BENNETT,  DAVID,  Lancaster  (also  given  Princeton).  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's 
co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  from  Lancaster  to  Dorchester 
Heights  [probably  in  Sept.,  1776]  ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  gun  and  blanket  money, 
dated  Dorchester,  Feb.  12, 1777  ;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  14,  1776, 
to  March  1,  1777;  reported  discharged  Jan.  1,  1777. 

BENNETT,  DAVID,  Jr.,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt.;  return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  1,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BENNETT,  EBENK/KK,  Middleborouirh.  Private,  Lieut.  Jonah  Washburn's  co.,  Col. 
Ebene/er  Sprout's  regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776  ; 
service,  11  days;  also,  4th  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Sprout's  regt.;  enlisted  May  6,  1778;  discharged  May  9,  1778;  enlisted  Sept.  6, 
1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  9  days,  on  two  alarms  at  Dartmouth. 


950  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BENNETT,  EKENEZER  LEVI,  Middleborough.  Private,  dipt.  Abiel  Pearce's  (2d)  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to  Marshtield;  service,  2  days; 
also,  Lieut.  John  Barrows 's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  marched  to 
Rowland's  Ferry,  11. 1.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 1776 ;  service,  5  days ;  also,  Capt. 
Amos  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  June  22,  1778;  discharged 
July  17,  1778;  service,  25  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Barrows's  co.,  Col. 
Sprout's  regt.;  enlisted  May  6,  1778;  discharged  May  9,  1778;  enlisted  Sept.  6, 
1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  9  days,  on  two  alarms  at  Dartmouth; 
also,  Capt.  Abner  Bourn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780 ; 
discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BENNETT,  EDWARD.  Cook,  ship  "  General  Putnam,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel 
Waters;  engaged  July  10,  1779;  service.  1  mo.  27  days. 

BENNETT,  EI.ISUA.  Private,  Capt.  William  Greenleafs  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  3,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  24,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  2  days.  Roll 
dated  Lancaster. 

BENNETT.  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  6,  1778;  discharged  May  9.  1778;  enlisted  Sept.  6,  1778;  discharged 
Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  9  days,  on  two  alarms  at  Dartmouth.  Roll  dated 
Middleborough. 

BENNETT.  ELKANAH,  Middleborough.  Private,  Lieut.  Jonah  Washburn's  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776; 
service,  5  days. 

BENNETT,  FRANCIS,  Cambridge.  Private,  Capt.  Glover's  co.,  Col.  Glover's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  [probably  Oct..  177.")]. 

BENNETT,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Zebulon  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  April  and  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Feb.  7, 
1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
July  and  Aug.,  1781 ;  reported  sick  and  absent;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781; 
also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1781,  dated  York  Ilutts ;  also,  de 
scriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,  May  26,  1782 ;  7th  regt. ;  age,  43 
yrs.  3  mos.;  stature,  6  ft.;  enlisted  for  town  of  Murray  Held;  enlisted  Feb.  1, 
1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  mustered  out;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  during  1781  and  1782  reported  unlit  for  service;  7th  regt.; 
age,  43  yrs.  3  mos.;  stature,  6  ft.;  enlisted  for  town  of  Murraylield ;  enlistment, 
3  years;  reported  disabled;  also,  Capt.  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
register  of  furloughs;  leave  given  by  Col.  Brooks  to  go  from  West  Point  to  Mur- 
rayh'eld  June  19,  1782,  for  30  days ;  reported  deserted  July,  1782,  from  furlough. 

BENNETT,  GEORGE.  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  warrants  to  pay  officers  and  men  for 
service  at  the  Castle  from  April  24.  1785,  to  April  25,  1786,  and  from  July  25, 1786, 
to  Oct.  25.  1786. 

BENNETT,  GIDEON.  Capt.  Lincoln's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  list  of 
men  court-martialled ;  tried  Aug.,  1781,  by  regimental  court-martial,  Capt.  Fowls, 
President,  for  absence  without  leave ;  sentence,  100  lashes ;  also,  list  of  men  in 
Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  who  died  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781;  died  Am:.  14, 
1781,  of  dysentery,  in  Virginia. 

BENNETT.  HUGH.  Capt.  Turner  Phillips's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who 
received  bounty  for  8  mos.  service  from  April  30,  1777,  to  Dec.  30,  1777. 

BENNETT,  ISAAC.  1st  Corporal,  Capt.  Bradbury  Sanders's  (2d)  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  20, 
1776;  roll  made  up  to  Feb.  29,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  11  days,  at  Gloucester;  also, 
2d  Sergeant,  Capt.  Sanders's  co. ;  rolls  made  up  for  service  from  March  1,  1776, 
to  Aug.  31, 1776,  6  mos.,  at  Gloucester. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        957 

BKNXKTT,  ISAAC,  Middleborough.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  as  returned 
June  10,  1777  ;  Capt.  John  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  age,  li  yrs. ; 
residence,  Middleborough  ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BKXXKTT,  ISAAC,  Pelhani.  Private,  Capt.  David  Cowden's  CO.,  Col.  Benjamin  Rubles 
Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177-");  service,  11 
days  ;  also,  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  2G,  177") ;  also,  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  1,  177") ;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  Cor 
poral,  Capt.  Daniel  Shays's  co.,  Col.  Ilufus  Putnam's  regt.;  muster  return  dated 
Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778  ;  residence,  Pelham  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Pelham  ;  mustered 
by  Col.  Woodbridge;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  (f>th)  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  11,  1780; 
enlistment,  3  years  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  0  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Pelham 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June  '2~>,  1780;  dis 
charged  Dec.  25,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  8  days. 

BKXXKTT,  ISAAC,  Middleborough.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Abishai  Tinkham's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  (1th)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  1!),  1778;  resi 
dence,  Middleborough ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Middleborough ;  joined  Capt.  Ben 
son's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  a/so,  list  of 
men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master;  Capt.  Benson's 
co.;  age,  11  yrs.;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Itufus  Putnam's  (nth) 
regt.;  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.,  1778;  also,  Corporal,  Major's  co.,  Col. 
Putnam's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
March  3,  1780. 

BKXXKTT,  JACOH.  Private,  Capt.  Jonah  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  Aug.  1,  1780,  on  an  alarm;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780; 
service,  9  days. 

BKXXKTT,  JAMKS,  Reading.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co.,  Col.  David  Green's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177") ;  service,  8  days. 

BEXXKTT,  JAMKS,  Ashby.  Private,  Capt.  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  reirt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177-3 ;  enlisted  May  29,  177") ;  service,  2  mos.  1  days ;  also,  com 
pany  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  3,  177"). 

BKXXKTT,  JAMKS,  Ashby.  Captain,  9th  (Ashby)  co.,  Gth  Middlesex  Co.  regt. ;  list  of 
officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  April  21,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  who 
engaged  as  Minute-men  for  3  months  from  June  17,  1776;  also,  Ashby  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Read's  (Gth  Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  com 
missioned  Oct.  10,  1777. 

BEXXKTT,  JAMKS,  Woburn.  Private.  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co.,  Col.  David  Greene's 
(2(1  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177");  service, 
G  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's  regt.;  order  for 
advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  1,  177-");  also,  Capt.  Wood's  (")th)  co.,  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Gerrish's)  38th  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177") ; 
enlisted  May  1,  177");  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  also,  pay  abstract  for  Sept.,  177"), 
dated  Chelsea;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  177")]  ;  also,  list  of  men  who 
agreed  to  serve  the  month  of  Jan.,  1776,  dated  Medford;  also,  Capt.  Wood's  co., 
Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  Feb.  and  March,  1776;  also,  pay 
abstract  for  June,  1776,  dated  New  York  ;  also,  receipts  for  guns  dated  New  York, 
June  11  and  Aug.  12,  1776;  also,  order  for  wages,  etc.,  for  177(5,  dated  Woburn, 
Sept.  20,  1777. 

BEXXKTT,  JAMKS.  Ensign,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Jacobs's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
the  month  of  Nov.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Abraham  Amlrews's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  raised  for  service  at  Rhode  Island  [year  not  given] . 


958  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BENNETT,  JAMES.  Private,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  list  of  deserters  dated 
Camp  Ten  Eyck,  Aug.  27,  1780;  deserted  March  11,  1777,  from  Lieut.  Colonel's 

CO. 

BENNETT,  JEDEDIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  BicknelFs  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Putnam's 
(Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  3,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1781 ;  service, 
3  mos.  18  days;  enlistment,  3  months;  regiment  raised  to  join  army  under  Gen. 
Washington,  at  West  Point. 

BENNETT,  JEREMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Jenne's  co. ;  enlisted  March  14,  1781;  dis 
charged  March  18,  1781 ;  service,  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BENNETT,  JOB.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Warner's  (1st)  co. ;  enlisted  July  19,  1775;  rolls 
made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  26  days,  at  Gloucester. 

BENNETT,  JOHN,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  July  23,  1775; 
rolls  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1776;  service,  5  mos.  23  days,  in  defence  of  sea  coast  in 

Essex  Co. 

BENNETT,  JOHN.  Capt.  Nicholson  Broughton's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  (21st) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Marblehead,  Jan. 
6,  1776. 

BENNETT,  JOHN,  Bridgewater.  Matross,  Capt.  Jonathan  W.  Edes's  (4th)  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  enlisted  May  24,  1776;  service,  4  mos.  17 
days;  reported  deserted  Oct.  6,  1776. 

BENNETT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ; 
pay  abstracts  for  Feb.  and  March,  1776 ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  April,  1776,  dated 
New  York;  also,  pay  abstract  for  May,  1776;  also,  pay  abstract  for  June,  1776, 
dated  New  York. 

BENNETT,  JOHN,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  3  days  service  sworn  to  Nov.  29,  1776 ;  marched  to  camp  and 
home  again. 

BENNETT,  JOHN,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Ilutchinson's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  service  in  1776  ;  enlistment,  12  months ;  reported  deserted. 

BENNETT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Fortunatus  Eager's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
marched  to  reinforce  army  in  the  Jerseys  under  Gen.  Washington  Dec.  17,  1776; 
returned  March  27,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  10  days;  roll  dated  Lancaster;  also, 
Capt.  William  Greenleaf's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  3,  1777; 
discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  26  days;  reported  furloughed  Oct.  31, 
1777.  Roll  dated  Lancaster. 

BENNETT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  23  da}'s;  company 
drafted  for  service  with  Northern  army. 

BENNETT,  JOHN.  Seaman,  sloop  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Fisk; 
engaged  July  17,  1776;  rolls  made  up  to  Feb.  17,  1777;  roll  for  July-Sept., 
1776,  dated  Salem. 

BENNETT,  JOHN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Francis  Willson's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Reyes's  regt.; 
payroll  for  service  from  Dec.  1,  1777;  discharged  Jan.  3,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 
3  days.  Roll  dated  Providence. 

BENNETT,  JOHN,  Ashby.  Private,  Capt.  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  also, 
company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  3,  1775 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  James  Bennett's  co.,  dated  Feb.  13, 1778 ;  residence, 
Ashby;  enlisted  for  town  of  Ashby;  joined  Capt.  Crafts's  co. 


IN  THE   AVAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  959 

BENNETT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Perez  Churchill's  co.,  Col.  Ebene/er  Sprout's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  6,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Dartmouth. 

BENNETT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Jacobs's  regt.;  payroll  for 
Nov.,  1778. 

BENNETT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt. ; 
.eirHsted  Oct.  22,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  13  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months  ;  company  detached  to  join  Continental  Army  at  Claverack.  Roll 
dated  Woburn. 

BENNETT,  JOHN,  Boston,  lleturn  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  [year  not 
given]  ;  residence,  Boston  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Waltham ;  joined  Capt.  Thomas 
Wellington's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  mustered  by  Nathaniel 
Barber,  Muster  Master;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Wellington's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  Greenwich ;  also,  pay  abstract  for 
Oct.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777;  enlist 
ment,  during  war;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Pilsbury's  (Light  Infantry)  co. ; 
also,  Capt.  Daniel  Pillsbury's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  muster  roll  fin- 
March  and  April,  1779;  enlisted  Feb.  15,1777;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(13th)  regt. ;  list  of  deserters  ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light;, 
hair,  dark;  occupation,  seaman  ;  birthplace,  Boston  ;  residence,  Boston  ;  deserted 
July,  1779,  from  Capt.  Pillsbury's  co. 

BENNETT,  JOHN,  Groton.  Private,  Col.  Elisha  Sheldon's  (2d)  regt.  of  light  dragoons; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  22,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
residence,  Groton;  credited  to  town  of  Ashby ;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  re 
turn  dated  Durham,  April  22,  1779;  also,  return  dated  Fishkill,  June  18,  1779. 

BENNETT,  JOSEPH,  Concord.  Capt.  Joseph  Butler's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt. ;  order 
for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  10, 177") ;  also,  Private ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  30,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Sept.  30,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv 
alent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  20,  1775. 

BENNETT,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Rice's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  32  days  service  between  Dec.  4,  1776,  and  Jan.  6,  1777. 

BENNETT,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  (Plym 
outh  Co.)  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1777,  dated  Middleborough  ;  service  at  Illiode 
Island;  also,  Capt.  Henry  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt.;  enlisted  March  8, 
1781 ;  discharged  March  31,  1781 ;  service,  26  days,  on  the  40  days  expedition  to 
Rhode  Island  by  order  of  Gov.  Hancock. 

BENNETT,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Jewett's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  15, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  15  days ;  marched 
to  Saratoga.  Roll  dated  Littleton. 

BENNETT,  JOSEPH,  Ward  (also  given  Worcester).  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from 
Worcester  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  17, 
1778 ;  Capt.  Jesse  Stone's  (also  given  Capt.  Whiting's)  co.,  Col.  Denny's  regt. ; 
age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Ward. 

BENNETT,  JOSEPH,  Lancaster.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Bar 
ber,  Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777;  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

BENNETT,  JOSEPH.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co. ;  enlisted  June  10,  1780;  dis 
charged  Feb.  11,  1781 ;  service,  8  mos.,  with  guards  at  Springfield;  enlistment,  8 
months. 

BENNETT,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Jenne's  co. ;  enlisted  March  14,  1781;  dis 
charged  March  18,  1781 ;  service,  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 


960  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

BEXXETT,  JOSEPH,  Murrayfield.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Feb.  20.  1782 ; 
age,  34  yrs.;  statiire,  6  ft.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  black 
smith;  birthplace,  Great  Britain;  residence,  Murrayfield ;  enlisted  Feb.  7,  1781; 
joined  Capt.  Zebulon  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

BEXXETT,  JOSEPH,  Jr.,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  co.,  Col.  John 
Greaton's  .(3d)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1781,  and  Jan.,  1782,  dated  Hutts, 
New  Boston  ;  enlisted  July  10,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEXXETT,  JOTHAM,  Leominster.  Private,  Capt.  John  Joslyn's  co.,  Col.  John  Whet- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  12  days. 

BEXXETT,  MITCHEL.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Jenne's  co. ;  enlisted  March  14,  1781 ;  dis 
charged  March  18,  1781 ;  service,  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BEXXETT,  MOSES,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Moses 
Little's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  6  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775];  age,  18  yrs.;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  25, 
1775. 

BEXXETT,  NATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Erastus  Sargeant's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  16, 1776;  discharged  March  22, 1777;  service, 
97  days,  at  Ticonderoga ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15. 1777. 

BEXXETT,  NATHAX,  Middleborough.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Abishai  Tinkham's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  (4th)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  19,  1778; 
residence,  Middleborough;  enlisted  for  town  of  Middleborough;  age,  36  yrs.; 
joined  Capt.  Dunham's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

BEXXETT,  NATHAX,  Glass  Works  (Lee)  also  given  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  William 
Goodrich's  co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's  regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  re 
sponse  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Stockbridge  and  Glass  Works  to  Cam 
bridge  ;  service,  13  days;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  Mayo, 
1775  ;  service,  3  mos.  4  days  ;  also,  list  of  men  who  received  money  from  the  public 
treasury  for  losses  at  battles  of  Lexington  and  Bunker  Hill ;  warrant  allowed  in 
Council,  June  13,  1776;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Isaac  Marsh's  (1st)  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Stockbridge;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Stockbridge;  joined  Capt.  Stoddard's  co.,  Col.  Yose's  regt.;  enlist 
ment,  3  years  or  during  war ;  mustered  by  Trueman  Wheeler,  Muster  Master, 
between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778. 

BEXXETT.  NATHAXIEL,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Warner's  co.,Col.  Moses 
Little's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  6  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Pros 
pect  Hill,  Nov.  21,  1775. 

BEXXETT,  NATHAXIEL.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel  Littlefield's  co.,  Col.  John  Frost's 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Jotham  Moulton, 
dated  Providence,  Dec.  24,  1776. 

BEXXETT,  NEHEMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Abishai  Tinkham's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  6,  1778;  discharged  May  9,  1778;  enlisted  Sept.  6,  1778;  dis 
charged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  9  days;  inarched  from  Middleborough  to  Dart 
mouth  on  two  alarms. 

BEXXETT,  NOAH.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Warner's  (1st)  co. ;  enlisted  July  19,  1775; 
rolls  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1775 ;  service,  5  mos.  26  days,  at  Gloucester. 

BEXXETT,  PETEII.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bayley's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.;  en 
listed  March  10,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  May  26,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  22  days. 


IN"  THE   WAIl   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  961 


BENNETT,  PETKK,  Woolwich.  Private,  Capt.  John  Burnam's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jack 
son's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  20,  1777,  to 
May  If),  1778;  reported  died  May  15,  1778. 

BENNKTT,  ROLAND,  Smllmry.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co.,  Col.  James  Barrett's 
rein.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  1!),  177");  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt. 
J.  K.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

BENNETT,  ROLAND  (also  given  ROWLAND),  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men 
dated  West  Point,  Jan.  29,  1781;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion, 
dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  light;  residence,  Boston;  rank,  Private;  enlisted  March 
1,  1777,  by  Lieut.  Joshua  Wellington;  joined  Capt.  Pillsbury's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BENNETT,  SAMUEL,  Manchester.     Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Marsters's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Medford ;  service,  3  days. 

BENNETT,  SAMUEL,  Middleborough.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  as  re 
turned  June  10,  1777 ;  Capt.  John  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  reirt. ;  age, 
41  yrs.;  residence,  Middleborough ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BF.NNETT,  SAMUEL.  Musician,  Capt.  Elijah  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Green's  (1st 
Rhode  Island)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1778. 

BENNETT,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Barrows's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  April  14,  1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  21  days, 
at  and  about  Boston. 

BENNETT,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  John  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (2d)  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  19,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at 
Claverack  ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BENNETT,  SAMUEL,  Lancaster.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  William  Greenleaf's  co.,  2d  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  17,  1778;  resi 
dence,  Lancaster;  enlisted  for  town  of  Lancaster;  joined  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding' s 
co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  mustered  by  Nathaniel 
Barber,  Muster  Master. 

BENNETT,  SAMUEL,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Abiel  Pearce's  (2dJ  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  2  days;  also, 
return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Abishai  Tinkham's  co., 
Col.  Sprout's  (4th)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  19, 1778;  residence,  Middleborough  ;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Middleborough  (also  given  Halifax)  ;  age,  41  yrs. ;  joined  Capt. 
Benson's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  mustered  by  James 
Hatch,  Muster  Master;  reported  died  Jan.  11,  1778. 

BENNETT,  STEPHEN,  Woburn.  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's  regt.; 
return  dated  Medford,  Aug.  10,  1775;  reported  sick  and  absent;  also,  Sergeant, 
Capt.  Wood's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Gerrish's)  38th  regt.;  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  9  days;  also, 
pay  abstract  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Chelsea;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct., 
1775;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Medford, 
Dec.  28, 1775  ;  also,  list  of  men  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  30,  1775  ;  also,  Capt.  Wood's 
co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  Feb.  and  May,  1776;  also,  pay 
abstract  for  June,  1776,  dated  New  York. 

BENNETT,  STEPHEN,  Billerica.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  19,  1778; 
Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Spaulding's  regt.;  age,  25  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  resi 
dence,  Billerica. 


962  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND    SAILORS 

BENNETT,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Bicknell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Putnam's 
(Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  3,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1781;  service, 
3  mos.  18  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  regiment  raised  to  join  army  under  Gen. 
Washington  at  West  Point. 

BENNETT,  SYLVANUS,  Middleborough.  Capt.  Joshua  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury, 
Xov.  14,  1775 ;  also,  Lieut.  John  Barrows's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ; 
marched  to  Rowland's  Ferry,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 1776 ;  service,  12  days ; 
also,  Capt.  Barrows's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  6,  1778;  discharged 
Sept.  12,  1778 ;  service,  6  days ;  marched  from  Middleborough  to  Dartmouth  on 
an  alarm. 

BENNETT,  TERENCE  (also  given  TERNS  and  TERNEE),  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of 
enlisted  men ;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  black ; 
residence,  Boston ;  occupation,  tailor;  enlisted  Feb.  14,  1781 ;  joined  Capt.  Mills's 
co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  list  of 
men  discharged  in  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Capt.  Mills's  co. ;  discharged  June 
10,  1783,  by  Gen.  Washington,  term  of  enlistment  having  expired. 

BENNETT,  THOMAS,  Shirley.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Henry  Haskell's  co.,Col.  James  Pres- 
cott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  re 
ported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  26,  1775;  a/so,  dipt.  Longley's  co.,  Col. 
Whitcomb's  regt.;  receipts  for  wages  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Prospect 
Hill;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775], 

BENNETT,  THOMAS,  Woburn.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co.,  Col.  David  Greene's 
(2d  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
8  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Gerrish's) 
38th  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775  ;  enlisted  May  16,  1775 ;  service,  2  mos. 
17  days ;  also,  list  of  men  in  need  of  blankets  dated  Medford,  Aug.  9,  1775 ;  also, 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  pay  abstract  dated  Chelsea,  Oct.  30, 
1775 ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Medford, 
Dec.  28,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  30,  1775;  also,  list  of  men 
who  agreed  to  serve  the  month  of  Jan.,  1776,  dated  Medford. 

BENNETT,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  22,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  13  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  detached  to  join  Continental  Army  at  Claverack.  Roll 
dated  Woburn. 

BENNETT,  THOMAS.  Matross,  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  (Artillery)  co. ;  pay  roll  for  ser 
vice  from  Nov.  1,  1782;  discharged  June  1,  1783;  service,  7  mos.  1  day;  also,  list 
of  men  entitled  to  receive  clothing  for  1782,  dated  Boston. 

BENNETT,  WILLIAM,  Harvard.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Gates's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  8  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  26,  1775. 

BENNETT,  WILLIAM,  Reading.  Private,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co.,  Col.  David  Green's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days. 

BENNETT,  WILLIAM,  Gloucester.  Capt.  Enoch  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  John  Mansfield's 
regt.;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  1775;  also,  Private; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  18,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  19  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BENNETT,  WILLIAM,  Westborough.  Capt.  James  Burt's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  3,  1775;  also,  Private; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  13  days; 
also,  receipt  for  wages  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Prospect  Hill ;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]. 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  963 


BEXXETT,  WILLIAM,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wood's  (1st)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  177"),  to  Marshtield ;  service,  2  days;  also, 
Capt.  Joshua  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  177") ;  enlisted  May  ;">,  177") ;  service,  3  inos.  4  days  ;  also,  company  return 
dated  Oct.  7,  177") ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
lloxbury,  Nov.  14,  177");  also,  Capt.  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Ebene/er  Sprout's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  G,  1778;  discharged  May  9,  1778;  enlisted  Sept.  G,  177S  ;  discharged 
Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  9  days,  on  two  alarms  at  Dartmouth. 

BEXXKTT,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  June,  1776,  dated  New  York. 

BENNETT,  WILLIAM.  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  payroll  for  1 
mo.  7  days  service  sworn  to  Dec.  4,  1777,  in  Suffolk  Co. ;  company  raised  for  a 
secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BENNETT,  WILLIAM,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co. ;  marched  to 
Pawlet  Sept.  .">,  1777,  on  an  alarm;  service,  27  days;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
enlisted  from  Berkshire  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival 
at  Fishkill,  June  9,  1778;  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Diamond's  regt.;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
stature,  f>  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Lanesboroim'h. 

BENNETT,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  !."»,  1779; 
discharged  May  14,  1779;  service,  3  mos.,  witli  guards  at  and  about  Boston  under 
Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

BENNETT,  WILLIAM.  Drummer,  Capt.  Alexander  Hodgdon's  co.,  Col.  Ebene/er 
Thayer's  (Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  2(5,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  21,  17SO; 
service,  2  mos.  29  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment,  3  months;  company  raised 
to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BEXNETT,  WILLIAM,  2d,  Middleborough.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Barrows's  (2d)  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  marched  to  Rowland's  Ferry,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of 
Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  12  days;  also,  Capt.  Barrows's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  en 
listed  May  6,  1778  ;  discharged  May  9,  1778 ;  service,  3  days  ;  marched  from  Mid 
dleborough  to  Dartmouth  on  an  alarm. 

BENNEY,  ELKANAH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  pay  roll 
for  service  from  Feb.  3  to  April  3  [year  not  given,  probably  1778]  ;  service,  2  mos., 
guarding  troops  of  convention  at  Cambridge. 

BEXNEY,  JOHN,  Jr.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Scott's  co.,  6th  Lincoln  Co.  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
7  days  service  between  Aug.  31,  1779,  and  Nov.  20,  1779,  at  Penobscot. 

BEXXIFIELD,  THOMAS.  Capt.  Timothy  Langdon's  co. ;  receipt  for  wages  for  service  for 
1  mo.  dated  Boothbay,  Nov.  10, 177.1 ;  also,  Private  ;  Capt.  Langdon's  co. ;  enlisted 
July  13,  1775;  roll  made  up  to  Dec.  31, 177") ;  service,  6  mos.  3  days,  at  Boothbay. 

BEXNIT,  ASAHKL.     Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.'s  (Berkshire 

Co.)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  1">  to  Oct.  17,  1780,  4  days ;  marched  by 

order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows  at  the  time  Forts  George  and  Ann  were  taken  by  the 

enemy.     Roll  sworn  to  at  Sheffield. 
BEXXIT,  BEXJAMIX,  Worcester.    Drummer,  Capt.  Edmund  Hodges's  co..  Col.  Josiali 

Whitney's  regt.;  enlisted  May  .">,  1777;  discharged  July  6,  1777;  service,  2  mos. 

7  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 
BEXXIT,   BENJAMIN,   Williamstown.     Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 

from   Capt.   Samuel   Clark's   co.    [year  not  given];    residence,   Williamstown; 

enlisted  for  town  of  Williamstown;    joined  Capt.  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Vose'sregt.; 

enlistment,  8  months. 
BEXXIT,  BRISTOL,  New  Providence.     Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.; 

Continental  Array  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  14,  1780; 

residence,  New  Providence ;  enlistment,  3  years. 


964  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BENNIT,  DANIEL,  Dartmouth.  Private,  4th  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  (10th)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
reported  discharged  Dec.  19,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Christopher  Marshall's  (7th)  co., 
Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  return  for  clothing  for  1778;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and 
March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  West 
Point;  enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEXXIT,  DAVID,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days. 

BEXXIT,  DELIVERANCE.  Private,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Peekskill ;  enlisted  April  8,  1781; 
enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  with 
Col.  Putnam. 

BEXXIT,  EBEXEZER.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Simon  Cary's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  5  days  service  dated  Roxbury,  April  1,  1776. 

BEXXIT,  FRAXCIS,  New  Gloucester.  Corporal,  Capt.  Xathan  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Mitchel's  regt. ;  marched  July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos. 
17  days ;  company  detached  from  militia  of  Cumberland  Co.  for  service  on 
Penobscot  expedition. 

BEXXIT,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Zebulon  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts;  enlisted  Feb.  27, 
1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  sick  and  absent. 

BEXXIT,  GIDEOX.  Capt.  Daniel  Egery's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  Roxbury,  Nov.  6,  1775. 

BEXXIT,  GIDEOX.  Private,  Capt.  Rufus  Lincoln's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  with  light 
infantry. 

BEXXIT,  ISAAC.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Thomson's 
co.,  -ith  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  dated  South  Hadley,  May  28,  1777;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Pelham;  joined  Capt.  Shays's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  enlistment,  3 
years  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  15,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  age,  41  yrs. 

BEXXIT,  ISAAC.  Corporal,  Capt.  Shays's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  3,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town 
of  Middleborough. 

BEXXIT,  JABEZ,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's  regt. ; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported  discharged  Sept.  27,  1775. 

BEXXIT,  JABEZ,  Hancock.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Stephen  Smith's  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Hancock;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Norfolk;  joined  Capt.  Watson's  co.,  Col.  Swift's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years; 
mustered  for  Connecticut. 

BEXXIT,  JAMES,  Woburn.  Capt.  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  38th  (also  given 
26th)  regt.;  list  of  men  who  left  the  service  Dec.  31,  1775,  having  been  stationed 
at  Chelsea  and  Medford. 

BEXXIT,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  King's  co..  Col.  Sears's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  20, 
1781;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Saratoga. 

BEXXIT,  Joiix.  Corporal,  Capt.  Edward  Grow's  (York)  co. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1775; 
roll  made  up  for  service  from  Nov.  1,  1775,  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  2  mos.  5  days. 

BEXXIT,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Joslin's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  (Worcester  Co.) 
regt.,  pay  roll  for  1  mo.  7  days  service  from  last  of  July,  1777;  marched  from 
Leominster  to  join  Col.  Seth  Warner  at  Bennington. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        965 


BENMT,  JOSEPH,  Little  Compton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Peleg  Simrnons's  co.,  Col.  Christo- 
l>her  Olney's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Newport,  11.  I.,  Oct.  23,  1781 ;  enlisted  Oct. 
9,  1781. 

BENNIT,  JOSEPH,  Jr.,  Middleborough.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  ;  Capt.  Tisdale's 
co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt.;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  f>  ft.  4  in.;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  light;  occupation,  laborer;  residence,  Middleborough ; 
enlisted  July  10,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months  (also  given  3  years)  ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  James  Tisdale's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and 
Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Peekskill ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated 
Camp  Highlands. 

BENMT,  NEHEMIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Raymond's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  18,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  at  Clav- 
erack  ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BENXIT,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simons's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  20, 1777 ;  service,  7  days, 
in  Northern  department;  roll  dated  Hancock;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  July 
1  to  July  31,  1780,  1  mo.,  in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated  Hancock. 

BENXIT,  ROLAND,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Thaddeus  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  July  12,  177");  service,  2 
weeks  6  days;  also,  Capt.  John  K.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wig- 
glesworth's)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Alexander's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge ;  also,  muster  roll  for 
June,  1778,  dated  Camp  near  "White  Plains ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  Oct.,  1778 ;  also, 
Maj.  John  Porter's  co,,  Col.  Wiggles  worth's  regt.,  under  command  of  Maj.  Por 
ter  ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  reported  trans 
ferred ;  also,  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March 
and  April,  1779 ;  enlisted  March  1,  1777  ;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  reported  on  furlough 
April  22,  1779;  7  days  leave  given  by  Gen.  Glover. 

BENXIT,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  Con 
tinental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  24,  1777,  to  Jan.  11,  1778  ;  cred 
ited  to  town  of  Middleborough;  reported  died  Jan.  11,  1778;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BENXIT,  THOMAS,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  0,  1775. 

BEXXIT,  WILLIAM,  East  Hoosac  (Adams).  Private,  Capt.  Sloan's  co.,  Col. Patterson's 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  177")]. 

BENXIT,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  6  days  service  in 
Aug.,  1777;  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck  on  an  alarm. 

BEXNIT,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  24,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  at  Clav- 
erack. 

BEXXITT, -,  Boston.     Drummer,   Capt.  Edward  Crafts's   co.,   Col.   Henry  Knox's 

(Artillery)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  mileage  dated  Fishkill,  Jan.  10,  1777. 

BHNNITT,  ANDREW.  Capt.  Warren's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt.;  discharged 
Nov.  11,  1776  [service  not  given] . 

BEXXITT,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Shattuck's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  8  days  service  dated  Cambridge,  March,  1770. 

BENNITT,  DAVID,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt.;  com 
pany  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775. 


966  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 


BEXXITT,  DAVID,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  John  White's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing'sregt. ; 
enlisted  July  28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

BEXXITT,  ELKAXAH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  6,  1778;  discharged  May  9,  1778;  enlisted  Sept.  6,  1778;  dis 
charged  Sept.  12,  1778 ;  service,  9  days,  on  two  alarms  at  Dartmouth.  Roll  dated 
Middleborough. 

BEXXITT,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Porter's  co.,  Col.  David  Rossiter's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1780;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  in 
Berkshire. 

BEXXITT,  ISAAC,  Stockbridge.  Corporal,  Capt.  Job  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col.  Brown's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  8, 1777;  discharged  July  26, 1777;  service,  19  days;  company 
formed  part  of  detachment  under  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde  which  marched  from  Stock- 
bridge  on  the  evacuation  of  Ticonderoga;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ezra  Whittelsey's 
co.,  3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  5,  1780;  service,  2  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  the  Northward. 

BEXXITT,  JAMES.  Corporal ;  list  of  men  in  the  Reading  training  band  under  Capt. 
John  Walton,  taken  May  13,  1775. 

BEXXITT,  JAMES.  Capt.  Joshua  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Robinson's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  5, 
1777;  roll  made  up  to  Jan.  1,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  26  days. 

BEXXITT,  JAMES,  Woburn.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Arm}'  [year  not 
given]  ;  residence,  Woburn;  enlisted  for  town  of  Woburn. 

BEXXITT,  JOHX,  Middleborough.  Private,  Lieut.  Consider  Benson's  (5th  Middle- 
borough)  co.:  marched  to  Rowland's  Ferry,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776; 
service,  4  days. 

BEXXITT,  JOSEPH,  Lancaster.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Daniel  Goss's  co.,  2d  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  18,  1778;  residence, 
Lancaster;  enlisted  for  town  of  Lancaster;  joined  Capt.  Bryant's  co.,  Col.  Crane's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BEXXITT,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Greenleaf's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
22,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1777;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm. 

BEXXITT,  SAMVEL,  Lancaster.  Corporal,  Capt.  Redding' s  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  31,  1777,  to  Dec.  1,  1778; 
enlisted  Jan.  31,  1777;  joined  April  22,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1778. 

BEXXITT,  SYLVAXUS.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Bourn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt.; 
marched  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Middleborough. 

BEXXITT,  THOMAS,  Shirley.  Capt.  Robert  Longley's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ; 
return  for  cartridge  boxes  dated  Cambridge,  June  18,  1775;  also,  Sergeant;  mus 
ter  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26, 1775;  service,  3  mos.  13  days;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Charlestown,  Dec.  21, 
1775. 

BEXXITT,  THOMAS,  Lancaster.  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay,  etc.,  dated  Hull,  July  15,  1776;  also,  pay  rolls  for 
service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  4  mos.  2  days. 

BEXXITT,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Greenleaf's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  service  from  Aug.  22,  1777,  to  Aug.  28,  1777,  6  days,  on  an  alarm. 

BEXXOH,  JOHX,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Cobb's  co. ;  marched  from  Abington 
and  Bridgewater  to  Bristol,  R.  I. ;  service,  2  mos.  5  days  [probably  from  April  21, 
1777J  ;  endorsed  "  Col.  Titcomb's  regt." 


IN   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  9(37 


BEXXOR,  JOHX.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James  Hatch,  Muster 
Master,  dated  July  26,  1777;  Capt.  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Robinson's  regt.;  enlistment 
to  expire  Jan.  1,  1778;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Robinson's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  8,  1777,  to  Jan.  1,  1778,  5  mos.  23  days,  at 
Rhode  Island. 

BEXXT,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  Joshua  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  14,  1775. 

BENNY,  THOMAS.  Surgeon,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Aug.  31,  1777 ;  reported  discharged  Aug.  31,  1777. 

BENOIT, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Berioit.] 

BEXOIT,  JOSEPH.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Ebenezer 
Thayer,  Jr.'s  (5th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Braintree,  Jan.  20,  1778;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Braintree;  joined  Capt.  Langdon's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  enlistment,  3 
years;  reported  a  transient;  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master. 

BENOT,  BETHEL.  Capt.  Murray's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.;  receipt  for  advance 
pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  29,  1775. 

BEXRICK, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bennerick.] 

BEXRICK,  CASEY.  Landsman,  sloop  "  Providence ;  "  list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares 
in  the  ship  "Alexander,"  captured  Sept.  20,  1777. 

BEXRICK,  JOHX  B.,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  William  North's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Henry 
Jackson's  (16th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  4, 

1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  deserted  June  29,  1779;  returned  Sept.  3,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  David  Henley's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  April  and  May, 

1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co.,  Col.  Henley's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  William  North's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  reported  on  command  at  Newtown; 
also,  return  dated  Camp  at  Providence,  Dec.  31,  1779;    enlisted  March  14,  1777; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  Huts,  West  Point,  Jan.  28,  1781 ;  age, 
22  yrs. ;   stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;   complexion,  dark;   hair,  dark;  occupation,  baker; 
residence,  Boston ;  rank,  Private;   enlisted  March  4,  1778 ;   joined  Capt.  North's 
co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (also  given  9th)  regt.;   enlistment,  during  war;  mus 
tered  by  Lieut.  Sayle ;  reported  a  Frenchman. 

BEXSLEY,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1780  ;  discharged  Oct.  22, 1780;  service,  9  days; 
marched  to  Castleton  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows,  on  an  alarm. 

BEXSOX, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Banson,  Benison,  Binson, 

Bon  son.] 

BEXSOX, ,  Rhode  Island.    Volunteer,  ship  "  Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Elisha 

Hinman ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Dec.  9,  1780;  age,  20  yrs.; 
complexion,  light;  residence,  Rhode  Island. 

BEXSOX,  AARON.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaac  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.,  Maj. 
Gen.  Spencer's  brigade;  marched  April  17,  1777;  service,  23  days  ;  roll  sworn  to 
at  Boston;  also,  Capt.  Job  Knap's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  marched  Aug. 
17,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  23  days,  at  the  Northward. 

BEXSOX,  AAROX,  Douglas.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Wallis's  co.,  Col.  Arnold's  regt., 
which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also,  Capt. 
Edward  Seagrave's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  dated 
Sept.  25,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Rox 
bury,  Dec.  21,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Job  Knap's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  en 
listed  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  1,  1780;  service,  7  days;  marched  to  Tiv- 
erton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  July  27,  1780. 


968  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BEXSOX,  AAROX.  Captain,  Col.  Tyler's  (3d  Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of 
Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Sept.  19,  1780. 

BEXSOX,  ABEL,  Framingham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Middlesex  Co., 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in. ;  complexion, 
yellow;  hair,  black ;  eyes,  black;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Framingham; 
enlisted  March  12,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  a  negro. 

BEXSOX,  ABXER,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Daniels's  (3d  Mendon)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  10  days. 

BEXSOX,  AQUILLA,  Rochester  (also  given  Middleborough) .  Private,  Capt.  Thomas 
Turner's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  dated 
Boston,  June  22,  1776 ;  also,  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  June  29, 
1776 ;  also,  pay  rolls  for  service  from  date  of  enlistment,  June  10,  1776,  to  Dec.  1, 

1776,  5  mos.  28  days ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  (3d  Rochester)  co.,  Col.  Sprout's 
regt.;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  15  days; 
also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's 
(also  given  Capt.  Nehemiah  Allen's)  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  (4th  Plymouth 
Co.)  regt.,  dated  Jan.  15, 1778  ;  residence,  Rochester  (also  given  Middleborough) ; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Rochester  (also  given  Middleborough) ;  joined  Capt.  Wads- 
worth's  co.,   Col.   Bradford's  regt.;   enlistment,   3    years;    also,   Capt.   Joseph 
Wadsworth's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.;   Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  March  12,  1777,  to  July  7,  1777;  reported  killed;  also 
reported  prisoner  of  war;  also,  pay  roll  for  58  days  subsistence  from  date  of  en 
listment,  March  12,  1777,  dated  Boston. 

BEXSOX,  AQUILLA,  Middleborough.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James 
Hatch,  Muster  Master,  between  March  5  and  March  22,  1777 ;  Capt.  Joseph  Tup- 
per's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  age,  19  yrs.;  residence,  Middleborough;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

BEXSOX,  ASA,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Shaw's  (1st)  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  Capt.  Joshua 
Benson's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  7,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7, 
1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury, 
Nov.  14,  1775;  also,  Lieut.  Consider  Benson's  (5th  Middleborough)  co. ;  marched 
to  Howland's  Ferry,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  service,  5  days. 

BEXSOX,  ASA.  Private,  Capt.  Perez  Churchell's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  6,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Dartmouth. 

BEXSOX,  BEXJAMIX,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  William  Attwood's  co.,  Col.  Warren's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  2  days. 

BENSOX,  BEXJAMIX.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James  Hatch,  Muster 
Master,  as  returned  between  Sept.  10  and  Sept.  15,  1777;  Capt.  Sparrow's  co., 
Col.  Reyes's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  Danforth 
Keyes's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  28,  1777;  roll  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1777;  service,  4 
mos.  3  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  dated  Providence ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Nov., 

1777,  dated  North  Kingston ;  also,  muster  roll  made  up  from  Dec.  1,  1777,  dated 
Providence ;  discharged  Jan.  2, 1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  2  days ;  enlistment,  6  months, 
to  expire  Jan.  1,  1778. 

BEXSOX,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  David  Nye's  (2d  Wareham)  co.,  Col.  Sprout's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  for  7  days  at  Dartmouth  on  the  alarm  of  Sept. 
5,  1778. 

BEXSOX,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  30,  1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at 
Rhode  Island. 


IN   THE   AVAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  9(39 

BEXSOX,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibbel's  co.,  Col.  llossiter's  (3d  Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  inarched  Oct.  18,  1780,  on  an  alarm;  discharged  Oct.  21, 1780;  service, 
4  days. 

BEXSOX,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Gibbs's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  23,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army.  Roll  dated 
Wareham. 

BEXSOX,  BEXOXI,  Mendon.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Daniels's  (3d  Mendon)  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  10  days. 

BENSON,  BEXOXI.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Tyler's  co. ;  list  of  men  who  joined  Col.  Joseph 
Read's  regt.  [probably  Dec.  10,  1775]. 

BEXSOX,  BEXOXI.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peter  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  "Woods's  regt.;  pay  roll 
for  service  from  April  18,  1777,  to  May  7,  1777,  21  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BEXSOX,  BEXOXI.  Sergeant,  Capt.  B.  Read's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  John  Benson, 
Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged 
Ang.  8,  1780;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BEXSOX,  BEXOXI,  Jr.,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Daniels's  (3d  Mendon)  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  6  days. 

BEXSOX,  CALEB,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Perez  Churchell's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  6,  1778 ;  discharged  Ma}'  9,  1778 ;  enlisted  Sept.  6,  1778 ;  discharged 
Sept.  13,  1778;  service,  9  days,  on  two  alarms  at  Dartmouth. 

BEXSOX,  COXSIDEK,  Middleborough.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Perez  Churchill's  (9th)  co., 
4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  May  9, 
1776  ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  acting  as  Captain  of  5th  Middleborough  co. ;  marched 
to  Rowland's  Ferry,  R.  L,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1770;  service,  5  days;  also, 
Capt.  Churchell's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  enlisted  May  6,  1778;  dis 
charged  May  9,  1778 ;  enlisted  Sept.  6,  1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778 ;  service, 
9  days,  on  two  alarms  at  Dartmouth. 

BEXSOX,  DAXIEL,  Douglas.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Douglas;  arrived  at  Spring- 
field  July  12,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  12,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign 
Gilbert ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct. 
25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Douglas  for  ser 
vice  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  10,  1780;  discharged 
Dec.  14,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  14  days;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Japheth  Daniels's 
co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  July-Dec.,  1780 ;  enlisted 
July  12,  1780;  enlistment,  6  months. 

BEXSOX,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  20, 177(5 ;  service,  594  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  stationed  at  Newport, 
II.  I.  Roll  dated  Bridgewater. 

BEXSOX,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Packard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  25,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  9,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  16  days,  at  Rhode 
Island. 

BEXSOX,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  15,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  18  days,  guarding  stores 
at  Springfield  and  Brookfield;  company  detached  from  Hampshire  Co.  militia; 
enlistment,  6  months,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co.,  Col. 
Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  21,  1779;  discharged  Aug. 
25,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.  Roll  dated  Belchertown. 


970  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BEXSOX,  DAYID.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Packard's  co.,  Col.  J.  Jacobs's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  23,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  company  detached  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BEXSOX,  EBEXEZER,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co.,  Col.  John  Bai 
ley's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
1  week,  1  day;  also,  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt.;  company  return 
dated  lloxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  reported  discharged  Sept.  22,  1775. 

BEXSOX,  EBEXEZER.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Carey's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  30, 1780;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780; 
service,  11  days. 

BEXSOX,  ELKAXAH.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Ammidon's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  4,  1781 ;  discharged  March  18,  1781 ;  service,  1-i  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BEXSOX,  ELXATHAX,  Plympton.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  George  Hammond's  co.,  1st  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  23,  1778;  resi 
dence,  Plympton ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Plympton ;  enlistment  to  expire  May,  1778 ; 
reported  "never  marched  or  never  called  for." 

BEXSOX,  FRAXCIS.  List  of  men  returned  as  sick  in  hospital  and  elsewhere ;  entered 
March  27,  1778. 

BEXSOX,  FRAXCIS.  Quartermaster,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Fisk;  engaged  Feb.  22,  1777;  discharged  July  31,  1777;  roll  dated  Salem; 
also,  2d  Master's  Mate,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts;  "  enlisted  July  31, 1777;  dis 
charged  Oct.  16,  1777;  roll  dated  Boston;  also,  Master's  Mate,  brigantine  "Ty 
rannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan  Haraden;  enlisted  Oct.  15,  1777; 
discharged  May  25,  1778;  service,  7  mos.  10  days;  also,  petition  dated  Aug.  10, 
1782,  signed  by  Henry  Rust  and  others,  asking  that  said  Benson  be  commissioned 
as  commander  of  the  schooner  "  Dolphin"  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council,  Aug. 
13,  1782,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

BEXSOX,  HEXRY.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peter  Penniman's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  pay  roll  for  1  mo.  11  days  service  between  Dec.  8,  1776,  and  Jan.  21,  1777, 
at  Providence,  R.  I. 

BEXSOX,  ICHABOD,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Shaw's  (1st)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  3  days ;  also, 
Capt.  Joshua  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug. 
1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  dated 
Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Rox- 
bury,  Nov.  14,  1775. 

BEXSOX,  ICHABOD.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Ammidon's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  4,  1781 ;  discharged  March  18,  1781 ;  service,  14  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BEXSOX,  ICHABOD,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Dairy's 
regt.;  detached  July  17,  1781;  arrived  at  West  Point  Aug.  1,  1781;  discharged 
Nov.  1,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  22  days;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BEXSOX,  ISAAC,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Jeremiah 
Hall's  regt. ;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days  ;  also, 
Capt.  Job  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotten's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
Oct.,  1777;  service  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from 
Plymouth  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill, 
July  8,  1778;  Capt.  Churchill's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  6 
ft.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Middleborough;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as 
received  by  Brig.  Gen.  J.  Glover  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  dated  Fort 
Arnold,  July  10,  1778. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        971 

BENSON,  ISAAC.  Private,  Capt.  Perez  Churchill's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  6,  1778;  discharged  May  9,  1778;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Dartmouth. 

BENSON,  JABEZ.  Private,  Capt.  David  Nye's  (14th)  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  Dec.  10,  1776,  on  an  alarm ;  service,  9  days ;  also, 
Capt.  Nye's  (2d  Wareham)  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  for 
7  days  at  Dartmouth  on  the  alarm  of  Sept.  5,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Nye's  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  White's  (4th  Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  30, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  8, 
1780 ;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Wareham. 

BENSON,  JACOB,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Rounsewell's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  Rounsevel's  co.,  Col. 
David  Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  ser 
vice,  3  mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also, 
Capt.  Rounsevell's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  8,  1775. 

BENSON,  JKI-HTHAH,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Eddy's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Brad 
ford's  (12th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1778,  dated  White  Plains  ;  enlisted  March 
1,  1778;  enlistment,  8  months;  mustered  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master;  re 
ported  sick  at  Peekskill. 

BENSON,  JEPHTHAH,  New  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Merrill's  co. ;  enlisted 
July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days;  company  de 
tached  from  militia  of  Cumberland  Co.  for  service  at  Penobscot  under  Col.  Jona 
than  Mitchell. 

BENSON,  JOHN,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Daniels's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  10  days. 

BENSON,  JOHN,  Middleborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaac  Woods's  (2d)  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Marshfield  ;  service,  3  days  ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Nehemiah  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Jeremiah  Hall's  regt. ;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  Dec. 
8,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  also,  Capt.  Job  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotten's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1777;  service  at  Rhode  Island; 
also,  Capt.  Abishai  Tinkham's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  6, 
1778;  discharged  May  9,  1778;  enlisted  Sept.  6,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778; 
service,  9  days ;  marched  from  Middleborough  to  Dartmouth  on  two  alarms. 

BENSON,  JOHN,  Biddeford.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Leigh  ton's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  Dorchester,  Aug.,  1776 ;  aho, 
receipts  for  wages  for  Aug.-Nov.,  1776,  dated  Dorchester;  also,  Corporal;  pay 
roll  for  6  days  travel  allowance  from  Dorchester  Heights  home  [year  not  given] . 

BENSON,  JOHN.  Corporal,  Capt.  Peter  Penniman's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Dec.  8,  1776,  to  Jan.  21,  1777,  1  mo.  15  days,  at 
Providence,  R.  I.;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Read's  (6th)  co.,  Col. 
Tyler's  (3d  Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned 
Aug.  27,  1779;  also,  acting  Captain,  Capt.  Read's  co.,  Col.  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  27,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

BENSON,  JOHN,  Rochester  (also  given  Freetown).  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Conti 
nental  Army  from  Capt.  Jabez  Cottle's  (4th)  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated 
Feb.  19, 1778 ;  residence,  Rochester ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Rochester ;  joined  Capt. 
Amasa  Soper's  co. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  enlisted  for  Freetown  and 
Dartmouth  contrary  to  Act  of  General  Court  before  Rochester  had  raised  its 
quota;  also,  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  (10th)  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  14, 1779 ;  reported 
discharged  Dec.  14,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Soper's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  re 
turn  for  clothing  for  1778;  also,  muster  roll  dated  West  Point,  Feb.  1,  1779;  en 
listed  Dec.  14,  1776. 


972  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BENSON,  JOHN  (residence  illegible,  probably  Taunton).  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Drake's 
co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  30,  1781 ;  arrived  in 
camp  Sept.  9, 1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  6, 1781 ;  arrived  home  Dec.  16, 1781 ;  service, 
3  mos.  17  days ;  marched  to  North  River. 

BENSON,  JONAH.  Private,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Carey's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  30, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780 ; 
service,  11  days. 

BENSON,  JONATHAN,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Mitchell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Elisha  Mitchell's  co., 
Col.  Simeon  Gary's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  6  days  service  from  time  of  enlistment  to 
time  of  marching,  dated  April  2,  1776. 

BENSON,  JONATHAN,  Marblehead.  Capt.  Francis  Felton's  co. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay 
for  1  mo.,  dated  Marblehead,  Sept.  26,  1775 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Felton's  co. ;  pay 
roll  for  service  from  Oct.  31,  1775,  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  2  mos.  5  days ;  also,  pay  rolls 
for  service  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  4,  1776,  to  Nov.  15, 1776, 10  mos.  13  days. 

BENSON,  JOSEPH,  Scituate.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Turner's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Anthony 
Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days. 

BENSON,  JOSEPH,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Micajah  Gleason's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's 
(5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  June  15, 1775;  service,  1  mo. 
18  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  22,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  who  deliver  tire- 
locks,  dated  Feb.  3,  1776  [name  crossed  out  on  list]  ;  also,  receipt  for  wages  for 
Oct.,  1776,  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill. 

BENSON,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Collomer's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  (Plym 
outh  Co.)  regt.;  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service, 
11  days.  Roll  dated  Scituate. 

BENSON,  JOSHUA,  Jr.,  Middleborough.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Shaw's  (1st)  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  3  days ; 
also,  Captain,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  return  of  men  sta 
tioned  at  Roxbury ;  commissioned  May  26, 1775 ;  also,  return  for  provisions  dated 
Roxbury,  June  5,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  7  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  5th 
Mass.  regt. ;  list  of  settlements  of  rank  of  Continental  officers  made  at  West  Point 
by  a  Board  held  for  the  purpose  and  confirmed  by  Congress  Sept.  6,  1779 ;  com 
missioned  Jan.  1,  1777  ;  also,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (4th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  ,31,  1780;  also,  Light  Infantry 
co.,  Col.  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  Garrison  at  West 
Point;  reported  sick  at  Fishkill;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Feb.,  March  and  April, 
1781,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point;  reported  on  command  with  Marquis  de 
Lafayette  in  April,  1781 ;  also,  weekly  returns  of  officers  from  May  4,  1781,  to 
June  15, 1781,  dated  West  Point ;  reported  on  command  with  light  infantry ;  also, 
Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  returns  of  officers  dated  Camp  Philadelphia,  July 
18  and  July  25, 1783 ;  reported  on  command  at  Elk  Head  by  order  of  Gen.  Howe ; 
also  reported  on  furlough  at  Head  of  Elk  by  leave  of  Gen.  Howe ;  also,  returns 
of  absent  officers  dated  Aug.  15  and  Aug.  22,  1783;  reported  attending  court- 
martial. 

BENSON,  MOSES,  Douglas.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Wallis's  co.,  Col.  Arnold's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  11  days ;  also,  Corporal, 
Capt.  Edward  Seagrave's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  (20th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  15,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  22  days;  also,  company  re 
turn  dated  Sept.  25,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money, 
dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Dec.  29,  1775. 


IX   THE   WAR   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  973 


BENSON,  MOSES.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.,  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 
1776 ;  service,  6  days. 

BENSON,  NOAH,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Hayden's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  15  days ;  also,  Capt.  John 
Porter's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177"); 
enlisted  July  7,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  3  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Cam])  at 
Boston,  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated 
Cambridge,  Nov.  20,  1775. 

BENSON,  NOAH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Hanvood's  co.,  Col.  John  Dickinson's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  19,  1777;  discharged  July  31,  1777;  service,  15  days;  marched  to 
Manchester  to  join  forces  under  Col.  Warner  on  an  alarm.  Roll  dated  Chesterfield. 

BENSON,  PETER,  Douglas.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Reyes's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  29,  1777;  enlistment,  6  months;  roll  dated  Providence,  Dec. 
22,  1777 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  Aug.,  1777,  dated  North  Kingston ;  also,  return  of  men 
in  service  at  North  Kingston,  Dec.  8,  1777,  dated  Sturbridge;  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  22,  1778  ;  service,  3  mos. 
21  days;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  reported  discharged  Oct.  15,  1778; 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Hamant's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Middleton, 
Aug.  27,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt. ;  muster  roll  made  up  to 
Sept.  17, 1778,  dated  East  Greenwich ;  reported  deserted  Sept.  1, 1778 ;  also,  return 
of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Wood's  regt. 
[year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Douglas;  enlisted  for  town  of  Douglas;  also,  list  of 
men  mustered  in  Worcester  Co.  July  29,  1779,  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster 
Master,  for  service  at  Rhode  Island;  Capt.  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlist 
ment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780;  residence,  Douglas;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Fish's  co., 
Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1779;  ser 
vice,  4  mos.  13  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Tyler's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  30,  1779,  to  Jan.  1,  1780,  1  mo.  3  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  also,  Capt.  Job  Knap's  co.,  Col.  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780; 
discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  14  days;  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the 
alarm  of  July  27,  1780. 

BENSON,  RICHARD.  Seaman,  brig  "Nancy;"  list  of  men  on  board  the  guard  ship 
"Rising  Empire,"  commanded  by  Capt.  William  McCluer;  reported  willing  to 
join  the  Continental  frigate  "  Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Hector  McNeill 
[year  not  given] . 

BENSON,  ROBERT.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hooper's  co. ;  marched  Jan.  22, 1776;  dis 
charged  April  2,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  11  days,  at  Falmouth. 

BENSON,  ROBERT,  Salem.    Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship 
commanded  by  Capt.  Nathan  Brown,  dated  July  1,  1780;  age,  17  yrs. : 

5  ft.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Salem. 

BENSON,  ROLAND  (also  given  ROWLAND),  Middleborough.  Private,  Lieut.  Consider 
Benson's  (5th  Middleborough)  co. ;  marched  to  Howland's  Ferry,  R.  I.,  on  the 
alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  5  days;  also,  Capt.  Perez  Churchell's  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  6, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  13, 1778 ;  service, 

6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth. 

BENSON,  SAMPSON.  Superintendent  of  pastures,  Quartermaster  General's  department 
at  Fishkill;  return  of  men  in  service  Oct.  14,  1781. 

BENSON,  SAMUEL,  Kittery.  Private,  Capt.  Tobias  Fernald's  co.,  Col.  James  Scam- 
mon's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  2,  1775;  service,  1  mo. 
1  day ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Oct.  30, 1775. 


974  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BENSON,  SAMUEL,  Biddeford.  List  of  men  mustered  in  York  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Wells, 
Muster  Master,  dated  June  7,  1777;  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hill's  co.,  Brig.  Patterson's 
regt. ;  residence,  Biddeford ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  10  [year  not  given] . 

BENSON,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  23,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  5  days;  enlist 
ment,  3  months ;  company  detached  to  reinforce  Continental  Army.  Roll  sworn 
to  at  Middleborough. 

BENSON,  SETH,  Belchertown  (also  given  Greenwich).  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's 
co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  return  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  granted  in  Council,  Sept. 
12,  1776  ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  27,  1776 ; 
also,  Capt.  John  Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Leonard's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted 
May  7, 1777 ;  discharged  July  8, 1777 ;  service, 2  mos.  10  days ;  company  marched 
to  reinforce  Northern  army ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co.,  Col.  Elisha 
Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  21, 1779;  discharged  Aug.  25, 1779; 
service,  1  mo.  9  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted 
men;  Capt.  Hooker's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (4th)  regt.;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature, 

5  ft.  7  in.;    complexion,  dark;  residence,  Greenwich;  mustered  July  28,  1780; 
enlistment, 3  months;  also,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  22,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780 ;  service,  2  mos.  26 
days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BENSON,  STEPHEN,  Mendon.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Daniels's  (3d  Mendon)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  10  days. 

BENSON,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  B.  Read's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  John  Benson, 
Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged 
Aug.  8,  1780 ;  service,  15  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BENSON,  THOMAS.  Lieutenant;  list  of  prisoners  brought  to  Marblehead  in  the  cartel 
"  Pacific,"  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners  [year  not  given] ,  as  returned  by 
Thomas  Stone,  Commissary;  taken  from  the  schooner  "  General  Gates"  (priva 
teer)  by  the  British  brig  "  Hope." 

BENSON,  THOMAS.  Petition  dated  Salem,  Oct.  7,  1777,  signed  by  Samuel  Page  in  behalf 
of  himself  and  Walter  P.  Bartlet  ef  Salem,  asking  that  said  Benson  be  commis 
sioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner  "Lively"  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council 
Oct.  7,  1777,  that  a  commission  be  issued;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  ship  "Two 
Brothers"  (privateer) ;  petition  signed  by  Henry  Rust  asking  that  John  Rust  be 
commissioned  as  commander  of  said  ship ;  ordered  in  Council,  Dec.  16, 1779,  that 
a  commission  be  issued;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  Aug.  16,  1781,  signed  by 
Henry  Rust,  in  behalf  of  John  Fisk  and  others  of  Salem,  asking  that  said  Benson 
be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  ship  "  Hendrick"  (privateer) ;  ordered  in 
Council,  Aug.  20, 1781,  that  a  commission  be  issued ;  also,  petition  dated  March  4, 
1783,  signed  by  Jonathan  Haraden  and  others,  asking  that  said  Benson  be  com 
missioned  as  commander  of  the  ship  "  Julius  Caesar; "  ordered  in  Council,  March 
4,  1783,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

BENT,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bant,  Bont.] 

BENT,  BENJAMIN,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Danforth's  co.  of  volunteers ;  marched 
from  Brooktield  Sept.  23,  1777,  to  join  Gen.  Gates's  army;  service,  13  days. 

BENT,  DAVID,  Rutland.  Captain,  Col.  Nath.  Sparhawk's  regt.,  which  marched  April 
20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service, 

6  days ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Bowker's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ;  list  of 
officers  of  Mass,  militia  ;  commissioned  Feb.  5, 1776  ;  company  raised  in  Rutland, 
Hutchinson,  Athol,  Petersham,   Templeton    and    Hubbardston;    also,  Captain, 
5th  co.,  Col.  Sparhawk's  (7th  Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ; 
commissioned  April  6,  1776;  also,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  11 


IN   THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  975 

BENT,  DAVID,  continued. 

days  service;  marched  from  Rutland  to  Bennington  Aug.  20,  1777,  on  an  alarm; 
also,  Col.  Job  Cushin's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  31,  1777  ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777; 
service,  3  mos.  10  days,  at  the  Northward;  also,  pay  abstract  for  service  in  the 
Northern  department  dated  Scarsdeal,  Nov.  30, 1777  ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  rations 
from  Oct.  13,  1777,  to  Dec.  9,  1777 ;  also,  resignation  dated  Rutland,  March  13, 
1780,  signed  by  said  Bent,  resigning  his  position  as  Captain  of  5th  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Grout's  (7th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  accepted  in  Council  April  5,  1780. 

BENT,  DAVID.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.'s  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  12,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1781;  service,  11  days;  marched  to  Barnes 
Heaths  in  Stilhvater  on  an  alarm. 

BENT,  EBENEZER,  Milton.  Private;  pay  roll  for  3  days  service  between  April  13  and 
April  26,  1776,  in  defence  of  sea  coast. 

BENT,  FRANCIS,  Middleborongh.  Fifer,  Capt.  Joshua  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  4  days  ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7, 1775  ;  also,  Lieut.  Jonah  Wash- 
burn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm 
of  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  5  days;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  Allen's  co.,  Col. 
Cotton's  regt. ;  service,  31  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  in  Sept. 
and  Oct.,  1777;  also,  Fifer,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  6,  1778;  discharged  May  9,  1778;  enlisted  Sept.  6,  1778;  dis 
charged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  9  days,  on  two  alarms  at  Dartmouth;  also,  Capt. 
Jonah  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt.;  marched  to  Rhode  Island 
Aug.  1,  1780,  on  an  alarm;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days. 

BENT,  GIDEON,  New  Ashford.  Captain,  22d  co.,  2d  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers 
of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  June  1,  1776. 

BENT,  JABEZ,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  ser 
vice,  6  days. 

BENT,  JACOB,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Danforth's  co.  of  volunteers;  marched 
from  Brookfield  Sept.  23,  1777,  to  join  Gen.  Gates's  army;  service,  22  days. 
[See  Jacob  Kent.] 

BENT,  JASON,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Locker's  co.,  Col.  James  Brett's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord ;  service,  3  days. 

BENT,  JOEL,  Hutchinson  (Barre).  Private,  Capt.  John  Black's  co.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days. 

BENT,  JOHN,  Framingham.  Capt.  Jesse  Eames's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  (5th 
Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  men  dated  June  1,  1776. 

BENT,  JOHN,  Framingham.  Capt.  Simon  Edgel's  co.,  Col.  Wylly's  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  travel  to  and  from  camp,  dated  Jan.  14,  1776;  stationed  at  Roxbury. 

BENT,  JOHN,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Vose's  co.,  Col.  Robertson's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  15  days  service;  marched  to  Roxbury  after  Concord  fight  and  there  did 
service  before  formation  of  standing  army;  also,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  co.,  Col. 
Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  enlisted  March  4,  1776;  service,  5  days;  marched  to  Dor 
chester  Neck  when  the  forts  were  erected  on  the  Heights;  also,  Capt.  Josiah 
Yose's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  3  days  service  between  April  13  and  April  26,  1776,  in  de 
fence  of  sea  coast. 

BENT,  JOHN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Eames'a  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.; 
marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo. 
3  days. 


976  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BENT,  JOHN.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathan  Drury's  (6th)  co.,  5th  Middlesex  Co.  regt. ; 
list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  July  22,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Drury's 
co.,  Col.  Aimer  Perry's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780; 
service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Framingham. 

BENT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Jonah  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  Aug.  1,  1780,  on  an  alarm;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780; 
service,  9  days. 

BENT,  JONATHAN,  Sudbury  (West  Parish).  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co.,  Col. 
James  Barrett's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
1  day;  also,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt.;  marched 
Feb.  4,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  28  days;  also,  Capt.  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Read's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at  Roxbury  [possibly  in  1776]  ;  also,  Capt. 
Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc., 
dated  Boston,  Nov.  27,  1776. 

BENT,  JOSIAH,  Framingham.  Petition  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  5,  1775,  pre 
sented  to  Gen.  Ward,  signed  by  said  Bent  and  others  in  Capt.  Drury's  co.,  Col. 
Nixon's  regt.,  who  were  changed  to  Col.  Gardner's  regt.,  asking  to  be  returned 
to  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  5 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Sept.  30,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Jesse 
Eames's  co.,Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  (5th  Middlesex  Co .)  regt.;  list  of  men  dated 
June  1,  1776;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Aaron  Gardner's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
return  dated  1776;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathan  Drury's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Abner 
Perry's  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  14  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

BENT,  MATTHIAS,  Framingham.  4th  Sergeant,  Capt.  Simon  Edgell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Concord  and  Cambridge ;  service,  19  days  ;  also, 
Capt.  Edgel's  co.,  Col.  Wylly's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  and 
from  camp,  dated  Jan.  14, 1776 ;  stationed  at  Roxbury ;  also,  Capt.  Jesse  Eames's 
co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  (5th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  men  dated  June  1, 
1776. 

BENT,  MATTHIAS,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Drury's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  14  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Framingham. 

BENT,  NATHAN,  Sud'bury.  Fifer,  Capt.  Thaddeus  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1 
week,  5  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  13,  1775 ;  also,  Capt. 
Daniel  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at 
Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  on  command  with 
Gen.  Lee;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Brintnal's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  1, 1780;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1780;  service  2  mos.  17  days,  at  Rhode  Island; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BENT,  PETEK.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard  under  Maj. 
Baldwin,  May  23,  1775. 

BENT,  PETEK.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard  under  Major 
Baldwin,  May  23,  1775.  [This  name  appears  twice  on  roll.] 

BENT,  PETER,  Marlborough  (also  given  Sudbury).  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Barns's  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days ;  reported  enlisted 
into  the  army  April  26,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  April  26, 1775 ;  service,  13  weeks  6  days ; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        977 

BENT,  PKTF.U,  Xeedhain.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  (West  Needham)  co.,  Col. 
William  Mclntosh's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  4  days  service  in  March,  1776,  taking  and 
fortifying  Dorchester  Heights. 

BENT,  PKTEII,  Rutland.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
David  Bent's  co.  and  Capt.  Phineas  Walker's  co.,  dated  Feb.  23,  1778;  residence, 
Rutland;  enlisted  for  town  of  Rutland;  joined  Capt.  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's 
regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  ((5th) 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  14,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  return  for  clothing  for 
1777;  enlisted  Feb.  14,  1777;  also,  return  of  men  in  service  on  or  lie  fore  Aug. 
15,  1777,  dated  Soldier's  Fortune,  Feb.  15,  1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Barnes's 
(Light  Infantry)  co.,  6th  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  June  and  July,  1779;  reported 
transferred  to  Colonel's  co.  July  1, 1779 ;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Benjamin  Heywood,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  June-Sept.,  1779;  a/so, 
Colonel's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Matthew  Chambers,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay 
abstracts  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1779;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  1780 
[service  not  given]  ;  reported  discharged,  having  hired  a  substitute. 

BENT,  PKINCK.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Lewis's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's  (1st 
Rhode  Island)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1778  ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Sept.,  1778- 
Feb.,  1779;  enlisted  March  12,  1778;  reported  on  furlough  in  Dec.,  1778;  enlist 
ment,  during  war ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  East  Green 
wich  ;  reported  sick  in  quarters  in  March,  1779;  also,  muster  rolls  for  July  and 
Aug.,  1779,  dated  East  Greenwich;  reported  prisoner  of  war  at  Newport;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1779,  dated  East  Greenwich ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and 
Dec.,  1779,  dated  Newport. 

BENT,  llrrus,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Locker's  co.,  Col.  James  Brett's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord;  service,  1  day. 

BENT,  RUFUS.  Conductor,  (late)  Deputy  Quartermaster  General's  department;  enlisted 
Feb.  18, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  23, 1780  ;  service,  31  mos.,  at  Boston  ;  also,  Wagon 
Master ;  list  of  men  stationed  at  Boston  [year  not  given] . 

BENT,  SAMUEL,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cudworth's  co.,  Col.  Abijah 
Peirce's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  1  mo. ;  also, 
Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt.;  marched  Feb.  4,  1776; 
service,  26  days;  reported  "enlisted  out,  March  1,  1776." 

BENT,  SILAS,  Rutland.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Eustis's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  12  days;  also,  petition  dated  Oct. 
3,  1775,  signed  by  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle  and  field  officers,  recommending  the 
appointment  of  said  Bent  as  Ensign  in  Capt.  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's  regt., 
to  take  the  place  of  Adam  Manor,  who  refused  to  accept  the  commission ;  also, 
Ensign,  Capt.  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Winter 
Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Barnes's  (5th)  co.,  Col. 
Nixon's  (4th)  regt.;  also,  receipt  for  money  for  enlisting  recruits  dated  Camp 
Mt.  Washington,  Sept.  27,  1776;  also,  return  of  men  in  service,  Sept.  and  Oct., 
1776,  dated  North  Castle;  also,  receipts  for  wages  for  Oct.,  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1776. 

BENT,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Dec.  1,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  re 
ported  exchanged  for  Obadiah  Gill,  Aug.  1,  1776. 

BENT,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  John  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  104  days  service  allowed  in  Council,  Aug.  12,  1777;  served  in  Jerseys 
3  mos. 

BENT,  STI-PHKN,  Barre.  Capt.  Benjamin  Nye's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  25,  1777;  service,  10  days;  marched 
to  reinforce  Continental  Armv  under  Gen.  Stark  at  Bennington. 


978  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BENT,  STEPHEN,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  service,  6  inos.  4  days,  at  Ilhode  Island;  enlistment 
to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779.  Roll  dated  Tiverton. 

BEXT,  THOMAS,  Framingham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jesse  Emes's  co.,  which  inarched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  9  days ;  also,  Capt.  Eames's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Bullard's  (5th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  men  dated  June  1.  1776. 

BENT,  TIMOTHY.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Dec.  1,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  re 
ported  discharged  Aug.  1,  1776. 

BENT,  TIMOTHY,  Western.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  service  [probably  in  Oct.,  1776]. 

BENT,  TIMOTHY,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
(4th)  regt. ;  muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778 ;  residence,  Lynn  ;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Lynn;  mustered  by  John  Cushing,  Esq. ;  reported  deceased. 

BENT,  TIMOTHY,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co.,  Col.  James  Barrett's 
regt.,  which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt. 
Thaddeus  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  week,  5  days;  also,  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Conti 
nental  Army  from  Capt.  Moulton's  co.,  Col.  Ezekiel  Howe's  (4th)  regt.  [year  not 
given]  ;  residence,  Sudbury;  enlisted  for  town  of  Sudbury;  joined  Capt.  Morse's 
co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  15,  1777,  to  Dec.  1,  1777;  reported 
died  Dec.  1,  1777. 

BENT,  WALTEK.  Boy,  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George  Little ;  entered 
service  March  18  [year  not  given] . 

BENT,  WILLIAM,  Sudbury.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co.,  Col.  James  Barrett's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt. 
Asahel  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at  Rox- 
bury  [possibly  in  1776]  ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Caleb  Moulton's  9th  (4th 
Sudbury)  co.,  Col.  Ezekiel  How's  (4th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of 
Mass,  militia;  commissioned  July  5,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Robert  Cutting's  (also 
given  Capt.  Robert  Cushing's)  9th  co.,  4th  Middlesex  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of 
Mass,  militia;  commissioned  Jan.  9,  1778. 

BENT,  WILLIAM,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Asahel  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robin 
son's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days. 

BENT,  WILLIAM,  Stoughton.  Captain,  Gen.  Heath's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  dated  Dor 
chester  Camp,  May  20,  1775;  also,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  Col.  William 
Heath's  (Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775. 

BENT,  WILLIAM,  Falmouth.  Capt.  John  Skillin's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ; 
return  for  subsistence  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  21,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at 
Bennington,  59  days. 

BENT,  WILLIAM.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st) 
regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  March  25,  1778;  discharged  July  3,  1778;  enlistment, 
3  months,  from  April  2,  1778 ;  company  detached  from  Middlesex  Co.  militia. 

BENTELLE,  JOHN,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  pay  roll  for  23  days  service  between  April  20,  1777,  and  May 
13,  1777,  at  Slade's  Ferry,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 


IN   THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  979 


BEXTELY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  May  13,  1777,  to  July  5,  1777,  1  mo.  25  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  marched  from  Point  Judith,  South  Kingston,  11.  I.,  to  Rehoboth. 

BEXTEX,  BEZEK.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmore's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  23  days, 
with  Northern  army. 

BEXTEX,  LOWDEX.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmore's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  23  days, 
with  Northern  army. 

BENTFORD,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  1  mo.  7  days  service  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  Dec.  4,  1777;  company 
raised  for  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BEXTLEY, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bantle,  Bantley,  Bentelle, 

Bentely,  Bently,  Benttley.] 

BEXTLEY,  .     (Late)  Capt.  George  King's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berkshire 

Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776 ;  discharged  March  24,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  8 
days. 

BEXTLEY,  ARNOLD.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Olney's  co.,  Col.  Jabez  Bowen's  regt.; 
pa}*  roll  for  service  from  May  21,  1777,  to  June  3,  1777,  14  days;  reported  served 
in  5th  division  of  Col.  Bowen's  regt.  under  Capt.  Jonathan  Russell  at  Pawtuxet. 

BEXTLEY(?),  BARXABAS.  Marine,  brigantine  "Hawk,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jona 
than  Oakes ;  engaged  May  3,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  in  the  fleet  under  Commodore 
John  Mauley. 

BENTLEY,  BIAS.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Lankton's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  April  26,  1777;  discharged  May  20,  1777;  service,  25  days,  at 
Saratoga,  by  order  of  Gen.  Gates. 

BEXTLEY,  ELISHA.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Hearick's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.'s 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  8  to  July  21,  1777,  14  days; 
marched  under  Lieut.  Joseph  Wilson  to  reinforce  Northern  army  by  order  of  Maj. 
Gen.  Schuyler;  roll  dated  Tyringham;  also,  Capt.  Noah  Lankton's  co.,  Col. 
John  Ashley's  (1st  Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1777;  discharged  Aug. 
14,  1777;  service,  24  days;  marched  to  Kingsbury  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  John 
Fellows.  Roll  dated  Tyringham. 

BENTLEY,  GARDXER.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Hearick's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.'s 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  13  to  Oct.  20,  1781,  12  days; 
marched  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col.  John  Collar  on  an  alarm. 

BENTLEY,  GILES.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  service  at  the 
Northward  in  1780. 

BENTLEY,  JAMES,  Westfield.  Private,  Capt.  Warham  Parks's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Daniel- 
son's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
4  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  23,  1775. 

BEXTLEY,  JAMES,  Murrayneld.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Shepard's  co..  Col.  John  Mose- 
ley's  regt. ;  marched  to  Mt.  Independence  under  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Roberson 
on  the  alarm  of  Oct.  21,  1776;  service,  28  days. 

BEXTLEY,  JOHX,  Nobletown.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Downing's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Nobletown; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Sheffield;  joined  Capt.  Bartlett's  co.,  Col.  Weston's  (also 
given  Wesson's)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war ;  mustered  by  Trueman 
Wlieeler,  Muster  Master,  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778. 


980  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

BEXTLEY,  JOHN.  Drummer,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Hearick's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashler,  Jr.'s  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  8  to  July  21,  1777,  14  days; 
marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army  under  Lieut.  Joseph  Wilson  by  order  of 
Maj.  Gen.  Schyler;  roll  dated  Tyringham;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Lankton's 
co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (1st  Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  22, 1777 ;  discharged 
Aug.  14,  1777 ;  service,  24  days ;  marched  to  Kingsbury  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen. 
John  Fellows.  Roll  dated  Tyringham. 

BEXTLEY,  JOHX.  Returns  for  rations  from  July  14. 1779,  to  Aug.  6, 1779 ;  service  at  the 
Laboratory  in  Boston ;  also,  returns  for  rations  from  Aug.  7  to  Aug.  21,  1779, 
dated  Boston;  service  under  Col.  Burbeck  at  the  Laboratory;  also,  returns  for 
rations  from  Aug.  21, 1779,  to  Sept.  25, 1779,  dated  Boston ;  sen-ice  at  the  Labora 
tory  ;  also,  returns  for  rations  from  March  25,  1780,  to  May  6, 1780,  dated  Boston ; 
service  under  Col.  Burbeck  at  the  Laboratory;  also,  Laborer;  order  for  30  days 
rations  from  Sept.  1  to  Sept.  30,  1780,  dated  Boston ;  service  at  the  Laboratory ; 
also,  return  for  rations  from  Oct.  1,  1780,  to  Nov.  1, 1780,  dated  Boston;  service  at 
the  Laboratory. 

BEXTLEY,  JOSEPH.  1st  Lieutenant,  Col.  William  Bur  beck's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  6 
mos.  service  from  April  1,  1780;  reported  as  serving  4  mos.  8  days  as  Captain, 
superintending  State  Laboratory. 

BEXTLEY,  JOSHUA,  Little  Iloosac  (also  given  East  Hoosac).  Return  of  men  enlisted 
into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co.,  Berkshire  Co.  regt.  [year 
not  given]  ;  residence,  Little  Hoosac;  enlisted  for  town  of  East  Hoosac;  joined 
Capt.  Warren's  co.,  Col.  Bayley's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  mus 
tered  by  Trueman  Wheeler,  Muster  Master,  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1, 
1778;  also,  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  June  1,  1780. 

BEXTLEY,  JOSHUA.  Lieutenant ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Dec. 
1,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779,  under  Col.  Burbank  at  the  Laboratory;  also,  Captain 
and  Clerk;  returns  for  rations  from  Sept.  11, 1779,  to  Sept.  25, 1779,  dated  Boston; 
service  at  the  Laboratory;  also,  return  for  rations  from  March  25,  1780,  to  April 
1,1780,  dated  Boston  ;  service  at  the  Laboratory  under  Col.  Burbeck ;  also,  receipt 
for  rations  from  May  6  to  May  27, 1780,  dated  Boston ;  service  at  the  Laboratory ; 
also,  orders  for  provisions  from  July  29,  1780,  to  Sept.  4,  1780,  dated  Boston;  ser 
vice  at  the  Laboratory ;  also,  return  for  rations  from  Sept.  1  to  Nov.  1, 1780,  dated 
Boston;  also,  Captain,  Col.  William  Burbeck's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  service 
from  Oct.  1,  1780,  to  July  1, 1781,  9  mos. ;  served  as  clerk  at  the  State  Laboratory ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  1,  1781,  to  March  1,  1782,  dated  Boston;  ser 
vice  as  clerk  at  the  Laboratory;  also,  receipts  for  rations  from  March  1,  1782,  to 
Aug.  9,  1783,  dated  Boston;  served  as  clerk  at  the  Laboratory  with  rank  of 
Captain. 

BEXTLEY,  LEBBEUS,  Tyringham.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Harick's  co..  Col.  Ashley's  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Tyringham; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Tyringham ;  joined  Capt.  Chadwick's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

BEXTLEY,  NATHAXIEL.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Jan.  22,  1778,  signed  by  John  Tracey, 
asking  that  said  Bentley  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner 
"Hornett"  (privateer)  ;  ordered  in  Council,  Jan.  23,  1778,  that  a  commission  be 
issued;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  June  1, 1781,  signed  by  said  Bentley  in  behalf 
of  Samuel  Batchelour  and  others  of  Newburyport,  asking  that  said  Bentley  be 
appointed  as  commander  of  the  schooner  "Senegal"  (privateer);  age,  32  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.;  complexion,  dark;  ordered  in  Council,  June  4,  1781,  that  a  com 
mission  be  issued. 


IN   THE   WA11   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  981 

BENTLEY,  NILES.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  June  27,  1780 ;  discharged  July  4,  1780 ;  service,  8  days ;  marched 
for  defence  of  West  Point  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm. 

BENTLEY,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  Benjamin  Bowne's  co.,  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Gard 
ner's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Prospect 
Hill,  Dec.  18,  1775. 

BENTLEY,  SAMUEL,  St.  Georges.  Capt.  Samuel  Page's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt.  [roll 
mutilated] . 

BENTLEY,  SAMUEL.  Sergeant  of  Marines,  ship  "General  Putnam,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Daniel  Waters;  engaged  July  12,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  25  days. 

BENTLEY,  SA3IUEL.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Richardson's  co.  of  No.  12,  Attleborough, 
hired  by  a  class  for  the  term  of  3  years  or  during  war. 

BENTLEY,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Hearick's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.'s 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  8  to  July  27,  1777,  20  days ; 
marched  under  Lieut.  Joseph  Wilson  to  reinforce  Northern  army  by  order  of  Maj. 
Gen.  Schyler;  roll  dated  Tyringham;  also,  Capt.  Noah  Lankton's  co.,  Col.  John 
Ashley's  (1st  Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  16, 
1777 ;  service,  28  days ;  marched  on  expedition  to  Stillwater  by  order  of  Brig. 
Gen.  John  Fellows. 

BENTLEY,  WILLIAM.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Asa  Haymont  of  Class  No.  3  of 
the  town  of  Medfield  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years, 
dated  Springfield,  June  25,  1782. 

BENTLY,  JOSHUA,  East  Hoosac.  Private,  6th  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Isaac  Warren's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  return  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge, 
Jan.  24,  1778. 

BENTLY,  LEBBEUS.  Private,  Capt.  George  King's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  16, 
1776 ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777. 

BENTLY,  NATHANIEL.  Petition  dated  Boston,  May  11,  1780,  signed  by  said  Bently,  in 
behalf  of  Wingate  Newman  &  Co.,  of  Newburyport,  asking  that  said  Bentley  be 
appointed  as  commander  of  the  brigantine  "Julius  Cajsar"  (privateer) ;  ordered 
in  Council  May  11,  1780,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

BENTLY",  SAMUEL,  Georgia.  Private,  Capt.  Bowne's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Bond's  (late  Gard 
ner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BENTLY,  SAMUEL.  Capt.  Abijali  Child's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  from 
Ticonderoga  home,  in  1776. 

BENTLY,  SAMUEL,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Put 
nam's  (5th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  3,  1777,  to 
Jan.  5, 1778 ;  reported  discharged  Jan.  5,  1778 ;  also,  muster  return  dated  Albany, 
Feb.  9,  1778 ;  residence,  Attleborough  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Attleborough ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years ;  mustered  by  Capt.  Leonard. 

BENTLY,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Flower's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d) 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  July  11, 
1778;  reported  died  July  11,  1778;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Stillwater, 
Sept.  15,  1777;  reported  mustered  at  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Sept.,  1777;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Dec.,  1777,  dated  Albany;  reported  under  inoculation 
in  Dec.,  1777;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -May,  1778,  dated  Albany;  also,  muster 
rolls  for  June  and  July,  1778,  dated  White  Plains;  reported  sick  on  the  road  to 
Peekskill  in  June,  1778;  enlisted  Nov.  22,  1776;  enlistment,  3  years. 


982  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


BENTON, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bantom,  Banton,  Benot, 

Benten.] 

BENTON,  BETHL-EL,  Ashfield.  Capt.  Seth  Murray's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles  Wood- 
bridge's  regt. ;  return  for  cartridge  boxes  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  18, 
1775 ;  also,  Private ;  muster  roll  dated  Aiig.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  10,  1775 ;  ser 
vice,  2  mos.  27  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  30,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  25, 
1775;  also,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Jennings's  co.,  Col.  David  Field's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  17  to  Aug.  21,  1777,  5  days  ;  marched  to  the 
Northward  at  the  time  of  the  battle  of  Bennington. 

BEXTOX,  BEZEH,  Ashfiekl.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  27 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7, 1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  22,  1775;  also,  Corporal, 
Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  10, 1777 ;  dis 
charged  July  8,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  8  days  ;  marched  to  Ticonderoga ;  also,  de 
scriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Hampshire  Co.  in  1779,  to  serve  in  the  Conti 
nental  Army;  Capt.  Cranson's  co.,  Col.  Wells's  regt. ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
2  in. ;  hair,  brown ;  residence,  Ashfield ;  enlistment,  9  months  ;  delivered  to  Capt. 
J.  Cooper;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Farley's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  (9th)  regt.;  enlisted 
July  9,  1779 ;  discharged  April  9,  1780 ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BENTOX,  CALEB.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  7  to  July  28,  1777,  22  days;  marched  to 
Kingsbury,  near  Fort  Ann ;  also,  Quartermaster  Sergeant,  Capt.  Roswell  Down- 
ing's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1777;  dis 
charged  Oct.  19,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo. 

BEXTOX,  DAVID,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Warner's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
13  days ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  selectmen  of 
Sheffield  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  months,  dated  Jan. 
1,  1781. 

BENTOX,  EBENEZER,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Abrain  Washburn's  co.,  Col. 
Edward  Mitchell's  regt.;  marched  to  Horse  Neck  in  Braintree  March  4,  1776; 
service,  6  clays. 

BEXTOX,  ELIJAH,  Surrey,  N.  H.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Stiles's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley 
Sargent's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  July  14, 1775 ;  service,  18 
days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  10,  1775. 

BENTOX,  FELIX,  West  Stockbridge.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  mos.  service  and  re 
turned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
West  Stockbridge  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July 
1,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  14,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  19  days. 

BENTOX,  JONATHAN,  West  Stockbridge.  Private,  Lieut.  Jabez  Colt's  co.,  Col.  Rosse- 
ter's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  17,  1777;  discharged  July  27,  1777; 
service,  11  days;  roll  dated  Richmond;  also,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Ezra 
Wood's  regt.;  enlisted  May  20,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  7,  1779;  service,  8  mos. 
23  days,  at  Peekskill;  enlistment,  8  months;  also,  Capt.  Ambrose  Hill's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Miles  Powell's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1779;  dis 
charged  Aug.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn. ;  also,  Capt. 
Isaac  Marsh's  co.,  Col.Sears's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  mustered  July  21, 1781 ;  dis 
charged  Nov.  2.  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  12  days,  at  Fort  Plains,  Tryon  Co.,  under 
command  of  Brur.  Gen.  Stark. 


ix  TUP:  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  983 

BEXTOX,  LOWDEN,  Ashfield.  Private,  Ebenezer  Webber's  eo.,  Col.  John  Fellows's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  177");  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  27 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7, 1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  22,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
Lawrence  Kemp's  co.,  Col.  David  "VVells's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  May 
10,  1777;  discharged  July  17,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  9  days,  at  the  Northward; 
roll  dated  Shelburne;  also,  Lieut.  Epliraim  Jennings's  co.,  Col.  David  Field's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  17  to  Aug.  21, 1777,  5  days ; 
inarched  to  the  Northward  at  the  time  of  the  battle  of  Bennington ;  also,  Capt. 
Sylvanus  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov. 
10  to  Nov.  22,  1779,  18  days,  at  Claverack. 

BEXTOX,  NICHOLAS,  Wrentham.  Return  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 
1780;  enlisted  April  4,  1781. 

BEXTOX,  PHILIP.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Hitchcock's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  14,  1780;  discharged 
Jan.  1-i,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

BEXTOX,  ROGER  (also  given  ROZER),  Ashfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779;  Capt.  Phillips's  co.,  Col.  Wells's  regt.;  age,  24  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  hair,  brown;  residence,  Ashfield;  enlistment,  9  months;  re 
ceived  at  Springfield  July  19,  1779,  by  Capt.  James  Cooper. 

BEXTOX,  STEPHEN.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Rowley's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  26,  1777;  service,  27  days; 
company  raised  for  service  at  Fort  Ann  on  the  alarm  at  Ticonderoga ;  also, 
Capt.  Amos  Rathburn's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1777; 
discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  24  days. 

BEXTOX,  STEPHEN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  David  Rossiter's  regt., 
Gen.  John  Fellows's  brigade;  marched  to  reinforce  Gen.  Stark  at  Stillwater  on 
the  alarm  of  Nov.  5,  1780 ;  service,  4  days. 

BEXTOX,  ZADOK,  Wilbraham.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  South  Hadley, 
June  29,  1778 ;  Capt.  Stebbins's  co.,  Col.  Bliss's  regt. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
1  in.;  hair,  brown;  residence,  Wilbraham ;  enlistment,  9  months  from  time  of 
arrival  at  Fishkill,  July  7,  1778;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  by  Jona 
than  Warner,  dated  Fort  Arnold,  July  10,  1778. 

BEXTROFF,  JOHX  WILLIAM,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  John 
Crane's  (3d  Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  account  for  service  from  Nov. 
13,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  muster  roll  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  9,  1781 ;  resi 
dence,  Boston;  enlisted  Nov.  13,  1780,  by  Lieut.  Driskill;  enlistment,  during 
war;  reported  a  foreigner;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Feb.,  March  and  April,  1781, 
dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command  at  Stony  Point;  also,  Muster  Master's 
receipt,  dated  Boston,  Dec.  7,  1782 ;  mustered  and  received  of  Messrs.  Joseph 
Hart  and  Frederick  Breed,  Constables  of  Lynn ;  reported  enlisted  to  serve  for  the 
Quakers. 

BEXTTLEY,  JOHX.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Hearick's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Oct.  13  to  Oct.  20,  1781,  12  days; 
marched  under  Lieut.  Col.  John  Collar  by  order  of  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.,  on  an 
alarm. 

BEXVIE,  JAMES.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16,  1777;  Capt.  Hunt's  co.,  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson's 
regt. 

BEXWAY,  JOSEPH,  France.  Matross,  Capt.  David  Cook's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artil 
lery)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  27,  1778,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  March,  1779,  dated  Warren  ;  enlisted 
March  27,  1778 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 


984  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BENWAY,  JOSEPH,  continued. 

service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men 
made  up  for  1780 ;  Capt.  Cook's  co.,  3d  Artillery  regt. ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
5  in. ;  complexion,  black ;  enlisted  Jan.  27,  1778,  by  Lieut.  Dunnalds ;  enlistment, 
during  war ;  rank,  Corporal. 

BEOKER,  HEIXRICH.  Sergeant,  Col.  Armand's  Legion ;  list  of  men  dated  July,  1778. 
[Independent  co.  taken  into  Continental  service  by  resolve  of  June  25,  1778.] 

BERBER,  JOHN.  Capt.  Hayward's  co.,  2d  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  9,  1779;  enlistment,  9 
months ;  reported  taken  prisoner  Feb.  3,  1780. 

BERBUR,  LEVI.  Private,  Capt.  Zenas  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  21, 1777;  discharged  Aug.  15, 1777 ;  service,  26  days ;  marched 
to  Fort  Edward,  N.  Y. 

BERBY,  BENJAMIN,  Ashby.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Bennett's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (6th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Littleton, 
Sept.  17,  1777;  residence,  Ashby;  joined  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years.  [See  Benjamin  Burley.] 

BERCE,  DAVID.  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Davis's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  1, 
1775,  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  2  mos.  5  days,  dated  Barnstable. 

BERCE,  JOB.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt. ;  en 
listed  Sept.  20,  1776 ;  service,  59£  days,  at  Newport,  R.  I. ;  company  detached  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army.  Roll  dated  Bridgewater. 

BERDEAX,  TIMOTHY,  Kittery.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  9,  1779;  Lieut.  Raits's  co.,  2d  regt. ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  com 
plexion,  light;  residence,  Kittery;  enlistment,  9  months;  delivered  to  Capt. 
Tisdale. 

BERDEEX,  JOSEPH,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's  (28th)  regt. ; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BERDEEX,  NATHAN,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Phinney's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775 ;  reported  enlisted  May  9,  1775. 

BERDEN,  ICHABOD.  Private,  Capt.  Aimer  Bourn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt.; 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780; 
service,  9  days. 

BERDEN,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Bourn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt. ;  marched 
Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

BERDICK,  FREEDOM,  Richmond.  List  of  deserters  dated  Camp  Highlands,  N.  Y.,  July 
13,  1780;  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  age,  30  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  com 
plexion,  dark  ;  hair,  black  ;  birthplace,  Connecticut ;  residence,  Richmond. 

BERDIEX,  ELNATHAX.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2,  1777;  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Ichabod 
Alden's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BERDUE,  ELI.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Farrar's  co.,  Col.  Reed's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  29, 
1777;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  10  days;  company  drafted  from 
Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  to  reinforce  Northern  army  under  Gen.  Gates. 

BERDWELL,  NOAH.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Salmon  White's  12th  (Whately)  co.,  2d 
Hampshire  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia ;  commissioned  April  5, 

1776. 

BEREXS,  THOMAS,  Salem.  Seaman,  ship  "  Rhodes,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Nehemiah 
Buffington  ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  14, 1780 ;  age,  24  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Salem. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        985 

BEREY,  EDWARD.  Capt.  Isaiah  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  pay  ab 
stract  for  rations,  etc.,  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  27,  177G,  to  date  of  arrival  at 
Bennington,  Feb.  4,  1777. 

BEREY,  ISAAC,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Free 
man's  regt.;  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  27,  1777; 
service,  1  mo. ;  reported  went  home  2  days  before  company  were  discharged  on 
account  of  failure  to  draw  allowance. 

BEREY,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt. ;  marched 
on  expedition  to  Penobscot  July  9,  1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1779 ;  service,  2 
mos.  3  days. 

BERGEX, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Bengan,  Bengen.] 

BERGEN,  JOHN.  Mariner,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen 
Hallet;  engaged  Sept.  25,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  18,  1778. 

BERGINHOFF,  NICHOLAS.  Corporal,  Capt.  Lawrence  Keene's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Parke's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Aug.,  1778. 

BERHAND,  JOHN,  Boston.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Jonathan  Wood's  co.,  8th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated  Fitchburg,  Dec.  20,  1777; 
residence,  Boston ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Fitchburg;  joined  Capt.  Frothingham's 
co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BERIOIT,  JEAN  BAPTISTE,  Amesbury.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Essex  Co.  subsequent  to  Feb.  11,  1778,  dated  April  18,  1778;  residence, 
Amesbury;  enlisted  for  town  of  Amesbury;  joined  Capt.  E.  Lunt's  co.,  Col. 
Henley's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BERMITT,  JOHN.  Capt.  Abijah  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  11,  1775.  [See 
John  Bennett.] 

BERMITT,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  William  Greenleaf's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  22  to  Aug.  26,  1777,  -i  days,  on  an  alarm. 

BERNARD,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Capt.  Hexekiah  Whitney's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  AVhitney's 
regt. ;  marched  to  Rhode  Islaaid  on  the  alarm  of  July  22,  1777 ;  service,  2  days. 

BERNARD,  CA.STILIO,  Sandwich.  Private,  Capt.  John  Chadwick's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's 
regt. ;  muster  return  dated  Jan.  22,  1778 ;  residence,  Sandwich ;  enlisted  for  town 
of  Sandwich ;  mustered  by  Joseph  Otis,  Muster  Master. 

BERNARD,  CURRIER.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  19,  1777  ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777  ;  service,  3  mos.  25  days. 
Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

BERNARD,  EDMUND,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Currier's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BERNARD,  FRANCIS.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.;  en 
listed  Aug.  22,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  17  days ;  company 
raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

BERNARD,  JEAN.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master,  dated  Boston,  Oct.  26,  1777 ;  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

BERNARD,  JEAN  PHILIP,  Cohasset.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Obadiah  Beal's  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Cohasset;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Cohasset;  joined  Capt.  Langdon's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years ;  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master. 


986  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BERNARD,  JOHN,  Medford.  Capt.  Abijah  Child's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ; 
muster  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Medford ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Med 
ford;  mustered  by  Col.  Barber;  reported  deserted. 

BERNARD,  JOHN,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Dorchester,  Feb.  12,  1777  ;  also,  return  of 
men  in  service  from  Dec.  14, 1776,  to  March  1,  1777. 

BERNARD,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  19,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  nios.  25  days. 
Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

BERNARD,  JONATHAN,  Lancaster.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continen 
tal  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780  ;  age,  17 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Lancaster;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  13,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  13,  1780,  under  command  of 
Capt.  Thomas  Pritchard. 

BERNARD,  REUBEN.  Seaman;  list  of  prisoners  exchanged  for  British  prisoners  by 
order  of  Lord  Howe,  dated  His  Majesty's  ship  "  Eagle,"  off  New  York,  April  25, 
1777;  exchanged  for  Charles  Malm,  seaman. 

BERNARD,  HICHARD,  Boston.  Sergeant,  Light  Infantry  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780. 

BERNARD,  THOMAS,  Amesbury.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Currier's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

BERNERD,  SAMUKL.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Newton's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt.; 
enlisted  April  1, 1778 ;  discharged  July  2,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days,  with  guards 
at  lloxbury. 

BERNET,  JONATHAN,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Cranson's  co.,  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BERNETT,  BENJAMIN.  List  of  men  in  the  26th  regt.  who  engaged  to  continue  in  service 
for  6  weeks  from  Jan.  1,  1777. 

BERNEY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  21,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  1,  1778;  service,  12  clays,  at  Rhode  Island. 

BERNEY,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  13,  1777,  to  July  5,  1777,  1  mo.  25  days,  at 
Rhode  Island,  including  travel  from  Point  Judith,  South  Kingston,  R.  I.,  to 
Rehoboth. 

BERNEY,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Lieut.  Joel  Whitney's  co.,  Col.  Foster's  (Lincoln  Co.) 
regt.;  discharged  Oct.  7,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  19  days,  at  Machias. 

BERNEY,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  13,  1777,  to  July  5,  1777,  1  mo.  25  days,  at 
Rhode  Island,  including  travel  from  Point  Judith,  South  Kingston,  R.  I.,  to 
Rehoboth. 

BERNEY,  NATHANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  April  21,  1777,  -i  days,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

BERNEY,  PAUL.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  service  from  May  13,  1777,  to  July  5,  1777,  1  mo.  25  days,  at  Rhode 
Island,  including  travel  from  Point  Judith,  South  Kingston,  R.  I.,  to  Rehoboth. 

BERNEY,  PELEG.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  May  13,  1777,  to  July  5,  1777,  1  mo.  25  days,  at 
Rhode  Island,  including  travel  from  Point  Judith,  South  Kingston,  R.  I.,  to 
Rehoboth. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        987 


BERON,  VALENTINE,  Boston  (also  given  Salem).  Private,  Capt.  Hastings's  (6th)  co., 
Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Dec.  25,  1778,  to  July  1, 1779;  reported  deserted  July  1,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  for 
April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  enlisted  Dec.  25, 1778;  enlistment,  during  war  (also 
given  3  years) ;  mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master  for  Bristol  Co. 

BEIIUA,  ISAAC.  Corporal,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simons's  (Berk 
shire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  1  mo., 
in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated  Hancock. 

BERRET,  BENJAMIN,  Chelmsford.  Corporal ;  descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men ;  Capt.  John 
Ford's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt.;  age,  42  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  light; 
occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Chelmsford;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  a/.so,  Capt. 
Ford's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  (27th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775. 

BERRET,  ISAAC,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Capt.  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  (27th)  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775. 

BERRETT,  BENJAMIN,  Chelmsford.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  14  days. 

BERRETT,  EPMOND.  Seaman,  ship  "  General  Mifflin,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George  M. 
Babcock;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Sept.  9,  1780;  age,  23  yrs.; 
complexion,  dark;  residence,  Massachusetts. 

BERRETT,  ISAAC,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  14 
days. 

BERRETT,  NATHAN.  List  of  men  taken  from  the  Orderly  Book  of  Col.  Israel  Hutch- 
inson  of  the  27th  regt.,  dated  Fort  Lee,  Nov.  16,  1776;  reported  Private  in  Capt. 
Richardson's  co. ;  taken  prisoner  at  Fort  Washington. 

BERREY,  AUIJAH.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Benjamin  Munroe's  co.,  between  1778  and 
1779;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Munroe's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  2  mos.  12  days  service, 
from  Jan.  20  [year  not  given] . 

BERREY,  BENJAMIN.  Private,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  June  1, 
1779;  discharged  June  31,  1779;  service,  1  mo.,  at  Sudbury  and  Boston;  also, 
Maj.  Heath's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  1, 1779 ;  discharged  May  1, 1780;  service,  9  mos., 
with  guards  at  Boston. 

BERREY,    EI-HRAIM,    Barnstable.      Private,  Capt.   Matthias  Tobey's  co.,  Col.  Aaron 

Willard's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  to  Ticonderoga,  dated  Boston,' Jan. 

15,  1777;  also,  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  Fort  Edward  to  Barustable,  dated 

Boston,  Jan.,  1777. 
BERREY,  GEORGE.    Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Shapleigh's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Storer's  regt.; 

enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  4  mos.  3  days.    Roll 

sworn  to  at  Kittery. 

BERREY,  GEORGE,  Scarborough.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Lobby's  co.,  Cumberland  Co.  regt.,  dated  Nov.  25,  1778;  residence,  Scar 
borough;  enlisted  for  town  of  Scarborough;  joined  Capt.  Skillings's  co. ;  enlist 
ment,  3  years. 

BERREY,  GEORGE,  Salem.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  1st 
Essex  Co.  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Salem;  enlisted  for  town  of  Salem; 
enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

BERREY,  GEORGE,  Petersham.    Private,  Capt.  Smart's  co.,  Col.   Calvin  Smith's  (late 

Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from to 

Aug.  2, 1777  ;  reported  deserted ;  returned  as  mustered  to  serve  in  Capt.  Blaisdell's 
co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.,  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master. 


988  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

BERREY,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Marshall's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  (10th)  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  clothing  for  1777 ;  reported  deserted. 

BERREY,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Lot  Crowell's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  3  days  service  in  Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth. 

BERREY,  JOHN.  Ensign,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  (10th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Nov.  1,  1777;  reported  absent  without 
leave  from  Nov.  1,  1777. 

BERREY,  JOHN.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlen's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.  of 
guards;  marched  April  9,  1778;  roll  made  up  to  July  6,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  26 
days,  at  Cambridge;  enlistment,  3  months  from  April  2,  1778. 

BERREY,  JOHN,  Haverhill.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Essex 
Co.  [year  not  given] ;  residence,  Haverhill;  enlisted  for  town  of  Haverhill. 

BERREY,  JOHN.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Jabez  West's  co.,  who  received  bounty  from 
Capt.  Stephen  Smith,  Muster  Master  for  Lincoln  Co.,  for  engaging  in  the  expedi 
tion  against  St.  Johns  [year  not  given] . 

BERREY,  JONATHAN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs' s  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  2  days  ser 
vice  from  Nov.  7, 1778,  guarding  prisoners  from  the  ship  "  Somerset  "  at  Harwich 
and  from  thence  to  Yarmouth. 

BERREY,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Knight's  co. ;  enlisted  July  9,  1775 ;  service, 
6  mos.  8  days ;  stationed  on  the  sea  coast  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. 

BERREY,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Partridge's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt.; 
enlisted  April  1,  1778;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1778;  service,  8  mos.,  at  North  River; 
roll  endorsed  "  volunteers  from  Falmouth." 

BERREY,  JOSIAH.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Pride's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Jordan's  (Cum 
berland  Co.)  regt. ;  joined  Oct.  1, 1779 ;  discharged  Oct.  23, 1779 ;  service,  23  days. 

BERREY,  JOSIAH,  Presumscot.  Drummer,  Capt.  William  Cobb's  co. ;  marched  July 
8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779,  at  Falmouth;  service,  2  mos.  17  days;  com 
pany  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  and  served  in  a  detachment  commanded  by  Col. 
Jonathan  Mitchel  on  expedition  against  Penobscot. 

BERREY,  SAMUEL,  Maiden.    Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.; 

Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Oct.  14,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 

reported  deserted,  being  absent  from  service  6  mos.  4  days. 
BERREY,   THOMAS,   Lynn.    Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  1st 

Essex  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  16, 1778 ;  residence,  Lynn  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Lynn ; 

joined  Capt.  Goodale's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

BER'REY,  THOMAS,  Gardnerstown.  Private,  Capt.  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  near  Morristown,  May  8,  1780;  reported 
transferred  from  Col.  Sherburne's  regt.  May  2, 1780,  by  order  of  Gen.  Washington. 

BERREY,  TIMOTHY,  Scarborough.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Lobby's  co.,  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  25, 
1778;  residence,  Scarborough;  enlisted  for  town  of  Scarborough;  joined  Capt. 
Skillings's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
William  Scott's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  June  10,  1780. 

BERREY,  WILLIAM.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Knight's  co. ;  enlisted  July  9,  1775;  ser 
vice,  6  mos.  8  days,  stationed  on  the  sea  coast  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. 

BERRIKN,  BENJAMIN,  Jr.,  Spencer.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days. 

BERRIN,  HENRY,  France.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  April  20,  1778;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  residence,  France; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Waltham ;  enlistment,  9  months. 


TX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.       989 

BERRIS,  ISAAC.  Ensign,  Capt.  Moses  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  list  of  officers 
of  Mass,  militia  stationed  at  Dorchester  Heights  until  March  1,  1777. 

BERROWS,  BEXJAMIX,  Middleborongh.  Private,  Capt.  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Wood- 
bridge's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  28,  1775. 

BERRY, .    [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Barrey,  Barry,  Beary,  Berey, 

Berra,  Berrey,  Bery,  Bury.] 

BERRY,  ABIJAH,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser 
vice,  4  days. 

BERRY,  ABIJAH.  Capt.  Munroe's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  receipt  for  wages,  etc.,  for 
service  at  Rhode  Island  in  1778,  dated  Stow,  July  2,  1779. 

BERRY,  AMOS,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Lenthall  Eells's  (South  Hanover)  co., 
under  the  direction  of  the  Field  Officers  of  2d  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshheld;  service, 
3  days. 

BERRY,  AMOS.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Plymouth  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  22,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780 ;  service,  2  mos.  25  days ; 
enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BERRY,  AXDROS.  Sailmaker's  Mate,  ship  "General  Putnam,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Daniel  Waters;  engaged  July  7,  1779;  service,  2  mos. 

BERRY,  BENJAMIX,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Stone's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Ezekiel 
How's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  headquarters; 
service,  4  days. 

BERRY,  BEXJAMIX,  Scarborough.  Capt.  John  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Phinney's  regt.;  billet 
ing  roll  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  15,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  to  headquar 
ters,  July  4,  1775,  equivalent  to  50  days ;  also,  Private ;  company  return  dated 
Sept.  29,  1775 ;  reported  enlisted  May  15,  1775. 

BERRY,  BEXJAMIX.  Petition  dated  Concord,  Sept.  30,  1777,  signed  by  said  Berry  and 
others,  asking  for  addition  to  their  wages  for  service  in  guarding  the  Continental 
stores  at  Little  Cambridge,  Concord,  Sudbury,  etc.,  under  Capt.  Isaac  Woods; 
granted  by  House  of  Representatives  Jan.  21,  1778;  also,  Private;  payrolls  for 
service  from  date  of  enlistment,  July  1,  1778,  to  May  31,  1779,  under  Sergt. 
Joseph  Goodenow,  guarding  magazines  at  Sudbury ;  also,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's 
co.  of  guards;  enlisted  July  1,  1779;  discharged  July  31,  1779;  service,  1  mo.; 
company  raised  for  3  mos.  service  at  Boston. 

BERRY,  BEXJAMIX.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Hallet's 
(Barnstable  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31, 1780;  service, 
2  mos.  20  days ;  enlistment,  3  months. 

BERRY,  BEXJAMIX,  Harwich.  Captain,  3d  (1st  Harwich)  co.,  2d  Barnstable  Co.  regt.; 
list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  April  20,  1776;  also,  Maj.  Zenas 
Winslow's  regt.;  payroll  for  7  days  service  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth  on  the 
alarm  of  Sept.  7,  1778. 

BERRY,  BEXJAMIX,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  King's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  3  days;  also, 
Capt.  Stephen  Abbot's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (15th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  3, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin 
Farnum's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  12  days  rations 
from  April  3,  1777 ;  also,  muster  return  dated  Jan.  24,  1778 ;  reported  unfit  for 
duty  for  want  of  shoes ;  also,  Capt.  Abbot's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  West  Point,  April  5,  1779;  enlisted  April  3,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  re 
ported  transferred  to  light  infantry  April  1,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Page's 


990  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BERRY,  BENJAMIN,  continued. 

(Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  West  Point,  April  5, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  Abbot's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  ac 
counts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
enlisted  men;  Capt.  Abbot's  co.,  10th  regt.;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.; 
complexion,  dark;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  husbandman;  birthplace,  Andover; 
residence,  Andover;  enlisted  Oct.  26,  1779,  by  Capt.  Abbot,  at  West  Point;  en 
listment,  during  war;  also,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  pay  rolls  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1781,  to  Jan.  1,  1783,  24  mos. 

BERRY,  BENJAMIN.  Seaman,  brig  "Active,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen  Hallet; 
engaged  May  31,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  1  day. 

BERRY,  BENJAMIN,  Jr.,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lovejoy's  co.,  commanded 
by  Lieut.  John  Adams,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  3£  days. 

BERRY,  DANIEL.  Corporal  of  Marines,  State  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  F.  Williams;  engaged  July  7,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  16,  1778;  service, 
3  mos.  8  days. 

BERRY,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
1  mo.  7  days  service,  sworn  to  Dec.  4,  1777,  in  Suffolk  Co. ;  company  raised  for 
a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BERRY,  DANIEL,  Roxbury.  List  of  men  enlisted  from  Suffolk  Co.  for  the  term  of 
9  mos.  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  July  7, 1778 ;  residence,  Roxbury. 

BERRY,  DAVID,  Gardnerstown  (also  given  Germantown).  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Col- 
born's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Arnold's  regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1775;  service,  20 
days;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Lyon's  co., 
Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.,  dated  June  27, 1777  ;  residence,  Gardnerstown ;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Stoughton;  joined  Capt.  Burton's  co.,  Col.  Sherburne's  regt.;  enlist 
ment,  3  years;  also,  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  ac 
counts  for  service  from  March  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin 
Burton's  co.,  Col.  Sherburne's  regt. ;  return  dated  Boston,  June  15,  1779;  enlisted 
March  10,  1777;  also,  Col.  Sherburne's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  9,  1780;  reported  discharged. 

BERRY,  EBENEZER,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Wilkins's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Albany  home,  sworn  to 
Jan.  15,  1777. 

BERRY,  ELISHA,  Harwich.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Harwich;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  19,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  19,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Clark ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct. 
25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Harwich  for  ser 
vice  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  8,  1780;  discharged 
Dec.  13,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  20  days. 

BERRY,  EPHRAIM.  Private,  Capt.  George  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  payroll 
for  3  days  service  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford,  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth,  Sept.  6, 
1778;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lothrop's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  5 
days  service  guarding  men  from  the  "  Somerset"  from  Barnstable  to  Plymouth, 
dated  Barnstable,  Nov.  9,  1778. 

BERRY,  EPHRAIM,  Rutland.  Private,  Capt.  David  Bent's  co.,  Col.  Nath.  Sparhawk's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Cambridge;  service,  6  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Sparhawk's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  4  days, 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        991 

BEHRY,  EPHRAIM,  continued. 

under  Col.  Job  Gushing,  on  an  expedition  to  Bennington;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  G  months,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  resi 
dence,  Rutland ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  7,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  7, 
1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  G  months 
service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster,  in  a  return 
dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  G  months  men  raised  by 
the  town  of  Rutland  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched 
July  5,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  17  days. 

BERRY,  EZRA,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Loring's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  1  day. 

BERRY,  GEORGE.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hodsdon's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  28,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service,  G  mos.  17  days;  enlist 
ment,  8  months;  roll  dated  Berwick;  also,  pay  rolls  for  July-Sept.,  1778,  dated 
West  Point ;  also,  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

BERRY,  GEORGE,  Scarborough.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  made  up  on  settlement  author 
ized  by  resolve  of  April  29,  1778 ;  residence,  Scarborough ;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Scarborough;  joined  Capt.  May  berry's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt.;  enlistment,  3 
years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Richard  May  berry's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's 
(lf)th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  mustered  by  Col.  Varrick;  also,  Capt.  Maybery's  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  roll  made  up  for  76  days  rations  from  date  of  enlist 
ment,  Jan.  3,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington;  also,  Col.  Tupper's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  West  Point,  April  5,  1779 ;  enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776 ;  reported  on 
command  at  the  Lines. 

BERRY,  HUGH  (alias  ELIHU),  Pittsfield.  Private,  Capt.  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Paterson' s 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  9 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  in  Capt.  David 
Noble's  co.,  who  enlisted  April  22,  1775;  marched  to  Cambridge  and  served  6 
months ;  also,  list  of  men  in  Capt.  William  Francis's  co.,  who  marched  to 
Albany  Jan.  14,  1776,  by  order  of  Gen.  Schuyler,  and  were  dismissed  Jan.  19, 
1776;  service,  5  days;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  William  Ford's  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Pittsfield ;  enlisted  for  town 
of  Pittsfield ;  joined  Capt.  Ashley's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  Capt.  Moses  Ashley's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (14th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  11,  1777.  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  roll 
dated  Camp  near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  6,  1778;  also,  pay  abstract  for  Jan.,  1779, 
sworn  to  in  Quarters  at  Providence;  also,  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779, 
dated  Providence ;  reported  on  command  at  Kingston ;  also,  return  of  men  in  ser 
vice  before  Aug.  16,  1777;  marched  to  Peekskill;  also,  Capt.  Hancock's  co.,  Col. 
Vose's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Feb.  11, 1780. 

BERRY,  ISAAC.    Private,  Capt.  Lot  Crowell's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt.;  pay 

roll  for  13  days  service  in  Sept.,  1778,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth; 

also,  pay  roll  for  2  days  service  in  Nov.,  1778,  guarding  prisoners  from  the  ship 

"  Somerset,"  lost  on  Cape  Cod. 
BERRY,  ISAAC.    Private,  Capt.  Roger  Libby's  co. ;  joined  Oct.  1,  1779;  discharged  Oct. 

23,  1779;  service,  23  days,  at  the  Eastward;  company  detached  from  Cumberland 

Co.  militia  under  command  of  Nathaniel  Jordan,  Esq. 
BERRY,  JAMES,  Charlestown.    Sergeant,  Capt.  Josiah  Harris's  co.,  Col.  Gardner's  regt. ; 

company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;   also,  Capt.  Harris's  co.,  Col.  William 

Bond's  (late  Gardner's)  37th  regt.;   order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 

money,  dated  Dec.  27,  1775. 


992  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

BERRY,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776; 
reported  deserted  May  4,  1776. 

BERRY,  JAMES.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Zadok  Bumnton's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  12,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777,  at  Cambridge;  service,  3  inos. 
19  days. 

BERRY,  JAMES.  Captain,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  4,  1778;  discharged 
Fell.  28,  1779;  service,  9  mos.  6  days;  also,  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort 
Clinton;  also,  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec.,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

BERRY,  JAMES,  Sheffield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  Act  of  1780; 
Capt.  Fellows's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  age,  39  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  laborer;  residence, 
Sheffield;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BERRY,  JAMES,  Northampton.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  age,  28  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  miner;  residence,  North 
ampton;  enlisted  April  11,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

BERRY,  JEREMIAH.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Independence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon 
Sampson;  engaged  Aug.  23,  1776;  service,  29  days;  roll  dated  Plymouth;  also, 
pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  23,  1776,  3  mos.  8  days ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1777,  6  mos.  5  days. 

BERRY,  JOHN,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Bancroft's  co.,  which  inarched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

BERRY,  JOHN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonas  Hubbard's  co.;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving 
on  picket  guard  under  Maj.  Baldwin,  May  23,  1775. 

BERRY,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  James  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.;  return  of 
men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  May  17,  1775. 

BERRY,  JOHX,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Vose's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from 
April  13  to  April  26,  1776,  12  days,  in  defence  of  sea  coast. 

BERRY,  JOHX,  Salem.  2d  Lieutenant,  Artillery  co. ;  list  of  sea  coast  officers ;  commis 
sioned  July  2,  1776;  also,  Capt.  John  Symonds's  (Artillery)  co.;  enlisted  July  8, 
1776;  service,  2  mos.  23  days;  company  raised  in  Salem. 

BERRY,  JOHX.  Private.  Capt.  Moses  Brown's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  (14th) 
regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  April- Aug.,  1776;  enlisted  June  3  [year  not  given]  ;  re 
ported  discharged  on  pay  abstract  for  Aug.,  1776. 

BERRY,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Fowler's  co.,  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  21,  1776;  returned  Nov.  17,  1776;  service,  28  days;  marched 
under  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson  to  reinforce  Northern  army.  Roll  dated 
South  wick. 

BERRY,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  15,  1776 ;  discharged  March  18,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  14  days. 
Roll  dated  Morristown. 

BERRY,  JOHX,  Boston.  List  of  deserters ;  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (13th)  regt. ;  age, 
22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  tailor; 
birthplace,  Ireland;  residence,  Boston:  rank,  Private;  deserted  July  29,  1777, 
from  Capt.  Smart's  co. 

BERRY,  JOHX,  Andover.  Private,  Capt. Nathaniel  Lovejoy's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut. 
John  Adams,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  3£  days;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Zadok  Buf- 
fington's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  rations  from  Aug. 
14,  1777,  to  Dec.  1,  1777. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        993 


BERRY,  JOHN,  Georgetown.  Captain,  3d  co.,  Col.  McCobb's  (1st  Lincoln  Co.)  regt. ; 
list  of  officers  of  Mass,  militia;  commissioned  July  1,  177G;  also,  return  of  men 
enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Col.  MeCobb's  (1st  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.,  as 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Charles  Gushing,  dated  Pownalborough,  Aug.  20,  1778; 
residence,  Georgetown ;  enlisted  in  1778  to  guard  troops  of  convention,  magazines 
and  public  stores,  under  Gen.  Heath,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  23,  1778 ;  also, 
Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  July  3,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  22, 
1778 ;  service,  5  mos.  20  days  ;  roll  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 

BERRY,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  John  Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  marched  on  an  alarm  Sept.  23,  1777,  to  reinforce  Northern  army  under 
Maj.  Gen.  Gates;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  day. 

BEKKY,  JOHX.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Capt.  James  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's 
regt. 

BEKKY,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mayo's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of 
guards;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Feb.  2,  1778,  to  April  3,  1778,  2  mos.,  at 
Cambridge. 

BEKKY,  JOHX,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  9, 1778;  enlistment,  6  months,  to  expire  Jan.  1, 1779;  stationed 
at  Middletown  and  North  Kingston,  II.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.,  Col. 
Wade's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.-Oct.,  1778,  dated  East  Greenwich;  reported 
deserted  Sept.  16, 1778;  also,  Capt.  Evans's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt.;  return  of  men 
who  served  in  boats  on  expedition  against  Newport  [year  not  given]  ;  service,  24 
days ;  roll  endorsed  "  1778." 

BERRY,  JOHX.  Boy,  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams ;  engaged 
Dec.  2,  1778 ;  discharged  April  20,  1779 ;  service,  4  mos.  18  days.  Roll  dated 
Boston. 

BEKKY,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Libby's  (9th)  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lin 
coln  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  23,  1777;  discharged  July  16,  1777;  service,  23 
days,  at  Machias,  when  ship  "  Ambuscade  "  lay  in  the  harbor ;  also,  Capt.  Stephen 
Smith's  co.,  Col.  Foster's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  18  days  service  between  July  16, 1777, 
and  Oct.  10, 1777,  at  Machias,  when  British  ships  lay  in  the  harbor;  also,  pay  roll 
for  6  days  service  between  Dec.  4,  1778,  and  Jan.  4, 1779;  also,  Lieut.  John  Scott's 
co.,  6th  Lincoln  Co.  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  7  days  service  between  Aug.  31,  1779,  and 
Nov.  20,  1779,  at  Penobscot  and  Machias. 

BERRY,  JOHX.  Private,  Artillery  co.,  Col.  John  Allan's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  19,  1779; 
discharged  Dec.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days,  at  Machias;  also,  Capt.  John 
Preble's  co.,  Col.  Allan's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Dec.  1,  1779,  to  May  13, 
1780,  5  mos.  13  days,  at  Machias. 

BEKKY,  JOHX.  Maj.  Oliver's  co.,  3d  regt. ;  enlisted  July  15, 1779;  discharged  April  15, 
1780 ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BERRY,  JOHX,  Boston.  List  of  deserters  dated  Camp  Highlands,  N.  Y.,  July  13,  1780; 
Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  age,  29  yrs. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark;  occu 
pation,  farmer;  birthplace,  Cork,  Ireland;  residence,  Boston. 

BERRY,  JOHX.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Peabody's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Putnam's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  18,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  19,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  14  days; 
regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Plymouth  counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

BERRY,  JOHX,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  2  days  service  between  Dec.  4,  1778,  and  Jan.  4,  1779;  also,  Lieut. 
John  Scott's  co.,  6th  Lincoln  Co.  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  7  days  service  between  Aug. 
31,  1779,  and  Nov.  20,  1779,  at  Machias. 


994  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BERRY,  JOHN,  3d,  Sandwich.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780;  age,  21  yrs. ; 
stature,  5ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy;  residence,  Sandwich;  arrived  at  Spring 
field  July  19,  1780;  inarched  to  camp  July  19,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Clark. 

BERRY,  JOHN  XICHOLS,  Charlemont.  Capt.  John  Jones's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  July  1,  1775;  also,  Private; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  13  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

BERRY,  JONATHAN,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt. ;  billeting  roll  made  up  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  8, 
1775,  to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  Jul\-  6,  1775,  equivalent  to  58  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
eqiiivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

BERRY,  JONATHAN,  Harwich.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  service  from  Dec.  13,  1776,  to  March  1,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Ben 
jamin  Berry's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  7  days  service  on 
an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth,  Sept.  7,  1778. 

BERRY,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  James  Prentiss's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Saratoga  home,  allowed  in  Council,  Feb. 
3,  1777. 

BERRY,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  regt.; 
payroll  for  2  days  service  between  Dec.  4,  1778,  and  Jan.  -i,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
John  Hall's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lincoln  Co.)  regt. ;  return  of  men  in 
service  from  Aug.  7,  1779,  to  Sept.  1,  1779,  1  mo.,  dated  Boston ;  marched  on  ex 
pedition  to  Majorbagaduce,  by  order  of  Gen.  Lovel. 

BERRY,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Scott's  co.,  6th  Lincoln  Co.  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
7  days  service  between  Aug.  31,  1779,  and  Nov.  20,  1779,  at  Penobscot  and 
Machias. 

BERRY,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  John  Crawford's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Warner's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  9  days. 

BERRY,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co. ;  marched  May  31,  1776;  roll 
made  up  to  Aug.  31,  1776;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.;  also, 
Capt.  Crocker's  co.,  Col.  Mitchell's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Aug.  31,  1776, 
to  date  of  discharge,  Nov.  23,  1776,  2  mos.  23  days,  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. 

BERRY,  JOSEPH,  Lexington.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  dated  West  Point,  Jan. 
25,  1781;  age,  30  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes, 
gray;  residence,  Lexington;  enlisted  Sept.  15, 1778,  by  Capt.  Fowles;  joined  Col. 
John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

BERRY,  JOSEPH.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late 
Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Sept.  20, 
1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

BERRY,  JOSEPH,  Oakham  (also  given  Rutland  and  New  Braintree).  Private,  Capt. 
Simeon  Hazeltine's  co.,  Col.  Fellows's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  list  of  men  entitled  to 
a  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Hardwick,  Nov.  2,  1775;  also, 
return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  David  Bent's  and  Capt. 
Phineas  Walker's  cos.,  Col.  Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Brook- 
field,  Sept.  15,  1777;  residence,  Oakham  (also  given  Rutland) ;  enlisted  for  town 
of  Oakham  (also  given  Rutland) ;  joined  Capt.  Holden's  (also  given  Capt. 
Wheeler's)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war;  reported 
drafted ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  by  committee  for  settling  disputes  between 
towns  as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them,  dated  Barre,  June  25,  1778;  said  Berry 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        995 

BEIIUY,  JOSEPH,  continued. 

claimed  by  Rutland,  credited  to  Oakham;  a£so,Capt.  Abel  Holden's  (3d)  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Nixon's  6th  (also  given  5th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  March  11,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  certificate  dated  Boston,  Feb. 
1, 1779,  signed  by  Col.  Nixon,  certifying  to  service  of  said  Berry  in  Capt.  Holden's 
co.  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill,  Feb. 
16,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Highlands,  June  12,  1779;  enlisted  March  11, 
1777 ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  June  and  July,  1779 ;  reported  sick  in  hospital  in  July, 
1779;  also,  pay  abstract  for  Aug.,  1779;  reported  returned  to  duty;  also,  return 
for  clothing,  dated  Peekskill,  Dec.  5,  1779  ( ? )  ;  also,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's 
co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  March  11,  1780;  reported  discharged  March  11,  1780. 

BERRY,  JOSEPH,  York.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men;  Capt.  Day's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
hair,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  York;  enlisted  April  9,  1782;  enlist 
ment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  Day's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  list  of  men  de 
serted  ;  deserted  Dec.  12,  1782,  at  Fishkill. 

BERRY,  JOSHUA,  Falmouth.  Capt.  David  Bradish's  co. ;  billeting  roll  from  date  of 
enlistment,  Ma}'  la,  177"),  to  date  of  marching  to  Headquarters,  July  8,  177"), 
equivalent  to  5-4  days;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Bradish's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  28,  1775;  also,  Corporal, 
Capt.  Tobias  Fernald's  co.,  Col.  Phinney's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at 
Fort  George,  Dec.  8, 1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 1776;  reported  sick  in  general  hospital. 

BERRY,  JOSHUA,  Amesbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  from  Essex  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  June  20,  1778 ;  age,  21 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Amesbury;  also,  list  of 
men  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam, 
July  20,  1778. 

BERRY,  JOSIAH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  (5th)  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775 ;  reported  place  taken  by  Joseph  Pierce. 

BERRY,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hooper's  co. ;  marched  Feb.  20,  1776 ;  rolls 
made  up  to  Nov.  24,  1776  ;  service,  9  mos.  3  days,  at  Falmouth. 

BERRY,  JOSIAH,  Falmouth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Pride's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's 
(Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  April  18,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  6,  1780;  ser 
vice,  7  mos.  18  days,  at  the  Eastward;  enlistment,  8  months. 

BERRY,  JOSIAH.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Andrews's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  8,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  24  days,  under 
Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward.  Roll  sworn  to  in  York  Co. 

BERRY,  JUBAH.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Berry's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  7  days  service  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth,  on  the  alarm  of  Sept.  7, 
1778;  company  detached  from  Harwich  militia. 

BERRY,  LEDFORD.  Private,  Capt.  Allen  McLane's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Parke's  regt. ; 
pav  roll  for  Aug.,  1778. 

BERRY,  MICHAEL,  Salem.  Capt.  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt. ;  list  of  men  returned 
as  serving  on  the  main  guard  dated  Cambridge,  July  22,  1775 ;  reported  confined 
by  Lieut.  Corey  8  nights  for  refusing  to  do  duty  and  enlisting  into  another  com 
pany ;  also,  Private,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Corey's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  29,  1775;  service,  64  days;  also, 
company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  31,  1775. 


996  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BERRY,  NATHANIEL,  Gardner stown.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Colborn's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Arnold's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  25,  1775 ;  service,  20  days. 

BERRY,  OXER.  Seaman,  ship  "  Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon  Samson ;  engaged 
July  20,  1780;  discharged  March  12,  1781;  service,  7  mos.  22  days. 

BERRY,  ORION.  Private,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  22,  1776;  roll  made 
up  to  Sept.  30,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  at  Martha's  Vineyard;  also,  Capt. 
Russell's  co.,  Maj.  Barachiah  Bassett's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Sept.  30, 
1776,  to  Nov.  22,  1776,  1  mo.  22  days,  at  Martins  ( ? )  Vineyard. 

BERRY,  PAUL.    Seaman,  ship  "Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones;  list 

of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Mellish  "  and  brig  "Active"  [year 

not  given] . 
BERRY,   PELATIAH.     Private,   Capt.   John  Wentworth's   co.,   Col.  Gerrish's  regt.  of 

guards ;  enlisted  July  26,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  15, 1778 ;  service,  4  mos.  27  days, 

at  Cambridge. 
BERRY,  PELATIAH,  Scarborough.    List  of  men  mustered  in  York  Co.,  by  Nathaniel 

AVells,  Muster  Master,  dated  March  12,  1777;   Capt.  James  Donnel's   co.,  Col. 

Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  residence,  Scarborough ;  enlisted  Feb.  3, 1777;  enlistment, 

3  years  or  during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.; 

muster  return  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  22, 1778 ;  residence,  Scarborough ; 

enlisted  for  town  of  Scarborough ;  reported  discharged  July  9  [year  not  given] . 

BERRY,  PETER,  Lenox.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibbell's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  20,  1775;  service,  12  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money,  dated  Fort  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Oct.  26,  1775 ;  also,  list  of 
deserters;  Col.  Paterson's  (15th)  regt.;  age,  43  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  com 
plexion,  dark;  residence,  Lenox;  deserted  June  15  [year  illegible] . 

BERRY,  RICHARD.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Andrews's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  8,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  24  days,  under 
Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth,  at  the  Eastward.  Roll  sworn  to  in  York  Co. 

BERRY,  ROBERT.  Private,  Lieut.  James  Clark's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  25, 1780 ;  discharged 
Oct.  24,  1780;  service,  1  mo.,  in  Lincoln  Co.,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth. 

BERRY,  SAMUEL,  Lynn.  Fifer,  Capt.  Ezra  Newhall's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days;  also,  Capt.  Newhall's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's 
regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  1775 ;  also,  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted  May  2,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  da}rs ;  also,  company 
return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Newhall's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's 
(19th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Camp  at 
Winter  Hill,  Nov.  4,  1775. 

BERRY,  SAMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  payroll  for 
1  mo.  7  days  service  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  Dec.  4,  1777;  company  raised  for  a 
secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

BERRY,  SAMUEL,  Maiden.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Suffolk  Co.  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  Dec.  7,  1777;  Capt.  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Lee's  regt.; 
also,  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt.;  enlisted 
Oct.  14,  1777 ;  residence,  Maiden ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Maiden ;  enlistment,  3 
years ;  reported  promoted  to  Corporal  Dec.  10,  1778 ;  deserted  June  27,  1779 ;  re 
turned  March  5,  1780 ;  reduced  to  Private  March  5,  1780 ;  also,  Lieut.  Mel.  L. 
Woolsey's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William  S.  Smith's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  service  from 
Oct.  15,  1777,  to  Jan.  1,  1778,  and  from  Sept.  30,  1778,  to  Dec.  1,  1778,  4  mos.  16 
days ;  also,  Corporal,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet ;  enlisted  Sept.  15,  1777 ;  also,  Private,  Lieut. 
Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  March  5,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        997 

BERRY,  SAMUEL,  Gardner stown.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Henry  Smith's  (also  given 
Capt.  Samuel  Oakman's)  4th  co.,  2d  Lincoln  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass, 
militia;  commissioned  July  23,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Lincoln  Co. 
from  Col.  North's  (2d)  regt.,  as  returned  Aug.  20,  1778,  by  Brig.  Charles  Gush 
ing;  residence,  Gardnerstown ;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  regiment  raised  to  march 
to  Providence  to  reinforce  Col.  Wade's  and  Col.  Jacobs's  regt. ;  also,  Capt.  Simeon 
Brown's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  service,  6  mos. 
13  days ;  discharged  at  East  Greenwich,  R.  I. ;  regiment  raised  in  York  and 
Essex  counties;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

BERRY,  SCOTTOW.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Berry's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  6  days  service  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth  on  the  alarm  of  Sept.  7, 1778 ; 
company  detached  from  Harwich  militia. 

BERRY,  SHEARS,  Oakham.  Capt.  Barnabas  Sears's  co. ;  receipt  for  ammunition  dated 
Dorchester  Camp,  Feb.  15,  1776;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Continental 
Army  from  Col.  Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Brookfield,  Sept.  15, 
1777 ;  residence,  Oakham ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Oakham ;  joined  Capt.  Wheeler's 
co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  drafted ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Abel  Holden's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  6th  (also  given  oth)  regt.;  Conti 
nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  11,  1777,  to  Nov.  20,  1779 ;  re 
ported  discharged;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779; 
also,  muster  roll  dated  Highlands,  June  12,  1779;  enlisted  March  11,  1777;  also, 
Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  co.,  Col.  John  Hand's  regt.;  enlisted  July  5,  1780;  dis 
charged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  15  days,  at  West  Point;  enlistment,  3 
months. 

BERRY,  THEODORE.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Clark's  co.,  Barnstable  Co.  regt.;  enlisted 
July  1,  1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  1  day. 

BERRY,  THEODORE.  List  of  men  belonging  to  the  brigantine  "  Hazard,"  who  received 
shoes  taken  from  the  prize  ship  "  Live  Oak  "  [year  not  given] . 

BERRY,  THOMAS.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Larrabee's  co. ;  enlisted  July  9,  1775; 
service,  6  mos.  7  days,  on  the  sea  coast  in  Cumberland  Co. 

BERRY,  THOMAS,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  (3d  Hingham)  co.,  Col. 
Solomon  Lovell's  regt.;  company  assembled  at  Hingham  March  15,  1776;  ser 
vice,  2  days;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Level's  regt.;  company  assembled 
at  Hull  June  23,  1776;  service,  2  days;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Level's 
regt. ;  company  assembled  at  Hull  Dec.  14,  1776 ;  service,  4  days. 

BERRY,  THOMAS,  Brunswick.  Adjutant,  Bristol  and  Cumberland  co.  regt. ;  official 
record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  Jan.  23,  1776;  appoint 
ment  concurred  in  by  Council,  Jan.  23,  1776;  chosen  to  serve  before  Boston  until 
April  1,  1776;  also,  Adjutant,  Col.  Jacob  French's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass, 
militia ;  commissioned  March  26,  1776 ;  regiment  raised  in  Bristol  and  Cumber 
land  counties ;  stationed  at  Winter  Hill,  Feb.  27, 1776 ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Richard  May  berry's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  marched  to  join  regiment 
Aug.  6, 1776 ;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of  Boston ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  travel 
allowance  from  Dorchester  Heights  home,  allowed  in  Council,  Nov.  29,  1776. 

BERRY,  THOMAS,  Lebanon.  Private.  Capt.  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Wiggelsworth's  regt. ; 
discharged  at  Albany  Nov.  30,  1776;  roll  made  up  for  travel  allowance  from 
thence  home. 

BERRY,  THOMAS,  Lynn.  Capt.  Ezra  Newhall's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.;  order  for 
advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8, 1775 ;  also,  Private ;  company  return  dated 
Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Newhall's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Nov.  4, 
1775;  also,  Drummer,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  5th  (also  given  4th) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  9, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 


998  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

BERRY,  THOMAS,  continued. 

1779;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  John  Wllliams's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ; 
muster  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778 ;  mustered  by  John  Gushing,  Esq. ; 
also,  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  11,  1780. 

BERRY,  THOMAS,  Gardnerstown.  Private,  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  23,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  enlistment, 
3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  by  the  enlistment  committee  of  Salem  as  hav 
ing  enlisted  to  serve  3  years  or  during  war  under  Col.  Sherburn,  dated  Salem, 
May  18,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Burton's  co.,  Col.  Sherburne's  regt.;  return 
dated  Boston,  June  15,  1779;  enlisted  April  23,  1778. 

BERRY,  THOMAS.  Seaman,  brigantine  ''Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen 
Hallet ;  engaged  Feb.  17, 1779 ;  discharged  April  30, 1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  14  days. 

BERRY,  THOMAS.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's 
(Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1780;  service,  3 
mos.  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment,  3  months ;  company  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army. 

BERRY,  TIMOTHY,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  May  berry's  co.,  Col.  Eben 
ezer  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Dorchester  Heights 
home,  allowed  in  Council,  Nov.  29,  1776 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Conti 
nental  Army  from  Capt.  Benjamin  Farrar's  co.,  dated  Feb.  14,  1778;  residence, 
Scarborough;  enlisted  for  town  of  Upton;  joined  Capt.  North's  co.,  Col.  Lee's 
regt.;  enlistment,  3  years ;  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master ;  also, 
Light  Infantry  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  June  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  North's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  Camp  Pawtuxet;  also, 
Capt.  William  Scott's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779, 
dated  Garrison  at  Pawtuxet ;  enlisted  June  10,  1777 ;  also,  4th  co.,  commanded 
by  Ensign  William  Rickard,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Providence, 
July  8,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Scott's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  also,  Light  Infantry  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  return  dated 
Camp  at  Providence,  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  list  of  men  returned  by  Committee  for 
settling  disputes  between  towns  as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them ;  said  Berry  claimed 
by  Scarborough ;  credited  to  Upton. 

BERRY,  WILLIAM,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Brackett's  co.,  which  marched  April 
21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  headquarters;  service,  5 
days. 

BERRY,  WILLIAM.  Fifer,  Capt.  David  Copp's  co. ;  return  of  men  in  service  at  Pierce's 
Island,  Nov.  5,  1775. 

BERRY,  WILLIAM,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days ;  also,  Capt.  Prince's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's 
regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  1775 ;  also,  company  re 
turn  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Prince's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money,  dated  Dec.  21,  1775. 

BERRY,  WILLIAM.  2d  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hooper's  co. ;  marched  Jan.  25, 1776; 
rolls  made  up  to  May  30,  1776 ;  service,  4  mos.  7  days,  at  Falmouth. 

BERRY,  WILLIAM.  Private,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co.,  Col.  Mitchell's  regt.;  roll 
made  up  from  Aug.  31,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  23  days, 
at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. 

BERRY,  WILLIAM,  Pelham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  27,  1776. 

BERRY,  WILLIAM.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams ; 
engaged  Feb.  20,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  27  days. 


IN   THE  AVAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  999 

BERRY,  ZEBVLON.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Andrews's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  8,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  24  days,  under 
Brig.  Gen.  Wads  worth,  at  the  Eastward.  Roll  sworn  to  in  York  Co. 

BERSE,  ANTHONY,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Mitchell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days. 

BERSE,  EBENEZER,  Pembroke.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Nelson's  co.,  Col.  Aaron 
Willard's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Pembroke  via  No.  4  or 
Charlestown  to  Skeensborough,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  17,  1777;  also,  pay  abstract 
for  travel  allowance  from  Fort  Edward  via  Albany  to  Pembroke,  allowed  in  Coun 
cil,  Jan.  28,  1777. 

BERSE,  EDWARD.  Private,  Capt.  James  Davis's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  1, 
1775,  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  2  mos.  5  days,  on  the  sea  coast,  dated  Barnstable. 

BERSE,  GERSHOM,  Barnstable.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamilton's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Otis's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield;  service,  2 
days. 

BERSE,  ICHABOD,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Nelson's  co.,  Col.  Aaron  AVillard's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Pembroke  via  No.  4  or  Charlestown 
to  Skeensborough,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  17, 1777 ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  travel  allow 
ance  from  Fort  Edward  via  Albany  to  Pembroke,  allowed  in  Council,  Jan.  28, 
1777. 

BERSE,  JUDAH.  Private,  Capt.  James  Davis's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  Nov.  1, 
1775,  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  2  mos.  5  days,  on  the  sea  coast,  dated  Barnstable. 

BERSSTOW,  DANIEL.  Private,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Jeremiah  Hall's  regt.; 
marched  Dec.  10,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  company  raised  in  Scituate  and 
Hanover  to  serve  at  Bristol,  R.  I. 

BERSSTOW,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  6  days ; 
company  drafted  from  Scituate  and  Hanover  and  inarched  on  a  secret  expedition 
to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

BERT,  ALEXANDER,  Newton.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  returned  by  Joseph  Hos- 
mer;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes, 
gray;  occupation,  laborer;  residence,  Newton;  enlisted  July  11,  1781;  enlist 
ment,  6  months. 

BERTH, .    Captain,  Col.  Armand's  Independent  corps;  list  of  officers  entitled  to 

draw  clothing  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Aug.  23,  1779. 

BERTLET,  BARTHOLOMEW,  Myrifield.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Avery's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  17£  days. 

BERTLET,  EBENEZER,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cush- 
ing'sregt. ;  pay  roll  for  service  from  July  30,  1777,  to  Sept.  2,  1777,  1  mo.  4  days; 
marched  from  Brookfield  to  Bennington  and  Half  Moon. 

BERTLET,  ROGER,  Lancaster  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sawyer's  co.,  Col. 
John  Whitcomb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7 
days. 

BERTON,  BENJAMIN.  4th  Corporal,  Capt.  Josiah  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  4,  1778;  discharged  July  15,  1778;  service,  13  days,  at  Rut 
land  Barracks,  under  Maj.  Daniel  Clapp.  Roll  dated  Templeton. 

BERTON,  EZRA.  Colonel's  co.,  12th  regt.;  enlisted  July  10, 1779;  discharged  April  10, 
1780 ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

BERTON,  JAMES.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  31,  1776;  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1776;  service,  65  days. 


1000          MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS. 


BERTON,  JONATHAN.  Private,  Lieut.  Jabez  Colt's  co.,  Col.  Rossiter's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  17,  1777;  discharged  July  27,  1777;  service,  11  days,  at  the 
Northward.  Roll  dated  Richmond. 

BERTOX,  TIMOTHY  Sow,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  William  Campbell's  co.,  Col.  Eben- 
ezer  Learned's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

BERT,  EDWARD.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  regt.; 
discharged  July  3,  1777;  service,  8  days;  reported  called  out  three  different  times 
to  do  duty  at  Machias. 

BERY,  JOHN,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  West's  co. ;  enlisted  July  22,  1776;  discharged 
Nov.  24,  1776 ;  service,  4  mos.  2  days ;  company  raised  for  expedition  against 
Nova  Scotia  and  continued  in  service  at  and  for  the  defence  of  Machias. 

BERY,  JONATHAN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  gun  and  blanket  money,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  24,  1777. 

BERY,  JOSEPH.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Ebenezer  Blaisdell  of  Class  No.  7  of 
the  town  of  York  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  dated 
Wells,  May  18,  1782. 


KT1RATA. 


Page  20,  2d  entry,  for  "  Mason  "  read  "  Nason  "  and  for  "  Steven's  "  read  "  Storer's.*' 

Page  35,  12th  entry,  for  ''company  return  "  read  '•  field  and  staff  roll." 

Pa^es  87  and  US,  in  4th  and  10th  entries  respectively,  for  "0  mos."  read  "  fi  mos." 

Paiges  .'538,  097  and  7").';,  in  -1th,  10th  and  lltli  entries  respectively,  for  "Oct.  27"  read 
"Oct.  30." 

Pages  300  and  37"),  in  14th  and  3d  entries  respectively,  for  "  Allan's  regt."  read  '•'  Allan's 
dept." 

Page  427,  12th  entry,  for  "0  mos."  read  "  ,"»  mos."  and  add  at  end  of  entry  "  [See 
Kenelm  Bacon]."  and  in  10th  entry,  for  "Bethian"  read  "  Bethiah." 

Pages  OHl,  OH7,  712,  800,  914  and  917,  in  Oth,  lltli,  Oth,  3d,  2d  and  Hth,  and  2d  entries 
respectively,  strike  out  "  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19.  177">  "  and  sub 
stitute  "  ;  return  for  mileage  to  and  from  cam])  dated  Dorchester,  Jan.  13,  1770." 

Page  720,  nth  entry,  after  "employed  "  insert  "  2  days." 
Page  730,  Hth  entry,  for  "  f>  mos."  read  "4  mos." 

Page  809,  between  13th  and  14th  entries  insert  new  entry  as  follows  :  "  BVTTKT.S,  ISAAC. 
First  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abner  Lowell's  (Matross)  co.,  stationed  at  l-'almoutli, 
Cumberland  Co.;  return  dated  July  31,  1777;  company  returned  Aug.  11,  1777, 
as  mustered  by  Col.  Peter  Noyes  agreeable  to  sea  coast  establishment." 

Page  813,  3d  entry,  for  "  Jonah  "  read  "  Josiah." 
Page  893,  12th  entry,  after  "  Betle  "  insert  "  Bottle." 


RETURN  TO  the  circulation  desk  of  any 

University  of  California  Library 

or  to  the 

NORTHERN  REGIONAL  LIBRARY  FACILITY 
Bldg.  400,  Richmond  Field  Station 
University  of  California 
Richmond,  CA  94804-4698 

ALL  BOOKS  MAY  BE  RECALLED   AFTER  7  DAYS 
2-month  loans  may  be  renewed  by  calling 

(510)642-6753 
1-year  loans  may  be  recharged  by  bringing  books 

to  NRLF 
Renewals    and    recharges    may    be    made    4    days 

prior  to  due  date 


DUE  AS 

STAMPED  BELOW 

inn     6  i^fi 

SENT  ON  ILL 

SEP  2  1  2001 

fjllLO  7  1996 

U.  C.  BERKELEY 

.       .    ctl 

JUN   i  0  1938 

CIRCULATION  DEP" 
SEMT  ON  ILL 

M-A-O    ft  £    4QOQ 

rlAK  u  J  TOO 

—  ii    f*    PKPU'CI  ffV 

20,000  (4/94) 


BERKELEY 


